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Please guys just level with me here this is the first time I tryed drawing someone kissing ok x,D I tryed my best
I just noticed something bout Atlas. For the most technologically advanced society in Remnant their architecture needs a bit of work, considering their only anchored to the ground in one spot, that if damaged will screw up the city’s entire position (I mean uncontrollable floating in any direction), not only geographically, but also lead it open to attack in a way it never was before.
I didn’t knowing how make a Gif, but I tried(?
I think that whenever I love a character I need to make an evil version or something.
ANYONE ELSE HYPED?!?!?!
Y'all are loving the Bellabooty, when the Bellabooty is loven the dragon buns
Blake™ @ Yang everytime...
...How many more have I missed?
Was Ironwood right? Part 2 -
It's difficult to say if Ironwood's plan was the right plan during v8 like it was during v3. v8's theme was about how plans could get ruined due to no fault of anyone's, or perhaps the fault of everyone, and you can't do anything about it.
As it is said; "Man devises, but Heaven decides." Everyone was going to fail in v7 and v8. If RT had not intended it, then the fan outcry ensured it. After Ironwood proved himself more sympathetic than the main characters due to some freak of writing.
Perhaps it is better when discussing whether Ironwood was right in v8, to ask if Ironwood was the villain? Or was he the Hero of the story, in a 'Superman dying to stop Doomsday' kind of way and not 'a Villain is the Hero of his story' kind of way?
Heroism in fiction is selfless action, but must that action be morally right? Our heroes have historically committed acts which we wouldn't consider morally right. Yet fantasy is meant to be unrealistic, and our heroes in our stories should be held to a higher standard.
But ultimately, our Heroes should not be condemned for actions that are immoral. The legends of our historical Heroes are just as fantastic as our comic heroes, and they taught lessons that are as valuable as they are timeless.
So was Ironwood the Hero of v7 and v8? Well since this is a Pro-Ironwood blog ... But to be fair, let's address the two main incidents of Ironwood's 'villainy'.
Ironwood arresting RWBY seems to be a moment that was caused by RWBY. Not in a negative sense, but more in that RWBY were the ones who took the initiative to break the stalemate. There was no right course of action in that situation, and Ruby should have offered to go and evacuate Mantle's citizens to Atlas if Ironwood delayed the launch by an hour. Like any action hero worth his salt would do.
Ironwood would then have said; 'you have ONE Hour, not a second more. Ruby would then reply with a one-liner and shot off to save the world.
But what about Ironwood shooting down the SDC ships heading to save Mantle refugees, and threatening to nuke Mantle if RWBY did not hand Penny over?
First; Ironwood kept his word when RWBY 'kept' theirs, and RWBY followed up the backstabbing streak with a 2-0 score against Ironwood.
Second; Even if Ironwood nuked Mantle, would he be a villain if he did it to save another island city's worth of civilians? Boudica killed three cities worth of innocent Romans for the Iceni Tribe of Britons, and she is still considered a bally heroine today. Ironwood would also have destroyed Mantle for pretty good reasons, as he would have destroyed the key to opening the Vault and would have thus prevented Salem from taking the Staff.
In any case, we won't really know if Ironwood was playing a particularly brutal bluff. I'd say he was bluffing but I like Ironwood so that's a nut and a half. The more important question is whether such a bluff made Ironwood a villain.
I say, no. If Heroism is defined by Selfless, Ironwood in v8 more than fits the bill. Ironwood unironically puts himself on the line to keep Atlas, and in the process Remnant, safe. He is willing to literally tear himself apart to stop Salem. Ironwood is selfless if nothing else.
But if Ironwood is the hero, what does that make RWBY?
What is a Hero?
A Hero is not someone who adheres to Moral Values.
A Hero is someone who never compromises his code or his principles and would rather forsake his life than forsake his principles.
General James Ironwood is a Hero.
Not an Anti-Hero, because I don't believe that is a thing.
Not a Noble Villain, because Ironwood never compromised or lost the high ground of his principles.
Ironwood is the Hero of V7 and V8, and that is not something Ironwood fans should be ashamed of or be forced to compromise on.
If you think Ironwood is a villain, that's your prerogative.
If you think Ironwood is neither hero nor villain, kudos.
But I will not feel ashamed for calling Ironwood a Hero. No matter how many politicians he shoots.
Why Jacques?
Your question, funnily enough, is the answer. Why Jacques? Why Jacques, indeed.
V7 and V8 puts a lot of focus on Jacques's impact in Atlas and on his family. But what is it about Jacques that makes him such a force to be reckoned with?
How did Jacques marry into the Schnee family? He doesn't have any powers or fighting skill. Neither is Jacques from a lineage of any note himself.
Subsequently, how did Jacques manage to dominate Willow, Winter, and Weiss to the extent RWBY states he did? What kind of man was Willow's father, who would force his more powerful daughter to submit to Jacques?
Ultimately, in Jacques's final moments, he proves himself to be just a normal guy involved in matters way over his head. When Jacques says;
"You lose! We both lose."
Jacques didn't gloat over Ironwood's betrayal. Jacques didn't throw a fit. Jacques accepted that he lost. That does not strike me as something Jacques, as he is established so far in the show, would do.
Then there is Jacques's final words;
"You're... You're going to open mine too, right?"
That hit me harder than Yang's death. Jacques really is out of his depth, and that is the last thing he is aware of before James blows Jacques to ash. It wasn't a demand. It was Jacques's last hope. Jacques knew he was going to die, but he was hoping he wouldn't.
In the end, Jacques was a Man who got caught up in events greater than himself. RWBY makes it seem like Jacques deserved it, I don't see why. Therefore, why Jacques? What did Jacques do to end up as he did. Exploring that question was interesting to me.