Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20141008232543/@comment-25641997-20141014033510

Among the main characters, am I the only one who thinks that Ruby is the most likely to take a life? Blake, I assume, would only kill if she loses control of her emotions or if she has absolutely no other option; she's staunchly against those kinds of methods. Still I can see her making an exception for Torchwick (I hope the two get more scenes together). Yang would probably be more likely to kill out of bloodlust than out of necessity, but I can't see her going that far. No one has done anything to push her to that point. Additionally, if she did take a life, I think it would take a heavy toll on her, forcing her to realize that she's not just on some big, fun adventure. Weiss, with her value of law and order, is the least likely to kill and probably wouldn't take a life under any circumstances.

As for Ruby, she revels in battle, and that's one of the things that differentiates her from most protagonists of her type. She enjoys fighting; it's a fun challenge to her. She might seem like the kindest and sweetest of her team, but she's also young, violent, and doesn't fully understand the weight of her actions. She might take a life absentmindedly, without thinking about the consequences. Considering the family-friendly nature of RWBY, however, it seems unlikely that the most childlike character would take a life.