Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160702223237/@comment-27312496-20160704210330

BenRG wrote: Come on guys, get out of your purely emotional 'we hate your idea' reflexive response (which does nothing for you, seriously). Really look at the concept art of Ruby's new costume. The shapes, the colour patterns and even the battle damage are all very reminiscent of Qrow's look in Volume 3. All I'm saying is this: In RWBY, costumes tend to matter in some way or another; everything tends to have a subtext in some form. There is going to be a significance in how Ruby's look has changed beyond the obvious.

It isn't just the costume either. Qrow's relationship with Ruby is completely anomalous for a man whose only apparent relationship with her is being her parents' old school friend and one of her teachers at school. This is especially the case in that it is implied strongly in the finale of Volume 3 that he and Taiyang don't really care for each other's company.

No, there is an untold story regarding Qrow and Ruby and it might turn out to be significant in the outworking of the tangle of the history of Team STRQ and why Raven is at the very least very dark grey aligned. The thing is that we have been over this time and time again on the wiki. Thats why some of us are so snippy about it. And with that said Monty has stated that Ruby and Yang are half-sisters.

I ask this question. If Qrow was Ruby's father why hide it from her and Yang? Why would he, Tai and Summer keep this away from them? What's the gain? It doesn't serve any purpose to do so.