Between Volumes 1 and 2, the FNDM kept itself entertained with speculation and fan created content. Realizing that the FNDM had nothing to tide themselves over while waiting for Volume 4, RT released RWBY Chibi, and it was a band-aid. It was a question to replace the answers, and it never happened. It was vital in keeping that sense of mystery and wonder alive, the same feeling we all felt back with Volume 1. This scene was immensely important, despite RT believing otherwise. The largest point would be Raven Branwen attacking Team JNPR. Shane had detailed a number of plot points in Volume 3 that never occurred / occurred differently. This letter divided the FNDM for the first time, but that’s not what this post is about. Shane Newville’s “An Open Letter to All Who Treasured Monty Oum” We knew RWBY would never be the same, but we never knew how different RWBY could have been. The fight scenes suffered as a result, but the FNDM looked the other way for the duration of Volume 3.Īfter surviving Volume 3, the FNDM soldiered onward. They knew that no one could ever replicate Monty’s unique style, and they had nothing to fall back on other than characters and story development. We were no longer ignorant, and RT had to shift RWBY away from the Monty style fight scenes to the characters and world. Too many questions were answered, and not enough took their place. The sense of mysticism and wonder that the FNDM thrived on for over two years slowly vanished. Volume 3 rolled by, later in the year than the previous two volumes, and things had changed. Everything else was secondary, but never unimportant. The world of RWBY was Monty’s canvas, giving him so much potential to bring his fight scenes to life. Then Monty Oum passed away, and RWBY was no longer his story. The end-credits scenes in Volume 1 and 2 served as fuel for the FNDM, revealing just enough to tease new elements in the future, but leaving enough unanswered to fan the FNDM’s flames of inspiration. He needed other people to worry about the specifics so they weren’t a hindrance while animating what he felt was important. The entire world of RWBY seemed to be a medium for the fight scenes Monty was famous for animating. Leave enough of the story behind fog to let the fans speculate and assume everything else. I believe this is what Monty wanted from creating RWBY. Backstories were told, secrets revealed, ships teased, plots advanced, but the unknowns were still numerous enough to make RWBY pliable in the numerous hands of the FNDM. With the drop of Volume 2, a certain amount of unknown variables left by Volume 1 filled themselves in, but more had taken their place. Here’s the thing about endless possibilities only one is ever chosen. The possibilities seemed endless, and the FNDM eagerly awaited Volume 2 with bated breath and high hopes. The future of RWBY looked bright, blindingly so. The unknown variables were just numerous enough and arranged just right so that anything was possible. Back when Volume 1 was all the FNDM ever knew of RWBY, the theories, speculation, headcannons, ships, all of the fan made content was based on little, but by no means unusable information. The FNDM loved RWBY as a whole, no one knew jack shit about it, and the wondrous mysticism remained. Headcannons, shipping, speculation, theory crafting, fan art, fan fiction, everything. This began the RWBY Fandom (FNDM) as we know it today. Volume 1 set the stage, introduced the characters, and lit the fire. It still wasn’t much, and speculation was still wild, but very temporary. When the rest of the trailers dropped, most people had abandoned their original theories and assumptions to align with what was cannon. No one became attached to their own theories, as too little was known to theorize anything substantial. With just one trailer, no one had a clue as to what any of the characters could do, who they were, or even if they were allies. People filled in the gaps themselves, and there were a lot of gaps. There was no context, no defined setting, no character development, no plot. We knew nothing about the show back then, and the speculation surrounding it was astronomical. I see all of this drama about RWBY and the direction RT has gone with it, and I can’t help but think back to the trailer I saw four years ago.ĭo you remember what it was like to watch those three minutes and twenty-eight seconds for the first time? Do you remember the feeling deep in your gut that you knew something amazing was coming? Do you remember the mysticism and magic that specific trailer left deep within your heart?
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