RWBY Reacts to Gurren Lagann, Part 2!

A/N: Salutations, one and all, to the latest, hopefully pun-free chapter of Weiss Reacts! Yes, as you all know, we mentioned One Punch Man last time. Yes, all of you, we're confirming that we're featuring that sometime in the volume in lieu of K-On!, because it's far shorter and also because I'd like to do less three-part chapters in general, which I would have to do for K-On! with its two seasons.

And I'm partial to Mumen Rider. Sue me. Anyway, let's get on with the chapter, see if we can't….cut our way through this time. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I promise, no more intentional dismemberment jokes.

DISCLAIMER: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth, otherwise Penny would become the equivalent of Alter Ego-actually, no, Cortana. There, my customary Halo reference is done.

Gurren Lagann belongs to Studio Gainax. Spoiler alerts abound.

All mentioned franchises and characters belong to their respective owners.

Episode 9

"…..come on." Weiss sighed. "You guys don't need to be so hard on Simon. He just lost the man he looked up to as a big brother. And he thinks it was his fault already! Idiots. They have no idea how to deal with a grieving person.

That being said, Simon, buck up. You need to calm down, think about it, and quit moping. Moping won't bring Kamina back!"

Blake raised an eyebrow. "They have no idea how to take care of a grieving person, eh?"
"They don't!" Weiss snapped. "He should stop moping, but good Dust they are not helping!"

"Oooh." Yang cringed. "He's spiral-vomiting now. That must be some serious bad mojo."
"Mojo?" The heiress stared at her strangely.
"You know, bad feels."

"…you sound like a dunce, although I don't know why I'm surprised."
"Why did I expect a different answer?" The brawler commented drily.

"Huh. Doesn't Nia look like….Jaune's aunt?" Weiss inquired, thinking for a brief moment. "….that woman….Cota Arc or whatever she was called…yes, she looks like a younger version of her."

Blake frowned, though internally she was fuming. 'Are you kidding me?! Why can't I get family members who look like people straight out of Gurren Lagann?! Jaune gets all the luck.'

The heiress sighed. "Of course, Simon, you now have a death wish. For Dust's sake, if YOU die, then SHE gets killed by the Ganmen afterwards anyway, you dunce! Dust, it's like Leeron's the only person who thinks!

Dust, I think Kamina rubbed off on him too much. The lesson of 'charge headfirst into suicidal situations' lesson really shouldn't have been taken to heart like he's taking it now."

"What, Yoko wasn't enough for you guys?" Yang remarked drily. "Well…and ooh, this ought to be fun.

Wait, Nia's Lordgenome's daughter? I forgot about that."
"And she's the princess of the tyrant ruling this world." Weiss sighed, exasperated and almost as if she'd expected it. "I swear, if I were more like Yang, I'd say something stupid about how the shipping with her and Simon is almost inevitable."

The brawler smirked, giving her a thumbs up in approval. "Hey, you're getting more savvy by the day? You sure I'm not rubbing off on you?"
"Dust, I hope not." The heiress retorted, cringing. "The last thing I want is to turn into another version of you. The world has one Yang too many without another one coming in."

"Aww." Yang giggled cheekily. "I love you too~"

Weiss grumbled irritably, shaking her head. "Be quiet, idiot. Only Ruby's allowed to say that to me."

"Awww. I love you too~" Ruby giggled, blushing a little.

Episode 10

"…..this Nia girl has guts." Weiss nodded slowly. "Still incredibly stupid, but gutsy. Seriously, if that woman had decided that squishing her flat and asking questions later was a good idea, that would've been it."

"Huh. Not that complex." Ruby shrugged. "You can't really hate Nia because her dad just happens to be an insane tyrant who forced everyone into the underground. Besides, she's too cute!"
Weiss grumbled, turning away. "…tch. Cute. Whatever."
"Don't tell me you're jealous of Nia, Weiss." Yang remarked. "Besides, you're nothing like her. Rubes is a little bit of a masochist-"
"S-shut it, Yang, I have no reason to be jealous of s-some fictional a-adorable princess with cotton candy for hair!"

Blake crossed her arms. "Really stupid, but the bravest man anyone knew. Kamina's just great."

