Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-69.242.186.199-20140905045645

Since the Black Trailer, we have seen the shattered moon in the sky (We see the moon in the White Trailer, but the shattered area is obscured by clouds), but only in the lyrics of the song "Die," (as seen in V2E4) do we get a hint at what caused it. "We lived in peace...the days were bright... The moon watched safely from above. But every smile is not the same, and every heart's not filled with love for mankind... Enemies arise and the hate is flowing, shattering the moon and bloodying the sky. The machines of war will fuel both sides and the greed will only grow more lies.." Now, these lines that are scattered throughout the song lead me to believe a few things. For starters, the moon was once whole, but that was during a time of peace. The main person who is associated with War is General Ironwood, who has been associated with war twice (one when he talking to Ozpin, and one when Penny was talking to Ruby). However, it says that machines of war will fuel both sides of the war, and the only two groups of people who have access to the Atlesian Paladins are the Atlesians, like Ironwood, and the White Fang (thanks to Torchwick and his "employer" Cinder). Also, this is strengthened by the line "but every smile is not the same," since Torchwick tends to smile or even laugh while believing he has murdered a young girl (one in V1E1, one in V1E15). "Every heart's not filled with love for mankind," also points to the White Fang, as Torchwick's speech in V2E4 about how terrible humans are is very well received by the members of the White Fang. Also, no one is more associated with greed than Torchwick, as he "stole every speck of dust in the kingdom." As for "the hate is flowing," no single group is more hated in Remnant than the Faunus, and no group hates others more than the White Fang. Also, the only group that was shedding blood long before the series began was the White Fang, who began to use force to be seen as equals five years before to the series, according to Blake. Tying it all back together, the shattered moon is first seen in the Black trailer, when Blake was still a member of the White Fang.

All of these points lead me to believe that the moon shattering was due to the White Fang (with possible involvement from Torchwick), and that the White Fang has declared war in some way against Atlas, and Vale will most likely be the next target. This is just my opinion, and I would like to hear evidence either supporting or disproving my theory. 