Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171201215836/@comment-26018514-20171204012005

KingFubuki92 wrote: 73.Anon.52 wrote: KingFubuki92 wrote: While Ilia does have qualms with hurting innocents, anyone else believe the only possible way for her to redeem herself if the Redemption Equals Death trope? Or does anyone think she can redeem herself another way, or does anyone think she is beyond redemption period? I don't think she even can redeem herself with that trope... Blake's character developement seems far too invested to her characters redemption for her to die, especially as the other half of her development is about trusting others and learning to trust. So are you saying if Ilia were to Redeem herself, she'd have to live, or are you saying that redemption by this point is impossible?

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I'm saying that Blakes development, should Ilia redeem herself, requires she live. As you yourself noted below: ... 3. There is no moderate faction. The White Fang is currently one entity, and Blake wanted to take it back, but no one on Menagerie is supporting her goal aside from her parents and Sun. If Ghira were to die, Menagerie would more likely panic while Blake, Sun, and maybe Kali all go to Mistral.... Should Blake succeed in her goals of creating a moderate WF, it will need members that we aren't following all the time, otherwise she won't be with RWBY, there are ways Ilia could die, there are ways Ilia can be redeemed, but she can't accomplish both unless Adam is already dead or dies in the process, but even then the WF will need leaders other than Blake, but not her parents(as they would be the old guard and not new leaders to rally around).

Add in the fact so much time was already invested in telling Ilia's story in Blake's short, and what relevance that would have if Ilia dies... I just don't see it happening.