Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24098614-20190414084546/@comment-33528551-20190424133318

Raven is not a villain, but she is an antogonist. People often confuse the two, but they are completely different character types. A villain can be an antogonst, but not all antagonists are villains.

An antagonist is something that the protagonist (main character) has to overcome through growth, be it a person, thing, or themselves. Raven is that to Yang, and by association all of Team RWBY.

However, Raven is not evil. She is not a villain. A villain represents a negative ideal. Something the story and the protagonsit must show is wrong and something to avoid in our lives.

Despite this, Raven's ways are just misguided,. They are not good, but they come from a good place. This also gives Raven something the villains cannot have: a full redemption arc. Raven can learn the error of her ways and join the good guys.