>>1898255>>1898290>>1898266Ruby not being in the finals was good writing, honestly. I was pleasantly surprised by it.
NW gets it.
>>1898235Ruby is absolutely the least capable fighter on the entire team.
Yang is significantly stronger, more experienced, generally better in combat and has a semblance well suited to matches like these.
Weiss is a similar damage output, more experienced, a better fighter, more tactical and has extremely strong magic allowing her to turn any given situation to her favor.
Blake is less strong in terms of outright damage, but is much, much more experienced than any of the others, is a very skilled fighter, and has a powerful 1v1 semblance.
Compare that to Ruby, who has less experience than everyone else, is not a very hard hitter, has a semblance of moderate usefulness within the confines of the small ring and unpredictable terrain, and has a fighting style more suited to fighting large amounts of weak enemies than a couple skilled, strong opponents.
They made the logical choice. The second I heard the doubles thing, I was really hoping RT wouldn't choose WR for it.
The best choice imo would have been Yang and Blake, not because I ship that, I can't stand the ship, but because they are the two with the most actual combat experience and the two whose skill sets are most suited for combat in a 2v2 or 1v1 situation against a strong opponent.
