Renora Won

The RoosterTeeth site will be deleted May 15th 😔 do yourselves a favor and start archiving EVERYTHING you can now. RageQuit, RvB, X-Ray & Vav, the Minecraft Let's Plays, RWBY, etc. RT is warning us as nicely as they can that there's a p good chance we won't be able to access ANYTHING by next year, including the YouTube channel. Download!

May as well make this a public response instead of just a reply. There is an archive already in the works and people have captured pretty much everything that has ever been released by RT. The focus was first on pure content gathering, now they’re shifting to how to preserve it somewhere for people to access for posterity.

Currently, that’s here: https://archiveofpimps.com

Not everything has been uploaded yet, I just confirmed on the discord that it’s coming along and everything should be accessible asap.

Don’t fret; no need to worry. There’s nothing we can do about Warner Brothers, but the content that is already produced should be safe. Gather your own favorites (I did for me!) but regardless it should be all safe and accessible very soon. ❤️

I wrote some words about this on Twitter that you can read below, but for now, thank you, Crwby

goodbye to my friends of 12 years :(

okay so they’re cute

You ever think about the fact that Nora was an orphan whose mother chose to abandon her and save herself rather than help her own daughter? You ever think about how that must’ve affected Nora every waking minute of her life? That her mother didn’t even think she was worth saving? But now here she is, days, weeks, months after she should’ve died, still fighting for every minute of her existence? Foraging for food and raiding dumpsters for stale bread? No older than five? This little girl was on her own at such a young age and she woke up every morning remembering the fact that the person who she trusted the most in her life had abandoned her to be eaten by bloodthirsty monsters.

You ever think about how Ren was most likely the first person to show Nora any kind of compassion or kindness since her mother abandoned her? How Ren- a kid who was perfectly safe and hidden from the Grimm, a kid who’d just been orphaned himself- put his own safety in jeopardy in order to save Nora. This random kid who’d just been through such a traumatic experience- this kid who had two loving parents who sacrificed themselves to give him a chance at life- did more for her than her own mother!

You ever think about how Nora must feel about Ren after that? She wasn’t alone anymore. She wasn’t abandoned or not even worth saving. She was worthy of love! She was worthy of life! Because if this little kid with bright pink eyes thought so, who was she to argue? 

can we stop doing this trope

This will forever be my biggest gripe with this show.

Pyrrha

she was my fave and then… you know

... I think we're done

Be hopeful. Be excited. Sure. But I think in a "being realistic" sense... RT is cooked. I hope I'm wrong. I really do. But it's been obvious for a couple years now that RT aren't gonna survive much longer. And with v10 still not greenlit, and "the final" season of rvb on the horizon after 2 poorly received seasons........

I think we're done.

You ever remember how Penny Polendina was a sentient robot designed and programmed to help people, but was so sentient that she started to rebel against her orders and programming? But no she didn’t rebel to take over the world or hurt people. She didn’t see people and battle androids get shredded and torn apart by Grimm and decide that that’s not the fate she wanted. Her big rebellion was to try to think up a plan to be with her friends. She wanted so badly to remain with the friends she’d made at Beacon. That’s it. That’s all she wanted. You ever think about that? You ever remember how Penny was so human she even developed her own fears? But not like, fears that would’ve been programmed into her like self-preservation or fear of not being able to help. Nah, the fear she developed was of people invalidating her humanity. She didn’t want people to see her as “less than.” But she was so touched and moved by Ruby that she told her her secret anyway, fully expect Ruby to then invalidate her. Can you imagine how happy she must’ve felt when Ruby told her otherwise? That she was a real girl regardless? And can you imagine how absolutely afraid and ashamed she must’ve felt as she fell apart on the tournament floor? Those last few seconds of consciousness that must’ve felt like an eternity to an AI? Can you imagine how she must’ve felt knowing that her cover was blown, everyone knew she was a robot, and would then invalidate her humanity? Not a real girl after all? You ever think about that?

Penny Polendina was a sentient android designed to help people. She was a robot with a soul who used her abilities to save as many people as she could. The Protector of Mantle descended from the heavens to help save our heroes in 7.1 and she’s been happily saving as many people from the Grimm ever since. The people of Mantle loved her! They didn’t care that she was a robot. They never thought that she wasn’t real. She was real to them!

Penny Polendina was given the powers of the Winter Maiden. She was given the powers because a dying woman recognized hope in her eyes and altruism in her soul. She took one look at Penny and knew she was a little different, but didn’t hesitate a moment to recognize just how worthy she was of the Maiden’s gift. Penny didn’t even ask for it. It was given to her with the blessings of the woman who’d wielded that power for decades.

Penny Polendina was hacked and forced to fight an impossible battle between her own wants and needs and programming that she couldn’t ignore. Worried for her friends she begged them to kill her before she could turn on them. She begged them to end her life, promising that in her final moments she could guarantee without a fraction of a doubt that she’d be able to give Ruby Rose- the first person to ever show her kindness and compassion- the Maiden powers. She knew her final thoughts would be of her best friend, programming be damned.

Penny Polendina was made flesh and blood by a demigod who was just as excited about seeing what he’d create as her friends were. Up against impossible magical rules, Ruby twisted and bent each one to her will in desperate hope of keeping Penny alive and it worked. And not only was our favorite redhead alive she was human! Nuts and bolts no longer, she had the squishy guts that she’d once thought she needed to have to be considered real. Finally a human! Finally able to feel just how warm a hug was. Finally able to experience the world in ways she never could before. Penny Polendina was full of life and love and so ready to experience it! Her friends had fought all night to make sure she wouldn’t have to sacrifice herself to save Mantle, and they’d finally succeeded. Their hard work would finally pay off! They’d saved Penny and saved the day! They were one portal ride away from saving everyone.

Penny Polendina was murdered. Twice. Both times by a friend she trusted. When the chips were down, Penny always cared more about the people around her than her own life. As her red blood dripped down Jaune’s sword, she gave the power to Winter a woman who she admired and respected.

Penny Polendina deserved more than just being a sacrifice. She deserved more than just being a martyr for the cause. She deserved more than just being a victim of her own goodwill. She deserved happiness. She deserved to feel the rain against her skin, to feel grass beneath her toes, to cry and love and laugh and experience all the things she wasn’t able to as an android. Penny Polendina deserved more. She deserved better. And tbh I don’t think I’m ever going to forgive this show for tearing her apart a second time.

Red like roses fills my dreams ~

I love the finale so much