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TheSDCSecretary wrote: Technically so did Penny. So far every hero that's died has been brought back with the exception of Pyrrha. The writers just refuse for the protagonists to have any actual struggle. While I agree that can be a problem, I don't think the only solution is to kill some people off. Something I have wanted to see is something that does happen in a lot of shows and introduces an element of struggle and that is the heroes being smeared with the truth. Penny getting framed is a lot like Yang getting framed. However, when you consider he truth, it is very easy for someone to come away with a very bad impression.

Blake was a member of a terrorist group. Yang's mother runs a tribe of bandits. Weiss has penty of known issues herself that could be called back to easily. Leader Ruby's main mentor is Yang's uncle and from the same tribe of bandits. Then you have Jaune who lied his way into Beacon and that makes his partner and team member's death seem a lot worse. Don't know if there is anything about Nora or Ren that could come out, but all of those things could or would be known to the enemy and revealed should they gain attention.

I think the Atlas arc is probably the ideal time to pull that kind of move. Already they are smearing Ironwood and Penny., but they can and have argued it is all lies. What is even worse is smearing Team RWBY with the truth as they have even less defense against it. Honestly, it is seriously bothersome that Blake has never really been confronted in any negative way about her prior association with the White Fang. Atlas is the best place for that confrontation.