Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-31953669-20180124124137/@comment-14909251-20180309230827

73.Anon.52 wrote:

1. Well, considering she is currently the most sympathetic villain having Emerald go darker or go off on a personal vendetta would be interesting.

2. Just because the plot doesn't go hunting for a character doesn't mean said character can't show up in the narrative

3. Or Salem manages to retrieve the Grimm and implants it on Emerald just because she doesn't want to let the power go... Cinder's Maiden powers are not guaranteed to transfer in the original ways anymore.

4. Again, Salem likely already represents what Grimm fusion can do, and forcing Emerald to take on Cinder's mantle would explore this aspect as much as is necessary before the heroes face her. Honestly, that all sounds really lame. I have a hard time believing they could sell Emerald as a full-blown villain. She just seems far too pure even with her villainy. Previous Volumes she seemed at times horrified with what was happening or horrified by the Grimm. Having her go from that to something much darker is a stretch. Emerald doesn't fit in with that kind of narrative for me and I imagine many people would have a hard time buying it. There really isn't a good alternative to Cinder at the moment when it comes to villains.