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You’re doing that thing…that rather silly thing that I don’t do anymore.

Look…maybe it’s just me… but I don’t think you should like a character in a series for the same reason you would like a character in real life, since I feel you can’t properly appreciate and see the hidden side of things if you can’t detach yourself in order to try and understand what the author is trying to convey.

Roman as a PERSON is Racist, Murderous, Greedy and potentially more, and his mannerisms quite clearly shows that he sees most people that aren’t him as leaser beings, and let’s not mention that in his first appearance he tried to BLOW UP a teen, in case you have forgotten.

Roman as an ANTAGONIST however, is quite frankly awesome, and I’d argue he’s so far the best villain in this show…although that’s not exactly saying much yet. He has contrasting morals and goals to the main cast, a physical design that stands on its own, strong enough to pose a threat but not overpowered enough that he can stomp (which forces him to be craftier), he wears his flaws as a feature (as opposed to say Jaune who’s learning to lay off the pride ) AND for all intense and purpose is completely detached emotionally from the heroes (he only cares that they get in the way, while Blake views him as a major sign that the WF jumped the shark). So as a villain that is there just to be stopped by the heroes, I can say I’m very impressed.

Now I could write one detailed and long…er wall of text as to how much of a success of an antagonist Roman is (in  my opinion of courst) but you probably don’t want to read about me praising a character you are currently conflicted about so I won’t bother because that’s not the point.

The point is you are not wrong to hate Roman as a person, however I do think it’s wrong to call him a bad character just because Roman is a bad person…because as far as I care, the 2 things are, and should be, mutually exclusive.