Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27276671-20160214220907/@comment-72.233.169.11-20160215143155

AndyAstroZombie wrote: So we've done it guys ! Another chapter down in the amazing saga. Volume 3 left us with some major changes in the series (i.e. Yang's Arm, Pyrrha's death, Roman's death, Penny's death. Blake running away, Weiss back to Atlas, Ozpin missing and the Grimm invasion) just to name a few. The show definitely is taking a more serious tone and with the wait for Volume 4's release I thought it'd be fun to hear everyone's predictions for what will happen next.

Here are some of mine

-Yang vs Blake: Yang ends the series angered that Blake has left her. Presumably the hot tempered Yang finds it hard to forgive her original partner and with the help of her estranged and apparently somewhat wayward mother she confronts Blake in a showdown possibly resulting in Yang being on the wrong side.

-Ruby vs Weiss: Another partner matchup. Weiss is last seen being flone to Altas with her father and it is stated that the rest of the world thinks that Atlas and its soldiers attacked Vale making Atlas look like the bad guys. Ruby and her bunch end in a mini civil war that pits Atlas who is pressured by her sister, father and Ironwood to fight for Atlas vs Vale and Ruby.

-Jaune Finds His Semblance: After his emotional goodbye with Pyrrha Jaune becomes a more braver character is Volume 4 vowing not to let anymore of his friends get hurt he discovers his semblance which is hinted at to be protective in nature.

-We Find Out Who Ozpin Really Is: Volume 3 leaves us with Salem addressing Ozpin directly, and he is shown to be the most capable Huntsmen in the series as well as hinted at that he is more than meets the eye, Volume 4 will show us who he really is.

-Pyrrah Returns: Easily the most striking part of the Volume finale is the apparent death of the beloved Pyrrah Nikos. I think that she will return not in a physical form but more of a ghost like pressence (think Goku when Gohan defeated Cell). Or we will see her return in full form via some magical process.

-Ruby Is The Winter Maiden: After the death of Pyrrah we see Ruby freak out and have a similair reaction to Autumn and Cinder when they occupy the Fall Maiden role and it is stated by Taiyang and Qrow that the Grimm Dragon is frozen solid to the tower heavily implying that both Summer and Ruby Rose were/are the Winter Maiden.

I don't know these are all my personal predictions, I know we'll all find out soon enough but let me know what you all think will happen. I must say, these are some really good theories and I hope that at least some of them end up coming true. They could make some really good stories. Granted, I don't think Ruby will become the Winter Maiden (if she becomes a Maiden, I think it might be the Fall one), but it's still an interesting idea to consider.

Personally, I think the next season will have more internal conflict, with the chraracters having to deal and overcome their grief and sorrow. Along with this, I think we are also going to see a little more about what Salem has planned, what happened to Cinder and the Dragon Grimm, and how the events of "The End of the Beginning" has affected the world at large.

And yes, I know that they already explained what happened between the kingdoms, but not in great detail.

Along with this, I think some characters who died (at least seemingly) will come back. In this case:

Neo might come back to exact revenge on Ruby for (possibly) nearly killing her and/or for the "death" of Torchwich (I know he was eaten by a Grimm, but we don't know yet if he survived or not).

Roman will be revealed to have survived his "encounter" with the Grimm and is now living somewhere else, either doing what he initially did or as The Atoner.

Pyrrha might be revealed to be still alive, either as a ghost or because Cinder captured, rather than killed, her. If it's the latter, she might be under Salem's watch, whom might be trying to convince Pyrrha to join her cause-either through persuasion, coercion or force.