Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26417457-20190715232011

Here's how I would speculate it.

Cinder Fall: Probably because of her own actions or executed by Salem  for her arrogance. The idea of Jaune executing Cinder never really stuck with me.

Emerald: I can't see her being killed. She seems to have some character development and does seem to regret her actions a little. The only person who I can see having issues with her would be Ruby and I doubt Ruby would kill Emerald. I do see her possibly redeeming herself but she's already caused the death of Penny so team RWBY shouldn't forgive her like that, I do see her leaving Salem's faction, however.

Mercury: He doesn't get enough character development as Emerald. I can possibly see him redeeming himself like Emerald but he doesn't seem to regret anything that he did. I do see Emerald asking him if he feel remorse for what he's done, then we get to see more of Mercury and Emerald's backstories. Soon after we learn about his backstory Mercury would probably be killed, most likely by Yang who punches a hole through Merc's chest, after Merc's death would be the point where Emerald no longer becomes a complete villain and becomes more of an anti hero. So overall it would be cool if Mercury redeemed himself but his death could help develop Emerald's character, so I'd be fine with either.

Watts: I don't know because we don't know much about him. If we continue to learn nothing about him, I can imagine a brief death for him, like him being shot and then dying in less than 10 seconds before the scene cuts to the team fighting the other antagonists.

Neo: I can't see Neo being killed by the protagonists because she hasn't really done anything personal to the main protagonists as of now, although she did beat up Yang in Volume 2. Maybe after Cinder dies, she just disappears.

Hazel: Likely in combat, I can't see him redeeming himself. I can imagine that team RWBY and JNR overpower him and he forced to absorb so much dust,his body is unable to take it an he turns himself into a walking timebomb. Team RWBY escape before he explodes.

Tyrian: Possibly death in combat by Team RWBY or better yet, he doesn't get killed instead the loss causes him to have a mental breakdown so bad it puts him in a catatonic state.

Salem: Somehow the team either destroys all the evil inside of her or they remove her immortality causing her to die of old age and turn into dust, Infinity War style. 