Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25266931-20161112032800/@comment-28345522-20161112044609

KNN005 wrote: 1- Highcastle it's an in general thing. It's a trope used everywhere. In a way it's in RWBY too since Ruby said the "Normal girl, with normal knees" thing.

2- Phantomlink, I'm not trying to sound stuck up. I'm just talking about how I was raised when I say this next part, so please bare with me.

3- It seem like if ever there was a time to not be selfish, it's when families and friends are depending on you.

4- And if that's not enough to motivate you, then the heroes should consider the endgame IF YOU DON'T EVEN TRY WE ALL DIE. That's the ultimate motivator. If you want to be selfish, then save yourself by saving us all. 1- I figured you'd mention that, and I'd argue that that's no longer the case because she said that in like episode 2. Then the very next episode and several fights later they show that while impressive, Ruby is not a one-man-army, and that she has to rely on others as much as they do her.

2- And it's with the next few sentences that you do anyway. A lot of parents told us that, doesn't mean we'd all be immediately willing to throw ourselves into danger so quickly knowing how much was on the line.

3- Helping your mom or friend is not the same as trying to save the world. You don't rush to help your mom down the street with groceries, you're stuck with the guilt of being a kinda  shitty person. You don't rush out to save the human race, you're probably coping with the fact that whatever mistake you make, everybody fucking dies.

4- You seem to be ignoring that this the point in the story where they use it to grow the character(s) and then they realize what the can't afford to lose.