Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-6493589-20150619172544/@comment-226878-20150625185400

Here's the little bit I got from reading this thread:

As to languages... another viable reason writers do not create completely alien languages for their completely alien fictional culture is because... duh, duh, duh... NOBODY WANTS TO LEARN TO SPEAK A FICTIONAL ALIEN LANGUAGE JUST TO UNDERSTAND A GODDAMNED FANTASY. All right, "nobody" is an exaggeration. Plenty of Sygeeks have learned to speak Klingon and Elvish, after all. I'm actually half-assing an alien language for fictional works, but that's as far as I plan to go. My in-universe excuse is that it is a dead language and English is an unknown constant which is gleaned through psychic contact with an alternate universe (that being our universe).

As to the power level of the Grimm: the longer live a Grimm is, the bigger and smarter it gets. Coco tore through Giant Nevermores and Deathstalkers with ridiculous ease, but consider this: RWBY and JNPR easily outsmarted both of these creatures early on. The fucking Nevermore let its tail get trapped... and in what way did the Deathstalker even SEEM intelligent? I don't think we've seen the true potential of either of these creatures. They may get larger still and their tactics may become more dangerous. The same could be true of the Ursa. It may possibly get bigger and badder as it ages. The reason the older ones are so rare is because the younger ones are so fucking stupid, they don't survive long enough to become bigger and smarter.

As to Velvet being inconsistent: I go back to one who said she felt isolated in that cafeteria. One does not simply go around smashing people through tables without worry of consequence especially when you look around and are unable to glean a modicum of support in the faces around you. Students are probably warned not to fight in school or face expulsion. That's a lot of work down the tubes just for standing up for yourself. Then again, Ruby isn't much for people either. It's possible Velvet is just more comfortable tearing through hordes of Grimm than she is in dealing with bullies.

And finally: Camel Joe. I hate him.