*I wish Weiss had more opportunities to use her rapier like this again. I miss her fighting style.* It made her look like she would dance across the battle and fly around with glyphs.
In volume 5, they realized that they didn't know how to make her rapier fighting style look elegant, that's why they doubled down on both Blake's and Weiss's fighting styles. Both were choreographically difficult to pull off.
THIS is art. This trailer doesn't just show her abilities, it also shows her position in the world from her perspective. You can hear cheering and adoration from countless people in the audience, but there's nobody there. She's fighting a empty shell, which can represent her own loneliness. The lyrics of the song claim she wants to hide from herself, because she knows people love her because of her father's company, not because of who she is. She also knows that there are people like the White Fang who hate her for her father's choices. That's why she wanted to become a huntress, so she wouldn't have to live a empty life decided by her father's actions.
Emily Haro I don't know why but your comment made me think about how when I was in school I went from an alto to a soprano after 7 years of singing. I was very sad that I could no longer hit the low notes like I used to T-T
The thing I love about this fight is that, up until Weiss starts using dust, she is losing against the Giant Armour. At the start of the fight, she is attempting to beat it and show her father that she is strong enough to do this (likely, it's an old training Atlesian robot), but when she's not able, she has to fall back on that wealth her father has - even though she doesn't like how her life has been defined by her father and the name 'Schnee.' It speaks volumes of her growth through to Volume 3, where she decides to live her life independently of her father, and then onwards to Volume 4.
@@chrisv9866 1 year late but only kind of? According to the manga it's an old mech wearing a copy of Nicholas Schnee's armor (Weiss' granddad, Willow's dad) and it's being controlled by a Grimm (According to the wiki it's a Geist but I'm not sure if that's accurate because it's a fandom wiki) So you are right but there are some finer details
She was an extremely mobile glass canon who knew how to use that to win. Unfortunately, that’s actually interesting to watch so we can’t have that anymore.
Ok but have y'all considered how brave this was. From what I can tell, she wouldn't have suffered that wound on her forehead unless her aura broke. In rwby their aura protects them from suffering actual physical trauma, but as we've seen in later seasons, if someone's aura becomes depleted they can actually take physical damage *cough mercury cough*. So basically after her aura was depleted and she got the wound on her head, she kept fighting. She could have easily been killed and yet she kept fighting. That's like extremely badass
If her aura depleted entirely she wouldn’t have been able to use her semblance, would she? It’s more likely using it wasn’t yet natural to her and she forgot to protect herself. Assuming the rules were thought up this early in the making..
It was definitely an inconsistency in CRWBY's representation of aura, especially considering this was made so early in the process of creating RWBY. Since Weiss can't use her semblance after her aura is broken, it should have been impossible that she received that cut and then continued using her semblance.
Jacques Schnee was found dead in the courtyard of Schnee manor. Official reports state that multiple sword wounds covered his body and a drawing of a broadsword pointing downward with the handguard wings was found next to the body. The head is currently missing
Honestly I think v8 fixed that, she uses glyphs and dust a lot more. I feel like she doesn't get the chances to get as close because she's a glass canon and most ennemies in later volumes could easily break her aura if she gets too close. I like her role now, she's more of a heavy damage/support fighter using her glyphs to support teamates while dealing huge damage with summonings and dust.
@@nicebot337 she isn't the kind of character to hit hard or something. Her character is more suited to support and controlling the fight not attacking directly.
XCVGVCX They should have their own spinoff series, focused on them. That way, they don't steal the spotlight so much in RWBY, and they won't be ignored nor forgotten at all.
Really hope the animators look back and study this trailer, we haven't had a good, high impact, fast paced and intense fight with Weiss probably since volume 2.
Monty Oum was the one directing and choreographing these fights. His animation partner Shane did them for volume 3 once Monty passed, but he also left RT after volume 3. The fights in RWBY now is a lot of camera tricks and ill-paced, clunky choreo. You can immediately tell how they compare when you put a post volume 3 fight with one of the trailers, or 1v1 fight (like weiss vs lieutenant). Weiss especially has such a fluid, and beautiful fighting style that makes you want to watch her at half speed just to appreciate her fighting sense and instincts with how she follows up all her attacks. Each fight had a rhythm to them like a captivating dance you couldn’t take your eyes off of. That was what made RWBY so special, but all of it is lost now.
@@GuardianValkyrie the writing hasn’t changed, but there was SO much personality in the monty/shane fights that it mattered less. Sure they spent episodes fumbling around trying to establish characters and relationships and wasted your time, but then a fight happened and everything *clicked* and it was awesome. You understood who these people were from how they fought. You understood how they felt about each other from how they worked together. I could write a several-paragraph rant about the story each of those fights told, all with almost no dialogue. I miss early rwby.
Remember this guys? When we thought Ruby was a mature badass on the quiet side? Weiss was a considerate but determined sad. Blake and Yang... actually we were pretty right about them
Based on the trailer, I always imagined Weiss to be a quiet, sad, stoic person. Kind-hearted but unable to connect to those around her, isolated by wealth and expectations of her that she did not want herself. Then the show came out and the writers made her a loud, whinny, spoiled rich-girl trope. Also, remember that time the writers made her a racist/human supremacist until they kind of forgot about the subject and never spoke of it again because they were woefully unprepared to handle such a heavy subject?
WCX I consider this trailer more of an inner reflection of Weiss. Not the exterior she presented. Though I will admit I was shocked when I first saw her on the actual show in the second episode. Still my favorite Rwby character. Also, she was supposed to be (in your words) “racist”, because A. People can be like that B. She comes from a place where literally everyone who isn’t rich is looked down upon. Some more than others. It is what it is. I personally thought they handled well. A bit short, but well enough. (Though perhaps because when Volume 1 came out, race/racism was only just becoming such a sensationalized topic as it has been the last few years) It was a small arc that had a beginning and end that led to a lot of character development for Weiss.
The amount of symbolism they are putting into the scenes and characters is phenomenal. I mean, she talks about how she is lonely, no one in the world can relate to her background and upbringing, and her family by the sounds of things had a very hands off approach to raising her. And of all the trailers, what is she fighting? Possessed armor. Hollow. Empty. The purest expression of nobody. Even her opponents aren't really there for her.
that is true and her father never being there for her accomplishments along with her constantly pushing her to become able to take his place when he's dead, even though he never seems reward her ( witch most likely was a just being accepted) even though she got anything she wanted (episode 10). she even traps it in place befor taking it down so maybe that here finally reaching his view of her. (in her eyes) it's a stab in the dark so live with it.
one thing i liked about the new trailer was its really the first time weve seen weiss 'chain' attacks between multipe opponents almopst all of the fights we see her do are 1v1's all of her attacks against groups are just mass AOE strikes
Michael Lambino This short takes place after the one in the vol 5. The vol 5 short was weiss training to beat this challenge, which would allow her to go to beacon. You can see that in the vol 5. Short she don't have her scar.
Weiss looks graceful in her fight and posture. But, even behind that dignified stature. She hides quite a lot of pain inside. :'( I applaud her singing nevertheless. :)
The most powerful part for me comes after 3:00. She looks disoriented, almost as if she forgot where she was. She just bared her soul to the audience, she sang this song about her own terrible loneliness and it was like she was calling out for help. Then she realizes where she is, realizes that no one is coming to help, and curtseys like the perfect lady she's meant to be.
+Vutava Yep, and in Volume 3, we get a snippet of what may be a second part to it, kinda like how Red Like Roses got one back on the Volume 1 soundtrack.
+angeldude101 Everyone knows that she isn't human, she's a faunus, it's strongly adressed during the first season. It's basically the most important factor of her character and is the reason for her being who she is. If you're a fan of the show how could you not know that?
So I saw a comment here under this video that quoted “Why does she say that she’s lonely, she’s the least loneliest.” That, my friend, is incorrect. You see, Weiss Schnee is always pushed. Pushed to uphold the family name. Pushed to represent the dust company. Pushed to be perfect. She had always lived in a place where she had never felt real love. She always felt like she was fighting to be the best, flawless, because her father pushed her so much. Not out of love, but his benefit. It’s honestly depressing; her family members hardly consider her a Schnee (on the slight exception of Winter), and after her traumatic experience at Beacon, no one bothered to comfort her. “I’m the loneliest of all,” represents that she is ‘all alone’ because not even her father loves her. However, this all changes when she meets Ruby, Yang, and Blake. They teach her how to love, real love. That, is why she is the loneliest of all.
I remember when these trailers first came out. When Monty Oum was alive...This goes out to all who wish to keep the memories of this great man within their hearts, and to remember the things he has done, This message may be way after Monty's death, but he will always be remembered, for centuries and beyond. Remember those who will pick you up if you fall, remember those who help you through hard times, remember those who impact your life in the best way possible, remember the people who will stick with you no matter what. R.I.P Monty Oum, you will forever be missed within everyone's hearts.
It's really sad he had amazing ideas and skills to animate. He had planned to have a fight between team jnpr and raven(Yang's mum) but after he passed away the crew didn't understand why so they had to scrap that
cr00cy apparently, Ruby is ambidextrous too. She uses her left hand when she's doing things like pointing, eating and all that, however she uses her right hand in combat and when writing.
Ruby is officially left-handed (according to Miles and Kerry), but according to the wiki she's adopted ambidexterity over time, mainly for the sake of her fighting style. Monty said that it was bc switching weapons between hands makes the fight more interesting.
