Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-158.125.243.29-20150329080244/@comment-4010415-20150329093928

If the armor really existed, it's possible that it could've been some sort of strange robot, considering Ironwood's robot company is apparently business partners with the Schnee Dust Company and even seems to sell them robots (note the security robots on the train in the Black Trailer, plus the Schnee logo all over a lot of the cargo).

The White Fang killing her mother and attacking her would definitely explain and justify her hatred for them and her distrust of all Faunus, especially if the White Fang members who attacked her were wearing normal streetclothes so no one would realize they were White Fang members before the attack. Perhaps the Faunus who attacked her were employees, and that's how they got so close to her?