Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181124081953/@comment-4141313-20181125174328

Granaatti wrote: BlizzardDragon wrote: AntisocialMedia wrote: If that team becomes a thing, I sincerely doubt the accepted fanon name of the 24 possibilities will be "CMEN," if only because "Crimson" would not be *anyone's* initial reading. If Cinder's going to be the leader, I'd go with "CMNE," "Carmine." Honestly, I wouldn't mind them being an Anti-Villain team. True Cinder is still a massive bitch, but Emerald, Mercury, and Neo I feel for, and each I find sympathetic to some extent. Hell, if they can give Cinder a believable Zuko treatment, maybe they can even be an Anti-Hero team.

Only issues with all this is

A) Cinder getting over her power complex and murder boner for Ruby

B) RRAYNBW's issues with her, as they all detest Cinder for killing Pyrrha, something I can't see them ever letting go of. If Cinder gets a redemption arc, I'll eat my hat. Not in negative way. I just don't believe she will ever get one.

She's too power hungry and self centered to care about anyone else but herself. Zuko at least "something good" in him from the start, Cinder hasn't shown anything that could indicate towards swapping the sides in any volumes. Emerald, Mercury and Neo on the other hand have shown compassion several times, they have (had) people they care about and, especially in Emerald's case, seem like regreting their choice to join "to the dark side".

I could see Cinder "playing good" if it's the only/easiest way to gain more power. Like lets say she somehow learns how to steal Salem's powers or something (impossible, I know, but Salem is pretty much the strongest thing in Remnant right now) Yeah, hence why I added the "believable" clause. Knowing Cinder, she'd sooner die than give up her quest for power.

Though I wouldn't put it past them to have Hazel defect and take Mercury and Emerald with him, and Neo joining up with them.