Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160206155158/@comment-26872876-20160208052230

ChishioKunrin wrote: MetallicArcher wrote:

We have Ozpin vs Cinder, Jaune and Pyrrha need to make it to Ironwood/Qrow/Glynda, Adam is after Blake and Yang who are both wounded (they just CAN'T leave us waiting a year to find out what turned to of those wounds), Ruby is... somewhere, the courtyard group, Mercury, Emerald, Port and Oobleck, we saw Cardin but what happened to his team? Hmmmm... One way this could go is...


 * Qrow arrives at Beacon (considering Ironwood told him to head there and evacuate the academy), helps the courtyard group, and orders them to evacuate immediately. Weiss tells him that Blake and Yang are somewhere else on campus, so he tells her that he'll find them and she should evacuate with the rest, since she's exhausted herself.


 * Qrow then encounters Blake and Yang, sees what happened to Yang, and probably faces off against Adam, while Blake and Yang evacuate.


 * Glynda gathers Port and Oobleck, and something happens with them, probably.


 * Something might happen with Mercury while he's trying to film everything.


 * Will Emerald decide to turn against Cinder's group or try to leave quietly? Or will she stick with them, despite the fact that she looks like she's having second thoughts and/or regrets?


 * Maybe Cinder vs Ozpin...? I dunno, I heard that the writers said we won't get to see Ozpin fight this Volume. Volume 3 might end on a cliffhanger, leaving Volume 4 to start off with Ozpin badassness or something. We can only hope.

You know, I could see Raven showing up to help Blake and Yang. I know she said the whole, "You only get one," line, but perhaps she uses Blake as an excuse. It could also be that Adam is not truly going to give chase either. But Qrow being her protector makes sense as well.
 * SOMETHING WITH THAT WYVERN, DAMN IT. Everyone else is busy, so... fuck, I dunno, maybe Glynda, Port, and Oobleck have to take it on? Maybe Ironwood helps?

I could see Ruby discovering Emerald and Mercury. She's on the Rooftops now. So she could end up stopping their broadcast. Though it could also be that if the Kngihts were to be stopped, Mercury and Emerald were supposed to have a back-up objective like the CCT. Maybe not. Hard to say.

With the Wyvern focused on the school, I believe it is safe to assume that Qrow and Ironwood's ground forces will start the fight with the Wyvern and recieve support form other characters as they show up (Oobleck, Port, possibly other Huntsmen/Huntresses). It is plausible to also see a return of Winter, and maybe a twist arrival of Taiyang. Hard to say if Ironwood even needs to get to his crashed ship anymore... so he may tag along as well. So it is likely one of Ironwood or Qrow would be sent to help Ozpin. Assuming they don't get caught up between the Dragon and the possiblity of Adam (hence maybe Raven intervention).

I've also considered the possiblity, given the dire circumstances, instead of fighting, Ozpin will concede to let Cinder go. You lose the Fall Maiden, but you can then focus his efforts on saving Vale. Perhaps even striking up a deal with her. "You leave now, we don't have to fight." That kind of thing.

Off this topic... I'm still a bit sad we didn't get much from Fox and Ren.