Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-26975626-20151124141205

A(n) (unfair) Rant about Yang, and why Blake is superior.

Yang is my least favorite character, in contrast to the hundreds of fanboys who see her as some sort of super saiyang God. Blake is my favorite, and she tends to be the unsung hero of the RWBY team, so here is why Blake is infinitely superior.

First of all, Yang's history. I suppose that "Burning the Candle" was supposed to give insight on Yang's history, but it did not do any of that. So...we know she's looking for her mother. Okay, that's cool, but she's a thrill seeker...um, likes to have fun? What? Let's go through the motivations and histories of Team RWBY

Ruby: Trying to overcome her mother's death, while also trying to become like the heroes in stories.

Weiss: Trying to outlive a life of luxury, and rather find her own path.

Blake: Overcoming the discrimination, and her own dark history, while trying to work for the better of society.

Yang: Having fun? Being a thrill seeker?

You can already see why this is a problem. Yang is unbelievably shallow, and her past really doesn't fit with the other cast. Seriously, why is she even a thing?

Action: I'm not gonna lie, Yang's pretty badass in a fight, but Gambol Shroud>Ember Celica. Gambol Shroud is good at all ranges, long range, close, range, or midrange, while Yang can punch, and shotgun punch, and is easily matched by someone like Neo. Basically Gambol Shroud took a lot more thought to create.