Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-34633327-20180107190158

I just had another epiphany! Though again, this one hinges on Raven getting a clue and joining the heroes. I figured out how they are gonna get to either Atlas or Vacuo so quickly next! Considering on the map Mistral is across the ocean from both Atlas and Vacuo, they have one spot much closer and seemingly equidistant to both locations: The Island of Patch off the continent of Sanus. And how would they get to Patch so quickly? Remember what Yang said in Lighting the Fire?

Yang: You can bond to certain people. And when you do, you could create a portal that takes you straight to them. You’ve got one for Dad. One for me. And you’ve got one for Qrow. Raven didn't deny this, so she should have one for Taiyang.

Assuming Taiyang is still on Sanus, either at Patch or back teaching at Signal, Raven can make a portal and have them all get to Patch in a matter of seconds! When Raven survives this (I say when because there is no reasonable way she can lose, and if she does, I call bullshit at Roosterteeth), if she finally choses to aide the heroes, then they can shorten the time it takes to get to the next Academy!

Jesus, suddenly I'm beginning to like Raven solely for the possibilities she brings if she joins the good guys, even if reluctantly.

XXMintshadeXx wrote: KingFubuki92 wrote: Is Cinder's Grimm arm able to steal power like the bug was? Does Cinder now have power-sucking abilities because she used that bug Grimm once? I was under the impression Vernal was dead and Cinder was shocked ("What is this? Where is the power?") because nothing went to her after her death. That's the thing though. Maiden powers aren't guarenteed to go to who killed the prior maiden, they go to who the Maiden last thought of, otherwise they just go off randomly. The only reason Cinder would be surprised is if she was looking in Vernal for the power and couldn't find it. So no, Vernal isn't dead, she would have died if Cinder stole her soul with the Maiden Powers, but since there was nothing to steal, she is just slowly dying.

The arm itself may not be the Grimm Bug (It could be part of the Bug formed to replace the arm, or it could just be a transplant Salem had grafted onto her during the timeskip), but it would appear she retained the powers of the Bug after it disolved into her. The glove vanished and then her Tattoo first formed, so its reasonable to assume the Tattoo is indicative of the bug being apart of her now. With that in mind, she should be able to tap into said power. Plus, it is because of said bug she was even hurt by the SEW powers at Beacon in the first place, so Cinder should be, for all intents and purposes, part Grimm.