Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1446360-20171112023531/@comment-27234079-20171214123519

Soarel wrote: The word "underling" implies a certain weakness and subservience. And she isn't even #2: she's ranked behind all the other members of her team. And I'd be fine with her being 2nd in command and the one doing everything, a Vader to Salem's Emperor, but no, that's not how the openings and the writers' statements have framed her. They've framed her as just another pawn (exactly the opposite of what Qrow called her in V3).

Also, mentor ≠ boss. You realize Qrow meant Salem was the Queen, right? He recognized who she was when Tyrian called her Queen