Ruby Rose

**Ruby Rose** is the main protagonist of *RWBY*. She is a Huntress, having been trained at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. Ruby's weapon of choice is her High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe known as Crescent Rose, which she designed herself.

Role in the series

## Personality

Ever since she was little, Ruby has had a romanticized view of the Huntsman profession. She is quick to reveal she wanted to become a Huntress in order to be like the great heroes in fairy tales, and she has described being one as far more "romantic" than being a police officer. Her mentality is described as "I don't have time for my emotions. I've gotta make sure that everybody else is okay." Lindsay Jones claims Ruby's mentality is "selfless, but that means she's not dealing with her own issues. Compartmentalizing and internalizing her grief is what might eventually destroy her." She has also shown a distinct lack of ability to pick up social cues due to being a very open and honest person. This results in her inability to pick up Weiss' sarcasm in the "The Shining Beacon" and her struggling to act formally in "It's Brawl in the Family".

Ruby is a self-proclaimed dork when it comes to weapons; she is quite intelligent, having designed and built Crescent Rose during her time at Signal, although she admits to going "a little overboard" with its design. She feels that seeing new weapons "is like meeting new people, but better." Oum has said she relies on Crescent Rose quite often in battle, which implies that her weapon is the source of her confidence in battle.

Ruby has a strong sense of moral justice, a trait she obtained from stories about heroes and monsters that her sister used to read for her, as well as the way her parents raised her. These stories are what gave her the ideals that she wished to live by and uphold throughout her life, and are the reason for her love for books. Because she is shown to be childish even when in class, she tends to study by herself to cover the necessary knowledge.

Ruby is shown to be naïve, as although she doesn't like to be the center of attention, becoming a Huntress would effectively put her in the spotlight. In addition to her dislike of attention, Ruby prefers to either be alone or with Yang. However, she has become comfortable around Team RWBY and Team JNPR. She does not lack social skills but has problems when meeting new people. This is mostly because of her childish nature and lack of social grace, as she can be bad-mannered (only out of ignorance) and sometimes speaks without thinking. However, because of her enthusiastic personality, she can become very good friends with people who share her enthusiasm.

Despite this, Ruby's leadership skills make her a worthy teammate. While she may occasionally act without thinking, sometimes she seems to understand the situation better than most. She can then use this ability to quickly formulate plans. This was seen during Team RWBY's battle with the Nevermore, in which her teammates' positions allowed her to come up with a successful plan. Ozpin most likely assigned Ruby as team leader to ensure that she grows as an individual. This proves to be the case as she becomes a resourceful and dependable leader who studies so hard and so late, she falls asleep in the middle of the task, all to impress her teammate Weiss. She was also able to pass her beliefs as leader to Jaune Arc, thus helping him find a new sense of responsibility for the safety and well-being of his own team.

Ruby is also shown to care for all her teammates equally, despite their background. This is seen in how she expresses sympathy for Weiss' bad childhood after she explains her family's history with the White Fang, before showing the same concern moments later for Blake Belladonna when she runs away, having let slip her prior involvement with the group, and by extension indirectly revealing that she was a Faunus. Ruby's concern is further expressed in her desperate search for her teammate. This sense of care is later shown not to be limited to her teammates. She also shows some worry for Penny, telling the latter to stay out of the fight between Roman Torchwick, Blake Belladonna, and Sun Wukong.

Although Ruby has no trouble interacting with her friends, she does have trouble actually making them, and once admits that seeing new weapons "is like meeting new people, but better". This could have been a result of her having been accepted two years earlier to Beacon Academy, which forces her to leave her friends at Signal behind, as well as interact with people that are both older and more experienced than she is. Regardless, both she and Jaune Arc toast to being socially awkward during the Beacon Dance.

In the second chapter of the manga, it is revealed that Ruby originally had enochlophobia, a fear of large crowds, as shown when she freezes up during a sparring match against Cardin Winchester. However, she manages to work through that fear with some encouragement from her teammates long enough to win the spar, and by the Vytal Festival, she has overcome them entirely.

Despite her social awkwardness, Ruby is far from shy: she is enthusiastic and often eager to speak her mind. She is capable of being assertive, when necessary, as she has verbally stood her ground against many people who have tried to dissuade or humiliate her, including Weiss Schnee before they became friends, Roman Torchwick, Neopolitan, Caroline Cordovin and James Ironwood. Despite her usual kindness, Ruby can also be stern with her friends and close ones when she feels it necessary, such as arguing with Qrow in Argus or with Yang in Mantle.

