RWBY V3 C12

## Plot

Cinder and Ozpin fight. It's amazing. We don't see what happens afterwards though, but apparently Cinder won. The good news is, Port and Oobleck survived, and are evacuating people. During a live stream, Roman was confirmed dead, unfortunately. Ruby meets up with Weiss, Sun, Nora, Ren, Blake, Yang, and Zwei. Yang is still unconscious, and she and Blake are bandaged up. Blake feels horrible about what happened, and apologizes to her. Ren and Nora are worried about Jaune and Pyrrha, but are too injured to look for them. Ruby and Weiss head back to find them. Jaune and Pyrrha are just outside the school. Cinder heads to the top of the tower. Pyrrha goes after her, but not before *kissing Jaune* and sending him to safety. Arkos! Jaune calls Weiss and tells her and Ruby to save Pyrrha. He's incredibly upset and throws away his Scroll in frustration. Pyrrha and Cinder fight in Ozpin's office. Pyrrha goes all out with her Semblance, and Cinder uses the Fall Maiden's powers. It's an insanely impressive battle. Cinder breaks Pyrrha's sword though. Weiss uses her glyphs so Ruby can climb to the top of the tower, where the Grimm dragon also is. In the end though, Pyrrha's Aura is depleted, and she's shot in the heel with an arrow. She asks Cinder if she believes in destiny. Cinder says yes. Ruby gets to the top… just in time to see Cinder fire an arrow into Pyrrha's heart and brutally murder her. Oh. My. God. No… She can't be dead. Ruby's eyes turn white as she screams Pyrrha's name. The tower, and subsequently the screen, is engulfed in white light. The Grimm dragon lets out a final roar, and Cinder has just enough time to scream "What!?" before everything turns white. We hear the voices of Qrow and Taiyang, voiced by Burnie Burns. They have no contact with the outside world because the CCT is gone. Ozpin is missing. Things are really bad. Ruby wakes up in her old bedroom in Patch, with her father by her bedside. He tells her that Vale is safe, but the school is still crawling with Grimm. She apparently "did a number" on the dragon. It's still alive, but frozen on the tower. It keeps attracting Grimm to the school. Yang is okay, but she needs time to come to terms with her disability. Qrow comes in and asks to speak to Ruby alone. He also says that she did something. He asks her what she remembers last. She remembers Pyrrha's death, and then everything turned white, and her head hurt. He also asks her what Ozpin first said to her the night they first met. It was that she had silver eyes, which is an extremely rare trait. Ruby is special, like her mom, who also had silver eyes. Qrow once heard a story about it long ago from Ozpin. It was said that people with silver eyes were destined to become warriors, and could kill a Grimm just by looking at it. Qrow says that all the missions he went on were for Ozpin, but now he's missing. It looks like Qrow will have to pick up where he left off. Ruby wants to help, but she's in no condition to go anywhere. Qrow does tell her that their enemy's trail leads to Haven though, in Mistral. Ruby visits Yang. I love Lindsey and Barbara's voice acting in this episode. It's so heartbreaking! They're so good! Weiss and Blake are gone. Weiss's father came and made Weiss go back to Atlas, because he thinks it'll be safer there. And Blake ran after they got to Vale. Yang is extremely upset about this, but claims that she doesn't care. The poor girl seems to be suffering from depression, or apathy. She asks Ruby to leave her alone, and wants no part in going to Mistral. She repeats Qrow's quote about bad things just happening, but forgets about the moving on part, which is what they all need to do now. Time passes, and fall turns to winter. Ruby leaves for Mistral, but she's not going alone. Jaune, Ren, and Nora are going with her. They leave, and visit Summer's grave on the way. Ruby left a note for Taiyang, explaining where she went. As we see the aftermath of what happened and the effect it had on the characters, the narrator from the first episode and the first World of Remnant videos finally returns, replying to Ozpin's comment to her in the first episode about victory lying in the simple things that she's forgotten, in a smaller, more honest soul like Ruby's. "A smaller, more honest soul. It's true that a simple spark can ignite hope, breathe fire into the hearts of the weary. The ability to derive strength from hope is undoubtedly mankind's greatest attribute. Which is why I will focus all of my power to snuff it out. How does it feel? Knowing that all of your time and effort has been for nothing? That your guardians have failed you? That everything you've built will be torn down before your very eyes? Your faith in mankind was not misplaced. When banded together, unified by a common enemy, they are a noticeable threat. But divide them, place doubt into their minds, and any semblance of power they once had will wash away. Of course, they won't realize it at first. Like you, they'll cling to their fleeting hope. Their aspirations. But this is merely the first move. So you send your guardians. Your Huntsmen and Huntresses. And when they fail and you turn to your smaller soul, know that you send her to the same pitiful demise. This is the beginning of the end, Ozpin. And I can't wait to watch you burn." In case you didn't notice during that monologue, she's evil. We finally see the narrator, and learn her name. She's basically a creepy monster, and her name is Salem. I think she's the person Cinder was referring to. Meaning that **she's the ultimate villain of the show.**The one time narrator. So this was planned from the beginning. Oh. My. God. What? What is happening? The credits roll to the new songs, Divide and Cold. **Divide:** *Does it feel good? Knowing you tried Knowing that all that remains Is the slow, cold, cruel death Of the fools that will all die in vain How does it feel? Knowing your efforts will fail All that you've will be torn down The hope of your people assailed Send your guardians, they will fail Legends and heroes will crumble and fall You will not prevail When allied together A threat men display Divide them with doubt It will all wash away One spark can incite their hope And ignite the hearts of their weary souls I will extinguish their flame Form your armies Dream your dreams Make your plans and plot your schemes Send your fighters one and all Then in battle watch them fall It was you who ended their lives Made them to dig their own graves With your dark, sick, cruel design Convinced them their world could be saved Have you no shame? Signing them up for your war Train them to fight what they can't beat Your sins are what they'll pay for Sacrifice them for your needs Slaughter is coming The end drawing near You'll regret your deeds Legends and fairy tales scattered in time Maidens and kingdoms wrapped up in a lie These children you mislead You'll watch them all bleed Strength will not bring victory Divide them Tear them apart Sever their trust it will strangle their hearts Inside them Plant seeds of doubt Hope will be smothered They'll turn on each other Hatred will sprout Suspicion and doubt Friendships denied While allegiances die The taste will be sweet When you get what you've earned As I watch you burn* **Cold:** *I never felt That it was wise To wish too much To dream too big Would only lead To being crushed Then I met you You weren't afraid Of anything You taught me how To leave the ground To use my wings I never thought a hero Would ever come my way But more than that I never thought you'd be taken away Now it's cold without you here It's like winter lasts all year But your star's still in the sky So I won't say goodbye I don't have to say goodbye* There's a stinger as usual, but at least this one doesn't raise any burning questions. Qrow is watching the group as they head to Haven. He has Ozpin's cane. Apparently, his Semblance is shapeshifting, as he jumps off a cliff and transforms into a bird, and follows the group. And volume 3 is dedicated to Monty, the man who made this all possible. 1981-2015. We love you Monty.

