Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-4010415-20151213013636

They probably have him taking a backseat on account of him having his own little arcs in Volumes 1 and 2, and he might have a role later in the Volume where he has to try to comfort and reassure Pyrrha, like she did for him. Though, that's just me guessing from the Volume 2 Opening, and the way that it kind of mirrors the Volume 1 Opening with JNPR.

It's kinda like how Blake is taking a backseat since she has had so much spotlight in the past two Volumes and is almost certainly going to get a lot of focus later in the Volume, what with Adam and the White Fang and whatnot.

... I just realized we haven't seen Adam.