Ruby also has a sweet tooth, preferring five sugars in her coffee and scarfing down a large plate of cookies in "Ruby Rose". She is even seen with a plate of cookies in "Jaunedice", while her friends are eating more nutritious meals. This is shown again in "Alone Together", where Ruby rejoices and accepts coffee after learning Weiss put "blasphemous amounts of cream and sugar" in it.

In combat or dangerous situations, she is shown to be quite impulsive and battle eager, such as when she attacks a Death Stalker upon seeing it before learning of its high resistance to bullets and blades. This trait contrasts with her adaptability, for she is quite capable of forming attack plans with others in order to take down stronger foes, such as the Nevermore in "Players and Pieces" and Roman in the Atlesian Paladin-290 in "Painting the Town...". After her discussion with Ozpin in "The Badge and The Burden, Pt.2", Ruby begins to take her role as leader of Team RWBY seriously.

Ruby has been shown to be ruthless at times when it comes to protecting her loved ones, such as when she nonchalantly cuts off Tyrian Callows' stinger in "Punished" after he manages to injure and poison Qrow Branwen. When Neopolitan knocks Yang over the edge of the Central Location in "Worthy", Ruby attempts to cut Neo in half using the same motion she frequently employs on Grimm. This behavior is most likely a side effect of the trauma she experienced during the Fall of Beacon.

In "Lost", Ruby further develops as a leader whenever she and her friends find themselves in trouble. This is evident when she directs the group when they are attacked on the Argus Limited and when she stands up to Qrow after he turns down Jaune's proposed idea of stealing a military airship to get to Atlas. In this, Ruby is a great source of inspiration and admiration for her team. In "Dark", Blake recounts that Ruby's determination and optimism are something that has always inspired her, and she continues to look up to her despite being older. In "Risk", Yang points out that, while Ruby's optimism and determination had occasionally been blind, it was also necessary in many situations, to provide the team with hope when they took risks. In "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", Weiss mentions that Ruby has always been the one to get them through the hard times.

Ruby has a tendency on not backing down from a fight no matter the odds, which while admirable, can also be detrimental. In "Punished", she refuses to listen to Qrow to stay out of his fight with Tyrian as she would only get in the way, which leads to him having to protect her and leaving him open to be poisoned by Tyrian. This flaw is highlighted in her stance against Ironwood. In "Gravity", when Ironwood declares his intent to use the Relic of Creation to raise Atlas due to Salem personally coming, Ruby refuses the plan, as doing so would leave Mantle in danger. Although she and her group prevent Ironwood from carrying out the plan, this later caused both cities to be attacked when Salem landed Monstra on the island in "Midnight".

Ruby prefers to be open and not keep secrets from her teammates and friends. Despite this, she feels it to be necessary on some occasions. In "A New Approach", she lied to Ironwood and keeps Ozpin's disappearance, how many questions left in the Relic of Knowledge, and Salem's immortality a secret from him, though she obviously felt uncomfortable in doing so. She later expresses doubt about this decision, as she feels it makes her the same as Ozpin. Eventually, after Ironwood agrees to tell the populace about the Amity project, Ruby has Oscar reveal the truth to him in hopes they can finally trust one another. However, when Ironwood decides to abandon Mantle due to Salem's impending arrival, Ruby realizes he can't be trusted to make the right choices anymore and begins steeling herself to stand by her friends instead.

As team leader, Ruby constantly retains a brave, determined and positive outlook. However, when depressed or under intense pressure, she requires the same emotional support she often provides to her friends. In Atlas, having to make difficult choices gradually begins weighing more heavily on Ruby, especially when her plans fail, or her team becomes divided. Throughout Volume 8, as her plan to call for help with Amity doesn't bear fruit, Ruby starts to express uncertainty about their next course of action. She ends up breaking down due to the worsening situation, both her and Yang's plans not working, and realizing what Salem may have possibly done to her mother after seeing the core of The Hound. With Yang's reassurance, Ruby temporarily recovers and comes up with a new plan of action. However, her resolve wavers significantly after falling into the Ever After and learning about Penny’s death.

In the Ever After, Ruby temporarily became less cheerful and grew more depressed, blaming herself for everything that went wrong in Atlas. She wasn't able to call herself a Huntress and had a hard time even picking up Crescent Rose. While she still cared for her friends and tries to find a way out of the Ever After, every little event weighed on her much more heavily than normal. In this state, she feels especially burdened by her position as a leader, to the point where, despite normally being open, she doesn't feel like she can talk about her current feelings of depression.

