User blog comment:Tatmtn/Character Appreciation: Ruby/@comment-3257939-20141222051652/@comment-25258408-20141222232532

Thank you! I did feel that, what with all of the lukewarm reactions from people after Breach, looking back more fondly at the volume would be a nice change. I've got no problem with the criticism, of course, but I think that volume 2 really improved upon its predecessor.

Ruby has indeed made leaps and bounds since volume 1. She's becoming smarter, more confident, and above all, a better team player. I had my doubts about her as a leader, but volume 2 put them all to rest. She's not the girl who'd charge a Deathstalker head-on anymore, that's for sure.

Also, I didn't even think about Pyrrha's Semblance. Taking that into account, and then considering how helpless Ruby is without Crescent Rose, I may have jumped to conclusions in my claim that she could take Pyrrha. However, I do see the two as equals in terms of skill.