Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-10390252-20151212180213

Interesting. There is no telling at this stage how the Black Hats arranged that little set-up. It's possible that it was some kind of projected illusion (Neo's power) or it is possible that it was some kind of hallucination (psychic illusion), which may be someone else's Semblance (Emerald's maybe?). It doesn't matter because only Yang saw Mercury 'attack' her and thus no-one will believe her except Ruby who, of course, would believer her anyway and probably the rest of the team.

This, by the way, is how Cinder guarantees victory. If her ringers don't win, she ensures that their opponents are disqualified.

Meanwhile, and I think that this is more important, it appears that Pyrrha has a very, very difficult choice ahead of her and it is quite possible that Cinder may be standing between her and any kind of future at all.

By the way, does anyone here seriously doubt that Ruby is the heir of the Summer powers?