Something that I have subconsciously known for a while, but that only just now fully occurred to me:
The Ace Ops all have versatile semblances that are hugely useful in combat, but also that you can find easy enough workarounds for. In contrast, we have another group of characters from Atlas whose semblances aren’t really for combat, but that would make them very useful as “Ironwood’s personal attack dogs” (as someone once called the Ace Ops). A group basically built for Black Ops, who chose community service instead.
Robyn Hill and her Happy Huntresses.
The Happy Huntresses all have abilities that would be invaluable to the Atlas Military, specifically. It makes the fact that they no-selled that Special Operative commission all the more interesting, and frankly speaks to great strength of character from the Happy Huntresses.
We don't know Joanna's semblance, or much else about her, so I cannot yet give her a full paragraph. Sorry gang.
But look at Fiona Thyme!!! Mass compression, a pocket dimension that easily and comfortably stores multiple armed transports. The industrial military complex would’ve been slavering over the idea of free mass compression and infinite hidden resources. They canonically did!! Fiona's card in Amity Arena literally says that that Atlas collectively wishes she worked in the military or for the SDC, because she'd save them a ton on shipping costs.
(Which, y'know, is an incredibly reductive sentiment — Fiona spends at absolute minimum four years training as a Huntress, and they want to tell her to haul freight instead of doing the highly specialized job she's actually trained for. Jo mylordshesacactus had a post about this during volume 7 if I recall correctly, so I won’t go super in depth, but I did wanna mention it.)
But then again, Fiona is a Faunus. Atlas is extremely racist. Fiona definitely had ample opportunity to see that she would never truly be welcome, let alone respected, even if she joined the military. She just got there a bit sooner than Marrow, or else was more of a cynic than him about her chances of changing things while working inside the system.
But what about May Marigold?
Her semblance is built for military stealth and special ops missions — she can turn not just herself, but entire groups of people invisible. Seemingly the field from her semblance also muffles sound to an extent, so she’s really well-suited to sneaking around and spying on people. And her semblance is by contrast not a ton of help to her as a civilian Huntress, because it's only effective on people in the first place.
(Invisibility is not gonna hide you from the Grimm, at least not completely and not for very long. Grimm sense emotions, and that appears to be their primary method of tracking prey. We see that Ren's ability to mask emotions will save someone from a rampaging Grimm even when the monster is a scant few yards away from it’s target. Logically it follows that whether Grimm can see you doesn’t really matter so long as they can sense you. May’s semblance is no more helpful than hiding behind a wall when it comes to avoiding Grimm.)
And here's the thing: on the surface, May leaving Atlas could be seen as self-interest. Her family rejected her when she came out, she had nothing to stay for, she went to Mantle to spite them. That would mean it’d be even easier for her to have joined/stayed with the military, taken a well-paying job as an Ace Op and been comfortably set for life. But we know that May Marigold did not get to where she is because of any kind of self-interest.
"Mantle needed me. And to the Marigolds, that meant I wasn’t their son anymore. And I made sure everyone knew that I wasn’t their daughter.”
The order of events here is: 1. May decides to follow her conscience and serve the common people whom Atlas has always looked down on and exploited. 2. May officially severs ties with her family, who may have been shitty to her before that point, but hadn’t actually disowned her. 3. May comes out as a trans woman.
May Marigold left Atlas, solely because she was needed in Mantle. That she transitioned is a totally separate subject - May's VA has even said she imagines May didn't figure out that part of her identity until after she escaped Atlas's oppressive social climate.
And Robyn? Robyn Hill?
She is a literal human lie detector. Her belief in a need for truthful, honest communication between everyone, but especially those in power versus those they hold power over, is exactly what makes her a good leader. It’s such a big part of what made her the Hero of Mantle — no doubt she was exposing corruption as much or more as she fought Grimm.
But how easily and eagerly would the Atlas military have used and corrupted that semblance?
Robyn would make a fantastic interrogator. Atlas has always seen Mantle as untrustworthy, or at least undeserving of honesty, let alone kindness. Imagine how many times the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” could be broken if you got someone to hold a prisoner’s hand and question them, calling out even the tiniest lies, until they got frustrated and broke and admitted something, anything.
(Concerning thought which just occurred to me — would a person who got corrupted and exploited their semblance that once reflected their best qualities then have that semblance change drastically? Or can you betray your own values and keep your semblance as-is? Hmm. May use Cinder or Neo or even Emerald as potential case studies for this. But later.)
Robyn’s semblance could so easily be corrupted and used against the common people. Subsequently, James and the military probably tried so fucking hard to recruit her.
And she no-selled it. The Happy Huntresses all did.
Including Joanna, who tragically we still do not know enough about for me to confidently analyze what she gave up and why, but like…she’s not one of Mantle’s heroes for nothing.
Robyn Hill, Joanna Greenleaf, May Marigold and Fiona Thyme could’ve sold their souls for personal profit in Atlas. They chose not to.
No wonder Forrest put so much emphasis on the fact the Happy Huntresses could’ve done what was proper and profitable and easy, and instead spat in Atlas’s collective face to do what was right for Mantle.
Why is RWBY vs Ace Ops one of the best fights in the series?
(Quick note: This is an excerpt from a big post I uploaded previously; if you're interested in what I'm explaining here, I recommend reading it as well.)
What I love about this sequence is the detail, the subtext, and the visual language. Specifically, what fascinates me is how Team RWBY didn't won by being stronger or by luck, but by strategy and teamwork.
- Ruby knew that the Ace Ops were stronger than them, so from the beginning she opted for a Divide & Conquer strategy; she took advantage of Harriet's more emotional and arrogant personality to lure her away from her team, knowing that she was the only one who also had the ability to hold her own in a fight. Even though Harriet is faster, Ruby manages to outmaneuver her by opting for an evasive tactic, both to distract Harriet and to make her overconfident and lose focus, which she takes advantage of by using her own semblance at the right moment to partially immobilize her.
While Harriet opted for a direct and destructive approach to try and finish her off, Ruby remained defensive at all times to make her expend the remaining strength she would have after the Battle of Mantle and buy time until her own teammates won their matches and could come to her aid.
- Following her sister's example, Yang approached Elm, knowing that both were fighters who relied more on strength, supported by Blake, whose maneuverability allowed her to handle Vine's semblance. Initially, both were at a disadvantage facing the two, until Yang took advantage of Elm's emotional personality to upset her and free Blake, and from there the approach changed: Instead of trying to fight a 2v2, they opted for a 2v1.
While Elm and Vine disagreed on their fighting approaches, Blake and Yang took advantage of this to eliminate them separately. They coordinated their efforts, taking advantage of Vine's pacifist approach and Blake's clones to trick and knock him out. This left only Elm, whose strength was unwittingly nullified because while she attempted a direct fight, the girls used this to their advantage, destroying the ground and rendering her semblance useless and then, they coordinated again and launched a combined attack.
