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1) Ruby and Yang's character development. Let's be honest, neither of them have changed or developed very well as characters, like, at all, and they're two of the PROTAGONISTS. Ruby got some in V1E9 & 10 and Yang had some in V2E6 .... and that's about it. There have been SO MANY wasted opportunities for growth in both volumes that it honestly pisses me off the more I think about it:

- Ruby's anxiety over being jumped two years was only brought up in V1E1 and her doubts about being team leader were also immediatly dropped after V1E9 & 10 as well as any sisterly support from Yang in either scenario

- There wasn't ANY focus about either of their thoughts or feelings about the Weiss & Blake conflict in V1 and how it affected Team RWBY or how it affected Ruby as the leader or Yang as Blake's partner

- We still don't know very much about either of them other than their motivations to be huntresses and basic knowledge of their family and past

- Ruby's sense of justice hasn't appeared very often in show (Standing up for Jaune and Velvet while they were being picked on by Cardin would have been a great example!)

... see what I mean? Since this show's clearly set a lot around character development, it's a no-brainer that they should be getting much more development than they have currently, being the main characters and all. Hoping that the RWBY crew fix this in V3.

2) The Grimm to actually be DANGEROUS. I know that the Grimm we've seen so far are "mook" level and that they get smarter and stronger as they get older ... but it dosen't stop me from being super disappointed by how they've been portrayed in the show so far. I mean, it's hard to them seriously as antagonists or believe that they've been a threat to man at all when they they die from/are incapacitated by single kicks from people not even a quarter their size, one or two small Dust bullets (from smaller guns like Gambol Shroud or one of the robots' assault rifles, not Cresent Rose or Coco's minigun), and GETTING HEADBUTTED BY A CORGI. A FUCKING CORGI. I'm just hoping that the Grimm become actual threats and make the characters put up a fight (a real fight, not just mild practice like in the V2 finale) in the future.

3) TEAM SSSN!!! And not just Sage and Scarlet showing up, actually having them do stuff and being useful. Sun and Neptune have the coolest weapons on the show so far ... and they didn't do shit the whole second volume. Don't cock tease us like that, RT!

4) Team CRDL and their ChaRacter DeveLopment. Seriously, the RWBY crew shouldn't just write them off as a bunch of generic, one dimensional douches with no redeeming qualities or any reasons for their behavior other than ... they're just douches. I hate it when characters are simply used as plot devices instead being humane, fleshed out personalities with goals, merits, flaws, pasts and motivations that characters should be. I was admittedly dissapointed that ALL of CRDL were totally ok with Cardin's bullying and racism (or at least not show any sign of guilt or discomfort while doing so. It just seems too convienent/coincidental for the racist assholes of Beacon to all be on the same team, y'know?), but they still should get development.  Give them distinct personalities, their own motivations, actual positive qualities (being a racist bully dosen't entirely make you irredeemable or without any merits ... it means you're a bigot and a huge asshole, but not an irredeemable bigot and huge asshole), some actual reasons why they are the way they are, and finally & most importantly, show them seeing the errors of their ways and trying to atone and be better people. There's so much that can be done with them and I'm worried that the RWBY crew won't do anything with them.

5) The White Fang being more than a bunch of psychopaths. Just because they use extreme and unscrupulous methods dosen't mean they feel no shame or remorse for doing so, nor does it mean that all of the foot soldiers agree with said methods. I hope that they don't go with a Black & White mentality on this and say that everyone in the White Fang is a revenge driven, guiltless monster out to destroy humanity. Even though I'm sure that Adam will be a complex enough character, I fear that no one else in the WF will have said treatment, espically the offical WF leader (assuming it isn't Adam). I hope he's more than just an insane, human hating monster with no redeeming qualities. I'm also holding out for:

- A WF member other than Adam who formerly knew/was close to Blake get in fight with her and feel bad for having to do so.

- WF members who are family, lovers, married, or otherwise close in some way.

- A moment where some WF mooks genuinely care for / defend one another.

The point is, I hope they get the same treatment I want CRDL to have and not be just generic baddies.

