Red vs. Blue (season 15)

Red vs. Blue: Season 15
Game(s) Halo 5: Guardians
Genre(s) Comic science fiction
Directed by Joe Nicolosi
Written by Joe Nicolosi
Voices Jason Saldaña
Joel Heyman
Matt Hullum
Geoff Ramsey
Gustavo Sorola
Dan Godwin
Burnie Burns
Shannon McCormick
Jen Brown
Anna Margaret Hollyman
Joe Nicolosi
Andrew Matthews
Gray Haddock
Release(s) April 2, 2017 – August 21, 2017
No. of episodes 21
Website
roosterteeth.com

The fifteenth season of the American action comedy science fiction animated/machinima web series Red vs. Blue first premiered for Rooster Teeth site sponsors on April 2, 2017. This season focuses on Dylan Andrews, a journalist who is determined to find the truth after a series of attacks result in a galaxy-wide manhunt for the alleged attackers: the Reds and Blues. Like previous seasons, the series is produced by Rooster Teeth Productions and is loosely based in the Halo universe. This season is also the first and only season that is a part of the "Blue vs. Red" arc.

Synopsis

A horrific string of violent attacks across space has triggered a galaxy-wide manhunt for the Reds and Blues. One intrepid reporter and her Hollywood-obsessed cameraman set out to expose the truth, determined to find out what really happened to the Reds and Blues. The investigation sets off an adventure filled with familiar faces, unexpected twists, and the exclusive of a lifetime. [1]

Episodes

No. Overall No. in Season Title Episode Length Original release date[lower-alpha 1]
2831"Prologue"8:21April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
In the wake of a violent assault on a UNSC supply depot, reporter Dylan Andrews is determined to find out the true motivations of its colorful attackers: a villainous gang known as the Reds and Blues. Upon entering the facility with a cameraman, she manages to talk her way past two guards and begins her investigation, explaining to the audience that she believes that the Reds and Blues are attacking the UNSC on the behalf of Chorus, who wish to remain independent from the UNSC. The repeated attacks have caused public opinion in the UNSC to support military intervention against Chorus. However, she and her cameraman are caught and arrested. Her boss Carlos chastises her that nobody cares about the Reds and Blues anymore after they disappeared in the aftermath of the Chorus war ten months prior, and that they are just common criminals now. Dylan, however, is curious as to what would cause the Reds and Blues to turn to crime, and convinces Carlos to give her one week to complete her investigation.
2842"The Chronicle"9:59April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)
IDA Reporter Dylan Andrews begins her search for the Reds and Blues. Joining her is her new cameraman Jax Jonez, Carlos' nephew. Her first stop is Blood Gulch, the original home of the Reds and Blues. While filming at the original Blue Base, the duo is interrupted by Kaikaina Grif, Dexter Grif's younger sister. She tells Dylan and Jax that the Reds and Blues crime spree is all a lie, she knows that her brother and his friends are harmless. Kaikaina then tells them to see VIC, the AI that originally ran the Blood Gulch simulation. Upon meeting VIC, he tells Dylan and Jax that he has video footage of the Reds and Blue during their time at Blood Gulch. VIC then tells Dylan that he will give her three wishes, after which she will agree to delete him, as he has grown tired of existence. Dylan agrees and uses her first wish to gain all of VIC's video recordings of the Reds and Blues (which he has edited to 5 minute installments, referencing the first five seasons). Meanwhile, a mysterious figure watches them from a far distance.
2853"The Mother of Destruction"9:24April 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)
The search for the Reds and Blues takes Dylan and Jax to the crashed remains of Project Freelancer. Carlos berates Dylan for spending weeks on the investigation without any significant progress, pressuring her to find a new lead. Frustrated with Jax's incompetence, she sends him to the top of a nearby mountain for establishing shots while she inspects Project Freelancer's computers. Jax finds the Reds and Blues at the top of the mountain and flees to warn Dylan, though the group follows him and attack. Dylan and Jax take cover, but the Reds and Blues quickly disappear. Since Jax failed to get a good shot of them during the firefight, Dylan decides to follow the Reds and Blues to try and get an interview. However, they prepare to shoot her on sight when the mysterious figure arrives, asking the whereabouts of Lavernius Tucker. This provides enough distraction for Dylan and Jax to escape, and they are greeted by the mysterious stranger, who confirms that he is looking for Tucker before disappearing. Dylan realizes that the Reds and Blues they have encountered are imposters due a number of inconsistencies in their behavior, concluding they have some different, sinister motive for attacking the UNSC. She decides to head for Chorus, which is now under a blockade by a UNSC fleet.
2864"Chorus Lessons"12:00April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)
After arriving on Chorus, Jax is shot in the buttocks and taken to the hospital for medical care. Dylan meets with Dr. Emily Grey who has been assigned to treat Jax, but Emily quickly sees through Dylan, surmising that Dylan deliberately shot Jax to get close to her. Dylan admits that she wanted to talk to Grey to try and get an audience with Vanessa Kimball, who is now the President of Chorus. Grey replies that Kimball is too busy trying to reopen peace talks with the UNSC, and she would not tell Dylan anyways due to the media tarnishing the Reds and Blues' names, and by extension Chorus'. She does, however, tell Dylan the name of the local UNSC diplomat, Alfred Packard. With some information gained from her estranged husband, James Adler, Dylan blackmails Packard into reopening peace talks, which in turn convinces Kimball to allow an audience. Dylan manages to convince Kimball and Santa that her intention to find the truth is genuine. Kimball reveals that she had been keeping the location of the Reds and Blues a secret due to their desire to retire, but she had received an urgent message that needs to be delivered to them. Being a civilian reporter, Dylan can bypass the UNSC blockade to carry the message. Despite being shot, Jax decides to stick with Dylan and they travel to a remote planet, where Dylan encounters Caboose in a parody of the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
2875"Previously On"11:05April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)

