Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-69.136.247.156-20151027043341/@comment-3387274-20151028101628

Oliver Twist allusion asside, that would be a pretty funny conclusion for those two, I kinda like it.

To be honest, the only reason I think Emerald switching sides is worth considering for any length of time is exactly why she said she hated RWBY; she doesn't get why they're always happy.

Which leads to two things. Firstly, it implies that happiness is not a normal state for her; which in turn implies that she might switch sides if she found herself genuinely enjoying the good side after a while.

Secondly, her reasons for hating them aren't actually valid, because unbeknownst to her team RWBY as a whole is very definately NOT always happy. Blake's constant fears about what the WF might do, for instance, Weiss's currently unclear issues with her family, and to a much lesser extent Yang and Ruby's mothers are all things that she does not know about that might force her to reassess her opinion of the team. Showing her their hidden depths could trigger character development that might eventually lead to her switching sides. However, it would take quite a while to pull off, and also some reason for them to share their problems with each other.