Thread:The Devil's Advocate WP/@comment-24993958-20140930112041

The Devil's Advocate WP wrote: We can hardly say it isn't going to affect them when the story is ongoing. I have seen a number of things that make me think it is influencing their story in various respects, just not in the most obvious ways. Cardin bullying Jaune sort of plays on the inspiration for their characters. Pyrrha being "the invincible girl" plays on her inspiration. Whether JNPR really turns into team "we're all going to die in battle" is another matter. Their endings don't have to be identical, but just bear some resemblance to the point where you can say, "I see what you did there." But the beast turning good isn’t just a “I see what you did there” moment, it’s a rather pivotal moment that takes place AT THE END of the book, on the same lines with Joan of Arc getting burned and Pyrrha getting an Arrow in the…heel, and Monty has outright denied his characters would end the same way as their counterparts…it seems more likely, to me at least, that Adam would ultimately stay a beast, or that Blake simply won’t have the power to change him…or both. In fairness, her problem with Sun may no longer stem from her initial misgivings, but are more a reaction to his persistent behavior. She may even be a bit uneasy around him specifically because of his "I do it all the time" remark and I would not blame her for that. Well yeah, but my point is Weiss might be even more guarded then Blake is when it comes to interacting with people outside of the team (unless she wants to go with them to the dance ofc). It’s not that I’m trying to discount Neptune, but you do things for a crush you wouldn’t normally do…I should know,  so I try and look at her interactions with other characters.

As the latest episode, Blake has approached Velvet and is on good terms with her, Ruby has approached both Jaune and Penny even when the 2 weren’t in the best of moods, and Yang is making Frienemies with Junior ‘s crew. But Weiss hasn’t been shown to pursue friendly banter outside of her team after it was formed, not even seeking out Pyrrha, someone we have been shown she admires. She is still, as far as I can tell, the most reserved to approach other people in a casual sense, and Jaune could act as a, pardon the pun, ice breaker, since Weiss now has a reason to approach him instead of the other way around.  