Relic of Destruction
Spirit of Destruction: Do you understand the weight of this weapon. To carry Destruction is a heavy responsibility...do try to use it wisely...for there is always a cost.

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Relic of Destruction
Spirit of Destruction: Do you understand the weight of this weapon. To carry Destruction is a heavy responsibility...do try to use it wisely...for there is always a cost.
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Wanted to practice drawing the others, but also wanted to dress them up lol
Well Rin just straight up stole from Ishtar...and thats so damn funny
Me:
How are you doing buddy?
Also excuse me if I ask you this, but when you began to hc Jaune as Jeanne?
Doing okay. Work and life got me a bit off the keyboard for the last months. But as soon as I can, I'll retake the asks.
On Jaune and Jeanne.
I think it all started with "I don't want to be the damsel in distress! I want to be the hero!". I know that, in the context of the scene and arc, it was more about Jaune feeling inadequate as a Huntsman and left behind by his friends.
But it's not too hard to relate that framing to a gendered one. At the ver least using a gendered role like "damsel in distress" in dichotomy to being a hero. Specially when at the end of that same arc, we have Jaune himself admitting his macho know-nothing-know-it-all act from the first two volumes was an act he thought he needed to hold. So, it's not that much of a step ahead to see Jaune's relationship with gender as something filtered through roles and expectations.
Which is an overarching theme in Jaune's development through the series. Both roles and expectations haunt Jaune through the narrative, but also identity. Specially by Vol 9, when he's given the role of "the hero", and it tragically makes everything worse for Jaune.
Because Jaune tries too hard. That's kind of the core of the character.
A lot of what Jaune is and does early on is performing what he thinks a hero is supposed to be. What a Huntsman is supposed to be. What a man is supposed to be. The confidence, the bravado, trying to carry everything alone, trying to embody this image of the ideal hero.
And the narrative keeps punishing him for it. Not because Jaune is weak, but because the role itself does not fit 'him'.
Meanwhile, Jaune's genuinely heroic moments almost always happen when that performance drops. Specially saving Weiss at Haven. That it happens right after the attempt to be the hero by trying to kill Cinder to avenge Pyrrha adds up to that.
Which is about where the transfem reading clicked for me so hard.
Because suddenly Jeanne's arc stopped being about an insecure boy failing to become the ideal hero, and started being about someone exhausting herself trying to perform an assigned identity that never really fit.
And once I started looking at the character through that lens, more things started to make sense.
Jeanne constantly treats her existence as something she has to earn. She needs to prove herself useful, dependable, strong, heroic enough to justify existing in the spaces she occupies. And when she fails at that, her immediate instinct is to double down. Try harder. Carry more. Sacrifice more of herself.
"They're the ones that matter".
Trying to perform the identity and role she was assigned is inherently self-destructive. Which was already on display on Vol 1 when rejecting Pyrrha's help, was taken the to the extreme in Vol 4 with her suicidal charge against Cinder, and lingered by Vol 9 through the Rusted Knight.
The tragedy of the Rusted Knight is that Jeanne got exactly what she thought she was supposed to be, and there's barely a person left underneath the armor anymore.
Which is why I don't really read Jeanne as a character whose narrative is about becoming stronger, or manlier, or more traditionally heroic over time.
Instead, I read it as someone slowly learning that fulfilling a role will never make her happy. That performing usefulness is not the same thing as having an identity. That she cannot build a self out of expectations.
And that's where the gender aspect really settles in for me.
Because Jeanne wanting to be recognized as a woman does not contradict her discomfort with gendered expectations. If anything, it reinforces the point. Her entire narrative is about struggling under roles she thinks she has to embody in order to deserve love, respect or acknowledgement.
So, I want to make a point abundantly clear; the idea of Jeanne transitioning isn't about replacing the character of Jaune Arc with Jeanne Arc, but just reading the former as the later.
I'm not saying Jaune is (or has to be) queer. Just pointing some adjacency going on. It's perfectly okay to be a het-cis dude, and I actually like how Jaune's first arc was "stop being a toxic macho and accept help from others".
But because it's a positive gender arc, it doesn't call for much tweaking to make it about gender too. Jaune as a trans man still learning to define what his chosen gender is for himself, or as a trans woman understanding what she still has to de-learn from her raising as AMAB, or enby Jaune just shedding off gender expectations altogether.
