Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170709002747/@comment-141.134.109.210-20170711132254

ChishioKunrin wrote: He could have been the youngest child in another entrepreneurial family, with no hopes of becoming heir to his family's company or one of his siblings already inherited it, so he sought to marry his way into someone else's family company. There's definitely something with his family going on. He took the name of his wife. Obviously the Schnee name had already some power and influence attached to it, but the biggest growth in power and infuence was after Jacques took over. Besides it's not the surname of the guy leading a company that determines it's trustworthiness or efficiency, it's the company itself.

For example: Disney studio didn't crash because Roy, O. Disney retired and his succesor didn't call himself Donn Disney.

Whether Jacques Géle or Jacques Schnee leads it wouldn't matter if the guy was incompetent. There are cases throughout history where there were factions that preferred to trade with people from a certain bloodline. Good blood equals good man was their thinking. However keyword is blood, so even with a surname switch Jacques still wouldn't qualify.

We know the Schnee name is a pretty big deal for him. I am thus edging more towards the more classical from rags to riches kind of story. Where he started out poor and through skills, wits, abilities and a bit of luck rose to power. Explains why the Schnee name is so important to him. It's literally his biggest achievement from being a nobody to being a titan.

If that's the case it's easy to see why the name is a delicate subject for him and Weiss reminding him that he married into the family is essentially her bitchslapping his biggest achievement. It's easy to see why that would make him lose control (the slap) for the briefest of moments, especially considering Weiss got the name without having to do anything for it.

-TheShadowOfZama