RWBY Reacts to Gurren Lagann, Part 3!

A/N: Welcome, one and all, to the latest shenanigan-filled chapter of Weiss Reacts! Good Dust! Let's get this over with, my week has not been amazing when it comes to free time. Also, hyped for Fire Emblem Fates next month, and new RWBY episode this week hopefully, but let's get this done with.

Also, I might be busy frothing over the localizing decisions NoA made for Fates, so excuse me.

DISCLAIMER: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth, otherwise we would…..I dunno, canon has nothing funny I can make fun of right now.

Gurren Lagann belongs to Studio Gainax.

All mentioned franchises and characters belong to their respective owners.

Episode 17

"Seven year timeskip, eh?" Weiss looked at the first shot of Kamina City. "And they named it after him, too. Guess they never really forgot him."

Yang cringed. "Oh good Dust, Simon, how do you eat Nia's food? Is your stomach coated with metal or something?"

"Hypocrite."
"Hey, my food's tolerable!"
"Microwavable food is tolerable, yes. Not necessarily amazing. Or indeed edible most of the time." The heiress grumbled. "That's not exactly a good qualifier. And who in the name of Dust put those idiot twins in a position of governmental authority?! This government is doomed to die."

Ruby facepalmed. "Nia! Come on! Did you….seriously just reject Simon's engagement proposal? D-don't you see he's crazy about you?! E-even I know not to do stuff like that!"

"That's comforting." Weiss remarked drily. "My girlfriend knows not to reject wedding proposals."

Blake chuckled. "Oh, Viral. When will you ever learn? You'll just get beaten by Simon. Every time."

"…..aaaaah Dust no." Weiss facepalmed. "You're kidding. That baby of hers was the millionth human and now Nia's going to turn evil. Great. I can see where this is going.

And now a giant weird mecha thing is destroying everything! Well!"

Yang frowned. "…how have you people not learned that the Gurren Lagann is probably the best weapon you've got? I've seen this episode a couple of times and I don't understand how they seem to think that Grapearls can measure up to the Gurren Lagann based on 'research'. Considering it wraps reality and drills things to death, and Grapearls don't…..yeah, even I can do the math."

"Rossiu, have you lost your mind?!" Weiss snapped. "What was stupid was you sending a bunch of incompetent Gunmen instead of something that worked before and worked now! What, did you even stop to think that those Grapearls were somehow NOT as strong as the original?! That would be pretty easy to test!

And now Nia's going with this Anti-Spiral thing and now they're going to try to blow everyone up." The heiress pinched the bridge of her nose. "Good Dust, everyone's lost their minds."

Yang whistled. "I kinda dig the new look for Nia. More….curvy. Yang like-ow!"

The heiress slapped her on the back of the head, glaring at her. "Are you seriously doing this again?!"

"Hey, at least I waited to appreciate her looks! I could've perv'd out over Yoko!"

"That's not helping your case, pervert!"

Blake stared at the screen briefly, noting said spandex-y new uniform wistfully. "…..curvy indeed…."

"Blake! Don't tell me you're going along with this!"

Episode 18

"You turned Lordgenome's head into a computer." Weiss grumbled. "Rossiu. You are an idiot. What if he's still evil? Or turns on you?! What kind of idiotic idea is this?!

Who put this guy in charge of government?!"

"To be fair, they put Jorgun and Balinbow in positions of power." Blake pointed out. "I'd give them points for effort, but a fail in actually achieving anything."

"Well, great. So…now Nia's gone mad, these Anti-Spiral maniacs are actually omnicidal morons, and Spiral Power is a bad thing because they keep killing everyone who uses it." The heiress grumbled. "Excellent. Just excellent.

And, of course, because Nia keeps saying she won't be able to become human again, she probably will. Seriously, what kind of a villain uses the hero's girlfriend as a harbinger of doom?! It never works! Especially not when said hero possesses the power to literally do the impossible!"

Yang frowned. "And MORE of these creepy Mugann things. At least they-oh. Ohohohoho."

Weiss felt her eyelid twitch as she saw the episode's ending.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?! ROSSIU WHAT IN THE NAME OF DUST ARE YOU DOING

DON'T ARREST THE ONE PERSON WHO CAN USE THE ONE THING CAPABLE OF KILLING THE STUPID THING YOU STUPID TRAITOROUS DUNCE"
The heiress breathed heavily, glaring at the screen.

Ruby shuddered. "…he just threw him under the bus? That's…..that's not even-"
"Suffice to say, he grasps the idiot ball a little." Blake shrugged, nodding. "I mean, yes, it makes SENSE that he did that. Or it would. In a world where the answer ISN'T drill through it until it dies."

