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The Best Episodes of RWBY Season 1

Every episode of RWBY Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of RWBY Season 1!

The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Episodes
16
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.5
7.1
7.4

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Ruby Rose" is the best rated episode of "RWBY" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 416 votes. Directed by Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum and written by Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, it aired on 7/18/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Shining Beacon (1)".

  • Ruby Rose
    7.5/10(416)

    #1 - Ruby Rose

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 7/18/2013

    A fifteen-year-old girl with exceptional combat skills is hand-picked by a famous headmaster to join his elite school for training Huntsmen and Huntresses. And so the adventure begins.

    Director: Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum

    Writer: Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross

  • The Shining Beacon (1)
    7.1/10(320)

    #2 - The Shining Beacon (1)

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 7/25/2013

    The airship carrying the new students arrives at Beacon Academy and Ruby faces the daunting prospect of having to meet new people and make new friends.

    Director: Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum

    Writer: Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross

  • The Shining Beacon (2)
    7.4/10(371)

    #3 - The Shining Beacon (2)

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 8/1/2013

    Professor Ozpin welcomes the new students to his school and Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Blake find themselves all in the same room together for the very first time.

    Director: Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum

    Writer: Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross

  • The First Step (1)
    7.5/10(323)

    #4 - The First Step (1)

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 8/8/2013

    The students are introduced to the initiation process.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The First Step (2)
    7.6/10(299)

    #5 - The First Step (2)

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 8/15/2013

    The pairing of Ruby and Weiss gets off to a rocky start.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Emerald Forest (1)
    7.5/10(312)

    #6 - The Emerald Forest (1)

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 8/22/2013

    Yang teams up with Blake to fight Ursae while Pyrrha explains the concept of Aura to Jaune.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Emerald Forest (2)
    7.6/10(306)

    #7 - The Emerald Forest (2)

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 8/29/2013

    Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch assess the students while Jaune and Pyrrha's search for the relics doesn't go as well as Yang and Blake's.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Players and Pieces
    8.7/10(351)

    #8 - Players and Pieces

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 9/5/2013

    Trapped between two huge Grimm, eight students split up into the nascent Teams RWBY and JNPR in a fight for survival.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Badge and The Burden (1)
    7.3/10(318)

    #9 - The Badge and The Burden (1)

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 9/12/2013

    Team RWBY faces its first task together: creating bunk beds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Badge and The Burden (2)
    7.8/10(279)

    #10 - The Badge and The Burden (2)

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 9/19/2013

    Ruby and Weiss both struggle with Ruby's promotion to team leader.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jaunedice (1)
    7.2/10(307)

    #11 - Jaunedice (1)

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 9/26/2013

    Jaune struggles with combat lessons while Cardin makes a name for himself as a bully.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jaunedice (2)
    7.3/10(327)

    #12 - Jaunedice (2)

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 10/3/2013

    Pyrrha offers to help Jaune with his combat lessons, but it doesn't go well.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Forever Fall (1)
    7.3/10(266)

    #13 - Forever Fall (1)

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 10/10/2013

    Team JNPR is disquieted by the amount of time Jaune is spending with Cardin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Forever Fall (2)
    7.9/10(307)

    #14 - Forever Fall (2)

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 10/17/2013

    Jaune decides to stand up to Cardin's bullying.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stray
    8.1/10(286)

    #15 - The Stray

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 10/31/2013

    Team RWBY's cohesion collapses when an argument about the White Fang becomes personal for both Weiss and Blake.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Black and White
    8.5/10(300)

    #16 - Black and White

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 11/7/2013

    While the rest of Team RWBY search for the missing Blake, Blake and Sun investigate the local White Fang activities.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A