User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4E7 - MEGAChristmas -Impressions/Recap/@comment-9090085-20161228142133/@comment-25936766-20161229001042

Do you realize that your entire argument depends on the idea of Tyrian being a complete and utter moron, right?

1) Qrow was, right in front of Tyrian, with only a couple of feet of distance. Tyrian was looking at Qrow, not looking anywhere else. He saw the hit coming. The only way he couldn't have seen it coming was if he was totaly blind, or totaly high.

We have seen before then, and after that punch, how good his reflexes are, even when facing enemies coming from multiple directions, beating their asses even when he cannot see them coming directly.

No, there's no excuse, besides inconsistency.

2) "If he has it"....that's a completely an utter assumption. If he was so much better without his weapon, why use it to begin with? That idea makes no sense at all in any remotely-serious fight. And there's no way he thought that fight with Tyrian was one where he could just play around.

And besides, there's one thing you missed about that trope: That trope is when X guy pulls a knife, or similar, in a fight against someone who doesn't carry a weapon to begin with, because they don't need it.

What happened in that fight? Both already had blades, and Qrow was disarmed. That's not that trope, because it was basically "Knife vs Knife" from the very start, not "Knife vs Fists".

3) They may not stop being badass, but they are certainly not as badass as they were. Some mistakes are acceptable, but not when they depend on complete and utter stupidity, such as:

A) Tyrian allowing himself to get punched in the face even though he could perfectly see it coming + he knew Qrow wasn't a rookie like the others + Tyrian had shown he had the reflexes and strength to block, if not evade, that punch.

B) Ruby standing there when the wood was about to fall on her, not even thinking of using her Semblance, which is fucking speed.

C) Qrow ignoring the psycho right besides them after cutting said wood, even knowing Tyrian wasn't someone he could go easy on.

I'm not saying badasses must be perfect. But if they make mistakes, they shouldn't be caused by grabbing the Idiot Ball.