8.4/10298 votes#1 - Round One
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2015
We open to Ruby giving her mother's monument the run down of the past two seasons and after a few reveals and lampshading the naming choice of the writers, Ruby is off. It's the first day of the 40th annual Vytal Festival Tournament and its team RWBY vs. team ABRN. But while this battle occurs, there are shadows beginning to stir under the light of this event.
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8.0/10237 votes#2 - New Challengers...
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2015
It's Team JNPR vs. Team BRNZ and Team SSSN vs. Team NDGO.
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8.8/10304 votes#3 - It's Brawl in the Family
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2015
Starting the last episode ends, Ruby follows Weiss as she races across Vale to greet a woman who turns out to be Weiss's older sister, Winter. As the sisters begin their journey back to the school, they're interrupted when a drunkard picks a fight with Winter. He turns out to be Ruby's uncle, Qrow. Awesome fight and property damage ensue, until it's broken up when Ironwood shows up followed by Ozpin and Glynda. Later, Qrow, Ironwood, Glynda, and Ozpin have a meeting where a lot of harsh words ensue.
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8.3/10236 votes#4 - Lessons Learned
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2015
The first doubles match of the tournament puts Mercury and Emerald against Yatsuhashi and Coco. Later Qrow and Winter spend some quality time with their families.
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7.9/10241 votes#5 - Never Miss a Beat
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2015
Penny reveals to Ruby that she wants to remain at Beacon and mentions that she has a plan to make that happen. Yang and Weiss fight Team FNKI representatives, Flynt Coal and Neon Katt. Qrow and Ozpin discuss Ironwood's recent actions and Qrow asks Ozpin if he's chosen the "guardian" yet.
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8.9/10274 votes#6 - Fall
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2015
We open to Pyrrha getting her world rocked as Ozpin and co. tell her the secret history of Remnant. Later we start the opening of the singles matches with Yang vs. Mercury.
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8.8/10282 votes#7 - Beginning of the End
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/3/2016
The episode gives a glimpse into the past about Cinder's motivations, how she recruits Emerald and Mercury, how she connected with the White Fang, and how she managed to steal the Fall Maiden's power. We also cut back to the present to see the immediate aftermath of what happened after Yang's victory against Mercury in the tournament.
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8.6/10267 votes#8 - Destiny
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2016
Team RWBY rally around Yang when Ironwood tells her she's been disqualified then Qrow and Yang discuss Yang's mother. Jaune and Pyrrha have a heart-to-heart which distresses Pyrrha due to her confusion about Ozpin's offer. The next fight is confirmed to be Penny versus Pyrrha while Ruby finds herself confronting Mercury, who is supposed to be on his way back to Haven.
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9.0/10304 votes#9 - PvP
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2016
Mercury fights Ruby to prevent her interfering with Penny and Pyrrha's fight. The tournament match ends in disaster and Cinder hijacks the airwaves with a grim message for the world's audience. Roman and Neo sabotage the Atlesian military ships while the Grimm and the White Fang begin their attack on Vale.
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9.2/10378 votes#10 - Battle of Beacon
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2016
War breaks out with battles occurring on the tournament field, the city and the school. Formerly adversarial tournament teams unite to fight the Grimm together while Ruby goes after a rogue airship that has turned on the rest of the fleet. Cinder's virus makes things worse by turning the robotic Atlesian army against both the city and its defenders. And then the Grimm Dragon appears...
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9.4/10409 votes#11 - Heroes and Monsters
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2016
On the airship, Ruby fights Roman and Neo while Ironwood joins Glynda and Qrow on the battlefield below. The students fight Atlesian Paladins while Blake confronts Adam in the school's cafeteria, leading to a showdown between Yang and Adam. Meanwhile, in the secret vault, Ozpin, Jaune and Pyrrha attempt to transfer Amber's Aura to Pyrrha... and Cinder shows up.
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9.6/10668 votes#12 - End of the Beginning
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2016
While Oobleck and Port oversee the evacuation, Ruby and Weiss hunt for the missing Jaune and Pyrrha. At Beacon Tower, Cinder appears to defeat Ozpin so Pyrrha fights her alone to try and save the tower. Ruby's arrival just in time to see the end of the fight triggers a mysterious power she didn't know she had. The episode ends with Ruby deciding to travel to Haven in search of answers.
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The Best Episodes of RWBY Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Round One" is the best rated episode of "RWBY" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 298 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/25/2015. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "New Challengers...".