In the end, Jeanne as a reading isn't about "fixing" the character, or pretending it secretly explains every single thing in canon, but because there are themes of identity, roles and expectations with Jaune that I could see being built from.
The fear of failing at the role you've been given, and the slow realization that maybe the role itself was the problem. Jeanne, to me, is simply taking those ideas to their natural conclusion; someone who spent years trying to become the person she thought she was supposed to be, only to finally ask herself who she actually wants to be instead.
But as you said in the ask, it's mainly a headcanon. A reading I have.
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P.D.: Also, making trans headcanons is a thing I like to do. Shinji Ikari, Tim Drake, Izuku Midoriya…
I think it's also one of the reasons why I try to focus more on the aura side of things. Been too focused on the physical side of things and haven't really focused on the mental and spiritual side of things.
Plus, I think it's one of the reasons why I slowly stopped seeing a paladin, and it turned into more a cleric. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it had said their connection to aura was fragile.
Hell could probably say the armor was a cage now broken. Will the held back energy be locked up again...or will it now be allowed to adapt to flow what's needed at the moment from a blade to cleave the darkness, to shield to protect others or a light to heal and soothe.
I had an idea of them weilding aura more but couldn't figure out which to slowly start it out...then my mind went to cleric and then to Kuwabara.
"Ugh! I never understood White Knight fans. Jaune was so annoying back in V1; he should have taken the hint and left her alone. Literally not good enough for her."
"Ohmigosh, I love shipping Weiss and (insert non-Jaune character) because she secretly has a sweet side and has always been nothing but kind to everyone from the start~!"
V1 Weiss: Literally the most manipulative and unbearable she's ever been, has a lot of growing up to do, nothing but salt and mean words.
Yeah yeah she was very salty at the start....or is it icey....hmm either one works
Ren: Are you worried at all about Jaune?
Nora: Psh~! Naaah~! Jaune's a master of dodging at this point~!
Oscar: A master of dodging...? (Thinking)
Jaune: (Reality)
Jaune: Oh son of a WOAH
A parent would always recognize their child
That little bumblebee on the poster has to be him.. Let me cope
He was feeling left out
Shadow Heritage Post
Summing up Jaune's Crossover Ships PART 7
Today was a shitty day soo i wanna do something funny to feel better.
1-Golden Cavalry
''Imagine a fusion of norarc and dragonslayer but WAY MORE CHAOTIC, Also gold ship is know to have more than 517 kids soo yeah she is what mama arc dream came true..''
2-My Favorite Guinea Pig.
''Imagine this with me: someone motivated to become the greatest runner or create the best runner in the world. Now, in the world of RWBY, that would be the best hunter. NOW THINK: "Jaune Arc, known for being a living aura tank." Just one thing crosses Agnes's mind: "Stonks!"
3- Straw Doll Knight
I can see both of them being the old story of best friends who, as the year goes by, start to like each other (and I can see her having a slight rivalry with Pyrrha over who will confess to Jaune first).
4- Ankh Ark
...i just say one thing, ITS @evenmorefatallyobsessed FAULT! Also this is white knight but with weiss as a cat.
5- Sols Knight
I think it's a cute ship between the two, and I even imagine this ship as a fusion of White Knight and Arkos, with him teaching Blaze how to have fun.
Hmm...no
The one Uma that will try to beat Mama Arc's record if given enough motivation
NOOO NOT THE GOO GOO BABYS CREEK!! RUN JAUNE RUN!!
She met Adrian hes not escaping her grasp. Even if he turned his aura blue to speed himself up like a Yakuza character
Summing up Jaune's Crossover Ships PART 7
Today was a shitty day soo i wanna do something funny to feel better.
1-Golden Cavalry
''Imagine a fusion of norarc and dragonslayer but WAY MORE CHAOTIC, Also gold ship is know to have more than 517 kids soo yeah she is what mama arc dream came true..''
2-My Favorite Guinea Pig.
''Imagine this with me: someone motivated to become the greatest runner or create the best runner in the world. Now, in the world of RWBY, that would be the best hunter. NOW THINK: "Jaune Arc, known for being a living aura tank." Just one thing crosses Agnes's mind: "Stonks!"
