User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: CRDL Cardin Winchester/@comment-16763585-20131210135638

Cardin is one of those characters who could be more than just a generic bully. He comes off from his simple apperance and somewhat backward racial views as someone who grew up in a rural area, or at least not in a major population center. Team CRDL didn't have the contacts or the proper schools to catch the notice of Beacon, they had to work there way from the ground up. The fact that Beacon chose them was an achievement his town could only dream of.

Looking at it that way, his bullying of Juane isn't just his insecurity but also his frustration with the enrollment system. Juane is a terrible fighter, and yet he not only gets into Beacon, he rides on the success of Pyrrha Nikos and becomes the team leader. Cardin and his friends had to start from nothing, and Juane gets a free pass to the school because his great grandfather was a hero in the last war.

Granted all of this comes off as disingenious when he and his friends run for the hills the instant a Grimm shows up, so...that is a thing. I still think there is time for him to be more than a generic bully, but I'm not sure if Monty has the development of this character as a high priority. I still say your analysis of him is accurate, but I'm holding out hopes that he can be a bit more dimensional than he have seen thus far.

Thank you for the critique