Episode 19

"Tch, he's right." Weiss scoffed. "That dunce really has sunk to the level of the guy who'd send children to die to Beastmen. What kind of a friend- no, what kind of a person would just throw their savior to the dogs like that?!"

"The mob acts like a mob." Yang pointed out sagely. "It's not a big surprise. People just tend to like having scapegoats."
Weiss scoffed dismissively, still looking somewhat irritated. "Still pretty stupid. It's like they forget WHO killed Lordgenome, and WHO saved their city the first time from the Mugann or whatever they're called!

And you sentenced him to death?! I sincerely hope someone punches him in the face. Really. Not even the 'grit those teeth' kind of punches. No, the kind that hurts."

Blake sighed. "I never did understand how they thought they were going to stop the Anti-Spirals. I mean, he'd placate the people, but he isn't exactly fixing the problem. Just killing off his one solution to it."

"GAH! Even this Kinon dunce is suicidal enough to- they're all insane. I swear, they're all insane!" The heiress screeched. "Yes, strapping a load of very easily blown up bombs to the thing that's supposed to be fighting a ton of laser-shooting alien ships is a brilliant idea! And why not let your girlfriend be the one to use the detonator?

Good Dust, anyone would be better than this!

And thank Dust someone tried to punch the idiot in the face! Dust help me, I would! Where in Dust is Yoko in all this, anyway? You'd think SHE'D try to smack some sense into these dunces!"

Episode 20

"Wonderful. A literal cockfight." Weiss grumbled. "So that's what the saviour of mankind's been reduced to."
Blake cringed. "Oooh, he's not going to like that one. Hit him where it hurts."

The heiress sighed exasperatedly. "Thanks a lot, Rossiu, really. I'm filled with confidence that you know exactly what you're doing and not just scrambling to buy time.

Because the people who can throw the moon at your planet can't totally just blow up the Arc-Gurren when it's in space and kill you all there instead of on Earth! You know, because you scrapped most of the only mecha on the planet capable of FIGHTING those things!"

"Or, you know, just….blow the Arc-Gurren up on Earth." Yang noted as the Mugann arrived. "That's….fine too."

"Finally! At least SOMEONE had the good sense to keep the Gunmen useful!" Weiss cried, relieved. "And that's just great. Despair. Woo. At this point these Anti-Spirals seem more like emotionless Vulcan-wannabes with no sense of-

Finally! Yoko! Where have you been! I swear, they go without someone who knows what they're doing for ten years and it goes to the drain…"

Episode 21

"You know, I never knew I was into teacher-types." Yang mused as she saw Yoko's 'Yomako' persona. "I mean, I thought Professor Goodwitch was hot, but-"
"SHE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE PROFESSOR ARC, YOU PERVERT!"

"Ow!" The brawler took another swipe. "Quit that!"
"Quit….ogling every hot girl around here!"
"If I was doing that, I'd be ogling my little Blakey here~"
"D-don't involve me in this!" The catgirl cried, blushing. "D-don't just call someone hot like that to their faces!"

"Ssh!" Ruby impatiently shushed the other three. "I'm trying to watch this!

I'm so jealous of her gun! Where'd she even get it?! I want one of those! It kills giant robots!"

"Well, Professor Arc has one. I think." Blake pointed out. "You could ask her if she'd lend it to you."

"You can't seriously be telling me that Professor Arc is Yoko." Weiss grumbled, scoffing. "I mean, just because the characters of this anime have a disturbing resemblance to Jaune's close relatives does NOT mean they're his, you know, actual relatives."
"Yeah! Jaune's actor HATES Gurren Lagann anyway!" Yang chimed in. "Apparently! Although Jaune is totally Simon-like-I'll just shut up now."

Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose. "Dust help us if those people actually read the story some idiot wrote about our life, because apparently it's available on the Dustnet for anyone to read."

"And finally! They all head off to fix what that idiot did! Good Dust, at least it's finally looking up!"

Episode 22

Weiss whistled. "Taking out most of the Mugann just by appearing. I'm almost impressed."

"Turn the tides!" Blake cheered. "Come on, show 'em who's boss around here!"
"They're fighting the moon. The moon." Weiss commented. "Truly, this series is insane. Really. And…..good Dust! They punched someone into the next world! Literally! And….what…..the moon.

The Moon is a giant Gunmen. What in the name of…..and Nia's there?! What are you doing, crazy woman, get out of the way!"

Yang blinked. "Awww….that's adorable! He just…..talked her into turning back to normal! And…..dammit, the Anti-Spirals just kidnapped her again."
"Are you serious? They're going to pull that on us? Great." The heiress sighed. "These Anti-Spiral seriously have no idea just how far Simon will go to get her back.

…..what's Rossiu doing?"

