Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4606441-20141024012020/@comment-165.234.190.64-20141103221224

Referring to someone as your uncle when they're not isn't an asian custom. At least not in the way that you're postulating. Uncle variations are usually used as a esignation for older men with or without ties to the person saying it. If Ruby was calling Qrow her uncle in an asian sense, she'd call the shop keep grandpa in the same sense. Ruby like yang clearly sees Qrow as her uncle because he's been there in an uncle like capacity in the western sense. IE a family friend who's played a notable role in a child's life.

Also folks need to learn what Deus Ex Machina is. It's not just any unexpected occurence or resolution to a plot. It's a resolution to a plot which is neither foreshadowed nor built upon or explained. It's 'god from the machine' because how it was created as a way for a god to essentially fix all problems at the end of a greek play with no sufficient reason other than because they are a god and they felt like it.