"I still don't get why you idolise him over Leeron." The heiress exasperatedly. "…seriously, Yoko? We get it, you're depressed you lost Kamina too. We all are. But for the love of Dust can you not see what you're saying? You're basically blaming Simon for his death, you coward!"
Ruby whistled. "Weiss, you're getting into this quite a bit…"
"Because everyone here seems to have the emotional maturity of a brain-dead walnut! Except the girl who was thrown off a cliff in a coffin to die!" The heiress grumbled irritably. "Seriously, Penny could figure these things out, and she thinks lying down on a brick road is fun!"

"Hah! Damn straight-I mean, darn straight, Nia!" Yang roared proudly, watching Weiss warily. "Show that Adiane what for! And all that-come on I sound like an old woman! Can I speak naturally, please?"
"Naturally doesn't mean cursing every other sentence, Yang."

Ruby blinked. "That's a lot of courage. She's literally facing up against a murderous woman in a giant robot and telling her to make peace-

D-did she say…'pissing-off person'?" The reaper started snickering. "…oh my…..that's a nice way of putting it…."

Blake groaned. "Dammit, Viral! And ooooh, Dust, I forgot how badass he was…..he just….he just chucked Dai-Gunzan over like a bunch of papier-mâché!"

"Tch. You'd better all be grateful for this girl's sheer bravado." Weiss remarked drily. "Just as stupid as Kamina was…only with a better head on her shoulders.

Dust knows I'll start to tolerate her."
"Aww." Ruby giggled. "Are you saying you're starting to like Nia?"
"I-I didn't say that, Ruby! D-don't misinterpret my words!"

Episode 11

Blake started jumping up and down in her seat. "….this is going to be great. I love this episode."
"…..why?" Weiss gave her a strange stare. "Something happen-"
"Just wait for it."

"…..yes, you can't pamper him but you blame him for his death and leave the poor guy out to dry." Yang sighed. "Dammit, Yoko. Just….dammit."
"….wow. He must've been…..hit hard." Weiss sighed, frowning at the statues of Kamina Simon had been making for days. "….that's all you're good for? For Dust's sake, Simon. Just…gah! Idiot! You don't need to be like Kamina!

And…..of course. Of course! It's a trap! And of course Kamina would go after them without a second thought! You'd know, he did it already and guess what happened then?! Bunch of perverts! And, to nobody's surprise, there are Ganmen waiting to kill them!"

"…..tch." Yang looked disgusted. "…..as badass as Lordgenome is, I forget he's a perv who treats his kids like toys. Good Dust. You go, Nia, slap that creepy lizard in the face."

Blake started cheering. "Come on, Simon…..you can dig 'em out….considering you're the only one with a drill…."

Weiss rolled her eyes. "So much for following Kamina's example. Simon's doing it better than he ever did."

"And it begins!" The catgirl cheered. "It begins. Simon's going to show 'em why I love this anime.

Tch. Guame, you'd better be scared of Simon. Nia's right, he's never going to stop until he kicks your-"
"Blake."

"Backside. I meant backside."

"That old man certainly has reflexes if he stopped that bullet." Weiss mused. "And…..eat your words, you fools, that Simon's back.

…..Dust. I'm going to end up shipping this couple like a dirty pervert if they keep being like….that."

Blake clapped. "A bit more….and let it begin! He's back.

Yep, who the hell do you think he is? Eat it, Guame, you've lost."

"Let it begin!

GIGA! DRILL! BREAAAAAAK!"

Even Weiss found herself cheering at this point. "Yes! Suffer, you arrogant excuse for a general! Face the truth that is the manliness of Team Gurren!

….good Dust. Of course, let it begin. Put the kid in charge. Let it begin. Those Beastmen won't know what hit them."

Yang smirked. "You're getting into it, aren't you?"
"I am not. I am merely confident in his ability to lead people to the extent that these incompetents can't stand a chance against him, that is all! Don't excuse it for me enjoying this brainless excuse for an anime…."

Episode 12

"The beach episode." Weiss rolled her eyes. "Of course, what did I expect? And…seriously, how does Yoko's beach clothing hide more than what she usually wears?! Good Dust! And…..come on, Yoko, quit being jealous.

You look like Yang now."

"Huh?"
"Yoko and Nia are exactly like you and my sister. You dress like a stupid pervert, showing off more skin than a caveman, while Winter dresses like an actual person and gets more people to notice her."
"I still say I should have more admirers! I was here first!" The brawler complained.

