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Nora Valkyrie (Ever Artists Halloween Collab) by NOL (sh.itjust.works)
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Sourced from Artsation -- Nol is one of the artists on FRWBY (also provided vocals for the V7 OP) and I thought she lived on twitter but found her Artstation by happenstance!

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The Nora Valkyrie artwork I did for the Ever Artists Halloween collab in 2024 [LINK https://x.com/NOLNOL1234/status/1848006970173002139]

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Oh that it did. I always did think RWBY would make for a good fighting game setting.

Also, little bit of tinfoil hat time but RT/CRWBY might be blacklisted in Japan

That is an excellent conspiracy theory. I live for this slander, care to talk more about it? I know there was the RWBY anime thing a while ago tho I haven't seen it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

    Oh that it did. I always did think RWBY would make for a good fighting game setting.

    A lot a lot of people say RWBY is perfect for a fighting game roster, which in a way it would be, but since I struggle with fighting games I'd love to see something more like a beat-em-up or maybe an RPG.^†^ The setting (well, moreso the presentation of the setting given how little a threat the Grimm have been shown to be to our heroes) would also be a perfect fit for a Dynasty Warriors-type of game, but considering how Grimm Eclipse kinda flopped^‡^ I doubt we'll ever see a proper game in that style.

    I'm actually kind of partial to the Arrowfell game and think that a metroidvania with a character swap mechanic to solve traversal puzzles could work well. Arrowfell is what I consider a solid 6/10 game -- a decent game, has some obvious flaws but not so terrible to make it unenjoyable, could be better -- but the fact it was developed by Wayforward (i.e. the studio behind Shantae) makes it feel more like a travesty. The story is also a hot mess and includes team RWBY beating up a black union leader.

    ^†^Personally, I'd love something slower and more cerebral like a tactics game (think Fire Emblem), but I imagine a style-based action RPG akin to the Devil May Cry series would fit most people's idea of "an ideal RWBY RPG" better.

    ^‡^I'll need to post a funny vid about that if you've not seen Grimm Eclipse, but long story short is that the game seems to have elements of the Musou games in its DNA but ends up being more of a wave-based arena brawler

    That is an excellent conspiracy theory. I live for this slander, care to talk more about it? I know there was the RWBY anime thing a while ago tho I haven’t seen it.

    It's actually tied into production of that anime (RWBY: Ice Queendom, not to be confused with the fan project RWBY: Dust Queen). As part of whatever deal they had, Ice Queendom was supposed to be simuldubbed in Japanese and English, obviously with RT doing the English dub. They were extremely unprepared for the production pace of Japanese anime and the Eng dub fell way behind as they flubbed their deadlines, so that's one black mark.

    The bigger thing is that Arryn Zech (Blake's VA) made a big stink on twitter about one of the guys on the Japanese production side, dragging up some past drama he was involved in (which did go to court but IIRC he was acquitted? I forget the details). Besides being extremely unprofessional, stirring shit like that with personal drama is a BIG no-no in Japanese culture, and I would not be surprised if the incident didn't put a black mark on the crew as far as the Japanese side is concerned.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    I'm actually no good at fighting games either, but some of the fight scenes in RWBY just read so much like a cutscene from a fighting game that I can't unsee it. Something like a 3d fighting game like Soul caliber or Tekken. I can't really see RWBY being a tactics type game though, the action in the show is too high-flying and extreme for that kind of genre. It might work for a good story or set piece but idk how much of the essence of RWBY it would capture. I have not seen Grimm Eclipse, nor any other RWBY content outside Chibi and the main series (and that one RWBY book I read), but if you got a video on it send it my way. DMC type game might work but again that's a series I've not played yet so I can't speak on it too much. A beat em up might work, like with the Grimm as foes but like you said Grimm are a total non-threat.

    I did not know about any of that! Considering the very limited amount I know about Japanese culture, what you said makes a ton of sense. Maybe RT might be black listed but what about, uhhh Viz I think? They're the ones who bought RT right? Whichever company it was.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    A beat em up might work, like with the Grimm as foes but like you said Grimm are a total non-threat.

    Well that's actually why I think it would work well as a beat-em-up. The Grimm as we're told are built up as these kind-of individual world-class threats akin to Monster Hunter monsters that would need an entire team to take them down, but as we're shown they're just common fodder and that's what would make them perfect mob enemies for a beat-em-up where you'll plow through maybe dozens of the same enemy type in every zone. TBH the White Fang were done the same way but I'm not sure you'd want to have WF enemies in a RWBY game.

    Maybe RT might be black listed but what about, uhhh Viz I think?

