RWBY Volume 6 Episode 11 Reaction 

Fun fact, Yang and Adam were originally going to have a fight in volume 3 but it got scrapped for time so it got shortened to Adam one shotting her, but Monty had made some animations for it and they were reused here

Blake and Yang's fights against Adam are some of my favorite fights in the entire series. The choreography is absolutely stunning and the animation is just the cherry on top. Plus the "Armed and Ready" orchestral reprise when Yang arrives? *Chef's Kiss*

8:12 It's possible Nora only survived because of Jaune's semblance. You can see a flash of it activating just before the impact and yet both their auras were completely depleted from the hit.

I love Nora SO MUCH! “You get back here with my man!” She is the QUEEN OF THE CASTLE!

One nice detail that you can see is that Adam wasn't fighting serieously with Blake, because he didn´t used his semblace like he did with Yang. Also, Adan is very strong, super strong, i'll said he is close to Crow lvl.

I love Blake’s statement of “she’s not protecting me, and I’m not protecting her. We’re protecting each other.” At the beginning of this volume, Blake acted like she had to try and help protect Yang and do things for her because Yang was hurt in her mind. She’s grown to understand that Yang is stronger than ever and that they can work together to conquer Adam.

I love how Adam is like a dark reflection of Yang. They are warriors fighting for righteous (self-righteous in Adam's case) causes. They get more powerful by absorbing damage. They're strong, passionate... and very troubled. Yang lost her mom, her biological mother left her, and her dad shut down. Because she could only count on herself, she made herself strong to spent her free time picking fights and looking out for her little sister, who looks up to her. Since he was child, Adam suffered insults, beatings, humiliations, and had no one to rely on because the other faunus were "weaklings satisfied to gnaw on scraps and afraid to leave the nest". One day he had enough and decided to face the people who called him and his kind "animals", becoming a symbol of revolution. That's why Blake was insure about Yang at first: she reminded her too much of Adam. She already had trusting issues, but after Yang broke Mercury's leg "in self-defense", Blake was the only teammate who wasn't satisfied until she made her promise that she didn't do it on purpose. Their traumas have affected them greatly. Adam is full of spite because every time he looks in the mirror he remembers what the world did to him, and Yang can't stop shaking every time she remembers that night in Beacon. And Blake's running triggers their abandoment issues, causing them to snap at everyone who mentions her. When Blake rejoins team RWBY, Yang has her doubts because she doesn't believe that she's staying because she wants to, but because she feels guilt or pity for what happened to her. What Blake doesn't see is that Yang isn't angry about losing her arm. What I love the most about the scene when Adam takes off the blindfold is that Blake doesn't seem surprised when she sees his eyes. Adam wore the mask to become the monster humanity took him for. Because he couldn't show his vulnerable side to anyone... and yet, he did show it to Blake. Because they trusted her, and she left something worse than scars: *she left them alone.* In short, Adam is what Yang would have become if she couldn't let go of the past.

Adam is a great example of needing to understand how somone can get to that point. You dont need to like him but understanding his origin helps to try and prevent more people ending up like him

This fight, Bmblb vs Adam is one of the best ones in this show, for sure - the choreography is spectacular! Btw, Jaune is a strategist - it's why Ozpin chose him as the leader of team JNPR back in V1^^

Ah, I see you've redecorated

This was an immaculate jumping, Adam really could not fight back lol

Not all of FNDM believed in Bumblebee (the ship) at this time, but Adam clearly did!

RIP Bumblebee.

yea it was great adam got hit by the bike but the poor bike is gone now you just watched it go flying into the ocean

Adam is bullheaded in so many ways. He's an outright LUNATIC. At least Roman was sane and likeable. He was just a crook.

Weiss can only summon Grimm that she has defeated. Anything else is not able to be summoned or else we would have been able to see her summon the Atlesian Paladin she cut in half during the Fall of Beacon. As for people she had defeated... it's implied that "defeated" means "killed" and considering it's the Grimm we're talking about, that makes sense. Let's hope Weiss doesn't have to test Human/Faunus Summoning... Also RIP Bumble Bee, you were the best motorcycle in all of Remnant.