In "The Perils of Paper Houses", when she is expected to lend support to her team and Jaune despite being visibly troubled during and after the fight with the Jabberwalkers, she snaps at her friends for seemingly only being concerned with their personal relationships and finding a way out, while taking her support for granted. When Blake and later Little tries to comfort her, Ruby aggressively shuts them both down and enters solitude, worsening her depression. In "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", Ruby's mental state worsens as she is tortured by Neo's clones of her deceased friends and former allies blaming her for her past failures. This, followed by Little’s death right in front of her, causes her to momentarily lose the will to live as herself and drank the tea tainted with the Great Tree's leaf to disappear out of existence.

As she arrives at the Blacksmith's dimension, Ruby is able to think more clearly: she wishes to return to Remnant and be a hero, but feels her burdens are too heavy for her to bear anymore and briefly considers starting over with Ascension to become someone better. However, after finding out that her own mother, whom she greatly idolized, wasn't perfect either and remembering her words that she loves her just the way she is from her childhood, Ruby accepts her actions and makes the decision to Ascend as herself. After emerging from her chrysalis, she regains her confidence and will to fight, as shown in her altercation with the Curious Cat afterwards. She also regains her cheerful demeanor upon seeing Little's ascended form named Somewhat, and happily sheds tears when they call her "Huntress".

## Relationships

### Team RWBY

#### Weiss Schnee

Weiss is Ruby's partner and a member of Team RWBY. Their first acquaintance was on bad terms, with Ruby knocking over Weiss' luggage, leading her to berate Ruby about the importance of the contents of the luggage, further accusing her of being "brain dead" due to her nervous expression after the mention of Dust. Ruby was seriously upset by Weiss' aggressive behavior and by the fact she has made what she has termed "a negative friend".

Later, in the Emerald Forest, Ruby kept acting recklessly to prove herself to Weiss. Weiss has since stated that Ruby's hyperactivity and lack of forethought is a big cause of tension between them, while Ruby was irritated by Weiss's bossy and arrogant demeanor. During the day, the two have learned to work together and the tension between them has started to lessen when they both became parts of Team RWBY. By "Players and Pieces", both are able to open to one another slightly but have not become friends yet. Although Ruby appears to try befriending her, Weiss is still annoyed by Ruby's childish antics, as seen in Peter Port's class lesson about the Grimm.

But after Ruby talks with Ozpin and Weiss talks with Port, the two seem to be on better terms with each other. Despite their earlier argument, Ruby acts affably to Weiss when she wakes her up, and Weiss says she believes Ruby can be a great leader, promising to be the best teammate. Although they have reconciled, Weiss is still stern with Ruby when she makes mistakes, such as calling her a "dunce" after she misunderstands Pyrrha Nikos' Semblance of "polarity" as being the power to "control poles", when it actually means controlling magnetism.

By "The Stray", Ruby and Weiss have developed some rapport, and they are seen acting far more friendly to each other. However, after Blake's accidental revelation of being a Faunus and former member of the White Fang, Ruby stills seems to be distressed by Weiss' attitude, as much of which also causes her pain, in sense of being a leader and keeping her friends together.

As of "Welcome to Beacon", the two seem to have developed a better and closer relationship, which was seen when after the two lost against Yang, each on different turns, the two hug and "cry" together. Ruby also laughs at Weiss' small joke following their battle against Roman in his Atlesian Paladin.

In "Round One", after Weiss saves Ruby from being attacked during the match, she calls Weiss her "BFF". While Weiss refutes this label, Ruby nonetheless holds it to be true.

In "End of the Beginning" Weiss follows Ruby to find Jaune and Pyrrha showing total faith in her. Upon hearing, from Yang, that Weiss was taken away by her father, Ruby is visibly saddened.

After several months have passed, in "The Next Step", when Nora Valkyrie mentions the Schnee Dust Company, she feels a bit saddened, hinting that she still thinks about Weiss.

In "Known by its Song", Ruby unexpectedly reunites with Weiss in Mistral, and they tearfully share a reunion hug together with Yang. In "Alone Together", the two of them share a great concern for Yang when she angrily states that she does not care for Blake anymore. In "Vault of the Spring Maiden" Ruby rushes to Weiss' side after seeing her injured and is relieved when she sees that her life is no longer in danger, thanks to Jaune's intervention. In "Haven's Fate" the two are fighting together against Hazel, Emerald and Mercury, before being joined by Blake.

