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RWBY Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
Ruby Rose
Thu, Jul 18, 201312 mins
Ruby Rose finds herself in the middle of a robbery committed by famous criminal Roman Torchwick. Her efforts to stop him attract the attention of Professor Ozpin, head of Beacon Academy, who grants her special admission to his school.
Episode 2
The Shining Beacon
Thu, Jul 25, 20136 mins
Ruby makes a new friend, the bumbling swordsman Jaune Arc, during her overwhelming first day at Beacon.
Episode 3
The Shining Beacon: Part 2
Thu, Aug 1, 20137 mins
Jaune makes the mistake of flirting with Weiss but finds a friend in star athlete Pyrrha Nikos, while Ruby is horrified to learn the details of Beacon's initiation ritual.
Episode 4
The First Step
Thu, Aug 8, 20138 mins
After (literally) dropping into the vast Emerald Forest, Ruby and the other initiates scramble to find their new partners and survive against the vicious creatures of Grimm. Welcome to school, kids!
Episode 5
The First Step: Part 2
Thu, Aug 15, 201313 mins
To their mutual displeasure, Ruby and Weiss are paired up during the initiation. Meanwhile Pyrhha lends a hand to Jaune, who may be in over his head at Beacon.
Episode 6
The Emerald Forest
Thu, Aug 22, 20137 mins
Yang and Blake happily partner up, while tensions rise between Ruby and Weiss.
Episode 7
The Emerald Forest: Part 2
Thu, Aug 29, 20135 mins
Things are going smoothly for Blake and Yang, but everything goes south when the other pairs show up with giant monsters on their tails.
Episode 8
Players and Pieces
Thu, Sep 5, 201314 mins
Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Pyrrha, and fellow students Nora and Ren fight for their lives against the monstrous inhabitants of the Emerald Forest in their first true test as Huntsmen and Huntresses.
Episode 9
The Badge and the Burden
Thu, Sep 12, 20136 mins
The teams have been formed and classes at Beacon have begun, but Weiss can't understand why Ruby was put in charge of RWBY instead of her. Does the young prodigy really have what it takes to lead?
Episode 10
The Badge and the Burden: Part 2
Thu, Sep 19, 20137 mins
While Weiss struggles with her pride, Ruby begins to really wonder if the headmaster made a mistake in making her leader of team RWBY.
Episode 11
Jaunedice
Thu, Sep 26, 20135 mins
Jaune, the least-capable of the new Hunters, suffers under a bully.
Episode 12
Jaunedice: Part 2
Thu, Oct 3, 20137 mins
Pyrrha comes up with a plan to help Jaune, but things get complicated when he reveals how he came to the school
Episode 13
Forever Fall
Thu, Oct 10, 20136 mins
Jaune is being blackmailed into one terrible situation after another, but when Pyrrha becomes the target of a mean prank, he stands up to his tormentors.
Episode 14
Forever Fall: Part 2
Thu, Oct 17, 20136 mins
Resolving the "Jaune Arc", Jaune shows everyone that he truly has potential. But can he still repair his friendship with Pyrrha?
Episode 15
The Stray
Thu, Oct 31, 201311 mins
Two new contenders come to town in anticipation of the coming tournament. Blake and Weiss clash over prejudices concerning the faunus, which leads to Blake revealing her dark past.
Episode 16
Black and White
Thu, Nov 7, 201315 mins
Concluding volume one, Blake and a new friend attempt to find out who's behind a series of thefts, while team RWBY try to find her after she runs away.
