A RWBY weapon I have been tinkering with for an OC.
Deshret & Hedjet - the red & white crowns of the old kingdoms in Egypt; when combined they create Pschent - The Double Crown.
The individual blades loose fire and wind blasts respectively, while when combined into a dual bladed sword they can create a whirlwind of flame or act as a bow.
The texturing was done by https://twitter.com/Valoroth whom I heartily recommend.
Tina Mickel the VA and Fan Animator animates Sundered Rose!
If you got the money, she's got the skills.
Just remember, SFW only.
No swearing or NSFW commissions from her.
https://twitter.com/3DArtPotato/status/1661924541629603840
Made in Blender and Substance Painter.
On the roof of Beacon Jaune was once again flat on his back.
Jaune: I can't do this!
Pyrrha: Come on Jaune, you're getting better and better, just keep at it.
Jaune: Just admit it Pyr... I'm not good enough. I'm just wasting your time.
Pyrrha: Stop it Jaune! You are not wasting my time. You never have. I want to help you. I chose to help you.
Jaune: I'm an anchor around you, Nora and Ren's necks. You'd be better off with out me.
Pyrrha: Jaune, please stop talking like that. We just need to find your strength.
Jaune: Strength?
Pyrrha: Maybe Crocea Mors is not the weapon you should be using? There are plenty of training weapons, we can take time and let you try them all... see if something sticks.
Jaune: Something that suits me? Maybe...
Pyrrha: Jaune?
Jaune: I just had an idea. Can we call it for tonight? I need to work out a couple things.
Pyrrha: I guess. Are you sure?
Jaune: Please?
/==/
Class: ROARING IN LAUGHTER!!!
Pyrrha: Jaune what are you doing?
Cardin: (laughing) What you going to do, Arc? Make me an omelet?
Professor Goodwitch: This is HIGHLY unorthodox, Mr Arc.
Jaune said nothing as he just stood there waiting for the spar to start. Shaking her head Glynda gave the signal.
Cardin: Prepare to eat dirt...
CLANG!
KLUNK!
DONG!
DING!
THUD!
Class: CHOKING ON LAUGHTER AND GASPING IN SURPRISE!!!
Professor Goodwitch: Ah... winner Jaune Arc?
Cardin: Mommy... I don't want to go to school today!
Jaune shot Pyrrha a smile as he flipped a cast iron frying pan into the air and caught it without looking by the handle.
Pyrrha: Jaune?
Jaune: You said use what I'm good with... I'm good with a frying pan, in more ways than one.
Pyrrha: Yes, I did say that, but...
Jaune: How about in celebration of my victory, I make you some chocolate crepes?
In RWBY weapons are a part of a person, an extension of yourself, as Ruby puts it in V1. So, a weapon can say a lot about a person in how it appears and what it's used for.
Looking at Crescent Rose compared to our other main characters' weapons and it's immediately one that stands out from the size alone, it immediately draws our attention, it usually takes up the screen.
Like Ruby, it's striking, awe inspiring and larger than life. It's beautiful, resilient and strong, but evolves to be more adaptable during the Atlas Arc, when Ruby herself has to be more flexible and think outside the box, and her worldview is consistently challenged. It's also very easily the most intricate and complicated design, by her own admission:
"I guess I did go a little overboard in designing it..."
Which, while on the surface means it looks cool and flashy, it's also incredibly complex, just like Ruby.
And as we know from V9, a weapon like that would also be a heavy one to carry at all times too, and it weighs on her. Just like being "Ruby Rose" means to shoulder all the responsibilities and entanglements that come with being who she is, a huntress, a leader, a hero, a spark of hope and light who inspires others. In the end her resolve as a huntress and in who she is, and her purpose, is renewed and stronger than ever before, and wields her weapon once more with confidence.
That doesn't mean her burdens have gotten any lighter though, in fact upon returning to Vacuo, because of her message, all of humanity is now looking to her. No matter how strong, confident and resolved she is, that's a heavy weight for one person to carry alone.
Which brings me to Oscar's weapon, the Long Memory. Which is a cane, smaller, simple and straightforward, but has it's own hidden light stored inside. A cane is meant to take someone's weight by design, that's it's purpose. To be something that's leant on as a crutch when you're hurting to alleviate the pain by taking the pressure off yourself, so moving forward is made easier. Because everyone needs that support sometimes and it's okay to be weak, it doesn't make you lesser, it just makes you human. And it is incredibly human for us to care for and lean on one another for support. That vulnerability leads to our greatest strength as humans.
The one who carries the heaviest weapon vs The one who has a weapon that can be leant on to take pressure off yourself. Ruby who carries a heavy burden and Oscar being someone that can be leant on for support. ooooooohhhh the cymbal ism of it all.