Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160214165601/@comment-24994749-20160217042958

Speaking about the "Fulfilling Destiny" vs "Defying Destiny" thing...

Qrow said Raven has a world view he doesn't particularly agree with...

What if Qrow has a "Fulfilling Destiny" kind of world view while Raven has a "Defying Destiny" kind of world view.

I mean, Qrow is in the Brotherhood that protects the Maidens.

The Brotherhood exists to ensure the Maiden powers are passed own to people who will fulfil the role of using the powers that were granted to the original Maidens to help the world. Once the Maiden Magic has chosen someone, they are stuck with those powers until death.

Qrow also comes across as having a kind of negative, resigned style, world view. Even in the last ep. he is all about how all his life has been serving Ozpin and with him missing he will have to pick up where Ozpin left, no questions.

Qrow also tells Ruby those with silver eyes are destined to lead the life of the warrior and plays fool while giving her the information to just go do that.

Then Raven. I will work under the assumption that Raven is a Maiden or has some other form magical bullshit thrown on her.

What if Raven fled because she didn't want to fulfil whatever magical destiny she had? Even if it is something to do with the Branwen family specifically (I keep thinking about the Huginn and Muninn poem that was on the blackboard while Yang spoke about looking for Raven, and how Qrow acts as the Brotherhood's eyes. What if the Branwen's are destined to serve as Ozpin's eyes and ears everywhere alike to how Huginn and Muninn were Odin's?).

Anyways, so Raven fled because she refuses to be imposed what to do. Maybe Yang was an accident and Raven noped out of it after giving birth because "Just because I have a kid, it doesn't mean I will take care of it". She told Yang she wouldn't save her again because "I didn't save you because you are my daughter and it's my duty to watch over you. I did it because I felt like it at the time. Next time I might not feel like it."

Maybe Qrow considers Raven dangerous because she is so hell-bent to NOT do what others expect of her that she is completely unpredictable/has no limits to how far she will go for it.

As to why she could be like that? I don't know, maybe she is not precisely mentally stable or saw some real deep "face of the universe" level of shit and came out of it shaken everything she believed in or has some reason to spite on authority in general.