Dylan arrives at the new Red and Blue base and sits down with the group to finally hear the full story of their actions since Chorus.

During their stay on their new home, the Reds and Blues have: built homes and a water park, both of whom were burnt down by Donut; Caboose befriended dinosaurs that later fought a robot army built by Sarge; attempted to start a band, only for Tucker and Grif to argue over band names, and implying that Carolina is a terrible singer; created a new form of government, malarkey; Caboose went to an alternate dimension inspired by Stranger Things; Simmons learned the dead language Esperanto mistaking it for Spanish and was convinced by Grif that Game of Thrones were real events; Freckles got a new, miniature-sized toy version, body; Washington grew a beard; Sarge declared war on gravity itself, using the group's jeeps as weapons; Donut became a nudist; and Grif discovered highly stimulating mushrooms. In effect, despite retiring, their lives had not changed at all. Once everything has been said and calmed, Tucker mentions that they managed to capture Hargrove and escape the Staff of Charon thanks to Epsilon/Church sacrificing himself. Dylan tells them about the imposters and how all of the remaining Freelancers have gone missing. She then shows them the message Kimball gave her, which is revealed to be a distress call from Church.
2886"Reacts"10:17May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)
The message sent by Kimball spurs the Reds and Blues into immediate action. Tucker and Caboose leap to the rescue, while Carolina and Wash urge caution and patience. Meanwhile, Sarge is glad to finally have another battle to fight and attempts to rally the Red Team into helping him battle the "White Team". The Reds and Blues agree to go and find Church, though they notice that Grif is missing. Jax confides to Dylan that he witnessed Grif entering a nearby cave. Dylan finds Grif in the cave, who is frustrated at how everybody is so eager to go on a new adventure when he just wants to stay in retirement and relax. Dylan tells him that she had studied everything about Grif, and despite all the stories of how he is the lazy and cowardly member of the group, his actions show that he cares deeply for his friends. Grif responds by yelling how much he hates his teammates and leaves. Washington announces that he and Carolina will go visit some of their fellow Freelancers to find some leads while Tucker, Dylan, Jax and the rest of the Reds and Blues try to trace Church's message. However, Grif announces that he will not be joining the search, citing how he does not actually like any of the Reds and Blues and he doesn't particularly care for Church and his multiple resurrections. Despite everybody's best efforts, Grif leaves the Reds and Blues.
2897"Nightmare on Planet Evil"10:51May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
The Reds and Blues travel with Dylan to an abandoned planet, where they investigate one of the transmission sources. While Dylan analyzes the relay the signal bounced off of, the Reds and Blues decide to explore the abandoned city for clues. However, they soon become unnerved by their surroundings, which they fear may be haunted. Tucker is eventually found by the mysterious figure, who says he is not here to fight, but to serve him, making Tucker confirm his identity. The figure turns out not be a servant, but a process server, Spencer Porkinsenson, who serves court documents of a class action lawsuit ordering Tucker to pay child support for the numerous children he fathered on Chorus following the activation of the Temple of Procreation. As the Reds and Blues leave, the imposter Sarge watches their ship and reports to his leader "Temple" that the Reds and Blues are on their way to his location.
2908"A Fistful of Colours"11:57May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)
