Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-10390252-20160117172250/@comment-27347325-20160123063145

To the wikia contributor, I know where you're coming from: there is a distinct lack of hatred towards Cinder, Roman and a lot of villains in RWBY. I know the shipping of Neo and Yang is weird. But let me try to explain it. I can't speak for everyone but to me, the one reason I can't hate Cinder and Neo as much as Merc and Emerald is this: Merc and Em are the ones who are literally conducting everything so far. Save the one time she attacked the Fall Maiden, cinder literally hasn't done much else save enigmatically mention the plan. She hasn't done much to actually warrant hate. She's just a shadow figure up till now. Torch wick wasn't a really good villain either, more of just comic relief. Plus, he's much more likeable. Neo's sexy, enigmatic and a foil of Yang, which fuels the shipping because opposites attract. I personally can't hate Neo simply because the limited screen time she has portrays her as a badass. Though she's a villain, we always root for badassness, which is why so many people like Yang and Ruby. Junior is pathetic, Adam hasn't been seen much, and Ironwood is a mystery.

But Merc and Em are not. we've seen them kill people, we've seen them manipulate innocent people and attempt to kill or discredit them. They're at the forefront of everything that is going on in Season 3, and of course, they messed with Yang (whom lots of people like) and killed Penny. We see them manipulate others cold-bloodedly, and Merc even attacked a defenseless Ruby. Their distinct lack of ho our and the things they've done thus get a lot of hate. Sure, they may be serving Cinder, but at the moment the majority of the fan base are more curious about Cinder's plan than being mad at her for starting it.

I respect your opinion, really I do. I just hope you can see why some of us may not necessarily agree.