#ruby/pyrrha

[rwby-confess]

Confession #290

[fillmargarin]

Her type is red strong prodigy girls

[iheartmothz]

rwby heads

[rubyfunkey]

quick half-maiden check in

[matt0044]

Frankly, RWBY is my go-to example of men who write female characters with little to none of the usual pitfalls. Even when they may, there's one element that keeps its head well over water:

The female cast being so extensive as it is.

DireGentleman put it well here but a too common element of certain stories has been that they'll have a few or one female character amongst their sausage fest of a cast. Few of these cases are active intent on the author's part but it does speak to a "male as default" pitfall that is very much rendered invisible by a sphere of normality.

As such, you'll get female commanders in armies where the troops are all shown as male (@swan2swan made a few posts on the "female Stormtrooper" problem) for one and, for a classic example, one female character amongst an ensemble of boys.

Sometimes she's one of them and other times she's an April O'Neil to their Ninja Turtles, a normie to their extraordinary lives. Either way, there won't be much in the way of gender diversity. Especially if it's based on a toy line that subscribes to the "boys or bust" mentality that would rather kill off a profit that pivot.

But that's been dissected better in other posts...

Thankfully, RWBY was created first and foremost as an animated story project before the thought of merchendising was considered since RT wasn't super-duper confident it'd stick. Now it has firmly supplanted Red Vs. Blue as Rooster Teeth's flagship animation (the latter gearing up for its final season even).

This frees it from the shackles of heavily corporatized media that would prefer a toyetic show have a male prescense in the story or one where the female prescense is... palatable.

No character has to be the token girl who's either super bubbly and awkward or super stand-offish before the right guy comes along or rather reserve until the right guy comes along or one of the boys until the right- okay, I've made my point.

And it goes beyond the main cast as there's a smattering of girls and boys among the ensemble so it never feels like they were tacked on when the writers realizes, "Oh sh*t, forgot the estrogen," by Season Four or something.

If anything, Jaune is the token girl but genderflipped. He has healing powers. He has an arc but it all ultimately comes back to the main girls for the bigger plotlines. He's often the normal one that balks at the eccentricities of the girls and their shenanegins.

I mean... HE GREW UP WITH MANY SISTERS AND NO BROTHERS. Does that cliche not ring a bell.

Basically... Jaune is what I feel is the Sakura Haruno of RWBY if I may be so bold.

[noyob]

Quick draw because I was reminded of summer rose court. If you like rwby go play it !!

[hadesisqueer]

Lmao

[pilot-boi]

Great expectations

[raccrows]

simpler times

[arc-misadventures]

The Subplot

The Main Plot with Team RWBY:

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Ruby: Okay team! I have come up with a plan! Blake: You will need to enter the airducts to by pass the security, and hack their systems to disable the alarms! And, lastly you'll have to open the safe. I know this is allot to ask of you, but do you think can you do this.

Blake: Crawl into a vent, disable an alarm, and crack a safe. Sounds like a typical Friday night back in the, Fang.

Ruby: Excellent! Weiss, your task it to access the, SDC files, and plant fake messages informing them of the latest shipment! This needs to be a red herring to distract them! You think you can handle this?

Weiss: Pff... That's child play.

Ruby: Yang, we need you to be the muscle! Once the safe is opened, we need you to get in, and grab everything in it, and get the hell out of there!

Yang: Time the bring out the big guns!

Ruby: Okay, I'll be on the sides ready to run distraction if need be. Everyone understand your roles.

Weiss: False orders already made in triplicate.

Blake: I'm already in the vents!

Yang: My muscles are all oiled up~!

Ruby: Alright then! The plan to steal all the coffee in the school safe, and get revenge for all the homework, ridiculous school activities is a go!

RWBY: YEAH!!!

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The Subplot with Team JNPR:

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Jaune:

[veelilee]

some sketches :)

[reashot]

The Battle of The Hoodie. Pollinated + Arkos.

Why do you want Jaune's hoodie?

Dragonslayer 🐲

Yang: Why? It's because I needed the hoodie to serve as my proof of conquest and to warn any potential competition for his attention.

Knightshade 🌙

Blake: Jaune's hoodie? I think you meant my hoodie. All of Jaune's property belongs to me. For I am his favorite girl. And I don't need any other reasons.

Whiteknight ❄️

Weiss: Why do I need Jaune's hoodie you say?

I needed it as a down payment for my dowry of course. The pumpkin Pete hoodie may not be that valuable but I am sure it will appreciate in value in the future as a collector item.

Lancaster 🌹

Ruby: I-it's not that I want Jaune's hoodie. It's just that I needed something with Jaune's scent to help alleviate my... Oh cookie crumble. I need it to help me relieve myself okay! Otherwise I will be unable to function in my day to day life.

Truthfully I need to achieve at least five orgasms a day or I will be so frustrated that I will just straight up pounce at Jaune to sate my carnal desire.

So while not ideal. I think having Jaune's hoodie is a perfect compromise other than the alternative of me going after Jaune's meat.

WBY: ...

Rubs...

You need help...

Bonus+ Arkos

Pyrrha: It's embarrassing, but I wanted Jaune's hoodie for my giant teddy bear collection.

All so I can hug 'em and pretend it's Jaune. I know it's silly. But I love him so much.

[one-crusty-batch-of-nature]

PYRRHAAAAAA everyone is in love with Pyrrha

[howlingday]

[juanarc-thethird]

The Arc curse...?

Ruby: You know, Jaune.

Jaune: Hm?

Ruby: Y-You're handsome

Jaune: Thank you. *Smiles*

Ruby: Can... Can I take your hand?

Jaune: No, is mine.

Ruby:...

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Yang: What are you going to do tonight?~

Jaune: Sleep

Yang: Without me?~💕

Jaune: Yeah, I'm a big boy now. I can sleep alone.

Yang:...

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Weiss: Hey, do you wanna get out of here?

Jaune: And go where?

Weiss: Wanna come to my place?

Jaune: Nah, is to far. How about McDonald's?

Weiss:...

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Blake: I'm so wet.

Jaune: How? I don't see any water.

Blake: No, like you're making me wet.

Jaune: Do I look like water to you?

Blake:...

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Pyrrha: I like your shirt.

Jaune: Me too.

Pyrrha: *Chuckles* You're funny.

Jaune: That's not my name.

Pyrrha:...

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RWBYP: (My God, how can he be so dumb. I love him💕)

[wuyi1551]

Many tiny things