"Oh, isn't that wonderful. Adiane's back." Weiss grumbled. "And she's basically going to stomp them because they can't fight underwater, I can already-are you serious he just drills through the water?! What kind of stupid- this Gurren Lagann is stupidly powerful!"

Blake smiled confidently. "What did you expect? It's the Gurren Lagann! You've seen it in action enough times!"

"Still!" The heiress complained. "And…Adiane, you absolute coward! Taking Nia hostage…..tch. Can't even use your own strength to fight. And they call you a general."

Ruby stared in shock at the screen. "That was this close to hitting Nia's head! I-I want to learn how to shoot like that!"
"Go ask Professor Arc. She'll teach you. Probably." Blake shrugged. "She is Yoko, after all."
Weiss scoffed. "Even if I believed that Jaune's father is the reincarnated form of Kamina, it's not likely he's got other-"

"You say that, but we've met Lucina and her lot." Yang pointed out helpfully. "You know, people we dismissed being as from video games before a portal opened in Professor Faust's basement and we ended up holding off a Grimm invasion of Ylisstol? So, really, how unlikely is it that Jaune's dad is Kamina?"
"It would certainly be the biggest coincidence I've ever seen." The heiress responded snappily.

Episode 13

"Land, sea, and air." Weiss noted. "Excellent coverage.

And of course you're going to do better against these people, they've never had to fight someone who can fly! Smug snake."

"Are you making puns? Weiss Schnee, making puns?!" Yang gasped mock-dramatically. "Well I never!"
"It was unintentional!"

"…come on, Yoko, you can pilot the thing." Yang cheered. "Come on….yes!"

"And now you know where it's power to add stuff to it to make it fly comes from." Blake pointed to the screen as the Gurren Lagann subsumed one of the enemy Ganmen into its structure as its wings. "…..and good Dust, Nia." Weiss flinched. "You're even worse of a cook than Yang."
"Hey! I can cook!" The brawler retorted. "…..microwave dinners and soup, but I can cook!"
"Doesn't count! And how in the world is Simon eating that?! Is his stomach made of steel or something?!"

Episode 14

"One last visit to Kamina before they begin the final siege." Weiss nodded. "Alright. Let it begin.

…..what would this Lordgenome idiot know about power? Protecting them isn't the same as murdering them for so much as toeing the line, you psychopathic tyrant…."

"Come on! Let it begin!" Blake cheered as the fight began to rage on. "Come on, yes, yes!"

"Show those fools what real power is!" Weiss cheered from next to her. "Tch….and they're about to lose?! That quick-

…even MORE Ganmen were stolen. Well, not a surprise, given that a single man was able to steal one, but good Dust that's a lot."

Yang groaned. "Why do you guys keep throwing yourselves at it? It's not going to work! So much for having stolen all those Ganmen if you're going to waste it all!"

"…you fool!" Weiss roared proudly. "You hoist yourself by your own petard, Guame! Come o-oh. Oh Dust.

That…..that's not good. The whole city of Teppelin is a mecha?!"

"Hehehe." Blake rubbed her hands together. "This'll be great."

Episode 15

Weiss jumped up in the air as the episode ended. "Yes! The tyrant is beaten! The tyrant has fallen! The world is safe again!"

Yang grinned. "Definitely enjoying it."
"D-don't ruin it for me, Yang!"
"That was one long fight." Ruby noted, still in awe. "I mean….the end! He just…..stabbed him with a Core Drill! And he made him blow up! H-how did he even-!"

"Well, don't celebrate yet." Blake reminded them, wagging her finger. "We still have half the series left, remember?"
"…..oh, what, there's worse than this?" The heiress looked at her in disbelief. "…..one million humans and the moon will become hell's messenger? What's that supposed to mean?

Oh, wonderful, there's something out there, isn't there? That's just great.

At least they've got that Gurren Lagann thing to keep whatever's going to kill them all out, right?"
The catgirl smiled confidently. "You'll see."

To be continued…..

A/N: Next chapter, we'll cover the last third of Gurren Lagann; the whole of the vents post-time skip!

So, I hope you enjoyed that, leave your ideas, comments, criticisms, suggestions, thoughts and reviews, and I hope you have a GREAT day! Until next time!