Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27092449-20151018200124/@comment-27092449-20151025230330

73.Anon.52 wrote: 1. That's not really what the Pyrrha dying theory is about, it is also because of what a "Pyrrhic" victory is... which is victory at great cost, to the point you may as well have lost. The other part of the theory is that Pyrrha has a singular, easily obtained goal, a ridiculously OP skillset/ability, and is a mentor type character for Jaune. I can get that reasoning, I really do... I just don't agree with it.

Pyrrha got her name from her inspiration Achilles, who took the name while disguised as a woman. Yes, he was a great warrior, and yes, he died from what should have been a minor injury, but still. That's like saying Blake will be captured by some man-turned-sapient Grimm or that Wiess will be knocked unconscious from eating a poisoned apple later down the line. The characters may be based on and inspired by pre-existing characters of fairy tales and legends, but that doesn't determine what will ultimately happen to them.

Yes, she is very powerful from a physical standpoint, and likely that will become a plot point down the line (or even this very volume,) but her goal isn't a physical one. Her goal, or rather her conflict, is of a social and psychological matter. As she has stated, Pyrrha feels that she can not make friends on her own merits because she's on this pedistal because of her feats, that her friendships were due to Jaune rather than herself. She tries so hard to maintain these few friendships she has, making sure eveyone is OK and that's she's treating people as nicely and respectfully as possible that she forgets about her needs and wants. Pyrrha's endgame is learning that she can make friends on her own despite of her friendship, and that it's okay to do something for herself. Jaune going to the dance in a dress may have cheered her up, but it didn't do much if at all for helping Pyrrha realize this.

And yes, she's a mentor for Jaune at the moment, but I don't think that's something that will give her a death sentence. She's his partner, a friend helping a classmate get good marks in school (and also someone who REALLY wants him, but again, that's just my inner shipper again.)  And besides, this wouldn't be the first time RT played around with old tropes and achetypes. Hell, look at Jaune. He started off as a goofball/whipping boy, and now look at him. He still has a good way to go, but he's developing.

That said, I CAN see her getting injured, but it'll likely be so that she can realize and develop rather than put her out of commission for good.