Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1446360-20171112023531/@comment-27082610-20171214101732

Soarel wrote: I'm talking about their role as part of the antagonist rogues gallery. They're both "the smug snarky asshole one".

Calling her an "underling" is insulting, and that kind of implication wasn't even made until late in V3. Even then, it was part of a disjointed flashback. Back when the episode came out I assumed she was talking to a mentor figure who told her about the Maidens and Ozpin's identity and such. 1) Cinder being The Dragon is not an insult. I really don't care about your opinion on this, being #2 doesn't make your character any worse, in fact from a storytelling standpoint they're typically more important to the hero's journey.

2) She was talking to a mentor figure. Salem is mentor and master to her. I'm confused as to how this slipped by you if you're so obsessed with this character.