Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20191121195701/@comment-26397825-20191203224547

I mean, I don't see a problem with a villain directly being opposed by RWBY and co. We avoid friendly relationships because people tend to turn those into fix-it fics, or take achievements and character growth from a canon character and give the event to their own instead of making up their own plot points.

But a villain can be used to push a character to learn something, or sometimes become more set in their ways. A villain plot can be an interesting read, encourage out of the box thinking and teamwork from the heroes (RWBY), and show a character's growth in terms of fighting skill (if it's a semi recurring villain).

Basically, I don't see a problem with  creating a villain for RWBY to fight and overcome, unless you're going to permanently maim someone for the sake of maiming them, or kill someone off.