3- Straw Doll Knight
I can see both of them being the old story of best friends who, as the year goes by, start to like each other (and I can see her having a slight rivalry with Pyrrha over who will confess to Jaune first).
4- Ankh Ark
...i just say one thing, ITS @evenmorefatallyobsessed FAULT! Also this is white knight but with weiss as a cat.
5- Sols Knight
I think it's a cute ship between the two, and I even imagine this ship as a fusion of White Knight and Arkos, with him teaching Blaze how to have fun.
Hmm...no
The one Uma that will try to beat Mama Arc's record if given enough motivation
Weiss: Just so you know, I'm never going to wear that golden sling bikini for you.
Jaune: That's fine, because I'm never going to stop shaving my beard away for you.
Weiss:
The beard progression
Stage 1
Stage 2
Weiss:
Jaune is just holding the holding razor ready to shave while she watches
Big bro and lil bro
The Twink Femboy Young brother becomes Goth Daddy The friendly mad dog big brother becomes Big Cat Furry
The change is crazy
Fate parameters are wack sometimes cause what do you mean that John Lackland, one of the worst king in England's history with ZERO known battle feats is Strength A while one of the most famous warrior from Greek mythology is B+ 😭😭😭
Oh you haven't seen his 3rd Ascension yet
Summing up Jaune's Crossover Ships PART 6
''Lets do it one more time!''
1- Knight Of Hammers
''What happens when you have two people in love who can't confess their feelings to the people they love? Make them date each other. Also Norarc 2''
2- Rat King
''In short, it's JaneSeth, but you replace Seth with Jaune (And if you want to be funy, you can make KnightFall, but instead of Jaune, put Seth).''
3- ''Challenge of a Prime''
''JAUNE HOW THE HELL DID YOU LOSE YOUR HAND?!'' ''WEISS! SHE'S A GIANT, SEXY ROBOT! I HAVE TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR MY DREAM!''
4- ''Courage or Stupidity''
''AGAIN?!'' ''SHE IS A CRAZY GOTH MOMMY OK? I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF!''
5- Feline Cavalry
''actually im a boy'' Felix this boy follow the Tai Xiao Long way'' If there's a hole, there's a way''
6/7- Hero Out Of Time
He can fix them and also i see weiss or ren saying this
9/10- A paladin's dream and nightmare
Imagine a Ruby with the same hunger as nora and Yang with her libido turned on to maximum. Someone give this boy some water
Ok lets fo down this list.
1. Understandable
2. You're giving this woman 2 teasing targets neither are safe from her
3 & 4: Yeah that arm is gone
5. Its Stolfo but with healing magic we can accept this
6 & 7: damn krillin is dying of thirst or Krillin has 2 great in laws
9 & 10: Let's brief handle all that is panty as for Stocking...yeah I can see it. Wonder about the demon sisters though
All and all
You want the demon sisters? Bro let bro breath a little
They arent even the worse ones in thinking...the worse one would have almost every Jeanne Archetype come to a smackdown
Well uhh i did make jaune x all jeanne versions of fate
Not the worse one im thinking but you are in the right series
Thx mate, If you want add your ships choices
Since brought my mind back in fate might as well give a few examples
1. Mordred
Definitely a odd relationship, mostly her dragging Jaune around, but feels almost really familiar immediately like a squire following his assigned knight.
2. Gareth
This relationship would almost be teeth rotting sweet with how much a sunshine gareth is.
3. Lilith
This one is weird, to say the least, as due to her name and appearance, you would think they wouldn't get along. Surprisingly, it would be rather decent as despite her hedonistic attitude, she's actually very observing and might be curious about him. Side note at ascension 3, she has Lilim summoned around her which if summoned as Jaune's servant (probably some twist luck) would be made from his energy technically making them his kids.
4. Prelati
Never....EVER let her find out about him. This is just a terrible idea. Art, making Francesca look like a normal house wife will not help
5,6,7,8:
Won't lie part of me thinks I kinda broke him with this one...at least he would mainly worry about 2, that being the wanderer and mad scientist
Honestly, these were all i could think of...and couldn't even think of a ship name
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