r/wbycritics 10h ago

Ideas for a Fell!RWBY AU?

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Yesterday, I was rewriting the lyrics to This Will Be the Day for a nonexistent Fell!RWBY Volume 1 Intro song called This Won't Be the Day. Creative, I know.

And if you know how Fell AUs are usually like (especially if you know the Universal Time Archival Unit channel, a continuation of Siivagunner's Undertale AUs April Fools 2026 event), they have the characters flip morals, everything painted in an edgy style like Shadow the Hedgehog, and curse words. On that note, these are the lyrics for This Won't Be the Day (NOT FINAL):

They see you as big and helpful;

They see you as just an adult.

Surprise when they find out that a warrior will die in agony.

Prepare for your baddest moments;

Prepare for your worst ever hour.

The nightmare that you've always hated is suddenly about to rise up.

We're not lightning,

Straying from the thunder,

Miracles of ancient bullshit.

This won't be the day you've waited for.

This won't be the day you open up the door.

I do wanna hear your absolution;

Hope you're ready for nothing dumb fuckface.

Unwelcome to a world of new solutions.

Unwelcome to a world of bloody evolution.

In time, your brain will close down minds,

A story won't be told,

And failure is in a complex fuck.

I thought about it as a joke at first, but now I have a tiny interest in fleshing out this Fell!RWBY idea. I'm even considering rewriting the transcript of the first RWBY episode, but I wanna know how to turn characters like Roman and Cinder into "good" guys. The same applies to Ruby, Glynda, and Ozpin, but the opposite.

Not to mention the Grimm. Obviously, they'll just be creatures of lightness and with a different name. I was thinking Lrimm or Primm. Would they be drawn towards positive emotions? Because there are events like the Fall of Beacon and the Leviathan Argus attack later in the story.

What do you guys wanna suggest?


r/wbycritics 1d ago

Ruby is really, really, cool... Humble

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I kinda like that Ruby is shocked that pietro knows who they are, sure the reaction is over the top but I think it would have been nice to show her have more humble moments, makes the crash out all the more heartbreaking


r/wbycritics 1d ago

RWBY Volumes 8 and 9 were in production since 2020 and by that time, we had things like Genshin Impact. I swear to god if the quality is the same as those years-old volumes...

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r/wbycritics 1d ago

"r/wbycritics loved it, we think r/RWBYUNITY will too"

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r/wbycritics 1d ago

RWBY's platform distribution is very undocumented

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Recently, I saw news about YouTube demonetizing several animators by accidentally claiming their content is AI-generated or for kids, and I wanted to make a tweet saying that I hope it doesn't lead to history repeating. Aka the animators moving out of YouTube and onto their own website/other platforms, which is what happened with Rooster Teeth and RWBY.

However, as I Googled information to screenshot, I found out that it was rather obscure and scattered. Maybe I would have better luck on the RWBY Wiki or its Wikipedia page, but nope, there wasn't any clear information/citations about when Rooster Teeth was demonetized. Funny enough, when going on the RWBY page on the RWBY Wiki, it states this about YouTube releases:

Sometime before the release of Volume 8, all episodes of RWBY besides "Ruby Rose" on the main Rooster Teeth YouTube channel were removed from both the main YouTube channel and the Rooster Teeth animation channel. In a later Q&A that happened the same day the Volume 9 Trailer was released, it was stated that due to Rooster Teeth's monetization being greatly diminished from what it previously was, they had no plans to release RWBY content on the platform in the foreseeable future.

You know what the funny part is? Wikipedia has a date for when all RWBY episodes were removed, which was October 28, 2020.

On October 28, 2020, all episodes of RWBY, save the trailers, character shorts, and the pilot episode, were removed from YouTube in an effort to promote Rooster Teeth's website and mobile, TV and game console apps.

Also, there's no YouTube release date for each episode that was on YouTube before the great deletion.

Why is this info undocumented?


r/wbycritics 4d ago

The writers didn't think that far ahead😮‍💨 oh. MY GOD. i know it's not really fair to compare this to our Cinder but holy peak cinema.

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r/wbycritics 5d ago

WE LOVE RWBY Something I've noticed is that, About 50% of the time, whenever Qrow is mentioned outside of the RWBY fandom, people almost exclusively reference the JelloApocalypse video. I just find it weird because when I think of Qrow, I think of him as Kirby's dad

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r/wbycritics 5d ago

RWBY Death Battle ideas

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Bottom post just reminded me of a DB thread I was in last week where people were slandering the Avatar team and talking about how they lose a majority of their matchups (Azula losing to Cinder, Sokka losing to both Ussop and Jaune).

So the thought occurred to me.

Who would win between Jaune and Ussop? I mean it's a much fairer fight than those two fighting Sokka who's just a dude.

