User blog:Zathronas/Analysis by an author-Hiatus Edition: Roman Torchwick

 Hello and Welcome to author analysis.

 Let’s analyze the first official antagonist of the series. He’s the public face for Cinder’s organization and as such, he brings fear to the citizen of Vale.

 Roman Torchwick

 Personality 

 Would the true Roman stand up?

 As I was analyzing his appearances in volume 1 and 2, I realized that there seem to be 2 distinct and somewhat contradicting personalities.

 One is the wise-cracking, dust thief who isn’t afraid to threatened Mercury and Emerald (When Cinder isn’t around of course.)

 But then we have the man who seemed reluctant to kill a faunus even when ordered to do so. The same man who shoots a 15 year old girl with a weapon able to tear up a street in an earlier episode but only pushes back the girl violently without any damages. The man who is able to deal with Blake and Sun at the same time with ease, but never even tries a killing blow and ends up only making enough space between them so he can flee.

 Fighting Abilities 

 Roman is a very good hand to hand fighter, he’s intuitive, creative and fast. Even though his weapon can shoot, he not the greatest ranged fighter but I suspect we haven’t seen the whole range of Melodic Cudgel.

 Appearances 

'' Episode 4 – Painting the Town... ''

 We hear Roman’s recruitment speech and his Paladin driving abilities.

 Episode 11 – No Brakes 

 Roman is the executor of Cinder’s plan to blow a breach into Vale. And he would’ve gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those meddling kids!

 Episode 12 – Breach 

<p class="MsoNormal"> Roman is escorted by Mercury and Emerald and given to Ironwoods boys...Hmmm!

<p class="MsoNormal"> Plot 

<p class="MsoNormal"> More of the same was seen in volume 2. Roman executing Cinder’s plan BUT this character is off, as if we can’t see him properly because he’s out of focus.

<p class="MsoNormal"> There’s definitely something suspicious about him.