Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20170114144645/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170115034040

ChishioKunrin wrote: LucasVerBeek wrote: This theory is really picking up steam on the subreddit, also a lot of people think Jaune's sword is actually the Destruction Relic... Jaune being a descendent of Vale's last king - Maybe, but that would bring up the question of why people don't recognize the sword or his name. I'm firmly on the fence about all of this but I'll bite and try to come up with possible reasons. I have been considering the Arc family stuff for awhile and I don't see a problem with no one recognizing the name. We've already had two instances where surnames were different. Tai having daughters with different last names and Weiss' dad changing his to Schnee. The Arcs could have done this for one reason or another. If Jaune was related to the king the reason would likely be for secrecy since the king would have made enemies and Salem herself likely saw heirs as potential enemies.

Ozpin could have tried to erase facts like what was done with the Maidens or even changed the hilt. If Jaune's sword is important--for being a relic, the king 's sword, etc.--then it's a good thing he recently had it changed.