#rwby official companion book

[dweeb-central]

best. xmas. present. E v e r.

[remnant-roses]

...him...

[heartshininggxx]

🌹🌹🌹Happy Rosegarden Day🌹🌹🌹

Hey RG squad - it's December 22.

The special day of the Oscar X Ruby Ship - aka Rosegarden!!!!

I wanted to contribute by giving a refresher/history of why and how this event came to be. That way, even if the event might not be celebrated or if the community might not be as active anymore, newcomers and old-timers can still look back at this and see why it came about and the meaning behind it.

Storytime:

So it was back in 2017 during V5 when the Rosegarden community really started picking up given that it was the volume of Ruby and Oscar's first meeting.

I was searching for ideas for Rosegarden fanart to draw and, all of a sudden, I had an idea to create a piece that honored when the first, or at least the earliest, Rosegarden piece that was created. And, as this was still a relatively new and budding shipping community, I figured it would be easy to go back and do that.

That's when I found it on deviantart!

"A Rose Catches The Farmboy's Attention" by NizhoniNochez on December 22, 2016. (The original link is deactivated; Iirc NizhoniNochez comment for the fanart request was something along the lines of "If this ships starts don't come after me".)

This is a piece requested from Dragonboy1092 - the first RG shipper one of the earliest RG shippers. (I wish I archived the actual original link to the fanart but luckily we have old proof - albeit secondhand - surrounding the details of the art)

Note that Dragonboy1092 made the request to the artist during the middle of RWBY Volume 4 EP 6-7! Lol, he knew what was up!

Anyway, that's when I brought it up to RG squad on the official RG discord - created by Darleenacanania and MiraculousCoraZone - and said we should do a Rosegarden Day Annual Event.

They were all on board with the idea, everyone pitched in and marketed it to everyone, and that's how the event started!!!

Rosegarden Day Banner by @Darleenacanania (acct deactivated)

There's more to tell about how the semi-annual Rosegarden week event started, but I don't want this text post to get too long.

That said, I'm also working on a sort of Rosegarden History/Fanbook "Book" on slides called "World of RWBY: The Official Companion Book 2 - Rosegarden".

It's where i'll be listing all the information I've said here and more. It will feature the Rosegarden hints/allusions and analyses that the RG community contributed to throughout the years.

I kinda want it to be a collaborative thing where others can edit and chip in to make it more creative and interesting for RG shippers to enjoy but, its still in a very rough draft phase among other things - so im not sure when I'll publish it. However, here's a vey small sneak peak:

Lol, well, Happy Rosegarden Day of 2024!!!

I'm looking forward to the rest of the week and seeing the love for Rosegarden from you guys~

[opalharkness]

Guess who got the The World of RWBY: Official Companion book! 😜

[real-jaune-isms]

As someone confirmed to actually own the book, here is a list of every confirmed RWBY weapon and or Semblance (yes even the ones we already know)

Ruby: Crescent Rose

Petal Burst

Weiss: Myrtenaster

Glyphs

Blake: Gambol Shroud

Shadow

Yang: Ember Celica

Burn

Jaune: Crocea Mors

Aura Amp

Nora: Magnhild

High Voltage

Pyrrha: Miló and Akoúo̱ (which mean speak and listen for the spear and shield respectively)

Polarity

Ren: StormFlower

Tranquility

Sun: Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang

Via Sun

Scarlet: Hook and Darling

Sage: Pilgrim

Neptune: Tri-Hard (and it canonically took him years to get the joke)

Water Attraction

Cardin: The Executioner (which has a fire Dust crystal at the end to unleash explosive blasts. So technically it is also a gun)

Russel: Shortwings

Dove: Hallshot

Sky: Feather’s Edge

Coco: Gianduja

In the book her Semblance is referred to as Hype and can strengthen the power of her bullets, but that’s about it

Fox: Sharp Retribution

Velvet: Anesidora

Photographic Memory

Yatsuhashi: Fulcrum

Flynt Coal:

Killer Quartet

Maria: Life and Death

Preflexes

Raven: Omen

Kindred Link

Qrow: Harbinger

Misfortune

Penny: Floating Array (also, heartbreaking fact, her VA was also the modeler who handled her death scene)

Ozpin/Oscar: The Long Memory

Professor Goodwitch: The Disciplinarian

Telekinesis

Doctor Oobleck: Antiquity’s Roast

Professor Port: Blowhard (just like him!)

