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Sad Ruby
nothing worse than when the premise of something captivates you but then it sucks ass. bro you put this idea out into the world and you didn't even do it a shred of justice
He's coping just fine.
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Since twitter is dying may as well post here as well
based on kio rojineās panel in blakeās manga anthology š¤ā¤ļø
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gn, here's a quick set of visual parallels šāØ
Wow, I didn't know it was the job of a bunch of teenagers to accommodate the issues of a grown man who was actively endangering people and ignoring glaring issues for months before they arrived. No, Ironwood was not "between a rock and a hard place" as anon said. He could have compromised at any time but decided "my way or the highway" and then shot people who disagreed. DEAL WITH IT.
Ah I was wondering when the anon hate would start up again. Good to know simps still go through the RWDE tag just to get pissed off when they find *gasp* criticism in the tag created to criticize the show. What next? An Ironwood devoted blog making positive content for him?
Maybe it wasn't their job as you say, but they certainly made it their job when they spent every second on screen with him criticizing every decision he made, snuck into the kingdom illegally after stealing a military aircraft to take to him a relic they took from another kingdom they decided on their own to go to for answers and to join the fight against Salem and then agreed to help James with his plan after he told them everything he knew. It's almost like they actively chose to be apart of the whole thing and then chose to make the man who was trying to not only keep people safe but also find a way to defeat Salem and restore global communications life a million times harder because they didn't like how he was doing things. You're right, it's not their job to fix things because they are to young and naĆÆve to know what the fuck they're doing but they still forced themselves in anyways because they didn't like what the person in charge was doing and could only cry when they realized how hard it was being in charge during a massive crisis. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place and was faced with a trolley problem that not even the precious protags could save everyone as they insisted James had to do even when a literal ex machina was dropped in their laps.
You are the one who needs to grow up and deal with the fact that not everyone loves and agrees with your precious protags and block the RWDE and James tags instead of constantly going through them just so you can get pissed off and start attacking people for daring to have a different opinion from yours.
I love how with RWBY megafans, itās allĀ āJames shouldāve just unquestioningly listened to and done everything that Team RWBY wanted and actually, theyāre way more equipped and prepared in this situation than him because um... He didnāt ever, fight a human, I guess maybe? But yeah, Team RWBY should be leading this, and James not doing what Ruby wants is proof that he doesnāt respect or listen to absolutely anyone and if he had just let them, Team RWBY wouldāve come up with an amazing solution, and people like him and Qrow and Oz need to stop trying to control everything and get out of the way.ā And then when RWDE critics say they donāt like what Ruby did or think she shouldāve done better or that it wouldāve been very cool and would tie into central themes if Ruby inspired and helped the more cynical or beat down older generation by proving herself and extending grace and help to them, itās alwaysĀ āUmmm??? These are children??? They canāt do anything because they have no resources and no training and are just? Little sad babies? Who need adults???ā
Like, good god, with how hard the show is poundingĀ āTeam RWBY should be making all the choices and anyone who says they shouldnāt is incompetent or evilā and how hard the fandom has leaned into that,Ā people sure do absolutely hate whenever anyone suggests that Team RWBY actually act kind, reasonable, or responsible.
Also, I really feel like the showās Hand of the Creator writing handing Ruby miracle solutions likeĀ āAmity actually IS finished guysā has really made some fans forget how basic concepts likeĀ ābetween a rock and a hard placeā and trolley problems even work.Ā āThere arenāt enough resources to keep the Grimm out of Mantle andĀ construct Amity,ā is a rock and a hard place.Ā "Amity canāt launch and Salem will arrive at any moment and they donāt have enough resources to defend themselves andĀ evacuate at the same time,ā is a rock and a hard place.Ā āTensions rising in Mantle due to things like political upheaval and the heating system going down bring more Grimm that civilians need protection from, but providing soldiers to give that protection is only bringing more tensionā is a rock and a hard place. Ironwoodās season seven story line is filledĀ withĀ āthere arenāt any good optionsā story beats, where heās getting yelled at for trying to go for bothĀ by giving protection to Mantle while heās constructing Amity. Team RWBY gets handed miracle solutions because theyāre protagonists even if they have to retcon things or make Ambrosius break the rules they justĀ established to avoid breaking the rules, which makes no sense. And even when they areĀ forced into bad options with no actually good solution (getting everyone they can to Vacuo despite the risk while Salem reforms, getting rid of Pennyās robotic body without proper consent in order to save her from the virus,) the show treats it like a perfect flawless miracle solution.Ā And even when the things Ruby does have direct bad consequences people in the show acknowledge are bad (Salem attacking Atlas after Ruby trapped it in place,) the show goes out of its way to make it clear that none of it is Rubyās fault, you guys, because sheās totally a super duper good person who always tries her best.