- Marrow's Semblance may be incredibly overpowered, but it has a drawback: it only works while he maintains eye contact with him target. This positioned Weiss as the perfect opponent thanks to her use of summons, turning a 1v1 into a 2v1.
First, she buys time using the Freezerburn tactic so she can summon Arma Gigas without Marrow interfering (demonstrating a strategic improvement compared to her fight with Vernal).
When Harriet arrives, instead of taking advantage of the situation and working together against Ruby and Weiss, their disagreements lead them to clash and waste the opportunity. This contrasts with the girls, who, like Blake and Yang, take advantage on the gap between them: Just as Harriet was blinded by anger, Marrow was blinded by her principles.
Even separately, Weiss and Ruby were able to coordinate and support each other in their respective fights at the opportune moment.
This fight represents how much the girls have grown as a team and fighters: They may not have finished the academy like the Ace Ops, but they managed to compensate by going out into the WildWorld and facing all kinds of dangers and adversaries, making them grow not only as individual fighters physically and psychologically, but also strengthening their bond to create a tacit understanding on the field, improving their communication and individual and collective adaptability.
And is in this precisely where they far surpass the Ace Ops, as hinted at in episode 4 of this same volume and later confirmed in V8: The Ace Ops lack a bond that allows them to complement each other without a leader. Clover was more than a captain; he was the glue that kept the team together and functional, as well as their guarantee that they would always have the advantage in any situation. Therefore, the moment he was not longer there for them, they began to fall apart, they let their emotions get the better of them and acted independently, which Team RWBY took full advantage of from the start.
Finally, another interesting detail is how each of the Ops' defeats directly relates to the lessons of the fables on which they are based:
Harriet let her emotions get the better of her and overconfident in her speed, just as the hare let his arrogance get the better of him and ended up losing the race against the turtle.
Elm and Vine couldn't coordinate and instead of supporting each other, they tried to fight separately, just as the Elm thought its own strength was more than enough and ended up splitting because it underestimated the importance of support and flexibility.
Marrow let its emotions guide it more than common sense, just like the dog that impulsively jumped into the river and ended up drowning.
So yes: This fight, besides being magnificently choreographed, is also very well planned and has a very well-achieved narrative significance.
In RWBY? RWBY vs Ace Ops, no doubt. It's just amazing and it shows how smart team RWBY is and how that gets them the win rather than just going with strength/skill. Like the factors:
The taunting: Harriet and Elm are the clearly the most emotional members of the Ace Ops and very quick to anger, something that Ruby and Yang take into consideration and both of them provoke them with words, which makes the other two act without thinking. “We're the best Huntsmen in Atlas”, “You were, then you trained us” specifically was not only badass but also a genius response from Ruby's part. She then gets to run away and make sure Harriet for sure follows her, driving her away from their teams, which is the smartest move considering she's the only one who could handle Harriet's speed for a while. She then mostly proceeds to stay on the defense rather than straight up fighting her, and lets Harriet tire herself out.
Yang and Blake's team work: The Bees take on the Trees (lmao). At first it doesn't go well, trying to 1v1 and all, but they're both smart enough to see one clear thing: Vine and Elm, rather than working with each other, they keep disagreeing and arguing with each other. So, Blake and Yang decide to do the opposite: work together. 2v1. Take one out first and then the other one. And boy does it work, because the moment Vine is out the other Ace Ops are like "oh, shit" and they realize they're fighting Huntresses, and that they're not playing around. And that sets the tone for the rest of the fight. Then Elm falls hard too lmao.
Weiss VS Marrow: Marrow's semblance is very OP, but it works only on one direction at a time. Which means that the moment they left him against Weiss, the poor guy —who didn't even want to fight and was holding back— was already kind of fucked, because she happened to be the one RWBY member that could fully counteract his semblance with her own. Weiss simply pulled a Freezerburn on her own, creating mist that gave her time to summon (showing how much she'd grown from her fight against Vernal). Then she kept her Arma Gigas and herself and opposite sides. Marrow uses Stay on her? Arma Gigas will attack him. Marrow uses Stay on Arma Gigas? Weiss is free, now she can attack him. She turned the 1v1 into a 2v1, and considering Marrow really didn't wanna fight her or hurt her, it was clear he was going to lose the moment they left him with her.
Weiss and Ruby's team work: Ruby showed up to assist Weiss against Marrow. Instead of choosing to work against them together, Marrow and Harriet argue and disagree with each other, and then Ruby runs and drives Harriet away again in anger. Then, after Weiss has dealt with Marrow, she's the one that shows up to help Ruby again, and kind of takes Harriet out-- well, really, Harriet took herself out, but you know what I mean here. Despite fighting Marrow and Harriet separately (99% on purpose, they were definitely keeping them apart intentionally), Ruby and Weiss were still working together. Harriet and Marrow weren't, because Hare was too blinded by her rage to even consider collaborating with Marrow. Again, the taunting worked.
In any case, genius fight. Team RWBY won not for skills or because they were stronger. They won by using their brains and working together and proved that what they lacked in experience compared to the Ace Ops, they made up for it by being a much better team. That's why it's my fave.
Welcome to RWBY. Created by Monty Oum (1981 - 2015). Written by Monty’s best friends, Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross. Songs performed, produced, and mixed by Jeff Williams, publisher of Jeff WilliamsMusic (ASCAP). Lead vocals by Jeff’s daughter, Casey Lee Williams.
Rooster Teeth was an entertainment company headquartered in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Joel Heyman, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, and Gus Sorola. Burns bought the brand back from Warner Bros., the studio that shut it down in Spring 2024, with his independent company, Box Canyon Productions. Let’s just hope he doesn’t make the same mistakes that led to the company’s downfall in the first place.
In RWBY, almost every character is based on a fairy tale, mythology, history, pop culture, etc., but are not one-to-one replicas.
When the show was first starting, the voice cast consisted of mostly Rooster Teeth employees before eventually being able to hire actual voice actors, alongside other internet content creators.
The “Red” Trailer introduces Ruby Rose, based on Little Red Riding Hood and voiced by Lindsay Jones, a supervising producer and frequent member of Rooster Teeth’s Achievement Hunter.
The “White” Trailer introduces Weiss Schnee, based on Snow White and voiced by Kara Eberle, who used to be Rooster Teeth’s receptionist. Not in this trailer, though. Weiss’ singing vocals are provided by Casey Lee Williams.
The “Black” Trailer introduces Blake Belladonna, based on Beauty and the Beast and voiced by Arryn Zech, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism.
The “Yellow” Trailer introduces Yang Xiao Long, based on Goldilocks and voiced by Barbara Dunkelman, a Rooster Teeth creative director and their resident pun master.
Also introduced in these trailers are the Creatures of Grimm, named after the Brothers Grimm. Each type of Grimm is based on a different animal (Ruby faces a bunch of wolf-like Beowolves).