"You get back here with my man!" Lmao, you tell'em Nora.

I still wanna know....why brand someone over the face, Adam's pretty young so I'm assuming he got branded as minor which is even more F'ed up

Fun Facts Fact 1: The title is based off of the nursery rhyme There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and refers to Caroline Cordovin. Fact 2: Nora's line "And you said it wasn't beach season!" is a callback to the episode "Argus Limited". Fact 3: Some of the animations in Yang's fight against Adam are from an unused incomplete fight scene between the two that was originally going to be in Volume 3. The test footage of the unused scene was leaked and then later deleted. According to Shane Newville, Monty Oum had been working on a Yang vs. Adam fight scene for Volume 3, using a song by Linkin Park. The leaked test footage features Session, by Linkin Park. The reused and adapted animations include: -In both this episode's fight and the unused Volume 3 scene, Yang starts out kneeling on one knee. -Adam sends out a pair of dark clones of himself, which attack Yang as they appear. Then, the clones attack again, with the second one merging with the one in front of it, followed by Adam merging with the remaining clone while attacking Yang. The animation was the same in the unused Volume 3 scene, but the camera had a different placement. -Adam slashes at Yang and sheathes his sword three times, with the final slash knocking her back. In the unused Volume 3 scene, a long slash mark appears in the wall behind Yang. -Adam creates a pair of clones and runs around Yang with them to disorient her, before stabbing the ground to send an attack toward her. The animation in the unused Volume 3 scene was very similar but not quite identical. Fact 4: The mech fight was the most effects-heavy of the fights this season. Fact 5: Blake has always had the scar on her body since the new outfit, but it has been hard to see until her jacket comes off. Fact 6: Yang hitting Adam with her bike was thought of early on in the scripting process.

Omg y’all coming up on the Finale! It’s So freaking Hype!

Thr creator did such a good job making adam such a hated character also love yalls video so much

Woo!!! Probably my favorite episode in this volume ❤❤

as much as we all hate Adam, I gotta say, I think his weapon and way he fights is the coolest

Yang and Blake vs Adam is like Zuko and Katara vs Azula

That nice SDC brand on his face puts a lot of his mentality in context. Hide his pain by inflicting fear and death. He's why the White Fang wore masks, and people like Sienna praising and feeding that complex made it so much worse.

The moment of Adam unmasking has stayed with me since I first saw this episode. For several seasons his character has bothered me. Why was he like this? What pushed him to become the embodiment of spite? The pieces didn't add up for me. Then he took off the mask, and it clicked. Oh. That's why. That would do it, alright. I still don't like him. He's a terrible person, and I disagree with his goals. But now, everything about him suddenly makes sense.

One detail I like in this episode is that after Blake explains Adam's semblance, Yang changes her fighting style slightly to try and prevent Adam from blocking with his sword. She's not 100% successful but I like it shows how she's learned the lessons her dad was teaching her about the best way past an obstacle is sometimes going around it instead of through it.

The implication to Schnee summoning is that only defeated grimm can be summoned, I'm guessing this is because they are a living creature without a soul, hence she cannot summon humans or robots. Even her knight is a grimm, it's one of those Geist grimm we saw RNJR fight at the beginning of Vol 4, except instead of possessing rocks, it possessed one of the giant suits of armour in the Schnee mansion.

10:51 This is the best single reaction you've had this whole show so far. The sheer detest you both have for Adam is just seeping out of every pore of both of you there and it's great!

It’s incredible how accurately gross Adam’s dialogue is. A lot to say about the actual fighting, some of it better left until next week, but it’s clear Blake’s strategy is to just get Adam away from his sword. And Yang always does a dodge before a quick combo, then backs out again.

