Talk:Pyrrha Nikos/@comment-159.118.38.253-20170706202123/@comment-25936766-20170716193106

No, that is pretty obviously not a Pyrrhic Victory.

It's not "Any victory with a cost". It's "A victory with a cost so heavy, it's as good as a defeat".

Cinder became a Maiden, killed Ozpin, shut down international communication, infested Beacon with Grimm that are now hunting for the relic there, and dealt big damage to Vale via the Grimm and the Virus. Aditionally, her actions are likely to indirectly spark a war sooner or later.

There were no costs in that victory. She suffered a defeat later, because of Ruby's Silver Eyed Deus Ex Machina, but that was besides Salem's actual goals, and Cinder's defeat did not affect those goals in the slightest besides the Dragon ending up petrified.

And even though Cinder was scarred and can't speak, she's now back on track, stronger than ever.