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2 - Wait, so you're saying Tyrian has no mental hang-ups like overconfidence or sadism that could lead to him underestimating his opponent? Not even a little?

4 - You've been making it sound like Tyrian and Qrow can't be caught off guard ; and if you can't surprise your opponent, you can't really outwit them.

5 - No, you didn't. You pointed out his role/job, which is not only independent of his psychology, but also his competence. The Big Bad's head assassin could be anything from a No-Nonsense Nemesis to a Bumbling Idiot, but that personality would have no connection to their power; the stone-cold one might be a big fish in a small pond, who can't keep up with the heroes; while the moron could be so powerful that his incompetence doesn't stop him from kicking the hero's butts.

6 - You point out that Ruby has been through a lot, and that justifies her making an emotional decision rather then a logical one. This is true.

But... hasn't Qrow been through a lot too? His sister(who went back to their tribe of murderers) just rubbed in his face that Beacon fell a few days ago; Ozpin, a man he all but worships, is missing; one of his nieces got arrested and lost an arm; his other niece has almost died several times, and is in danger of being killed/maimed right this second.

And Tyrian? what do we know about his life to make him who he is today? I'm just basing the idea that he makes lots of emotional decisions off of him being rather clearly a crazy, emotional guy.

7 - Well, you've provided believable mistakes for Tyrian to make, that's for sure. You haven't done the same for Qrow, however; in fact, you've effectively removed his mistake by having him avoid the stinger anyways - you've even created a scenario where he cuts off Tyrian's stinger instead of Ruby. Nether of those is good in my opinion:

A) Tyrian's venomous stinger represents a good opportunity for RWBY to give Qrow a game-breaking injury, preventing him from doing the brunt of RNJR's fighting for the near future, reinforcing that they need to grow out from under the adult's shadows.

B) Having Qrow cut off Tyrian's stinger denies Ruby the opportunity to be anything other then a liability this episode. And last I checked, Qrow - while important - isn't a main character.

What's more, having Ruby do it serves a similar purpose to having the hero give the villain a tiny cut the first time they meet; showing that the villain isn't untouchable, and that our heroes can eventually become strong enough to face them again.

@73.Anon.52 - Those are good changes. I like them.

8 - Yeah, you're probably right.

@MiniDaggers - Sorry, I should have started that point from "I'm just shooting in the dark here..."