Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24218038-20131202202153/@comment-3146930-20131204025610

Zathronas wrote:

I don't agree with several of your points.

1. Blake did not become a member at 12, the organisation changed their leadership then she specifically say the she was there before.

2. Not send a first year student? She's been in the white fang organisation forever they must have confidence in her.

3. getting a faunus teacher in the school might be much more difficult than getting a student in.

4. Now your showing Blake as inconsistent. She fights for her Faunus right but is ashamed to show herself? The reason she gave for her bow was to hide her afiliation with the Fang in plain sight. Velvet isn't afraid to show her ears, why not her?

It's obvious you don't agree with me but I think both our views are valid here. We'll see who's right in season 2 (won't happen in volume 2) But again mark my words, something is not kosher here.


 * 1) Sorry, what I meant to say was that if Blake is actually 17, then she would have only been twelve when the leadership changed and the White Fang became violent. Obviously a twelve year old wouldn't have access to all the information on operations being performed and probably believed that people weren't being hurt by their new tactics; only buildings or objects.
 * 2) It doesn't make sense to send a student to a school if they want to gain information on Hunters. The school is there to train the next generation of Hunters, but it is unknown exactly how many active Hunters there are. The school itself would only have a limited number of Teachers that may or may not be active Hunters.
 * 3) The school is clearly in support of Faunus rights if they allow them to enroll in the school. Why wouldn't they allow a teacher in? A teacher could interact with the other teachers, gain information on students, and probably use school resources for their own research (White Fang related or otherwise).
 * 4) I never said she was ashamed to be a Faunus. However she is a known criminal of the White Fang and uses the bow to distance herself from the White Fang and Faunus in general. People like Cardin for example openly dislike Faunus and it is clear that Beacon doesn't have as many Faunus students as regular humans. If Blake didn't have the bow, she would stand out (either from bullying or simply because she is a Faunus); something not in the best interest of a criminal. However considering she still has the bow in the Black Trailer, you have to wonder why. Maybe she doesn't want to be seen as just another Faunus of the White Fang, so she uses the bow to hide the fact she is a Faunus at all.

However I do see Blake's relationship with the White Fang popping up again. I don't think she is still a member, but I do see them trying to get her back or blackmail her into gathering information for her. She will do it, then the rest of Team RWBY will help her when she breaks down and admits to them what she was forced to do...or something hopefully not as predictable.