Red vs. Blue: The Shisno Paradox

Red vs. Blue: The Shisno Paradox is the sixteenth full season of Red vs. Blue. The season is the first of a multi-season arc helmed by Joe Nicolosi, who returns to write and direct alongside Jason Weight (writer of Caboose's Guide to Finding Your Home), who is set as co-writer.

The main characters this season include Tucker, Sister, Caboose, Sarge, Grif, Simmons, Carolina and Washington. Major supporting characters include Huggins, Donut, and Jax. The primary antagonists are Chrovos and the Agents of Chrovos, with the Cosmic Powers serving as secondary antagonists.

The first image from the season was posted to Collider on January 17, 2018, released alongside the reveal of Rooster Teeth's 2018 animation slate. The season's release date was later confirmed on March 9, 2018, by Nicolosi himself in a post on his Rooster Teeth profile. The title of the season was revealed on April 5, 2018 alongside a teaser trailer. A clip from the season opener was released on April 12, and the following day Collider revealed a season trailer.

Unlike previous seasons, the public release will only be on Rooster Teeth's website, with no plans for a YouTube release as part of the company's efforts to move away from the platform.

Synopsis
''The award-winning, longest-running web series Red vs. Blue returns with season 16. Picking up in the moments after the conclusion of season 15, Red vs. Blue returns with a new saga, pitting the characters against powerful new foes and launching them back into an epic adventure unlike any other in the show’s history''

''Red vs. Blue is back! A simple trip to lunch triggers an epic quest full of new enemies, allies, betrayals, and stuffed crust in… ‘The Shisno Paradox,’ available April 15 on Rooster Teeth FIRST! Red vs Blue'' returns with the opening chapter of a brand new saga. With the present and future in peril, the Reds and Blues only have one place to go… 

Reds and Blues

 * Grif (14 episodes)
 * Tucker (12 episodes)
 * Sister (12 episodes)
 * Sarge (11 episodes)
 * Simmons (11 episodes)
 * Caboose (9 episodes)
 * Carolina (8 episodes)
 * Lopez (8 episodes)
 * Washington (7 episodes)
 * Donut (6 episodes)

Cosmic Powers

 * Huggins (12 episodes)
 * Atlus Arcadium Rex (8 episodes)
 * Muggins (7 episodes)
 * Kalirama (6 episodes)
 * Burnstorm (5 episodes)
 * Apovos (1 episode)
 * The Fates (1 episode)

Agents of Chrovos

 * Doc (7 episodes)
 * Genkins (7 episodes)
 * Chrovos (2 episodes)

Interstellar Daily

 * Jax Jonez (5 episodes)
 * Dylan Andrews (2 episodes)

Chorus

 * Palomo (1 episode)
 * Jensen (1 episode)
 * Smith (1 episode)
 * Bitters (1 episode)
 * Dr. Grey (1 episode)

Other

 * George (4 episodes)
 * Jax's Film Crew (4 episodes)
 * Kohan (3 episodes)
 * Camelot Knights (3 episodes)
 * Alex (2 episodes)
 * John (2 episodes)
 * Grog's Wife (2 episodes)
 * Police Officer (1 episode)
 * Theos (1 episode)
 * Rick (1 episode)
 * Lieutenant (1 episode)
 * Butch Flowers (1 episode; past only)
 * Trick-or-Treat Kids (1 episode)
 * Grog (1 episode)
 * Simulation Troopers (1 episode; past only)
 * Locus (1 episode; past only)

Lopez's Technical Guide to Empathy
What does it mean to empathize? Join Red Team's resident robot in learning about the inner workings of the mind, feelings, and social interactions! Some assembly required.
 * Main Article: Lopez's Technical Guide to Empathy
 * Airdate: March 8, 2018

Unreal Estate
Finding a new home can be a long and difficult process, but Sister and Grif have you covered! Simmons, however, has something to say about the change of scenery.
 * Main Article: Unreal Estate
 * Airdate: March 15, 2018

A Trip Abroad
Going on a trip abroad can be scary; luckily Grif and Simmons have some advice that will surely come in handy.
 * Main Article: A Trip Abroad
 * Airdate: March 22, 2018

Hard Truths
Tough love is the only love you losers can hope for, am I right?
 * Main Article: Hard Truths
 * Airdate: March 29, 2018

Season 16 is Free At RoosterTeeth.com!

 * Main Article: Season 16 is Free At RoosterTeeth.com!
 * Airdate: April 22, 2018

What?! Where is the new season of my favorite Halo based comedy featuring a diverse cast of both red and blue based colors? Don't worry, Sarge will point you in the right direction... toward Roosterteeth.com! It's both new AND improved!

Five More Letters

 * Main Article: Five More Letters...
 * Airdate: June 3, 2018

Sometimes life is hard. Other times, it's as easy as 1-2-3... 4 and 5.

RTX 2018

 * Main Article: RTX 2018
 * Airdate: July 18, 2018

August 3rd, 4th and 5th at the Austin Convention Center -- Be there, or be Blue!

Trivia

 * This season was confirmed to take place moments after Season 15 in its official synopsis.
 * Unlike the previous seasons, this season will not be released to YouTube following the FIRST member release, stated by Matt Hullum in a post on the Rooster Teeth website and Burnie Burns on the Rooster Teeth Podcast.
 * Jason Saldaña and Becca Frasier recorded much of their dialogue as Sister and Tucker this season in the recording booth at the same time, a rare occurrence in animated productions.
 * This season has the least amount of episodes in the entire series with only 15 episodes compared to the usual 19-21 episodes of other seasons. Despite this, the total runtime is estimated to be about the same as Season 12.
 * Joe stated that he found the longer-than-normal runtime length of Season 15 (nearly 4 hours) to be too long, which is why he reduced the runtime.
 * This is the first season since Revelation to have a specific subtitle.
 * The first and last episode of the season spells out, "The Shisno Paradox".