Talk:The More the Merrier/@comment-33389681-20180104022226

What could help the protagonists win this fight? Weiss, Ruby, Jaune, Ren, and Nora are all clearly outmatched by their opponents. Qrow can hold his own in a 1v1 match (and maybe he could take on both Emerald and Mercury), Oscar has Ozpin, and Yang is somewhat stronger than her peers.

The only things that could help them now are:
 * Ruby waking up and activating her SEW powers uninterrupted to completely incapacitate Cinder
 * Raven and Vernal run off, the other villains chase after them
 * Jaune unlocks his semblance
 * Blake arrives with the cavalry (though I don't know if they will even get here in time)
 * Somebody hears the commotion going on in the school and goes over to help out (very unlikely)
 * A villain accidentally hits another nearby villain (very unlikely)

I think that the writer's wouldn't have backed themselves into a corner if they had just let Qrow recruit at least a few huntsmen. Having all the huntsmen die has more emotional impact, but having at least a few live would've helped this scene more. However, admittedly that would raise the problem of having new characters with new designs, backgrounds, character development, etc.