In "Argus Limited", Ruby assures Weiss that she and their friends will not leave her side as the ex-heiress is not thrilled to be returning to Atlas. In "The Coming Storm" and "Alone in the Woods", Ruby is shocked when Weiss asks her what point is there to bring the Relic of Knowledge to Atlas after the revelation that Salem is immortal. In "Dead End", Ruby assures Weiss that their group will not leave her and that they will all get to Atlas somehow after they were turned down by Cordovin.

In "The Lady in the Shoe", Ruby coordinates with Weiss to get close to the Colossus to try and find a weakness. She is later happy when her partner saves her after being thrown off of the mech. In "Our Way", Ruby has Weiss summon her Lancer to ride on to get close to the Leviathan.

In "Pomp and Circumstance", Ruby, along with Blake and Yang stay by Weiss' side to stand up to her father, Jacques.

In “The Parfait Predicament”, Ruby comforts Weiss while she gently pulls her away from the destruction of the Garden Arce, due to it reminding her of seeing many places she went to be destroyed.

In “The Perils of Paper Houses”, Ruby’s friendship with Weiss becomes damaged when Ruby’s pent up frustrations cause her to angrily lash out at Weiss for prioritizing their need to get home and help Jaune with his mental problems rather than notice her own, and for always looking to her for guidance when she felt she had none to give as if they were expecting her to say something positive. Her comment about needing to find “someone who doesn’t screw everything up” refers back to Weiss’s early criticism about her leadership at the beginning of their time at Beacon, hinting she feels pressured to live up to Weiss’ expectations. This culminates with Ruby storming off and leaving her and the rest of the team alone.

By the time of "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" when Weiss and the others look for Ruby, Weiss points out to Yang her sister couldn’t discuss her problems due to them inadvertently burdening Ruby with too much expectation. Unfortunately, when they arrived to see Ruby go through Ascension, Ruby doesn't react due to either believing that they were just more of Neo's illusions or due to being to far into despair to care while they enter shock after seeing her commit suicide.

In “A Tale Involving a Tree”, Weiss chooses to respect Ruby’s choice to possibly change with Ascension and urged the others to accept it. She also fiercely fought to defend her cocoon holding her body from being attacked and possessed by the Curious Cat.

In “Of Solitude and Self”, she is ecstatic when Ruby returns from Ascension as herself. After defeating the Curious Cat, she denied its accusations of Ruby being weak and confidently stated her approval of her.

#### Blake Belladonna

Blake Belladonna is a member of Team RWBY. The two have developed a strong bond, though their relationship was colder to start off with.

In "The Shining Beacon", despite helping out Ruby, Blake shows indifference to her as evidenced when Ruby tries to make conversation with her, but Blake is already walking away. That night, Blake is seen reading a book by candlelight, as Ruby is lying down talking with her sister. After Ruby pinpoints Blake, Yang pulls Ruby over to Blake to try and get them to speak to each other. Initially, this fails as Blake says she wanted to be alone to read her book, but the two find common ground over their shared love of books.

When Ruby is looking for Yang to partner with her during the initiation, she muses to herself about how Blake would be a good alternative, but that she might find it hard to socialize with Blake. Later, when observing a recent crime scene, Ruby was quick to agree with and defend Blake's statement on how it did not make sense that the White Fang would rob a Dust store, saying that it could have been Roman Torchwick, a criminal she encountered a few months ago.

After Blake outed herself as being a Faunus, Ruby tried to help her but was unable when she quickly ran out of the room, showing that Ruby cares for all her teammates. According to Ruby, she and Blake are already friends, as both already get along, although she is still quiet. Ruby also notes on how Blake's cat ears are cute. Ruby’s acceptance of Blake for who she is led to the two becoming close friends.

The two are usually on good and friendly terms, as Ruby herself was willing to help Blake in fighting their enemies. Both also seem to fight perfectly well together, as seen when fighting off against Roman, using their speed to their advantage when he piloted the Atlesian Paladin-290. After the Battle of Beacon, Ruby is saddened by the fact that Blake ran away after the battle. Although Ruby believes that Blake might have had a good reason for running away, contrary to what Yang believes. In "Alone Together", Ruby wishes that Blake was in Mistral with the rest of Team RWBY. In "Downfall", Ruby is surprised when she sees Blake again. But as they are in the midst of battle, she allows her teammate to head back out and fight. In "Haven's Fate", Ruby is surprised when Blake rejoins her and Weiss and asks if they are alright. After the battle, Ruby asks Blake what she is doing at Haven and later welcomes her back into the team, showing she had no resentment for the latter leaving before.

