Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37824939-20181221232809/@comment-28247356-20190219105259

For one thing, Roman didn't get to be where he was by being weak, he's by no means weak. He was able to handle himself against Blake and Sun in season 1 and was able to bring Ruby to her limits with and without Neo's help during the attack on Beacon. Currently, Roman's death is motivation for Neo to fight at Cinder's side to kill Ruby, Cinder had no other plans for him because the plan for the attack on Beacon was complete. Salem probably didn't even realize that Cinder was working with Roman. So, yes, currently there is no need for him to return, besides the fact he's a master thief and crime lord that could benefit either side of the spectrum. He could come back and end up helping Team RWBY or he could come back and assist Salem. It's a common thing in many, and I mean MANY series that when a person dies they come back only to help the main characters. You don't have to agree with me, but I just like to believe that an interesting character who had very little development deserves more screen time.