It’s no secret that I vehemently HATE Jaune. He’s my least favorite character, and he is the worst part of the show for me. I mean… Come on! Giving him four whole episodes to himself before Blake or Yang got any at all? Who’s dumb idea was that?
But I have an idea as to make him feel less… Annoying. The idea being that he gets into Beacon not by cheating, but through nepotism. Jaune’s ancestors are supposedly great heroes and all that. So maybe instead of having him get in because he forged transcripts, he gets in because his hero family pulls some strings.
This would make his whole thing of “I don’t want to be a damsel in distress” feel less like a tantrum and more like an actual thing that he wants to shake. And maybe also make him an exposition guy instead of the guy who gets the exposition. Like… Seriously Vomit Boy? You had a dream of being a Hunter but you didn’t know what Aura was? Maybe have him say something along the lines of “Doing shield aura practice in the field is a lot different than at home.” And there you go. The audience is now clued in at the concept of Aura, and that it can be used defensively. Then cut to Ren using it offensively, and the audience can then make the connection that Aura is both an offensive and a defensive tool that Hunters can use to improve their abilities. Also, have a class on it, because doing exposition through World of Remnant is stupid, and it should have been discussed in a class.
Overall, the main issue with Jaune is that his actions contradict what his character motivations are. He says he wants to be a Hunter, but he doesn’t know what Aura is. You’d think that if this was something he was passionate about, that he would look for books about it. He went through the effort of forging his transcripts but he won’t go through the effort of training or studying?- It would make far more sense that he’s below average for any of the academies and that it took a bit of strings being pulled for him to get in.
Like… Jaune has the potential to be a good character, it’s just that the writers put far too much focus on him and make his actions contradictory to what his goals are.
