Talk:Winter Schnee/@comment-25936766-20180929123938

Something I just realized and makes me feel stupid for not realizing earlier:

Since Winter is a Specialist, that means she is under direct command of Ironwood. Meaning that if Winter had inherited the SDC, Ironwood would have:

1) 2 seats in Atlas's council, perhaps 3 if Jacques also has one.

2) Control and authority over the largest and most advanced military force on the planet.

3) Control via proxy of the largest Dust-working company on the planet.

Jacques had no choice but to make Weiss the new company heiress. If he gave it to Winter, Ironwood would effectively have true complete authority over Atlas. He could enact whatever he wants with his council seats, he could threaten everyone into obedience with the army, and he could decide who gets Dust and who doesn't with the SDC as the scapegoat.