1x1: “Ruby Rose”
New characters:
Headmaster Ozpin, based on The Wizard of Oz and voiced by Shannon McCormick.
Glynda Goodwitch, based on Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz and voiced by Kathleen Zuelch, a former production manager.
Roman Torchwick, based on Romeo Candlewick from Pinocchio and voiced by Gray G. Haddock, former director of gen:LOCK.
Additional Voices:
Mysterious Narrator: JEN TAYLOR
Shopkeep / Cyril Ian: PATRICK RODRIGUEZ (concept artist)
Goons: WILLIAM LOPEZ & ISAIAH TORRES (two at-the-time kids from the Make-A-Wish Foundation)
Lisa Lavender: JEN BROWN
1x2: “The Shining Beacon”
Introduced in the second episode is Jaune Arc, based on Joan of Arc and voiced by Miles Luna, the series’ co-writer.
1x4: “The First Step”
“The First Step” introduces:
Nora Valkyrie, based on Thor and voiced by Samantha Ireland, a recurring RT collaborator.
Lie Ren, based on Hua Mulan and voiced by Monty Oum, the series’ creator.
And lastly, Pyrrha Nikos, based on Achilles and voiced by Jen Brown.
The students launch into Emerald Forest, named after the Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz.
1x9: “The Badge and the Burden”
New character:
Professor Peter Port, based on Peter and the Wolf and voiced by Ryan Haywood, a former Achievement Hunter member. Ugh.
The “Archive Men” poster is a reference to the aforementioned Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth’s video gaming division, founded by Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo in 2008. It was originally based on the achievement mechanic in video games but grew to become a core component of RT, hosting a wide variety of videos related to video games, earning it the name Let’s Play. It dissolved after publishing its final video in 2023. The six men featured on the poster are caricatures of channel’s former main six, Ryan Haywood, Ray Narvaez Jr., Jack Pattillo, Michael Jones, Geoff Ramsey, and Gavin Free. Other members included Lindsay Jones, Jeremy Dooley, Matt Bragg, Trevor Collins (who married Barbara Dunkelman), Mica Burton, Alfredo Diaz, Fiona Nova, Ky Cooke, and BlackKrystel.
Additional Voice:
Student: KERRY SHAWCROSS
1x11: “Jaunedice”
Introduced here is Team CRDL, who were previously shown forming after the initiation:
Cardin Winchester, based on Henry Beaufort, the Cardinal of Winchester, hence Jaune (Joan of Arc) being his main bullying target, and voiced by Adam Ellis, co-host of Master and Apprentice.
Russel Thrush, voiced by Shane Newville.
Dove Bronzewing.
Sky Lark.
1x12: “Jaunedice, Pt. 2”
“Jaunedice, Pt. 2” introduces Bartholomew Oobleck, based on Bartholomew and the Oobleck and voiced by Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth’s co-founder.
1x15: “The Stray”
New characters:
Sun Wukong, based on, well, Sun Wukong from the Chinese novel Journey to the West and voiced by Michael Jones, one of the main members of Achievement Hunter and the married partner of Lindsay Jones.
Penny Polendina, voiced by Taylor McNee, an art director and environment artist.
Additional Voices:
Police Officers: BURNIE BURNS & JOEL HEYMAN
Sailors: ISAIAH TORRES & DANIEL FABELO (co-writer and director for Lazer Team 2)
1x16: “Black and White”
Additional Voices:
White Fang Goon: CHRIS MARTIN (sales and marketing associate)
Penny’s Driver: ALAN ABDINE (SVP of sales and business development)
Credits:
Directed by Monty Oum
Co-directed by Kerry Shawcross
Written by Miles Luna, Monty Oum, & Kerry Shawcross
Assistant director - Miles Luna
Executive producers - Burnie Burns & Matt Hullum
Supervising producer - Kathleen Zuelch
Volume Soundtrack:
“Red Like Roses” (“Red” Trailer)
“Mirror, Mirror” (“White” Trailer)
“From Shadows” (“Black” Trailer)
“I Burn” (“Yellow” Trailer)
“This Will Be the Day” (Opening)
“Red Like Roses Part II” (Ruby’s group vs. the Nevermore)
“Wings” (Credits)
Music by Alex Abraham, Steve Goldshein, James Landino, & Jeff Williams
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
2x1: “Best Day Ever”
Right off the bat, we’re introduced to three more villains:
Emerald Sustrai, based on Aladdin and voiced by Katie Newville, ex-wife of Shane Newville.
Mercury Black, based on the Roman equivalent to Hermes and voiced by J.J. Castillo, former host of Screen Play.
Now, Torchwick talks like he’s the head honcho of the villain operations, but they all really answer to the mysterious shadowy lady from Volume 1, Cinder Fall, based on Cinderella and voiced by Jessica Nigri, a cosplayer.
Sun’s friend is Neptune Vasilias, based on the god of the sea of the same name and voiced by Kerry Shawcross, the series’ co-writer and current supervising director.
Additional Voice:
Tukson: ADAM ELLIS
2x2: “Welcome to Beacon”
In “Welcome to Beacon”, introduced here is the leader of the Atlas Military, James Ironwood, voiced by Jason Rose.
When it comes to the names of the Kingdoms, Vale, Mistral, Atlas, and Vacuo: Atlas is named after a Titan from Greek mythology.
2x3: “A Minor Hiccup”
With Penny revealed to be a robot, I can now say that she’s based on Pinocchio.
Schnee Corp Operator: EMILY McBRIDE (former online store manager, has since started her own company called Nosejoy)
Atlas Soldiers: JON RISINGER (host of On The Spot) & PATRICK RODRIGUEZ
2x4: “Painting the Town…”
This also marks the return of Hei “Junior” Xiong, based on Baby Bear and voiced by Jack Pattillo, Achievement Hunter’s co-founder…
…and twins Miltia and Melanie Malachite, based on Rose-Red and Snow-White (not to be confused with Weiss’ inspiration) and both voiced by Maggie Tominey, a 2D animation producer.
But the main event is the introduction to everyone’s favorite RWBY antagonist, Neopolitan, named after Neapolitan ice cream (vanilla complexion, chocolate and strawberry hair), based on Hecate aka Trivia, the goddess of a three-way crossroads, and was added so late in production that CRWBY couldn’t find a voice actor in time, so they made her mute.
Additional Voices:
White Fang Lieutenant: GRAY G. HADDOCK
“Deery”: MAGGIE TOMINEY
2x6: “Burning the Candle”
Ah, yes. Ruby’s mother, Summer Rose, named after the Last Rose of Summer.
2x7: “Dance Dance Infiltration”
Additional Voices:
Atlas Soldiers: SHANE NEWVILLE & KERRY SHAWCROSS
2x8: “Field Trip”
New character:
Zwei, based on Ein from Cowboy Bebop and voiced by Meg Turney’s dog, Penny Layne Matthews.
