Should Adam Taurus have died?
Okay, new poll. This is a classic.
Personally, I think Adam deserved to die and that it was the right thing to do. After all the people he killed.
And if there are those who say that Adam was forced by Cinder to participate in Beacon, it doesn't matter. If you watch his scenes, Adam is quite willing to participate in the battle. He seems to believe it's the right thing to do, or at least, the best thing for him. His dialogues indicate that.
Added to that, his character card in RWBY: Combat Ready literally says that he wants to destroy the pillars of society (which includes the academies) and thus enslave humanity.
Think of it this way: the White Fang normally steal Dust. But under Roman, they stole even more Dust.
Just because they were forced to cooperate with Cinder doesn't mean Adam didn't want to participate. What bothered him was having to serve under a human.
And Adam didn't care about his soldiers either, since he was willing to let them all die in the bombs at Haven. If you're wondering why he seemed concerned for them, we can say that he simply can't admit that he doesn't care about their lives.
Yes, this has some headcanons involved. But it's a coherent explanation with everything we've seen.
Anyway, Adam destroyed Yang and Blake's auras, and he was about to grab Blake's weapon. It was either act fast or die.
But that's just my opinion. What do you think?
Should have Adam died?
He deserved to die and was right to kill him
He didn't deserve to die but was right to kill him
He deserve to die but wasn't right to kill him
He didn't deserve to die and wasn't right to kill him
I don't think he '''deserved''' to die. That implies that killing him under any context is morally okay. And even with all the shit Adam pulled, between the terrorism, the abuse and the personal assault: I think he deserved to be imprisoned and pay back his debt to his victims. Give proper closure to Blake and Yang. Apologize to the WF he misled. Right his wrongs. I mean, I wouldn't say Jacques deserved to die and that man is objectively worse than Adam in every way.
I do think it was right to kill him, same that it's right to kill a home invader or a mugger. He presented a clear threat to Yang and Blake's lives and he was given at least one chance to back away, if not multiple through his chase of Blake. Adam chose to keep attacking, so he did need to be put down to protect his targets' lives.
Adam is meant to be tragic in some way. And that includes how his death isn't something to celebrate but rather lament on what could have been.
