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The huntresses of Team RWBY continue to search for answers on their individual journeys toward Haven Academy. Will the four finally reunite? What fate awaits the broken world of Remnant?
—Rooster Teeth

Volume 5

RWBY V5 Poster

General Information

Writers

  • Miles Luna
  • Kerry Shawcross

Directors

  • Kerry Shawcross
  • Miles Luna
  • Gray G. Haddock

Composers

  • Jeff Williams
  • Alex Abraham

Episodes

14

Production Information

Original Run

October 14th, 2017 - January 20th, 2018

Running Time

3:46:36

Status

Complete Volumes
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Volume 5 is the fifth season of RWBY. It premiered on October 14th, 2017 on the Rooster Teeth website. In addition, theatrical screenings of the premiere were held through Fathom Events across the United States on October 12th. The volume was preceded by Volume 4 and the second season of RWBY Chibi. It was followed by Volume 6 and the third season of RWBY Chibi.

The volume had 14 episodes, and its premiere was preceded by three new character shorts.[1] Unlike in the previous two volumes, Volume 5's episodes were released to the public on Tuesdays, three days after the Saturday FIRST member release.

Volume 5 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 5th, 2018, but this release did not come with a "Complete" version of the volume like previous volumes. However, the Complete version of the volume would be released in parts to Rooster Teeth's website and its Animation YouTube channel starting on October 20th, 2019.

Contents

  • 1 Overview
  • 2 Characters
    • 2.1 Major Characters
    • 2.2 Other Characters
    • 2.3 Minor Characters
  • 3 Episodes
  • 4 Development
  • 5 References

Overview[]

Team RNJR and Qrow finally arrive in Mistral and are surprised to see Oscar and Ozpin. Weiss' and Yang's plans to rendezvous with the team take a detour while Blake, her family and Sun are dealing with their own fight in Menagerie. Meanwhile, Salem makes her move against Mistral, as she did Vale. Unbeknownst to the heroes, Leonardo Lionheart is in league with her out of fear.

During this Volume, Adam Taurus pulls a coup against Sienna Khan and takes over the White Fang while the Maidens are revealed to be closely connected to the Relics.

Characters[]

Major Characters[]

  • Ruby Rose
  • Weiss Schnee
  • Blake Belladonna
  • Yang Xiao Long
  • Jaune Arc
  • Lie Ren
  • Nora Valkyrie
  • Oscar Pine
  • Qrow Branwen
  • Ghira Belladonna
  • Sun Wukong
  • Ozpin
  • Cinder Fall
  • Raven Branwen

Other Characters[]

  • Leonardo Lionheart
  • Vernal
  • Kali Belladonna
  • Menagerie Guard
  • Ilia Amitola
  • Arthur Watts
  • Shay D. Mann
  • Salem
  • Adam Taurus
  • Sienna Khan
  • Hazel Rainart
  • Corsac Albain
  • Fennec Albain
  • Saber Rodentia
  • Mata
  • Yuma
  • Mercury Black
  • Emerald Sustrai
  • Trifa
  • Taiyang Xiao Long

Minor Characters[]

  • Atlas Pilot
  • Female Mistral Pilot
  • Menagerie Guard
  • Just Rite Bartender
  • Bandit One
  • Bandit Two
  • Bandits
  • Mata's Mother
  • White Fang Goons
  • Pyrrha Nikos (Flashback)

Episodes[]

Main article: Episodes
Chapter Episode Title Original Air Date Run Time External Link(s)
Trailer / Volume 5 Trailer October 9th, 2017 1:31 Yt-favicon Volume 5 Trailer
RC7 / "RWBY Volume 5 Complete - Part 1" October 20th, 2019 1:56:52
RC8 / "RWBY Volume 5 Complete - Part 2" October 25th, 2019 1:45:44
/ "Volume 5 Weiss Character Short" July 17th, 2017 4:02 Yt-favicon Weiss Character Short YouTube
/ "Volume 5 Blake Character Short" September 4th, 2017 4:59 Yt-favicon Blake Character Short YouTube
/ "Volume 5 Yang Character Short" October 14th, 2017 4:15 Yt-favicon Yang Character Short YouTube
1 53 "Welcome to Haven" October 14th, 2017 23:03
2 54 "Dread in the Air" October 21st, 2017 21:04
3 55 "Unforeseen Complications" October 28th, 2017 18:35
4 56 "Lighting the Fire" November 4th, 2017 16:15
5 57 "Necessary Sacrifice" November 11th, 2017 16:58
6 58 "Known by its Song" November 18th, 2017 17:37
7 59 "Rest and Resolutions" November 25th, 2017 12:48
8 60 "Alone Together" December 2nd, 2017 15:18
9 61 "A Perfect Storm" December 9th, 2017 15:07
10 62 "True Colors" December 16th, 2017 19:26
11 63 "The More the Merrier" December 30th, 2017 16:05
12 64 "Vault of the Spring Maiden" January 6th, 2018 14:43
13 65 "Downfall" January 13th, 2018 15:28
14 66 "Haven's Fate" January 20th, 2018 24:29

Development[]

Main article: RWBY Development

The Volume 5 online premiere date was announced at RTX Austin 2017.

Also teased at RTX Austin was a first look at the "Volume 5 Weiss Character Short", which premiered on July 17th, 2017. Character shorts for Blake and Yang premiered on September 4th and October 14th, respectively. Each short gives a flashback while also connecting it to the main timeline.

