Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20150427084942/@comment-26018514-20150531054445

DiegoAnime3000 wrote: It's also too focused on major character dead. If the meaning behind the dead is to show us that sh*t is getting real then there is really no need to murder a major character.

The only one who can die and we could care for is Jaune since we've seen him struggling, suffering and fighting back. His death would add a pretty dark tone to the series and show that Heroic Resolve doesn't mean Plot Armor. But apart from Jaune, no one else really means anything to the audience since we have yet to meet them. We know nothing about JNPR, SSSN, CRDL or CFVY so their deaths wouldn't have a big impact on the audience.

Named... not so much major, though 1 includes specific MC's because while they live Beacon is a safe haven, like Dumbledore makes Hogwarts safe in Harry Potter.

For Jaune it isn't his effort that equates to plot armor... it's his position as the everyman... the idiot the world is explained to. You can't replace that as easily as it sounds... because the replacement then needs to have their own knowledge(or lack thereof) explained and a reason must exist that they are important enough for the party to keep around.

The reason killing "named" characters might happen is because there are so many at this point... and we should be getting many more, if none die there are just going to be so many to keep track of and possibly replace main characters in times of crises... which is a problem as the MC's don't appear to be "fate driven" or ultimately "special".

The ultimate failure of breach was brought about because they had too many characters to play with, and not enough time to showcase them.