A Red Rose in the Blue Wind / YMMV

Catharsis Factor
- Eggman putting Cinder in her place whenever she bites off more than she can chew is seen as very satisfying by many readers due to her actions in canon.
- Let's just say it's rather satisfying for Team Sonic and Dark to finally learn about the entire Maiden situation, and even score a moment of awesome when they kick the snot out Cinder and her team, leading to their capture.
Continuity Lock-Out: Whereas the story will guide the reader through the RWBY story as part of its Fusion Fic format, Sonic fans would have to be familiar with the main Sonic canon - which means almost every game until Colors, the IDW comics and Sonic Prime - and watch the movies since most of the characterization and backstory is taken from there.
Heartwarming in Hindsight
- The readers really liked the direction the author took Shadow's character, deeply caring about them despite being reserved to his own devices. A year after the fanfic was first published, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog would do just that.
Hilarious in Hindsight:
- The J-WITCH Series had Cornelia Hale dress up as Zero Suit Samus for Halloween. While ZSS is playable in her home series in Zero Mission, the Zero Suit as a whole is associated commonly with Super Smash Bros.. This fic would mark the first time the author would work with a franchise that actually has a character featured in Smash's roster. ^note
- The famous TMNT cameo panel from the Archie Comics becomes this in the context of Iron117Prime's work, as they're both now worked by crossover fanfics of the same author.
- This picture◊ of Metal Sonic drawn for Halloween 2021 depicted him as a Grim Reaper wielding a scythe (this isn't the only one; many others have depicted Metal in a similar costume). Not only does it foreshadow the fic's publication the following year, it also foreshadows Metal stealing Crescent Rose mid-fight.
- While Eggman's Adaptational Villainy in some case isn't relatively new, the fic, which depicts a very competent Eggman (so far), is released a year before Sega's rival Nintendo decided to give its mascot's archnemesis a good dose of the same.
- The fanfic came out when Rooster Teeth released Justice League × RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, the first official RWBY crossover in animated format. To wit, it starts in the middle of the then-current volume while the fic goes straight from the start.
- The latter part of the Grimm Eclipse arc released in 2023 resembles the plot of Metal Gear Solid, which would slightly age well when Metal Gear Solid Delta being revealed that same year, followed by remakes of the first three Metal Gear Solid ^note titles. Bonus points for the latter Grimm Eclipse arc resembling MGS1.
Moral Event Horizon: While manipulating Teams RWBY and JNPR is one thing, it's Mimic's treatment of Weiss, especially with him posing as Jacques Schnee and then proceeding to slash on her with her own weapon pretty much seals the deal, even callously remarking how he's more than eager to redo Jacques' abuse on the suffering girl.
Spiritual Successor: The crossover is a throwback to the Frozen Turtles series. Both the worlds of Sonic and RWBY are established as different dimensions, much like how Arendelle and New York are different in the setting. One franchise is composed of a World of Funny Animals opposing a human antagonist hell-bent on destroying them all. The other is patterned after fairy tales, but it's more of a motif rather than a direct adaptation.
Unexpected Character: At the end of Chapter 19, many readers were surprised at the appearance of Mimic from the IDW comics, especially since he debuts much later in canon. This officially makes him the first IDW character to make an appearance in the story, especially considering that the fic draws heavily from its canon.

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