The Reds and Blues find themselves at a location that appears to be a replica of Blood Gulch. They then meet the Blues and Reds, the group responsible for the attacks on the UNSC. The members consist of Temple, Loco, Bucky, Surge, Gene, Cronut, and Lorenzo (stand ins for Church, Caboose, Tucker, Sarge, Simmons, Donut, and Lopez, respectively). They explain that they are simulation troopers like the Reds and Blues, hence why they are so similar. They also explain that the UNSC had been hunting down anyone involved with Project Freelancer, and that they believe Church is being held prisoner by them, which is why they have been attacking the UNSC and using the relays to contact the Reds and Blues. Though they claim them attacking Dylan was an accident. A UNSC squadron then attacks the two groups. They are able to repel the UNSC attack, but Lopez and Lorenzo are both destroyed save their heads. The Blues and Reds lead the Reds and Blues to their secret underwater base, where they are safe from the UNSC.
2919"Rigged"10:06May 28, 2017 (2017-05-28)
As the Reds and Blues mingle with the Blues and Reds, Tucker meets with Temple, who begins to sow seeds of mistrust between him and Dylan by pointing out how she failed to warn him about Spencer and it was probably due to her that Spencer found him. Tucker then encounters Doc, who has been living with the Blues and Reds this whole time. He explains that the Blues and Reds were in fact the predecessors to the Reds and Blues. Dylan corroborates this by mentioning that the Blue and Red Blood Gulch was apparently a prototype for the other simulations. In addition, it appears that the Blues and Reds have no analogue for Grif. Temple then has everybody go out on a mission to an abandoned mining rig to scavenge parts for their base's cloaking device, though he requests that Dylan and Jax stay behind. The teams find all the parts, and Temple asks Tucker where Washington and Carolina are. Both Freelancers are shown standing on a tropical island.
29210"Battlescars"9:24June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)
Washington and Carolina search for Agent Illinois, but find his house abandoned. Carolina reminisces about Illinois, and how his dream was to retire to a secluded tropical island. She begins to have regrets about not pursuing a relationship with York, but Wash assures her that it is not too late to start over. Wash then gets the idea to activate their Freelancer beacons to lure whoever is hunting down the Freelancers to them. However, the Blue and Red teams arrive instead, citing how they detected the beacons. Wash and Carolina travel with them back to the underwater base. Temple then offers to show them something important and leads them to a room containing the armors of the other Freelancers. Wash and Carolina discover to their horror that the other Freelancers had their armor forcibly locked while still alive, and their corpses are still rotting inside their suits. Temple then locks Washington and Carolina's armors, admitting that he lied about the UNSC hunting down the Freelancers, and that what he is doing is for revenge against the Freelancers. When Washington claims the Reds and Blues will find out about his plan, Temple boasts that they will be dead by then before leaving Wash and Carolina to die.
29311"Belly of the Beast"9:34June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11)
Dylan, suspicious of the Blue and Reds due to their efforts to keep her in the dark, decides to do some investigation on her own. While Jax distracts Sarge, Dylan snoops around the base and spies a conversation between Temple and Loco, who is working on the cloaking device. However, Temple's angry rants reveal that what he claimed was a cloaking device in fact has a different function. Dylan meets with Tucker and informs him of all of the Blues and Reds' suspicious behavior. Tucker informs her that Temple has a networked computer in his office that she can use. Dylan sneaks into Temple's office and uses VIC's second wish to hack into his computer. VIC finds something important on Temple's computer, but then Temple arrives and confronts Dylan.
29412"Blue vs. Red"8:51June 18, 2017 (2017-06-18)
Temple explains his and the rest of the Blues and Reds backstories to Dylan and Jax. In the past, the Blues and Reds regularly fought each other repeatedly over each other's bases much like how the Reds and Blues used to do. However, it turned out that the Blue and Red analogue of Grif, Biff, was in fact Temple's childhood friend. They had both enlisted in the UNSC together, and despite their desire to serve together, Project Freelancer forced them on opposite sides of the Red and Blue conflict. One night, Biff confides in Temple that he no longer wants to keep fighting, and asks Temple to shoot him nonlethally so that he can get a medical discharge and return to his girlfriend on Earth. Temple agrees, but the present Temple explains that the plan would not be so simple.