This also introduces us to the Color Naming Rule, a set of guidelines that define how the characters are named. The rules were first revealed by Monty Oum as a guide for naming fan-created original characters. Virtually all canon characters follow the rule.The rules state that names of characters in RWBY must live up to at least one of the following requirements: Be a color, sound like a color, mean a color, or make people think of a color. The rule applies to first name, last name, and even the combination of the first and last name as well as their surname, whether it’s as obvious as Mercury Black or more subtle like Weiss Schnee. In addition, all team names must be a four-letter acronym that spells a word that also abides by the above criteria. Ship names have also been given color-based names, as did Ruby’s team attack names while fighting Torchwick.
Additional Voice:
Student: JACOB STRICKLER
2x10: “Mountain Glenn”
Additional Voices:
Perry: KYLE TAYLOR (Machinimator)
White Fang Goons: AUSTIN HARDWICKE (animator), IAN KEDWARD (lead animator), MILES LUNA, DUSTIN MATTHEWS (animator), JOSH ORNELAS (Machinimator), & PATRICK RODRIGUEZ
2x12: “Breach”
Hoo-boy, Team CFVY. I skimmed over them before, but now is where they actually get to shine. The members are:
Coco Adel, based on 20th-century fashion designer Coco Chanel and voiced by Ashley Jenkins, host of The Know and wife of Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns.
Fox Alistair, possibly based on Todd from The Fox and the Hound.
Velvet Scarlatina, based on the Velveteen Rabbit and voiced by Caiti Ward, Butterfly Ambassador for the Life Changing Experiences Foundation and wife of Achievement Hunter co-founder Jack Pattillo. Velvet is indeed the same rabbit girl from Volume 1, originally supposed to be a one-off character but became so popular that she ended up on Team CFVY (like Suki from Avatar: The Last Airbender).
Yatsuhashi Daichi, named after a Japanese treat and voiced by Joe MacDonald, an animator.
“Breach” also marks the last episode where Ren and Mercury are voiced by Monty Oum and J.J. Castillo before Oum’s passing in 2015 after failing to wake up from a coma and Castillo’s departure to pursue other projects.
Additional Voice:
Councilman: GRAY G. HADDOCK
Credits:
Directed by Monty Oum
Co-directed by Kerry Shawcross
Written by Miles Luna, Monty Oum, & Kerry Shawcross
Assistant director - Miles Luna
Executive producers - Burnie Burns & Matt Hullum
Producer - Gray G. Haddock
Volume Soundtrack:
“Time to Say Goodbye” (Opening)
“Die” (RWBY vs. Torchwick and Neo)
“Shine” (JNPR’s dance)
“Caffeine” (CFVY joins the breach)
“Sacrifice” (Credits)
Music by Alex Abraham, Steve Goldshein, and Jeff Williams
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
3x1: “Round One”
The birds flying toward the sun is an exact replica of Monty Oum’s signature, as this was the first episode to air after his passing.
Also, Ren and Mercury have new voice actors from this point forward. Since Monty’s passing, Ren has been voiced by Monty’s older brother, Neath Oum. And remember when I said CRWBY would eventually be able to afford voice actors? Well, due to J.J. Castillo’s departure, Mercury has a new voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal.
Team ABRN of Mistral’s Haven Academy:
Arslan Altan, based on Aslan the Lion from The Chronicles of Narnia.
Bolin Hori, based on Hebo, the Chinese god of the Yellow River and voiced by Jon Risinger.
Reese Chloris, based on Chloris from Greek mythology and voiced by Erin Winn, the show’s concept artist.
Nadir Shiko.
3x2: “New Challengers…”
Team BRNZ of Vacuo’s Shade Academy:
Brawnz Ni, whose kneecaps pay homage to Bronze Kneecap from The Fairly OddParents, is voiced by Blaine Gibson, a live-action content producer.
Roy Stallion.
Nolan Porfirio, voiced by Aaron Marquis, co-host of Social Disorder.
May Zedong.
Team NDGO of Vacuo’s Shade Academy (all based on IndieGoGo):
Nebula Violette, voiced by Grace Bono and Kate Warner, a layout artist.
Dew Gayl, voiced by Paige Campbell and Kim Newman, a 3D animator.
Gwen Darcy, voiced by Mylissa Zelechowski.
Octavia Ember, voiced by Claire Hogan.
Team SSSN of Mistral’s Haven Academy:
Scarlet David, based on Peter Pan and voiced by Gavin Free, one of the main Achievement Hunter members.
Sage Ayana, who might be based on The Pilgrim and the Sword, and voiced by Josh Ornelas.
Additional Voice:
Bartender: MARKUS HORSTMEYER
3x3: “It’s Brawl in the Family”
In this corner, Weiss’ sister, Winter Schnee, based on the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen and voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell.
And in this corner, “Drunkle” Qrow Branwen, based on the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz and voiced by Vic Mignogna.
3x4: “Lessons Learned”
Additional Voice:
Video Game Announcer: GRAY G. HADDOCK
3x5: “Never Miss a Beat”
New character:
Ciel Soleil, voiced by RWBY Behind co-host Yssa Badiola.
Team FNKI of Atlas Academy also shows themselves for the first time:
Flynt Coal, based on an Achievement Hunter inside joke and voiced by Flynt Flossy.
Neon Katt, based on the Nyan Cat and voiced by Meg Turney, presenter of several episodes of The Know and wife of Gavin Free.
3x6: “Fall”
Additional Voice:
Atlas Soldier: JOSH FLANAGAN (director of Ten Little Roosters, Eleven Little Roosters, and Day 5)
3x7: “Beginning of the End”
Blake’s partner from the “Black” Trailer is back. Adam Taurus, voiced by Mega64 member Garrett Hunter.
Additional Voices:
Salesman: CÉSAR ALTAGRACIA (environment artist)
Woman: KATE WARNER
Man / Haven Tourist: ROBERT REYNOLDS (lighting artist and compositor)
Large Man: ALEX LEONARD (Machinimator)
Inn Keeper: JOE MACDONALD
Amber: LAURA BAILEY
Paramedic: JON RISINGER
Atlas Security Guard: JOHNATHAN FLOYD (animator)
News Reporter: TYLER COE (host of Sportsball)
3x9: “PvP”
Well, here we go. The death of the characters’ innocence.
Also, there’s an error in Cinder’s speech. She calls Mercury’s “injury” a dismemberment because, in an earlier draft of “Fall”, the “injury” Mercury’s leg was going to sustain from Yang’s “scandal” was coming off before it was changed to simply breaking.
Additional Voices:
Broadcast Op: COLE GALLIAN (former RTX guardian)
Warning Announcer: KATE WARNER
Blue Four: TRAVIS WILLINGHAM
Blue Three: ANDREA CAPROTTI (3D animator and illustrator)
3x11: “Heroes and Monsters”
You have been called forth to the summit of Mount RWBY Community to join with us in the fraternal bonds of trauma… if you are able to get through the Volume 3 finale!
