Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27397283-20160214182542/@comment-209.182.120.87-20160220063247

Evnyofdeath wrote: Korrde wrote: But as I said previously, we can merely conjecture here. Trying to refute the possibility of Ruby being a Maiden at this point is like claiming that Raven's a Maiden or that Summer Rose was a Maiden. We have no evidence one way or the other. This entire debate is pointless as no one here knows where RT is going with the storyline beyond the fact that Ruby has gone with the remnants of JNPR and that RWBY has been split apart. As to who the Maidens are, no one knows anymore. Even Cinder's status as one is questionable as we don't know if she's even still alive. Good. Lord. The. Willful. Ignorance.

You are literally guilty of exactly what you accuse me of. There is no evidence for Ruby being a Maiden. Her powers are functionally and fundamentally different from what has been seen of a Maiden's power.

To be fair they haven't shown what Ruby's power is at all. Silvery white light that comes from the eyes (something that may or may not resemble a maiden's power) and the gigantic Grimm being "frozen" which could imply a Winter Maiden's power.

Then again we have no evidence that being a Maiden is connected with eye color at least not that I'm aware of. Plus the "frozen" aspect could mean frozen in time implying some sort of control over time. And that is something which speedsters are notorious for dealing with/ having.

Arguments that Qrow may or may not be telling the truth about the silver eyes thing could be quite valid either wanting his niece have a life or protecting her through ignorance. Oz moving Ruby to Beacon where she was supposed to have more protection could also go either way. Him knowing about the silver eyes and wanting Ruby as a backup plan in case something went wrong with the Fall Maiden or keeping her close since the Fall Maiden was attacked would make sense if she was Maiden herself.

Basically it comes down to whether or not Qrow would lie to Ruby to either protect her or wanting her to remain an innocent little girl for a bit longer. Not going to lie I could see him doing it. That being said I think they are completely different things but then again I've been wrong before. I definitely didn't think they would kill off a member of JNPR this early in the story.