Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-94.8.59.184-20140809221526/@comment-72.49.174.154-20151120172737

My latest thoughts on this... Ironwood may be a good guy, but he is so focused on what he knows he can do (and possibly sees himself as the ONLY one who can protect the people) that he fails to se or maybe believe that others have the same or greater capabilities. Call him a useful tool that everyone can goad into certain predictable courses of action. Glynda said it best... "You always treat things as a contest of measuring d---"

That being said, It was the Cross Continental Transmission tower system that Cinder hacked into, not directly into Ozpin's computer. She didn't get THAT hack until Ironwood set his scroll down on Ozpin's desk to project his fleet. This shows that all scrolls are linked into the CCT system. A very dangerous idea for something that spans continents. Maybe she just hacked into the local servers. The question is, was she hacked into the local Beacon system, which detected Ironwood's scroll, or was she hacked into Ironwood's scroll and when it activated, gave her access to Ozpin's system? I found his need to do that kind of odd. Everyone in attendance at that meeting knows the forces that Ironwood can bring to bear... this also gives credence to my idea of Ironwood's self-centered viewpoint. He feels the need at all times to shine the spotlight on himself. This makes him both predictable and vulnerable.

Last point... When you reach to pick something up, is it not common to look at the object and continue to look at it until you have it in hand? Not saying he didn't reach blindly for it, just saying its more common to look, pick up and then redirect your eyes to the next order of business. Ironwood looked down, the view then shifted to his hand picking up the scroll, giving the impression that he did indeed see the black queen piece flicker on the screen. Which makes me wonder. Cinder wasn't overly worried when Ironwood left the dance. Odd that he should show up at the CCT when it is closed down... let alone have access. Remember, he is Atlesian Military, from another continent. Why would he have unfettered access to the Beacon/Vale CCT?

Just my read on things... What I've seen so far leaves me with more questions than answers. I'm on the fence with Ironwood. He may be just an unknowing pawn, but there are lots of things to point to him being a possible Ally of Cinder's. After all, he can still have good intentions even if he has been duped to see things the enemy's way. As is with everything else he does, he BELIEVES he is doing right.