HELLO ALL, WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL 25TH CHAPTER Q/A. WE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM YOU GUYS AND GALS, AND NOW I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM BEST I CAN. SO LETS BEGIN.
Spadelinks076 asks: Did you have any other weapon ideas for Fenrir.
Actually no, the claws were one of the first things I thought of when I sat down and decided on what Fenrir's weapons would be. The hard part was figuring out what his guns would be. It was a toss up between regular pistols and the revolvers he has now. Ultimately I went with the revolvers because they're more powerful and Fenrir is definitely the type to pick the stronger option.
CreepingZombie asks: Will there be more Norse references and why choose Grendel as Fenrir's enemy.
Yes, there will be a lot of Norse references in the future. It always was my favourite ancient mythology. Speaking of which, "Beowulf" was a piece we studied back in secondary school English, I grew really fond of the story [Unlike everything else we studied in English]. Because of that, I chose Grendel because Fenrir is, well a Beowolf. So the story just wrote itself there.
Also, Fenrir Lupus doesn't have any siblings, so the likes of Jormungandr and Sleipnir probably won't make an appearance. Sorry.
An Average Jo has a bunch of questions for me:
How many chapters will there be by the end: I cannot say at this point in time, but one thing is certain, this story is going to be much longer than I thought it would be.
Is there a fixed update schedule: Not anymore. Life is simply too busy for me to be consistent with my updates unfortunately. I try to get them write out whenever I have some free time.
Is Fenrir getting paired with someone, if yes who?: Yes, that Romance tag isn't just for show. However, I shall not say who will be the one to ensnare Fenrir's heart. You'll just have to wait and see.
Arno wisp… You have a lot of questions for me don't you buddy. Okay, deep breath, here we go:
What made you write this story in the first place and do you have more long -term plans with the story?: Pretty much, I'm a fan of the show obviously, I love the designs of the Grimm, yet I hate how criminally underused they are in the show. With some exceptions in recent volumes, the Grimm have just been cannon fodder for the hero's to defeat easily. I browse RWBY fanfiction quite regularly, and one day I just decided to see if there were any Fanfic's regarding a creature of Grimm being turned into a human. The closest I could find were O.C stories where the main character in question is only half-Grimm, or is a child of Salem, or something like that. At this moment I had a realisation, no one has tried to write a story where a pure Grimm is changed against their will, into a Human Being. I sat on the idea for a very, VERY long time. I'm not the most confident of blokes, for a while I thought someone else will write it up, and they'll do it far better than me. After a while though, I grew restless and I decided "Fuck it. I'll do it, what could go wrong." Long-term, this story will basically follow the canon events as close as possible, with some differences here and there.
What is the update schedule?: Like I said, there isn't one anymore. I update when I update, I can't promise any more than that.
Do you have any background in writing?: Outside of creative writing classes in English way back when, no not at all. I do however, absorb a lot of entertainment. Books, movies, tv shows, video games, anything with a good story, I eat it all up.
How do you prepare to write each chapter?: First I figure out the basic outline of what I want to happen in any given chapter, then I just write. I'm very "Let it flow" when it comes to my writing process. That's probably why the earlier chapters have more than a few spelling or grammatical errors, I was kind of in a rush to get this story out there.
Will this story continue until the shows end, or will I go further or stop sooner?: All the way to the end baby! Though from the looks of these chapters, that's a long way off yet. In the future, far future, I've entertained the idea of a sequel of sorts, that's basically something like the "Old man Logan" storyline. Though in this case it would be old man Fenrir.
Are there any movies/shows/characters you enjoy?: I'm really into superhero movies. I also am a big fan of action movies in general. Wolverine is my second favourite superhero, my first being Batman. Favourite character wise, I'd say I enjoy the grump characters who learn to soften up over time when surrounded by people who care about them, it's why writing Fenrir is one of the easiest parts of the story for me, because that is basically what he is. I'm also a fan of the plucky underdog character.
