Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4444715-20170323233523/@comment-209.213.43.230-20170326033002

 I think that she would absolutely not.

In RWBY, the songs in the soundtrack either reference the world as a whole, or more often, individual characters. One song that I like in particular is “Divide”, because it shows more about the character of Salem. Sung from her point of view, a few lines say



 It was you who ended their lives Made them to dig their own graves With your dark, sick, cruel design Convinced them their world could be saved

Have you no shame? Signing them up for your war Train them to fight what they can't beat Your sins are what they'll pay for

Sacrifice them For your needs Slaughter is coming the end drawing near You'll regret your deeds



 This shows that Salem has a caring side. She abhors the actions Ozpin has taken, teaching children to fight Grimm. She thinks that they have no hope of stopping her from destroying their  world . Salem obviously sees a problem with the world, the governments, the way everything is set up. She wants to tear down all of that, and later replace it with something she thinks is better. If she hates how he just threw away lives (at least in her eyes) that I don't see her killing those around her.

 Names in RWBY are strange, they also reveal a lot about characters. Salem's name is no exception. I subscribe to the theory that it refers to the Wicked Witch of the West, through the Salem witch trials. However, many forget that Salem also means  peace . I think that what Salem is really doing is tearing down the world, so she can replace it with a more peaceful one. Perhaps this is why she is so close with Grimm, and can command them. She is acting as an agent of destruction, and being peaceful with the Grimm to that end. Maybe she thinks everyone can become like that, and all of the fighting and awful things will end.