If you're interested in Team RWBY: Please stop here and check out USB-Meister (my co-writer). This story will not cover Team RWBY's adventure, but Meister's will (whenever he gets a start on it). The purpose of this AU/whatever you'd like to call it is to try and fix mistakes in the show, and instead of force-feeding the reader (you) the same plot twists they've already seen, I've put in the effort to craft a new team to allow for new surprises. Because I want to touch on a lot of topics, I will tell you this now: Each person is from a different kingdom to allow for completely different backgrounds, and yes, I'm sorry, one of them absolutely is a faunus. I formed the team this way for a reason, not because I was dying to have a faunus or anything like that. I wanted to be able to address a wide variety of topics, such as faunus discrimination, and I wanted it to happen first-hand. Sure, it's easy to witness this prejudice, but I know that it hits different when your friend is the one being threatened. As for why each one is from a different kingdom, I wanted the characters to be completely different from one another so they would have less in common, so it will be more of a triumph when they finally come together as a team.
Whew, sorry - you can finally carry on!
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Hello! If you're here, then you either found this from my DeviantArt page (Waru-Katsu-chan), my brother USB-Meister (also located on this site), or somehow you've stumbled across it searching through RWBY stories. Either way, welcome! I'm just here to tell you that myself and a small team (made up of 3-4 people including myself) are re-working the RWBY canon to fix a few things! You'll be following my OC team, VNLA (yes i know very original), instead of Team RWBY. I go into detail about all of this in a Journal Entry posted on DeviantArt, so if you're truly curious or furious with me, please read that first. You can also access the group I lead from the provided link, in which you can read about The 40th Biannual Vytal Festival, which I need OC teams for. Please check them both out! Your support really makes a difference. Sorry I'm making you read so much - I know you're here for the story. Put the following at the end of your DeviantArt URL (after a /) and it should take you right to the page!
Our Mission and Who We Are: the-rwby-overhaul/journal/Our-Mission-and-Who-We-Are-820211305
The 40th Biannual Vytal Festival: the-rwby-overhaul/journal/The-40th-Biannual-Vytal-Festival-820579181
Our Group Page!: the-rwby-overhaul
We also add community OCs and AUs to our "Favorites" gallery. If you're a creator on DeviantArt, let me know and I'll check out your RWBY art!
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Long story short, me and my team are re-writing the RWBY canon. That means that the truths in our story will be different from the truths in the show. You can call this an AU, if you'd like. So what makes our canon different? Just a minor thing. We got rid of all the magic.
That fact alone changes a lot of things.
1) There are no (magic) Maidens.
2) There are no (magic) relics.
3) There is no (magic) Salem.
4) There are no (magic) silver eyes.
While one or more of these things may still appear, they will have no source in magic. Obviously people will still be born with silver eyes, and while it will remain a rare trait, it doesn't mean you're an ancient warrior with the ability to wipe out entire hoards of Grimm with just your eyeballs. It means you have a rare eye color.
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This is what we can improve on that I've seen complaints about within the community (AKA these are not all complaints that I've personally had).
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1) Lack of character development.
a. RWBY introduces too many characters at once that never get developed. Example: Team CFVY, Glynda, Ciel, Emerald, etc. Where are these people from? Why do they do what they do? At least Team CFVY is getting a book series now, but that isn't too different from The World of Remnant series "solution," now is it?
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2) Does not properly tackle serious issues.
a. RWBY is known to be silly, but when it gets serious, it tries to address issues like bullying and racism. The keyword here is tries. I've noticed people were unhappy with how they haphazardly threw in Cardin bullying a faunus. It just wasn't properly addressed.
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3) Ozpin.
a. I've noticed a lot of people are conflicted, when it comes to his character. I'll do my best to stick with eccentric headmaster.
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4) The Dust that Roman spent two volumes stealing?
a. They made this man steal Dust for TWO volumes, only for it to surmount to nothing. In the words of Stephanie Tanner of Full House, "How rude!"
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5) We have to answer questions within the story.
a. The World of Remnant series of videos were made because RWBY didn't think it had time to answer those questions.
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6) "Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff."
a. I've seen a lot of complaints that the timeline is a little...messy. Volume 4 especially.
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7) The Grimm.
a. While this was improved upon, the Grimm were kind of introduced in Beacon's Initiation and then mostly forgotten about until Volume 2.
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8. Plot Convenience.
a. This was especially prominent in one of the latest episodes (Volume 7, Episode 6: "A Night Off"). Things happen because they're dramatic, not because it's realistic.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, if you made it this far. Again, I suggest you at least glance at the Journal Entries linked above so you can fully understand what we're about. If you ask a question that I've already answered through a Journal, then I'll link you there.
Also please check out USB-Meister (also located on this site), he's done a shout-out for me and I can't be any more grateful! He's in the process of re-writing a story, but he has a story posted with 15 chapters! Something to read while I write this story up. Happy reading!