Talk:Jaune Arc/@comment-174.135.62.244-20160921062819/@comment-3257939-20160923034647

Those points are grasping on edges and ignoring the overall argument. Velvet is not the only cause of why the quality of Volume 2 and 3 dropped but it's a major issue nonetheless. Although her screentime was shared with CFVY, it's very clear that she's the primary proxy of it since we didn't get to see why CFVY was so cool until the finale of Volume 2 but, by that time, Velvet was already one of the show's Ensemble Darkhorses. Come Volume 3, she gets to steal the spotlight of the final battle from the main cast. We had JNPR, SSSN and Weiss in that scene and with the exception of Weiss, none of them played their role of main characters because Velvet, a secondary character, was given that role.

And the reasons remain the same even if you correct them as Velvet being moe. The argument is that waifus usually ignore proper writing and get away with it which is exactly what happened with Velvet regardless of what made her waifu material. She received a lot of attention because she was moe. Bunny ears, bullying, shyness, whatever it was, it all came from two very irrelevant and forgettable scenes. Same can be said about her weapon. Saying that is OP is just a manner of speaking. The point is that the weapon is not only one the most creative and impressive to be seen but is also one of Monty's favorites. You would expect for this to belong to an important character. Not a moe secondary character.

Also, I must correct that the creators themselves admitted that the fandom was way too off in their interpretation on Velvet. Until Volume 3, everyone thought Velvet was shy, but in reality she was just very reserved because of the bullying she received. That's not the same as shy. Especially not the moe type of shyness the fandom believed.