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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Sun and Neptune. |
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Sun and Neptune. |
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* [[American Accents]]: Nora takes on an inexplicable Dixie accent in S1E22 while playing a farm-themed game. |
* [[American Accents]]: Nora takes on an inexplicable Dixie accent in S1E22 while playing a farm-themed game. |
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* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Parodied in S3E7. |
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Parodied in S3E7. And S3E15. |
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* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Invoked by Torchwick in S1E20. |
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Invoked by Torchwick in S1E20. |
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* [[Arc Words]]/[[Running Gag]]: For ''some'' reason, "Now [this is/that's] a katana" keeps showing up in all kinds of contexts during season 1, and continues to show up in subsequent seasons, including in the ''closed captioning'' for a S3 episode. |
* [[Arc Words]]/[[Running Gag]]: For ''some'' reason, "Now [this is/that's] a katana" keeps showing up in all kinds of contexts during season 1, and continues to show up in subsequent seasons, including in the ''closed captioning'' for a S3 episode. |
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* [[As Herself]]: Samantha Ireland is dual-billed as Nora and herself at the end of S1E23. |
* [[As Herself]]: Samantha Ireland is dual-billed as Nora and herself at the end of S1E23. |
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* [[Ash Face]]: Both Roman and Neo, in S1E20. |
* [[Ash Face]]: Both Roman and Neo, in S1E20. |
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** Jaune after Ren's motorcycle blows up in S3E13. |
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* [[Back from the Dead]]: Pyrrha in S1E6, to Ruby's complete bogglement. |
* [[Back from the Dead]]: Pyrrha in S1E6, to Ruby's complete bogglement. |
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* [[Bank Robbery]]: Ruby manages to commit one accidentally, off-scree, in S3E1. |
* [[Bank Robbery]]: Ruby manages to commit one accidentally, off-scree, in S3E1. |
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* [[Big Friendly Dog]]: Zwei, though it's mostly the perspective change that make him look bigger, but Blake does not feel the same and goes to insane lengths to hide from him. |
* [[Big Friendly Dog]]: Zwei, though it's mostly the perspective change that make him look bigger, but Blake does not feel the same and goes to insane lengths to hide from him. |
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* [[Bad Liar]]: Blake's attempts to deny being a cat burglar would work better if she weren't stealing things ''as she makes her denials''. |
* [[Bad Liar]]: Blake's attempts to deny being a cat burglar would work better if she weren't stealing things ''as she makes her denials''. |
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* [[Badass Biker]]: They may look like it at first, but the Cousins of Chaos in S3E13 are nowhere near badass. |
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* [[Balloon Belly]]: Nora, multiple times, after demonstrating that she is a [[Big Eater]]. |
* [[Balloon Belly]]: Nora, multiple times, after demonstrating that she is a [[Big Eater]]. |
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* [[Beach Episode]]: Off-screen, by implication, in S1E14. |
* [[Beach Episode]]: Off-screen, by implication, in S1E14. |
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* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: Weiss seems to exhibit this at times. |
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: Weiss seems to exhibit this at times. |
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* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Yang actually does try to sincerely apologize for an earlier trolling of Blake by buying her a big box with a new tea set, hoping Blake likes the gift. She does, but only after {{spoiler|taking out the tea set and [[Kids Prefer Boxes|curling up in the box instead]]. [[Hypocrite|The punchline is that Blake did this ''after'' being annoyed with trolling concerning her cat like nature]].}} |
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Yang actually does try to sincerely apologize for an earlier trolling of Blake by buying her a big box with a new tea set, hoping Blake likes the gift. She does, but only after {{spoiler|taking out the tea set and [[Kids Prefer Boxes|curling up in the box instead]]. [[Hypocrite|The punchline is that Blake did this ''after'' being annoyed with trolling concerning her cat like nature]].}} |
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: In S3E13, Professor Ozpin is briefly shown checking out the "katana" centerfold from ''Ninjas of Love'', as seen in S1. |
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* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]: Yang in S1E4. |
* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]: Yang in S1E4. |
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* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: Ruby, at times. |
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: Ruby, at times. |
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* [[Dramatic Gun Cock]]: Somehow, Ruby manages to get one out of a pillow in S1E19. |
* [[Dramatic Gun Cock]]: Somehow, Ruby manages to get one out of a pillow in S1E19. |
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* [[Dramatic Wind]]: Parodied during the mock [[Showdown At High Noon|"gunfight"]] between Weiss and Ruby in S1E5, with Zwei playing the part of a tumbleweed. |
* [[Dramatic Wind]]: Parodied during the mock [[Showdown At High Noon|"gunfight"]] between Weiss and Ruby in S1E5, with Zwei playing the part of a tumbleweed. |
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* [[Dream Sequence]]: We get short views of the dreams of everyone in Team JNPR in S3E12. |
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** And then the same for Cinder, Roman, Emerald and Neo in S3E14. |
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* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Nora in S1E13. |
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Nora in S1E13. |
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* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Ruby, in S3E11. |
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Ruby, in S3E11. |
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* [[Face Fault]]: Blake on occasion. |
* [[Face Fault]]: Blake on occasion. |
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* [[Fall of the House of Cards]]: Poor Ruby. |
* [[Fall of the House of Cards]]: Poor Ruby. |
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* [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences]]: In Pyrrha's dream in S3E12, she and Jaune do this constantly. |
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* [[Flanderization]]: [[Played for Laughs]] with every character. |
* [[Flanderization]]: [[Played for Laughs]] with every character. |
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* [[Freak-Out]]: Ruby does this to Blake after having read her [[Covert Pervert|favorite trashy novel]], calling it "filth". [[Hypocrite|Not that she plans to give it back anytime soon or stop reading it]]. |
* [[Freak-Out]]: Ruby does this to Blake after having read her [[Covert Pervert|favorite trashy novel]], calling it "filth". [[Hypocrite|Not that she plans to give it back anytime soon or stop reading it]]. |
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** Neo keeps a monstrous [[Death Ray]] in hers. |
** Neo keeps a monstrous [[Death Ray]] in hers. |
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* [[Hand Puppet]]: In S3E5, Mercury has a Cinder puppet with which he acts out fantasies of her finally realizing his worth as both a minion and a romantic interest. He even has a backup puppet in case the one he's using is destroyed. (Amusingly, the puppet gets its own voice credit in the cast list -- which is Mercury's actor, of course.) |
* [[Hand Puppet]]: In S3E5, Mercury has a Cinder puppet with which he acts out fantasies of her finally realizing his worth as both a minion and a romantic interest. He even has a backup puppet in case the one he's using is destroyed. (Amusingly, the puppet gets its own voice credit in the cast list -- which is Mercury's actor, of course.) |
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** Both puppets make a re-appearance in a [[Dream Sequence]] in S3E14. |
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* [[Hard Work Montage]]: A very brief one, of course, in S1E8, as Yang vigorously exercises. |
* [[Hard Work Montage]]: A very brief one, of course, in S1E8, as Yang vigorously exercises. |
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* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Don't invite Weiss to swim with you. |
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Don't invite Weiss to swim with you. |
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* [[Laugh Track]]: The "live [[Studio Audience]]" in S1E24 is really just this. |
* [[Laugh Track]]: The "live [[Studio Audience]]" in S1E24 is really just this. |
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* [[Law of Inverse Recoil]]: Watch those gravity rounds, Ruby. |
* [[Law of Inverse Recoil]]: Watch those gravity rounds, Ruby. |
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* [[Lemony Narrator]]: Whoever writes the subtitles/closed captions. |
* [[Lemony Narrator]]: Whoever writes the subtitles/closed captions. S3E15 is a good one for that. |
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* [[Let's You and Him Fight]]: When the Red Huntress interrupts the Huntsman's peril at the hands of Torchwick and Neo in S3E11, the Huntsman treats her as a supervillain. Actually a subversion, since he knew she'd come to rescue him, but he'd wanted to see Torchwick's new [[Death Trap]] in action first and she wouldn't wait. And subverted in that she welcomes his "undivided attention" and oath to chase her day and night. |
