Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-158.125.243.29-20150329080244/@comment-26259025-20150418212529

Yes, you're right. I think they're pretty explicit about Faunus only having one physical animal trait. Anymore, you start dehumanising them a little.

I don't buy into him being a Faunus either. Was just a passing thought.

So, Weiss wouldn't actually be a legitmate heiress at all if that was the case. She wouldn't even be a Schnee. That would be interesting.

Like, Mr. Schnee is aware that Weiss isn't actually his daughter, but he found out after he named her his heir. And he can't come out and not make her his heir, otherwise the scandalous rumours about his family would be made public. So, someone who isn't a Schnee is going to ascend to his throne...

Oblivious to why her "father" resents her, Weiss grows up without him, or her true father ever being present in her life.

But let's get darker.

Mr. Schnee knows that the only way to get Winter, his actual daughter to be his heir now is to get rid of Weiss. So, he sets the armour on her. She beats it. He organises another attempt on her life, which results in her scar. He fails yet again.

Through all this, he still pretends to be her father. But, Weiss happens across a clue, or some evidence that makes her think "daddy" might have been the one who painted a mark on her, not the White Fang. Of course, she's too scared to go ahead and tell anyone, and even if she did, it's her word against his. She doesn't have the evidence nor the support. Weiss goes to Beacon to get away from this, and her resolve to not see her "father" continue weilding power is strengthened. Mr. Schnee is more than happy to let this happen, as she might die on her first day at Beacon. She vows to come back more powerful, and effectively de-throne him. That's what she means when she says "My father wasn't the start of our name, and I won't let him be the end.". By this point, she's still a little clueless as to why he did it.

That's why she wouldn't talk to him. He tried to kill her.

DISCLAIMER: This is just an interesting thing to think about. It won't be the case, I'm aware of that.

Here's the TL;DR version;

-Weiss' mother had an affair

-Weiss is born, Mr. Schnee thinks she is his

-Mr. Schnee names Weiss his heir

-Mr. Schnee finds out Weiss isn't his.

-Not wanting Weiss as his heir, but fearing making the situation public would blacken his name, decides he needs to get rid of Weiss.

-He sets the armour on her, trying to get rid of her so his actual daughter, Winter can become heir. However, Weiss defeats the armour.

-He hires thug to attack Weiss, disguised as WF members. Weiss escapes with her life, but recieves her scar.

-Weiss happens across some evidence/clue that makes her suspect her "father" is behind these attacks.

-She leaves for Beacon, vowing to come back and make sure her "father" doesn't wield power for much longer.

-She refuses to talk to him because she thinks he tried to have her killed.

That would be ''DRAMATIC. ''