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ReikaTachyon wrote: MobiusEternal1 wrote:

Qrow- Yeah, I don’t see that. RT’s message implied as much. Actually, all RT said was that Vic's firing wouldn't impact the direction of the show. If they had already planned to kill off Qrow at this juncture, he could still be dead meat. Its just as much a counterargument to him being deadmeat though. If Qrow wasn't planned to die before the change in VA happened, then he won't die with a change in VA. For now, Qrow's death is based on whether or not the plot requires he die. If he were to die, the death would have to have some form of meaning. Which most of the major deaths had.

Penny's death kickstarted the Fall of Beacon.

Amber's death allowed Cinder to claim the full extent of the Fall Maiden powers and finalize the Fall.

Pyrrha's death awoke Ruby's SEW powers, and gave RNJR reason to go to Haven.

Sienna's death allowed Adam to complete his Coup d'Etat and fully give the support of the White Fang to Salem.

Vernal's death angered Raven enough to free herself and led to the fight with Cinder, while demonstrating that yes, Raven can actually give a damn about someone other than herself.

Leo's death demonstrated that Salem has a tolerance for failure and that his karma caught up with him.

Adam's death was the climax to Blake's arc involving him, and simultaneously a point in Yang's arc with her PTSD and bond with Blake.

The only death that had little meaning outside of shock value was Roman's death, and even then that was more a result of the writers realizing they had to get rid of him as they found him too fun to write, and keeping him around further would disrupt the plot they had going.

So for Qrow's death to work, it would have to have meaning. Except, as pointed out, Qrow has had little agency outside of being drunk off his ass and finally being bitch slapped awake in Volume 6. So for his death to actually be warranted, he'd need to not only give us a reason to care about his death, but it would have to make sense, and have purpose behind it.