Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-130.245.192.22-20170629055623/@comment-4010415-20170901000917

73.Anon.52 wrote: TBF... the wording he had just used when put into the context of her crises he was trying to counsel her through essentially was "go kill yourself, you may not be good enough otherwise"... so it could be considered self defense...

That's a very strange way to view it, and I don't see it that way.

Pyrrha: I've always felt as though I was destined to become a Huntress - to protect the world... (sighs) and it's become increasingly clear to me that my feelings were right. But... (she turns to look at Jaune) ...I don't know if I can do it.

Jaune: Of course you can. The Pyrrha Nikos I know would never back down from a challenge. And if you really believe it's your destiny to save the world... (he moves towards her, confident in his answer) you can't let anything stand in your way.

That does not translate to "Kill yourself, you may not be good enough otherwise." Rather, that translates to "Take this chance to fulfill your destiny and save the world. Don't let the possibility of a romantic relationship with me stand in your way." See, the thing that was standing in her way, the thing that made her uncertain about agreeing to the Aura transfer, was her love for Jaune and the possibility that they could be together. Jaune didn't realize that what was standing in her way was him.

Pyrrha : ( struggling to find the right words as she glances at him ) Well... what would you do if something came along that you... never expected? Something that had the potential to stand between you and your destiny?

A genuine romantic relationship is what she never expected to have because of how she had been placed so high on a pedestal that her socializing and relationships were shallow due to her celebrity status.

In Heroes and Monsters, when Ozpin told Pyrrha she had a choice to make, she looked at Jaune, wiped a tear from her eye, and got into the pod. I think it's pretty clear that the reason she started crying in Destiny was because Jaune was essentially saying "Don't let a potential romantic relationship with me stand in the way of your destiny."