User blog comment:Smiegle2/RWBY Volume 2 Episode 1 released/@comment-6994194-20140725003047/@comment-2006510-20140725015311

I think it simply has to do with Monty's love of strong girls - and it went a little overboard in this series

I mean in RWBY and JNPR alone, all six girls are badass in different ways all the time. Jaune hasn't had formal training, but he still manages to decapitate an Ursa Major (good); Ren took out a gigantic snake with it's own fang, and his palm (great), plus was subtly instrumental in taking down the Deathstalker.

Doesn't decrease their badass factor for me, or makes them weak imo, but it's still present