Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160109160106/@comment-3257939-20160109202503

''You were the first person to ever believe in me, you know that? Even when I told my parents I was going to Beacon, they told me "not to worry" if I ended up having to move back home. How depressing is that?''

That is certainly depressing. It makes the bully arc even harsher. No wonder why he's so desperate to prove himself. Even his own parents think he's a failure and never expected him to be successful at Beacon. They were sure that he wouldn't last long before deciding to go back home. In fact, it almost happened if it wasn't for Pyrrha.