Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170217011737/@comment-28522425-20170223083151

KNN005 wrote: So because the Nucklavee is shorter than the trees it can't be spotted from above? But about forest clearings? What about when it bumped against trees and shook them. No one could hear it always roaring? Nothing you've said negates the fact that Haven was literally less than 20 miles aways and they never took it down. The ride to Haven when Ruby got on took less that 6 minutes! More like 2! Nor did anyone even speak on it. It reminds me of when Winter said that had team RWBY fought an non-protype Paladin it would've been way harder. That line felt like a writer covering their ass so does this. It's okay. The writers of RT's stuff are humans. RWBY isn't perfect. It's gonna have mistakes. But let's call it what it is. Just because I'm saying it doesn't mean it's not true. The Nucklavee was too big and too loud for NO HUNTSMEN in Haven to ignore. And yet they did. For years. RT should not have wrote it that way, in my oh-so-humble opinion.

Just like it would be bad writer to manufacture an excuse for Oz to continue to not tell the teens who fought Tyrian about Salem's group. Another point I keep making and people ignore. Which I think is because they don't want to admit I'd made a legit point. Keeping secrets about Salem after Tyrian attacked them would be nonsense.

Its not like the Nuckelavee stayed in the area the whole time. It attacked Shion, which was weeks away from its cave, which means that the thing moved around the continent. As far as we know, it could have spent months or even years away from its cave.

It seems that it didn't attack villages on its own, but with a lot of Grimm. Even if survivors told Huntsmen about it, they would probably dismiss it as another one in the bunch.

And about them seeing it from airships or hearing it roar, why would they attack it? Remember, the whole world is filled with Grimm. To a Huntsman in an airship the Nuckelavee here would not be very different from the Beowolf there or the Beringel over there. Its not like every Huntsman would instinctively know that the Nuckelavee was involved in the destruction of several villages, so even if they saw it, they would probably ignore it like they ignore thousands of other Grimm when they are travelling.

And when about 20 students fought non-prototype paladins, they had a much harder time than Team RWBY did.