Whether this is because of an AU where Ruby got to her in time or she’s brought back from the dead somehow, I legit want to kind of analyze (wow, I sound like a psych) how that would go down. Not necessarily a headcanon or a theory, but more like speculation (?) I guess (?).

No doubt they’d all be happy. P-dawg is back and she’s okay. Yay! But… I really don’t think it’d be all sunshine and rainbows. Like, their friend went off to fight someone knowing she would die. Regardless of the reason, that has to hurt in more ways than we can begin to imagine. This was actually a little difficult to do from Ren and Nora’s perspective because we know they’re broken about it, but the show hasn’t fully gone into their emotions like Jaune’s.

Their friendship isn’t ruined. JNR (and RWBY) would totally try their hardest to help Pyrrha get back on her feet, support her in any way, help her tackle the Penny situation, try to rekindle what they had, and just let her know that they’re there for her. But that doesn’t change the fact that everyone is kind of… uneasy, not sure if that’s the word I wanted.

I think Ren would straight up take her aside and let her know how that, while he’s happy she back, if she ever does that again, he’s gonna be pissed. Things aren’t okay and won’t be for a while. That hurt and they’re not over it. He might tell her that her choice led to them (most likely Nora) to fear who’d be next. But at the same time, he’d sympathize and tell her that he almost did something reckless that would cost him his own life as welk(Kuroyuri and the Nuckelavee). So, he vaguely understands what she did and where she’s coming from.

Nora would try to make up for lost time. Pretend everything is okay and it never happened. Try to include Pyrrha in everything she’s doing because she’s missed her and she’s been like an older sister to her. Eventually, she’ll slip up and break down and let Pyrrha know how she’s felt about the whole thing because (from the team’s perspective) that was not okay. To them, as noble as it was to fight for something that was very important, she still knew what was going to happen and threw away everything.

Jaune… I don’t know. He’s of course happy, but he’s not letting that go so easily. He’d probably be there, help, support, but he’d also keep his distance. Things would be hella awkward between the two. You kiss me, push me away, and die? He’s probably conflicted as hell. On one hand, he’s happy. On another, he’s angry and upset that she pushed him and their relationship away. And on a third hand, I don’t think he’s fully grasped how he feels about her in a together together sense. He kissed back, so he feels something, but then everything else happened and he got those videos. He’s just now understanding that she liked him. So that relationship is not going to bounce back at all. It’s going to take a few pow wow sessions to get back to where they were and maybe further.

That’s all I’ve got. Like I said, a little difficult from Ren and Nora’s perspective, but I think V5 will explore that a little more. But what do you all think? If Pyrrha came back, what would the team’s relationship with her be reduced to?