Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3146930-20140708014442/@comment-25155350-20140708210147

Zolnir wrote:

The one who thinks 'because Yatsuhashi shares a similar body physique as that White Fang dude, they must be the same person!' is blind, because if they're so good at spotting same outlines it's a wonder why they don't see that poor Yatsuhashi don't have a tattoo on his arms. Doesn't Yatsuhashi have a weapon-thing strapped to his left arm, which, although we have no way of knowing for sure yet, could theoretically cover the same area where the tattoo may or may not be?

In all honesty, I don't think anyone can really call anyone a "traitor" because, especially in light of the lyrics in "Time to Say Goodbye," we really don't know who is good and who is evil! The only thing we really know for sure is that RWBY and JNPR at least think they are on the good guys' team - but who knows for sure which side is which? I have perfect faith in Ozpin's righteousness, but I've seen some speculation that Cinder & Co. are really ultimately on the side of good, and just know something that Glynda, etc do not. I am not saying that this is what is going on; I am just pointing out that we do not know as of yet who is good and who is evil.

And saying that someone is a member of the White Fang - whether it is true or not - is not the same as calling them a traitor. The ultimate goal of the White Fang is simply faunus equality, and that's a pretty noble goal, even if they are going about it in a violent fashion. Blake herself called them "misguided" instead of evil, and told us that the WF has been taken more seriously since becoming violent - some probably just think that the ends justify the means, and that is not neccessarily "evil," especially considering the stigma associated with faunus heritage - "From Shadows" makes it sound pretty bad!

It also depends on how you define "traitor." One could call Jaune a traitor against Beacon for using fake transcripts to get into the school. They would not be wrong; this is a true fact; but that's a rather dramatic way of putting it. And Blake left the White Fang mid-mission; does this make her a "traitor"? Technically speaking, sure, but we probably wouldn't phrase it like that, since the White Fang is violent, and Blake "betrayed" them in order to chose a less-violent path...

TL;DR: We don't even know which groups are good and which are evil yet, and it all depends on your definition of "traitor."