There is a portion of the community that didn't really like the direction that CRWBY did with Adam. Some of the FNDM think that they turned Adam into more of a stalker into the later volumes and figured that he should have had a bigger villain role (or maybe somehow get redeemed?). Not really sure about the points that they make, because personally... I could see the direction that they took Adam. You could tell from the original black trailer, her explaining Adam to Sun back in V2 and later in V4 & 5. Now, did Monty, Miles, and Kerry have notes about this since the first volumes? Not sure, I would imagine so, don't have access to their volume notes. But they slowly showed the subtle possessive nature that Adam had, even in the black trailer, but his hatred for humans was higher at that time. Which again, is understandable. Having the SDC brand burned onto your face would be traumatizing for anyone to go through. Now, could the CRWBY turned Adam more into a smarter villain with more fights in the future? I mean, with story writing you could try to justify anything. So, yes, they could have tried going in that direction, but it might have lead to more hero sacrifices. Blake's parents dying. Mortal wound to one of the RWBY team. But, the price might have been higher and darker than what the FNDM might have been looking for. But, again, I was fine with the fight between Blake, Yang and Adam on these last few chapters of Volume 6.

Huh, no comment on Adams unmasking? Don't see that often. In case you guys didn't get it, the brand on his face says SDC; Schnee Dust Company. The implications are, well, yeah. Also pretty sure Wiess can only summon Grimm that she's defeated. We've never seen her or Winter (remember, they have the same semblance) summon anything other than that. When Jaune grabbed Nora he amplified her aura with his so they could survive that hit. Yeah, Jaune has enough aura to take an impact from a gigantic mecha AND gift some extra to another person so they can do the same. Man's stacked! Not sure if it's the most impressive feat of durability we've seen thus far, but it's up there.

I'm not certain, but I believe Adam was brand as property of the Schnee Dust Company(SDC) as a child which sparked his hatred towards humans. After his release or escape(I don't know which) he joined the White Fang and shortly after Siena Khan took over and praised him for his tenacity and eagerness to fight back against the humans that had mistreated the Faunus for so long. This encouragement fueled his way of thinking sending him farther down the dark path he followed. He rose through the ranks and was eventually partnered up with Blake. They did several missions together and became close, until the last mission which we see in the Black trailer where Adam is will to kill the crew members of the cargo train transporting Dust from the SDC. Blake doesn't agree with this and severs the Dust cars from the reas of the train leaving Adam feeling confused and betrayed. And the rest we see unfold in the show.

Strange facts...most believe the burn mark on yangs metal arm is similar to how the beast was protecting bel from the wolves in beauty and the beast

rip in peace bumbulbee bike

I really appreciate how even when Adam shows his scar, and all the baggage and implications that come with it (including the fact that it's over the same eye as Weiss's), Blake doesn't flinch. Adam didn't deserve a brand to the eye, but here he's just using it as a weapon to hurt Blake, and he deserves no sympathy for that.

And using blade pistols for climbing is another reason to love Rens guns

Thank you bumblebee we won't forget your sacrifice for the bees 🏍💛🖤🐝

This volume had a crazy amount of highlight episodes. Chapter 1 was a great opener, 3 was the long awaited lore, 5 brought back Neo in a flashy fight sequence & set the ambience for chapter 6, a wonderful horror episode. We got a badass Maria backstory in 7, a tearful homage to a fallen hero in 9, & one of the most engaging encounters in the series for the third act. The finale is pretty good so can't wait for you guys to get to that.

The song playing in the battle vs Adam scene is from Yang's perspective and it's called "Armed and Ready" btw. Some dark humour 🙂

The Faunus are people but Adam is truly an animal.

I just love this vol its my second fav of the series, especially for the ruby scenes i just love her character shes absoultely adodable and badass, just a bean, she and weiss go back and fourth as my #1 fav i guess i might as well say they are tied at my #1 spot 😂, also adam vs blake and yang will always be a top fight scene of mine i honestly think they do a good job. Trying not to add spoilers i just really love this series and love peoples reactions too this amazing series.

