Snippet 47

Author's Discussion

Genre: Metahumor/Commentary

Tags: Questions will be raised for the viewers to answer, Retrospective, A bit of an Author's Words

Within the multiverse, a lone reality warper leaned back in his office chair as the camera feed starting. He was actively readying himself before the camera blipped citing he was live. He chugged down a can of Carolina before tossing it aside.

Hello, everyone! It's everyone half-Saiyan oracle, Mirai Yoshi, here. Normally as the oracle, I monitor the worlds of RWBY. I don't directly address the viewers, but I noticed a review on one episode I directly got involved in. I don't really feel angry about said guest review, but more curious. Pray tell, does this reviewer really thinks Jaune did not deserve a few potshots.

Mirai sighed before continuing.

Let's be honest, Jaune pretty much gets away with too much. I'll be honest that I used to really like the character, but I realized that a more liked the fan's interoperations of him as Canon!Jaune is a terrible character. This reviewer had a point that I was jabbing at Blake a bit much, but in all fairness, it's the piss-poor handling of her character. I believe I only ribbed on her consistently in Cinder's Fall from Grace, and that's mostly an exploration of What If…their characters flaws led to the team's fall apart. My handling of Jaune was more following the FNDM take on him as the Jaunes in this collection are a lot more…noblier. The problem with Canon!Jaune is he's basically empty as a character and suffers little consequences for his actions. Is everyone just going to forget he cheated into Beacon when he could have just entered like Blake did?

Considering Blake is a former terrorist, she would more reason to fake transcripts then Jaune.

The only people who knew he had faked transcripts was Cardin and Pyrrha. Considering Cardin hasn't appeared thus far, and his team was canon fodder anyway, he's not important enough to count. As for Pyrrha, she's dead and Nora and Ren are completely in the dark. Basically, Jaune gets to keep that lie to himself while Ozpin's lies are aired to the open. I know Ozpin is more important, but that shot of Jaune putting Oscar against the wall feels so hypocritical. Considering Beacon's destroyed, Jaune is unlikely to gain called out on it despite the fact his actions led to Pyrrha getting killed. Then there's his harassment with Weiss during Volume 2 and she gets the butt-monkey treatment from everyone for rejecting him so many times. Plus, there's the one contentious fact that we as viewers can not deny, HE HAS NOT IMPROVED HIS COMBAT SKILLS. The writers keep him as a joke for so long and he's allowed to do stupid shit with no call out. Jaune charges to fight Cinder despite knowing he doesn't stand a chance, that's fine because he's not injured and gains his semblance with saving Weiss on top. But Yang charges Adam, she gets demonized by the FNDM and loses an arm to get chewed out by her own dad. My point, Canon!Jaune deserves plenty of crap coming his way.

Mirai groaned looking to his phone fearing the next episode of RWBY for how it could make things worse. He already was planning a Top 10 Worst Characters list, but that was going to certainly shift.

Either way, I ask of you viewers. What do you think of Canon Jaune? Do you think he's gotten away with too much? Let me know in your reviews. Mirai, out.

The footage cut out to return everyone to their regularly scheduled programs.

(A/N: Well, that was easy to form my response in a polite manner.)