RWBY Rewrite_Season 1 (Volumes 1 - 3)

So I've been talking quite a lot about how I love to rewrite shows, and my plans to make animatics for those rewrites one day before staring off dramatically at the horizon.

So imma try to explain it a bit more here. The first season for RWBY would be the Beacon / Vale arc, roughly covering the first three volumes with some touches here and there. Each episode is roughly 24 minutes, with premiere / finale episodes reaching about 30 minutes.

I wanna note that a lot of ideas for the Volume 1 portion - Episodes 1 through 7 - I got from Celtic Phoenix' video on Fixing RWBY Volume One. I recommend getting popcorn to enjoy the ride.

You can see my rewrite notes for season 2 (Volumes 4 and 5) by becoming one of my Unicorn Children!

EPISODES:

1. "Red, White, Black, and Yellow"

• Follows the events of the four Color Trailers. Opens with Salem and Ozpin's dialogue, then flows into Red Trailer, then White, then Black, then Yellow. We see the beginning of "Ruby Rose," and the episode ends right when Ruby shuts off her headphones.
• After the Red Trailer segment, we see Ruby arriving home (With Zwei at her feet cuz Zwei is beautiful). She finds a letter from Yang that she had to go to Vale for a bit, and Ruby goes after her.
• After Weiss' training session, the inspectors criticize her skill. They ask why she wants to attend Beacon instead of Atlas Academy, and why she wants to be a huntress at all. Klein offers Weiss coffee, but she storms out. We don't see Klein's face, only him holding the tray. With a crossfade, the coffee becomes a cup of tea in Blake's hands.
• Blake's true name is Rajani "Raja" Purnima. I didn't feel her name fit with her parents' names. Blake Belladonna is an alias she uses to live in hiding (Because people would know she was the daughter of the White Fang's founder otherwise.).
• We see Blake sitting by Lake Persici in Forever Fall after leaving Adam.
• Adam asks about Blake's bow, but she tries to distract from it.
• Junior's nightclub is known as the Three Bears Nightclub.
• Yang took a photo of Junior talking with Roman, threatening to expose him if he doesn't tell her about Raven. The fight breaks out from Junior trying to get Yang's scroll.
• Yang and Ruby don't run into each other at the end of Yang's segment. Ruby is in Vale and encounters Roman the same night Yang is at the nightclub.

2. "The Shining Beacon"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapters 1 - 4.
• Before Ozpin heads into talk to Ruby, we have a private conversation between Glynda and Ozpin. Glynda says that she believes Cinder (The mysterious woman) is the "woman who attacked Autumn."
• Ozpin mentions how he knew Ruby's parents, and asks how Tai is doing.
• On the airship to Beacon, Ruby mentions how Tai was hesitant to let her go to Beacon early.
• Cardin picks on Jaune in the locker room briefly.

3. "The Emerald Forest"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapters 5 - 8.
• The only Grimm in the episode are the King Taijitu, Nevermore, and Death Stalker to add to their threat level. The Emerald Forest was said to have no Grimm - only regular animals.
• Team CRDL tries to fight the King Taijitu, but Cardin is the one who slays it.
• Roman tends to Neo in her bedroom. Neo is sick, and we see Roman's fatherly side. He also mentions that he needs Neo for a heist soon.

4. "The Badge and the Burden"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapters 9 and 10.
• We have some class discussions on how Dust works. After Weiss duel with the Boarbatusk, she ends up freaking out. Team RWBY is sent to Ozpin's office and are tasked with volunteer work.
• In the city, RWBY helps local workers prep Vale for the Vytal Festival under Velvet's supervision. We hear some racist comments about Velvet being a Faunus.
• Penny introduces herself and winds up helping, showing off her super strength.
• Team CFVY, as RWBY's mentors, bond with them: Coco with Ruby; Fox with Weiss; Velvet with Blake; and Yatsuhashi with Yang.
• The episode ends with Ruby and Weiss dueling, with Weiss winning and demoralizing Ruby.

5. "Jaunedice"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapters 11 - 14.
• As they get supplies for the Forever Fall trip, Ruby and Blake bond over their taste in books. Blake is surprised at Ruby enjoying darker and more mature novels, and Ruby explains that she often found the original fairy tales which were more gruesome. In spite of the world's darkness, she wants to try an make it better, and this intrigues Blake.
• Blake helps Jaune fake Cardin's transcripts to keep Cardin from outing Jaune.
• Professor Peach - who is male in this version (And based on James from James and the Giant Peach) - is apparent in the forest.
• Blake sees Lake Persici and thinks back to that day she left the White Fang and Adam behind.