@@Riinkun If I recall, Monty said that both Weiss and Ruby were left-handed because he was left-handed (I'm using "if I recall" in a tongue-and-cheek manner, I actually have a screenshot of his tweet saying exactly that). Ruby may be ambidextrous when it comes to her fighting style, but she is supposed to be left-handed otherwise (LOOKING AT YOU VOLUME 4)!
It is because the moon isn't tidally locked with Remnant, as ours is. So the same side is not always showing, meaning that as it rotates, its intact side dominates at certain times, and at others, the fractured side is fully visible.
I feel like in her fights Weiss struggles with the “people don’t fight fair” style where she’s amazing with her practiced moves but awful at improvise informal attacks Still like her style the most
I missed when Weiss was more stronger and capable of fighting, she is still a versatile fighter but the series unfortunately made her weaker and made her prioritise summon more than anything out of ALL the abilities she can do with her Glyphs. RWBY honestly forgot the fact that Weiss can do Time Dilation which is tragic, if she were to use that ability in latest chapters and fights. Victory would be ensured. It’s honestly sad that we don’t get to see Weiss fight like she did from Volumes 1 to 3, she instead spams her most strongest move which is summons and I wish she relied on more of her swordsmanship, elemental Glyphs other than ice, and Time Dilations.
Literally i feel like if she wasnt wasted so much she would have been one of the strongest members. She has technical training, great sportsmanship , technique , and dust plus her summoning. If they would combine all of them together instead of just summoning she would be such a fearful opponent.
She need gravity dust for it and that is expensive since she no longer has her company behind her most of her skills r gonna suffer since she needs the right dust for it
Well, you could also argue that Ruby is immature, Blake is a coward and that Yang is obnoxious. Just because they have a character flaw, doesn't mean that said flaw defines the entire character. She does get better from Volume 1, however.
Krow's Graveyard weiss has been my favorite since the first encounter we had with her in the series; it was obvious there was much mote to her mean demeanor and coldness
Malek Spika Dude, you know what is development in a character. Cof cof *Ruby has not development* cof. Or at least, not like Weiss. Or Yang, even Blake. xD
2:50 Something I learned about on facebook. If you pause right when her left eye taking up the whole screen you can see a reflection of herself in it. But it's only clear for a single frame.
Mr. Shiny Pikachu nah not really her sword was still revolving/reloading to ice dust in her first spin and at second it was done and she lift her sword to put force to it Edit: her sword was still revolving/reloading AFTER using the red dust(I don't know if its fire)
After all these years of watching his trailer I just realized something that may be obvious to others. The whole fight she didn’t use dust until she had to. She wanted to win using her own abilities. Then once she had to rely on dust she was disappointed. She saw it as a weakness, relying on what her father gave her rather than her rapier training from her sister and her semblance from her mother.
All right, for anyone still confused about what's going on in the trailer... First of all, Weiss is the heiress to the Schnee dust company. She has a lot of typical "daddy's little rich girl" things to live up to. Her father is a cold, money-driven man that seeks to continue the Schnee's honor through is daughter, Weiss. As a result, she has been preened since childhood to be a model example of a prim and proper lady that should also be seen as an authority figure. This includes training her to fight. That being said, the father is rather... Neglectful of his daughter. Weiss has never had friends, as they weren't "good enough" for her. Her mother (if she is still alive) is in the shadow of the father, so she can't do much. The only real social interaction Weiss has is with the servants and employees, but we all know how awkward that'd be. Now for the video itself... Weiss is performing an singing piece for a very large stadium. The piece she is performing very accurately represents what she is feeling in her mind; untold loneliness and fury at having been caged for so long. Due to this fact, she starts to remember a training exercise her father put her up to. A test of her strength. This is the fight between the knight (or the Huntsman) and Weiss (Snow White). This fight is what Weiss feels is the pinnacle of her torment, as it left a scar on her mind and face. If further proof is needed that the fight is a memory, check for the scar on Weiss when she begins her singing. It's there. Now check her face at the beginning of the fight scene. The scar is gone. HOWEVER! When she is hit and begins to bleed, it's in the exact place of where her scar should normally be. Badabing, badaboom.
Adrian Walls Ding! Ding! Ding! Ten Points! This is the most accurate commentary on this trailer. The only thing I would add is that the curtain closes on her looking almost like a figurine inside of a snow globe. In other words, she is still caged; a proper little doll living in quiet pain and loneliness.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. And you're very right about your input; she certainly is still under her father's influence. I quite like how she slowly breaks free of that throughout the series. One of my favorite parts.
This is everything that the newer RWBY lacks, you can feel the build up, impact and repercussions of every move, unlike now where it just feels like a thoughtless spectacle.
Couldn't agree more. If you're like me and are coming from the Vol. 5 preview then you can clearly see how much better this fight is, even if the animation is worse than now.
Honestly, I do prefer the animation from Monty's time but all we can do is watch the animators progress and get better and not complain. There's no point in complaining. We atleast have these old videos to always remember Monty.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how often Weiss still utilized that knight she was battling when using her semblance, even to this day? Lovely detail!
So I saw this thingy in another comment where u can see Weiss's reflection in her eye. I searched it up and saw that her reflection was in her eye. I though it was bullshit BUT NO slow down to .25 and pause at 2:51 its hard to catch since its only in one frame BUT IT IS THERE :O Try to pause it when her eye is filling up the whole screen.
Good eye! I think its some sort of intentional symbolism of her leaving her rather extravagant life at Atlas to become a Huntress at Beacon. The reflection is of her with her eyes closed on the stage. Most likely the event she sings at is hosted by her family, since the Schnee logo appears in the background of the stage. It probably means that Weiss was selected to be the heiress over her older sister since winter is in the military, so Weiss was selected to be the heir to her fathers dust company from a young age, since winter is probably as old as Qrow, seeing as they've probably known each other for a while. Due to this, Weiss was probably paraded around as the next big thing at atlas, but went to beacon because she does love the perks of the Schnee name, but secretly dosent want to be on such a high pedestal like Phyraa was, and since Phyraa claimed that " when you're placed on a pedestal like that for so long, you become separated from the people that put you there in the first place."(Dance Dance Infiltration Vol. 2 Ep. 7) Because of her being so highly elevated, she claims herself to be "the loneliest one of all".(White Trailer). This is the reason she went to beacon, to avoid being put on a pedestal that she didn't want in the first place. It's just a personal thought, Monty was known for his foreshadowing. (For those saying that she summoned the giant sword in volume 3: this probably means she can manifest both physical and mental enemies. Winter does say "Excellent form! Now think to your fallen foes!" (Lessons Learned: Vol 3 Ep 4) She dosen't specify wether the foe has to be physical or mental.) Sorry this was so long.
+John Smith Just wait until the real story unfolds. It's not wise to assume things. (I'm referring to your theory on Winter's age and Weiss' history btw)
I do miss when she used fight like this her style of fighting always had that air of elegance and swift something she hasn't fought as much with in the later volumes
I think what I miss most aboit fight scenes by Monty is how each charatcer has some personality in their movements. Weiss here has her elegance in movement - hints of ice skating, fingers close and not too far apart, and calculated movements. Though it's also fine to see them kind of drop that slowly as the series pass, makingbit seem like they were growing out of their self images and making themselves more battle-focused. It would be interesting to see them regain their old "movement personalities" like this on an episode like if they try to reminisce about their growth, or ease back into it when they are less tense & conflicted and more sure and ready themselves. Intentional or not, it's a bonus twist in perspective that makes you see that even the transision of animation can be a story-telling medium as well.
agree! I definitely feel sorry about the fact that Monty's style and energy are something the newer volumes of the show visibly lack, however it's not that it doesn't make sense narratively. I feel that the characters being "weaker" now actually conveys the way they felt invincible and full of hope and confidence when they were young and inexperienced students at Beacon (and before) and even though they had their problems, they carried a lot less burden in comparison to now. because once the real threat (Salem) had risen like this huge shadow above them-along with, to be fair, everything else that had happened to them throughout the show, and even before Salem was our central villain-they felt how weak they actually are against her. and although they're still young people, their old juvenile briskness sort of dissipated, which, although not ideal in the sense of how enjoyable it is to watch, does make sense and doesn't actually feel wrong. either way, it's really been bumming me out constantly seeing people being super bitter about the newer volumes just because the fight scenes aren't the same, although they would probably think they're good if they didn't have anything to look back at and compare them to (and as if the fights are the only thing the value and quality of the show as a whole should be judged by), so it's nice seeing a less ruthlessly communicated opinion ;) tbh most of the time I feel that the haters' hostile negativity and bitterness is really poisoning the fandom and also that it very much invalidates the efforts of CRWBY doing their best to carry on Monty's legacy. the fact is that he simply isn't here anymore and people who want to whine about it forever and not appreciate anything without him are just annoying at this point. anyway this turned into a pointless personal rant but yeah. my point is, I agree.
Curiosity, (mild/possible spoilers) The thing she's fighting here, kind of resembles her 'summoning' creature, even though you only get to see it's arm/sword, so the trailer kinda seems like she's fighting for her right to use this power, or accept the power she can't fully utilize, and the scar stands as a reminder of how painful it is that she struggles so hard to summon this compared to her sister and family members. Just a thought.
