Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3391158-20170904153455/@comment-4010415-20170907105225

On the Weiss and Jacques thing, that could've worked too.

On the Ilia's backstory thing... One difference, though, is I don't think that Ilia would actually do something as horrible as Adam. We have been shown that Adam is a zealot - he's intensely devoted to the White Fang's violent ideologies. He even hurt Blake, despite their history together. He slapped her, kicked her arm, and stabbed her in the gut. Meanwhile, Ilia can't bring herself to use her weapon directly against Blake at all. She would rather cut a pipe full of steam, stir up dust, and knock down a platform of supplies. Even when she attacked Sun, she only stabbed his shoulder, rather than his chest. She holds back, but Adam doesn't.