Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-2238912-20190322145423

Yesterday, I read the latest chapter of My Hero Academia (minor spoilers ahead). Now, for those who haven't quite caught up with the manga, the last two chapters of the latest arc have been focused on the League of Villains and how they're trying to scrape by without All For One backing them up. That had me thinking:

Should Volume 7 focus on RWBY's villains? While I personally like many of RWBY's antagonists, I do agree they could use some more fleshing out. I think having Volume 7 focus on the villains would be a good idea and here are two reasons why:


 * 1. One can argue that Volume 6 was a hero-centric Volume. We saw Ruby step more into her role as a leader, we saw more of Ozpin's backstory than we anticipated, we watched Qrow struggle with the aftermath of Jinn's revelations as he sank into nihilism and self-loathing, we saw Jaune and Team JNR make peace with Pyrrha's death, and as controversial as it may be, we saw Blake and Yang finally confront Adam and move past the trauma he inflicted on them. Volume 6 helped give a lot of Character Development to our heroes and I think having Volume 7 focus on the villains could do the same for them.


 * 2. Also, let's be honest. The Atlas arc is where shit's gonna get real. It's gonna be a big arc. Too big, in fact. Too big to be contained to a single Volume anyway. No, I think CRWBY might split the Atlas Arc into at least two or three volumes. Volume 7 can focus on the villains' machinations while delving into their backstories and motivations (with our heroes serving as secondary characters) and Volume 8 can be when the villains' plans come to fruition and the Fall of Atlas takes place, kinds like how Volume 2 was the set up for Volume 3 and the Fall of Beacon.

And hey, Volume 6 has already started to flesh out its villains somewhat. We got tons of backstory on Salem and Adam's fight with Blake and Yang, as well as that SDC brand, helped redeem his character for a lot of fans (though many will argue that more could've been done with him), so I think Volume 7 has the potential to finally remedy RWBY's villain problem.

So that's my two cents. Any thoughts? 