Ironwood is based on the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. Yes, everyone in Ozpin’s inner circle is based on a character from The Wizard of Oz.
And now that we know that Adam and Blake were a thing, I can now say that Adam is based on both the Beast and Gaston to Blake’s Beauty and the Beast.
3x12: “End of the Beginning”
Well, you’ve passed the initiation.
Finally, our main antagonist reveals herself. The mysterious narrator from Episode 1, Salem, based on the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz and voiced by Jen Taylor.
Credits:
Directed by Kerry Shawcross
Co-directed by Gray G. Haddock & Miles Luna
Story by Miles Luna, Monty Oum, & Kerry Shawcross
Written by Miles Luna & Kerry Shawcross
Executive producers - Burnie Burns & Matt Hullum
Supervising producer - Gray G. Haddock
Producer - Koen Wooten
Volume Soundtrack:
“When It Falls” (Opening)
“It’s My Turn” (RWBY vs. ABRN)
“Not Fall in Love with You” (SSSN wins)
“I’m the One” (Emerald and Mercury vs. CFVY)
“Mirror, Mirror Part II” (Winter leaves)
“Neon” (RWBY vs. FNKI)
“I May Fall” (Velvet vs. the Paladins)
“Divide” (Credits)
“Cold” (Credits)
Recorded and performed by Jeff Williams
Additional music by Alex Abraham, Mason Lieberman, and Steve Goldshein
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
4x1: “The Next Step”
Right off the bat to start Volume 4, we meet three new villains at Salem’s meeting:
Dr. Arthur Watts, based on Dr. John Watson from Sherlock Holmes and voiced by Christopher Sabat.
Tyrian Callows, voiced by Jessie James Grelle.
Hazel Rainart, voiced by William Orendorff, who also plays several Grimm creatures.
Additional Voices:
Mayor: MIKE McFARLAND
Blacksmith: CHRISTOPHER GUERRERO
4x2: “Remembrance”
Along with tearjerking reminders of what we lost last volume, we also meet the members of the Schnee household.
Jacques Schnee, based on Jack Frost and voiced by Jason Douglas.
Whitley Schnee, based on Kai from The Snow Queen and voiced by Howard Wang.
And best butler Klein Sieben, based on the Seven Dwarves to Weiss’ Snow White (Doc is his default personality, he also demonstrates Grumpy, Sneezy, and Happy) and voiced by J. Michael Tatum.
Additional Voice:
Dying Huntsman: ALEJANDRO SAAB
4x3: “Of Runaways and Stowaways”
After ignoring him in the Volume 3 finale, I now decide to introduce you to Ruby and Yang’s father, Taiyang Xiao Long, voiced by Burnie Burns, Rooster Teeth’s co-founder.
Additional Voices:
Captain: BRUCE CAREY
Reporter 2: AMBER LEE CONNORS
Reporter 3: JASON DOUGLAS
Crew Member 1: YUNHAO ZHANG (storyboard and layout artist)
First Mate (unofficially named Matte Skye): DERREK ZIEGLER
Crew Member 2: CHRIS KOKKINOS (supervising sound editor / head of audio post-production)
4x4: “Family”
“Family” is where we meet Yang’s mother and savior from Neo in Volume 2, Raven Branwen, voiced by Anna Hullum, the wife of Rooster Teeth’s co-founder Matt Hullum.
Additional Voices:
Oscar’s Aunt: MARISSA LENTI
Higanbana Waitress: KIM NEWMAN
4x5: “Menagerie”
In “Menagerie”, it’s Blake’s parents we meet.
Ghira Belladonna, based on Bagheera from The Jungle Book and voiced by Kent Williams.
Kali Belladonna, possibly based on Raksha from The Jungle Book and voiced by Tara Platt.
Also introduced in this episode are Corsac and Fennec Albain, both possibly based on Tabaqi from The Jungle Book and voiced by Derek Mears and Mike McFarland respectively.
4x6: “Tipping Point”
Just like her introduction trailer, Weiss’ singing vocals are provided by Casey Lee Williams, the series’ lead vocalist.
With his scorpion tail revealed, now I can say that Tyrian is based on The Scorpion and the Frog.
Additional Voices:
Businessman: SCOTT FRERICHS (aka KaiserNeko of Team Four Star)
Businesswoman: AMBER LEE CONNORS
Henry Marigold (or “knockoff Neptune”, possibly based on Prince Charming): ALEJANDRO SAAB
Angry Businessman: NICK LANDIS (aka Lanipator of Team Four Star)
Waiter: KYLER SMITH (animation script supervisor)
Trophy Wife: FELECIA ANGELLE
Husband: CHRIS KOKKINOS
4x7: “Punished”
After two previous appearances with not much to get in terms of focus, we finally meet Oscar Pine, based on Tippertarius from The Wizard of Oz and voiced by Aaron Dismuke.
4x9: “Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back”
New character:
Chameleon Faunus Ilia Amitola, voiced by Cherami Leigh.
4x10: “Kuroyuri”
New characters:
Ren’s parents, Li and An Ren, voiced by Kaiji Tang and Dawn M. Bennett respectively.
Additional Voices:
Young Ren: APPHIA YU
Blacksmith: CONNOR PICKENS (lead editor)
Tall Boy: SCOTT FRERICHS
Short Boy: AMBER LEE CONNORS
Medium Boy: MARISSA LENTI
Young Nora: KRISTEN McGUIRE
4x12: “No Safe Haven”
Additional Voices:
Mistral Pilot: STAN LEWIS (editor)
Atlas Pilot (unofficially named Fenix Atar): RICHARD NORMAN (editor)
“The Path to Isolation - Mirror, Mirror Part 0.5” (Weiss’ short)
“Smile” (Blake’s short)
“Ignite” (Yang’s short)
“The Triumph” (Opening)
“All Things Must Die” (Cinder vs. Raven)
“All That Matters” (RWBY reunites)
“This Time - From Shadows Part II” (Credits)
Score by Alex Abraham and Jeff Williams
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
Adam Character Short
Additional Voices:
White Fang Goon 1: ERIC TELLO (lighting artist)
White Fang Goon 2: CONNOR PICKENS
White Fang Goon 3: CHRISTINE STUCKART
White Fang Goon 4: CÉSAR ALTAGRACIA
Bigot 1: RICHARD NORMAN (I think?)
Bigot 2: ARIEL LaCROIX
6x1: “Argus Limited”
Additional Voices:
Dee (based on Tweedledee): ALEX MAI
Dudley (based on Tweedledum): CHRISTOPHER GUERRERO
6x2: “Uncovered”
New characters:
Maria Calavera, voiced by Melissa Sternenberg.
Next is Lil’ Miss Malachite, based on Little Miss Muffet and voiced by Luci Christian.
And finally, the character who probably made CRWBY thankful that they were no longer airing on YouTube. Jinn, the Spirit of Knowledge, based on the Genie in the Lamp and voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard.
