Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-4010415-20170101203012

KNN005 wrote: 1. Glynda fought Cinder in episode 1 and managed to get away.

2. Tyrian fought Qrow after he'd already been fighting RJNR and still almost beat Qrow and still managed to get away.

3. Hazel even said they delt with "their kind before" talking about the Silver Eyes hunters. So that mean even those legendary warriors are no match. 1. Like it was said above, Cinder was just trying to keep Glynda from taking the ship down. Glynda was actually faring well against Cinder, even pushing Cinder to have to unleash an AoE heat wave to disintegrate the debris instead of focusing on Glynda. However, Cinder put Ruby in danger, and to Glynda, protecting an innocent teen takes priority over stopping a villain. So, since Ruby wasn't paying enough attention to notice she was standing in an eruption zone, Glynda used her Semblance to throw Ruby out of the way while also diving out of the way. This gave Roman enough time to start flying the ship away.

It's not a matter of Cinder being too strong or smart for Glynda. Rather, it's a matter of good guys prioritizing protecting innocents. Villains know this, and thus, they can put an innocent in danger in order to make their escape. Doesn't work so well against anti-heroes, but Glynda is not an anti-hero.

2. Like it was said above, part of it was their fighting styles and part was Qrow having to babysit RNJR, with Ruby, Nora, and Ren trying to get involved. For example, Yang is a powerhouse. Her Semblance is all about taking what her enemies throw at her and knocking them out with a huge amount of power. However, she was defeated by Neo, not because Neo was stronger or smarter, but because Neo's fighting style counters hers.

3. Ants vs Grasshopper. The grasshopper is bigger and stronger, but the ants outnumber and wear out the grasshopper, eventually killing and eating it.

If they're skilled enough and have a good enough strategy, a group of people can take on a person who's more powerful than they are, similar to Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald vs Amber. We see it all the time, where a group of good guys have to face a giant, powerful monster and manage to take it down through teamwork and strategy.