Talk:List of minor characters in RWBY/@comment-6003266-20141031011515/@comment-24891101-20141031022749

...I don't know how I missed that. There's that point obviated.

Taiyang is a plot device at this point. Yes, he's their father, and we've learned about him second-hand, but his only plot-related purpose is to be the reason a dog is thrown into the mix. Raven, on the other hand, appears as a deus ex machina to save the life of a title character, and then vanishes just as mysteriously. Then, there's the post-credits scene, in which she speaks (albeit in what is probably only a dream sequence).

I suppose I have a different threshold for what constitutes a minor character.