Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25266931-20161105055317/@comment-24534644-20161113015737

Qrow's probably gonna die. He's the mentor figure, hidden guardian angel, and the new behind-the-scenes leader. That's, like... three "this guy is almost definitely going to die at some point" tropes in one. Honestly I don't see his drunkeness as something to grow out of. He drinks because he knows just how awful the world is, and sees it on a daily basis, so he needs something to take the edge off. Besides, he's an adult in a show populated mostly by teenagers; any flaw he still has is one he's taking to his grave.

Sun is definitely either going to grow more mature by the time this stint with Blake is over, or... he'll be dead. Because if there's one thing we've seen regarding Adam, it's that he has very little patience for sexy blondes who wear revealing clothes and think they can do anything.

Jaune is growing all the time. In fact, thus far Jaune has had arguably the most character growth out of all the characters in RWBY. Even if he lied about how he got into Beacon, he's grown into someone worthy of being a leader, both mentally and physically. However, the old problems have been replaced by new ones. Before, he doubted himself because he was weak and wimpy. Now he doubts himself because he wasn't able to save the life of the one person most important to him, and he didn't even realize how inportant she was until it was too late. Pyrrha's death still haunts him immensely, and now his trial is learning to overcome it and move on without forgetting the hard lessons learned.

Ozpin is the standard "good leader with dark secrets" archetype. He certainly has a few quirks that make him stand out, but I think we all know that we're gonna learn just what secrets he's been hiding before too long. The only question is whether we'll get them straight from Ozpin's mouth or not. And we ALL know he's still alive. Hell, this last episode alone, there might as well have been a flashing neon sign over Cinder's head saying "LOL SPOILERS HE'S ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE".

Ironwood seems to be undergoing his own trials, since he's apparently facing losing his position as general. Which... I mean, part of me is all "it's not his fault, the bad guys are just REALLY good", but the other is like "a lot of those things could only have happened due to either complacency, incompetence, or both". Either way, I'd say he's learned his lesson. He's gonna keep trying to help, but hopefully it won't be by sending a giant army and hoping the enemies get scared off.

Neptune and Cardin haven't even showed up, so I won't mention them.