User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/Villains... besides the Grimm/@comment-4197234-20131003035026

How is assuming crimson being the main villain ridiculous? alot of shows have had at their main villain appear in the first ep (at least the main villain as far as the season is concerned). And her and roman are the only things we've got so far so assuming her or roman to be the main antagonists is hardly somethign I'd lable as ridiculous.

As for the grimm, I agree that they don't really strike me as antagonistic but more like an aspect of rwby's world that they've learned to deal with.

And finally, as for your point about what kind of villain we'll get (the mustaceh twirler, or the self percieved good guy) while I agree some of the best villains were one's that don't believe they were villains in the first place, I also believe that there are just as many great villains that were great just because they were so diabolical or unrestrained in how evil they were. The only example I can think of is Azula from Avatar. She had very few redeeming qualities as a person (save for a mildy sympathetic backstory) and never acknowledged herself as good or fighting for a just cause. She even flat out admits she's a monster. But she was still a great villain in how creepy and calculating and ruthless she was.

Also, the sympathetic antagonist only works if the tone of the story was very serious. The tone of RWBY as of now, is very upbeat and light hearted. There are details that have the potential to develop into more mature or serious toned stories (the plight of the faunus, anyone?), but as it stands now, I prefer if we got a more simple villain that was still fun to watch to kick things off. trying to introduce a more complex one now, this late in the story, would just seem a bit forced.