#rwby villians

[sweethoneyrose83]

RWBY: Neapolitan's Sweet Revenge - A Choose Your Own Adventure

Chapter 1: A Taste of Vengeance

You are Neapolitan, a master of disguise and illusion. Your mind is set on avenging Roman Torchwick, your partner in crime, who was killed by the monstrous Grimm. You have tracked down the members of Team RWBY, believing them to be partially responsible for his death. Now, you are ready to exact your revenge.

~🍦 🍧 🍨~

You find yourself in the bustling city of Vale, where Team RWBY has been spotted. The city is alive with activity, making it the perfect place for you to blend in and gather information. You have two main options for your next move.

[vampiricembers]

I did that comfort character trend thingy. Just a sketch for now because I'm lazy.

I feel like I may be the only who likes this combination of characters 😭🤣🤣

[stuff-of-legends]

DMC Roleswap AU thoughts

what if Vergil and Dante swapped roles?

-I feel like the good guy version Vergil would be like Chihiro from Kagura Bachi as a teen. An awkward and introverted hero traveling around fighting demons. He seeks to control his demonic heritage through discipline and training.

-this take on Dante reminds me of Mercury from RWBY.Carefree but amoral. Sells his services to the highest bidder and revels in the thrill of his powers.

What are your thoughts on what if Vergil and Dante swapped roles?

[ruby-rolls]

@nevermindtheweights replied to your post “Alright, after all the discussion last night and...”:

Neo pog

​Fat ass ice cream is here.

[cinnabeat]

watching hbomberguys rwby video rn and very annoyed by the idea that the whole dust intro and dust shop robbery scene is poor writing

[birder-of-remnant]

Now, I would like to introduce part 2 of my top 12 list of obscure RWBY villians! Spoilers Ahoy! Naturally, this list also contains several spoilers for the various RWBY comics, manga, games, and splinter video series. Continue at your own peril! Starting with number 6 and working our way down to number 1.

6. Dr. Merlot - Honestly, I am a little surprised that I am placing Dr. Merlot this high on the list. If Hei Xiong is your standard mob boss-type villian, than Dr. Merlot is your poster child mad scientist. Basically like Arthur Watts, if Arthur was a flat Saturday morning cartoon villain. Stereotypical or not, he is still an entertaining villain in the game 'Grimm Eclipse' (as well as in the 'Combat Ready' board game). He even received the honor of having his own theme song, courtesy of Jeff and Casey Williams.

5. Master - This is perhaps the strangest entry on this list. The honorific of 'villain' is also a bit of a stretch. This one comes from Ruby's Anthology manga. In this manga, a mysterious red-cloaked figure begins causing mischief around Beacon. Stealing people's weapons, beating up upper classmen, and most grievously, ruining Juane's precious comic books. Ruby decides to take preemptive action to stop this doppelganger before an angry mob can form to beat the cookies and rainbows out of her. This Ruby lookalike is actually a berserk robot that Penny had borrowed as a surprise for Ruby. Together, they vanquish this creepy monstrosity right before a an oddly smiling Weiss murders Ruby for getting her sword broken. Honestly, this whole ordeal made no sense, but was surprisingly amusing.

4. Emperor of Mistral - Faunist slavery? Check. Cultural subjugation and attacks on the arts (except for himself). Check. Warmongering to expand his power. Check. Hypocritical booger-eater? Check. In other words, a real bog-sucking meanie-head. Dare I go on? He is only mentioned during the 'World of Remnant' series and so little is known about him other than for these charming traits. Still, I will place him at number 4 due to how well he fits the bill as an obscure villain.

