So many things click together in RWBY: Volume 5, starting with the broad range of storylines and ending with the characters' interpersonal relationships, that it regains some of the energy that was missing from Volume 4.

Developing the story and opening up the world of Remnant continues to take top priority in RWBY: Volume 4, even as decidedly dark undertones replace much of the lighthearted humor for which the series has become recognized.

At this point in the Rooster Teeth web series RWBY: Volume 3 is the most intense volume, still exuding the same humor and sincerity with which we've become familiar but also stringing more darkness through the storyline until it builds up to the heartbreaking climax.

RWBY: Volume 2 is the follow-up smash hit to RWBY: Volume 1, where Rooster Teeth achieves the dual goals of injecting the episodes with pure energy and deepening the storylines and characters established in Volume 1.

An action-packed tale that blends core elements retold over and over again in movies and books, RWBY: Volume 1 could have turned into a vanilla series. But Rooster Teeth, founded in Austin, Texas in 2003 with its science-fiction machinima series Red Vs. Blue, went above and beyond to make it special, infusing the episodes with zest all the way through.