Talk:Raven Branwen/@comment-1446360-20191126021823/@comment-4010415-20191128154911

It's reasonable that they would have a character like this, to be fair. Realistically, everyone would react to the knowledge of Salem existing and being unkillable in different ways. Raven herself stated that Salem cannot be stopped, so I believe she already knew before Team RWBY that Salem is immortal. Qrow continued following Ozpin because he didn't know that Salem is immortal until Volume 6.

And again, realistically speaking, someone with Raven's upbringing would react to the prospect of an unkillable enemy with "What's the point of fighting a battle that I can't win? I'm out."

Everyone calls it cowardice, and honestly, at this point, I feel like they are being too harsh on her. Yes, her motivation is fear, and she hates to show that, but everyone, including the characters, attacked her for this behavior before they knew that Salem can't be killed. Yang herself came close to giving up on the fight just like Raven did, though out of a mix of other emotions.