3. The Warrior - An enigmatic servant of Salem, this villain is cut straight out of the 'Fairy Tales of Remnant'. In the story, 'The Infinite Man,' a group of people rally around a hero who is said to reincarnate. This group becomes 'The Circle,' an organization determined to protect humanity from the Grimm and bring peace to the land. And just like the Huntsman Academies that would serve the same role in the future, this society inevitably falls into ruin. The Warrior invades The Circle and challenges the Infinite Man to a battle. Through the ferocity of their fight, great damage is done to the town and The Infinite Man worries that nothing will be left if he continues the fight. This was his last and gravest mistake in that life. After forfeiting his life, The Warrior breaks her promise and kills nearly everyone. There are morals to this tale. But for those, you should read the book.

2. System No. XX - What do you get when you cross GLaDOS from Portal with Ellen DeGeneres (idk, she was the first witty person who came to mind)? This entertainingly psycho computer from the game 'Blaze Blue: Cross Tag Battle'. In it, warriors from four different universes (BlazBlue, Persona 4: Arena, Under Night In-Birth, and of course, RWBY) are trapped in a separate reality and forced to compete for survival in this comedic fighter game. I honestly have no interest in figher games. But the constant humor and surprisingly on-character dialogue from Team RWBY make the game surprisingly entertaining. I also just like how they were still students at the time they were abducted but are still able to kick butt against people like Ragna. ANYWAYS, System No. XX might be manipulative and cutthroat, but they sure know how to bring some levity to survival situations. Combine that with the RWBY-specific ending and they have landed on the number 2 spot for me (banner photo for this post is of Ruby fighting No. XX from this game). Definitely cut from a different circuit board than Penny, at least on the whole enslaving human souls' front.

The Crown - Those of you who have read the RWBY books will know what I am talking about. And those of you who haven't should be reading those books right now instead of this boring blog post. Or even better, listening to it. Following the happenings of Team CFVY after the Fall of Beacon, these books (excluding Roman Holiday) are wrapped up in a conspiracy brewing in Vacou over a mysterious group of people known as The Crown. I will not delve into it hear less I spoil the story, so I encourage any RWBY fan reading this to check it out for themselves. While the events in this book take place in Vacou between volumes 4 and 8, I doubt that Volume 10 will make many references to these events to avoid confusing the 99% of people who have not read these stories. But, I hope they add some easter eggs in at least! But first, we need to Greenlight Volume 10!

For the three of you who were bored enough to read this blog post, thank you! I am done rambling now, goodbye.

[theravenclawladybug]

Every villain becomes a villain for absolutely no reason

First of all, the vilains have no reason to be evil

For example:

Gabriel: “oh my wife died and/or is in a coma. I terrorize the city of Paris because I love her but I also don’t care about my son’s wellbeing”

Belos: “I was too obsessed about witch hunting and I found a whole realm of them and I’m gonna find a way to corrupt the government so I can kill them all”

Salem: “the love of my life died and I wanted him back. The Gods said no and made me immortal. I then tried to get the people to turn on the Gods and now I watch humanity fall before me”

Like. It’s called control yourself and learn how to move on.

[nguyen013]

Part 2 of sixfanarts of my late birthday gift, but more villains.

Malenia cosplay and pose ref by @sparrowhawkcosplay

Salem cosplay and pose ref by @amberbriteprops

Makima cosplay and pose ref by @akemikuncosplay

Kurvia cosplay and pose ref by @vertvixen

Daki cosplay and pose ref by @kleinerpixel

Poison Ivy cosplay and pose ref by @cassandracosplays

[officialbillhader]

The episode that tyrian dies is going to be my favorite episode

[liquidorcard]

Okay, part two. Let's go girls, gays and theys, Papa Polarity ain't saved yet.

[Part 1] [Part3]

Lily Commits Elder Gay Mutant Abuse, feat. "Eldritch Lily" (Part 2)

Everything gets worse . . .

4:13: Lily mischaracterizes Charles Xavier, throws up a Martin Luthor King quote she either doesn't understand or didn't read carefully enough, going full whyte. (Never go full whyte.)

