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I was there in the old days when Volume 1 was airing, back when we were making fun of the "Can you match my resolve?" stuff and all the other dumb shit he'd say. Early RWBY was viciously mocked here and deservedly so. Monty constantly talked big game, but everything that wasn't fighting or autistic dancing was comically amateur. Fucking egregious animation errors left and right and the voice work was just them grabbing girls from the office and it wasn't even subtle. It's undeniable that Monty has been heavily lionized since his death. And you know what? I can't blame anyone for it because the chucklefucks that were left to pick up the pieces managed to defile and suffocate that tiny bit of soul that Monty had imparted. It's legitimately tragic that it's only in the defilement of that soul that it becomes fully apparent.
That said, if Monty was still alive (assuming he wouldn't end up going trans at some point, because let's be honest, he was a prime demographic for it), he'd still be saying dumb shit and talking big game and he wouldn't be nearly as sympathetic as he is in death.