General Ironwood: Due Process

Mettle

Professor Lionheart: Stalwart

Cinder: Midnight

Scorching Carcass Caress (Sorry... wish fulfillment)

Hazel: Dust Infusion (Just stabbing himself with Dust)

Numbing Agent

Tyrian: The Queen’s Servants

Special Ability: Scorpion Stinger

Torchwick: Melodic Cudgel

Neopolitan: Hush

Overactive Imagination

Emerald: Thief’s Respite

Hallucinations

Mercury: Talaria

....

Adam: Wilt and Blush

Moonslice

Sienna: Cerberus Whip

Fennec and Corsac: Cyclone and Inferno

Ilia: Lightning Lash

Special Ability: Camouflage

Characters from RWBY: The Grimm Campaign

Arrastra Skye: Windlass

Equilibrium

Asher Mora: Fortune’s Fangs

Flash

Fenix Nemean: Pandora’s Aegis

Beast Mode

Pyke Rite: Rasen (possibly name pending?)

Unsure Fate

[weiss-royal-schnee]

UPDATE ON THE OFFICIAL RWBY ARCHIVE

We just added to the archive under MISC:

RWBY Grimm Eclispe ost

Justice League x RWBY part 1 and 2 with english close captions: note I unfortunately had to record using screen capture rather than ripping the files so it's a bit lower in quality atm and not edited at the beginning)

Justice League x RWBY part 1 and 2 OST

Jaune (Miles Luna) and Pyrrha (Jen Taylor) singing together You are my Sunshine

Future updates

RWBY Volumes 5-9 japanese dub

World of RWBY companion

RWBY Ice Queendom (japanese) Manga: note if anyone could translate japanese that would be great

ALL RWBY DC comics crossovers and all

RWBY

RWBY manga Shirow Miwa

RWBY ARCHIVES REMNANT PROMENADE Art book: note this might also be in japanese so if anyone could translate to english the pages that would be wonderful

No demand but possible

RWBY The Session (this is a noncanonical japanese exclusive manga that takes place between volumes 1 and 2 aka the true beach episode): note I'll purchase copy to scan if there is enough demand

My next big update will have to wait until sometime in April since that's when the art book comes in and atm I don't have a blu-ray usb drive. I'm also a broke bitch so I'll have to wait till I get more funds.

inhales ok

THIS is a mega folder containing literally everything rwby-related that is available right now on roosterteeth (+v9). rwby, fairytales, world of remnant, the grimm campaign, ice queendom (sub and dub), vtubing, all the behind-the-scenes stuff. everything.

plus soundtracks for every volume + IQ, and drm-free epubs.

i will add any additional rwby content released during the wind down period as it becomes available. V1-8 have an english subtitle track embedded in the files, V9 does not because it came from CR. IQ dub has english subtitles. and for the sake of completeness i pulled all the non-english subs available on CR for V1-9 as well, those are in there as loose .ass files for the time being.

whenever possible, buy physical media. learn how to strip drm out of digital content that you own and make it a habit to do so.

archive responsibly 👍

[sillytorch]

If either of you guys get that RWBY companion lorebook, plz tell me what’s in it and if we get cool information about other characters aside from RWBY and JNPR.

[The link of what I’m referring to will be in the reblogs cuz Tumblr hides posts with links]

[casualavocados]

me, holding back tears: he's...he's starting to give a damn :')

(text from the rwby official companion)

[illusory-torrent]

my friend @rubyrose gave me screenshots of the rwby companion book, and i thought you guys would enjoy this cute lil blacksun tidbit!!

"sun and blake are adorable together, with cute chemistry." ❤️

[wheredidmydadgo]

Devoted to her abuser would be a more apt description...

Mercury and Emerald Weapon Names (I mean it this time)

Talaria and Theif’s Respite

[sapphic-yang]

List of Semblances and Weapons revealed in The World of RWBY

Got the book today, it’s largely and art-book but I wanted to out the Weapons and Semblances out there. I found it interesting which one’s aren’t here, like Ozpin’s Semblance or Winter’s sword.