How much do I need to dignify this by explaining why this is fucking asinine? Charles is a pacifist for the most part. A recognized and respected form of activism and protest. Like, the least charitable interpretation of what Lily's trying to say here is that figures like Gahndi, Abbie Hoffman, and dear old MLK himself are posers complicit in the oppression two of them lost their fucking life to.

That quote is referring to white people passively complicit in racism that just want black people to shut the fuck up Lily-- not passive forms of activism.

You know, it's one thing to be profoundly fucking wrong about cartoons, it's an entirely different beast when you're profoundly wrong about shit like this. Absolutely fucking ghoulish.

It feels weird pivoting back to the costumed vigilantes with funky genes, but we gotta keep going. Ironically for how much Lily is focusing on the movies here-- one of my issues with the way Charles is portrayed is he keeps casually threatening people/doing shady shit and getting away with it. Makes you question why it's framed as okay when he does it and not when it's Erik. Charles isn't a saint, he shouldn't be portrayed as one, and there's a lot of thematic dissonance when the films feel the need to lampshade the shit he gets up to less he lose the moral high ground.

4:50: OH HERE WE GO.

5:00: Lily goes on a long rant about the "activists who GO TOO FAR" trope in media.

I technically agree with her, but I can tell by the examples she's giving that she's parroting things Hbomberguy said in his RWBY video, just in a less charitable tone. So, really I agree with Hbomberguy.

She's not wrong that the BoM and Magneto sometimes wanders into this territory (I mean, they were originally 'The Brotherhood of Evil Mutant' and all that) unfortunately, but she hasn't supported that position at all. I have to assume she's heard this brought up somewhere else, this isn't exactly a unique take by any means. I doubt she's actually familiar enough with the content to create an original cohesive argument.

Lily doesn't like moral ambiguity in her media. That would be fine if she wasn't this butthurt that other people feel very differently.

6:05: "And yes, you knew we were getting to it! [ . . .] Almost all of Legend of Korras main villians start at a good through line. But then some twist comes up that makes everything they said before completely pointless."

THESE TWO, "START AT A GOOD THROUGH LINE!?"

LILLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

6:15: "Season one's Amon is a socialist activist who cares about the oppression of non-benders by benders-- until it turns out that he doesn't."

I know this is a popular interpretation of the equalitists, especially given that their name is 'the equalists,' but actually the show never gives us enough information about the sociopolitical dynamics of benders and non-benders to say for sure. I'm not going to get into it here, if you want my full breakdown and analysis on the social politics of Avatar, let me know. In summary, it's tempting to assume benders would be the dominant class as they have literal powers, but that's not really how systemic power works. There's conflicting inference on what the dynamics are, and it may be different depending on the nation. The equalists are schrodinger's activists. They could be the Black Panthers, they could be the Proud Boys. That is not me making a false equivalency between those two groups, it's just never established if their perceived systemic persecution is real or imagined.

This isn't really a criticism of Lily. That it is so ambiguous is a flaw in the show. The interpretation Amon is supposed to be a socialist is as valid as any. Well. . . It's an extremely reductive interpretation of a socialist, and I know Lily doesn't know what a socialist actually is, but I'm trying to be charitable when possible here.

I do LIKE Korra myself, to be clear. But, yeah. There's problems.

6:31: "Season four's Kuvira wants to stitch the Earth Kingdom back together but doesn't want to restore an oppressive monarchy like everyone else does. And then declares that she is the dictator of the Earth Kingdom."

Yeah, that is just a thing that has happened in history, Lily. When there's a power vacuum left by a sudden or violent upheaval of a tyrant, unfortunately often another tyrant at least attempts to take their place. This is one of the reasons why former colonies struggle to cultivate stability-- societies and communities can get fucked in the ass by this kind of shit. This isn't a pro-monarchy message Lily-- consider maybe trying to learn things now and again.

This is why people call you a fake leftist Lily. Doing (relatively) minor gestures of good will like handing out food for a short period then pulling the rug out from under the people once they're complicit is right out of the facist playbook. You are virtually doing the exact thing you accused Rebecca Sugar of, but for real.

