Talk:List of minor characters in RWBY/@comment-50.176.221.63-20141025183519/@comment-24891101-20141026002716

And yet narrative causality insists that this is Yang's mother. She intervenes for Yang, and she catches a glimpse of her as she departs. We know Yang seeks her mother, and we know her mother has feathery hair, from "Yellow", a trait shared by Vermillion; The Transient Princess was a placeholder for Yang's mother, and Vermillion is quite similar. This is compelling.

She also has red eyes, a trait Yang partakes in, whereas Summer likely has silver eyes, per Ozpin's remark. Furthermore, her attire is most similar to Yang's, though this is a minor point. Color scheme similarity is meaningless; this has been long established by the dismantling of the Adam/Ruby theory, as all they share is motif elements. Regardless, Summer's associated color is white, as demonstrated at the gravesite.

Moreover, while it is true that in fiction characters presumed dead may return, it is much more likely, given the finality of Red Like Roses II suggesting the true death of Summer, that the character explicitly stated to be missing and presumed alive, is much more likely to return unexpectedly, especially when she appears only to the character with the greatest connection to her. Yang's earlier mention of her mother is telling; it foreshadows her appearence here.