Where do you plan to take Fenrir's character: Fenrir's journey is not so much a discovering of who he is, more a RE-discovering of who he is. He can no longer be the mindless monster he used to be, so now he has to become something else. Along with this, another big part of his journey will be realising he's not alone, and that maybe, he can find a pack of his own again. Did I mention I utterly adore the "Found family" trope?
How often will we see the Grimmspeech, will other use it?: It will appear sparingly, it is an ancient tongue after all. There are ancient Grimm still out there, they will know it. And there will be a certain, power-hungry, megalomaniac who will have been taught it as well.
Will the creation story be different in this story, or just expanded on?: Expanded on, the creation story with the two brother gods is an intriguing one. Where I plan to expand on it is how the Grimm race felt about the whole situation, how they felt about being used as just tools, seen as things by a jealous younger brother who made them out of spite.
Will there be consequences to the Red Hand looking through Fenrir's scroll: Not really know, all they know now is his name and that he attends Beacon, they don't know about his origin… yet.
How do you plan on improving Fenrir's fighting skill: He'll have to train a lot. As well as learn from the people around him, you'll see more of this in the next few chapters actually.
Will other characters get dragged along in Fenrir's misadventures?: Oh yes, some I think that will come as a pleasant surprise to the rest of you. Fenrir will get around in this story.
Who will be Fenrir's escort in Vale?: It'll change depending on who's available.
Will we see who the lucky girl is?: In time, but I'm not gonna spoil it now.
What region of the world do I live in?: I live in England, have done all my life, but I would like to travel someday, you know when I have the money. The weather is… cold right now.
Dzzzy228 asks: Who is the lucky girl to be with Fenrir?
Also: What was the inspiration for Fenrir's character?:
[Yelling from the rooftops] NOT TELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGG!
And Fenrir has primarily three characters who I took the most inspiration from. Wolverine from the X-men, Beowulf from the original Edda and the Big Bad Wolf from the classic fairytale. With a little bit of the Norse wolf god Fenrir dashed on top.
seraphimnight asks: Why Frostbite?
Because Grimm fate was too obvious. The title is more in reference to the fact that the main character is a Grimm, who has been given a bizarre twist of fate. Basically, Fenrir is a wolf-demon and his Aura generates cold, in contrast to Yang who's Aura generates heat. Hence Frost-Bite.
AnerianJames asks: Will Fenrir ever be able to fully use his Aura and Semblance?:
Oh of course, in the very next chapter in fact, Fenrir's going to take a big leap forward in figuring out how to stop his own Aura from hurting him. So, look forward to that.
Guest Yeet and TocoolTocool both asked will Fenrir ever be able to control his Semblance:
We actually haven't seen Fenrir's semblance yet. His Aura bolsters his attacks and creates frost as an aftereffect similar to Ruby's rose-petals, but his Semblance is something entirely unique to himself. You'll see, very soon in fact.
vulcunniko asks: Will there be a flaw revealed to that hardening Semblance?:
Yes I'll even say what it is right now. Basically Grendel's Semblance has two weaknesses. Firstly, surprise attacks, if you catch him completely unawares, his Semblance won't activate, and you'll do some damage. Secondly, his Semblance has a limit to just how much punishment it can take. If you get him into a long, drawn-out fight and keep hitting him, you'll eventually whittle away his hardening and he'll be defenceless. However Grendel has trained himself to be a perfect fighter, so his limit is quite high. In short, Fenrir will have to fight like hell in order to win.
Vendicor asks: What made you want to write this story?:
Look at the answer I gave Arno's first question, there's your answer.
A guest asked: Why didn't Fenrir ask what mating was when he gave Blake her book back?:
Grimm know what mating is, they even very rarely have children of their own, not born from pits. Fenrir is one of these uncommon occurrences. A little bending of the rule son my part but I thought it might give Fenrir an interesting dynamic in being one of the few Grimm who had parents.
