Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170129165318/@comment-14138255-20170131020740

Kirito Rose wrote: What is with Cinder these days? In volumes 1-3, she seemed really driven and numb to things that would shake most others. Now...I don't. I guess she just seems a little more...human. Like, she is genuinly horrified by what's happening around her and the people she's been working with. I can't but wonder, is Cinder starting to pull a 'Darth Vader' on us?

PS. If you can think of any better comparisons than 'Darth Vader', please tell me. Cinderella is a better comparison to her situation. The clock struck midnight and her 15 minutes of fame are up. She's a small fish in a big pond again. To make matters worse, she's been wounded and muted, and has a thing in her arm causing immense pain and discomfort. Were it not for the maiden powers and the teachings of Salem, Cinder would have had less than what she started with.

In all likely-hood, she has the same amount of trauma RWBY has, and with no way of venting or dealing it save for the Grimm in Salem's Danger Room, allowing for it to break her down, in addition to it allowing her to see her comrades (who don't especially respect her) with increasing resentment and disgust.