This show needs to actually treat Ruby like an adult who can and does make mistakes that can and do result in negative consequences, or they need to admit that she doesnāt know what sheās doing and needs to go back to school and get Glynda in here or something to be a kickass woman lead who can actually get stuff done. And fans need to start doing the same.
Gosh, sorry for ranting on your post! :P
I also like how Anon literally said:
He could have compromised at any time but decided "my way or the highway" and then shot people who disagreed. DEAL WITH IT.
As if Team RWBY didn't LITERALLY TELL IRONWOOD TO HIS FACE THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED OR THEY WOULD ATTACK HIS FORCES AND DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO PREVENT THEM FROM SAVING LIVES.
How is that anything less than "my way or the highway??" Ruby wasn't willing to compromise! She wasn't even willing to let him peaceably fly off with the MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF MANTLE'S CITIZENS while she 'parted ways' to go down and help the rest of Mantle. She just fucking ordered her followers to commit treason and deliberately trap millions of people in Salem's warpath because Ironwood did not immediately defer to HER WAY.
And even if people want to wave that away as a 'poor uwu innocent baby who only *seized complete control of the fate of the world on a whim and then cried because she didn't know what to do with it* because big mean scary MAN wanted to save millions of people and she's too young and uneducated to realize that's a good thing,' there's also the fact that Ruby emotionally abused Oz for lying to her and keeping secrets from her, but she's obviously fine with telling those exact same lies and keeping those exact same secrets from others, sooooo it's wrong to not immediately trust her, and it's wrong to not let her have enough information to make important decisions, but it's totally fine for her to make those decisions when they affect others - another sign of "Ruby's way or nothing."
And then there's also the fact that she LITERALLY TOLD QROW IN V6 MULTIPLE TIMES THAT HIS CHOICES WERE TO FALL IN LINE AND LET HER DO WHATEVER THE HELL SHE WANTED FREE OF PROTEST OR ADVICE, OR FUCKING GET LOST. Because she wanted to sabotage a public communications tower, hijack a military plane, and attack Kingdom defenses. And this was obviously a fucking terrible plan, but Qrow wasn't allowed to say so because that would go against Ruby's way, so she threatened to show him the highway.
It's fucking ridiculous for people to accuse Ironwood of "being unwilling to compromise," when we saw in V2 that he completely backed off and deferred to Ozpin's judgement, which is why a historian and four first-years were sent to apprehend Torchwick's forces, instead of the military, and in V4 he deferred to Winter's judgement, which is why he withdrew his forces from Remnant and put the embargo in place to begin with, and in V7 he deferred to Ruby's judgement, which is why he was willing to work with Robyn to capture Watts and Tyrian.
But Ruby was unwilling to compromise. Ruby was unwilling to budge. Ruby spent the entirety of V7 keeping crucial secrets from Ironwood and telling him critical lies, while constantly yelling at him for Going For Both by splitting his resources instead of "Going for Both" by waiting for a magical miracle to fix everything with no effort. And then Ruby told Ironwood to his face that he had to defer to her judgement, or else. And when he chose 'or else,' she ordered her forces to oppose him, attacked his forces herself, gaslighted Penny into believing that Ruby was the only person who cared about her in order to keep Penny's power away from Ironwood, broke into his command center DURING A CONTINENT-WIDE ATTACK SPEARHEADED BY LITERAL SATAN, stole launch codes, seized control of and prematurely launched Amity Tower, and sent a fearmongering propaganda message out into the world in which she announced that Ironwood was no longer trustworthy, before sitting out the entire attack and sipping tea until it was over, and then DESTROYING THE CONTINENT HERSELF ON PURPOSE, thus launching millions of innocent people into mass homelessness and poverty... All because RUBY was unwilling to compromise.
She could have compromised at any time but decided "my way or the highway" and then attacked people who disagreed. DEAL WITH IT.
Also, yeah, it's fucking ridiculous that people will, in the exact same post, act like Ruby is the single Divine Authority who must be given her way in all things and to doubt her is to Sin, so that they can demonize anyone who doesn't take HER way and ends up on the highway, and then they'll also say "but she's just a poor uwu innocent helpless baby who shouldn't be expected to lead" and use that as a SHIELD when people criticize HER actions.
Which is it? Is Ruby the Divine Leader who Always Does What's Right and is Meant To Rule Remnant, thus her decision to Punish Unbelievers is her Divine Right? Or is she a teenager who doesn't have a fucking clue and that's why she hasn't made a single good decision since the train crashed in V6? She literally cannot be both, no matter how many 'miracles' the Hand of the Author drops into her lap.