The Schnee family summons the Grimm that they beat in battle. Also, according to the manga, which is canon, the armor that Weiss is fighting is a special Grimm that can possess objects. It was created by the Schnee family by taking a lot of these Possession Grimm in order to test Weiss, if I remember correctly.
... I think I know now the story about Weiss' scar. It just hit me as I was watching this again. She DID get it before the "fight", not during it. The battle against the mirror knight is a metaphorical memory for the conflict against her father, with the father being the mirror knight. The "knight" appearing is him coming back from work. As Weiss mentioned, he would come home furious everyday due to the war between the White Fang and his company. He, in a state of fury, attacks her first. She fights back in a rather passive way, as if trying to calm him. But at 1:41 the knight (father) strikes her and that symbolises how he inflicted the scar on her. And that's why she bleeds too, not because of what of the knight inflicted (the knight didn't injure Weiss as the fight was simply a memory), but what her father inflicted. After, she becomes more aggressive to defend herself (or she may had had enough of the abuse he subjects her to) and she "defeats him" in her mind. ...I need to stop looking too deep into things.
Cool theory, but that's not it. Weiss is the daughter to a large, successful corporation, so in which case her father is probably pushing her to be the best she can possibly be. The song tells you that her father (maybe herself too) push her so hard that she never had the chance to have friends so she was always alone, hence why at the end of the song the answer to "Who's the loneliest of all?" was herself. But what I could gather from watching the trailer and what other people are saying, she is terrified of failure, and that's why when she was hit by the Knight and got the cut on her eye she looked extremely disappointed in herself. And the scar represents a failure that everyone can see, but it also tells herself that she isn't as perfect as she wants to believe she is.
Ben Marchesani The show definitely shows the fear of failure in Weiss. I should add that Weiss first lets Ruby in when she hears the youngster express a similar need to prove herself. Camaraderie at its finest.
I dunno about you guys, but after the Volume 5 short, I've been watching this religiously. I prefer these older trailers over the newest ones These character trailers just have something that the newest trailers won't be able to have... The new ones just focus a little bit too much on the action or something and not much on the story. Sure the animation is great, but Monty just had the certain charm when working on the trailers. I think the line 'I can keep it from the world, why won't you let me hide from me? ' represents how much Weiss is struggling to suppress her true self and trying to be more how her father wants her to be. All these lyrics represent Weiss perfectly especially when she keeps asking the 'mirror' , ' Who's the loneliest of all? ' and she later replies with ' I'm the loneliest of all, ' I love how the audience is empty, it represents how everyone praises her but in the end it means nothing because those praises aren't for her but her father, Jacques Schnee.
you are absolutly correctt ,butt one thing a have to say is that the volume 5 short was a flash back to before this short, you can see it in her hair and that she doesn't have a scar , manking this look like a weiss with less power. at least that's what i got
Grim wolves, Grim bears, and Adam from the other trailers have appeared in the actual show. Totally called this knight thing appearing again too! XD Can't wait to see Weiss summon this thing with a full-on Schnee makeover. It's gonna be EPIC!
Monty actually had plans for like 9 seasons. We're good. Know if you watched Sherlock let's hope Monty is secretly Sherlock and he didn't actually die.....
Bro no matter how many times I watch this, I can never get over Weiss jumping on the sword as its swinging, its honestly still one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my years of watching anime
"Weiss Schnee wonders why everyone is confused about Weiss referring to herself in third person, said Weiss Schnee questioningly." Internet cookie to whoever gets the reference :)
"Everyone is entitled to their own sorrow, for the heart has no metrics or form of measure, and all of it....irreplaceable" That line was powerful the first time I read it. And now it only resonates even deeper. Rest in peace Monty Oum.
Agreed. Even though all they were really supposed to show were the abilities of each RWBY member (besides Yellow and Black, which were much more plot heavy). Easily the best fight choreography in the series bar none (Pyrrha vs CRDL comes close)
Its the newest 3D zelda thats come out that isn't an HD Remake. Not counting link between worlds, because its still the top down scheme, 3d is only the graphics, not the engine.
Even after all these years this is still my favorite trailer, song and character. I miss you Monty. Thank you Jeff and Casey for making some of the best music i have heard in my life.
Though its a real tragedy that the creator Monty Oum passed away after the 3rd season...but some other people found his ideas for season 4...nd a bunch of season 4 episodes had already been released...R.I.P Monty Oum
Yang's strength is her, well, strength. Blake's is her agility. Weiss's is her endurance and dust. Ruby's is her speed. Together they would move so fast they could fell anyone in one slash of a sword.
Yang's weakness is her speed. Blake's is her long combos (they leave her open to attack). Weiss's is her attitude/personality (she's brash). Ruby's is her fighting style (it involves her rushing in without a second thought)
This is definately my favourite action sequence from RWBY thus far. Not the best trailer, but definately the best action sequence incredibly well choreographed and Monty did a great job showcasing both Weiss's skills as a fence-based fighter and as a glyph user. Fantastic.
UM4DBRO210 Whilst I do love everythnig about Crescent Rose, Ruby and how the duo work together I can't help but feel like less effort went into the Red trailer. It was a fine display of Monty's animation prowess and of the aforementioned functionality of Crescent Rose but I just find that the other trailers had more effort put into them (likely because they in fact were... Monty was the sole person responsible for the Red trailer, that's why the beowolves are incredibly basic since he had no one to improve upon his own artwork beforehand). I think my list is: 4) Red 3) Yellow 2) White 1) Black Which is saying something considering that the Red trailer is still awesome.
true, but all around, every fight scene is AWSOME, i wonder how long it takes them for each,also yea forgot that monty did do the red trailer all on his own didn't he
One of my favorite things about this trailer is that Weiss at first focuses on using her rapier to attack the Knight. Only once she realizes that she cannot defeat the Knight on her own, she begins using the Dust. I don't know about you guys, but I see this as a direct denial of her father's company. In the second episode, we see Weiss bravely talking about the Schnee Dust Company, but could that be a facade? She might not be proud of her father's achievements at all, and wants to prove her own worth without his assistance for once. [Just a minor theory/belief of mine.]
For those who haven't read the manga. It seems the knight is actually a possession type Grimm, or rather multiple small possession type Grimm inside of a suit(think hunters from Halo) that the Schnee dust company made. Defeating it was a challenge she had to overcome to be allowed to attend Beacon.
+Michael Jensen But Rooster Teeth watched over it right? I'm fairly certain that it's cannon. If not, my bad, but you'll have to provide a link saying it isn't for me to believe so.
+Coran Baker it's "canon, not canon", thats what Miles said, just think of it as canon, but don't be suprised if it's not canon, but due to the recent episode (11), I believe the knight is something that Weiss has been trying to summon, a creature that will help her in battle
PEOPLE The Main Characters are WAY stronger in their respective trailers than in the show because they have to start off weaker or else there will be no room for character development. Im sure that by the end of Volume 2, Weiss will be close (if not already) to being this strong. I mean, we have yet to see Myrtenaster's yellow(agility enhancer), white(epic runes and awesome final strike) and red(fire blast and energy shield) Dust being used in the show.
I think, like the previous trailers, this is set before the show. She is sad, and alone. She muddles along in her sadness, and fights with no purpose, simply because she has been trained to. I believe she went to Beacon partly to please her father, and partly because it would get her away from this lonely, meaningless life of hers. It really shows the strength of her solitude. In the show she hasn't quite mastered people skills, and she didn't do as well as she could have in the fight against the Nevermore because it was pretty tough and required teamwork. She was stuck up, selfish, and self-centered for most of the show so far, and is only just learning to break out of that.
Actually, we have seen her use the fire blast. She was going to use it on that group of Beowolves that attacked her in the Emerald Forest, but Ruby got in her way, meaning Weiss had to swing elsewhere,which set part of the forest on fire, remember?
Can well take a moment here to look at this beautiful masterpiece by Monty. Not only did he make a fight scene a fight scene, but it held so much resemblance and told a story in it of itself. Pure art
I can never not stop watching this. Everything about it is perfect, from choreography, camera angle, animation, story, and especially the hype part! I wish I could learn from Monty and make animations like these. Its just inspiring even though idk anything about animation.
bro they messed up her fighting style so much, the only reason weiss is my favorite character is because her fighting style was so elegant and ballet like, it was so cool to see her fly around the fight and use her rapier more :(
Exactly. This show had amazing concepts and it's story had insane potential but the showrunners haven't done it justice. I stopped watching a couple years ago but I started writing an Alternate canon for RWBY and give it the love it deserves
@@ReiseLukasyeah i dont understand why it had to take such a confusing twist in the show, they couldve kept it simple as 4 girls battling villians/grim and having fun, instead of it turning into a complicated long story, and keeping the OG designs, maybe tweaking it a bit but not changing it entirely. everyone has their opinion on the show, but in my opinion it messed up a bit
i remember when weiss used to have dancing incorporated into her combat, along with using different glyphs other than summons and having a much wider array of dust in use. now she just summons and swings her sword
+jason dads Yeah, that was bugging me a bit too. I don't think you can really slash with a rapier. I don't think it's a problem in the actual show though. I just rewatched it for the second time and I never noticed it, so I think someone noticed and made sure to fit her fighting style around that.
+Ragnarok222R You can slash with a rapier. They were cut and trust weapons. However, cuts from a rapier would only cause minor cuts, nothing too debilitating unless you where hit with many of them and were left untreated. The thrust, of course, was the most deadly part of the rapier, but it wasn't the only use for it.
