Though unlike the hiatus into volume 3 where everyone was coping through the emotional hurdle of the show’s creator, Monty Oum’s untimely passing, the hiatus into volume 6 came with a myriad of discussions about not whether the show would keep going but rather its quality as it kept going. It is finally RWBY season again! Since volume 5 ended in January, fans have been met with probably the longest hiatus since the gap between volumes 2 and 3 at 9 months. The scene cuts to black, with the text "SERIES CREATED BY MONTY OUM" in white letters.2018 RWBY - Volume 6, Chapter 1 Production Analysis.Weiss helps an apparently exhausted Ruby to rise up in front of a crowd, that features Qrow, Maria, Yang, Nora, Ren, Blake, Jaune and Oscar.Team RWBY then fights atop the train: Yang jumps and after landing, punches a Manticore, slides underneath a fireball as she turns into Blake, who then jumps while slicing one of its legs, changes into Weiss in mid-air, who after landing creates a Glyph, lunges into it and thrusts into the Manticore, destroying the Grimm before creating a path of Glyphs towards the Sphinx, which Ruby then runs on (with Yang, Blake, and Weiss jumping from her sides), before jumping on three airborne glyphs and leaping towards the screen.
Neopolitan is unseen, aside from Hush as it is blocked by the saber. Cinder, wielding Midnight, fights inside a restaurant-like environment.Atop the train, Qrow fights the Sphinx.Jaune grabs Oscar, and it is shown both are in a room, where Jaune angrily pushes Oscar against the wall. In front of a white background the camera flies by Ozma and two of his incarnations before zooming in on Ozpin, who in turn changes into an apprehensive Oscar.A blue dust cloud leads to Salem with blonde hair clad in white standing in front of a statue of Ozma holding a scepter.That, in turn, becomes a vision in the Seer, which leads an angry Salem to scream.He is revealed to be in a room surrounded by those four. Hazel Rainart comes from the bottom right, Tyrian Callows from the upper left, Emerald Sustrai in the left, Mercury Black in the right and finally Arthur Watts in the center.He stands in front of the White Fang banner as flames take over the screen. A flash of red flies by, revealed to be Adam with Wilt and Blush.A hat resembling the one worn by Roman Torchwick flies away and startles her. A flash of white, and then a hooded Cinder Fall walks in a rainy city.Imp arms emerge from darkness in an underground tunnel and go for Ruby, who proceeds to fight them with her scythe. The screen goes black, and then glowing Grimm eyes flash.
A cane drops, and then the camera cuts to its wielder, Maria Calavera. Ruby and Qrow stand in front of a snowy forest.As the camera flies away, showing the entire train, a flying Grimm glides in as a transition.As Yang looks out the window, the view changes to outside, with Adam Taurus reflected in the glass. In a wagon, Ruby runs after Weiss, both happy, while Blake and Yang sit saddened in a nearby table.As Qrow removes it and looks angrily at Jaune, he dejectedly smiles in apology. Jaune Arc, who stands in front of the bench holding a suitcase, puts his hand on his hip, unintentionally setting off Crocea Mors' shield, which pushes the magazine out of Oscar's hands and into Qrow's face. Sitting on a bench are Lie Ren - with Nora Valkyrie embracing him from behind the bench - resting, Oscar Pine reading a magazine and Qrow Branwen sleeping.