Additional Voices:
Mistral Woman: LAUREN APTEKAR (editor)
Newscaster: ETHAN MARLER (layout and storyboard artist)
Body Guard: JENN K. TIDWELL
6x3: “The Lost Fable”
New characters:
Ozma, based on Princess Ozma from The Land of Oz and voiced by Aaron Dismuke (first and last incarnations) and Shannon McCormick (second incarnation).
The Brother Gods, based on the Brothers Grimm:
The God of Light, voiced by Chase McCaskill.
The God of Darkness, voiced by Bruce DuBose.
Additional Voices:
Frightened Man: RICHARD NORMAN
Eldest Daughter: JENN K. TIDWELL
Youngest Daughter: LAUREN APTEKAR
6x4: “So That’s How It Is”
The group has to stop at Brunswick Farms, named after a German city related to The Wild Huntsman.
6x6: “Alone in the Woods”
Bartleby is based on Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Mellville.
6x7: “The Grimm Reaper”
With Maria’s backstory revealed, I can now say that she’s based on the Grim Reaper.
New characters:
Tock, based on the Tick-Tock Crocodile and voiced by Ruth Urquhart.
First RWBY LGBT married couple Saphron Arc and Terra Cotta, both possibly based on the ancient Greek poetess Sappho of Lesbos and voiced by Lindsay Sheppard and Jamie Battle respectively.
Their son, Adrian Cotta-Arc, voiced by Lucella Wren Clary, daughter of Joe Clary, the lead producer.
The heroes arrive at Argus, the name of several figures in Greek mythology.
6x8: “Dead End”
New character:
Caroline Cordovin, based on the Old Lady in the Shoe and voiced by Mela Lee.
Additional Voice:
Nubuck Guards (named after leather used for shoes, adding to Cordovin’s allusion): KYLE PHILLIPS
6x9: “Lost”
Additional Voice:
Red Haired Woman: JEN BROWN
6x10: “Stealing From the Elderly”
If I had a nickel for every time Mela Lee played a militant peon who stands at a short height, kisses up to a handsome deep-voiced man in a higher position of power, and pilots a big robot in a fantasy story that subverts tropes associated with this type of story, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right?
Additional Voice:
Terminal Soldier: CONNOR PICKENS
6x12: “Seeing Red”
Additional Voice:
Atlas Soldier: JEB AGUILAR-KENDRICK (script and talent supervisor)
6x13: “Our Way”
“Our Way” thankfully marks the last episode where Qrow is voiced by Vic Mignogna before he was fired following allegations of creepy behavior with his fans.
Additional Voices:
Argus Air Control: DANZER KOEHLER (desktop technician)
Manta Two-Two: NOËL WIGGINS (writer, cinematographer, director, and editor for ScrewAttack)
Manta Three-Four: DALTON ALLEN (editor)
Manta Two-One: MELANIE STERN (assistant lead animator)
Manta Two-Four: JOE CLARY
Atlas Air Traffic Female: ALENA LECORCHICK
Credits:
Directed by Kerry Shawcross
Co-directed by Connor Pickens
Story by Miles Luna, Monty Oum, & Kerry Shawcross
Written by Miles Luna & Kerry Shawcross
Executive producers - Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, & Kerry Shawcross
Volume Soundtrack:
“Lionize” (Adam’s short)
“Rising” (Opening)
“Miracle” (Train battle)
“One Thing” (Cinder vs. Neo)
“Forever Fall” (Pyrrha’s memorial)
“Big Metal Shoe” (Ruby’s group vs. Cordovin)
“Indomitable” (Ruby freezes the Leviathan)
“Nevermore”, feat. Adrienne Cowan (Credits)
Score by Alex Abraham and Jeff Williams
Additional score by Ben Zecker
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
7x1: “The Greatest Kingdom”
Due to Vic Mignogna’s firing, Qrow has a new voice actor from this point forward, Jason Liebrecht.
We only got a cameo of Penny’s father in Volume 3 right after her death, but now we actually meet him. Dr. Pietro Polendina, based on Gepetto to Penny’s Pinocchio and voiced by Dave Fennoy.
Additional Voices:
Drunk Mann: JOEL MANN (animation director)
Drinking Buddy: DUSTIN MATTHEWS
7x2: “A New Approach”
Additional Voices:
Forest: ERIC BAUDOUR (content manager)
Pilots: BILLY B. BURSON III & TODD WOMACK (president of his own film studio, TwoFilms)
7x3: “Ace-Operatives”
After neglecting to talk about them for two episodes in a row, now it’s time to introduce you to the Ace-Ops, named after the Aesop’s Fables:
Clover Ebi, based on A Fisherman’s Good Luck and voiced by Christopher Wehkamp.
Harriet Bree, based on The Tortoise and the Hare and voiced by Anairis Quiñones.
Marrow Amin, based on The Dog and Its Reflection and voiced by Mick Lauer.
Elm Ederne and Vine Zeki, both based on The Elm and the Vine and voiced by Dawn M. Bennett and Todd Womack respectively.
7x5: “Sparks”
As said by Miles Luna at an RTX panel, “Real. Thirsty. Moms.”
The remaining members of Team FNKI, Kobalt and Ivori, continue the idea of the team being based on internet memes, both being based on “The Dress”, either blue and black or gold and white, depending on who you ask.
Robyn Hill and her Happy Huntresses, based on Robin Hood and his Merry Men, were mentioned by Forest earlier in the volume, and two of them made a brief appearance spying on Amity Colosseum last time, but now is where we meet Robyn Hill herself, voiced by Cristina Vee.
7x6: “A Night Off”
The rest of the Happy Huntresses are:
May Marigold, based on Maid Marian and voiced by Kdin Jenzen.
Joanna Greenleaf, based on Little John and voiced by Marissa Lenti.
Fiona Thyme, based on Friar Tuck and voiced by Michele Everheart, a graphic designer.
Additional Voices:
Newscaster: SCOTT MORGAN (animation associate producer)
Mantle Citizen: KIRK JOHNSON
7x7: “Worst Case Scenario”
Additional Voices:
Mantle Patrol: QUENTIN HOLTZ (FX artist)
News Broadcaster: KYLE TAYLOR
AK-200 Driver: ED WHETSTONE (lighting artist)
Atlas Soldiers: J.D. ARREDONDO (software engineer) & KIRK JOHNSON
Patrol: CONNOR PICKENS
7x8: “Cordially Invited”
After a few offscreen mentions, we finally meet Weiss’ mom, Willow Schnee, based on the Princess from The Six Swans and voiced by Caitlin Glass.
Additional Voices:
Waiters: KIRK JOHNSON & CHRISTINE STUCKART
Female Dinner Guest: LAUREN APTEKAR
Councilman Sleet: CHAD JAMES (co-host of FUNimation)
Soldier 2 / Mechanical Voice: ANDREA RATSOS (3D animator)
Operator: NICK SCHWARTZ
8x6: “Midnight”
New characters:
Rhodes, likely based on Rhodopis and voiced by Christian Young, a broadcast PA.
