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So on Facebook a guy posted if anyone had any theories on why the moon on Remnant is all banged up and replied with something that is worth a theory of it's own and I decided to share it with you guys. Now I not sure where this kind of discussion belongs so please move it somewhere else or tell me.

Do you wonder what's the deal with Salem, the grimm and why she may want to destroy humanity? You may think that she's just a maniac or monster wanted destruction and chaos, but what if her reasons are more personal or even emotional and heartbreaking? What if the reason she's trying to wipe out mankind is because they wronged her, or more accurately took everything away from her?

Now I know that RWBY could just be set in an alternate universe where this is man's homeworld but I don't think so. I mean sure, it has animals that are definitely from our planet and the landscapes look like our very own blue world but let's be game.

Okay, here it is (Cue stupid anti-climatic drum roll that will maybe be concluded with possibly obvious twist)........Salem is in fact a native of Remnant.

So what do you I mean by native? Well obviously the race or civilisation that lived in the country, region or planet before colonization began. Yes, Salem herself isn't human.

And you'll be like, "How do you know she's not human? Maybe she's some witch or cursed woman."

Well, I don't because this is just a theory but just look like her, ash-like skin, exposed veins that clearly looked like there on the outside of the body and those red and black demonic eyes of her's. As for cursed or magic, well she most likely is a magic user as magic in the RWBY lore is now canon so that's one thing down. But what I'm saying is that just because someone looks human, doesn't mean they are. They would be like saying Faunus are humans because they have the same skin or eyes or organs. Humans share DNA with mices and apes but that's doesn't mean were the same species.

Yes, this theory will be a bit long so bear with me and read it in your own time. Anyway moving on.

So as I'm saying Salem is part of a race that populated Remnant before mankind. Salem seems to acknowledge that she has been around for a long time and is very knowledgable about the world around her and not to mention saying that humans are part of a forgotten past. So what kind of past was it? Well, what explanation could I tell that would make sense? War.

Humans, especially us white people are really good at waging war against other races and driving species to near-extinction. My guess is humanity abandoned our blue planet after some environmental disaster and sought out a new world to colonise. Now this part here is under-baked so you have a reason for why humanity left Earth then reply to this post.

Anyway they found Remnant and deci

Basically Salem's people (humanoids possibly if such beings exist) were us and the beowolves, ursa, taijitsu and nevermores are the animals to their people. My guess is the planet was a dark crystalline wasteland but when humans came, they found Dust in the planet and it was used to turn it into a more Earth-looking place. Salem said they the Grimm wanted to return man to 'the void', now the 'void' could be space or a black hole and when she said that man 'born from dust' may not mean that Dust created and made man evolve but man man came to Remnant and used Dust to shape the world around them. Salem also said this,    "forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past". This suggest that humanity has been lied to and that the history they are taught is false. So what could they be hiding? Maybe the fact that humans came to this world and killed the natives so that they could make Remnant their new home. Now the word 'byproducts' can allude to anything but mostly that they are the result of what happened basically. They are byproducts, byproducts of war! There repopulating because of the casualties from the war! As for the Faunus, I'm not sure. Who knows, if you have theory about them, then reply.

Anyway they found Remnant and decided to explore it. Now from my guesses the planet was a dark, crystalline place like where her base of operations is. From the looks of it, her people like dark, cold and rural areas to live in and hate sunlight

Hostile towards the humans, the race of Remnant attacked and tried to drive them back.

So if this is true (Just speculation right now) why does the planet look like Earth? Well it's the Dust. The natural energy source of Remnant. During this war, man may have stumpled upon the crystals and saw they could be used as a resource to help win the war. And what did they do with it? Terraformed the place! Now magic may have also played a part in the transoformation of the world as I don't think Dust alone could do something like this. Anyway this part is also under-cooked so give me some feedback or possible ideas.

Now your probably thinking, "If this is true then where's the evidence or any landmarks or wreckage of ships, and how can humanity have come from space yet not develop working spaceships."

Well, that is a good question but here's the thing. Salem already stated that man is from a forgotten past which means that not even humans know where they came from so how would they know? And to answer the wreckage one, were taling about events that could have happened thousands, NO, millions of years ago when any wreckage would haven either sunk to bottom of the sea or being swallowed by the landscape. And is for the no successful spacecrafts, well when you don't have any real knowledge of humanity's findings and science, how exactly are you suppose to use fossil fuels or other energies when all they have been using for thousands of years is Dust?

Plus the colonists' ships could have been destroyed on beyond repair in a place like Remnant and had to adapt to using the new energy source they found and when they tried to make a ship, it wouldn't work meaning that would have to stay until they could find a way. Now of course they could have tried using fossil fuels, but the problems is they don't know what kind of elements are on Remnant and know that Dust is more versitile and powerful.

So why is Salem trying to destroy humanity? Because they took her people, destroyed them and took her planet as their own. They then re-shaped it to fit their needs and alienated everything about their world. Salem is simply delivering karma to the human race.

And the other question about animals from Earth being on Remnant? Well if your going to colonise a place, you need the bring your resources otherwise you'll starve if you can't adapt to the new environment. Now, there's is probably a lot of holes in this theory but the point is I don't think humans are native to Remnant.

So I guess the last question is then why do Grimm feed off negativity? Well first off if there was a race before man then obviously, things would be different economy wise. Their society is probably a place of negative emotions and primitive or mystical origins. Sure it seems screwed but that's just their way of life.

Sometimes history isn't what it seems. Salem, you deserve a hug.

But hey! That's just a theory, A RWBY THEORY!

Thanks for reading. 