Talk:Adam Taurus/@comment-50.206.199.227-20200113042245/@comment-2600:1700:4A70:1020:8C60:A147:59D:AA69-20200113194032

Speaking as somebody who came into the series after finding it partway through Volume One on Crunchyroll, then watched the trailers on Youtube. RWBY was a sweet addition to my last years in High School, while watching Volume 3 air my first semester at EKU. I have visted this wiki since the start, even before we learned JNPR's weapon names. Also helped touch up some transcripts and did that edit on Qrow's page way back about dispatching the Beowolves in Yang's flashback, before his actual debut.

So I hope people understand my opinion towards Adam come from a history of experience with the show. I agree having been an item with Blake might have been unneeded. But I also think his transition from the man at the beginning of his character short to his defeat make sense. We saw his (possibly first) kill defending Ghira, and the surprise when Sienna and the others praise it. Violent methods became the norm under Sienna, resulting in his disregard for human casualties. Maybe he did care for his men once evidenced by the refusal of Cinder's first offer. But the supplies, money and chance to strike a major blow convinced him to stay even after the Breach.

He deemed Sienna too weak to follow through on what he felt his version of her ideals meant. People insist he focused only on Blake, despite remaining in Mistral to coordinate the attack on Haven insted of going to Menagerie himself. He was angry in the message at all of the Belladonna's for trying to organize the Faunus there against the White Fang. He only tried blowing everyone up when the militia and authorities arrived, greatly outnumbering the strike force that had expected any resistance because no students had returned yet. Retreating from the unfavorable odds, and only hunting Blake after losing the White Fang's support.

He also fought well at Argus, overpowering Blake before Yang arrived. Having been using his Semblance multiple times before and with Yang's Aura fresh the attack still damaged it, but not to the same extent as last time. She then got within his swing range and barraged him .Even so he landed some good hits on both throughout the fight, (more noticable at slower watch speeds) breifly overpowering Blake again when he broke her Aura. Requiring a great deal of punishment to put down.

I do not expect to change anyone's mind, but I considered Adam an interesting antagonist throughout his time. A once good man whose refusal to accept compromise over absolute victory changed him. I dislike him as a character, but was entertained by him as a villain.