Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33754845-20190916192846/@comment-32346149-20191003202856

Worse than Anakin, really. Villains are supposed to intimidate with powerful personalities, witful charm, and quiet terror. That's what makes a great villain. And none of the villains (most especially Adam) have that on RWBY.

Adam comes off more like a spoiled, crybaby incel than anything else. He's annoying, entitled, lacking any kind of recognizable ethos beyond straight vengeance (the easiest arc to write), and above all: he's pathetic. Rather than fearing him, you almost feel sorry for him.

So, no, I don't think Adam was even remotely likable in any way. I think killing him was about the smartest thing Miles and Kerry have ever done in their sorry tenure of writing this show, and I think virtually anybody with 6th-grade writing skills could have written him (and various other characters on this show) better.