15:11 I'm sorry? Did you think the BRANDING over his eye was a fancy fashion choice he made for himself. And not him being branded like an workhorse or dairy cow by the *S*chnee *D*ust *C*ompany? I am all for calling out Adam for his obsession and zealous hatred but he is not some sociopathic crazed lunatic for the fun of it. He's a deeply wounded, deeply tragic character who's lashing out against the world that wronged him in all the wrong ways. I'm not justifying his actions but people seem to forget that the Faunus have been LITERALLY SLAVES for several centuries. Worked to death by the millions to fuel their factories and mines. He has every reason to be hateful and spiteful. Him hating Blake is him feeling betrayed by the first person he trusted now gallivanting around with humans to save the cities built by Faunus for Humans. He's a victim in the same way a Rabid Dog is and unfortunately there's little choice but to put him down.

I've enjoyed your reactions to RWBY but especially this volume just to see your faces every time Adam speaks. :)

I really like how Blake changes her stance when she says "we're protecting each other", showing confidence by the side of a trusted one, that she has grown and opened herself to others. While Adam didn't changed since the beginning of the show. She's not afraid anymore, and without fear Adam has no power. He's lost already, the rest is eye candy.

when your ex doesn't get over you

This lady thinks she's protecting Atlas by trying to murder Weiss schnee over and over again? She's going to prison for the rest of her life if anything

Ah i can hear the old wounds tearing open, the old good character writing bad character writing vids are literally in the algorithm under this one

I love this fight but imagine it without the sound, the short clip of Yangs bike, just Blakes clone dissapearing and the "Im not alone" line, Bumblebee sound and then BÄM, Bike to the Face. Would have made it stronger and Blakes ear twitch could have still given enough of a hint that she knew what was about to happen. Still, this fight marked the return to form for RWBY for me and made me fall in love with the series again....especialy considering the next ep

I nearly paused doing my errands when this popped up in notifications. Now that i've marinated in anticipation, let's go!

Just found your channel.Just bingewatched all of LoVM and now R.W.B.Y. Thank you it was a great easter weekend.

Next chapter, some things are gonna happen, and they're pretty big moments of this Volume.

Weiss can only summon Grimm that she's defeated

"And you said it wasn't beach/bitch season", as a non english speaker at that time (I'm french), I didn't understood the double meaning behind that, but now, that one of my favorite line of Nora and a clever way to swear without really doing it lol.

Well, that was frenetic, to say the least. The reveal of Adam’s scar is one of my favorite moments, because it really does explain his hatred for the SDC and Atlas in particular. But yeah, he essentially devolved into a yandere for Blake. A true mad beast. And now, Blake and Yang are going to deal with him for good. There’s no other way it can end for him.

5:57 "Wayce and I are on it!" That really felt like a mispronounced line that they accidentally used. Surely she should be saying "Weiss", not Wayce.

Man I wish they spent more time on the giant Atlas robot design... it looks soooo... cheesy. I loved the direction they went with this season, but yeah idk that robot really was hard for me to look past.

yeah,. that analysis of 'no one can do anything without Ruby' ,. spot on,. it carries over to season 9 espesially

incase it wasn't the SDC brand on his face stands or Schnee Dust Company

8:15 And here we witness a first in the series: The first time Jaune's aura breaks.

The adam fans are crazy.

18:55 I don't know Adam specifically was affecting Yang in Volume 4. She would see flashes of him and he was in her nightmares. Adam definitely had a mental impact on Yang too. That's probably at least part of the reason for her hesitation to use the new arm right away.

You're almost at the end of volume 6. Don't forget to watch "So This Is Basically RWBY" by Jelloapocalypse.

Bumblebee sank so BMBLB can fly.

Thank god for monty man. Despite the story slacking at this point we still get spoiled with his animation setups

I wish Adam could’ve been good. He is, well was top 5 fighters in the show. Yang and black def won because of plot armor but I’m glad they came out on top

Hers the moment folks Two Women whom have never had any romantic relationship or interaction suddenly become Girlfriends while Poor Sun gets NTR by Blake

I didn't watch the video but i'm here yo support Adam for what he could have been. Big L on Adam's death

I don’t like the ship bumblebee black sun is it