## Review

So. Many. Cliffhangers. And they won't be resolved for a whole year! Why Rooster Teeth?!? I don't want to believe that Pyrrha's dead. If she really is, then I'm hoping that there's a way to bring her back. And Penny, too. This volume ended on such a sad note. Humanity doesn't know who to trust, Blake has run away again, Yang is depressed, and Weiss is back in Atlas. Team RWBY has officially broken up. Once again, I came *really* close to crying. Either I'm dehydrated, or my body has gotten used to the pain. There are so many unanswered questions. Although I do think Ozpin is alive, based on Salem's monologue and the first episode. Ruby's power sounds awesome! I want to see it in action! We don't know where Adam went, especially since it looked like he was going to keep following Blake in the last episode. We also don't know what happened to Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, Neo, or Ironwood. We finally see Weiss's father, and he certainly *looks* like a pompous douchebag. Cinder **needs** to die. And that Salem chick too. What's her deal, exactly? She looks like a Grimm and a human had a baby. Ew, gross! Joking aside, I'm just glad it's not Raven. I saw some theories about that. It was great seeing the look on Cinder's face when she encountered Ruby and her power. Absolutely priceless. She certainly deserved it. I better get ready for volume 4. On February 13, 2016, at 11:21 pm EST, I completed the V3 finale review for RWBY. Talk about bittersweet.