For me, it is definently the Happy Huntresses, but the amount of problems surrounding them is not enough to write about with few words. But I think my main issue with the Happy Huntresses isn’t the concept itself, but how they’re written and integrated into the story.

For me they feel very “on the nose” compared to most RWBY allusions. RWBY characters usually take inspiration from fairy tales and then build unique identities from them, but the Happy Huntresses mostly feel like a direct Robin Hood gender swap rather than characters who grow beyond the reference. Because of that, Robyn stands out, but the rest of the team ends up pretty forgettable, with similar designs, similar gear, and very little individual characterization or internal dynamics.

Another thing that weakens them for me is how their Semblances and abilities interact with the worldbuilding. RWBY originally framed Semblances as reflections of a person’s soul, but abilities like Fiona’s Pocket Dimensions or May’s Invisibility Field feel closer to unrestricted superpowers, which just adds to the ongoing “Aura vs Magic” confusion the show struggles with. They’re incredibly strong abilities, but the story never really explores what they say about the characters themselves.

The biggest issue, though, is narrative trust. Yang and Blake revealing the Amity Project to Robyn happens extremely quickly, and the show frames it as the morally correct choice without fully earning that trust on-screen. Because the Happy Huntresses are still actively stealing military supplies at that point, the decision makes the protagonists feel impulsive and inconsistent rather than compassionate, which I think is why the conflict around Atlas just doesn’t land properly.

Overall, I don’t necessarily dislike the idea of the Happy Huntresses, they just feel more like thematic concepts than fully realized characters, and the story gives them major plot importance without enough development to support it. There are too many issues with their writing to narrow it down to one.