Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5414218-20151115222649

Okay I thought that for once I would start a thread myself and the latest episode left me thinking about Cinder being represented as the Queen piece. While this is all speculation, the amount of symbolic value one can take from this is pretty interesting. I don't know how far others have discussed this before to be honest but I will share my thoughts anyway.

So, as many of you know, in chess the Queen piece is the most powerful and valuable piece for the player due to its versatility. It can move in a straight line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally and can be moved any number of unoccupied squares. However, it is not the most important piece in the board, the King is the one that posseses that title. If the King's lost, the game is over, but the Queen could be lost and the game would still continue. Due to the value of the Queen in the game, it is often used as bait to lure an opponent into a trap, often the Queen will be taken with this strategy but in exchange something of greater value will be taken from the opponent or perhaps is simply used to gain a better tactical positioning in the board. This strategy is often called Queen Sacrifice, which clearly reminds one to the song that is dedicated to Cinder, Sacrifice. Also, sidenote, this tactic is often  employed with other pieces that have more sneaky movements like the Bishop and the Knight, which could alude to Mercury and Emerald respectively.

Like I said, this is all speculation, but this could alude to Cinder not being the ultimate master mind in her group, but still just another piece to achieve whatever goal her "King" has in mind. That said, she's probably the key piece in this plan and it is possible that this plan involves her "Sacrifice" in order to achieve something greater. My guess is that she has a boss, perhaps weaker but smarter than her to take the King's role even more literal, and Cinder's plan will involve a big catastrophe(for whatever reason I can't imagine) that will take place after her plan succeeds, but that will culminate in her death(possibly with Mercury's and Emerald's too?).

So, these are the random stuff that popped in my head while taking breaks from study. Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions about it. 