User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY Episode 8/General Reviews & Speculations/@comment-4365658-20130907052845/@comment-4365658-20130908034153

Okay, then I guess I'll point out what doesn't make sense about this theory, at least to me.

You stated that you believe that Weiss's trailer takes place in the future. If that's the case, then the natural progression of events would be "This Season (at least) --> Weiss's trailer." Simple. But then if her trying to hide her scar was out of shame (which I do agree, would be something Weiss would do), why wouldn't she be trying to hide it during the series? This would mean that either she doesn't have any makeup with her, or she went from having no problem with it, to being ashamed of it, to being fine with it again. The only other explaination would be that the fight takes place before the series, which would make the timeline "Weiss's Trailer Fight --> Series --> Rest of White Trailer," which would make the timeline of events needlessly complex for a trailer. The other possibility being that you do believe that Weiss's trailer took place in the past, and if that were the case, this whole debate shouldn't have started in the first place.

Overall, the main problem I have with this theory is that it just makes things needlessly complicated. The one I'm going for is simple and it makes sense: she got a devestating hit by that armour and recieved the scar there. The proof: up until she took that blow, the scar wasn't there, and after she took it, it was, and she was bleeding around that area. The only flaw: the blood is slightly off from the wound. That explaination: the blood texture used was slightly off from where it was intended to be.

Then there's this theory: Weiss got the scar at some unknown point in her past. Then at some random point, she decided that she didn't like it, and decided to cover it up. Then she was fine with it again, and decided to stop covering it up. The proof: the blood was slightly off from the scar's location in the armour battle. The flaw: she only decides now to wear makeup to cover it up, and never beforehand (if you do believe what you initially said, that Weiss's trailer took place in the future). That explaination: (I'm assuming you'll respond and clear that one up.)

And friendly tip for the future: there's nothing wrong with debates. They're a good, friendly, formal way to share opinions and differing ideas. But once you resort to insulting your opponent, not only is that a logical fallacy (known as Ad Hominem) that would, in a formal debate, cause you to lose credibility with the ones judging you, but that's also a quick way to lose the respect of whoever you're debating with.