* [[Let's You and Him Fight]]: When the Red Huntress interrupts the Huntsman's peril at the hands of Torchwick and Neo in S3E11, the Huntsman treats her as a supervillain. Actually a subversion, since he knew she'd come to rescue him, but he'd wanted to see Torchwick's new [[Death Trap]] in action first and she wouldn't wait. And subverted in that she welcomes his "undivided attention" and oath to chase her day and night. |
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* [[Literal-Minded]]: Ren, [[Rule of Funny|when it's funny]]: |
* [[Literal-Minded]]: Ren, [[Rule of Funny|when it's funny]]: |
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{{quote|'''Professor Ozpin:''' The good news is that the fire is finally under control, and the cats are expected to regrow most of their fur. |
{{quote|'''Professor Ozpin:''' The good news is that the fire is finally under control, and the cats are expected to regrow most of their fur. |
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'''Qrow:''' Well. You gotta admire their ambition.}} |
'''Qrow:''' Well. You gotta admire their ambition.}} |
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** In S3E1, Ruby ''accidentally'' [[Bank Robbery|robs a bank]] off-screen. Even she's not quite sure how it happened. |
** In S3E1, Ruby ''accidentally'' [[Bank Robbery|robs a bank]] off-screen. Even ''she's'' not quite sure how it happened. |
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* [[Not the Way It Is Meant to Be Played]]: What happens with the "Compost King" game in S1E22. |
* [[Not the Way It Is Meant to Be Played]]: What happens with the "Compost King" game in S1E22. |
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* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Cardin's claim when Roman sticks him with a bag of stolen lien after robbing a shop. |
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Cardin's claim when Roman sticks him with a bag of stolen lien after robbing a shop. |
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* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: The most we see of the giant Grimm monster in S3E15 is its shadow. |
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* [[Offscreen Inertia]]: Subverted in one S1 episode. Ruby spies Zwei sleeping in the middle of the floor and makes a comment about how lazy he is. We then follow him through a busy day of rescuing other characters and thwarting the plans of evil-doers. He has barely returned to the dorm room and laid back down again in the same spot when Ruby returns and comments on how he "hasn't moved all day." |
* [[Offscreen Inertia]]: Subverted in one S1 episode. Ruby spies Zwei sleeping in the middle of the floor and makes a comment about how lazy he is. We then follow him through a busy day of rescuing other characters and thwarting the plans of evil-doers. He has barely returned to the dorm room and laid back down again in the same spot when Ruby returns and comments on how he "hasn't moved all day." |
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Ruby's response to Yang's reaction upon discovering her game controller has "disappeared" in S1E4. |
* [[Oh Crap]]: Ruby's response to Yang's reaction upon discovering her game controller has "disappeared" in S1E4. |
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* [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat]]: Jaune ends the magic show he puts on in S2E3 by pulling ''Velvet'' from his hat. |
* [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat]]: Jaune ends the magic show he puts on in S2E3 by pulling ''Velvet'' from his hat. |
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* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: Mercury in S3E5, briefly, when Cinder Puppet's sister asks what happened to her twin. |
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: Mercury in S3E5, briefly, when Cinder Puppet's sister asks what happened to her twin. |
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** Also various characters during the [[Dream Sequence]]s in S3E12 and S3E14. |
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* [[Rattling Off Legal]]: An announcer at the end of Roman and Neo's ice cream commercial in S1E24. |
* [[Rattling Off Legal]]: An announcer at the end of Roman and Neo's ice cream commercial in S1E24. |
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* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Ruby and Penny at times. |
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Ruby and Penny at times. |
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* [[Screen Tap]]: Nora rubs her face against the screen during her inter-sketch bumper sequence. |
* [[Screen Tap]]: Nora rubs her face against the screen during her inter-sketch bumper sequence. |
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* [[Slasher Smile]]: Nora, as she "explains" at the end of S1E6. |
