Red Like Roses Part II was written by composer Jeff Williams and sung by his daughter Casey Lee Williams for Rooster Teeth's animated series RWBY, following the earlier Red Like Roses from Ruby Rose's trailer. The track became closely tied to Ruby's character, grief and determination. When RWBY joined Arc System Works' 2018 crossover fighter BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, the song was adapted as part of her in-game presentation, introducing it to fighting game audiences and helping it spread further through edits, montages and soundboards.