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Welcome to Episode 59 of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology", FNDM! On today's episode, we have another session where the heroes and villains of Remnant will be reacting to some of their mythological counterparts in our mythology movie theater.

This time around, FNDM, I want to know what you think the reactions and opinions of the RWBY ensemble, especially Ozpin, his fellow headmasters, and Glynda Goodwitch, would be after reacting to The Wizard Of Oz.

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

RWBY has become such a joke in other people's eyes that people genuinely believe that (fairly) ordinary humans can defeat a Huntsman.

Now, I know the "lore" of TF2 gets a bit wacky, but until the Heavy can stop a charging Megoliath with his bare hands or survive an explosion, a character like Elm should _pulverize_ him.

But the writers have mishandled RWBY so badly that there are some chuckleheads out there who think that even ordinary soldiers could handle everything on Remnant.

To see a series with so much potential treated like this really stings, especially as a writer myself, you know?

Welcome to the newest episode of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology", FNDM. On today's episode, the heroes and villains of Remnant are having another viewing of one of their mythological counterparts/bases, this time for Lie Ren of Team JNPR.

That's right, FNDM. Today, Teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY, and the rest of the RWBY character ensemble, heroes and villains alike, shall react to the legend of Lie Ren's inspiration, Hua Mulan.

And yes, the RWBY ensemble will be reacting to both the original myth from Chinese mythology, and Disney's version of the tale (the animated version, NOT the live-action version).

So what do you members of the FNDM think the reactions and opinions of the RWBY heroes and villains would be after reacting to the story of Mulan? As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

I've got a question for the FNDM regarding a feature of Nora Valkyrie's outfit.

My question is, do you feel that it is mandatory for Nora's outfit to have that heart-shaped cutout in its chest?

Up until they get to Atlas and get new outfits, Nora's outfit has always had that heart-shaped cutout in the chest area. But the Atlas version doesn't have that feature.

This appears to be something I've seen a lot of negative reactions to. Sometimes I've even heard the same be said for fanmade RWBY projects. One such example is Nora's design in the fan-project RWBY Evermorrow. I've seen some reactors on YouTube look at Nora's design and basically say, "It's okay, but it needs the heart symbol on the chest. Otherwise it doesn't feel like Nora."

So is the general consensus that Nora's designs are better when she has the heart symbol on her chest, or are there sections of the FNDM that are okay with it being absent?

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

A while ago. Months.

I made a post talking about what role Winter would have in the future.

I mentioned that perhaps, as the new general of Atlas, with Sleet dead, Ironwood dead, and Camila's fate unknown, she would be the only political authority in Atlas.
And well, I said something like that wouldn't be a bad thing because "dictatorship is just another form of government, not inherently bad."

That caused some criticism towards me for implying that dictatorship isn't inherently bad.

And I can understand the confusion, but I feel I was misunderstood. I wasn't 100% serious; in part, I was half-joking. Besides, I was saying it in the context of Winter, a fictional character in a fictional situation.

I don't support dictatorships. But I do think Winter could be a good leader (in a government with checks and balances) for the people of Atlas and Mantle.

What does that have to do with the post? I'll address that in a moment. Normally, when we discuss whether or not Ironwood is a tyrannical dictator, multiple defenses for him arise.
He can't be a dictator because he allowed elections for 3/5 of the political power in the kingdom. And a dictator wouldn't allow that.
He can't be a tyrant because a tyrant orders the arrest of dissenters. And he allowed dissent until before Gravity.

However, I feel that this is a simplistic and even cartoonish view of how a dictatorship and a tyranny work.
After all, a dictatorship and a tyranny are not only determined by what the ruler DOES NOT DO, but also by what the ruler DOES.

How democratic is a government where one person holds 2/5 of the political power? In many real-life democratic governments, military personnel cannot hold political office. That is, they have to retire from military service to hold those positions.

The council doesn't seem to have a separation of powers, considering there's no parliament. That's clearly a problem at the writing level with the worldbuilding. But the point is that Ironwood is complicit in that by forming part of it.

James is the person with the most political power in the kingdom. With the power of the army, the academy, and political power in his person.

Now, that doesn't make him a dictator, but it definitely doesn't present him in the most democratic light.

What people forget is that there are index of democracy. Some countries are more democratic than others.