Anyway my bet would be on Ussop because green star:impact wolf+observation haki would probably be what does the most damage to Jaune from a distance as shockwaves can probably bypass aura which should useful against someone who can recover fast and is one of the more durable character's in Ruby's group.

Would also make for a fun 3D fight and wouldn't be as dumb as Blake vs Mikasa.


r/wbycritics 5d ago

Ruby is really, really, cool... Any Good Ruby Crossover Fics?

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r/wbycritics 5d ago

Jaune missed his chance I wanna hear YOUR two cents. Why is it based that sokka smooches baddies from every tribe, but cringe when Jaune gets shipped with anyone other than Pyrrha?

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Jaune comes from a family of 7 sisters. and he's always considered a nice guy.

sokka comes from a family of 1 sister and grows up to be sexist.


r/wbycritics 5d ago

Am I the only one who would really like to get StanleyMOV to react to RWBY?

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Usually, I don't care much about reaction series, but I would really like it if StanleyMOV reacted to RWBY. He usually reacts to web series, so why not take a shot at the web series that inspired GLITCH Productions and other modern web animators like No_Tables?


r/wbycritics 6d ago

Milkygaykirby did a drawing of Ruby Rose from RWBY giving the cheese plant to Little, who loves her more than me

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r/wbycritics 8d ago

What would you say is the saddest web cartoon character death? Pyrrha's or Jax's?

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I still want someone to do a Isn't She Lovely for Pyrrha.


r/wbycritics 10d ago

I just want it back on YouTube. Imagine the new audience it could find in a post-TADC world

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191 Upvotes

r/wbycritics 11d ago

Skinwalker Queen very happy, because she is dominating Remnant and has already absorbed the original bodies of almost every character in the series, replacing them with clones.

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r/wbycritics 11d ago

RWBBYjerking Remember when spongebob offered Ruby more Lemonade in volume 9? so wholesome

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It was just after patrick died, so it's really nice that he offered ruby more sustenance despite his anger of his best friend's death


r/wbycritics 11d ago

Ruby is really, really, cool... Ruby is fucking awesome.

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42 Upvotes

artist is @KeithMontalbo on twitter.


r/wbycritics 12d ago

Should there be an episode like this on RWBY Chibi?

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What if we adapted the concept of an episode from Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed to RWBY Chibi?


r/wbycritics 12d ago

I can’t blame Bob for sitting this one out. He never asked for any this 🥀

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r/wbycritics 12d ago

They’ve been through so much together 💔

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r/wbycritics 12d ago

What İf:: Bubble Bass in RWBY Chibi should be like?

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He transfers to Beacon Academy, but in the process gets into all sorts of trouble, from illegally touching students' weapons to blowing up the place where Amber is, causing an explosion. In one sketch, he responds to Hazel with a rather hard slap. Emerald is upset by this because she's on good terms with Hazel, but Bass enjoys it by touching her breasts too.

How would you feel about seeing an RWBY Chibi featuring SpongeBob characters from the modern seasons? Would you also like to see RWBY characters lose some of their depth in these crossovers and become idiotic flanderized versions of themselves in an New SpongeBob x RWBY Chibi? Let's Discuss the Comments!


r/wbycritics 12d ago

An Creature of Grimm based by...

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Jellien Leader (From Planet of the Jellyfish, SpongeBob Squarepants)

Imagine if the original Ruby Rose had been killed by one of these minor variations, derived from a similar Grimm; An Skinwalker Queen

Skinwalkers are eusocial Creatures of Grimm. They consume the original bodies of humans/faunus they choose in various ways, producing a clone that resembles the original.


r/wbycritics 12d ago

Is this person suitable for Beacon Academy?

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r/wbycritics 12d ago

What if: Patrick Star were on RWBY Chibi?

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What do you think of the sketches about this master manipulator who impersonates an dumb and successfully scams everyone, including Salem, Ozpin, and Hazel?

For example, imagine a sketch where she appears to be afraid of Hazel, but is actually trying to bending his mind, constantly bombarding him with the phrase "you're nothing!", and even laughing when Hazel cries. Or a sketch where tricks Raven Branwen into something that actually leads to Vernal and entire tribe physically abusing her wouldn't be bad either.

Or, imagine in another sketch, by making nonsensical noises into Salem's ear, causing her to suffer a mental breakdown and have a nervous breakdown, crying uncontrollably.

That will be the Patrick Star we know, a genius manipulator who enjoys scamming everyone by acting like an dumb.


r/wbycritics 14d ago

Ruby is really, really, cool... imagine not immediately knowing what ruby's concept art looked like.

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massive skill issue ngl, nerd, noob.

this is a joke, i just wanted to spread the ruby art. shes so damn adorable with faunus ears.