6. "The Stray"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapter 15.
• Weiss and Sun battle briefly when Weiss goes after him, and Blake steps in so Sun can run off.
• Roman is cornered by a huntsman, but that huntsman is then killed by Neo. This is to set up for Roman's heist next episode.
• Weiss explains her anti-Faunus sentiment when Blake tries to stop Cardin from bullying Velvet. Ruby goes to get Team CFVY and they break up the argument.
• Blake stays with Tukson, who helped her - along with others - leave the White Fang and start a new life. Yang finds her thanks to Penny.

7. "Black and White"

• Roughly covers Volume 1 Chapter 16.
• In Blake's explanation to Sun and Yang (Which Tukson is present for in his bookshop), she keeps her true name secret. She doesn't mention her father being Ghira Purnima, but we do hear the name Sienna Khan, and see silhouettes of Sienna, Ghira, and Adam.
• All of Team RWBY - along with Neo and Jason Reavey (The White Fang Lieutenant with the chainsaw) - is present for the fight at the docks.
• The Lieutenant takes note of Blake's presence.
• When Yang shows off her Semblance, the rock version of "I Burn" plays.

8. "Best Day Ever"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapters 1 and 2.
• In Blake's sketchbook, we see not only a sketch of Adam, but sketches of Ghira, Kali, and Ilia.
• Blake sees on the news that Sienna Khan is denying any White Fang involvement in recent crimes in Vale. When she sees Tukson's death on the news, this is what sets Blake off.
• Neo and the Lieutenant are present for the conversation between Roman and Cinder. Cinder also refers to the "runaway" Adam was looking for - referring to him as Mr. Taurus (Or the bull) - when the Lieutenant brings her up. Cinder decides to keep an eye on Team RWBY.

9. "A Minor Hiccup"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapters 3 and 4.
• All of Team SSSN ends up helping Team RWBY.
• Ciel is present in going after Penny. Penny hides with Ruby, though Ciel finds them. Penny and Ciel - thanks to Penny's persuasion - aid in the fight against Roman.
• Roman tells Cinder of Team RWBY and Penny's attack.

10. "Dance Dance Infiltration"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapters 5 - 7.
• "Dream Come True" plays as Weiss and Yang set up the hall for the dance.
• We see some other teams during the dance (Such as ABRN, BRNZ, etc.). Flynt and Neon are present, and Flynt harasses Weiss since she's a Schnee. Neptune steps in.
• Cinder creates an obsidian mask to hide her whole face when she fights the guards, removing it afterwards. She dons it again when Ruby appears. The mask is slightly cracked, revealing only Cinder's left eye.
• Cinder mentions Watts offhand, as he created the virus to hack into the CCTS.

11. "Search and Destroy"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapters 8 and 9.
• We again see the other schools' teams, with Flynt and Weiss sharing a glare and Penny and Ciel waving hi to RWBY.
• Emerald and Mercury worry about Team RWBY heading to Mountain Glenn, but Cinder says that Roman will be able to handle them, and if not, they can count on Neo to wing it.
• We see Raven in bird form here and there, but Yang and Ruby are the only ones who take notice of the strange red-eyed bird.

12. "No Brakes"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapters 10 and 11.
• "All Our Days" plays during Weiss, Blake, and Yang's conversation around the campfire. Blake also admits her parents led the White Fang, and her grandmother was the organization's founder. Weiss relates to Blake on this, and they find it funny how alike they are. Weiss also briefly mentions her grandfather Nicholas, and she also comments on her bratty little brother who's too terrifyingly like their father.
• Blake hides from the Lieutenant while caring for an unconscious Weiss. He taunts Blake over running from the White Fang, and how Adam knows where she is. Blake is forced to kill the Lieutenant.

13. "Breach"

• Roughly covers Volume 2 Chapter 12.
• Teams CRDL, SSSN, BRNZ, ABRN, NDGO, and FNKI are all present for the fight, as are Penny and Ciel.
• The villains discuss how the train incident wasn’t meant to happen til the Vytal Festival, and how they’ve lost all their White Fang members. Adam shows up, saying he got more supporters for their attack.

14. "Round One"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapters 1 and 2.
• We briefly see Adam, hiding out with his White Fang troops, watching
  a live feed of the tournament and saying he can't wait to see Raja (Blake) again after so long.
• On the news, Sienna Khan again says she had no prior knowledge about the White Fang's involvement on the attack on Vale. She does make comments on Mistral and Atlas needing to remember what they owe to the Faunus for their past discriminations.

