Look at it this way:



If that turns out to be the only reason why they did this, after everything I've analyzed from the writing mechanics perspective, as well as possibly discovering some foul play regarding Pyrrha's Semblance, then I'm not only going to drop RWBY, I'm dropping anything RT works on.



I do not respect a content creator that treats their characters like disposable garbage. At least Penny, as a pure support character, died within her character tier. Pyrrha, as a billed MAIN character, had THREE main-tier character arcs dumped on her all at once, got NONE of them resolved to satisfaction, and got Fridged with all the dignity of a Mortal Kombat Fatality, all for a blatant rip-off of Goku's ascension to Super Saiyan, and THAT had none of the requisite support, structure and foundation to make the event carry its narrative weight.



And believe me, I can absolutely elaborate in great detail as to why this was objectively a poor decision to make, as well as being completely unnecessary.



Those who have supported this decision....they have yet to truly challenge me on this.