29513"Blue vs. Red - Part 2"10:09June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)
In the past, Carolina and Tex are sent to play Capture the Flag in Desert Gulch, having been assigned by Director Church to lead the Blue and Red teams respectively. Feeling that the assignment is beneath her, Carolina is dismissive of the Blues and easily dispatches the Reds so she can engage Tex directly. Biff believes that this is the perfect time for Temple to help fake an injury so he can get back home. Temple expresses second thoughts when Biff tells him that his girlfriend is expecting a child. Unfortunately, before Temple can do anything else, Biff is caught in the crossfire between Carolina and Tex and ends up fatally impaled by a flag. As Biff dies in his arms, Temple swore revenge against Project Freelancer.
29614"True Colors"13:32July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)
Tucker starts becoming suspicious of the Blues and Reds and organizes a secret meeting with the Reds and Blues. They realize that Washington and Carolina have been missing for sometime, and Doc mentions that he saw Dylan tied up in one of the lower levels. The Reds and Blues then confront the Blues and Reds, and Temple admits that he had eliminated Washington and Carolina and plans to take revenge on not just Freelancer, but the UNSC for creating the project in the first place. Tucker orders his team to put a stop to Temple's plan, but Temple reveals that he has recruited all of the other surviving Red and Blue simulation troopers to fight for him. Temple then gives the Reds and Blues one last chance to join him. Doc accepts, pointing out how Reds and Blues have continually mistreated him in the past. Sarge also joins due to his desire to fight in another war. Tucker, Caboose, Simmons, and Lopez are forced to flee but are quickly cornered. They are forced to stow Lopez's head in a rocket and launch it into space to summon help before they are captured.
29715"Objects in Space"9:32July 9, 2017 (2017-07-09)
Lopez's head travels through space until he is picked up by an unknown figure. Meanwhile, Grif is attempting to deal with his isolation after staying behind on the retirement planet, making surrogates of his friends out of volleyballs. Locus then arrives with Lopez's head, telling him his friends need help. Locus offers to help him save the others. Eager to reunite with his friends, Grif agrees to go with him. As they leave the planet, Grif asks Locus why he is helping him, and Locus simply replies that it is the right thing to do.
29816"Grif Does A Rescue"8:57July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)
In anticipation of the assault on the UNSC, Temple promotes Sarge to the rank of "Super Colonel" when he is informed of an intruder. The intruder turns out to be Grif, who quickly gets himself stuck in a vent. Grif is brought to the others in the brig, where Temple taunts them by playing the full transmission Church sent. It is in fact an archived radio message from Alpha-Church to Control to send a plumber after Caboose and Tucker dropped a grenade in the toilet, which was edited to lure the Reds and Blues out of hiding, making Caboose devastated that Church has not in fact come back. Grif then reveals that his capture was in fact a diversion, which Locus takes advantage of when he comes to help Washington and Carolina.
29917"Quicksave"12:08July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)