6) Diffrent and more varied character interactions explored. What I mean by this is having two or more characters who haven't offically interacted on screen yet ... well, interact on screen. We have yet to see the RubyxBlake or WeissxYang relationships of RWBY formerly established (at least not very well), we barely have any other relationship other than JaunexPyrrha with some NoraxRen and a tiny hint of JaunexRen on the JNPR side of things, and we have absolutly NOTHING about CRDL's interactions (We have a better idea about how CFVY interact, and they've only been in 1 fight sequence!), so how about we fix that! Give Ruby and Blake a moment where one opens up to the other, or have Yang showing Weiss the sisterly affection she gives Ruby and Blake. Give Jaune and Ren more bro moments, have Jaune and Pyrrha begin the (I'm sure wild and exiting) experience that is being one of Nora's "besties", show Pyrrha and Ren enjoying some normal and actually pleasant conversations (considering the total dork and eccentric lunatic that are their respective partners). As for CRDL:

- How do they get along? Are they even friends, or do they just barely tolerate each other?

- Why were RDL willing to follow Cardin in his assholery?

- How did them abandoning Cardin in V1E14 effect their dynamic? How does Cardin being a shit leader impact the team?

I'm not just talking about relationships among teammates, but with all the characters in general. I'm personally very exited to see how the diffrent teams interact with each other. I want to see:

- More of Jaune's interactions with Ruby and Cardin (I'm a little miffed that these two interactions were totally sidelined in V2, since Jaune was Ruby's first friend at Beacon and the conflict between Jaune and Cardin was the focus of that damned "Bullying" Arc). I kinda want to see the three of them become close friends in the future.

- Yang and Nora being loud brawler bros togther.

- Sun, Jaune, Ren, and Neptune all being total bros with one another (Which will include Sage & Scarlet when they finally show up, and potentially CRDL in the future).

- For JNPR and CRDL to develop an intense rivalry with one another (based on how Cardin's based on Henry Beaufort and the popular theory that Russel is Robin Hood, Dove is Hector, and Lark is Loki), with JaunexCardin, PyrrahxDove, and RenxRussel being particularly intense rivals ... while Nora & Lark actually get along with one another and become friends (Because unlike Joan of Arc & Beaufort and Achilles & Hector who were enemies, or Mulan & Hood who never met, Thor and Loki were pretty close, despite what Marvel says). Then I want them to fight an enemy together where they discover that they actually work quite effectively together and though they maintain their rivalry, it becomes much friendlier.

- CRDL and SSSN to interact with all of RWBY, espically Cardin and Sun with Ruby, Weiss, and Yang.

- Not only for Ruby and Ozpin's relationship to grow, but also for him to become close to Jaune and Cardin.

- Either Velvet or Cardin gets severely wounded while trying to protect the other during a mission, thus begining them moving past their unpleasant history.

... I went a little nuts with this one, didn't I? Oh well. Seriously though, super hyped to see what new relationships will develop next volume.

7) The team leaders showing more leadership and how it effects them. I say this because in the actual show, we never see really the assigned leaders do much ... leadership. We get those scenes of Ruby's awesome plan to behead the Nevermore and Jaune in his tacticly badass glory (What the hell happened to that Jaune?) in V1E8, the discussion about Ruby's leadership doubts in E9 & 10, then Jaune's doubts in E13, then RWBY's battle tactics against the mecha in V2E4, then we don't get much more mention of it. I personally want to see more of how being a team leader effects these characters individualy (espically Ruby and Jaune, with the former being younger than most students & the latter having snuck into Beacon and with limited combat skill). I also want to see Cardin begin to grow as a leader. I mean, Ozpin chose him for a reason, right? His speech about leadership in S1E10 tells me that Ozpin wouldn't pick a team leader at random.

8) Cinder's Plan. Pretty sure this one's self explanitory.

9) Hunter Academies and their Curriculums. This might be unique to me and it might never be explored in the show, but I wanna know:

- What classes must a student take to graduate from Beacon? How about at junior academies like Signal?

- Other than Ozpin, Glynda, Port, and Oobleck, who are the other teachers at Beacon and what subjects do they teach?

- How do you qualify to be a teacher at Beacon or other hunter academies?

- How long do junior academies cirriculums last?

I'm actually super interested in this kind of stuff, but I may just be weird.

10) The tournament, the Vytal festival, and the other kingdoms. Again, pretty self explanitory.

11) More Team CFVY. Need I explain?

*pants heavily* Phew! *wipes sweat off brow* Glad I finally got that over with! If you've made it to the end of this reply, congratulations! Your patience and long term attention skills are remarkable. I'd give you a cookie if I had one.