Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-27648673-20160927043954

My predictions/thoughts:

- Ruby: Not the leader of RNJR. While the community may call them team Ranger, and CRWBY may call them team Ranger, I doubt that's actually a canon element of the show. I would be disappointed to see Ruby as the leader of the team too - Jaune is the leader of JNPR, and losing one member doesn't change that. I don't have many predictions for her - unlike the rest of the group, Ruby doesn't have any specific thing that drives her. This was covered in Volume 2; of all members of her team, she is most certain on why she wants to become a Huntress, which leaves her in the dark. Weiss has her family to deal with - Blake has the White Fang - Yang has her arm. But Ruby is tracking down Cinder, and we know nothing about Cinder or anyone beneath/above her, so we have no idea where she could be other than a rough estimate of what kingdom she's in. Everyone else is uncertain of why they want to be huntresses because of connections or issues, so that makes it easier for us to theorize about them.

- Weiss: Attempting to look for her teammates while staying on her father's good side. Her father isn't as strict as we originally think - he does have a large amount of control over her, but as hinted in the manga, he doesn't see her as special. I believe he treats his children like prizes, and while it may take persuasion, I think he'd allow her to look for her team. As both Ruby and Blake are entirely lost to her and she has no idea where they could be, she goes for Yang first.

- Blake: A silent knight within her kingdom. Feeling the need for redemption after her years of criminal activity and cowardice, she is a voice of the people. Protesting government decisions and fighting for justice with a calm, almost emotionless manner, she rises in the rankings of the kingdom as she contemplates a way to take down Adam, possibly considering using the forces of the kingdom to her advantage. Of the four, I think we're most likely to see another school/other students on her end.

- Yang: Depressed at home. Taiyang has suggested a robotic arm multiple times, and while she has considered in, they don't have the money or resources or obtain one, as most of the world is in lockdown. Travelling a long distance is simply too dangerous. At one point in the story she sees a raven and talks to it. At another point in the story, while on a walk and wearing the remaining Ember Celica, she takes down a Grimm and uses her missing arm to her advantage in some way, which causes her to rethink her situation. Eventually, she is found by Weiss and brought to Atlas, but they are followed by a member of Cinder's faction, who is taken down by Weiss (possibly Emerald, as she's been shown fighting Weiss in the volume 3 opening) and locked away. Whether Yang actually gets a robotic arm at all, whether any of my theories are correct or not, is entirely out in the open and I don't want to make any assumptions about that.

- Jaune: Still Jaune. He's taking Pyrrha's death better than expected. While he may be a bit quiter and much more serious, he's learned from Pyrrha that she wouldn't want him to leave his team in the dust while he grieves. At one point, he returns to Beacon and finds her crown. The idea of him also meeting Blake at some point (as they rarely talked in the series) in her area is also a possibility.

- Pyrrha: Dead.

- Nora: Taking Pyrrha's death harder than expected - can get a bit brutal during fights (as in, angry brutal, not cheerful brutal). Otherwise, still Nora. Possibly more on her backstory.

- Ren: I feel that something major is going to happen with Ren and/or Nora in this season, but I have no idea what.

- Penny: Going to be rebuilt. High possibility - created in Atlas, her files/schematics/etc will most definitely have been saved and it is entirely possible for her to come back (although there may be memory issues, I don't know). She may end up becoming the new P in JNPR, but that's a long shot. However, seeing as Penny's death represented a very important aspect of Volume 3, I believe she will be different in some way, possibly bringing in the theme that you can't cling to the past (the old Penny), and that things change whether you like it or not, no matter what you do, which also emphasizes the true "loss of innocence" - Penny most likely won't be as innocent or nice because Atlas will want to strengthen her to prevent the same situation from happening again. She'd also probably look different to some extent, as they wouldn't want her recognized. No matter what happens with Penny, the original message behind her death should not be removed.

Other theories:

- Velvet will defeat someone relevent (Neo?) using the weapons of all dead characters thus far

- Someone will commit suicide, or will attempt to (dark and touchy topic, I know, but I believe it's definitely a possibility)

- More information and plot development around the maidens, and who they are, along with the silver eyed warriors

- More information on semblance - what is Salem planning ("And any semblance of power they once had will wash away") and can she take away semblance? What happens when you elevate your Aura (like Ozpin)? Can semblance be removed or destroyed? Is Yang's semblance specifically tied to her hair? If we cut all of it off, would she lost her semblance/aura?

All of my theories are way out of the ballpark, so if you want an actual legitimate, plausible theory that isn't based on another theorized statement, I'd recommend you just read the first few sentences of each bullet.