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ChishioKunrin wrote: XXMintshadeXx wrote: My predictions/thoughts:

- Ruby: Not the leader of RNJR. While the community may call them team Ranger, and CRWBY may call them team Ranger, I doubt that's actually a canon element of the show. I would be disappointed to see Ruby as the leader of the team too - Jaune is the leader of JNPR, and losing one member doesn't change that. [...]

- Weiss: Attempting to look for her teammates while staying on her father's good side. [...] I believe he treats his children like prizes, and while it may take persuasion, I think he'd allow her to look for her team. As both Ruby and Blake are entirely lost to her and she has no idea where they could be, she goes for Yang first.

- Blake: A silent knight within her kingdom. [...]

- Jaune: Still Jaune. He's taking Pyrrha's death better than expected. While he may be a bit quiter and much more serious, he's learned from Pyrrha that she wouldn't want him to leave his team in the dust while he grieves. At one point, he returns to Beacon and finds her crown. The idea of him also meeting Blake at some point (as they rarely talked in the series) in her area is also a possibility.

- Nora: Taking Pyrrha's death harder than expected - can get a bit brutal during fights (as in, angry brutal, not cheerful brutal). Otherwise, still Nora. Possibly more on her backstory.

Other theories:

- Velvet will defeat someone relevent (Neo?) using the weapons of all dead characters thus far

- Someone will commit suicide, or will attempt to (dark and touchy topic, I know, but I believe it's definitely a possibility)

- More information on semblance - what is Salem planning ("And any semblance of power they once had will wash away") and can she take away semblance? What happens when you elevate your Aura (like Ozpin)? Can semblance be removed or destroyed? Is Yang's semblance specifically tied to her hair? If we cut all of it off, would she lost her semblance/aura? - Ruby: Yeah, it would be interesting if there was some sort of back and forth between Jaune over leadership, though I don't know if they would get hostile about it. I don't think Ruby would try to take over, but it's just... Jaune was the leader of JNPR and has worked with Ren and Nora as their leader for a year, but they're following Ruby to Haven. The way they talked at the end of End of the Beginning certainly sounded like she decided to go to Haven and they decided to join her, since she asked if they're sure they want to go. No doubt, going to Haven was her decision, due to Qrow giving her the idea (Did he do that on purpose?).

- Weiss: I don't think Weiss will be leaving Atlas with her father's permission. The entire reason she's in Atlas with her father is because, as Yang said: "He took her to Atlas, where he thinks it's safe." She'll be worried about her teammates, yes, but I don't think she'll be able to look for them any time soon. Instead, she'll have to deal with living with her father again, and she'll give us a good view of what's going on in Atlas.

- Blake: If she does do any of that, she'll do it alone. After all, the whole reason she ran away is because Adam said he would destroy everything she loves, including the people she cares about. I don't think she'll let other people close to her.

- Jaune: I can see that.

- Nora: I can actually see that. It kind of depends on why she and Ren don't have parents, but yeah. Nora might be kind of sensitive to losing people she cares about.

- Velvet: Hmmm, no. I don't really see it. If it does happen, I can see a ton of fans being pissed about it. There were people who were disappointed with her weapon, and they'd be pretty pissed if she managed to kill a total badass like Neo, especially if the only reason is for some kind of tribute to the dead characters. She already kicked ass (in a way that was kinda believable, at least) in volume 3, which could have been a tribute to Monty. I mean, after all, some of the animations used for her fighting the Paladins were made by Monty (Team RWBY's trailer animations, Penny's swords/laser from Black and White).

- Someone committing or attempting to commit suicide? Hmmm, maybe in a later volume? They said volume 3 was the start of RWBY turning dark, so they're trying to make it a thing that happens over time.

- I'm pretty certain that Salem said "any semblance of power" using the actual real world definition of semblance, not to mean the actual superpowers called Semblances.

Definition of semblance:


 * 1) outward aspect or appearance.
 * 2) an assumed or unreal appearance; show.
 * 3) the slightest appearance or trace.
 * 4) a likeness, image, or copy.
 * 5) a spectral appearance; apparition.

Salem was likely using definition #3. Any slight trace of power they once had will wash away.

While this is Rooster Teeth and they do enjoy wordplay, at the moment, I severely doubt that anyone can simply take away someone's Semblance, aside from reducing their Aura to 0%, but people can regenerate their Aura. Unless there's a way to remove someone's soul, but then what happens? - Ruby: Yes, it was her decision, and they are joining her, but that doesn't mean she's leading the team, as many people seem to think, because there's a very high possibility that there is no legitimate team. They weren't like "guys we should rename ourselves RNJR" "k cool" - this is Team JNPR and Ruby, not Ruby leading the new JNPR. Yeah, maybe she's leading the expedition, but everyone else there is a member of JNPR, so Jaune is still going to be an authority figure too.

- Weiss: I agree, but at the same time I think efforts will be made, even if she doesn't actually go to pick up Yang. She can use her family ties and the information she finds in Atlas to increase her chances at convincing her father.

- Blake: True. I don't think she'll be rising in the government, in that case, but I do believe she'll be a deeply respected voice of the people, as she feels she needs to do right.

- Velvet: There will always be people who were disappointed with anything and everything. I'm not saying she's going to kill someone like Neo, but at least knock her down or make a significant impact on her - Velvet isn't, after all, a long-term fighter. In all honesty, I'm not expecting this one to come true at all. It's rough and sketchy, but the base idea is some form of emotional impact on Neo via his weapon (someone finding it, Velvet copying it, etc).

- Salem has the ability to take away someone's "unimaginable power," aka the Maiden abilities - why wouldn't she be able to do the same with semblance? "Any trace of power will wash away" is likely, but why can't that also be semblance related?