Quote:Deadpan29 wrote:Torchwick was so cowardly he became a mass murdering terrorist willing to help burn civilisation down, rather than take a stand. No wonder he got so ranty at RubyQuote:ClassicDrogn wrote:Ruby and Roman Torchwick make this exact point in their conversation in the most recent episode of RWBY. (Vol 3, episode 11)
The world is full of comforting lies - that truth and justice prevail, that honesty and hard work lead to success, the if we can persevere through today's hardship tomorrow will be better. A hero is a person who goes out and tries to make them true.
It's actually really interesting when you consider what he started out as, and what he became. There's similar examples of both paths with Blake and Emerald, now that I think about it.