Victor calls himself a cyborg as a nod to this.None of the Leaguers use their superhero names and don't even go by "the Justice League".It later turns out Cyborg was one of those astronauts. Chekhov's Gunman: In Chapter 3, one of the miscellaneous conversations among the guests at the Schnee Manor party is about a recently failed attempt at space travel and "those poor astronauts".Summer and Raven, the respective mothers of Ruby and Yang, as well as Bruce's parents Martha and Thomas, make appearances as hallucinations created by Starro.He also makes another brief appearance in the end at Bruce's orphanage, recognizing Victor. General Ironwood makes one when the group realizes that Starro has the Atlesian military under its control.Like Penny, Diana having an Aura means that she isn't some sort of ancient robot, but just a human in an artificial body. This makes her similar to Penny, a metal-based artificial human created recently to the main events of RWBY. Call-Back: Diana is an Artificial Human forged from dust/clay rather than born of flesh, and we know from Volume 6's "The Lost Fable" episode that the Faunus were mysteriously created after the magic humans were wiped out, so as far as we know, this didn't involve magic.Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Being forged from dust/clay, Diana would count as a homunculus, but the official term given is that she's an "Automata", as in, an automaton.That way, this would take them out of the main story and allow those like Salem to wreck our heroes without the League interferring. But Now I Must Go: The final chapter reveals that the new Justice League hangs out on the Watchtower to make sure no other extraterrestrial threats attack Remnant.The brainwashed people and animals begin displaying a distinctive marking, that Jessica confirms is caused by Starro the Conqueror.The suspicious Huntsmen that had been pursuing Barry turn out to be Pyrrha and Jaune, both hypnotized into doing the bidding of whoever or whatever kidnapped them.The neon Grimm hypnotize Clark, briefly turning him on Ruby and Yang.Brainwashed and Crazy: The central threat of the story involves a mystery force capable of brainwashing people, animals, and even Grimm.Big Damn Heroes: Jessica Cruz drops in to help Team RWBY and the League as the brainwashed Hunters start to overwhelm them.Badass Cape: Clark's jacket has a short cape pinned on in a manner not dissimilar to Ruby's cloak.
All Your Powers Combined: In the end, the Watchtower is constructed using Weiss's glyphs, Arthur's hydrokinesis, Pyrrha's Polarity, Victor's skill at advanced technology, and "so much more", Ozpin is able to devise a small amount of Dust to bring the Watchtower just above Remnant's atmosphere.All the Other Reindeer: Clark makes vague mention of having previously frightened people with his powers, while Bruce is barely tolerated by Atlas high society because of his Faunus heritage.Age Lift: The Justice Leaguers are shown as teenagers, with Clark and Bruce being around Team RWBY's ages and Blake saying that Diana doesn't look to be any older than she is.The Amazons' RWBY counterparts, the Witch Warriors, are all Faunus.Batman, The Flash, Jessie Quick and Aquaman's RWBY counterparts are Faunus, with Bruce being a bat faunus, Barry being a turtle faunus, Jessie as a fox faunus, and Arthur being a shark faunus.