Locus frees Washington and Carolina from their armor lock, explaining that he had been tracking the Blues and Reds after they stole a vital power generator from an innocent colony, resulting in the deaths of all of the colonists. He also reveals that he is trying to change, so he will refrain from killing anybody. Meanwhile, Sarge is sent to execute Dylan and Jax. However, Sarge has second thoughts and instead saves them, pleading for them to tell the others that working with Temple was in fact all part of a long term plan. Locus and Sarge free the others, though Tucker is reluctant about bringing Sarge along due to his betrayal. Sarge apologizes to the others, admitting that he was so desperate to find another battle. Simmons and Grif reconcile their friendship, and Grif admits that he is a necessary part of the group. The Reds and Blues then attempt to escape the base and start a battle with the simulation troops. Washington, groggy from the extended armor lock, wanders into the battle and gets shot.
30018"Desolation"9:54July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)
Angered at Washington being shot, Tucker, Sarge and Caboose defeat the remaining simulation troopers. Locus takes Washington on his ship to get him to a hospital, and advises Tucker to lead the Reds and Blues to pursue Temple. Meanwhile, Dylan consults with one of her scientist contacts, who tells her that the machine Loco built is an unnecessarily over-complicated tunneling machine that can't possibly work. Shaken by what has happened, Tucker leaves to sort himself out. Meanwhile, everybody analyzes the footage Jax had taken and find a map marking a remote island on Earth with no apparent strategic value. Dylan then consults VIC, who found evidence of Temple planning to attack the UNSC's new headquarters on Earth. Dylan gets an idea and asks Sarge how he would assault a heavily fortified position, and he responds that he would tunnel under it. Dylan then figures out that Temple plans to use Loco's machine to tunnel from the island directly through the Earth to the UNSC headquarters on the other side. However, Tucker lost his confidence in himself after being fooled by Temple, getting his sword stolen by Bucky, and letting Washington get hurt. After a quick pep talk by Grif, Tucker decides to leads the Reds and Blues against the Blues and Reds.
30119"Red vs Red"10:25August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)
The Reds and Blues arrive at the island, where they are shot down by the island's air defense system, but survive thanks to Grif's piloting. The Reds and Blues then stage a full-on assault on the simulation troopers, easily cutting through their lines. Meanwhile, Dylan receives a call from her scientist contact, who reveals that Loco's machine is not a tunneling machine, but a time machine. However, the side effect of activating the time machine would be to create a quantum singularity that would destroy the planet. Cronut and Lorenzo then stage a counterattack in a tank. Tucker kicks off Lorenzo's head and starts punching the tank in the radiator. Despite everybody's skepticism, the tank explodes. Dylan then updates everybody on Loco's machine, but they are too late to stop it from activating.
30220"Blue vs Blue"13:51August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)
The Reds and Blues continue to push into the Blues and Reds inner defenses. After some annoying rally speeches from both Tucker and Sarge, the team splits up. Sarge encounters Surge, and tries to convince him to turn against Temple, but Surge declines this, and attacks Sarge, who then attempts to spare Surge's life, but accidentally drops him into an incinerator during a monologue. Grif and Simmons encounter Gene, who has switched to a gold visor, causing him to look exactly like Simmons. Unsure of which Maroon soldier is which, Grif asks "Why are we here?" Simmons replies, "We don't know why we're here. It's still one of life's great mysteries, isn't it?" allowing Grif to shoot and defeat Gene. Tucker meanwhile gets into a firefight with Buckey, who runs out of bullets, allowing Tucker to defeat him and reclaim his sword. Blue Team then finds Doc, who tends to an exhausted Carolina after explaining he betrayed the Blues and Reds after discovering their plan. The Reds and Blues finally make it to Temple and the time machine. Temple is defeated by the arrival of Grif, not before he shoots Loco by accident, mortally wounding him. Loco then tells Caboose that he made the door for him. The machine activates, and a portal opens. Caboose then turns around to find Alpha-Church standing behind him.
30321"Epilogues"15:34August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)

