Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-31098022-20170218174614/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170302044109

Ozpin vs. Cinder: That's pretty much what I thought too. It might have been a hassle to get to it in the middle of the fight. If Ozpin did take a dive to get off Salem's radar he wouldn't bother to get the Relic since he'd basically be handing it over to Cinder. We don't know how the Relics work but they might not all be combat ready, so to speak. I got the impression Qrow did know but he didn't trust his sister with the information.

Tyrian: Not if Tyrian could work around it. The idea came about since his eyes weren't really focused on the characters during certain bits of the fights. He could deflect Ruby's shots without looking, maybe by sound alone. Then the most curious bit came after Qrow hits him. Tyrian is a good distance away as Qrow walks to his weapon and Tyrian makes a frustrated noise. His hand is on the ground like he's trying to feel the vibrations. When Qrow grabs his weapon it makes a noise and Tyrian turns towards the direction with a happy expression on his face. He attacks right after.

If he has bad eye sight (I don't think he's blind) I think Qrow figured it out based on how he reacted in that section of the fight. Scorpions in general are supposed to have bad eye sight and if he's still interested in Jaune it might be a huge advantage for Jaune.

Chess Pieces: Yeah, they were there to see who would be on what team. I just meant that symbolism could be present too. Maybe four students for four Relics? There was a theory awhile back with both teams shown as chess pieces that I tend to agree with. Ruby was the Queen since she does most of the direct fighting with the bad guys and they all know what a threat she is.

Jaune was the King since he's also in a leader role but is the one that's mostly protected. His friends have almost always had his back and Ozpin might be keeping his importance secret. I usually think about that lines in Time to Say Goodbye about "Were we born to fight and die? Sacrificed for one huge lie? Are we heroes keeping peace? Or are we weapons pointed at the enemy so someone else can claim the victory?"

That sounds like the theme RT is playing with Ozpin and I think it might refer to Ruby and Jaune.

Arc Siblings: I kind of thought his sisters would be based on princesses like Sleeping Beauty. No reason why. The fact there are 7 girls to 1 boy sounds like a huge plot point to me. We haven't heard of any other character that has that many siblings. Why would they have that many kids? I tend to think of Jaune being the youngest for this reason since it feels like the Arcs were trying to get a boy. Plus his sheltered nature makes it seem like he was the one they babied.

The only times we've seen gender being important to the plot so far is that the Maidens have to be female and I assume the reincarnations for Ozpin have to be male. What if there's something else we don't know about that has to do with the Arc line? With the colors I think they said Jaune had a different one from his family. I assumed that meant they were all based around yellow since his aura is white. The sword and the family crest is based on yellow too. Rainbow works for the sisters though.

His Parents knowing he's alive: I could see a letter but I don't know if they'd be okay on looking for the bad guys that were responsible for Beacon. I thought it would be cool if they ended up running into one or more of his family along the way.

Ozpin choosing leaders: Isn't that what he did with all the teams? He watched and saw who did what. Jaune and Ruby both brought the teams together and figured out how to win. Unless Ozpin always meets all his potential students prior to the exam and sees leadership skills ahead of time? I mean he met Ruby but she didn't exactly show leadership traits then. I don't think he helped Blake get in, he said only the exam mattered and she knew how to survive for years.

The Process to get into Beacon: The landing strategy seemed like something everyone but Jaune was aware of. Ozpin apparently has been doing the same thing for years. Although they might have practiced it before the exam in previous years?

Taiyang Xiao Long: Then Oz tells everyone "it's time to work on our landing strategy!"

Jaune's dad would know that the process was dangerous and Jaune didn't have his aura unlocked. I believe Ozpin had some plan in mind and might have set the transcripts up himself. He seemed to not only know about Jaune but also kept it secret from Glynda. The whole thing feels suspicious to me.

Getting RNJR together: Yep, I definitely think Qrow was taking on the role as Ozpin by master minding this. We already know that Ruby needed help for this since she had no idea how much time it would take and had trouble with reading a map. I think Jaune was spot on and that was why Qrow didn't get upset at the accusation. He looked like he was trying to backtrack. Qrow told Ruby where the bad guys were and (in theory) got another team together.

I can't see Ruby finding them or JNR knowing where she lived without Qrow doing it.

King giving up Power: The Maidens require young women so maybe his line needs the next host to be young men like Oscar? We don't know what the state of the world was like after the war. Everyone was either in awe or terror of the King based on what he did on the battlefield. Some might have seen him and his family as a threat since he had so much power.