Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140706190424/@comment-3146930-20140708003120

For me it is all about image. During the trailer for volume 2, the guy doesn't seem like he has any ill intent and wants to manufacture these robots as an alternative to the current system of relying on police (and maybe Hunters). If that guy is Mr. Schnee or just another cooperate big shot, from a business standpoint it would be a better idea to simply buy out the company that manufacturers these robots instead of giving them a share of the profits. I say this because just during the course of the series, crime seems to be on the rise. The White Fang have become violent over the past few years, Roman has recently been going around robbing Dust shops with the police being mostly useless, Cinder herself is strong enough to challenge Hunters, and going by the trailer the Grimm may be causing problems as well. It seems like the perfect time for people to invest in some security. If the SDC owns the largest security company, then people would invest more money in the SDC.

If this Mr. White guy bought out another company, then had his team improve them and plan to sell them to anyone willing to buy, he stands to make a lot of money. Even during the trailer, it seemed to me like he was trying to sell Ozpin his machines instead of relying on his children to win wars. As far as appearing in public, someone noticed that the guy appears to be a Hologram and not the real deal, so that could be a recording or maybe just someone else using his image to give the speech.