Talk:Salem/@comment-74.42.129.158-20160216013023

I think the "Salem is the mother of all Grim" theory is possible, as well as Salem being the original winter maiden, or at least one of them. During one of the last episodes of volume 3 (forgive me I can't remember which one), Ozpin mentions to Pyrrha that when the power of the maidens is passed onto a random person in the world, bad things could happen.

Is it possible that Salem is one of those people? We assume that people like Ozpin took care of the ones who inherited the power, but what if they didn't (and couldn't) for one? Maybe (if my theory is true) this power allowed Salem to create the beginnings of the Grim species, and with Ozpin and his people going after her, it would (in part) explain why she would want to destroy mankind.

On a whole other note, I'm personally a fan of the theory that Cinder is an apprentice/child to Salem. Cinder bares a striking resemblance to Salem, with both mannerisms (with what we've seen of Salem) and facial features. Maybe Salem has some sort of tech that allowed her to have a child without someone else in the equation? I don't know. I'd love to hear other theories!