    Yeah, it was Viz, and truth be told I'm not sure what Japanese corporate culture is like, if the IP going through a few changes of hands might give prospective animation studios amnesia or if word got out about the specific people involved. I'm more willing to believe the latter, but I think this is really the first big time Viz has had an IP to itself as they're normally a localization/licensing company so we'll have to see what even comes of this acquisition.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Re: Beat em up. Fair enough! I still think how it's really funny how it took all of Team RWBY and JNPR to take out 1 large Grimm each team, and then Coco pulls up with a gatling gun and no diffs one of the same type of Grimm in her introduction. Quite entertaining.

    Re: Viz. Wait, really? RWBY is Viz's first fully owned IP? Wow, that's crazy. I know they had Homestuck at one point but I'm not sure if it was like officially a Viz IP or just publishing rights; they were responsible for the Homestuck books and other things. Though it's debatable whether Homestuck or RWBY has more popularity (it's homestuck :D )

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I still think how it’s really funny how it took all of Team RWBY and JNPR to take out 1 large Grimm each team, and then Coco pulls up with a gatling gun and no diffs one of the same type of Grimm in her introduction.

    I get what they were trying to do, and to don the clown costume for a second it did work on me up until that very thing was pointed out to me when I finally started watching fan content (read: the critics/analyzers). Ruby herself technically does something similar in her character short.

    Wait, really? RWBY is Viz’s first fully owned IP?

    I can't guarantee that it is, but Viz is primarily known for licensing deals for manga and anime in NA. All the community talk I saw about it was how out-of-character it was for them to buy up an IP for them to wholly own and whether they were equipped to even animate it again (which there has since been news that they've partnered with an animation company).

    Though it’s debatable whether Homestuck or RWBY has more popularity (it’s homestuck :D )

    No, I agree with you there -- Homestuck was the bane of the internet in the early aughties before ponies came along, it was posted everywhere. On top of that, we're about to get a HUGE wave of brand-new Homestuck fans because Vivziepop's studio is making an animated series out of it. RWBY had a surprisingly large fanbase, but like 90% of it was made of RoosterTeeth fans and it has had a rough time over the decade-plus of its existence, rarely ever breaking containment.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Ruby herself technically does something similar in her character short.

    Wait does she? I thought it was only wolf Grimm, unless I'm misremembering. She does kill a whole lot of them though.

    I can’t guarantee that it is, but Viz is primarily known for licensing deals for manga and anime in NA. All the community talk I saw about it was how out-of-character it was for them to buy up an IP for them to wholly own and whether they were equipped to even animate it again (which there has since been news that they’ve partnered with an animation company).

    This is news. I hope the animation studio can live up to Monty's legacy, and also that whoever they put on the writing team is a better writer than Miles and Kerry. Apparently there was an animatic preview of some stuff for Volume 10 and Critter's breakdown was... quite scathing.

    On top of that, we’re about to get a HUGE wave of brand-new Homestuck fans because Vivziepop’s studio is making an animated series out of it.

    Is it confirmed for release? I thought they released the trailer and opened the shop to gauge consumer interest in an animated series, which tbf I think Homestuck has faded from popularity and publicity and is now mostly a cult classic.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago

    Wait does she? I thought it was only wolf Grimm, unless I’m misremembering. She does kill a whole lot of them though.

    I think you're thinking of the Red Trailer -- I'm talking about the V4 Character Short. I don't blame you if you never saw any of the Character shorts leading into V4, 5, and 6, they weren't very well advertised or integrated. I myself saw the V4 character short the first time around and then never any of the others until my latest rewatch (the one that started this whole fandom dive).

    This is news. I hope the animation studio can live up to Monty’s legacy, and also that whoever they put on the writing team is a better writer than Miles and Kerry.

    Yeah, about that...

    Apparently there was an animatic preview of some stuff for Volume 10 and Critter’s breakdown was… quite scathing.

    Oh, the V9 epilogue animatic? That's basically semi-canon and was released seemingly because they thought that was it for RWBY because of RT's shutdown. It's likely that parts of that will be integrated into V10 but a lot of it will likely end up on the cutting room floor. There was a brief time where that animatic gave birth to Nora/Velvet "finding herself out" shipping, tho. TBH I don't think the animatic was awful but that might be because of the absolute tire fire that was RWBY: Beyond.

    Is it confirmed for release? I thought they released the trailer and opened the shop to gauge consumer interest in an animated series, which tbf I think Homestuck has faded from popularity and publicity and is now mostly a cult classic.

    TBH, I don't know. I don't keep up with these things and just assumed that they did the trailer to drive hype because they made an entire new studio for it (or like, secondary studio-thing? It's not the same Spindle Horse name). But even seeing glimpses of the Hazbin/Helluva fandom I expect there to be a lot of people (especially young people) to be checking in and following this "new Homestuck thing" animated by their favorite studio.

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