RWBY REMNANT SOULS

Volume 1

Preface

Which do you prefer? A hero falling from grace and becoming that which they fought so long to abolish, or a villain seeking redemption for their past life of crime? For me, witnessing a villain's struggle to become better than they were before is incredibly satisfying to me. Watching a character come to grips with the gravitas of their actions and actively working to stay on the straight and narrow is something I think anyone can relate too. We're not perfect beings who live without mistakes or regrets and seeing another work to overcome their flaws can be encouraging to audiences of all kinds.

To me, the villains of Dragon Ball are some of the best, with each one sticking in my mind for one reason or another. However, aside from the transformations, martial arts, and wish-granting spheres that are the mainstays of the series, another prominent aspect of Dragon Ball is the villain redeeming themselves. The most famous instances being Piccolo, Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, Majin Buu, and even dear old Yamcha. Even if a redemption did not happen within the canon story, fans have enjoyed speculating what would happen if one villain or another turned to the side of the angels. I believe a redemption arc could be interesting for any of the scoundrels who have faced off with Goku, with a few glaring exceptions. In essence, it is these thoughts that ignited this idea in my mind and set this story into motion.

As for the role RWBY played in the development of this tale, it's actually a bit of an unusual story. Two years ago, while I was lounging in my dorm room, I decided to play a game to pass the time. Using the RWBY team acronyms as a base, and Dragon Ball villains as the team members, I decided to see what kind of names I could come up with. After creating a list with over 50 villains on it, I started developing teams using a random number generator. The first batch I experimented with proved to be a bit challenging to work with, but it did birth my first RWBY style team, KNNG. Once my first team was established, my mind just kept pumping out new teams that continued to provide sufficient entertainment for that afternoon. At first, I was just content to leave the project as it was, but then I began to think about how I could tell actually tell a story using these characters. As a racked my imagination for an avenue through which I could realize this story, another reformed Dragon Ball villain suddenly popped into my head. Kid Buu, unlike Vegeta or Piccolo, was indirectly redeemed upon his rebirth into the young warrior, Uub. With Buu's reincarnation in mind, I set to work creating new identities for each villain to be reborn into. However, I soon ran into a problem I did not take into account when I began building these teams. I could not decide which one I wanted to make put in the starring role! If I had to choose one, I'd have to discard the others, whom I all loved dearly. However, it was thanks to my indecisiveness that the idea for this series sprung from.

Instead of choosing one and throwing the rest away, I decided to take each team for a test run. This would enable me to see how each team plays off of each other and, equally significant, the guys and gals of RWBY. It is my sincere hope to craft some interesting, meaningful, and hilarious interactions between these reincarnated rascals and the young huntresses and huntsman of Remnant. However, with a total of ten teams to write about, it would be a bit much for me to cram them all into one series. So, Remnant Souls will be split into two volumes, with the first five teams in Volume 1 and the latter five in Volume 2. Aside from these lofty goals, I truly want anyone who reads these short stories to have as much fun with these characters as I am. Thank you so much for checking this out and I hope you enjoy RWBY: Remnant Souls!

Table Of Contents

Team KNNG (King)

1. Team KNNG (Noland)

2. Team KNNG (Gus)

3. Team KNNG (Nigel)

4. Team KNNG (Kalt)

Team PWRZ (Powers)

1. Team PWRZ (Z)

2. Team PWRZ (W)

3. Team PWRZ (R)

4. Team PWRZ (P)

Team SFGD (Safeguard)

1. Team SFGD (G)

2. Team SFGD (D)

3. Team SFGD (F)

4. Team SFGD (S)

Team TANK

1. Team TANK (K)

2. Team TANK (A)

3. Team TANK (N)

4. Team TANK (T)

Team BARD

1. Team BARD (A)

2. Team BARD (D)

3. Team BARD (R)

4. Team BARD (B)

Note: I will be updating the Table of Contents when I move onto the next team, revealing the given name of the character I will be focusing on for said chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters presented in this series