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Soldwolf wrote: Not according to the World of Remnant episodes. Qrow says that Atlas has the best natural defences as they and the weather seem to affect the Grimm more. But for remoteness I would say Vacuo would be the better place to have a major defensive base to fall back to as the desert will let you see the Grimm coming from a long way away. As it was already noted, I am talking about if Atlas fell. However, your point about natural defenses is yet another reason why that would be the natural fallback position to regroup. There would be many reasons for going to Vacuo and part of that is the Relic. Even if the head of the Academy is a Maiden, that wouldn't guarantee the Relic's safety. Should it be the Sword of Destruction as we suspect then that is all the more reason for them to want it fiercely defended.