Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-3257939-20151230185027

ChishioKunrin wrote:

This very first point is quite enough to consider Ruby Rose a huge threat. Why? Because she's a witness. Sure, there is a chance that she might have not seen Cinder's face but like you said Kunrin: It's better to be cautious. The very fact that Cinder allowed Ruby to have a good look at her face was quite the risky move. Cinder had no way of knowing just how much of her appareance Ruby saw that night and an event like that is something you don't forget so easily. What if looking at her again would have been enough for Ruby to realize who she was?
 * Ruby interrupted Roman's Dust shop robbery, which led to Glynda showing up, and then seeing and fighting Cinder. If Ruby hadn't interrupted the robbery, Glynda might not have shown up and might never have seen Cinder.

I agree with you Spirited. I thought you meant that Cinder is targetting RWBY especifically but as you later explained, they're just the second bird killed with one stone. Cinder has a lot of reasons to get rid of Team RWBY. And if RWBY and Ozpin were smarter then all of RWBY's actions would have ensured victory against Cinder since Volume 2.

Basically RWBY is not just a nuisance. They're a major threat to the entire operation. All of Kunrin's points show that and the very fact that Cinder waited till the tournament to retaliate shows that either she thinks of RWBY as just a speck or she's confident that her operation can't be stopped no matter what her enemies do.