Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140829021527/@comment-189.38.132.232-20140829034008

I was hoping I'd find a discussion about this, because it's exactly what I was thinking. Now, we all know that they love adding fairytale elements to RWBY, and I think that needle could be a reference to Sleeping Beauty. I'm gonna leave this here for now, but I'll come back to it later.

Next, is the topic of their discussion, Pyrrha's Semblance, and the list Cinder mentioned. That list could mean several things, but my guess is that it's a list of people whose powers could become a potential threat to her plans. Maybe that's the whole reason why they're in Beacon: with so many Hunters in training, there's bound to be someone who could get in the way, so it would be wise to do something about their powers before moving on with the operation.

Time to go back to the Sleeping Beauty reference. In the story, a needle was what made Aurora fall asleep. So: conversations about Semblance, taking away one's power, and a possible reference to a deep slumber. What if that's what the needle's for - putting someone's Semblance in a "sleep" state, where they can't activate it? Glynda also mentioned their first mission was coming up a few days after the party. So imagine this: during the dance, Cinder locks Pyrrha's Semblance without her noticing it. During the mission, she needs to use it, but it doesn't work, and someone ends up being injured, then leading into a drama portion of the story. As the series goes on, more and more people start losing their Semblances, forcing the main characters into a disadvantageous situation for the upcoming fight. Sounds plausible?

And then there's Jaune. If Cinder is neutralizing people's Semblances, he could be the only one who's safe, since he doesn't even know his own Semblance. I'm not saying he's gonna save everyone (hell, if HE beats Cinder, I'm gonna be really surprised), but I can see him being, at some point, the only one who hasn't lost his Semblance, and that ends up being what gives them an advantage in the final fight - especially if his Semblance is a support - type one

So, how does that sound?