You're being outfoxed by a kid's show again.

6:44: "Season two's Unalaq [you get the idea.]"

Lily is pro gentrification until you involve demon kites I guess. I'm confused why she thinks he ever had any good intentions, it's telegraphed immediately he's a bad dude. He's also by far the worst villain-- as in, the worst written.

7:10: "All of them go 'the status quo is bad therefore commence genocide' like they got their political theory from fucking Vaush."

By your line of thinking so did Firelord Sozin:

"I had my own vision for a brighter future . . ."

I don't like Vaush either, but-- this isn't even the pot calling the kettle black. This is the blackened grime on the pot calling the kettle black.

GOD THIS VIDEO IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT MAGNETO. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT KORRA FOR ALMOST THIS WHOLE POST.

7:19: "The entire show you're watching Korra become a stooge for the status quo every single time. 'The problem isn't that the system is bad, it's that the wrong people are in charge.' And then they inevitably change the status like bringing democracy to the Earth Kingdom and you're left wondering-- wait, why wasn't the other person doing this!?"

I did not edit those two statements together. That is, in fact, Lily pointing out why her own arguments are stupid in the very next breath. Thanks for saving me the effort, I guess.

7:45: "Why weren't the characters you set up to do these things . . . Doing the things?!"

Because they weren't set up to do these things Lily. They're the antagonists. They ideologically were designed to be foils for Korra to overcome.

Korra's political messages aren't even that deep, and yet you're this incapable from telling even obvious totalitarian right-wing ideology and mild liberalism apart.

8:10: "It's so nakedly obvious how protective of the status quo these stories are."

This is, in a very abstract way, a valid criticism of Korra. This is a common problem in a lot of media, and Korra is far from the worst offender. I think it does breach past this to some extent, just not as much as I would have personally liked with all its seasons.

But make no mistake this is Lily again, taking something Lily has seen someone else say and putting that opinion through a blender.

Let's not beat around the bush here, Lily just wanted to bitch about Korra again. It's almost like she thinks if she repeats her idiotic media analysis enough, maybe THIS time people will realize how brilliant she is.

8:27: "A victim of abuse, torture or r@pe trying to kill her [only 'her,' huh?] abuser in vengeance is right to do so."

Okay, that's enough of this for now. Part 3 coming soon.

[hiskayaa]

Redrawing my designs for my RWBY Villian AU ;;

[technicallyblakebelladonna]

i’m very excited for Elijah to get to v2! v1 isn’t suuuuper action or plot heavy just because it’s introducing everyone still but v2 has some great fights and we get a better look at what the villains are up to. shit gets real and i think Elijah is going to be into that. not to mention Blake really shines in v2 and i know she’ll love that lol

so i have the privilege of being subbed to her patreon so i just got to see her v1 finale reaction today and let me tell you, i'm even MORE excited to see her get to v2 than ever before now!!! like omg we're all in for a treat when she uploads to youtube (i'm going to assume monday morning bc that's what it's been the past few episodes)

but hell yeah v2 (and beyond, everyone who has seen rwby is just eagerly awaiting the emotional torture elijah is going to face with the final few v3 episodes) is going to be fucking DOPE. like she's gonna have so much fun with the food fight. and then obviously getting more involved with like, yeah our villian plots and everything bc she's a VERY insightful viewer and REALLY hones in on the details and hints that crwby likes to scatter throughout

and i'll finish with a shameless plug: YALL. if you haven't been watching elijah (not so average fangirl) and her reactions to rwby thusfar WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING!!!! GO FORTH!!!

[thatorangedrank]

Gahhhhh I love this line but those talk bubbles would also work with “it’s not a place you go, it’s a place you know!”

I've thought about drawing CC for a while now but that line and those eyes really sold me.

