Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170112165458/@comment-4010415-20170120234015

190.213.244.46 wrote: We really,really don't need more cast members.

The thing is the skill gap between RNJR and the villans is pretty wide so yes.A measure of time needs to be spent on getting them stronger.This doesnt just go for Jaune but for the rest of RNJR as well.Since they all got curpstomped by Tyrian and only survired becasuse Qrow showed up.At this point they're all more of less at the same level.

Also it simply isnt as as 'Us vs Salem'.Salem is trying to breed distrust between the kingdoms.So the kingdoms are probaly going to spend more time fighting other mire than they fight Salem. And I don't really see anything wrong with starting out where the teen characters aren't as strong as the adult characters. If anything, it shows us the level that the teen characters will get close to or achieve somewhere along the way. Plus, it helps us keep in mind "These teen characters actually aren't quite as massively powerful and badass as they seem." A problem they kept having earlier on was that the main characters seemed too powerful and unstoppable, which didn't give us any tension or sense of danger... until volume 3, when cliffhangers actually made us nervous. Remember when the fandom was actually worried about Ruby during the week between Destiny and PvP? I don't recall nearly that much worry between Mountain Glenn and No Brakes.

The main characters needing to work and get stronger adds to their journey - a heroes' journey, to work toward the goal of being ready to stop the villains once and for all. These were first-year students plunged into the real world when they had only completed 1/4 of their education.