Everyone is shocked to see their friend after a long time. Loco, dying from his injuries, tells Caboose that he has little time to say goodbye. Tucker tells Caboose to grab Church from the other side of the portal. Caboose refuses, saying Church belongs there. Caboose says his final goodbye to his friend as Loco dies. The machine begins to fire its primary weapon, as Dylan inserts VIC into the device. VIC sacrifices himself to shut down the machine, which vanishes. Temple is then knocked out by Tucker under Carolina's wishes. The Reds and Blues then head outside of the facility to find the Chorus lieutenants along with Sister, who was on Chorus for business. They tell the Reds and Blues that Wash was dropped by someone on Chorus, and is recovering under Dr. Grey's supervision. Dylan submits her story, explaining that after spending time with the Reds and Blues, they definitely do not possess the qualities typically associated with heroes. However, it is their friendship with each other and their determination to fight through any challenge that makes them heroic.

During the credits, scenes show Temple, Buckey, and Cronut are imprisoned, Jax is pitching a movie based on his adventures to a film studio executive, and Alpha-Church, confused at what he has just witnessed, resolves to completely forget what he has seen and never mention it again.

Cast

  • Jason Saldaña: Lavernius Tucker
  • Joel Heyman: Michael J. Caboose
  • Matt Hullum: Sarge, Frank "Doc" DuFresne, Beaver Creek Red 3
  • Geoff Ramsey: Dexter Grif
  • Gus Sorola: Richard Simmons, Gene, Beaver Creek Blue
  • Dan Godwin: Franklin Donut
  • Burnie Burns: Lopez the Heavy, Lorenzo, Alpha Church, VIC, Tex, Beaver Creek Red 1, Beaver Creek Red 2, Beaver Creek Red 4
  • Shannon McCormick: Washington
  • Jen Brown: Carolina
  • Gray Haddock: Locus
  • Anna Margaret Hollyman: Dylan Andrews
  • Joe Nicolosi: Jax Jonez
  • Andrew Matthews: Mark Temple
  • Kirk Johnson: Loco
  • Kent Williams: Surge
  • Dallas Reid: Buckey
  • Miles Luna: Cronut, Freckles
  • Mac Blake: Biff
  • Ryan Haywood: Lieutenant John Andersmith
  • Brandon Farmahini: Lieutenant Antoine Bitters
  • Kerry Shawcross: Lieutenant Charles Palomo
  • Barbara Dunkelman: Lieutenant Katie Jensen
  • Arryn Zech: Doctor Emily Grey
  • Lindsay Jones: Vanessa Kimball
  • Adam Ellis: Santa
  • Jason Stephens: Morgan Freeman, Audiobook Narrator
  • Aaron Spivey-Sorrells: Frank
  • Bill Wise: Carlos Trabka
  • Bryan Roberts: Casio 01
  • Roy Janik: Casio 03
  • Kaci Beeler: Casio 06
  • Alex Leonard: UNSC Guard, Prison Guard
  • Josh Ornelas: UNSC Pilot 01
  • Ethan Ruby: UNSC Pilot 02, Wasp Pilot
  • Kyle Taylor: UNSC Pilot 03
  • Becca Frasier: Kaikaina "Sister" Grif
  • Jason Marnocha: Spencer Porkinsenson
  • Maggie Tominey: Computer Voice
  • Michael Jastroch: James Adler
  • Ela Darling: Wasp Pilot 2
  • Charlie Campbell: Dr. Leonard Church
  • Lee Eddy: Four Seven Niner
  • Asaf Ronen: Counselor Aiden Price
  • Sean Murphy: Wasp Pilot 1
  • Chris Olivia: Wasp Pilot 2
  • Microsoft voice program: Robot Voice
  • Richard Norman: Blue Guard
  • Dr. Joe Hansen: Dr. Johansen
  • John Merriman: Red Trooper
  • Byron Brown: Blue Trooper
  • Austin Clark: Red Trooper 2, Blue Trooper 2
  • Chris Kokkinos: Blue Trooper 2
  • Kyler Smith: Red Trooper 3
  • Koen Wooten: Blue Trooper 3
  • Thomas Fernandez: Hollywood Exec

Notes

  1. ↑ Episodes were released to Rooster Teeth FIRST members a week before the general public.

References

  1. ↑ "Red vs. Blue: Season 15 - Trailer". Youtube.com. Rooster Teeth Animation, Red vs. Blue.
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