Talk:Cool Dad/@comment-25936766-20170723014252

Being Taiyang is Suffering.

Okay, seriously though? Taiyang is one of the, if not the, Woobiest character in the show.

First, his Team fell apart more or less, with Raven ditching him and leaving him with a newborn baby, and Summer going off and dying somewhere leaving him with another kid.

Then he falls into a depression and he almost loses both of his daughters, if it hadn't been for Qrow, the alcoholic, Bad Luck-inducing bro of the woman who ditched him years ago.

And then to top it off, Ruby, if not Yang as well, admires Qrow miles more than him (Just compare how Ruby talks about Qrow in V1 to how she mentions Taiyang in V1, and that's leaving aside the weapon and color influence), and seemingly cares little about Taiyang, even if comparatively (at least that's how it seems, what with ditching him almost like Raven did while leaving nothing but a cheap note behind. Just imagine if she didn't even do that).

At even it's most basic, his life has great potential for drama, for him to just snap at some point and rant to the heavens, or worse. Something that would be amazing to see in the show.

.......................And they turn it into a series of skits that, while funny, are unimpressive because "Dad wants kids to think he's cool" is something that's been done since many decades ago, it's nothing new in concept.