User blog comment:Warmachine375/Will there be character deaths in RWBY?/@comment-3257939-20150525224509/@comment-3257939-20150526045841

Ok that was funny.

But like I said: Current arc characters. They took the spotlight... then they died. And the survivors joined the main characters. Similar to how right now we have new villains and new characters in the chorus arc but at the end, they just showed up while the Red Team and Blue Team is intact.

Same thing might happen with RWBY. RWBY is Red Team and JNPR is Blue Team while Team SSSN and Penny are the current arc characters since they are in Vale for the tournament. But once the tournament is over, they'll go back to their kingdoms while RWBY and JNPR remain in Beacon where the story is taking place.