User blog comment:Hidden Scorpius XI/My impressions on "It's a Brawl in the Family" (Vol3.Ep3)/@comment-71.190.188.253-20151115205521/@comment-3257939-20151116005826

Pretty much what Shadow said. That line could imply both things. Cinder is the big bad or Cinder's not just a common bad. I think what they would refer as another pawn could be something like the White Fang.

If Cinder is really the big bad then it implies that she has been at it for quite some time. That Cinder on her own was able to get enough resources to do things outside of the kingdoms that bring fear and got Qrow's attention. It seems like a lot of work for a single person who simply finds pieces and resources that just happen to be perfect for her plans. I know it is possible but I think it's too unlikely that just one single person is the one we'll be worrying about for the rest of the series because she's the ultimate evil and once she's defeated: Bye bye plot! No more evil organizations because you just cut off the snake's head.