Talk:Downfall/@comment-25995041-20180124014801/@comment-34633327-20180125162128

It's more the fact Emerald doesn't seem to want Redemption. She is devoted solely to Cinder, and is perfectly okay with watching the world burn, even if it is "Sad" if its for Cinder. With Cinder gone now, she may focus more on Revenge/Upholding Cinder's legacy, and considering Revenge is Blind, she more than likely thinks Yang had a hand in it. Think about it, Cinder, Raven and Vernal go down the Elevator, Yang follows them, only Yang comes back up. While the believability of her killing Cinder is near-nonexistant, Emerald, being in an emotional breakdown, has nothing else to think. Logic is thrown out the window. She has no reason to assume Raven betrayed them, or that Cinder hadn't already dealt with Raven herself. So, in an emotional breakdown, she'd blame the first person she saw related to the event: Yang.

It's oddly enough like Hazel blaming Ozpin for Gretchen. As far as we know, Ozpin had no direct involvement in Gretchen's mission, but when she died, Hazel blamed Ozpin for enrolling her. It's easier to blame a person than it is an event. Emerald has only three facts in her head right now. That Cinder, Raven, and Vernal went down, Yang Followed and is the only one who came back up. That Cinder is gone. And That Yang has the relic. She would then think it was Yang who did it, and could rationalize it as Yang getting a sneak attack on Cinder (Not like that hasn't happened, its what caused Vernal and Sienna's deaths), so even if a Maiden, a bullet to the head is lethal. The logic is flawed, but Emerald's mind isn't the best condition right now.

The only way Emerald would have ever gotten Redemption was if she lost her devotion to Cinder, but considering she remains devoted despite the implications of abuse, it was already a tough nut to crack. Now that Cinder is gone though, she'd only lose it if she remembered the abuse as abuse. But with a mind clouded by sorrow and vengeance, its near impossible.

So again, by comparison, Mercury has a higher chance of Redemption, by actually having a chance to begin with.