Semblances:

Jaune: Aura Amp

Nora: High Voltage

Ren: Traquility

Raven: Kindred Link

Qrow: Misfortune

Cinder: Scorching Caress

Hazel: Numbing Agent

Emerald: Hallucinations

Neo: Overactive Imagination

 Weapons:

Raven: Omen

Penny: Floating Array

Ozpin: Long Memory

Cinder: Midnight

Emerald: Thief’s Respite

Mercury: Talaria

Tyrian: The Queen’s Servants

Neo: Hush

Ilia: Lightning Lash

Glynda: The Disciplinarian

Ironwood: Due Process

Sienna Khan: Cerberus Whip

Oobleck: Antiquity’s Roast

Port: Blowhard

Lionheart: Stalwart

Fennec and Corsac: Cyclone and Inferno

Neptune: Tri-Hard

Scarlet: Hook and Darling

Sage: Pilgrim

Cardin: The Executioner

Russel: Shortwings

Dove: Hallshott

Sky: Feather’s Edge

[lee-rambles-about-rwby]

the absolute NERVE of the internet to inform me that the World of RWBY book is up for pre-order now apparently, when I just started my new job today and get my first paycheck monday

the temptation is too much 

[torchwiq]

Can i please see the Roman page from the lore book

[hiraganasakura]

I may hate the fact that I often pronounce my "R"s like "W"s but let me tell you it leads to me saying funny things

So I got the official RWBY companion book (read it cover to cover, rly good and interesting stuff!) and was infodumping to my dad about smth I read in it. It was related to the Branwen twins, right?

And while I may have gotten a lot better at pronouncing my "R"s over the years, putting "R"s next to "W"s (even just ONE "W") and expecting me to say it all correctly? That's still my kryptonite

Which led to me saying "Waven and Qwow Bwanwen" and immediately laughing hysterically

[rwby-redux]

I was kinda under the impression that Semblances are at least partially opportunistic in nature. Ren gains a Semblance to hide himself and others from Grimm in a situation where he needs to hide himself and Nora from the Grimm. Nora gets a Semblance to absorb electricity when she's struck by lightning. Jaune gets a Semblance that heals when he really needs to save Weiss from bleeding to death.

See, that's what I initially thought, too. And for years now, that's the headcanon I've rolled with—that some characters have Semblances which have nothing to do with their personality, but are instead adaptive reactions to immediate danger. It makes sense, right? Ren's concealed him from Grimm when he had no other recourse than to hide. Nora's allowed her to withstand electrocution from a lightning strike that could have ranged anywhere from 10 million to 120 million volts.

There's just one problem with this assumption: it's only that, an assumption. Nowhere in the canon—not the show, the comics, the manga, the books, the DVD commentaries—literally nowhere does RWBY clearly state that this is a plausible theory. Instead, the audience has to extrapolate that assumption from subtext, and even then, that assumption directly contradicts one of the series’ core tenets—that Semblances are tied to personality.

And as infuriatingly vague as the canon is, it does in fact stand by this:

In World of Remnant, Volume 2, Episode 4: “Aura,” we’re told the following:

“‘Semblance’ is a term used to describe the projection of Aura into a more tangible form. For some this could be the ability to control objects with telekinesis. For others it could mean superhuman strength. The power associated with a wielder's Semblance is completely unique.”

It’s not explicitly stated, but the conclusion we can draw here is that Semblances’ uniqueness is a reflection of their wielders’ uniqueness (or personality, as it were).

For a more definitive answer, though, we need only consult The World of RWBY: The Official Companion (page 39):

A Semblance is a personalized Aura manifestation, akin to a superpower. […] Semblances vary wildly from person to person, but generally reflect the wielder’s personality. An energetic Huntress might unlock superspeed, while an emotionless logician might be able to excel as a human lie detector.

The caveat here is that some people (like the Schnee lineage) can have hereditary Semblances instead. Thus, Semblances (according to the canon) can be lumped into two categories: personality-based and inherited.

But like you said, we have no reason to assume that there isn’t some third factor at play, because we have pretty compelling subtextual evidence via Ren’s and Nora’s circumstances.

In my initial deconstruction of Semblances, I talked about this problem quite extensively. Ren’s explanation to Oscar in V5.E4 only exacerbates the inconsistency because even the characters in-universe can’t seem to agree on an answer. Is it personality? Is it a coincidence? Who the hell knows. Certainly not us.

The canon’s lack of clarity is actually how I developed two of my concepts for the Redux: Auratic plasticity and hierarchical prioritization. In the Redux, there are three categories that Semblances fall under—innate, adaptive, and inherited. Auratic plasticity is the ability of the soul to generate a Semblance based on either an immutable personality trait (innate), a scenario-specific survival method (adaptive), or a “genetic” trait that’s repeatedly selected for due to its inherent fitness (inherited). These three categories are determined by a value called hierarchical prioritization—the soul’s ability to decide what Semblance-trigger takes precedence.