[controversial-blorbo-bracket]

Controversial Character Tournament Round 2: Isabella from The Promised Neverland vs Neopolitan from Rwby

(remember that these characters are fictional and your fellow tumblr users are real. i will block you if you harass others in the notes, please consider sending your unhinged harassment to my inbox instead)

Propaganda under the cut, may contain spoilers:

Isabella:

BOTH: - "She's the only mother the main characters have ever known. She's knowingly leading these children to their deaths. She wishes she could have just loved them normally. She willingly took this role for her own personal survival. She's unbearably kind and soft. She's a manipulator and has broken children's bones."

Neopolitan:

LOVE: - "cw: v9 spoilers, suicide mention, murder mention, abuse mention i love her, however she is literally a serial killer who tortured the main character until she attempted suicide. she is an awful person but i love her so so much. she is driven only by revenge and will do anything to get it. her outfits are so fun and she’s just an ice cream colored, mary poppins esc, non-speaking villian"

[howlingday]

Actually they said it would give Emerald the spot because she is too boring and un-nuanced to be a support Villian for Cinder. Emerald wasn't interesting till she switched sides.

Okay, let's talk about EMERALD SUSTRAI.

I can't believe I'm doing this, but it's one of those days, I guess...

Emerald was introduced as a villain in Volume 2. Her role was a henchwoman to Cinder, like her right hand, and a straight-man to Mercury's more goofball attitude. From her introduction, we know she loves to read, is sarcastic with eye-roll tendencies, and she's not above murdering someone.

Later, we learn about her semblance, which creates illusions that affect one person, and her weapon of choice is Thief's Respite, which is a chain-sickle-gun. She's also an allusion to Aladdin, but if he was more thief-y than he actually was shown to be.

Her background is revealed much later as being saved by Cinder in a "desert" alley (assuming Vacuo) and has since seen Cinder as this sort of... mother figure. And this is hinted at and even joked in RWBY Chibi. In fact, if we take what she said in Chibi and applied it to how Emerald acts, she comes off as evil by necessity, rather than by choice. She's a thief, but she only steals what she needs (unless we apply Chibi logic, in which she steals what's most sporting to).

Taking all of this, we conclude that Emerald's end goal at first is... Well, whatever Cinder's end goal is, because no matter where Emerald ended up, so long as Cinder was there to guide her, protect her, and ultimately be there for her, Emerald doesn't care where she goes. In fact, between the Haven and Atlas arcs, we see her being mostly distant from the rest of Salem's crew because Cinder isn't there. Why would she associate with anyone other than Cinder? Mercury is the only other person she feels any connection to, and he's embracing his role as a full-fledged villain! ...Until he gets stuck with Tyrian, but that's not who we're talking about right now.

It's when Cinder proves that she doesn't care about Emerald that she realizes, "Oh, I really shouldn't be here if this is who I've been idolizing." In fact, you could almost say her relationship with Cinder is a toxic version of RWBY pairs relationship...

Oh, yeah... It's all coming together...

I'll admit that Emerald's story isn't perfect, nor am I saying she's a bad character. But saying she's "boring until she switched sides" is a HUGE disservice to everything her story has been building up to, basically the same as saying nothing else about her matters OTHER than her change of allegiance.

But... Yeah. That was my ramble about Emerald Sustrai, the thief with a heart of diamonds... hidden beneath a rough exterior.

Ugh... That pun was awful...

[birder-of-remnant]

Here is my list of the top 12 obscure RWBY villains (part 1 of 2). While RWBY is an expansive series complete with complex characters and numerous mainline villains, there are also a surprising number of rabbit holes and side series that introduce a range of lesser-known Ne'er-Do-Wells! This is just my take on some of the more interesting scumbags in the RWBY universe outside of the main narrative, starting with some of my least favorites and working my way up. How I rank them is pretty arbitrary to be honest. Spoilers Ahoy! Naturally, this list also contains several spoilers for the various RWBY comics, manga, games, and splinter video series. Continue at your own peril!

