Talk:Harbinger/@comment-34633327-20180112162828/@comment-4010415-20180113054943

I still think the issue is that Qrow keeps fighting enemies who the scythe would be a bad choice against. Fast, agile, close-quarters fighters like Tyrian and Raven would seriously kick the ass of someone trying to use a scythe against them because the scythe wielder has to try to keep their distance from them and swing the scythe fast enough to hit them. That's why Tyrian and Neo beat the shit out of Ruby. A big, clunky, slower fighter like Hazel isn't as much of a problem for a scythe.

As for why they made Qrow a scythe wielder, it might have to do with the fact that Monty had Qrow's character in mind a decade before he ever came up with Ruby. According to Sheena, at least, and I'd think she knows a thing or two about what Monty had come up with before RWBY was an idea. According to her, Qrow went through some iterations, but his personality and combat style remained the same, and he wasn't named until RWBY. So, more than likely, when Monty came up with him a decade before RWBY, he had his mind set on Qrow wielding a scythe of some kind.