When i saw her sword i thought of those pens tht can switch their ink colors
I will never look at them the same way now. xd
Lmao same
Same here lol
Same too lol, you know what they should do put rwby and them in super smash bros ultimate it’ll be awesome lol.....
Me too HAHAHAHA
The first lines ever in RWBY were by Jeff Williams. "Ladies and gentleman, please welcome, Weiss Schnee." Yeah... that was Jeff.
Where does it say that
Makes you wonder if he said his daughters name instead by mistake lol
@@redadeptrouge Haha that's definitely what happened
Well if you count song lyrics it could be, "Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest..." 🥀
@@redadeptrouge I used to have a teacher named Weiss
"You are right. I don't know loneliness like you do. But, I got my own version of loneliness."
_-Weiss Schnee , Volume 5, Episode 8._
you profile suits this comment perfectly
@@SpectreCiNW thanks XD
I want to say *thanks*
She said I've got my own version and I'm sure Blake does too (something like that)
Oh I remember that
*I wish Weiss had more opportunities to use her rapier like this again. I miss her fighting style.* It made her look like she would dance across the battle and fly around with glyphs.
yeah, the fighting scenes went downhill after volume 4
dude she looks like a fairy princess now :(
@@yenyen-lt1yl To be honest, they went downhill ever since the start of volume 3.
Monty dying really threw them off, he was one of their lead planners for animations after all.
In volume 5, they realized that they didn't know how to make her rapier fighting style look elegant, that's why they doubled down on both Blake's and Weiss's fighting styles. Both were choreographically difficult to pull off.
May I reference that it's NOT a dress. It's a combat skirt... lol.
Yeah! 'High five'
***** why yang o:
Windy Blake would have made more sense since she was the one who said, "Said the girl wearing a dress."
ENLIGHTENED!!!
Thank you for clarification!
+Arioth Stargazer No problem! :)
This was when Weiss still relied on mostly, her blade.
Now she relies on her friends lol
Weiss vol 1-3: I’m a fencer Weiss vol 4-7: I have summoning, and only summoning!
And had cool posing
lets think if weiss posing with JOJO
Now she only summons and just stands around...
THIS is art. This trailer doesn't just show her abilities, it also shows her position in the world from her perspective. You can hear cheering and adoration from countless people in the audience, but there's nobody there. She's fighting a empty shell, which can represent her own loneliness.
The lyrics of the song claim she wants to hide from herself, because she knows people love her because of her father's company, not because of who she is. She also knows that there are people like the White Fang who hate her for her father's choices. That's why she wanted to become a huntress, so she wouldn't have to live a empty life decided by her father's actions.
+CrypticNazo I like the artistic style of the trailer it's much better than the the other styles
Well said...
+CrypticNazo Agreed,this is the best comment so far.
+CrypticNazo your comment is art
+CrypticNazo Exactly what I was thinking, good job.
Anyone noticed that Weiss is the only canon character in RWBY who can sing? (Even if it's Casey's voice)
are you talking about the team or the show?
@@shockcruiser1923 the show
Everyone can sing, it just varies how good you do it
*cough cough* Neo *cough cough* One Thing *cough* voiced by *long cough* Casey herself *dies*
No I haven't noticed because I'm not exactly keeping track who can sing in this show...
I attempted to hit the high note like that. I lost my voice the day after. no regrets.
I used to be able to.
Then I hit puberty.
I can hit it but I have to warm up first lol
I used to be able. Then I quit choir after 6th grade. I think if I were to start singing again I could hit it.
Emily Haro I don't know why but your comment made me think about how when I was in school I went from an alto to a soprano after 7 years of singing. I was very sad that I could no longer hit the low notes like I used to T-T
Makoto when I was younger I could sing the whole song but now I forgot the lyrics.
And I didn't lose my voice when I could sing the whole song.
Even now, after these years,
This trailer is the one that always brings tears to my eyes.
Same here
Yeah, the Red trailer didn't really do it for me, but this is the one that persuaded me to watch the show.
Is the best trailer of the four
And then she opened her mouth in Episode 1... Just not even remotely the voice, or personality, I expected. Took me right out of the character.
Hi Jp Artist!!
The thing I love about this fight is that, up until Weiss starts using dust, she is losing against the Giant Armour. At the start of the fight, she is attempting to beat it and show her father that she is strong enough to do this (likely, it's an old training Atlesian robot), but when she's not able, she has to fall back on that wealth her father has - even though she doesn't like how her life has been defined by her father and the name 'Schnee.'
It speaks volumes of her growth through to Volume 3, where she decides to live her life independently of her father, and then onwards to Volume 4.
@@ridakabalan1486 yes but the symbolism is still there
@@ridakabalan1486 which is kind of worse.
Coming back after the Ice Queendom release to see that, at least in that show, it is a training robot
@@chrisv9866 1 year late but only kind of? According to the manga it's an old mech wearing a copy of Nicholas Schnee's armor (Weiss' granddad, Willow's dad) and it's being controlled by a Grimm (According to the wiki it's a Geist but I'm not sure if that's accurate because it's a fandom wiki)
So you are right but there are some finer details
That’s what I miss about Weiss’s fighting style. It felt light, delicate, yet strong.
Lazy animators…..
And lazy writers….
She was an extremely mobile glass canon who knew how to use that to win. Unfortunately, that’s actually interesting to watch so we can’t have that anymore.
Ok but have y'all considered how brave this was. From what I can tell, she wouldn't have suffered that wound on her forehead unless her aura broke. In rwby their aura protects them from suffering actual physical trauma, but as we've seen in later seasons, if someone's aura becomes depleted they can actually take physical damage *cough mercury cough*. So basically after her aura was depleted and she got the wound on her head, she kept fighting. She could have easily been killed and yet she kept fighting. That's like extremely badass
Mercury getting hurt was a illusion
Mercury's attempt to attack Yang was the illusion. Her counter punch was very real.
If her aura depleted entirely she wouldn’t have been able to use her semblance, would she? It’s more likely using it wasn’t yet natural to her and she forgot to protect herself. Assuming the rules were thought up this early in the making..
It was definitely an inconsistency in CRWBY's representation of aura, especially considering this was made so early in the process of creating RWBY. Since Weiss can't use her semblance after her aura is broken, it should have been impossible that she received that cut and then continued using her semblance.
Weiss's semblance is both glyphs and summoning. She also used dust, but she definitely used her semblance quite a lot.
"Local Heiress Trips Balls During Live Performance. Heard Shouting 'No Dad Not The Armor Again!'"
PikachuLittle hahahha
"Jacques Schnee gave no comment to this remark. Investigation of suspected drugs and pedophilia are currently under way."
DUXKFIDIDIID
Jacques Schnee was found dead in the courtyard of Schnee manor. Official reports state that multiple sword wounds covered his body and a drawing of a broadsword pointing downward with the handguard wings was found next to the body. The head is currently missing
Weiss before: *actually used her rapier, glyphs and dust effectively, and looked like a total ICON*
Weiss now: *SuMmOnInG*
remember dust?
@@direwolffrost9220 nope
Honestly I think v8 fixed that, she uses glyphs and dust a lot more. I feel like she doesn't get the chances to get as close because she's a glass canon and most ennemies in later volumes could easily break her aura if she gets too close.
I like her role now, she's more of a heavy damage/support fighter using her glyphs to support teamates while dealing huge damage with summonings and dust.
@@nicebot337 just because her role changed doesn't mean it a good thing
@@nicebot337 she isn't the kind of character to hit hard or something. Her character is more suited to support and controlling the fight not attacking directly.
Ugh back when Weiss used her rapier, dust, and glyphs instead of spamming her summoning. I wish they’d bring this fighting style back for her.
Periodt
Well they kinda did in Volume 7
ladyofstarfall show budget says no, we’re lucky if we get 1-2 really good fight scenes now
I mean, summoning is still glyphs.
@@Great_Olaf5 i think they mean the platformed glyphs
There's just something about the choreography here that the new Volume 4 trailer doesn't have. I miss Monty.
Fadhilah Arsy Nugraha add vol 3 in there too.
I hope V4 overall will have at least a semblance of what Monty had in terms of choreography. Maybe surpass it in some areas. I hope is the keyword.
I doubt it really at this point. I understand everyone wanting monty fighting choreography but the way how it is now isn't bad and is enjoyable.
Yeah it is, but hoping for bigger strives are always a good thing.
Fadhilah Arsy Nugraha I agree
Can we please have a RWBY "Pink" Trailer, where half of it is a bunch of Nora fighting dudes and the other half is her just annoying Ren
soooooooo you should look into that,I NEED IT NOW
This needs to be funded like, NOW!
Shut up and take my Lien!
In all honesty, JNPR has gotten so much screen time that they should really have their own trailers, as backwards as that sounds.
XCVGVCX They should have their own spinoff series, focused on them. That way, they don't steal the spotlight so much in RWBY, and they won't be ignored nor forgotten at all.
Really hope the animators look back and study this trailer, we haven't had a good, high impact, fast paced and intense fight with Weiss probably since volume 2.
Fr characters like weiss could be so strong but they spam one power they have and makes them seem weaker and reliant on one thing.
