Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26955524-20161101234831/@comment-108.208.11.66-20161104193252

I've read the replies and i figured i should clear up some things.

1. Yes i know pyrhas interest in jaune was made clear from day one. What i meant by arkos came out of nowhere was that anyone with half a brain would have just assumed jaune was rubys love interest case closed. I mean he literally gets introduced by bumping into her, love interest introduction cliche #1. It was a pleasant and refreshing surprise to see jaune hook up with someone else.

2. Yes pyrha didn't die just so jaune and ruby could get together (But some jaune x ruby shippers reallu seem to think so.) I realize that pyrha dying is a driving point in the story and jaunes character development. That was more an exageration of facts on my part, and some lingering pain seeing as i really liked pyrhas character, and it pains me to think that the writers really did kill her off for such a shallow reason.

3. Im not the only one who thinks they have no chemistry. This is actually the primary arguement against the ship as far as i know. I just can not see any logical way these two would work as a couple at least not for a long time. If ruby and jaune hook up, i could totally see it being one if those relationships that loses its spark really quickly, and ends after like a year or two. Kinda like korra and mako if anyone here has watched legends of korra. That relationship was being built up from the minute the characters were on screen together, and after they finally got together, it just... did not work out. The biggest reason for this is the blandness of jaune as a character. Its hard to see any reason for ruby to fall for jaune outside of just pitying him, or purely based on physical atraction. Any reason that could be said for ruby to fall for jaune could be said for alot of other characters (like weiss). Pyrha actually had a good reason to fall for jaune. He didnt treat her like a god amongst men like everyone else did. He was weak, normal, and down to earth, everything pyrha wishes she was and wants in her life. Ruby is not like this, she does not want to be normal, she enjoys being a huntress and enjoys being strong. Any seemingly romantic feelings she shows toward jaune in the series is simply a result of her kind and loving nature, she treats everyone that way. Ruby is such an interesting and three dimensional character, so it pains me to see her get paired up with someone as 2D as jaune when there are so many other great potential things they could do with her. Jaune and ruby work good as friends, but i really can't see it going beyond that.

I realize that this ship becoming canon is pretty much set in stone, but that wont change the fact that it feels forced to me and alot of people. Its like the writers are just saying "These two love each other cause we said so." I am not a shipper, i dont ship white rose, or bumblebee, i did not even ship arkos, its just not my thing. So i don't know why this matter is so important and debatable to me,it just is.