>>143451990>>143452010I don't think it was inherently a bad idea to include the faunus storyline, although I agree it was terribly mishandled. The idea of a peaceful group like the Fang growing more and more radical over time until it embraces full blown terrorism(effective terrorism that is working, to boot, according to Blake) and the morality around when too far is too far is something that could have been interesting with different writers.
I just don't think RT was equipped to handle it. And yeh,
>>143451990 has a point. Nothing we saw really hammered home the idea that there was mass racism against Faunus on the scale that bombing grocery stores would become an accepted tactic in response.
The problem is that you know, the main advocate for radical race revolution was Adam Taurus, and his character quickly was warped into "deranged ex boyfriend" instead of focusing on the ideological aspect of his character.
There's all kind of things that could be explored on that front in an ideal world. Why would the Faunus agree to be moved to Menagerie despite capturing the allied human army at Ft. Castle? If the SDC mining jobs for Faunus are such a death sentence, why isn't there more agitation within Atlas itself? Is the Fang banned in Atlas? How does Blake square up being raised as the princess of a private island ruled by her dad(the closest thing to a monarchy left in Remnant), with her aspirations as an oppressed freedom fighter? How would the White Fang treat a human x faunus couple? Big questions.
You can make it work. You just need gumption.
