Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170206193307/@comment-27082610-20170211045539

The only thing is that, due to the narritive structure of RWBY as we've been shown, character deaths have to mean something when they happen. With the exception of Torchwick, because the way that happened was bullshit and everyone knows it. Tukson died to show that our villains weren't fucking around. Amber died to give Cinder the full Maiden powers. Penny died to throw the world into chaos. Pyrrha died to show that no one is invincible, and also to act as a catalyst for Ruby discovering her birthright as a SEW.