Episode 23

"So the Anti-Spirals are basically insane psychopaths who think that the best solution to stopping the world from dying is by murdering anyone who so much as acts manly or loves people." Weiss grumbled. "Perfect. And now they're about to be hoist by their own petard because they kidnapped someone's fiancée. Funny how that works out."

"Wait….don't tell me…." Yang blinked. "…..is he going to-"
Weiss facepalmed. "Great job, Rossiu. First you're going to screw things up and then you're going to splatter your own brains out to atone for it.

You're an idiot, but atoners shouldn't blow their own brains out for it! And…..excellent! Punch him in the face! Show him how it's done! Stupid dunce…..look what you did to Kinon!"

"And a couple of episodes ago, you were calling her suicidal." Blake mused. "Funny how the tables turn, eh?"
"Be quiet." The heiress warned. "…..yes. Come on.

This really will be the final battle. Bringing the real moon back, using their own ship to fight them….these Anti-Spiral dunces won't know what hit them."

"Personally dig the new outfits, though." Yang remarked, smirking. "Love 'em."

Episode 24

"Giant naked Nia. Excellent." Weiss grumbled. "Well then…uh oh.

That's….not good. Two deaths. Three! What the….good Dust. That's…..most of team Dai-Gurren." The heiress stared at the screen in shock. "…..the Anti-Spirals just cut them down in one fell swoop."

Blake sighed. "I prefer the movie, really. It keeps all of them alive. And also because…..you'll see."
"…and the giant sea that puts them all into despair?" The heiress closed her eyes, sighing. "So, invincible spaceships that manage to kill most of the team and drown them in an ocean of death.

Come on, Simon….you can break out…."

Episode 25

"…so it turns energy into matter. Somewhat sane, for this anime." Weiss conceded. "And hardly any way to get out, too…..good Dust, they even have older Gunmen. Zombies. Whatever."

Ruby shuddered. "This isn't looking good….w-wait, Yoko?"
"What're you doing, Yoko?!" Yang snapped. "Good Dust, you're crazy-Kittan, what are you doing taking over from her like that?!"

"…..and…..good Dust! Kittan!" Weiss looked at the screen in disbelief. What the….you too? This show's just killing everyone off! Is there nobody left?!"

Blake crossed her arms, scoffing. "Lordgenome, I think you of all people should've learned by now that probability means nothing to these guys. Otherwise, your head wouldn't be a computer in a tank for them to calculate probability with."

The heiress stared at the screen in amazement. "…..the Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann. I'll be.

Hmph. Of course. These Anti-Spiral dunces won't know what hit them, as one might put it."

Episode 26

Yang sneezed. "…I feel like someone's soiling my good name. As if I already have enough reasons for people to leave my fanclub…."

"Your good name's already been soiled." Weiss reminded her. "In case you haven't noticed, you're lucky the bartender you decided to get smashed around by didn't press charges! In case you didn't remember THAT!"
"Hey, it was a misunderstanding! I'd be happy to explain! It's just….you know, I'm kinda banned from her bar now….and it'll probably cost me an arm and a leg to get back in…." The brawler pointed out, looking somewhat guilty. "J-just keep watching, alright!"

"Misunderstanding. When have I heard that before…." Weiss rolled her eyes dismissively. "WHAT IN THE NAME OF DUST ARE THEY THROWING PLANETS AT THEM AS WEAPONS-

…..huh. So…..too much Spiral Energy is bad for you. Who would've thought it. And THAT IS NOT HOW PHYSICS WORKS! And yet I find myself unable to care oh Dust I'm turning into Blake help me."

Ruby tilted her head. "So he just….made them all live their greatest desires? Yoko's famous, Simon and Kamina are together again and…wait, no, that's not right. Then Simon would be with Nia….

No, he's just made them all think that's what they want."
"GAH!" Blake yelled at the screen. "That's not Kamina, Simon! That's a wannabe sleazebag who looks like him! How can you be fooled?!"

"COME ON, BOOTA! PUNCH THAT FOOL IN THE-oh for Dust's sake!" Weiss snapped. "Can he be more irritating?! And how…..pitiful. This pretender, calling himself Kamina…how pathetic. He's nothing like the true man-

…..he's alive. Well, probably still dead, but-YES! PUNCH THAT PRETENDER AWAY! He doesn't DESERVE to be you! Come on, Simon! Go! Go get your girlfriend back, you dunce! DO IT!"

"Awww…..poor Yoko and poor Viral." Yang frowned. "That kinda sucks. Yoko lost both of the people she might've been interested in, and Viral's doomed to be alone…..

I mean, seeing that all go away, it's like they lost part of themselves-"
"Yang, you're doing it again."