Monty Oum was the one directing and choreographing these fights. His animation partner Shane did them for volume 3 once Monty passed, but he also left RT after volume 3. The fights in RWBY now is a lot of camera tricks and ill-paced, clunky choreo. You can immediately tell how they compare when you put a post volume 3 fight with one of the trailers, or 1v1 fight (like weiss vs lieutenant). Weiss especially has such a fluid, and beautiful fighting style that makes you want to watch her at half speed just to appreciate her fighting sense and instincts with how she follows up all her attacks. Each fight had a rhythm to them like a captivating dance you couldn’t take your eyes off of. That was what made RWBY so special, but all of it is lost now.
@@GuardianValkyrie the writing hasn’t changed, but there was SO much personality in the monty/shane fights that it mattered less. Sure they spent episodes fumbling around trying to establish characters and relationships and wasted your time, but then a fight happened and everything *clicked* and it was awesome. You understood who these people were from how they fought. You understood how they felt about each other from how they worked together. I could write a several-paragraph rant about the story each of those fights told, all with almost no dialogue.
I miss early rwby.
@@nathagar9251 Monty was the heart and soul of it all, I feel.
Remember this guys? When we thought Ruby was a mature badass on the quiet side?
Weiss was a considerate but determined sad.
Blake and Yang... actually we were pretty right about them
Weiss IS a considerate but determined sad.
I feel like these trailers had a tone the rest of the show failed to capture from the beginning :/
The first two trailers are a master class in art/story/fight direction.... the rest of the series lacks in any of that.
Based on the trailer, I always imagined Weiss to be a quiet, sad, stoic person. Kind-hearted but unable to connect to those around her, isolated by wealth and expectations of her that she did not want herself. Then the show came out and the writers made her a loud, whinny, spoiled rich-girl trope. Also, remember that time the writers made her a racist/human supremacist until they kind of forgot about the subject and never spoke of it again because they were woefully unprepared to handle such a heavy subject?
WCX I consider this trailer more of an inner reflection of Weiss. Not the exterior she presented. Though I will admit I was shocked when I first saw her on the actual show in the second episode. Still my favorite Rwby character. Also, she was supposed to be (in your words) “racist”, because A. People can be like that B. She comes from a place where literally everyone who isn’t rich is looked down upon. Some more than others. It is what it is.
I personally thought they handled well. A bit short, but well enough. (Though perhaps because when Volume 1 came out, race/racism was only just becoming such a sensationalized topic as it has been the last few years) It was a small arc that had a beginning and end that led to a lot of character development for Weiss.
The amount of symbolism they are putting into the scenes and characters is phenomenal. I mean, she talks about how she is lonely, no one in the world can relate to her background and upbringing, and her family by the sounds of things had a very hands off approach to raising her. And of all the trailers, what is she fighting? Possessed armor. Hollow. Empty. The purest expression of nobody. Even her opponents aren't really there for her.
that is true and her father never being there for her accomplishments along with her constantly pushing her to become able to take his place when he's dead, even though he never seems reward her ( witch most likely was a just being accepted) even though she got anything she wanted (episode 10). she even traps it in place befor taking it down so maybe that here finally reaching his view of her. (in her eyes) it's a stab in the dark so live with it.
its one of the elric brothers
she may be bossy but she will always be my fav
She is one of the best characters in the serie
Honestly I couldn't stand her until after Season 2 (this despite favoring her weapon, fighting style, and aesthetic from the beginning).
@@morromenos1016 ha g@¥
@@itheivoidi9151
What, the weapon or the aesthetic?
She is not bossy, neither her fans like me so STOP saying that. lmao just a joke :D
It's such a shame to see all these abilities Weiss never uses after season 3.
Ikr, it's ridiculous
she had to get good!
@@fatbean2000 she was already good, but since season 5 she's just been spamming "summon"
@@lisachan8025 but if you received like a super op summon skill in a game would you not use it over your any of your weaker attacks?
@@hiroshimakiryuto
Her most OP move was time dilation I think but I guess it was forgotten.
Came back to watch this again after "RWBY Volume 5 Weiss Character Short" XD
SonicHaXD i know, which is better? Jk
Tayo this one is better the new one seems like wiess forgotten how to fight
Michael Lambino It was her training after all... It was meant to seem that way.
one thing i liked about the new trailer was its really the first time weve seen weiss 'chain' attacks between multipe opponents almopst all of the fights we see her do are 1v1's all of her attacks against groups are just mass AOE strikes
Michael Lambino This short takes place after the one in the vol 5. The vol 5 short was weiss training to beat this challenge, which would allow her to go to beacon. You can see that in the vol 5. Short she don't have her scar.
Weiss looks graceful in her fight and posture. But, even behind that dignified stature. She hides quite a lot of pain inside. :'(
I applaud her singing nevertheless. :)
The most powerful part for me comes after 3:00. She looks disoriented, almost as if she forgot where she was. She just bared her soul to the audience, she sang this song about her own terrible loneliness and it was like she was calling out for help. Then she realizes where she is, realizes that no one is coming to help, and curtseys like the perfect lady she's meant to be.
So who what do you think the Giant armor is?
David Mobeck Giant armor?
Jonathan Pepper You know what he was talking about.
Jonathan Pepper ... really ?
David Mobeck her dad I would think, from the series I believe he was an abusive father.
Weiss' song tells us a lot more about her than she'd like us to know.
+Vutava Yep, and in Volume 3, we get a snippet of what may be a second part to it, kinda like how Red Like Roses got one back on the Volume 1 soundtrack.
From Shadows mentions that Blake (and others) were "crushed by cruel human rule." It would have been odd to say that if she was human.
+angeldude101 Everyone knows that she isn't human, she's a faunus, it's strongly adressed during the first season. It's basically the most important factor of her character and is the reason for her being who she is. If you're a fan of the show how could you not know that?
+TheMikman79 I did, what I meant is that you can infer it 15 episodes before it's reveled.
+angeldude101 yeah until the reveal I didn't know it was supposed to be a secret
So I saw a comment here under this video that quoted “Why does she say that she’s lonely, she’s the least loneliest.” That, my friend, is incorrect.
You see, Weiss Schnee is always pushed. Pushed to uphold the family name. Pushed to represent the dust company. Pushed to be perfect. She had always lived in a place where she had never felt real love. She always felt like she was fighting to be the best, flawless, because her father pushed her so much. Not out of love, but his benefit.
It’s honestly depressing; her family members hardly consider her a Schnee (on the slight exception of Winter), and after her traumatic experience at Beacon, no one bothered to comfort her.
“I’m the loneliest of all,” represents that she is ‘all alone’ because not even her father loves her.
However, this all changes when she meets Ruby, Yang, and Blake. They teach her how to love, real love. That, is why she is the loneliest of all.
*Cough* Whitley *Cough*
😢
I remember when these trailers first came out. When Monty Oum was alive...This goes out to all who wish to keep the memories of this great man within their hearts, and to remember the things he has done, This message may be way after Monty's death, but he will always be remembered, for centuries and beyond. Remember those who will pick you up if you fall, remember those who help you through hard times, remember those who impact your life in the best way possible, remember the people who will stick with you no matter what. R.I.P Monty Oum, you will forever be missed within everyone's hearts.
+Pokemonarceus The creator of Rwby volume 1. He passed away due to an allergic reaction I think
An allergic reaction to medication he was given or antibiotics, truly sad.
if I remember correctly, he was extremely allergic to juniper
It's really sad he had amazing ideas and skills to animate. He had planned to have a fight between team jnpr and raven(Yang's mum) but after he passed away the crew didn't understand why so they had to scrap that
they probably did...but they probably assumed it wouldn't go in the right direction.
Ok, so this has been out for how long? A bit less than 4 years.
And only now do I notice that Weiss is left-handed/ambidextrous.
I realized this just now too. Like seriusly, i have no idea how did i missed it.
cr00cy apparently, Ruby is ambidextrous too. She uses her left hand when she's doing things like pointing, eating and all that, however she uses her right hand in combat and when writing.
Ruby is officially left-handed (according to Miles and Kerry), but according to the wiki she's adopted ambidexterity over time, mainly for the sake of her fighting style. Monty said that it was bc switching weapons between hands makes the fight more interesting.
@@Riinkun If I recall, Monty said that both Weiss and Ruby were left-handed because he was left-handed (I'm using "if I recall" in a tongue-and-cheek manner, I actually have a screenshot of his tweet saying exactly that). Ruby may be ambidextrous when it comes to her fighting style, but she is supposed to be left-handed otherwise (LOOKING AT YOU VOLUME 4)!
@@MasterPoppers yup!
I love the sound Weiss's glyphs make when she uses them
When Myrtenaster was a rapier and not a friggin wand.
did you notice that every trailer the moon is breaking more and nore?
3:12
asaf shlomo yeah, in the red trailer it was complete
It is because the moon isn't tidally locked with Remnant, as ours is. So the same side is not always showing, meaning that as it rotates, its intact side dominates at certain times, and at others, the fractured side is fully visible.
damn how did you figure that out
The wiki said so
hahahahaahahaha
I feel like in her fights Weiss struggles with the “people don’t fight fair” style where she’s amazing with her practiced moves but awful at improvise informal attacks
Still like her style the most
WOW! I had almost forgotten that Weiss could actually use her weapon and fight. Now she just summons and throws magic around =(
Right looking back at trailers they had so many cool powers and skills that we never see
I missed when Weiss was more stronger and capable of fighting, she is still a versatile fighter but the series unfortunately made her weaker and made her prioritise summon more than anything out of ALL the abilities she can do with her Glyphs. RWBY honestly forgot the fact that Weiss can do Time Dilation which is tragic, if she were to use that ability in latest chapters and fights. Victory would be ensured. It’s honestly sad that we don’t get to see Weiss fight like she did from Volumes 1 to 3, she instead spams her most strongest move which is summons and I wish she relied on more of her swordsmanship, elemental Glyphs other than ice, and Time Dilations.
