History Recap / RWBYV6E4SoThatsHowItIs

* BrutalHonesty: After Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own person. But Qrow bluntly warns Ruby not to lie.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own person, but Qrow quickly warns her that she knows better than to lie.

** When the news about Ozpin returning has been given to Salem, the discussion that begins over what to do about it abruptly stops as the gang notices the windows are cracking. Black smoke starts to leave her body and she tells them all the leave the room. The group is so alarmed and fearful that they leave as quickly as they can.
* PrecisionFStrike: When Ozpin suddenly returns control back to Oscar, and Oscar says he's gone. Yang angrily calls Ozpin a bastard for bailing on them when they've still not finished dealing with his secrets.

** Salem becomes increasingly angry the more she hears from her subordinates. When Hazel tries taking responsibility for the fiasco in Haven, she flips over the conference table, but otherwise doesn't harm anyone and focuses on interrogating the truth from them via inciting terror of what she'll do to them. However, when Hazel tells her that Ozpin led the protagonists at Haven and is in charge of the Relic, that's when Salem orders everyone to leave and lets out a window-shattering scream.

* AbandonedArea: At the end of the episode, the group decides to stop in an abandoned farm to escape from the blizzard they've been walking in.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Qrow tells Ozpin that all throughout his life, no-one ever wanted him, and he never felt he belonged anywhere, because of his Semblance giving him a cursed existence. Ozpin was the first person who ever accepted him, and gave him a place and purpose. He is therefore devastated by the truth that Ozpin has been hiding and tells him that he feels as though meeting Ozpin is the worst misfortune he's ever had.

* BrokenPedestal: Qrow's faith in Ozpin used to be unwavering. He supported Ozpin's positions no matter what. Even when Ozpin's behaviour concerned Ironwood, Qrow took Ozpin's side without a second thought. Raven couldn't understand why Qrow continued to be loyal even after everything he'd seen about Salem. Even when Ozpin was reincarnating, Qrow faithfully carried out Ozpin's standing orders. However, now that he knows what Ozpin's been hiding, he feels that meeting Ozpin was the worst bad luck of his life.

** Qrow has been extremely quiet all through the confrontation between Ozpin and Team RWBY over the news that Salem cannot be killed, until Ruby asks Ozpin what his plan is for defeating Salem. When Ozpin admits he doesn't have one, Qrow snaps and punches Ozpin, sending Oscar's body crashing into a tree. Quietly, Qrow says that Ozpin was the only person who gave him a place and purpose in life, and now he feels as though meeting Ozpin was the worst luck of his life.
** Salem becomes increasingly angry the more she hears from her subordinates. When Hazel tries to take responsibility for the fiasco in Haven, she flips over the conference table, but otherwise doesn't harm anyone and focuses on interrogating the truth from them via inciting terror of what she'll do to them. However, she's silenced when Hazel tells her that Ozpin led the protagonists at Haven and is currently in charge of the Relic. As the windows start cracking around her, and black smoke starts swirling out of her body, she orders everyone to leave. Once the doors have closed, she releases her rage with a powerful scream that shatters every single window.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Salem almost kills Hazel when he attempts to take responsibility for the failure at Haven. She knows that Cinder is still alive, and is determined to leave her to her own devices. She uses Cinder as a lesson to caution the others: Cinder will not be able to return until she has redeemed herself in Salem's eyes because no subordinate should ever put their desires before Salem's own.

[[caption-width-right:350:Chewing out in progress]]

With the truth revealed, our heroes now have some decisions to make...

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!So That's How It Is

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[[caption-width-right:350:Think happy thoughts.]]

'''Volume 6, Episode 4:'''

->''"There was '''so''' much you hadn't told us! How could you think that was okay?!"''

* AwfulTruth: The fact that Ozpin, the man who has been guiding them all this time to stop Salem, has no plan to do so.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own person, but Qrow quickly warns her she knows better than to lie.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own person. However, Qrow quickly tells Ruby she knows better than to lie.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own person. However, Qrow quickly calls out Ruby for lying to Oscar.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby assures him that he's his own self. Qrow, however, forewarns Ruby that she shouldn't lie.