Sad thing is that I feel like Ruby from volumes 6 & 7 could've been interesting and well written, if the show had acknowledged her flaws and failings and had her grow and mature beyond them. V8 would've been a great time to do so, have the others ACTUALLY question her leadership and point out her hypocrisy and the issues she's caused. Have her reconcile with Ironwood and Oz. Have her admit her mistakes and become a better leader and hero.
Agreed, 100%
The worst was that all throughout V6-7, we were told one thing on repeat: "Just Wait."
We would say "the girls overreacted to what they saw during Jinn's story, and violently abused someone they now knew to be a survivor of the most horrific abuse a person could suffer, and the writers aren't acting like they did anything wrong," and we were told "Obviously the girls are going to admit they were wrong next volume, they just haven't had time to process things yet, Just Wait."
We would say "it's fucking ridiculous and irrational and unintelligent for Ruby to have decided to sabotage a radio tower, hijack a military plane, attack border defenses, and cross into another country illegally," and we were told "Obviously they'll realize it was a mistake next volume, they just haven't had time to sit and think things over yet, Just Wait."
We would say "Ruby and all her little pals are fucking hypocrites, after all that preaching they did about 'trust,' after all that screaming they did about 'secrets,' after they physically and verbally abused Oz and Oscar because he hadn't *told them about Salem's immortality* they're seriously telling the EXACT SAME LIES TO IRONWOOD?!? But they have literally absolutely no reason to distrust him!!!!" And we were told "Obviously this exact situation is how they're going to learn that they were wrong to treat Oz that way; the writers are geniuses who are using this situation to show the girls that Oz had reasons to keep secrets, and to also learn to trust Ironwood the way they wish Oz had trusted them, and to also therefore show Oz the importance of trusting people. Just Wait."
We would say "Why the fuck is Ruby deciding that *evacuating over 75% of a population that is about to be attacked by Salem* is somehow wrong?! Why the hell is she attacking the Ace Ops when fucking SALEM is coming and she fucking KNOWS THAT SALEM IS IMMORTAL AND UNABLE TO BE DEFEATED?!?!?! Why is she fucking ordering her forces to oppose Atlas?!?! Isn't there literally a BIGGER FISH TO FRY!?!?! What is this fucking idiot doing?!?!" And we were told "Obviously she's going to realize her mistake in Volume 8 and the point of the volume will be her and Ironwood both learning to compromise and be UNITED as they 'Trust Love' and refuse to let Salem 'Divide' them! Just Wait."
That's why I was just waiting, and lo and behold, it turns out that NONE OF THAT IS TRUE, and the writers actually weren't building up to an actual resolution to any of this stuff, and they actually apparently just thought it was Good and Noble and Heroic that Ruby and Pals are a bunch of abusive violent lying hypocritical irrational unintelligent arrogant traitorous thieves that intentionally attacked and divided themselves against Ironwood and the forces of the Atlas Hunter/Military Hybrid, RIGHT WHEN SALEM CAME KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
And now when we say "You told us to wait for it to get better and it only keeps getting worse," we're now being told "oh my god I can't believe you're still talking about volume 6 and 7 and 8 when we're only supposed to care about the Island!!!!"
The companion piece to "Just Wait" is "Old News." If we try to talk about *what's happening,* we're told to just wait, and then when we wait, and when it turns out that it's never fixed, we're told it's old news.
It's fucking annoying lol.
(Also btw I wrote a parody to 'Let's Just Live' called 'Let's Just Wait' and if anybody knows where I can find a good karaoke track....?) XD
Qrow and Summer, sittinā in a tree~
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More Hummingbird positivity for all because we deserve the soft romance. I just canāt stop imagining Summer and Qrow stealing away some private time in trees, being tender and loving.
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im love her
To the emptiness and sadness That has come to take the place of you
team strq redesigns for fun, plus i gave summer an axe bc i thought sheād look cool
I donāt normally draw ships, but I was ranting about this one on a different blog and decided to draw them.
So I did but it was a quick doodle that I slapped on a piece of paper, but then I felt inspired to expend effort and make something better.
So hereās Yang being proud of her girl Weiss for her figure-skating performance. Weiss is going for the gold! Some may say sheās already got it. āļø ā
The original is this, which I slapped together for @ironpines and out of my rage for the injustice given to Freezerburn adjjjjk
Iām sorry itās not centered, I used the edge of the page DX
My babies
Edited some Strawbanana Ā from my AU !
Oh shoot that's right I blocked the blog I was gonna tag this for
Whoops
Ah well, if anyone stumbles on our old RPs, this would fit that aesthetic
Ruby with long hair!
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