RWBY Volume 3: Opening Animation | Rooster Teeth

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The Vytal Festival Tournament is the ultimate battle of skill, pitting the world's most powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses in training against one another... and it's finally here! Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are back for a season of over-the-top action, and they're not alone. New fighters from around Remnant are ready to bring glory to their kingdom, but there are those among them with a far more sinister goal in mind…

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[bleuberri]

Song: *soft piano music*
Me: This doesn't seem like regular RWBY mu-
Song: *starts blaring heavy guitar and loud singing*
Me: There it is!

[willgm]

...I'm not gonna be smiling at the end of this volume am I.

[ChickenPika]

Yeah, they weren't kidding about the "misery and pain for all" thing.

[eyeofndr]

I JUST REALISED PHYRRA BROKE AWAY FIRST. DAMMIT RT ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME.

[coyote]

Volume 1: So fun and full of life!
Volume 3: suFFeriNg

[odinokami]

0:44-0:50

*One day, Blake was taking a stroll at the park when suddenly, she runs into an army of furries staring at her.*

[RoseDotWav]

That moment you realize that the opening animation was a giant spoiler the whole time

[Vespidia]

Maybe red's like roses...

Maybe it's mY POOL OF TEARS

[ZeronicKiba]

I honestly can't believe how I missed all this damn foreshadowing. The lyrics pretty much sum up how the ending of this volume is

[evelyngraham]

Anyone get a sunken feeling in their stomach from the intro after watching the finale?

[henryaung]

SPOILERS but here's a summary of this Volume:

- Pyrrah dropped her penny
- Pyrrah was blown away by Cinder's new abilities
- Yang lost her right to bare arms

[awildmeerkat]

And now when you see Pyrrha falling from the group, It all makes sense, Plus Ruby is the only one who has not lost hope as you can see in the last scene where it is spinning around team RWBY, She is the only one looking up. This opening is one big spoiler

[kristinaserpas]

First op: Victory is in a simple soul
Second op: There's a point where it bends there's a point where it breaks
Third op: Victory for hate incarnate, misery and pain for all, when it falls
Me: Make up your mind! I need to know which side will win!

[KibbyDragon]

Still waiting on that Weiss vs Emerld fight.

[AzurixHawken]

I like how Qrow looks the same and wears the same clothes like ~15 years later...

[forgottenhope]

"I like Game of Thrones"

-Monty Oum

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...I think we're about to know what he meant...

[CptFreemanC]

so Pyrrha was the first one to break away when the group was falling...

PLEASE tell me they didn't hint at things and we were totally oblivious

[nqnt]

After watching Episode 12, I feel like the lyrics have much greater significance than what we once believed at the beginning of the Volume. *SPOILERS AHEAD.* So if you have not watched all of Volume 3, you may be spoiled or just have no idea what I am talking about. So you have been warned. Oh, and I am copying the lyrics off of *+Chelsea Breeann* post further up/down in the comments section. So, thanks! Also, one more thing. *NOTHING I SAY IS PROVEN* Just bare that in mind.


*Maybe red's like roses*
Red Like Roses is Ruby's signature theme, and the song that describes her character.
*Maybe it's the pool of blood*
*The innocents will lay in*
*When in the end you've failed to save them.*
This is talking about what will happen when Ruby fails her mission, and the difference between blood and red, bloodshed, and Ruby. Kinda a shoddy explanation on my part, but it gets the point across.
*Their dying eyes*
*Are Wide and White like Snow*
Really creepy lyrics, but I cannot think of any sort of special-ness to them that was not present when the song was first released.
*And now they know the cost of trusting you's obliteration*
This may be talking about ATLAS, as through Cinder and Torchwik's actions, they may have gone from one of the most successful company's out there to what the people view as terrorists and killers.
*Mirrors will shatter*
*Crushed by the weight of the world*
This may be talking about Weiss, as she is always under her fathers influence, and is therefor under the control of one of Remnant's greatest powers. Not only that, but the song: Mirror Mirror is her theme for her trailer, and the line "Mirrors will shatter" is saying how her father has control of her life and how that is stopping her from staying in team RWBY.
*The Pillars collapse in shame.*
Blake feels undeniable shame from running away from her problems, her friends, and her home, but also feels shame for having her partner put Yang in a handicap. She feels shame for the actions of Adam as well. That's... a lot of shame.
*There'll be no rest.*
This may be talking about how immediately after nearly dying and needing rest, Ruby refuses rest and goes off to Haven.
*There'll be no love.*
Yang now hates all her friends (Weiss for leaving to Haven, even if it was forced, and Blake for running away from everyone), and refuses to even say goodbye to Ruby before she leaves too, or say "I love you too, Ruby" when Ruby tells Yang she loves her.
*There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above*
This is speaking of Phyrra's death, as she attempted to be a hero and run back to Beacon in order to defeat Cinder, but she paid the price for it.
*And when it ends, *
*The good will crawl*
When the fight is over, the villains believe that the Hunters and Huntresses will all fall to them.
*The shining light will sink in darkness*
People will sink to the Grimm which was the plan of Cinder in Volume 3.
*Victory for hate incarnate*
This may be talking about Cinder's faction, as they kind of... hate everything for their own personal reasons. Thanks, +stormzone13!
*Misery and pain for all*
The villains are both hate incarnate, and will cause pain and suffering for everyone on Remnant
*When it falls*
*This* is what I am most proud of with my argument. When Cinder goes up and kills Phyrra, or when Ruby unleashes her true power, Beacon tower legitimately falls. So, as Beacon fell, it served as a catalyst for all the other kingdoms to go into fear and uncertainty, as all they know is that ATLAS is attacking innocent people, and Grimm are wreaking havoc. This final line is not talking about RWBY disbanding, it is talking about the fall of one the Remnant's greatest kingdom/school. All due to the *FALL* Maiden.

I there are a few blanks in my explanation, so if others figure it out, I will add them in. Just... fingers crossed, as I may not notice them since I am kinda dumb in that manner.


Also, I would offer you cookies, but those are only for the scythe-wielding, criminal defeating, silver-eyed middle school aged girls.

[bree]

the lyrics are


Maybe red's like roses

Maybe it's the pool of blood

The innocents will lay in

When in the end you've failed to save them.

Their dying eyes

Are Wide and White like Snow

And now they know the cost of trusting you's obliteration

Mirror's will shatter

Crushed by the weight of the world

The Pillars collapse in shame.

There'll be no rest.

There'll be no love.

There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above

And when it ends

The good will crawl

The shining light will sink in darkness

Victory for hate incarnate

Misery and pain for all

When it falls

[jakob]

I get the feeling Volume 3 is going to be a lot more bittersweet than it's been so far.