User blog comment:Zolnir/Virtual Reality/@comment-3146930-20140616204844

I'm just going to say it is for artistic license. It is an opening, so obviously they are going to make it look as interesting as possible to get people to watch the show. However I wouldn't base any ideas about what will happen in the series on just the opening video (aside from character introductions obviously). I mean the first opening had a lot of cool stuff too; dark orb of doom, Cinder and her two people, Yang riding a motorcycle, and Ozpin and Glynda riding an airship. Unfortunately, the big orb of doom never shows itself in the show (but does appear in the Volume 2 opening), Yang is never seen on a motorcycle, nor are Ozpin and Glynda shown on an airship (aside from Glynda the hologram).

I also want to say the petals behind everyone is also just for show, as so far only Ruby seems to have petals come from her cape. Everyone got them in the opening because it would look weird if only Ruby had that effect.

But who knows, I could be completely off.