Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26099499-20150226151824/@comment-22109225-20150806054020

1. all i really got to say is that the first thing my dad says after finishing the scene with the unmasking of Raven was 'It's Ruby...' (technically it was a gasp but whatever). he explained that it might very well be a time-travelling Ruby (from the future obviously). that possibility got me excited because i love time travel, and its not too much of a stretch, feature-wise''. ''we've never actually seen Ruby with long hair so it  could very well end up similar to Yang's; its already been stated that Raven and Yang look very similar; i heard earlier on this thread that Raven might be a manifestation of Yang's mind teaching her a new ability, and while that might be right, it could also be that something like this happened to Ruby, giving her an ability that has a side-effect of her now-red eyes. (this wouldnt explain Ruby's new weapon though, because that is nowhere near a scythe)

2. the possibility of Raven being Yang's mother is entirely possible, for some of the same reasons as it being Future-Ruby, but youd have to work through  the difference in hair color and *significant plot things*.


 * stuff like her grimm getup, teleportation, and seeming recognition from Neo

3. a grimm shapeshifter has been said to be a bad idea, and i dont entirely agree. those big mammoth-type grimm show outside of Vale were said to be a significantly more intelligent type of grimm, so, stretch as it may be, its possible that there are human-level intelligence in grimm, but that wouldnt justify the shapeshifting, which couldnt be aura-based due to the nature of grimm.

4. the existence of a second aura-producing robot is unlikely, due to Penny seeming to have significant care being put over her, since she does seem to be the first. someone as apparently powerful as Raven wouldnt just be allowed to roam free if she was artificial, possible due to her being not only in danger but her inherently superior strength in comparison to a human would likely be significant, maybe even in regards to aura. also im kind of curious as to how Penny is powered and if her power source is something she can obtain herself, because that might be a limiting factor to the feasibility of an autonomous sythetic aura-robot (person).

in summary

1. i want this to be who she is but i doubt it due to the *long list of things* theyd have to go through to justify it


 * time travel, long hair, red eyes, new weapon, grimm mask

2. personally this seems to be the most likely, because they look similar and Raven certainly seems confident in regards to knowing Yang, along with this already being an established and open relationship, story-wise

3. i think this is the least likely (next to 1 obviously), because of it requiring the largest amount of justification, and there being entirely no prescedent this big when it comes to grimm intelligence and abilities.

4. possible, but theyd have to explain why she either has so much freedom, or if she even has any at all, and is controlled by someone/something else