Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20181210223145/@comment-14909251-20181216234648

SpiritedDreaming wrote: I mean, from a pure writing sense it's just another thing they threw in and forgot, kind of like Jaune's trnascripts. It was a thing for an episode or two and then no longer mattered. Well, Jaune's transcripts could definitely become a thing in time. Big reason they weren't really a thing is because after Volume 1 there was so much focus on the main plot that they couldn't divert onto big character issues outside the main four. Plus, him not being at Beacon since Volume 3 is a big detriment.

Only decent point to raise it would have been some time in Volume 3 when Cinder's crew were trying to undermine faith in the huntsmen and huntresses. I think bringing it up in that capacity could still be valid if their heroics gain more recognition. Should JNR and RWBY start becoming symbols, then tearing them down would be a valid objective. That is something they could throw in at any time for plot purposes.

Yang's friends are a separate matter. Only real way to bring that up near term is if one or more of them transferred to Atlas academy or something after the fall of Beacon. Theoretically, they could also come up at Shade Academy or whenever they finally go back to Vale. Point is they had ample opportunity during the first three Volumes to just throw them in here or there and instead did nothing with them.