I go into greater depth here, but the short version is that the soul has a preferred or default order for generating Semblances: inherited > innate > adaptive. However, if a person without a Semblance is confronted by an immediate, life-or-death circumstance, then their soul can “override” the order and generate a Semblance tailored to their needs.

A person whose ship capsized out at sea, for example, might generate a hydrokinetic Semblance. Or, if someone is being mugged, and their attacker has a knife, then the victim might spontaneously generate a Semblance that renders their skin hard as steel.

Under this model, Ren’s and Nora’s Semblance now have plausible explanations.

As does another character’s—Qrow.

Consider the circumstances of Qrow’s youth: he not only grew up in the deadly wilds outside the protection of the main cities, [1] [2] but he was also born into a bandit tribe that raided towns and villages.

By the time he was the “perfect age” [3] to enroll at Beacon (presumably his late teens, 17 or so), he was already an extremely competent fighter as the result of his upbringing. He spent the entirety of his childhood and adolescence learning how to fight, and developing the necessary skills to do so.

It makes sense, then, that the constant threat of danger would be enough to cause a small child to develop a Semblance that would tip the odds of survival in their favor. A way to disadvantage an older or more skilled opponent in a fight, and give that child an increased chance of living to see another day.

That, to me, is a much better explanation for Qrow’s Semblance than simply saying that his personality brings misfortune.

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[1] World of Remnant, Volume 4, Episode 5: “Between Kingdoms.” Qrow: “You might ask: With the wilderness being so dangerous, why not just live in the big cities?”

[2] Volume 2, Episode 2: “Welcome to Beacon.” Blake: “I was raised outside the kingdoms. If you can't fight, you can't survive.”

[3] Volume 5, Episode 6: “Known by Its Song.” Raven: “The entrance exams were child's play compared to what we'd already been through.”

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On a side note, I went on the RWBY Wiki to fact-check something, and ran into this passage:

Some Semblances can also be unlocked by certain external phenomenon, such as Nora who unlocked hers when she was struck by a lightning bolt. Neptune's Semblance could also be another possible example of this unlocking method as he was thrown into the ocean by his brother Jupiter, though this remains unclear if it was either direct contact with the water or simply being shocked from suddenly being thrown into it is what resulted his Semblance to be unlocked.

Rather tellingly, the wiki uses these as examples of Semblances being tailored to life-or-death scenarios, but doesn’t provide any sources which explicitly state that those were the underlying causes. Without a definitive, authoritative source, these are correlation, not causation.

[nuttyrabbit]

RTX 2019 RWBY Panel Summary (Pre Q&A)

Lots and lots of new merch. Particular attention given to life size replica Crescent Rose, life size Zwei plush, and Nora Jacket

World of RWBY Official Companion Book is an art book covering Volumes 1 through 6. Coming October 8th

Briefly touching upon the RWBY comic being made with DC Comics. More will be talked about on Sunday, but cover for issue 1 was shown

New book was announced, RWBY: Before the Dawn. Not much else said about it but Barb made endless BDSM jokes about it

Knights Chronicle x RWBY collaboration discussed, with a trailer shown. Release date is July 11th

New mobile game announced. RWBY Crystal Quest is a match three puzzle game using the Chibi art style. Coming end of July

Collaboration between RWBY and Good Smile teased, but nothing shown. Kerry said to "expect something unexpected" or something along those lines.

Miles and Kerry are working on the last chapter of Volume 7 already, but they're not doing it alone, as they've added 2 new people to the writing team to do things more efficiently.

Miles and Kerry are proud of Volume 6 and how it turned out, but wanted to be more on top of things, hence new writers

We now have episodic directors, made up of Kerry and various other high level creative staff.

No character trailers this time as they wanted to focus on the show and avoid crunch.

However, we were shown a "playblast" AKA rough footage.

Footage has full voice acting and animation for the main cast, but unfinished background details such as crowds and buildings.

Footage itself takes place "Few minutes after the end of Volume 6" and is a fight scene taking place in the city.

Main cast fights a bunch of new Grimm called Sabyres (sic), and the fight choreography is noticeably improved over previous volumes. Blake used the gun part of Gambol Shroud

Apparently the Mantle Grimm are heavily influenced by Ice Age creatures like sabre toothed tigers

Finally, all of Team RWBY has new designs. Took pictures but they didn't come out good. Blake got a haircut, Yang has a bomber jacket, and Weiss got a braid.