"Huh?"
"You're making puns on something." The heiress grumbled. "I don't know what, but I feel like it's something. It doesn't matter, just stop. And…..come on. This is it. This is the moment!

SIMON! SHOW HIM! THE DRILL THAT SHALL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!"

Blake merely gave a satisfied smirk. "And we have a new convert."
"BE QUIET, BLAKE! I AM TRYING TO WATCH THIS!"

Episode 27

"Hmph. You fool. You don't understand and you will never know." Weiss glared at the screen intensely. "This is it."

Blake began squeeing. "Oh man oh man…..this is it! This is it! All of Team Dai-Gurren…..just. standing there with their arms crossed...THAT is the essence of Team Dai-Gurren!"

"Grab hold of your paths…" Weiss chanted along with them, before raising her fists in the air. "That is…..Tengen Toppa…..GURREN LAGANN!"

Yang started laughing at that moment, clutching her belly. "Oh, that's just rich! Weiss got into Gurren Lagann! Weiss!"

"Be quiet! Let this be the deciding battle!" The heiress declared proudly. "Tch, hypocrite! You claim such emotion is irrelevant….but you laugh and you're as merciless as they are!"

Ruby stared at the screen in awe. "…..so….many lasers….."

"See? You can't even escape your own Spiral past! Cowards!" Weiss roared. "And how can you call yourself Anti-Spirals! You even have the perfect form of a Spiral being! Be silent!

Your fortitude is misplaced! They have the fortitude! YOU DO NOT!"
Ruby giggled. "She really is getting into Gurren Lagann….i-it's pretty cute. And awww! That's the best name for an attack ever!"

"A literal Big Bang?! That's not going to beat them! DO IT! LORDGENOME!" Weiss roared proudly, standing up to cheer. "Wait….Nia? What-never mind! Let's finish this!

Extinction?! ONLY YOU WILL BE EXTINCT! YOUR FAILURE TO REALISE THAT WILL BE YOUR EXTINCTION! THEIR DRILL…SHALL CREATE THE HEAVENS! COME ON! FINISH THIS!"
Blake merely smiled. "It's over."

"YES!" Weiss pumped her fist. "THEY DID IT!

Now…..now these two will finally get the happy ending they deserve." The heiress smiled, satisfied.

Blake's smile suddenly disappeared. "…I think we should've told you how it ends."
Yang blinked. "….This ending still gets me….."

"What ending?" The heiress looked around her confusedly. "…what. Nia. What are you do-NIA?!

….no."

The heiress shook her head. "…..are you kidding me? Nia just….NIA JUST DIED?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

All that effort. All that effort to bring her back from the Anti-Spirals. All that effort…and SHE JUST DIED. ARE YOU KIDDING?! WHAT KIND OF STUPID ENDING IS THAT?! They might as well cripple Yang in that stupid show they have about us or something! That's stupid! AND WHAT?! You're not even going to bring her back?

Let me get this straight. You tore a hole through reality. Rerouted the energy emitted during the creation of reality. Created a giant robot. Destroyed whole galaxies. All just to get Nia back. And you just….let her die?! At this point…..I really don't think-I seriously don't think anyone is going to stop you if you want to bring her back! That's-and the music?! THE MUSIC IS HAPPY?! THIS ISN'T A HAPPY ENDING! THEY MANAGED TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE BUT EVERYONE WHO DID IT IS FORGOTTEN! SCREW THAT! Excuse me. I have to calm down now, and I'm going to go grab some vanilla sorbet, and MAYBE I can forgive this travesty of an ending!"

The heiress stormed out of the room angrily, grabbing her coat on the way.

Yang sniffled slightly, blinking. "…you know, that actually made me cry a little. Just…that was…why couldn't he be with Nia in the end, you know?"
"Apparently it was because they thought ending the most hot-blooded anime since the likes of Getter Robo happily was too much." The catgirl responded, scoffing dismissively. "Figures."

"Aww, man." Ruby frowned. "How did people react?"
"At least Elf-sama wasn't too happy about it." The brawler replied. "I think he even wrote something about the ending, too."
"Ah, yes, I read that after I stopped watching this." Blake nodded, recognising it. "…..it's….really, really bad."

"…..man. This…..and the new volume of RWBY." Yang smirked. "I'm game to watch them all. It'll be great!"

END

A/N: I'm not sorry for making Yang puns, either. And yes, Yang. Maybe you really should've watched the new RWBY volume FIRST and THEN watched Gurren Lagann. But yes, that marks the end of Gurren Lagann!

Next chapter will be an anniversary chapter! Since it's the second year since Weiss Reacts Volume 1 came out and we've been quite busy, we're a little late, but don't worry, we'll try our best to get it out on time!

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