Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-27648673-20160928011740

ChishioKunrin wrote: XXMintshadeXx wrote: - Ruby: Yes, it was her decision, and they are joining her, but that doesn't mean she's leading the team, as many people seem to think, because there's a very high possibility that there is no legitimate team. They weren't like "guys we should rename ourselves RNJR" "k cool" - this is Team JNPR and Ruby, not Ruby leading the new JNPR. Yeah, maybe she's leading the expedition, but everyone else there is a member of JNPR, so Jaune is still going to be an authority figure too.

- Weiss: I agree, but at the same time I think efforts will be made, even if she doesn't actually go to pick up Yang. She can use her family ties and the information she finds in Atlas to increase her chances at convincing her father.

- Blake: True. I don't think she'll be rising in the government, in that case, but I do believe she'll be a deeply respected voice of the people, as she feels she needs to do right.

- Velvet: There will always be people who are disappointed with anything and everything. I'm not saying she's going to kill someone like Neo, but at least knock her down or make a significant impact on her - Velvet isn't, after all, a long-term fighter. In all honesty, I'm not expecting this one to come true at all. It's rough and sketchy, but the base idea is some form of emotional impact on Neo via Roman's weapon (someone finding it, Velvet copying it, etc).

- Salem has the ability to take away someone's "unimaginable power," aka the Maiden abilities - why wouldn't she be able to do the same with semblance? "Any trace of power will wash away" is likely, but why can't that also be semblance related? - Ruby: I was not saying that Ruby will lead them because it was her idea. I was saying that there's room for a back-and-forth to happen because they're following her to Haven but Jaune led Ren and Nora for a year. If anything, I think Jaune will remain Ren and Nora's leader, but he and Ruby will work together on things. While they may work together, Jaune is still ultimately Ren and Nora's leader, and if he decides he doesn't want to do something Ruby wants to do, he reserves the right to lead Ren and Nora and they don't follow Ruby's orders.

- Weiss: Maybe. But at the same time, he may insist on her staying in Atlas and try to compromise with her because he wants to keep her safe in Atlas.

- Blake: Very true. She might speak out against things and accidentally become a symbol to people.

- Velvet: Maybe. I'm just not entirely sure how important Velvet is going to become, to be honest.

- Maybe. Though, the Maiden powers are power sources that are separate from their wielders' souls. Semblance is a manifestation of energy from someone's soul. So, unless she can seal away that ability or take their soul or something... - Weiss: She doesn't have to go. Atlas is the biggest kingdom in terms of technology and military strength, so there will likely be a large flow of ships going in an out. She could convince her father to have a ship pick up Yang during a mission. She could (although more unlikely) hack into a ship and convince the pilot to pick up Yang. She could send someone personally to get Yang. She is a Schnee with connections - if she's determined, she'll find a way.

- Semblance: The ability to transfer Aura has already been discovered, so it's likely that, considering how much Salem already knows on Aura, she can figure out other methods. There's also the idea that semblance is based around something related to the person, and if they lose that something, their semblance/aura will not work. It could be tied to something physical, like Yang's hair, or something without a physical representation, like hope or motive.