Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3257939-20131216231529/@comment-11188061-20131224011313

LunaValkyrie wrote: Okay, so I received my RWBY DVD today, and after reading this thread, I instantly watched the Black Trailer. And at the very end of the trailer, I most certainly heard the laughter that has also been heard from several other people. However, I have my own little prediction as to who the laughter may belong to.

To begin, let's go over the most important part of the alteration to the Black Trailer in the DVD; the laughter. Now, some people have said that this laughter may be Adam's laughter when he is in his "Seeing Red" state during the trailer. However, after making comparisons to the ominous laughter and Adam's laughter in his Seeing Red state, I say that they are not the same. Before you begin to question this claim, allow me to explain.

For starters, let's head to the moment in the Black Trailer where see the highlights on Adam's clothing and body glow as he enters his "Seeing Red" state. The laughter that follows can be described as either a "heh-ha" or a "ha-ha" depending on the way you hear it. Now, why may this seemingly small detail even matter? Well, let's analyze the laughter at the end of the trailer. As Blake cuts the connection between the two train cars, we continue to hear the sound of engines. The sound of engines changes to a very ominous sound as the Team RWBY silhouettes begin to appear. It is at this very moment we hear the ominous laughter; which can be described as a rather faint "mwahahaha".

Comparing Adam's laughter and the ominous laughter; the two laughs have a few noticeable differences. For starters, the most noticeable difference between the two laughs is that they feature a different number of "words". The ominous laughter features a "mwaha" that isn't present in Adam's "heh-ha/ha-ha". Along with that, the number of "ha" is different between the two laughters; Adam's featuring one/two while the ominous laughter has three.

Now, here's where things become interesting. Since we now know that the ominous laughter isn't just a deeper version of Adam's laughter before he destroys the Spider Droid, it is possible that the ominous laughter may have been recorded specifically to be inserted into this trailer; possibly as a hint or a tease. The question is, who's laughter was it? To me, there are two options for who this laughter could belong to: Adam or the White Fang Leader.

So let's start off with evidence that the laughter could belong to Adam. For starters, he's male; which is most certainly the gender that the ominous laughter belongs to. Secondly, it's the fact that the laughter is even featured in the Black Trailer to begin with. The RWBY Crew could've easily featured the laughter in all of the trailers for seemingly no reason other than to be ominous (although I doubt they would've done that), but that doesn't appear to be the case here; since the laughter is only featured in the Black Trailer. This signifies that it the laughter has some relation to the White Fang; our favorite misguided organization that Blake was once apart of. Now, since Blake left Adam at the end of the trailer, this possibly signifies her leaving the White Fang. Therefore, Adam has a chance of being apart of the White Fang. So there is a good chance that the ominous laughter belonged to Adam.

Now, let's talk about the other option; the White Fang Leader. For starters, I believe that the current leader of the White Fang has a chance of being male. And while the current leader of the White Fang's gender hasn't been defined at the moment of writing this, this picture may indicate the leader's gender:

If this picture actually shows the three highest ranking members of the White Fang and isn't just there for something pretty to look at, then it's safe to assume that the leader of the White Fang is the person in the center with the menacing smile. Judging from the picture and his way of leading the White Fang, it can be assumed that he's a rather menacing person; so it'd make sense that his laughter would sound evil. Along with Adam, the White Fang Leader has a relation to the White Fang; so it'd make sense for his laughter to appear at the end of the Black Trailer.

Sorry for having this be so lengthy, I never even planned to have this post be this long. I just felt like putting my two cents in and it's looking more like I put my entire wallet in ... Or you could've just read my post. I didn't bother elaborating much, but you're practically stating the same points with deeper explanation lol.