Talk:Ruby Rose/@comment-58.7.165.71-20140531173114/@comment-226878-20140601065053

I don't see it that way. I disregard MO's blatant disavowment of the trailer. At the same time, however, I feel you're making a severe blunder here. A badass is a badass is a badass... but in what field varies. The trailer shows Ruby as a badass in battle, but she wasn't yet forced to work in concert with other combatants... she just stylistically "flailed around and shot haphazardly". Her weapon is strong enough to take down foes in a single shot or slash and she has the skill necessary to use it. The trailer could not and should not be used to infer her level of intelligence/experience in combat or in the field. The mistake you make is in assuming that "badass" somehow translates to being a paragon who is magically capable of doing things well (if not perfectly) which simply isn't the case.

If the Ruby from the trailer became the series protagonist rather than as she is, she'd be a silent protagonist or "stoic" which, while they, like anyone, can be a badass, does not in itself necessitate being a badass or translate automatically to being a badass.

Ruby is a character. To be a character means you have character. If you want a cardboard cutout stereotype of what you think badass means, then simply pick up a pair of scissors and a piece of carboard and get to crafting. You'll have that sterile, no-nonsense, "badass" you're looking for and you can put him/her into any number of situations that will prove their badassness to your heart's content. Bear in mind, however, that a "character" without a distinctive personality is boring to the point of physical pain.

I take my leave of you now. Thank you and good night.