Ruby is a constant source of battle and emotional support to Blake throughout the series. In "Alone in the Woods", upon seeing Blake about to be killed by an Apathy, Ruby unintentionally unleashes the power of her silver eyes, giving the Faunus time to get away from the Grimm. In "Our Way", Ruby is not mad and does not blame Blake after she failed to disable Argus' relay tower, she instead expresses relief that she is alright. Ruby then hugs Blake to comfort her. She later comes to Blake's rescue when the latter is nearly overwhelmed against a Cenitaur.

Blake for her part, views Ruby as “the embodiment of purity” and has never doubted her leadership. She follows most of Ruby’s orders without question, such as her decision to withhold information from Ironwood due to his paranoia. She also sided with Ruby against Yang in “Divide” as she acknowledges Ruby tends to see the bigger picture in situations over her partner. In "Dark", Ruby is surprised and touched to hear of Blake's admiration of her, and thanks the Faunus for her support which helps snap Ruby out of her depression.

Blake can enjoy poking fun at Ruby at times, In "Strings", she teased her about Penny Polendina figuring out her Semblance before she herself did, though Ruby got annoyed and retorted that the robot knew that her teammate was a Faunus before she did.

In “Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds", she was surprised to see Blake kissing Yang after they got out of Punderstorm. After they arrived at Jaune’s village, she wasn’t happy nor upset that Blake started a relationship with her half-sister; she reacted blankly and emotionless, due to her depression having already taken a severe toll on her mental health.

In “The Perils of Paper Houses”, Ruby’s friendship with Blake becomes damaged when Ruby’s pent up frustrations causes her to angrily lash out at Blake for constantly trying to stay positive in light of their situation and help Jaune with his problems rather than notice her own, even going so far as to tell her to “shut up” when she tries to perk everyone up again. When Ruby tearfully petal bursts away from the team, Blake reacts with shock and sadness rather than anger.

Unfortunately, in "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", Blake and the others arrived too late to save Ruby from Neo’s torture and see her go through Ascension. Ruby doesn't react to their presence see as she drinks the tea, due to either believing that they were just more of Neo's illusions or due to being to far into despair to care while they enter shock after seeing her commit suicide.

In “A Tale Involving a Tree”, Blake chose to respect Ruby’s decision to Ascend and possibly change and urged Yang to do the same, even though it visibly saddened her to do so. She then valiantly fought the Curious Cat to protect Ruby’s body from being possessed.

In “Of Solitude and Self” she shares a loving embrace with Ruby and the rest of the team when she returns from Ascension as herself.

#### Yang Xiao Long

Yang Xiao Long is Ruby's older half-sister. When they were young, Yang used to read Ruby storybooks filled with the deeds of great heroes, which inspired Ruby to become a Huntress. In the past, Ruby complemented Yang's hair when she was brushing it and compared it to a burning dragon. In addition, Ruby cites Yang's entry to Beacon as one of her sources of inspiration for joining the school herself.

They both attended Beacon Academy at the same time, during which Yang has shown high levels of affection for Ruby, much to her embarrassment. Despite this, from the moment they arrived at Beacon, Yang has tried to pressure Ruby into finding friends as well as a team that did not include her, in order to help Ruby be less socially awkward.

In "End of the Beginning", Ruby and Yang's relationship becomes strained after the events of the Battle of Beacon, mostly due to Yang's crushed emotional state.

In "No Safe Haven", it is revealed that Ruby has been writing letters to Yang over the course of her trip to Haven, not knowing if they have reached her sister or not. She writes another letter, expressing her apologies to Yang for leaving home like she did, her loneliness without her sister and their friends, and her desires to reassemble Team RWBY.

In "Known by its Song", Ruby is unexpectedly reunited with Yang in Mistral. Upon seeing her sister, she grows frightened and assumes her sister will yell at her for leaving home and fearfully tries to apologize. However, her apology is cut short when Yang hugs her and begins a heartfelt reunion by finally responding to her “I love you” after months, bringing Ruby to tears. In "Rest and Resolutions", Ruby admires Yang's new arm and cheers for her during her arm wrestle with Nora.

