Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24.247.91.107-20140511154823

To elaborate: Monty has confirmed that Ruby and Yang are NOT adopted/foster sisters, nor step sisters, nor cousins; he has explicitly stated that they are blood-related sisters. However, and please correct me if I'm mistaken, but I don't belive he ever EXPLICTLY denied the possibility that they're...ait for it...half-sisters! Nor to the extent of my own knowledge, at least, has it ever been commented upon in no uncertain terms that Qrow is Yang's uncle as well as Ruby's uncle. Hence, my question: Are Ruby and Yang FULL-sisters, or HALF-sisters; if only half, then which parent do they have in common; what side of the family tree is Qrow on; and is he Yang's uncle as well as Ruby's?

My personal theories:

One: Ruby and Yang are half-sisters; Mr. Xiao Long is their common father; Qrow is Mr. Xiao Long's brother, and therefore Yang's uncle. Evidence in support of One: Ruby's refers to "Dad", rather than "my Dad" or "your Dad" when refering to him in conversation with Yang; Qrow's name-spelling looks kind of Asian to me, and the first time Ruby referred to him as her uncle, she did so in a reference to RT's stereotypical-Asian-impression. Counterpoints: a one-off gag is not very strong evidence.

Two: Ruby and Yang are half-sisters; Summer Rose is their common mother; Qrow is Summer's brother, and therefore is Yang's uncle. Evidence in support of Two: If Semblances can be hereditary, which I think they are because of the relations I've noticed between Yang's Semblance and her surname and between Weiss's Glyphs and her family crest, then it is possible that Qrow and Ruby, and possibly even Summer, all have the 'super-speed' Semblance in common, and could be the reason why Ruby needed Qrow's help to master her weapon (by mastering her Semblance, since speed is essential to making a scythe a practical melee weapon) and more to the point why Ruby has the ability to match or almost-match her uncle's fame Scythe Fu capabilities; Ozpin's comment about Ruby having silver eyes could be him making a connection between her and Qrow and posibly Summer (due to silver being a very uncommon eye color that is easily mistaken for the more common gray under casual ubservation), whom Ozpin might have also known and whose death he may share responsibility for or perceive himself to share responsibility for, thus lending to his self-opinion of having made many, many mistakes, and may also be a contributing factor to his interest in Ruby's growth as a warrior. Counterpoints: Hereditary-Semblances are not (yet) canon.

Three: Combination of elements from One and Two (because 1+2=3, get it?); Ruby and Yang have a common father, Mr. Xiao Long, but Qrow is Summer's brother, and therefore not Yang's uncle. Evidence in support of Three: same evidence I used for Two. Counterpoints: again, same for Two.

So then, please make your own observations, critique my reasoning, ask me questions for clarification, post your own theories on the subject of the Rose and Xiao Long families, or whatever. I often forget things when writing, so I may have unintentionally left out some details, so please point out any holes in my reasoning you notice. 