Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25266931-20161109232722/@comment-25936766-20161110211834

KNN005 wrote:

1-I don't want the heroes to have it easy. I want the villains and heroes to be evenly matched.

2-Each side with counters to the other. Right now it seems like Ozpin is both weaker in battle and in genius to Salem.

3-These years of peace are good, but in the grand scheme of things Salem acts like even that was by her will. Its the implication I got from all her times narrarating.

4-All I'm saying is: I like it even. Where both side have victories and losts AND both sides have good counters to each other. Not one side dominating till the chosen one comes. 1-"Hell, even if it was evenly matched early on, the good guys have nowhere to go for the rest of the story but to immediatly surpass their opponents." -Mini, right above you.

In some works, both sides being even in strength can work. But RWBY isn't one of them. To make both sides even would just hurt the effect of the heroes's eventual victory. This is the kind of show where the villain is powerful but the heroes still win at the end through effort (or bullshit).

2-Weaker in battle, depends on whether you believe Salem has or doesn't have Aura. If she doesn't, Ozpin is stronger, leaving aside Salem's endless army and possible powers not yet shown. Genius-wise, they seem more-or-less even, only that Salem is proactive.

3-In a way it was. A main trait of the old Grimm is that they are patient. They can wait decades or even centuries until the right moment to strike. Salem combines that with sapient inteligence, leading to a plan that she was willing to wait almost a century at the least to set in motion.

4-Both sides having victories and loses is one thing, since too many villain victories causes Audience Apathy, while too many Hero victories make the audience see no danger. But it doesn't mean each side should have a counter in the other.