Literally i feel like if she wasnt wasted so much she would have been one of the strongest members. She has technical training, great sportsmanship , technique , and dust plus her summoning. If they would combine all of them together instead of just summoning she would be such a fearful opponent.
Well time dilation is pretty op so I think they may have soft retconned it.
She need gravity dust for it and that is expensive since she no longer has her company behind her most of her skills r gonna suffer since she needs the right dust for it
@@starfire6789 I hadn't realized that.
Weiss is easily my favorite of the girls.
She’s a brat tho. Ruby is adorable and baddass
Well, you could also argue that Ruby is immature, Blake is a coward and that Yang is obnoxious. Just because they have a character flaw, doesn't mean that said flaw defines the entire character. She does get better from Volume 1, however.
Well said, I would even argue that character flaws make characters more relatable.
Krow's Graveyard weiss has been my favorite since the first encounter we had with her in the series; it was obvious there was much mote to her mean demeanor and coldness
Malek Spika
Dude, you know what is development in a character. Cof cof *Ruby has not development* cof. Or at least, not like Weiss. Or Yang, even Blake. xD
Before the fight, she didn't have her scar, and after she does...
so that's the story of her scar?
yeah basically
if you watch closely you can see that she already had the scar before the fight started
just pause at 1:06 and you can see that she already has the scar
+BakaLP RT Confirmed that that was an animation error
Xander Mosley sooo...that's really the story of her scar then ?
2:50 Something I learned about on facebook. If you pause right when her left eye taking up the whole screen you can see a reflection of herself in it. But it's only clear for a single frame.
+Mario Tomic thats really cool i dont know how any one would have seen that
Neat'
+Mario Tomic Just curious. Why is that? Symbolic?
D4RKD3V1L I'm not sure, but it's probably something symbolic
it took me forever, but, i got it, and screenshot it!
So, apparently, Google can put ads underneath the video you're watching for products. I got a whole bunch for white mirrors. Cool
Lmao
*They're listening*
Anyone notice at 2:19 Weiss doesn't just do a spin to the stab the ground, she does a double spin just for style points?
Haha yeah, it went with the music, too!
is she strong but why is she so short?
I feel like it might also have been building energy/momentum for the attack somehow too
Mr. Shiny Pikachu nah not really her sword was still revolving/reloading to ice dust in her first spin and at second it was done and she lift her sword to put force to it
Edit: her sword was still revolving/reloading AFTER using the red dust(I don't know if its fire)
@@michaellambino3793 yep it's fire
After all these years of watching his trailer I just realized something that may be obvious to others. The whole fight she didn’t use dust until she had to. She wanted to win using her own abilities. Then once she had to rely on dust she was disappointed. She saw it as a weakness, relying on what her father gave her rather than her rapier training from her sister and her semblance from her mother.
You want to know how I got this scar? (Sorry...)
someone had to say it.
rip Heath Ledger
Dont be Sorry, babe!
It was Hilarious.
Ooh, damn!
But it was me NEO
2:25 she rides the sword in the volume 5 intro as well!
John Skauge spoiler alert dude
It’s December you should of been caught up by now
@@jessevu6830 The comment was written a year ago.
please dont say it like that xD
did anyone ask for volume 5
Why is Elsa fighting Alphonse
XD Omg
Good question
Omg Hahaha 😆
HAHAHA
Honest to GOD, I could NOT stop laughing when i read this😂
*splat out soda* XD
All right, for anyone still confused about what's going on in the trailer...
First of all, Weiss is the heiress to the Schnee dust company. She has a lot of typical "daddy's little rich girl" things to live up to. Her father is a cold, money-driven man that seeks to continue the Schnee's honor through is daughter, Weiss. As a result, she has been preened since childhood to be a model example of a prim and proper lady that should also be seen as an authority figure. This includes training her to fight. That being said, the father is rather... Neglectful of his daughter. Weiss has never had friends, as they weren't "good enough" for her. Her mother (if she is still alive) is in the shadow of the father, so she can't do much. The only real social interaction Weiss has is with the servants and employees, but we all know how awkward that'd be.
Now for the video itself...
Weiss is performing an singing piece for a very large stadium. The piece she is performing very accurately represents what she is feeling in her mind; untold loneliness and fury at having been caged for so long. Due to this fact, she starts to remember a training exercise her father put her up to. A test of her strength. This is the fight between the knight (or the Huntsman) and Weiss (Snow White). This fight is what Weiss feels is the pinnacle of her torment, as it left a scar on her mind and face.
If further proof is needed that the fight is a memory, check for the scar on Weiss when she begins her singing. It's there. Now check her face at the beginning of the fight scene. The scar is gone. HOWEVER! When she is hit and begins to bleed, it's in the exact place of where her scar should normally be.
Badabing, badaboom.
Adrian Walls Ding! Ding! Ding! Ten Points! This is the most accurate commentary on this trailer. The only thing I would add is that the curtain closes on her looking almost like a figurine inside of a snow globe. In other words, she is still caged; a proper little doll living in quiet pain and loneliness.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. And you're very right about your input; she certainly is still under her father's influence.
I quite like how she slowly breaks free of that throughout the series. One of my favorite parts.
Adrian Walls Actually, if you pause the trailer at 2:57 both the scar and the blood is visible.
Check around 1:06. The scar is clearly there.
Nathaniel Sebastian I think that might be a trick of the eye. Several other shots before the hit leaving the scar show that it is in fact not there.
This is everything that the newer RWBY lacks, you can feel the build up, impact and repercussions of every move, unlike now where it just feels like a thoughtless spectacle.
Couldn't agree more. If you're like me and are coming from the Vol. 5 preview then you can clearly see how much better this fight is, even if the animation is worse than now.
Honestly, I do prefer the animation from Monty's time but all we can do is watch the animators progress and get better and not complain. There's no point in complaining. We atleast have these old videos to always remember Monty.
Well it’s two years later I can tell you it’s gotten a lot better. Volume 7 was pretty good. The fighting in my opinion I enjoyed
Volume 7 has done wonderfully with what you wanted now
@@nikkiwatson4723 I wish Weiss would do short-ranged fights more. She uses her rapier like a magic wand
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how often Weiss still utilized that knight she was battling when using her semblance, even to this day? Lovely detail!
So I saw this thingy in another comment where u can see Weiss's reflection in her eye. I searched it up and saw that her reflection was in her eye. I though it was bullshit BUT NO slow down to .25 and pause at 2:51 its hard to catch since its only in one frame BUT IT IS THERE :O Try to pause it when her eye is filling up the whole screen.
I see it
Good eye! I think its some sort of intentional symbolism of her leaving her rather extravagant life at Atlas to become a Huntress at Beacon. The reflection is of her with her eyes closed on the stage. Most likely the event she sings at is hosted by her family, since the Schnee logo appears in the background of the stage.
It probably means that Weiss was selected to be the heiress over her older sister since winter is in the military, so Weiss was selected to be the heir to her fathers dust company from a young age, since winter is probably as old as Qrow, seeing as they've probably known each other for a while. Due to this, Weiss was probably paraded around as the next big thing at atlas, but went to beacon because she does love the perks of the Schnee name, but secretly dosent want to be on such a high pedestal like Phyraa was, and since Phyraa claimed that " when you're placed on a pedestal like that for so long, you become separated from the people that put you there in the first place."(Dance Dance Infiltration Vol. 2 Ep. 7)
Because of her being so highly elevated, she claims herself to be "the loneliest one of all".(White Trailer). This is the reason she went to beacon, to avoid being put on a pedestal that she didn't want in the first place. It's just a personal thought, Monty was known for his foreshadowing.
(For those saying that she summoned the giant sword in volume 3: this probably means she can manifest both physical and mental enemies. Winter does say "Excellent form! Now think to your fallen foes!" (Lessons Learned: Vol 3 Ep 4) She dosen't specify wether the foe has to be physical or mental.) Sorry this was so long.
Your right
Wow. RT really put some care into this.
+John Smith Just wait until the real story unfolds. It's not wise to assume things. (I'm referring to your theory on Winter's age and Weiss' history btw)
watching this made me forget just how unique team rwby's fighting style was to themselves. would love to see more of that in volume 7 :(
Average Dingus same bro
Lol. Good luck with that. Everyone's sacrificed their personalities b/c Ruby will somehow make everything better with the power of friendship. 🙄
I do miss when she used fight like this her style of fighting always had that air of elegance and swift something she hasn't fought as much with in the later volumes
She was always supposed to fight like a combo of a fencer and a ballet dancer. a crew of maya monkeys could never make that happen though.
@@deaxiom3542 dc crossover shows that
I think what I miss most aboit fight scenes by Monty is how each charatcer has some personality in their movements. Weiss here has her elegance in movement - hints of ice skating, fingers close and not too far apart, and calculated movements.
