Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141031002615/@comment-25555436-20141117184752

Zolnir wrote: Let's just say there are some connections that seemed really pointless to me, especially if they only reinforce what's already there (but can't actually prove, which makes it even more worthless). Okay Zolnir, can I ask you something? Everytime there's a thread, and you appear, you arrive with an attitude that honestly, completely ruins the fun. Really, it seems like you can't let people enjoy what they're doing no matter what it is.

Returning to the discussion at hand...

@BenRG: What if that..."Dark Aura", works like Blood Magic? But using Aura (Either Raven's or someone else's) instead of blood to keept the show PG-rated. It's powerful, but very dangerous. Maybe Raven left her family because if she made a mistake while trying to master it, Yang and Taiyang would be in serious danger.

Or maybe that Dark Aura is related to her Grimm Mask (Yes, like Bleach). And if so, maybe it also applies to Adam if she taught him. Would explain his super Moonslash attack which evaporated the Spidermech and some nearby trees while barely touching it.

Maybe Raven is like Kindgom Hearts 2's Riku: Uses darkness and everything related to it, but is not evil herself. Whether that applies to Adam, if he's her disciple, remains to be seen.

Regarding your last question, while there's that possibility, I don't think so. I think I talked about this in another thread. A theory (not mine) that Cinder may just be a Well-Intentioned Extremist, leading/controlling another group of Well-Intentioned Extremists, and that the real Big Bad is the people in charge. In this case, the XCOM-esque council, and probably Ironwood. And Ozpin and co. are trying to stop her not because they disagree, but because they know what will happen to the innocents if Cinder won. And RWBY is trying to stop her because they know nothing.

Long story short: I personally don't think there's a Bigger Bad, or Bigger Good if following that theory. I don't think Monty would be the kind of person to make a Bigger Bad of the Bigger Bad of the Big Bad. But if he does, I don't mind.