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Another example would be Neo, who Monty create when he saw a gender bent cosplay of Roman Torchwick. (If you think that was creative inspiration, the geography of Remnant is based on an interesting pattern he saw on napkin he used).

What really sucks about Monty passing is that he won't be around to make awesome changes based on fan reaction to the show. Don't get me wrong RT will still make changes, But those original ideas that Monty outline for seasons to come are now some kind of great manifesto thatcame from the word of God (which is literally want the fan base called any statement Monty made about RWBY) that the rest of RT will be heistent to change where as Monty would have changed it in a second if he thought up better ideas based on fan base responses.

For instance, I have absolutely no doubt that if Monty was still alive he would have found a way for Roman to continue to play an awesome villian in the series, the fact that people have been comparing him to the joker is a testament to how good a villian he was. Unfortunately Monty passed on, and RT wants to do justice to the series he created, but they'll hesitate to make certain changes from the outline that Monty left behind. Doen't get me wrong they'll make changes, but without Monty we're less likely to get more characters like Roman, Neo, and Velvet, and popularity is less likely to help characters survive the series.

-Defcon Deceiver