The BEST episodes directed by Monty Oum

8.35

131 votes

#1 - Players and Pieces

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 8

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.

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8.19

74 votes

#2 - Battle of Beacon

RWBY - Season 3 - Episode 10

As the Grimm attack Beacon, Ruby rallies the other tournament teams to fight. Torchwick takes control of Ironwood's flagship.

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8.06

77 votes

#3 - Painting the Town...

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 4

Blake and Sun find Torchwick supplying advanced armaments to a group of radicals, but are discovered before they can escape. All of team RWBY must unite to defeat their enemy's newest weapon.

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8.03

70 votes

#4 - No Brakes

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 11

Team RWBY fights against the clock to stop a train from reaching its destination.

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7.92

78 votes

#5 - Extracurricular

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 5

Pyrrha Nikos is one of the most promising new Huntresses at Beacon, called "the Invincible Girl" for good reason. But when it comes to matters of the heart Pyrrha's much more vulnerable than she lets on.

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7.86

119 votes

#6 - Black and White

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 16

After Blake ran away, the rest team RWBY searches for her. Meanwhile Blake and a new friend attempt to find out who's behind a series of thefts.

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7.82

118 votes

#7 - Best Day Ever

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 1

A new semester at Beacon begins in a messy way as teams RWBY and JNPR go at it in a knockdown, drag-out food fight. Meanwhile, sinister forces gather, ready to strike at an unsuspecting kingdom.

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7.74

65 votes

#8 - Destiny

RWBY - Season 3 - Episode 8

Yang is disqualified from the tournament and Pyrrha remains conflicted about Ozpin's offer.

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7.73

79 votes

#9 - Dance Dance Infiltration

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 7

Jaune starts to realize how Pyrrha feels about him, and makes a bold move. Ruby notices something amiss outside the dance, and decides to investigate.

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7.73

73 votes

#10 - Search and Destroy

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 9

Accompanied by the eccentric Huntsman Dr. Oobleck, team RWBY battles the Grimm in an abandoned part of the city, all while secretly searching for Torchwick's hideout.

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7.50

262 votes

#11 - Ruby Rose

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 1

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.

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7.39

119 votes

#12 - The Emerald Forest (2)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 7

Things are going smoothly for Blake and Yang, but everything goes south when the other pairs show up with giant monsters on their tails.

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7.39

74 votes

#13 - Burning the Candle

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 6

Blake is running herself ragged trying to figure out Torchwick's next move, and Yang tries to get her to relax a bit and enjoy the upcoming dance. Pyrrha and Jaune both deal with unrequited love.

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7.39

108 votes

#14 - Welcome to Beacon

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 2

Blake, restless ever since her encounter with Torchwick, convinces the rest of team RWBY to help her hunt down the elusive criminal.

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7.37

136 votes

#15 - The First Step (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 4

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!

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7.36

131 votes

#16 - The Emerald Forest (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 6

Yang and Blake happily partner up, while tensions rise between Ruby and Weiss.

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7.31

105 votes

#17 - A Minor Hiccup

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 3

RWBY is joined by Sun and Neptune in their hunt for Torchwick. While scouring the town for clues, Ruby bumps into her friend Penny, who's been behaving even more strangely than usual.

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7.31

131 votes

#18 - The First Step (2)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 5

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.

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7.27

144 votes

#19 - The Shining Beacon (2)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 3

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.

7.23

121 votes

#20 - The Badge and the Burden (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 9

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?

7.22

165 votes

#21 - The Shining Beacon (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 2

Ruby makes a new friend, the bumbling swordsman Jaune Arc, during her overwhelming first day at Beacon.

7.22

118 votes

#22 - Forever Fall (2)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 14

Resolving the "Jaune Arc", Jaune shows everyone that he truly has potential. But can he still repair his friendship with Pyrrha?

7.20

74 votes

#23 - Field Trip

RWBY - Season 2 - Episode 8

The first year students receive their first real missions as Huntsmen and Huntresses as Ozpin and his allies seek a way to counter their mysterious foe.

7.19

115 votes

#24 - The Stray

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 15

Two new contenders come to town in anticipation of the coming tournament. Blake and Weiss clash over prejudices concerning the faunus.

7.16

117 votes

#25 - Jaunedice (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 11

Jaune, the least-capable of the new Hunters, suffers under a bully.

6.92

114 votes

#26 - Jaunedice (2)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 12

Pyrrha comes up with a plan to help Jaune, but things get complicated when he reveals how he came to the school.

6.67

114 votes

#27 - Forever Fall (1)

RWBY - Season 1 - Episode 13

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.