Considering the work this is based on, and how much the creator admits to loving well-choreographed fight scenes, Wild Hunt is bound to have some crazy awesome moments.
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Introduction Arc: Chapters 1- 6
- Cinder failed. After all her scheming, the interference of something she did not expect ruined absolutely everything.
- Hansel Kobalt's entire introduction. Though the one-shot Blue Trailer hinted at just how capable he was, in his first official appearance, he manages to ambush Cinder, catching her off guard, fight her on even terms, one shot Mercury and Emerald when they try to ambush him, and even land a few decent hits on Cinder before she's forced to retreat to take the rest of the Fall Maiden's powers. All of this happens in the first chapter. This is slightly downplayed when Hansel acknowledges she would have won had she been aware of his existence.
- Hansel vs. Adam. First there's his Big Damn Heroes moment, involving him saving Yang from losing her arm. Then there's the fact that he absolutely demolishes Adam, even taking his own arm.
- How he does it is insane too. He deliberately charged Adam's semblance, Moonslice, with his own semblance, provoking Adam into unleashing a slash that leveled buildings. Not only did Hansel dodge it, but he did it with such speed he caught Adam off guard. Adam was pretty much vulnerable thanks to the cool down period of using that amount of power in one go.
- Give Adam credit though. he did not go down without a fight. He even figured out Hansel himself has a cool-down rate for his own fire-based semblance.
- Roman never got eaten by the Griffon, so he actually almost killed Ruby. However, Ruby proves herself to be a capable thinker on the fly, deliberately letting go of the airship she was flying on, rocketing herself into the air with concussive bullets. And then rocketed herself back to Roman with such speed, Roman could not counter and ended up losing anyway. That single attack born from sheer desperation was simply insane.
- While it was sadly offscreen, the fact that Ozpin managed to drive off Cinder in this version is impressive.
- After Cinder severely injures Yang and Weiss, Ruby, tired of everything she has done, absolutely loses it. She manifests her Silver Eyes, creates a silver aura around Crescent Rose's blade and wounds Cinder to the point where she has to retreat with Emerald and Mercury's aid.
- Hansel convincing Jacques Schnee to allow Weiss to remain at Beacon by playing on his desire for good publicity.
- Though Weiss was frightened by Jacques nearly striking her for defying him, her standing up to him was impressive too.
- Though it doubles as nightmare fuel too, due to the fact that he abused one of his own students, Hansel managing to dominate the fight between himself and Ruby, a prodigy who was able to skip two full grades, was impressive, and speaks volumes of the gap between a student and a professional.
- Ozpin crushing Hansel in a match in three seconds as per Hansel's request to humiliate himself in front of his students was a moment of awesome for both men. One for Ozpin because it showed that he was indeed the strongest Huntsman, and one for Hansel for having the guts to take such punishment just to apologize for being such an asshole.
Neverland Gorge Arc: Chapters 7- 16
- Velvet's reveal as the strongest student in class. Everyone was so surprised, when they should not have been, after Hansel broke it down the way he did.
- Hansel gets props for managing to improve as a teacher after his disastrous first day. He really does know combat, well enough to teach it effectively.
- The revelation that Silver Eyes are not just an anti-Grimm weapon, but an anti-power weapon as well, along with the revelation that Ruby is going to become an amazing fighter in the future.
- Ruby displaying surprising maturity in explaining to Yang why she forgave Hansel. It served as a reminder that she is the leader of Team RWBY for a reason.
- Ruby's class clearing out an entire area of Grimm for camping while on a class trip.
- Hansel breaking down Yang's issues, similar to how Taiyang did in canon while calmly beating her in a sparring match.
- In their training exercises, Ruby manages to actually catch Hansel off guard a few times with the advice he gave her. When Hansel finds out that she based some of her new moves on what she observed from him, even he is impressed.
- When Hansel goes after Don Antonio Corleone for his connection with Grey Jackal, he fights his way through a small army of mafia goons and wins handily, all while as calm and condescending as usual.
- In his fight with the trio of assassins known as the Boarbatusk Brothers, Hansel seems to be struggling. However, he then hears that some of his students *cough* Team RWBY *cough* had followed him into the gorge. The brothers think they have this fight in the bag, until Hansel reveals that the cloak he wears slows him down, dropping it to reveal it was weighted. Needless to say, the brothers were doomed afterwards.
- The battle between Team RWBY and Don Corleone was a moment of awesome for both parties. Team RWBY was fighting someone out of their weight class, but managed to win through a superior strategy. Meanwhile, Corleone managed to fight off four trained students, only losing because he had failed to account for Ruby's speed.
- Speaking of which, Ruby was the engine that drove that fight. She was the brains behind all of Team RWBY's plans and the one to bring down the Don, using a "hit and run" technique Hansel taught her. For someone who was written off as unworthy of being team leader and unworthy of even being at Beacon, Ruby certainly proves herself in crunch time.
- A villainous example, but the Huntsmen Hunter, Reaper, killing the dangerous Grimm, Black Orochi in seconds.
- The entire fight between Hansel and Reaper. The two seemed to have an answer for everything they threw at each other. The only reason there was no actual conclusion was because of Ruby and Yang's interference, and Reaper not wanting to hurt his boss's daughter.
- Hansel also gets one for calling Reaper out on his BS reasoning for maiming Huntsmen, when doing so puts innocents in danger. He may be an asshole, but do not expect him to be sympathetic when you involve innocents.
Atlas Investigation Arc: Chapters 17- 49
- Badass bodyguard Gin Byakko gets one when he beats most of Ruby's class in under a minute. What's more, is that Pyrrha, who's known for being an undefeated champion, outright claims that Gin is stronger than her.
Ever After Forest Arc: Chapters 50-Current
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