12. Starro - Lowest on my list is Starro… the evil starfish… from outer space. Seriously, this is a RWBY villain, no joke. Anyone out there who is a fan of the DC universe may recognize this character as one of the original villains for the Justice League. For those who are not (like me), this came as a bit of a… surprise. Starro serves as the primary villain in the first RWBY x Justice League comic book where he starts the first several years of his time on Remnant hypnotizing fish. Eventually, he gets bored of exerting his domain over fish and other sea life, and decides to conquer the world by building an army of starfish-fanatical minions, including Phyrra and the other members of JNPR, who must all bear his starfish emblem to strike the fear of starfish into their foes. In the end, the Justice League manages to overthrow this oversized echinoderm (with a little help from Team RWBY). Honestly, I don't know whether to laugh or cry looking at Starro. I will give them credit for… uniqueness. I do not think that there will ever be another starfish supervillain. Still, as cringy as Starro is, it is still far less cringy than seeing Ruby flirting with superman IN THE FIRST 5 PAGES OF THE BOOK (shiver). But that is just my personal feeling, no worries if there is anyone out there who likes Red Cap or Starro, I promise that I do not cast judgement.

11. Vermillion - Honestly, I cannot say much about Vermillion at this point since I have yet to watch season 2 of the Grimm Campaign (mostly because I do not want to buy a Rooster Teeth subscription). So I cannot place him any higher than number 11 on this list, but I would recommend watching the Grimm Campaign. The Grimm Campaign is a D&D style RWBY adventure played by Sherry Shawcross and company as they explore a conspiracy in the Mistral city of Kuchinashi. This semi-canon RWBY side-series follows Team SAFR as they investigate reports of bizarre Grimm and unusual criminal activity. Vermillion is only foreshadowed in season 1 but serves as the main antagonist in the second season.

10. Edward Caspian - Okay, he may not technically be a villain. But this character from 'RWBY: After The Fall' still makes some pretty questionable choices that bring pain and misery in roughly equal proportions. Being kind by nature, he may mean well but he still makes Qrow's bad luck semblance seem like mild indigestion (yes, I know, but it is still his decision for them to be there).

9. Deery & Perry - The only two antagonists on this list from the main series. Both are members of the White Fang that kept popping up during the good ol' Beacon Days. Perry is perhaps the more recognizable of the two due to wearing glasses. Both first appeared during the White Fang recruitment rally in season 2 and played minor roles during the Mt Glenn incident. While Perry's fate following that literal train wreck is not known, Deery apparently escaped and could often be seen next to Adam in season 3, even participating in the Fall of Beacon. As with many other villains, they probably believed that their extremist actions were just. Honorable mentions go to Floyd the Geist from the Chibi universe for this spot.

8. Hei Xiong - A minor villain in the book 'Roman Holiday' alongside Neopolitan's father, Xiong was the biggest and scariest crime lord in Vale until Roman came along and showed him the door. In terms of personality, he is kind of your standard mafia boss-type persona. Although not as brazen as Lil Miss Malachite, he ruled with a subtle hand and a keen wit, unlike his son Junior from the main series. Although the book is excellent, Xiong himself is somewhat of a plain-vanilla type of character and so I placed him down here at number 8.

7. Bram Thornmane - Okay, perhaps not as obscure as some of the other villains on this list but still not one of the show's staple boogeymen. Bram is an antagonist from the game 'RWBY: Arrowfell.' He wraps himself in a cloak of false nobility and lies to manipulate others into doing his dirty work. Unstable and egotistical, he seeks only vengeance over a petty grudge. Some people just can't handle rejection. Overall, I found his character somewhat forgettable but at least he puts up a good fight.

This ends Part 1! Thank you to anyone crazy enough to actually read this. Sorry for any spoilers! Though I promise you are not missing much with Starro. I will be posting Part 2 in a while.