Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24.93.195.246-20141027020600/@comment-26397825-20160127224805

I'm talking about in webseries, cartoons and anime. In real life it's an interesting little note, but it doesn't mean much. In shows, heterochromatic eyes instantly means 'special' to most people even if there is nothing particularly special about them other than 'they have colour changing eyes, they flick between these colours' and they look cute, and they're a little psychopath.

A lot of characters are judged by their appearance in these sorts of shows, which is sort of what RT was working to avoid. In the directors commentary for volume one, they talked about how Jaune was the stereotypical nerd and then it was revealed that he suck his way into Beacon, which is not something a nerd would normally do. They also talked about how Cardin appears to be a stereotypical bully, but later on down the track we'll learn more about him and how he isn't just a bully, and how they were going to do this with a lot of characters.

It wouldn't surprise me if Neo had one of the most boring backstories ever, simply because they made her look so special. Defy the stereotypes and all that jazz.