Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26099499-20150226151824/@comment-4010415-20150611055624

68.2.74.129 wrote: I know I'm a little late, but I think that Raven is either alternate dimension Ruby and Yang portmanteau, and daughter of Qrow and summer instead of Liang, or she is future Ruby, which can be deduced by her weapons, color scheme, and semblance. ... Liang? Ruby and Yang's father's name is Taiyang.

And there is absolutely nothing that would suggest that alternate dimensions or time travel are a thing in this show, and it would be horrible writing if either of your theories is right.

The most reasonable theory is that Raven is Yang's mother and Qrow's sister.


 * Yang talked about searching for her mom for years.


 * Yang just happened to catch a glimpse of Raven leaving. This is clear setup for her and Raven to eventually meet (in real life, not in a dream like the after credits scene) and for Raven to be her mom.


 * Qrow's last name is possibly Branwen, and Yang and Ruby call him uncle Qrow. (Ruby and Yang grew up not knowing that they're only half-sisters, at first)


 * Color scheme doesn't mean jack shit. People used to think Ruby and Adam were related because they both have a red and black color scheme and rose symbols, but Monty said they have absolutely no relation.


 * In the after credits scene, when they showed Raven's face, they switchd to Yang, and her eyes had suddenly turned red, just like Raven's eyes. The camera work on this seems to point to them having some kind of relation.


 * When Raven showed up to save Yang from Neo, as soon as she knocked Neo back, she crouched to check on Yang, before drawing her sword again. After Neo fled, the music changed from intimidating to soft, sweet, almost motherly, as she looked at Yang and then left.


 * The photo Yang showed Junior in the Yellow Trailer, while looking for her mom, is of a woman with long seemingly-dark hair. (Yes, I know that the image is an edited version of Monty's artwork Transient Princess. He used it as a placeholder.)