So...Magnus archive s3 finale...you were right. There is no rwby character that can match Elias. I don't think they'd be ready for him.

Precisely. And things just get better from here! 

Elias is too crafty and is pulling too many strings to have a RWBY equivalent. The fandom likes to talk about Ozpin as if he’s this evil mastermind  — which he’s not  — but the way his character has been twisted in the collective perspective is somewhat Elias-esque. Actually comparing the two canon characters is night and day though lol