Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140808001942/@comment-14909251-20140810023205

66.249.83.64 wrote: I just thought of a few things regarding Weiss.

If the Schnee family lives in the same building that is the schnee headquarters, does the fact that the operator didn't offer to connect Weiss to her mother mean that she is deceased? I know this is mostly speculation, but having a dead parent is pretty traumatic. Hell if her mother was a huntress, then Weiss drive to be a huntress could be to honor her memory. Also the trauma of having a dead parent at a young age is usually good justification for personal character flaws (especially if her mother was killed by the White Fang). We all know about Snow White's evil step-mother, so it would make sense to give Weiss one. I mean, the members of Team RWBY have all had some element of their mesh with their inspiration. Ruby lost her mom (I am presuming to an army of Beowolves) so that is sort of like Red Riding Hood and Yang's act in the club was pretty much what Goldilocks did to the Bears' house. Blake and Adam are a pretty good Beauty and the Beast. So, it stands to reason that Weiss has a backstory that bears some resemblance to the story of Snow White. I mean does Weiss have a wicked step-mother that sends a huntsman to kill her? Maybe not, but a wicked step-mother who despises her and wants her out of the way would work just as well.