Paulvulturuk asks: Will Fenrir be able to control his Beowolf transformation in the future?
Yes, in the future, Fenrir will be able to lower his Aura without having to hurt himself and get a high enough emotional state to trigger the transformation, yet still remain completely in control. Though that's going to take some time to pull off.
DreamWeaverGod… As much as I'm itching to answer your questions right now, I can't as they are all spoilers for when we finally arrive at volume 3. All I'll say for now is Volume 3, will for me, be the toughest part of this story.
A guest named Treefrogger asks: Will there be any more Liquid Dust to ruin someone else's life?
The Liquid Dust shall make a reappearance and it will definitely ruin someone's [Fenrir's] life. More than that I cannot say.
ian25rebel asks: On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad will the Vytal festival go between the Faunus, Humans and Grimm?
Well in the show it was a complete 10. So for this story… it's going to go all the way to 15. A lot of stuffs gonna get wrecked, and a lot of blood will be spelt.
And Fenrir… will want a break when it's all over, a long one.
Another Guest asks: Will Jade be a returning character?
Yes, and she will even get an arc of her own, demonstrating how even when Fenrir tries to do good things, he can still end up being a bad influence on people. If you know who Jade is in the actual show [Deery], then you should already know where this is going.
Killing Harvest asks: Does the White Fang know about the Red Hand. Will there be a fight between them?
They don't know about them as of yet, but they will do very soon. I imagine when the two organisations clash, I imagine that will put Fenrir in an awkward position. Hell the White Fang might even try to recruit Fenrir because he wears the skin of a Faunus.
And considering that Fenrir has already seen jus how bad the Red hand are… he just might be tempted to put on the mask again.
Soda-fiedPsycho asks: Will there be a neutral O.C character in this story?
I don't know. I'm trying to avoid writing too many O.C's into this story. The show already has an issue with having way too many characters in it's story, if I add too many of my own, I risk this story becoming bloated and unfocused. For now, just file this question under "We'll see".
Darkness Kami asks: Who is your most loved/most hated character. And can Ozpin create another Grimmborn?
My favourite character is and will always be Penny. I relate to her so much in just how socially awkward yet earnest she is, which is probably why my second favourite is Ruby for similar reasons.
Most hated character: Raven, for personal reasons.
With Yang it was her mother, with me it was my father. That is all I'll say about that.
Also Ozpin probably won't create another Grimmborn, but that doesn't mean somebody else won't try, like a certain disgraced Atlesian scientist.
Stormzx asks: Is the story projected to reach the end of the RWBY canon?
That is the plan my guy, though I might go a bit further if I'm feeling up to it. Such as a next generation, and as I already mentioned, an Old Man Fenrir storyline.
And there we are. A Q/A completed.
NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ANOTHER BREATHER CHAPTER TO WRAP THINGS UP WITH THE RED HAND FOR THE MOMENT, THEN ON TO "FOREVER FALL". IN ALL SERIOUSNESS GUYS AND GALS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS LITTLE EVENT WITH ME, AND ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS, EVERYONE WHO FAVORITES, EVERYONE WHO LEAVES A REVIEW, OR P. M'S ME, OR EVEN JUST READS QUIETLY TO THEMSELVES, THANK YOU. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A ONE OF GREAT CHANGE FOR ME. LAST YEAR WAS ATROCIOUS, AS IT WAS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT FOR ME IT WAS REALLY BAD. BECAUSE OF THIS STORY HOWEVER, AND ALL THE KIND, SUPPORTIVE WORDS YOU'VE GIVEN ME, I'M FINALLY TAKING STEPS TOWARD A BETTER PATH IN LIFE. I HAVE A JOB I ACTUALLY ENJOY, I SEE MY FRIENDS A LOT MORE NOW, AND I CAN FOLLOW MY PASSIONS NOW MORE THAN EVER. SO YEAH, I'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS STORY AND GIVE YOU THE BEST I CAN POSSIBLY GIVE YOU, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.
See you later guys.