Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23.28.241.140-20160227025026/@comment-204.126.10.3-20160302181942

The villains have been planning this for what looks to be at least months, maybe even a few years with the help of an Ozpin equal or stonger strategist. Not only that, but Qrow even said himself that every day in the real world fighting monsters is worth a week's worth of study; The villains were more experienced, more prepared, more careful, and honestly, they wanted to WIN more.

From a narrative perspective, RWBY is about a variety of philosophical arguments, but generally it looks to criticize our culture. RWBY features the HEROES lying to protect the citizens. RWBY features a RESPECT for traditions that we've moved away from as a culture. From a narrative perspective, Cinder followed the tradition of beign the last thoughts of Amber; Ozpin was blinded by fear and tried to break the chain and was (probably severely) punished for it. Cinder wins simply because the HEROES lost their way and finally on this journey with JRNR, we're going to see the forces of 'good' return to the narrrative's point.