Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-85.130.101.225-20130816112245/@comment-3257939-20140320031212

14.201.101.254 wrote: How's this for a crazy theory?

Besides the obvious reference to Joan of Arc, the "Arc" family name could also be a dual reference to "Archer". Note that the yellow crescent Arc family symbol could easily be turned into a reference to Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and the moon, with the shape of the crescent moon being naturally associated with a drawn bow.

Combine these, and you could have a bit of a tongue-in-cheek reference to that "Archer", with Jaune's shield having a hidden ability to turn into a bow, with the Crocea Mors used as an arrow. If you think about it more deeply, it sounds pretty dumb, no offense but what's the point on shooting a sword?

Jaune's symbol is a rainbow, it has been confirmed by Monty so Jaune has nothing to do with the moon or any reference to any other culture like the Greek since Jaune is based on European culture.

Since Crocea Mors has some scratches and bumps all over it, it's hard to imagine it as something more than a simple sword and shield. If it were to transform into something else, like a bow or a gun, that kind of weapons need maintenance and even if Jaune didn't knew anything about it, the sword and shielth should be broke by now but it's not.

I think that Crocea Mors is simply a sword and shielth. But it suits Jaune since the weapon is a tank, it has survived more than 500 years just like Jaune is hard to kill. If compared to Weiss or Blake, the girls can only take a few hits before being KO, while Jaune can take two or even three strikes from an Ursa Major without getting any fatal injuries.