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Nora, as she "explains" at the end of S1E6. |
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* [[Shapeshifter Mashup]]: Qrow, unintentionally, in S3E12. |
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* [[Share Phrase]]: Everybody shares everybody else's Catch Phrases, especially in S1E24. |
* [[Share Phrase]]: Everybody shares everybody else's Catch Phrases, especially in S1E24. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Several: |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Several: |
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** Ruby finds a copy of [[Cthulhu Mythos|the ''Necronomicon'']] buried under a dead oak tree in S3E7. |
** Ruby finds a copy of [[Cthulhu Mythos|the ''Necronomicon'']] buried under a dead oak tree in S3E7. |
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** S3E10 has Jaune doing [[Transformation Sequence]]s copied from [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]] and [[Sailor Moon]]. |
** S3E10 has Jaune doing [[Transformation Sequence]]s copied from [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]] and [[Sailor Moon]]. |
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** S3E13 opens with a [[Dr. Seuss]] pastiche, complete with Professor Ozpin wearing [[The Cat in the Hat]]'s hat. |
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*** During this segment Ozpin's briefly shown checking out the centerfold in ''Ninjas of Love''; while a [[Continuity Nod]] to several gags in S1, as he's doing it while wearing the hat it's also a reference to a scene in the 2003 [[The Cat in the Hat (film)|''Cat in the Hat'' film]] starring [[Mike Myers]]. |
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** The "Cousins of Chaos" biker gang in S3E13 is an obvious reference to ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' |
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* [[Showdown At High Noon]]: Parodied in S1E5 with a fight between Weiss and Ruby, complete with [[Spaghetti Western]] music and [[Dramatic Wind|Zwei bouncing by like a tumbleweed]]. |
* [[Showdown At High Noon]]: Parodied in S1E5 with a fight between Weiss and Ruby, complete with [[Spaghetti Western]] music and [[Dramatic Wind|Zwei bouncing by like a tumbleweed]]. |
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* [[Sit Com]]: S1E24 is structured as a classic sitcom, complete with a "live" [[Studio Audience]] and [[Parody Commercial|fake commercials]]. |
* [[Sit Com]]: S1E24 is structured as a classic sitcom, complete with a "live" [[Studio Audience]] and [[Parody Commercial|fake commercials]]. |
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** Torchwick's claim in a fake commercial in S1E24 that "Neo's Neo" brand ice cream is ''definitely'' not poisoned. The announcer [[Rattling Off Legal]] at the end of the commercial begs to differ. |
** Torchwick's claim in a fake commercial in S1E24 that "Neo's Neo" brand ice cream is ''definitely'' not poisoned. The announcer [[Rattling Off Legal]] at the end of the commercial begs to differ. |
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* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Ruby, to the point that she may well run out of ingredients for chocolate chip cookies before she can finish mixing them. |
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Ruby, to the point that she may well run out of ingredients for chocolate chip cookies before she can finish mixing them. |
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* [[Talking in Your Sleep]]: Jaune at the end of his [[Dream Sequence]] in S3E12. And Mercury in S3E14. |
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* [[Talking with Signs]]: Neo. |
* [[Talking with Signs]]: Neo. |
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** Nora waves the occasional "Notice Me!" sign -- once at Ren during a S1 episode, subsequently in one of her inter-skit bumpers. |
** Nora waves the occasional "Notice Me!" sign -- once at Ren during a S1 episode, subsequently in one of her inter-skit bumpers. |
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** Everyone who's first reaction upon encountering the [[Big Red Button]] in the woods in S3E7 is to push it. |
** Everyone who's first reaction upon encountering the [[Big Red Button]] in the woods in S3E7 is to push it. |
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* [[That's What I Call X]]: "Now ''that's'' a katana!" from season one. |
* [[That's What I Call X]]: "Now ''that's'' a katana!" from season one. |
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* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]: Taiyang in the Escape Room in S3E14. |
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* [[Too Stupid to Live]]: Both Jaune and Sun at times. |
* [[Too Stupid to Live]]: Both Jaune and Sun at times. |
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* [[Training from Hell]]: Ren puts himself through this upon becoming "it" in a game of Tag in S1E9. |
* [[Training from Hell]]: Ren puts himself through this upon becoming "it" in a game of Tag in S1E9. |