Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24098614-20180508224452/@comment-26018514-20181006195939

Megadracosaurus wrote: Bluethunder25 wrote: I say no, because underneath the person who, yes, has committed terrible deeds, is a person who will fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Who will defend those she cares about, and give her life to protect the world against Salem.

That’s literally the exact opposite of what Raven is. Truth is, that may not have ever been what she is, even ‘underneath’. She may end up becoming that person, but she isn’t that right now, and we have no reason to believe that’s what she used to be. In her first canon appearance where she talks, Raven talks about how only the strong survive, while the weak die. That’s the exact opposite of what you said. And claiming that she’s a different person underneath doesn’t really change that. TBF, we kinda do have an indication she gave/gives more fucks than her present personality indicates, her Semblance. Her Semblance knows where her priorities were/are, even if she doesn't appear to care, her excuse that she needs to defend her "family" goes against her "you get one" philosophy, and if she really couldn't portal to her Tribe, that indicates she really still doesn't see them as "family" in a meaningful way, even if she can't acknowledge it.

In other words, everything about her character is so conflicted and contradictory it hardly seems we've scratched the surface of who she was/is/will be.