The Madame, based on Cinderella’s step-mother and voiced by Linda Leonard.
Cinder’s step-sisters, based on Cinderella’s step-sisters and voiced by AmaLee.
The Glass Unicorn is based on a symbol from The Glass Menagerie.
8x7: “War”
Additional Voices:
Commanders: BILLY B. BURSON III, KDIN JENZEN, & ZACK WATKINS (animator for Death Battle)
Child: ALEXIA CRUZ (daughter of art producer Matthew Cruz, speaking of which…)
Father: MATTHEW CRUZ
8x8: “Dark”
Additional Voices:
Computer Terminal: ALANAH PEARCE (co-star of Funhaus)
Atlesian Soldier: NOËL WIGGINS
8x9: “Witch”
Additional Voices:
Atlas Soldiers: DALTON ALLEN, NICK CRAMER (host of Inside Gaming), & ALENA LECORCHICK
8x10: “Ultimatum”
Additional Voices:
Atlas Commander: KATE DAIGLER (graphic designer)
Atlas Officer: BILLY B. BURSON III
CCT Voice: JACKIE IZAWA (RWBY Rewind co-host)
8x12: “Creation”
Well, here’s another Relic spirit who would have invoked demonetization on YouTube. Ambrosius, the Spirit of Creation, based on the Blue Fairy and voiced by Valentine Stokes.
8x13: “Worthy”
The alternate dimension, called the Evacuation Central Location, is based on the Yellow Brick Road from The Wizard of Oz.
“Worthy” also marks the last episode where May is voiced by Kdin Jenzen before she cut ties with Rooster Teeth in 2022 due to… unfortunate working conditions that led her to refuse to associate herself with the company ever again as a result. This almost happened with Jessie James Grelle (Tyrian). She heard of the hard time Rooster Teeth was giving Jenzen (alongside tons of other controversies about the company that were starting to pile up around that time) and announced that she refused to work for a company that thinks belittling queer people is funny. Now that RWBY is owned by VIZ Media, this is no longer the case, and Grelle is looking forward to returning.
Additional Voice:
Civilian: CHRIS DEMARAIS (co-host of Social Disorder)
8x14: “The Final Word”
Credits:
Supervising director - Kerry Shawcross
Episode directors - Paula Decanini, Dustin Matthews, & Connor Pickens
Story by Monty Oum, Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna, Eddy Rivas, & Kiersi Burkhart
Written by Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna, Eddy Rivas, & Kiersi Burkhart
Executive producers - Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, & Kerry Shawcross
Volume Soundtrack:
“For Every Life” (Opening)
“The Sky is Falling” (Chasing the Hound)
“The Truth” (Young Cinder working)
“Awake” (Cinder vs. Rhodes)
“Treasure” (RWBY reunites)
“Be Strong and Hit Stuff” (Ruby’s group vs. Ironwood)
“Friend” (Credits)
Orchestral score by Alex Abraham
Additional music by Jeff Williams, Martin Gonzalez, Martin de Lima, Peter Jones, & Matthew Wang
Vocals by Casey Lee Williams
“Awake” is the first song to be featured in RWBY that was not written and composed with the show in mind. It was written and performed by Ok Goodnight, Jeff Williams’ other band.
9x1: “A Place of Particular Concern”
For this first episode, there isn’t much to say other than that Little is voiced by Luci Christian and the Jabberwalker is voiced by Richard Norman.
Additional Voices:
The Bird: RICHARD NORMAN
Mouse: BRENDAN BLABER
Mouse Leader: JAMIE BATTLE
9x2: “Altercation at the Auspicious Auction”
The entire Ever After is based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, meaning Alyx is based on the titular character of the story, Little is based on the Dormouse, the Jabberwalker is based on the Jabberwocky, the bird taunting Ruby was based on the Dodo, and the mouse leader was based on, well, the Mouse.
New character:
The Jinxy Peddler, voiced by Brendan Blaber, aka JelloApocalypse.
Additional Voices:
Townsperson: JAMIE BATTLE
Toy Soldiers (based on the Card Guards): NICK CRAMER, BILLY B. BURSON III, & KDIN JENZEN
9x3: “Rude, Red, and Royal”
Poor Team RWBY thought they were seeing the Red King, but have to contend with the Red Prince, either way based on the Queen of Hearts and voiced by Michael Malconian.
But the main event is the debut of the Curious Cat, based on the Cheshire Cat and voiced by Robbie Daymond.
Additional Voices:
Toy Guard / White Pawn 2: BRENDAN BLABER
Toy Soldier 1: CODY HAWKINS
Toy Soldier 2 / White Pawn 1: MICHAEL MALCONIAN
White Pawn 3: JAMIE BATTLE
9x4: “A Cat Most Curious”
New character:
The Herbalist, based on the Smoking Caterpillar and voiced by Christopher Guerrero.
9x5: “The Parfait Predicament”
New characters:
The Rusted Knight, based on the White Knight.
Juniper, based on the White Rabbit.
Additional Voices:
Hawker: CÉSAR ALTAGRACIA
Teapot Lady: KDIN JENZEN (her last RWBY role before she cut ties with Rooster Teeth in 2022)
9x6: “Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds”
New character:
Lewis, based on Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
9x7: “The Perils of Paper Houses”
Additional Voices:
Blue Paper Pleaser: CONNOR PICKENS
Yellow Paper Pleaser: DALTON ALLEN
Green Paper Pleaser: DUSTIN MATTHEWS
Red Paper Pleaser: PAULA DECANINI (animator)
Purple Paper Pleaser: YSSA BADIOLA
9x8: “Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble”
Due to Gray G. Haddock’s firing in 2019 following complaints from his former gen:LOCK employees regarding negative working conditions, Torchwick got a new voice actor, Billy Kametz… who then passed away of stage four Colon Cancer in 2022 and didn’t get to finish, so Christopher Wehkamp filled in for him.
9x9: “A Tale Involving a Tree”
After ignoring her back at the market, now I can introduce you to the Blacksmith, voiced by Kimlinh Tran.
Additional Voice:
Genial Gem: PAULA DECANINI
9x10: “Of Solitude and Self”
We finally see Summer Rose in the flesh, voiced by Morgan Lauré.
Story by Monty Oum, Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna, Eddy Rivas, & Kiersi Burkhart
Writing supervisor - Eddy Rivas
Written by Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna, Eddy Rivas, & Kiersi Burkhart
Executive producers - Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, & Kerry Shawcross
Volume Soundtrack:
“Inside” (Opening)
“Checkmate” (RWBY vs. the Red Prince)
“Chatterbox” (RWBY vs. the Jabberwalkers)
“Worthy - Bmblb Part II” (Blake and Yang kiss)
“Trapdoor” (RWBY and Jaune vs. the Jabberwalkers)
“Quiet” (The Genial Gems)
“Guide My Way - Red Like Roses Part III” (Ruby returns)
“The Edge” (Credits)
Orchestral score by Martin Gonzalez, Martin de Lima, Peter Jones, & Matthew Wang
Vocals and additional music by Casey Lee Williams
Between Volumes 8 and 9, Jeff Williams retired as the series composer. Because of this, his aforementioned daughter took over as the series music director and composer.
