User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author - Ruby Rose/@comment-5426254-20160407005852

To be honest, I kinda feel like Ruby's a tad underdeveloped, to say the least. Throughout the past three volumes, she has never been truly challenged on her ideology, nor her policy to solving problems. Like, she never truly thinks about the consequences of her actions, or really think long, hard and deep on what she may possibly need to improve upon. Every single problem, such as doubts about her leadership, to the racism issues between Weiss and Blake, seem to end up with her not really putting in much effort to try and solve the problem, yet still end up happy regardless, as if it never happened at all.

As much as it is a testament to Ruby's noble, naïve, and determined personality, it is also a sign that our main protagonist really needs some badly needed challenge and character development, considering that the rest of the team has them already. I hope V4 will provide us with this. And more buildup and less dependence on the instant Silver Eyes nonsense - I absolutely loathe the Beam O' War, Sailor Moon, Power Rangers nonsense.

P.S. The writers need to be more consistent with Ruby's melee prowess; she goes from beating up two taller and physically built mooks without her weapon in the tight aisle of a Dust shop, to being so fragile that she can't punch through a WF mook, to actually managing to kick away two Giant Nevermores while hanging on an airship, while stomping an Alpha Griffon through said airship's hull.

Martial arts often involve things besides skill; speed and physical strength. And I can tell the difference between normal and Aura-enhanced attacks; special effects like the ones Ren had when fighting the King Taijitu in the forest.