User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY Episode 8/General Reviews & Speculations/@comment-4365658-20130907052845/@comment-4365658-20130907182643

Then why wouldn't she try to cover up that scar any other time? Why would she only cover it up before she's about to battle? Especially if she's gonna be performing at a concert, she doesn't cover it up, but for a fight? No, I think it's pretty clear that the giant armour gave her that scar. I just think that the blood texture was slightly misplaced. It doesn't make sense that the only time she would use makeup is before a battle, and every other time she's seen, she doesn't bother to cover it up.

And please note that there was not one point in my reply that I said "Ruby (or any of them) has not fought live monsters before." I said that she likely hasn't ever fought a Deathstalker before, and overestimated her own strength. Even in this season, she clearly established that she does have what it takes to fight Beowolves, so she likely has experience with them, but maybe not with the more powerful varieties. In addition, recall that their first instinct (all of them, even Pyrrha) when they were being hunted by the Nevermore and Deathstalker was to run. It wasn't until they were cornered that they had to buckle down and fight.