Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestAs the Twilight ravages New York, Chase and the members of gen:LOCK face a fatal decision that could finally seal humanity’s fate.
Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
Visual Effects
Rooster Teeth's most ambitious animation. The mecha actually have weight.
Acting
Michael B. Jordan carries trauma you can hear in his voice cracks.
Creator
Gray Haddock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rooster Teeth burned through their entire animation budget on Season 1, forcing a smaller-scale Season 2 with a new studio. The visual drop-off is noticeable and controversial.
Gray Haddock explicitly wanted to bridge RWBY's audience with 'real' mecha anime fans, hiring Japanese VAs and referencing Gundam and Evangelion shot-for-shot in key sequences.
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