At this point, I'd say it's either a Red Herring to make people less likely to anticipate Pyrrha's death, or foreshadowing for something that might befall a character in the future.
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Given how tight lipped the show is about the villains, their motivation, and how secretive and shady the Big Good is, I don't think we can rule out a twist that would reveal Cinder and/or Salem to be a Well-Intentioned Extremist, or at least just one side of a Black-and-Black Morality conflict.
edited 14th Apr '16 1:38:24 PM by CaptainCapsase
Ms. Fire doesn't need to be sympathetic, she just needs to have a clear motive...clear reasoning, reasons that turn her into a complete monster.
At this she's too effective to be sympathetic anyway.
edited 14th Apr '16 1:39:56 PM by randomness4
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.If they start out sympathetic, then sure...it becomes even more impactful when they turn to the dark side.
Bonus points if they stay that way to the very end.
Redemption is too mainstream...(* U *)
edited 14th Apr '16 1:50:08 PM by randomness4
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It can be done. If you consider Flowey irredimable.
Worst case scenario, Cinders becomes the coolest gal!
edited 14th Apr '16 1:49:57 PM by fasoman1996
Uni catIf they're irredeemable, they just lose those sympathetic qualities.
They lose the ability to be sympathetic.
edited 14th Apr '16 1:59:55 PM by randomness4
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Multiple villain factions should've probably been a thing by now.
There's still time, but...
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.It comes off as the writers trying to put her on a bus for season four. Weiss was shanghai'd by her dad, Blake is off doing Blake things, and Yang is busy being depressed, so Ruby has to hook up with the remains of Team JNPR for the new season.
My reaction to people guessing that yang will turn evil http://youtu.be/umDr0mPuyQc
Ironically I am also a huge supporter of the corrupted Pyrrah theory
Cut off one head 2 more shall take it's place! Hail HydraIt could be a matter of weeks rather than months, given that we're just talking about autumn turning into winter, but yes, it's definitely not just a couple of days.
I have no problem with the way Yang's crashed from losing her arm. I've witnessed what the loss of limbs or limb function can do to even the most dynamic people. They come out of it the other side - usually a different person (sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad). In Yang's case, her limbs are her primary fighting tools; her entire identity is probably now in question (in her own mind). This is just the beginning of a character arc for her, that's all.
The show has never told us how common artificial limbs are, but it has hinted that the kind of technology that will allow someone to have artificial limbs good enough to fight with is going to be expensive. Mercury asks Cinder what's in it for him if he goes with her, but we never get to see the answer. Later on, he complains to Emerald about her actions with the screwdriver because his legs aren't cheap. It may not be confirmation but it's at least a hint that the kind of technology Yang will need is not common and will require wealth.
We're all sure she'll end up with an artificial arm eventually, but I doubt that'll be because it's easy or common place, it'll be because her family have connections (and she - and her benefactors - will probably have great need).
That's not how it comes off to me. It looks to me like they're splitting RWBY to cover different locations on Remnant. There are questions about Atlas's system, about Penny's creation (and why she suddenly wanted to go to Beacon). There are questions about the Schnee situation (and the faunus situaiton connected to it). Putting Weiss in Atlas allows the exploration - and investigation - of Atlas to begin.
Blake going AWOL is the start of her character arc, but it allows for the exploration of the White Fang matter as well. We don't know if she'll stay in Vale but Adam indicated the White Fang base of operations was in Mystral - which is where Ruby's going.
Yang meanwhile ties back Tai from going after Ruby and connects Yang to Vale. My guess is that, at some point, Ruby's group are going to be walking into terrible danger without knowing it, but the truth of their doomed path gets uncovered by one of the team elsewhere - Yang, Weiss and Blake are now all in positions where they can start learning pieces of the puzzle that are relevant to their back stories. My guess is that Ruby will end up doomed and Yang's resolve will be renewed and she'll be the one to get the team back together to go after Ruby to save her.
In the meantime, the story will have explored different parts of Remnant, related to where the other three girls end up going, and which will all tie together as pieces of the same plot.
That's an interpretation, not confirmed. Amber's eyes did open, but we don't actually know how with it she was. The power might have gone to Cinder because of the 'last person' clause, but it might have gone to Cinder because of the 'unity' issue.
Either way, it doesn't matter how she got the second half of the power. We know she did not obtain the first half of the power naturally and that something about her was changed because of that process (as the tattoo on her back reminds us).
Ozpin took that line the first time it was discussed - when that discussion included Glynda, Qrow and Ironwood. However, his attitude was quite different later on when alone in the vault with the kids. His insistence on hearing Pyrrha's permission and his apology at the start of the transfer indicates to me that he knew what would happen (we don't know what that would end up have being, but Ozpin's behaviour was suspicious enough). For some reason, he's been holding back in front of the others - but then, Ironwood does have the gut feeling that Ozpin's been holding information back from them.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.Ruby will reunite with Blake first, then Weiss, and finally Yang but at the end of volume 4, Ruby, Weiss, Jaune, and a reformed Neo will got to Vacuo while Blake, Yang, Ren, and Nora will go look for Raven who has a mac guffaw that can take maiden powers. NR will be seperated from BY and will have their own adventure before reuniting.
Jaune was contacting Goodwitch before Pyrrha blasted him off.Problem being that their was no guarantee that they'ed get to tower in time.So with Ozpin gone.Pyrrha went back to stall.
This doesn't mean that she wasn't fighting to kill.It'll be wonderful for her if she did.But given that Cinder had gone full Maiden it was unlikely.
Secondly their is no reason to assume that Ruby wouldn't have been able the even the odds had she arrived eariler.Especially considering that the the Amber fell pretty much because of the numbers game.
No it doesn't Deus ex Machinas solve problems.Beacon still fell.The Dragons still a problem.Just not a active threat and Vale is hardly out of the woods.Considering they now a Grimm army parked in their backyard
I like to add that Yang had been put though the ringer before the incident.Well cinder faming her for breaking Mercury break.Not to mention the fact the her teammates are gone when she needs their support the most.I actually wager that the straw that broke the camel back wasnt the point were she lost the arm but the point were she found out that Blake up and left her without a reason (I could hear the Bumble bee shippers squeeing in the distance )
edited 14th Apr '16 5:26:57 PM by DeanCole
They meet their new love interest, causing a one episode love triangle.
Then they realize that they should just stay friends.
Only after the love interest reveals their dark secret.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.@Cole: Actually, in terms of the tropes, a Deus ex Machina is something that occurs with no foreshadowing; Chekhov's Gun is when something relatively insignificant turns out to be significant later, which is what happened here.
The heroes of their own story, where they leave all their friends behind and Save da World.
Yup...it truly is an insignificant story-tale.
edited 14th Apr '16 5:23:38 PM by randomness4
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Honestly....while i do think Cinder to get a tragic backstory i don't want her to be that sympathetic.I feel like with what Cinder has done try to make her sympathetic would be the wrong choice.