Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27121579-20151030110310/@comment-107.185.93.89-20151114234650

Okay, so seeing as Raven is in the photo with Summer Rose (Ruby's mom), Qrow Branwen (Uncle Qrow) and an officially unidentified blond male character, it is safe to assume Raven is Yang's mother.

Yang, in the Yellow trailer, is looking for a woman. While it has been confirmed that the photo is a placeholder, Yang has been doing her own missions as part of such an investigation. The pose may have been because she caught a glimpse of this mystery woman and snapped a pic.

Yang also has a photo of her mother in the flashback/backstory sequence. This picture only includes vaguely human shaped silhouettes. However, the postions of the figures seems to match the positioning of the 4 members of the team in the photo we see in the Vol. 3 Opening.

During her appearance in Vol. 2, Raven wears a mask most of the time. However, Yang clearly recognizes some familiarity with this mystery woman. Then, when they meet up and Raven reveals her face to Yang, she definitely appears similar if not identical to Yang (albeit with black hair).

I, personally, see this as a dream sequence. Given the supernatural nature of semblences and the emotional nature of the family's bond, it isn't too out there to assume that Raven and Yang may be able to communicate through dreams. Yang's emotions over her mother's disappearance and Raven's sudden urgency to protect her daughter could easily create a subconscious bridge for the two.

Conversely, This could also be a secret meeting of the two. Yang claims she's going to bed but could have snuck out to see this mystery woman that night. They seem to exchange glances as Raven leave the fight with Neo. This could be a non-verbal communication of familiarity between Yang and Raven. The meeting place could easily be somewhere they both know and thus would suspect this as an obvious meeting place. It coul be the forests back home on Patch or something similar.

Either way, I think it's obvious That Raven is Yang's mother and I hope, with the appearance of Qrow, that this season will delve into a lot more  family realtions and backstory.