Give me some CHARACTER takes

I'll go first.

CRWBY didn't ruin Adam's potential. Let me explain. Adam is a character full of spite and pride. Too blinded by a quest of revenge to see the path of redemtion offered to him. He was, in fact, given multiple chances to change his ways and he took none of them. He is even described as 'a boy who lost his way'. He had long since past his point of no return and he paid the price for doing so. TLDR: CRWBY didn't ruin the potential of Adam, Adam ruined his own potential.