Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3391158-20170904153455/@comment-4010415-20170907150054

KingFubuki92 wrote: We know already she has a bad past, what would revisiting it in more in depth HELP her goal? The other WF members more than likely all have just as bad pasts as she did. Visiting her past wouldn't help her ACHIEVE her goal. The scenario I described earlier about the peaceful White Fang getting a discriminatory pharmacist to sell medicine to a Faunus would remind Blake that peaceful methods can work, they just require patience and presistence.

The only reason for them to fill the Blake short with Ilia's backstory is to wave a flag in our faces that she's gonna join Blake's side later. If she does so without the White Fang finding out, then yeah, that would help with Blake's goal, as she'd have someone on the inside acting as a double agent, and Ilia would know what members are likely to listen to her and convert to Blake's side with her.