Volume 5 continued to use Autodesk Maya software, but some visual elements were added. Most notably, a third lighting layer is sometimes in use on characters.[2]

When dealing with animating crowds, the production team started using a new software called Golaem for crowd shots.[3]

After the Volume finished airing, several scenes were re-animated and added to the Blu-Ray release of Volume 5. These additional scenes were also in the complete version of Volume 5.

Early in production, this Volume was intended to include flashbacks to Cinder's backstory. Due to how much story was already in this Volume, these were pushed back to Volume 6, then 7 until they finally appeared in Volume 8 during the first scene of "Divide" and the majority of "Midnight".[4]

During production of Volume 5, the writers considered killing off Adam Taurus by the end of the Volume. However, his death pushed for the end of Volume 6 instead.

Much earlier in production, the White Fang scene in Dread in the Air was originally planned to be the opening scene of the Volume. However, they realized that it would have given the wrong tone for the Volume and moved it.[5]Regarding

The battle against the Lancer's in the skies of Lake Matsu was the biggest set by the time Volume 5 was made.[6]

During Qrow Branwen's search for Huntsmen in Mistral, he was originally planned to encounter Maria Calavera who would have a pet cat. However, her appearance was cut and she was later introduced at the beginning of Volume 6 instead.[7]

While Kerry Shawcross admitted that he was sure they weren't going to properly show Leonardo Lionheart's death, they actually did mocap the death scene with Joel Mann acting it out in case they did show it on-screen. However, this version was never used since Lionheart's death happened off-screen.[8]

References[]

  1. Volume 5 premiere date
  2. CRWBY: Behind the Episode
  3. Volume 5 Directors' Commentary Chapter 3
  4. RWBY Volume 8 Directors' and Writers' Commentary chapter 6
  5. Volume 5 Directors' Commentary Chapter 2
  6. Volume 5 Directors Commentary Chapter 2
  7. Volume 5 Directors' Commentary Chapter 3
  8. Volume 5 Directors' Commentary Chapter 14
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Shorts
  • "Red" Trailer ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "White" Trailer ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Black" Trailer ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Yellow" Trailer ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volumes
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 6
  • Volume 7
  • Volume 8
  • Volume 9
  • Volume 10
Volume 1
  • "Ruby Rose" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Shining Beacon" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • (Pt.2) ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "The First Step" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • (Pt.2) ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Emerald Forest" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • (Pt.2) ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Players and Pieces" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Badge and The Burden" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • (Pt.2) ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Jaunedice" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • (Pt.2) ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Forever Fall" ▾
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  • (Pt.2) ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Stray" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Black and White" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volume 2
  • "Best Day Ever" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Welcome to Beacon" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "A Minor Hiccup" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Painting the Town..." ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Extracurricular" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Burning the Candle" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Dance Dance Infiltration" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Field Trip" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Search and Destroy" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Mountain Glenn" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "No Brakes" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Breach" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
Volume 3
  • "Round One" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "New Challengers..." ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "It's Brawl in the Family" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Lessons Learned" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Never Miss a Beat" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Fall" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Beginning of the End" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Destiny" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "PvP" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Battle of Beacon" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Heroes and Monsters" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "End of the Beginning" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
Volume 4
  • "Volume 4 Character Short" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Next Step" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Remembrance" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Of Runaways and Stowaways" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Family" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Menagerie" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Tipping Point" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Punished" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "A Much Needed Talk" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Kuroyuri" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Taking Control" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "No Safe Haven" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volume 5
  • "Volume 5 Weiss Character Short" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Volume 5 Blake Character Short" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Volume 5 Yang Character Short" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Welcome to Haven" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Dread in the Air" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Unforeseen Complications" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Lighting the Fire" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Necessary Sacrifice" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Known by its Song" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Rest and Resolutions" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Alone Together" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "A Perfect Storm" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "True Colors" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "The More the Merrier" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Vault of the Spring Maiden" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Downfall" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Haven's Fate" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
Volume 6
  • "Volume 6 Adam Character Short" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Argus Limited" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Uncovered" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Lost Fable" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "So That's How It Is" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Coming Storm" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Alone in the Woods" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Grimm Reaper" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Dead End" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Lost" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Stealing from the Elderly" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Lady in the Shoe" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Seeing Red" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Our Way" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volume 7
  • "The Greatest Kingdom" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "A New Approach" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Ace Operatives" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Pomp and Circumstance" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Sparks" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "A Night Off" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Worst Case Scenario" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Cordially Invited" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "As Above, So Below" ▾
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  • "Out in the Open" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Gravity" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "With Friends Like These" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Enemy of Trust" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volume 8
  • "Divide" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Refuge" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Strings" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Fault" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Amity" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Midnight" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "War" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Dark" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Witch" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Ultimatum" ▾
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  • "Risk" ▾
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  • "Creation" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Worthy" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Final Word" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
Volume 9
  • "A Place of Particular Concern" ▾
    • Image Gallery
    • Inconsistencies
  • "Altercation at the Auspicious Auction" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Rude, Red, and Royal" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "A Cat Most Curious" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Parfait Predicament" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "The Perils of Paper Houses" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" ▾
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  • "A Tale Involving a Tree" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Of Solitude and Self" ▾
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    • Inconsistencies
  • "Volume 9 Bonus Ending Animatic" ▾
    • Image Gallery

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