Ruby can be easily disheartened when Yang is angry or depressed around her, showing somewhat of an emotional dependency of her sister. After Yang lost her arm and rejected Ruby, she is visibly saddened by how crestfallen Yang has become, though she respects her sister's wishes to be left alone. She was shocked and fearful when reuniting with Yang, due to believing her sister would be mad she left Patch. Ruby temporarily gets on Yang’s bad side when mentioning her hopes for the whole team RWBY to reunite, due to the latter’s bitterness towards Blake, but their bond is repaired after Weiss pep talks Yang. When she gets into an argument with her in “Divide” she is later left visibly depressed.

In "Vault of the Spring Maiden" Ruby saves Yang from Emerald and Mercury and prepares to fight alongside her sister. In "Downfall", she directs Yang to head for the vault and stop Raven and Cinder from taking the Relic of Knowledge. In "Haven's Fate", after Yang reemerges with the Relic in hand, Ruby is relieved with her safety and success.

Despite their close bond, Ruby does try to reign in her sister at times due to the latters reckless and temperamental ways. In "Argus Limited", Ruby stops Yang from arguing with Ozpin as they have a more pressing matter of getting the passengers away from the Grimm. In "Alone in the Woods", Ruby angrily yells at her sister, who suggests that they leave the Relic of Knowledge in the well of Brunswick Farms so that Salem will have a hard time finding it, refusing to leave such an important artifact behind. She refused her sisters plan in “Divide” due to believing it was more important to warn all of Remnant of Salem’s return and attack on Atlas than help evacuate civilians.

In "Divide", Ruby and Yang got in argument about whether to evacuate Mantle citizens or finish Amity Tower. This is the result of them splitting up into two teams. Following the events of Volume 7, Yang hardens herself in order to prepare for the overwhelming situation that they were in. She was hurt by what had happened to Mantle and wanted to do whatever she could to help people, hinting at her reason for criticizing her younger sister.

In "Fault", despite their argument, Ruby still cares for Yang deeply, she tries to contact Yang if she and the others are alright in Mantle, but she wasn't able to get a signal. In "Ultimatum" Ruby is relieved to see Yang safe during Blake's call, and later tearfully embraces her sister as they reunite at the Schnee manor, showing that they have mended their relationship. In "Risk", Ruby rejects Yang's gesture of comfort when contemplating Ironwood's ultimatum. She later tells her sister her conclusion of their mother's fate and admits that her plan for Amity failed. Ruby is then brought to tears when Yang hugs her and proclaims that Summer is her hero.

In "Worthy" Ruby witnesses Yang taking a blow from Neopolitan that was meant for her, causing her to fall into the abyss. Ruby reacts with shock and horror as her sister disappears into the void. This leads her to attempting to murder Neo in retaliation, only to fail before she could deliver the killing blow, due to Cinder’s surprise attack.

Though they share a happy reunion on the Ever After, Yang fails to notice the intense trauma Ruby is going through. She becomes more focused on getting home to Remnant and her romantic feelings for Blake. In “Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds”, Ruby was surprised to see Blake and Yang kiss after she, Weiss, Jaune and Juniper got out of the storm. After they made it back to Jaune’s village, Ruby wasn’t happy or upset that Yang has started a romantic relationship with Blake; she just didn’t react at all, just stared emotionless due to her depression having already taken a severe toll on her mental health.

In “The Perils of Paper Houses”, Ruby’s bond with Yang becomes damaged once again when Ruby’s pent up frustrations causes her to angrily lash out at Yang for seemingly prioritizing sorting out her own feelings for Blake than notice how angry and traumatized her own sister was and sarcastically told her how happy she was she and Blake were together now to hurt her, which in turn, annoys Yang that Ruby would talk to her like that. Yang was left dejected and frustrated Ruby would say those things and run off, and deflected any responsibility for her role in her sisters poor mental health, despite Weiss pointing out they all took Ruby for granted and pushed her into they state.

In “Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", when Yang and the others arrived to see Ruby injured, Ruby doesn't react due to either believing that they were just more of Neo's illusions or due to being to far into despair to care while they enter shock after seeing her commit suicide to ascend with Yang becoming near-catatonic as a result.

In “A Tale Involving a Tree”, Yang tries to stop Ruby’s Ascension and expresses horror and sadness at the prospect of her sister losing her identity. However, Blake convinced her to accept it was Ruby’s right to decide whether or not she changes.

While fighting to defend Ruby’s body, Yang was taunted by the Curious Cat with the reality Ruby may ascend with zombie-like clones of her. Yang reacted with shock and anger as she was deeply offended by this.

In “Of Solitude and Self”, she confidently denies any accusations from the Curious Cat that Ruby is weak. She then shares a tearful embrace with Ruby, happy to have her sister back as herself.