Quote Originally Posted by orrion View Post
V gets intentionally taken out of the fights where he could stomp all over everything and provide every answer to the problems the Order faces (like the Fly spell to save Roy).

Since it's unlikely that V can stomp all over Redcloak and Xykon there's no particular reason to assume that he'll be absent for a final showdown.
Besides, I think many people, including Rich, would find it an unsatisfactory conclusion if the collective nemesis of the entire order was beaten by any group other than a united Order of the Stick.