** Qrow has been extremely quiet all through the confrontation between Ozpin and Team RWBY over the news that Salem cannot be killed, until Ruby asks Ozpin what his plan is for defeating Salem. When Ozpin admits he doesn't have one, Qrow snaps and punches Ozpin, sending Oscar's body crashing into a tree. Quietly, Qrow says that Ozpin was the only person who gave him a place and purpose in life, and now he feels as though meeting Ozpin was the worst luck of his life. His rejection

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby says he's his own person. Qrow, however, bluntly dismisses it as a lie.
-->'''Qrow:''' Don't lie to him, Ruby. We're better than that.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to become another of Ozma's lives, Ruby comfortingly says he's his own person. However, Qrow bluntly tells her not to lie.

* BrutalHonesty: When a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to end up just being another of Ozma's lives, Ruby comfortingly says he's his own person. Qrow destroys her effort by bluntly stating she's lying.

* BrutalHonesty: When Ruby tries to give Ozpin's cane to Oscar, a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to end up just being another of Ozma's lives. Ruby tries to comfort him by saying he's his own person, but Qrow swiftly interrupts.

* BrutalHonesty: When Ruby tries to give Ozpin's cane to Oscar, a depressed Oscar asks Ruby if he's going to end up just being another of Ozma's lives. Ruby tries to comfort him by saying he's his own person, but Qrow swiftly interrupts, telling her not to lie to him because they're better than that.

!The episode features examples of:

** Everyone on Team RWBY save for Maria is in a state of this when Jinn finishes sharing Ozpin's secrets in the previous episode.

* RageBreakingPoint: Salem becomes increasingly angry the more she hears from her subordinates. When Hazel tries to take responsibility for the fiasco in Haven, she flips over the conference table, but otherwise doesn't harm anyone and focuses on interrogating the truth from them via inciting terror of what she'll do to them. However, she's silenced when Hazel tells her that Ozpin led the protagonists at Haven and is currently in charge of the Relic. As the windows start cracking around her, and black smoke starts swirling out of her body, she orders everyone to leave. Once the doors have closed, she releases her rage with a powerful scream that shatters every single window.
** Though Qrow is seen in the last episode trying to quell the fighting between Ozpin and Team RWBY, [[WhatTheHellHero he]] ''[[ArmourPiercingSlap snaps]]'' [[ThisIsUnforgivable after learning what Ozpin hid from him]], seemingly not even caring that he's sharing a body ''with a boy.''

** Though Qrow is seen in the last episode trying to quell the fighting between Ozpin and Team RWBY, he ''snaps'' after learning what Ozpin hid from him, seemingly not even caring that he's sharing a body ''with a boy.''

** Though Qrow is seen in the last episode trying to quell the fighting between Ozpin and Team RWBY, he ''snaps'' after learning what Ozpin hid from him, seemingly not even caring that he's sharing a body ''with a fourteen-year-old boy's body.''

* RageBreakingPoint: Salem becomes increasingly angry the more she hears from her subordinates. When Hazel tries to take responsibility for the fiasco in Haven, she flips over the conference table, but otherwise doesn't harm anyone and focuses on interrogating the truth from them via inciting terror of what she'll do to them. However, she's silenced when Hazel tells her that Ozpin led the protagonists at Haven and is currently in charge of the Relic. As the windows start cracking around her, and black smoke starts swirling out of her body, she yells for everyone to leave. Once the doors have closed, she releases her rage with a powerful scream that shatters every single window.

* GetOut: Salem, trembling with SuppressedRage after finding out that Ozpin has resurfaced, harshly orders all of her subordinates to "leave." Realizing that Salem is about to [[RageBreakingPoint explode]], everyone [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere wisely decides to get the hell out of Dodge]].

* RageBreakingPoint: Salem becomes increasingly angry the more she hears from her subordinates. When Hazel tries to take responsibility for the failure in Haven, she throws the conference table to the side, but otherwise doesn't harm anyone and focuses on interrogating the truth from them via inciting terror of what she'll do to them. However, when Hazel tells her that Ozpin led the protagonists at Haven and is currently in charge of the Relic, she falls silent. As the windows start cracking around her, and black smoke starts swirling out of her body, she orders everyone to leave. Once the doors have closed, she releases her range with a powerful scream that shatters every single window.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Salem almost kills Hazel when he attempts to shoulder responsibility for the failure at Haven. She knows that Cinder is still alive, and is determined to leave her to her own devices. She uses Cinder as a lesson to caution the others: Cinder will not be able to return until she has redeemed herself in Salem's eyes because no subordinate should ever put their desires before Salem's own.