Welcome to the hiatus. Here are a few other pieces of RWBY media we recommend:
“World of Remnant” - documenting various areas, beings, and objects on Remnant.
“Chibi” - a comedy spinoff focused on lighthearted comedy rather than plot and drama.
“The Grimm Campaign” - Laura Yates, Chad James, Chris Kokkinos, and Kerry Shawcross play a RWBY-themed Dungeons & Dragons game.
“Fairy Tales” - an animated series featuring the stories included in the book RWBY: Fairy Tales of Remnant.
“Ice Queendom” - an anime series co-created by Studio SHAFT.
“After the Fall” and “Before the Dawn” - a pair of novels set in Vacuo starring Team CFVY following the Fall of Beacon.
“Roman Holiday” - a prequel novel starring Neo going over her backstory, and explaining the pictures in “Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble”.
“Grimm Eclipse” - a video game set between Volumes 2 and 3.
“Arrowfell” - a video game set during Volume 7.
“Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen” - a pair of movies crossing over with DC featuring, well, the Justice League.
“Volume 9 Bonus Ending Animatic” - the unfinished epilogue episode for Volume 9.
“Volume 9: Beyond” - a storybook-style anthology miniseries focusing on stories happening in Remnant during and after Volume 9.
1x5: “Sissy Fight”
Additional Voice:
Silhouette Person: JAMES BRYCE
2x14: “Cannonball!”
Additional Voices:
Mike: WILLIAM BALL
Marty: JOE NICOLOSI (writer and director)
Floyd: KERRY SHAWCROSS
3x1: “Road Trip”
Additional Voice:
Newscaster: GREG SLAGEL (animation producer)
3x10: “Prank War”
Additional Voice:
Distressed Citizen: VITO FERBER (3D animator)
3x16: “RWBY Dreams”
Additional Voice:
Fish: GRAY G. HADDOCK
New characters:
Arrastra Skye: LAURA YATES (post production supervisor)
Asher Mora: CHAD JAMES
Fenix Nemean (based on the Nemean lion from Greek mythology): CHRIS KOKKINOS
Pyke Rite: KERRY SHAWCROSS
New characters:
The Grimm Child:
Oak: JENN K. TIDWELL
Poppy: KDIN JENZEN
Larimar: CHRIS DEMARAIS
The Hunter’s Children:
Big Sister: TRACIE FRANK
The Hunter: GARY SCALES
Big Brother: GABE KUNDA
Little Sister: BINDY CODA
Little Brother: MATT SINCLAIR
Villager: JEB AGUILAR-KENDRICK
The Shallow Sea:
The God of Animals: CODY HAWKINS
Woman: BRIANA LOERA
Panther: GEORGE PANGA (marketing specialist)
Voices: KDIN JENZEN, JOSHUA KAZEMI (writer and director), GEORGE PANGA, & CLARA SPANN
Faunus: KDIN JENZEN
Human Voices: CHRIS DEMARAIS & DEVIN FINN (producer)
The Indecisive King:
Citizen 1: JEB AGUILAR-KENDRICK
Citizen 2 / Mysterious Man: KDIN JENZEN
King: ANDRÉ OULLETTE (live action VFX and motion graphics designer)
Steward: NOËL WIGGINS
Widow: HANNAH McCARTHY (producer and supervisor)
Young Woman: JENN K. TIDWELL
Citizen 3: FIONA NOVA (member of Achievement Hunter)
The Girl in the Tower:
Lord: JEB AGUILAR-KENDRICK
Nanny: RACHEL DODA (story and layout artist)
The Warrior in the Woods:
Warrior: HANNAH McCARTHY
Boy / Young Man: LIAM SWAN (writer and director for Death Battle)
Due to Kathleen Zuelch’s firing in 2017 after going on a drunk tirade insulting her coworkers, Glynda has a new voice actor, Tiana Camacho.
Additional Voices:
Goons: JASON DOUGLAS & J. MICHAEL TATUM
Policeman: MILES LUNA
“This is Beacon”
New character:
Shion Zaiden: KDIN JENZEN
Additional Voices:
Students: ELIZABETH MAXWELL & HOWARD WANG
“A Nightmare Comes”
Due to Ryan Haywood’s firing in 2020 after being revealed to have been manipulating several young female fans since early 2017, Port has a new voice actor, Anthony Sardinha aka Antfish of Team Four Star.
Additional Voices:
Shield / Sword / Armor: MILES LUNA
Sailor: NOËL WIGGINS
“Ice Queendom”
Additional Voices:
Robot Soldiers: JEB AGUILAR-KENDRICK
“Dreams Come Rued”
New character:
Little Weiss’: ELIZABETH MAXWELL
“Light in Shadows”
New character:
Nicholas Schnee: JOHN SWASEY
New character:
Dr. Merlot: DAVE FENNOY
Chapter 1
New characters:
Cerise Claire: NATALIE VAN SISTINE
Russet Ka: JIM FORONDA
Zure Ayu: KRISTI ROTHROCK
Roane Ashwood: LAURA STAHL
Ruda Tilleroot: JUDY ALICE LEE
Ivy Thickety: AMALEE
Bram Thornmane: YONG YEA
Bianca Prisma: ALEXIS TIPTON
Olive Harper: SKYE LAFONTAINE
Chapter 2
New character:
Amoncio Glass: LUCAS SCHUNEMAN
Chapter 3
New characters:
Mikado Lem: MOLLY ZHANG
Moss Berbere: IAN RUSSELL
Hanlon Fifestone: MAJOR ATTAWAY
Chapter 5
New characters:
Cye Ayu: ANJALI KUNAPANENI
Claret Berbere: XANTHE HUYNH
New characters:
Superman: CHANDLER RIGGS
Rolf / The Flash: DAVID ERRIGO JR.
Wonder Woman: NATALIE ALYN LIND
Batman: NAT WOLFF
Green Lantern: JEANNIE TIRADO
Vixen: OZIOMA AKAGHA
Cyborg / Kilg%re: TRU VALENTINO
Cast:
Black Canary: JAMIE CHUNG
Wonder Woman: LAURA BAILEY
The Flash: DAVID DASTMALCHIAN
Superman / Weather Wizard: TRAVIS WILLINGHAM
Batman / Mirror Master: TROY BAKER
Killer Croc: MAXWELL FRIEDMAN
Ozioma Akagha, Tru Valentino, and Jeannie Tirado reprise their roles.
