#it doesnt even serve angst purposes for qrow bc its so vague and offscreen it might as well not exist

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The Branwen bandits make absolutely no sense and every question I ask leads to more questions

Why do Raven and Vernal have advanced weapons while nearly every other member has basic traditional armory? Do they employ a hierarchy within the group? If so, how does one rise in rank? Is the competition brutal, perhaps even lethal?

How are Hunters a significant enough threat that its namesake twins went undercover at Beacon when they clearly steamroll over every obstacle pre-V5? Has Raven's reign made them stronger than her predecessor? How? Who came before Raven and why are they no longer around?

Why would Hunters be after a group of human bandits when their purpose is to fight Grimm? Is stopping man-made tragedy a part of the job because it prevents major Grimm attacks? How far would that authority reach? Would that clash with any local police force?

On a meta level, what do the bandits bring to the narrative? It would've been interesting to see an ideological clash between individualistic "survival of the fittest" and community-oriented "strength of bonds overcome all odds," but we didn't get that. Or we could've gotten some worldbuilding due to their unique nomadic nature outside the kingdoms' safe walls

Instead, the Branwen Bandits serve only a utilitarian purpose: bring Weiss and Yang together and send them to Ruby, house Raven until the finale, and be cannon fodder in a few action scenes

Yet another good idea poorly executed

#rwde #it doesnt even serve angst purposes for qrow bc its so vague and offscreen it might as well not exist #also im avoiding the word tribe bc i read a while back that it promotes negative stereotypes #iirc its bc white colonizers used it as a synonym for 'primitive savages' and using it still promotes that idea #the bandits dont seem to have any close relations w each other so i dont feel like clan works either but im not as sure on that one #ngl every time i hear clan my first thought is either the uchihas or warrior cats lmao #on an off note im wondering if im not receiving hate anons bc ive already blocked everyone who does that shit #almost wish there were notifications for how many blocked anons have tried to send messages lol #literally the closest ive gotten to anon hate was someone saying that the bees were better than violyn from arcade #they sent an lol after i responded so i highly doubt theyre someone who's gone after rwdesters w vitriol #anons send me hate instead of the others blogs pls i need a good laugh