Talk:Cinder Fall/@comment-28171999-20170718131326/@comment-25936766-20170719011518

^Sigh....Anon, you have next-to-no idea of what Character Development actually is.

Character Development is not "what do we know about them". Character Development is the changes in characterization that they go through over the course of a narrative.

Put in another way, it refers to their growth as people, due to their experiences. And that is why Ruby is very lacking in Character Development, even though she has more than enough experiences that should've given her some.

1-She was supposedly shattered when Summer died, but only according to a single song. If one watched the actual show ONLY, one would never realize it, because Ruby hasn't given any hints of it.

2-She saw first hand the deaths of both Penny and Pyrrha. She saw first hand how Beacon fell and got overrun. Yet in V4, she never acts like either of those things had an effect on her.

Most we got was nightmares (which were voice-only, and only appeared twice in the entire Volume, without leaving any real impact on her), and a semi-offhanded mention by the end.

3-She discovered that she is a Silver Eyed Warrior, with a power so strong it petrified the Grimm Dragon and scarred a Maiden. She's unique and special in a way that could decide the battle against Salem.

Yet she hasn't even mentioned them at all in V4. Even when Qrow delivered exposition. It's like she gives no damn about the Silver Eyes.

Overall: Ruby HAS quite a number of things that could give her great development, short or long term. But none of those things seem to have left a lasting impact on her character.

The Ruby from V1 is barely different from the Ruby from V4 in terms of character. Any effect any of those events left on Ruby, seem to only show up when the plot feels like it.

Compare it to Weiss, who by V4 is far less bitchy and pretty rebellious. Or Jaune, who's showing an active effort to not be a load in battle, and was notably affected by Pyrrha's death.

Even Ren, who since V1 has been a glorified background prop, got more development in V4, most notably in the ruined villages.