Though it's also fine to see them kind of drop that slowly as the series pass, makingbit seem like they were growing out of their self images and making themselves more battle-focused. It would be interesting to see them regain their old "movement personalities" like this on an episode like if they try to reminisce about their growth, or ease back into it when they are less tense & conflicted and more sure and ready themselves.
Intentional or not, it's a bonus twist in perspective that makes you see that even the transision of animation can be a story-telling medium as well.
agree! I definitely feel sorry about the fact that Monty's style and energy are something the newer volumes of the show visibly lack, however it's not that it doesn't make sense narratively.
I feel that the characters being "weaker" now actually conveys the way they felt invincible and full of hope and confidence when they were young and inexperienced students at Beacon (and before) and even though they had their problems, they carried a lot less burden in comparison to now. because once the real threat (Salem) had risen like this huge shadow above them-along with, to be fair, everything else that had happened to them throughout the show, and even before Salem was our central villain-they felt how weak they actually are against her. and although they're still young people, their old juvenile briskness sort of dissipated, which, although not ideal in the sense of how enjoyable it is to watch, does make sense and doesn't actually feel wrong.
either way, it's really been bumming me out constantly seeing people being super bitter about the newer volumes just because the fight scenes aren't the same, although they would probably think they're good if they didn't have anything to look back at and compare them to (and as if the fights are the only thing the value and quality of the show as a whole should be judged by), so it's nice seeing a less ruthlessly communicated opinion ;) tbh most of the time I feel that the haters' hostile negativity and bitterness is really poisoning the fandom and also that it very much invalidates the efforts of CRWBY doing their best to carry on Monty's legacy. the fact is that he simply isn't here anymore and people who want to whine about it forever and not appreciate anything without him are just annoying at this point. anyway this turned into a pointless personal rant but yeah. my point is, I agree.
Curiosity, (mild/possible spoilers)
The thing she's fighting here, kind of resembles her 'summoning' creature, even though you only get to see it's arm/sword, so the trailer kinda seems like she's fighting for her right to use this power, or accept the power she can't fully utilize, and the scar stands as a reminder of how painful it is that she struggles so hard to summon this compared to her sister and family members. Just a thought.
In the manga it's explained what that creature is! Read chapter 3
The Schnee family summons the Grimm that they beat in battle. Also, according to the manga, which is canon, the armor that Weiss is fighting is a special Grimm that can possess objects. It was created by the Schnee family by taking a lot of these Possession Grimm in order to test Weiss, if I remember correctly.
+Joe Guy I suppose that gives a new meaning to "burdened by the royal test".
Actual I think it's the opposite
It's a reminder of beating her fallen foe that would push her to be able to do it
If anything it helps
Papa Schnee made she fight against the armor as a test if her continued the '' be selfish''for wanting to go to Beacon
... I think I know now the story about Weiss' scar. It just hit me as I was watching this again.
She DID get it before the "fight", not during it. The battle against the mirror knight is a metaphorical memory for the conflict against her father, with the father being the mirror knight. The "knight" appearing is him coming back from work. As Weiss mentioned, he would come home furious everyday due to the war between the White Fang and his company. He, in a state of fury, attacks her first. She fights back in a rather passive way, as if trying to calm him. But at 1:41 the knight (father) strikes her and that symbolises how he inflicted the scar on her. And that's why she bleeds too, not because of what of the knight inflicted (the knight didn't injure Weiss as the fight was simply a memory), but what her father inflicted. After, she becomes more aggressive to defend herself (or she may had had enough of the abuse he subjects her to) and she "defeats him" in her mind.
...I need to stop looking too deep into things.
Cool theory, but that's not it. Weiss is the daughter to a large, successful corporation, so in which case her father is probably pushing her to be the best she can possibly be. The song tells you that her father (maybe herself too) push her so hard that she never had the chance to have friends so she was always alone, hence why at the end of the song the answer to "Who's the loneliest of all?" was herself. But what I could gather from watching the trailer and what other people are saying, she is terrified of failure, and that's why when she was hit by the Knight and got the cut on her eye she looked extremely disappointed in herself. And the scar represents a failure that everyone can see, but it also tells herself that she isn't as perfect as she wants to believe she is.
Ben Marchesani You're making me look like an idiot here. XDDD Jokes aside though, that was a great theory. Way better than mine. ^-^
Why thank you :)
Ben Marchesani
The show definitely shows the fear of failure in Weiss. I should add that Weiss first lets Ruby in when she hears the youngster express a similar need to prove herself. Camaraderie at its finest.
Hats off to you.
After watching RWBY 50 times and rewatching these trailers really shows the difference of when Monty was alive. He was a legend
Difference between a creator with passion and a Corporate entity that just seeks PC Brownie points
I dunno about you guys, but after the Volume 5 short, I've been watching this religiously.
I prefer these older trailers over the newest ones
These character trailers just have something that the newest trailers won't be able to have... The new ones just focus a little bit too much on the action or something and not much on the story. Sure the animation is great, but Monty just had the certain charm when working on the trailers.
I think the line 'I can keep it from the world, why won't you let me hide from me? ' represents how much Weiss is struggling to suppress her true self and trying to be more how her father wants her to be.
All these lyrics represent Weiss perfectly especially when she keeps asking the 'mirror' , ' Who's the loneliest of all? ' and she later replies with ' I'm the loneliest of all, '
I love how the audience is empty, it represents how everyone praises her but in the end it means nothing because those praises aren't for her but her father, Jacques Schnee.
you are absolutly correctt ,butt one thing a have to say is that the volume 5 short was a flash back to before this short, you can see it in her hair and that she doesn't have a scar , manking this look like a weiss with less power.
at least that's what i got
Grim wolves, Grim bears, and Adam from the other trailers have appeared in the actual show. Totally called this knight thing appearing again too! XD
Can't wait to see Weiss summon this thing with a full-on Schnee makeover. It's gonna be EPIC!
Hmm, it would most likely look all pale blue I think
+JadeToniRitsa L Just popped in on the new episode on the RT site. Man, the right arms today
+MarineS0n2 literally that arm came in handy
Hermione 28 I know, just a massive round of applause for them. Put your hands together everyone!
+MarineS0n2 maybe not everyone
If I had one wish for RWBY it would be that Monty Oum had more time to see his fans and create more episodes and seasons. :'(
Livvy daughter of Hades Hopefully he's at least secretly batman and has some RWBY contingency plans stashed away somewhere.
Monty actually had plans for like 9 seasons. We're good. Know if you watched Sherlock let's hope Monty is secretly Sherlock and he didn't actually die.....
bobmcbob49 yeah hopefully he is batman!
Kiata-Moon789 9 SEASONS OF PLANS.... yay! ヽ(〃＾▽＾〃)ﾉ
Even though Monty is dead physically he is still alive and is also in a better place now
so... beautiful I'm going to cry
Bro no matter how many times I watch this, I can never get over Weiss jumping on the sword as its swinging, its honestly still one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my years of watching anime
Weiss's dab at volume 5 is exactly what us need, and what the foes deserves
us the viewers
O.O, I can't believe she sang very well. Totally believable.
Also her combat, is amazing.
Wait...Thats you right? Why you speakin 3rd person o3o (Go with it XD)
Hmmmm, not really.
"Weiss Schnee wonders why everyone is confused about Weiss referring to herself in third person, said Weiss Schnee questioningly."
Internet cookie to whoever gets the reference :)
donjulioanejo and there's the To Aru' reference i was expecting
Fallenking43
cookie to anyone who can elaborate the reference
1:33 I can't express how much I love this part, it fits so perfectly with her fighting and it's amazing.
Weiss is so graceful even when she's fighting to the death. Props.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Weiss Schnee".
I will always live this line and character for this exact trailer.
Love Weiss. She's hands down my favorite character. I'm so looking forward to more character development and insight into her family in volume 4.
"Everyone is entitled to their own sorrow, for the heart has no metrics or form of measure, and all of it....irreplaceable"
That line was powerful the first time I read it. And now it only resonates even deeper.
Rest in peace Monty Oum.
Volume 4 and still watching this.
MrLostLink same
same
Volume 5
MrLostLink same but 5
5 :)
This is evidence that weiss would actually be more interesting if she did'nt rely on her summons every time
Nah, RT said Monty planned everything up to Volume 5. Damn.
***** ...
***** You srs?
***** Didn't know he even planned it up to Volume 9.
+SuperWidgetMaster I love you.
+SuperWidgetMaster I love you,and i hope what you said what you said is true and if it isn't i am gonna be so pissed.
I swear, more work was put into the fight choreography and effects for the trailers than the entirety of the series thus far.
I don't even
Agreed. Even though all they were really supposed to show were the abilities of each RWBY member (besides Yellow and Black, which were much more plot heavy). Easily the best fight choreography in the series bar none (Pyrrha vs CRDL comes close)
Kris Same! If they had actually don't like that, some people, might, not have, died...😖😫😩😭😭😭Why did she have to die!? Why?!?!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Discount k
Pyrrha vs WRDL was awesome :/
Is it just me or does anyone get a nostalgic feeling with the intro of mirror mirror with Fi singing from skyward sword?
i get it too i thought i was the only one Xd
It not just you my friend, not only you T.T
How do you get nostalgia Skyward sword aint even that old
Its the newest 3D zelda thats come out that isn't an HD Remake. Not counting link between worlds, because its still the top down scheme, 3d is only the graphics, not the engine.
i am
Even after all these years this is still my favorite trailer, song and character. I miss you Monty. Thank you Jeff and Casey for making some of the best music i have heard in my life.
