User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/How to improve RWBY: an opinion./@comment-17099359-20141112221235/@comment-3257939-20141113013539

That's the funny thing about it. We don't know. We assume that these characters will reach their goals but they're still growing and their goals can always either change or have side goals added.

Ruby is the protagonist. She has no other goals apart from becoming a huntress and saving people making her perfect protagonist material. She can get involved in so many random problems and be unaffected by them because she does it just to be a heroine.

Weiss wants to change her company but we haven't seen enough of the company itself to talk about it. There may be obstacles and some skeletons in the closet but until we know of them, we can't assume that Weiss will become the pillar to a new future for the SDC.

Blake wants to change an entire planet. She wants to end the struggle between humans and faunus. That's going to take a lot of work and a capable person to do it but Blake is not that person at the moment. She admitted so herself, she doesn't know how to trust people and every time there is a problem: She runs away. Blake lacks ideals. Like Naruto, he never goes back in his own word or Ichigo who protects his friends against everything. Blake is like a protagonist without a motto with a past she continues to ignore.

Yang. This girl. She was the only member in RWBY who was there for no purpose. She doesn't want to help people, she doesn't want to change the world, she doesn't have a goal. She just wants to throw herself into trouble and adventure. That was until we found out something that can be considered a motivation: Her mother. That's the only reason and the only plot that can include Yang as the center character.

Jaune's story is still not done. He dealt with his insecurities and is stronger now. He got pass his casanova act and his crush on Weiss. And his little talk with Ren about going to that village eventually allow us to see how much Jaune has grown as a leader. What else has Jaune to offer? His transcripts. This is a topic that can't be ignored and if it comes to light, Jaune's place in Beacon will be in danger. That kind of thing can decide whether Jaune becomes a hero or an anti hero. Or maybe even a villain.