User blog comment:The Devil's Advocate WP/Weiss the Innocent Victim/@comment-79.177.186.213-20131105183924

I will agree that Weiss is a more complex character with, perhaps, more selfless motives than it may seem. I agree that she may be insecure and that her personality can manifest from that.

However, I think you take this too far. Weiss is, for better or for worse, a complex character that cannot be made out to be free from guilt. She is very judgemental - judgemental of Ruby, of Sun Wukong, etc. - and is arrogant and self-centered. We've seen her private conversation (in her bid to join with Pyrrha) and it is far from altruistic.

It is quite hard to argue that Weiss is not self-centered: any argument that her purest intent is to protect others can be dismissed any number of ways. Pride: she wants others to see her as the best or most capable. Power/Ambition: anyone she saves would owe her. Insecurity: she refuses to acknowledge that she has fears and limitations. Saving Face: she aids others because she does not want to be branded as careless or heartless. Escape: becoming a huntress may be a way to "safely" run away from her father, grandfather, and the family business. There are many ways your theories could be subverted or jossed. I highly doubt Weiss is as innocent as you claim.

I acknowledge that you have some interesting points worth considering, but it strikes me as an excercise ad absurdium to suggest that Weiss is as faultless as you suggest.

- Nathan J Xaxson