RWBY V4 C9

## Plot

We *finally* see Yang and her dad again since chapter 4. The two have been sparring for weeks. Yang can still fight well, but Taiyang still has some advice for her. Also, we see Zwei again! Yay! He looks adorable with a dog collar on. Although his model looks odd with actual eyes... and pupils. But he's still adorable! Anyways, Taiyang tells Yang that she relies on her Semblance too much, and she has to learn to keep her emotions in check. They talk about Raven. Taiyang sees a lot of her in Yang, but he's glad that she's not exactly like her, because her faults drove their team apart. They both think that they have to force their way through a problem, but Taiyang advises his daughter to try and find a way around a problem. Meanwhile, Weiss is practicing her summoning in her room. Whitley interrupts her, and she asks him if he hates her and Winter because he's jealous of their abilities. I thought it was just because he's a sexist. Weiss is able to successfully summon a smaller version of the knight from her trailer, and break her bedroom window. Klein comes in, and she asks him for a favor. In Menagerie, Blake and Sun are chasing after the female spy. Her weapon is a weird looking electrical whip, but it's straight in its default form and has a curved hilt. It looks like a swirling yellow unicorn horn if you ask me. They realize that the Scroll she's carrying has something important on it. Blake retrieves it while Sun tackles the spy. She headbutts him, which causes her mask to crack. Sun summons *four* clones to dog pile her. This drains his Aura very quickly though, and he can't keep it up for long. The spy's mask breaks off, revealing her face. Blake knows her. This is Ilia Amitola, the girl mentioned at the end of chapter 5. She's a chameleon faunus, with skin that can change color to blend into the environment, but it also changes color according to her emotions. She stabs Sun, and Blake refuses to give her the Scroll back. She sadly says that Blake shouldn't have come back, and disappears. Blake is horrified that Sun has been injured and starts calling for help and putting pressure on his wound. It's pretty clear that she's thinking about Yang's injury at the end of the last volume. To be fair, that injury was much worse, and Yang survived. Team RNJR is taking a delirious and semi-unconscious Qrow somewhere to get medical help. He's reliving a painful memory about telling Tai that "she" isn't coming back. Whether he's referring to Raven or Summer is unclear. They come across a sign that tells them how to get to Mistral, but it doesn't say how far away it is, and the path takes them up through the mountains. They can't make that climb with Qrow in the condition that he's in. Ruby suggests going the opposite way to a town called Kuroyuri, but Ren says that village was destroyed years ago. Yeah, it's likely his hometown that was destroyed by Grimm. The path does take them around the mountains though, and they might be able to scavenge for medical supplies, but Ren is rather angry and insistent that they not go there. Nora suggests splitting up. She and Ren will head to Mistral and try to bring back help, and Ruby and Jaune will take Qrow around through the village. Despite not knowing if they'll be safe, they agree to split up and head their separate ways. The path to Kuroyuri is marked by the same horseshoe looking symbol as seen in chapter 2 though, indicating that *something* attacked this town too.

## Review

First of all Rooster Teeth, don't you dare kill Qrow. Second of all, don't kill Sun. And third of all, major props for Ilia's character design. It looks amazing. It might actually be my favorite one. I just love how she changes color. Although her weapon looks like something a fan would design for a bad OC. After running out of ideas and staying up all night drinking caffeine. When she gets mad, her skin turns red and her hair and eyes turn yellow, and she turns green and blue when she gets sad. That being said, her skin is too bright and neon colored for my tastes. It just looks off in the scene, since everyone and everything else is lit differently due to the nighttime and natural light setting. It works better with cooler colors though, and they improved on it for volume 5.