Regarding tyranny, that's an interesting point. Many of his measures have been perceived as authoritarian, but before addressing the issue of authoritarianism, I want to point something out:

Camilla: General, since the day you were appointed Headmaster, there have been Atlesians who are skeptical of one man holding two Council seats.
Ironwood: Yes, which is exactly why we have checks and balances.
Sleet: We're supposed to, but lately you've been running roughshod all over them, making unilateral decisions without us.
(RWBY: As above, so below)

Something I saw criticized at the time regarding the writing was: How can there be checks and balances if they can be broken?

It's easy, you simply break the law.

Let's suppose there is a separation of powers in a country, yet the president decides to impose laws on his own. It's not that the constitution doesn't limit the president's power, it's that the president breaks laws on his own.

The same seems to be happening here. We don't have many details about what kind of decisions James makes unilaterally. But we do know that he does.

That level of concentration of power in his person is dangerous.

Now, about authoritarianism. Closing borders, declaring an embargo, regulations that curtail freedoms, etc.

Is that authoritarian? Some might say they aren't authoritarian because they are necessary measures. But one thing doesn't negate the other. A measure doesn't automatically become NON-AUTHORITARIAN just because it's good.

That's not how it works.

Am I saying that James was unjustified in implementing those measures? Not at all. I'm simply saying that one should understand that there are certain nuances to his decisions.

Some point out that James is only a general and headmaster. But we've seen him participate in making decisions regarding diplomacy and the economy: border closures and embargoes, respectively.

What am I getting at?
Is Ironwood a dictator? No, but he's not very democratic either.
Is Ironwood a tyrant? No, but he's authoritarian.
Is Ironwood authoritarian? Yes, but he was justified (Pre-gravity).

Personally, I consider measures that curtailed freedoms, such as health regulations and quarantine, to be authoritarian, but despite that, justified and necessary.

For me, pre-gravity, although I disagree with many of its measures from a strategic point of view, Ironood's measures do not seem tyrannical to me.

Welcome to the newest episode of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology", FNDM! Today, the heroes and villains of Remnant are journeying to one of the most famous examples of modern mythology in our mythology movie theater, as they enter the realm of Cimmeria.

That's right, FNDM, today I want to know what you think the reactions and opinions of the RWBY ensemble would be after they've reacted to the story and world of Robert E. Howard's iconic character, Conan the Barbarian. And to clarify, the characters from RWBY will be reacting to the original novels, the comics/graphic novels, AND the Arnold Schwarzenegger film duology.

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

Welcome to the newest episode of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology," FNDM! On today's visit to our mythology movie theater, the heroes and villains of Remnant shall react to the Middle East's most iconic collection of myths and legends: The Arabian Nights.

Since there are so many tales in the Arabian Nights, we are mainly going to have the RWBY heroes and villains react to arguably the three most famous ones: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor, and of course, Aladdin, the inspiration behind Remnant's very own Emerald Sustrai. And in the case of Aladdin, the RWBY ensemble will also be reacting to the Disney version (the animated one) in addition to the original myth.

So what do you believe the reactions and opinions of the RWBY ensemble would be after reacting to the tales from the Arabian Nights? What do you believe Emerald would think of her mythological basis/counterpart?

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

Welcome to the newest episode of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology", FNDM! Today in our mythology movie theater, the heroes and villains of Remnant will be returning to the world of Norse Mythology to react to the god that is easily the most infamous Trickster God in ALL mythology: Loki.

So what do you members of the FNDM feel the reactions and opinions of the RWBY ensemble would be after watching the many hijinks and antics that Loki got himself into? As well as how often his pranks tended to backfire on him and HE had to be the one who fixed them?

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

Welcome to Episode 54 of "RWBY Reacts To Mythology", FNDM! On today's episode, we have another instance where the heroes and villains of Remnant will be reacting to the mythological counterparts of one or more members of the RWBY ensemble.

This time around, the RWBY heroes and villains will be reacting to the legend of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, the inspiration/basis behind Robyn Hill and her Happy Huntresses. So when posting what you think the reactions and opinions of the RWBY ensemble would be to this myth, I especially want to know what you believe the Happy Huntresses would think of the characters they are based on.

This will also be an instance in this series where the RWBY heroes and villains will be shown two versions of the myth they are watching. They will be shown both the original version of the myth, and the Disney reimagining of the myth. I chose to do this because this is one of several myths/legends/folklore/fairytales where the Disney version is easily one of the most famous and well-known retellings of the story.

As always, please be respectful when posting your replies.

Some of the songs don’t have the same beat as last volumes, it feels like Jeff doesn’t care anymore.