15. "It's Brawl in the Family"

• Roughly overs Volume 3 Chapters 3 and 4.
• We see brief training sessions with Weiss v. Winter, and Ruby and Yang v. Qrow.
• The episode ends with the fight with Emerald and Mercury against Coco and Yatsuhashi.

16. "Never Miss a Beat"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapters 4 and 5.
• We see more of Penny and Ciel's fight, as well as the fight with Pyrrha and Nora against Sun and Neptune (With Pyrrha and Nora winning, cuz they badasses). Glynda then approaches Pyrrha, saying that Ozpin wishes to see her.

17. "Fall"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapter 6.

18. "Beginning of the End"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapter 7.
• We see a brief battle between Cinder and Emerald.

19. "PvP"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapters 8 and 9.
• Yang mentions the conversation she had with Raven (Which happening the night of "Breach") to RWBY. Raven said not to trust Ozpin and to leave Beacon before it fell. We actually see a flashback to the parts cut away from at the end of "Breach."
• Coco is present with Velvet (They're a couple). Cardin makes rude comments about Yang.
• We see Raven as a bird keeping her eye on Yang and Pyrrha (Pyrrha because she's been selected to be the next Fall Maiden).
• At the fairgrounds, Weiss and Blake are joined by Sun and Neptune.
• We see Ciel traumatized over Penny's death.
• We see Winter witnessing Penny's death, as well as Junior and the Malachite sisters from their nightclub.

20. "Heroes and Monsters"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapters 10 and 11.
• Yang confronts Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury. Cinder leaves the fight to Emerald and Mercury, and the latter escape after a brief fight.
• We briefly see Junior and the Malachite sisters fighting off Grimm in their nightclub.
• As they take a ship to Beacon, Pyrrha explains the situation with the Maidens to Ruby and the rest of JNPR. Ruby pieces Emerald and Mercury's involvement and figures out that Cinder is after this Fall Maiden. Ruby decides that she's going to take care of Roman and stop them from further hacking the Atlesian Knights and Paladins, leaving the protection of Amber to JNPR.
• Raven tries to stop Pyrrha from entering the vault, wanting to keep her from becoming Ozpin's pawn. "Sacrifice" plays during the fight, and Pyrrha is in awe of Raven's powers (Hinting at her being the Spring Maiden). When Yang shows up, Raven runs off.
• Blake and Sun go after an Alpha Beowolf in the cafeteria. Adam takes the Beowolf down in one blow with his Moonslice, then takes out Sun's Aura and knocks him out. He and Blake fight, and Blake's Aura is broken and she's wounded. When Yang loses her Aura and her arm, Sun is the one who carries Blake and Yang out. During this, Adam mentions the name Salem, piquing Blake's curiosity.

21. "End of the Beginning"

• Roughly covers Volume 3 Chapter 12.
• Cinder speaks of the greatness the Mistralian emperors and their "god given" right to rule, and how the last King of Vale ended that (Insinuating Ozpin was that man). This hints at her backstory being a descendant of Mistral's emperors. Cinder asks Ozpin where the Relic of Choice is, but Ozpin refuses to answer. Cinder then kills him.
• After Pyrrha's death, Ruby attacks Cinder and the dragon (Which I've named Kevin). She's easily overpowered and separated from Crescent Rose. Ruby's fury takes over, releasing her Silver Eyed Warrior powers.
• When Ruby is unconscious, we hear Tai and Qrow talking about the Relic of Choice.
• We see Emerald and Mercury finding Cinder, and see their shock in how disfigured she is (Though of course we - the audience - don't see.).

RANDOM NOTES:

• The kingdoms are referred to as republics since they all have councils. They were formerly known as the Kingdom of Vale, the Queendom of Vacuo, the Mistralian Empire, and the Mantle Union (Briefly the Republic of Mantle). Vytal also has its own council and government (The Republic of Vytal.).
• "This Will Be The Day" is the intro song for episodes 1 - 7. "Time to Say Goodbye" is the intro song for episodes 8 - 13. "When it Falls" is the intro song for episodes 14 - 21.
• "Gold" is the outro song for episodes 2 - 7. "This Will Be The Day ~ Acoustic" is the outro song for episodes 9  - 13. "Time to Say Goodbye ~ Acoustic" is the outro song for episodes 15 - 20.
• When a person engages her Aura, we see it flash over them. When Aura isn't engaged, it passively heals the user; when Aura is engaged it acts as a force field coating the body.