Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27125187-20151103110725

So, at the risk of being partially redundant (see "LGBT in RWBY" for part of topic), I wanted to ask people what they think about something that I have been wondering about. What are the chances that Neo even naturally looks like she did when she appeared in volume 2? I have a feeling that she could, in fact, look entirely different or even be male. She can certainly change her appearance a lot, so appearing a different gender would be entirely possible. And furthermore, is it really an illusion, or maybe shapeshifting? In other words, would her appearances hold up to physical inspection, or would you just, for example, have your arms pass through her sides if you tried hugging her while she looked wider? 