Considering how Weiss herself was singing this song, I initially thought they'd get Casey to do Weiss's voice for the series.
+Jonathan Backo I initially really wanted her to, Casey did such a great job on this song. But at this point, i am used to Kara voicing her
+Brandon Coleman me to
+Zack Lewis too*
no, grammar is commas, full stops etc. I'm just good at typing and speaking proper english.
no that's just the right thing to do...jeez, pop culture kids
I never want this series to end.. I love it so much.
GeometryDash Skolpis same
Well, the series hasn't ended yet. ^^
Though its a real tragedy that the creator Monty Oum passed away after the 3rd season...but some other people found his ideas for season 4...nd a bunch of season 4 episodes had already been released...R.I.P Monty Oum
well, very close, not, because, even if i loved mounty, he was TOO stick to the anime style.
+Enrico Nobili what are you trying to say =_=
i'd pick monty's original work over what other else rt can now provide :/
Weiss' OG costume will always be my fav rwby costume!!
Anybody here after Weiss' new trailer for vol. 5? This trailer still cannot be beaten
Yang's strength is her, well, strength.
Blake's is her agility.
Weiss's is her endurance and dust.
Ruby's is her speed.
Together they would move so fast they could fell anyone in one slash of a sword.
Yang's weakness is her speed.
Blake's is her long combos (they leave her open to attack).
Weiss's is her attitude/personality (she's brash).
Ruby's is her fighting style (it involves her rushing in without a second thought)
very nice intake on this
Thank you!
no prob. it's very true though
Also, I like how all the initials of the characters correspond with their respective colors Ex: Ruby is Red. 2 R's.
This opening quote fit so much with all the fandom right now that I begin to cry...
Goodnight Monty.
This show has come a long way since season 1. I'm happy to be a fan!
Weiss: Tell me who’s the loneliest of them all
Whitley: Yes, dear sister?
The writers: I'm just going to ignore that.
This is definately my favourite action sequence from RWBY thus far. Not the best trailer, but definately the best action sequence incredibly well choreographed and Monty did a great job showcasing both Weiss's skills as a fence-based fighter and as a glyph user. Fantastic.
mine is still the red trailer
UM4DBRO210
Whilst I do love everythnig about Crescent Rose, Ruby and how the duo work together I can't help but feel like less effort went into the Red trailer.
It was a fine display of Monty's animation prowess and of the aforementioned functionality of Crescent Rose but I just find that the other trailers had more effort put into them (likely because they in fact were... Monty was the sole person responsible for the Red trailer, that's why the beowolves are incredibly basic since he had no one to improve upon his own artwork beforehand). I think my list is:
4) Red
3) Yellow
2) White
1) Black
Which is saying something considering that the Red trailer is still awesome.
true, but all around, every fight scene is AWSOME, i wonder how long it takes them for each,also yea forgot that monty did do the red trailer all on his own didn't he
One of my favorite things about this trailer is that Weiss at first focuses on using her rapier to attack the Knight. Only once she realizes that she cannot defeat the Knight on her own, she begins using the Dust. I don't know about you guys, but I see this as a direct denial of her father's company. In the second episode, we see Weiss bravely talking about the Schnee Dust Company, but could that be a facade? She might not be proud of her father's achievements at all, and wants to prove her own worth without his assistance for once. [Just a minor theory/belief of mine.]
rapiers are better for light armor opponents
Sam .Bucktooth lol you just shut his theory down
I feel rejected. xD *her
When Weiss casts an attack, those circles remind me of those magic circles in Fairy Tail :3
Ikr? I REALLY hoped I wasn't the only one lol
Shiki Aura I know!! I thought that it was really cool ^^
Agreed
Its Gray as a girl minus the striping
Hhahahahahah
I wonder how many souls she got for that kill.
worldwar2freak12 How I imagine myself fighting silver and black knights with my crystal sage rapier tbh
For those who haven't read the manga. It seems the knight is actually a possession type Grimm, or rather multiple small possession type Grimm inside of a suit(think hunters from Halo) that the Schnee dust company made. Defeating it was a challenge she had to overcome to be allowed to attend Beacon.
+tulicloure Yeah. And the fact that there are Grimm inside explains the way it disintegrated after being defeated.
+AngelWings Chapter 3 was recently translated into English. I'm sure you'll find it if you look it up.
+Coran Baker The manga is an original story, not written by Monty or the Rooster Teeth team.
+Michael Jensen But Rooster Teeth watched over it right? I'm fairly certain that it's cannon. If not, my bad, but you'll have to provide a link saying it isn't for me to believe so.
+Coran Baker it's "canon, not canon", thats what Miles said, just think of it as canon, but don't be suprised if it's not canon, but due to the recent episode (11), I believe the knight is something that Weiss has been trying to summon, a creature that will help her in battle
PEOPLE
The Main Characters are WAY stronger in their respective trailers than in the show because they have to start off weaker or else there will be no room for character development.
Im sure that by the end of Volume 2, Weiss will be close (if not already) to being this strong.
I mean, we have yet to see Myrtenaster's yellow(agility enhancer), white(epic runes and awesome final strike) and red(fire blast and energy shield) Dust being used in the show.
I think, like the previous trailers, this is set before the show. She is sad, and alone. She muddles along in her sadness, and fights with no purpose, simply because she has been trained to. I believe she went to Beacon partly to please her father, and partly because it would get her away from this lonely, meaningless life of hers. It really shows the strength of her solitude. In the show she hasn't quite mastered people skills, and she didn't do as well as she could have in the fight against the Nevermore because it was pretty tough and required teamwork. She was stuck up, selfish, and self-centered for most of the show so far, and is only just learning to break out of that.
Actually, we have seen her use the fire blast. She was going to use it on that group of Beowolves that attacked her in the Emerald Forest, but Ruby got in her way, meaning Weiss had to swing elsewhere,which set part of the forest on fire, remember?
Yep :) Monty talks about this subject in the most resent game time :)
Except this was in the past and how Weiss got the scar in the first place.
Chiba Hiro Or the future, considering she doesn't have that scar in the actual show. It can go either way.
Can well take a moment here to look at this beautiful masterpiece by Monty. Not only did he make a fight scene a fight scene, but it held so much resemblance and told a story in it of itself. Pure art
#TeamWeiss
#TEAM WEISS
Yes #team wiess
FantasyGodiva yassssss
I'm innnn
#TeamWeiss 4Eva
I can never not stop watching this. Everything about it is perfect, from choreography, camera angle, animation, story, and especially the hype part! I wish I could learn from Monty and make animations like these. Its just inspiring even though idk anything about animation.
bro they messed up her fighting style so much, the only reason weiss is my favorite character is because her fighting style was so elegant and ballet like, it was so cool to see her fly around the fight and use her rapier more :(
Exactly. This show had amazing concepts and it's story had insane potential but the showrunners haven't done it justice. I stopped watching a couple years ago but I started writing an Alternate canon for RWBY and give it the love it deserves
@@ReiseLukasyeah i dont understand why it had to take such a confusing twist in the show, they couldve kept it simple as 4 girls battling villians/grim and having fun, instead of it turning into a complicated long story, and keeping the OG designs, maybe tweaking it a bit but not changing it entirely.
everyone has their opinion on the show, but in my opinion it messed up a bit
i remember when weiss used to have dancing incorporated into her combat, along with using different glyphs other than summons and having a much wider array of dust in use. now she just summons and swings her sword
I beat Ornstein with a rapier build too.
+Kain Bloodshower Lol
Lol
+Kain Bloodshower This is now my favorite comment on youtube.
I knew I'm not the only one that the Giant reminded me of DarkSouls
+Kain Bloodshower ...............XD Yes.
can't believe it's 9 years ago when Rwby had its trailer
Your presentation of Weiss was perfect. Good job friend.
I remember listening to this song 7 years ago. I was just a Child, now I'm a college student. Time flies, and this song keep a lot of my memories.
The sound effects sound like something you'd hear from a game that's a mashup of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and Legend of Zelda o.O
Have you seen Dead Fantasy? This and Dead Fantasy have the same creator.
My friend wanted me to watch the trailers first so it make sense.
...yes.....
Mine did too
I regret not watching these
iloveedge496
😂 i never watched these so I’m gonna watch them now.
I can't believe it's been 11 years, this was such a cool way to get to know RWBY
Weiss Schnee: I may have a scar of my face but a scar won't kneel me down to give up. 2:50
Weiss bows down at the end of performance😊
Isn't the weapon she is using more of a stabbing weapon rather a slashing one?
+jason dads Yeah, that was bugging me a bit too. I don't think you can really slash with a rapier.
I don't think it's a problem in the actual show though. I just rewatched it for the second time and I never noticed it, so I think someone noticed and made sure to fit her fighting style around that.
+Ragnarok222R You can slash with a rapier. They were cut and trust weapons.
However, cuts from a rapier would only cause minor cuts, nothing too debilitating unless you where hit with many of them and were left untreated. The thrust, of course, was the most deadly part of the rapier, but it wasn't the only use for it.
+PabloTheOffender But still....minor cuts to the right places are fatal. Also, ALL minor cuts are annoying and hurt like hell.
+sean guan Adrenaline negates the annoying factor as well as pain. in the right spot, they would be debilitating, but you need to be really precise.
+PabloTheOffender True, but they can disable muscles if used correctly