Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-69.136.247.156-20151027043341/@comment-27393526-20151213180756

I haven't had the chance to read through the entire thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating things, but as far as character design goes, Emerald LOOKS innocent. And given the fact that we know nothing about her or Mercury's past, it's plausible she could defect. I agree with the op - rwby can be a bit predictable - and Emerald turning good? Pretty predictable.

Now for spoilers on Episode 6: you've been warned. Cinder keeps things on a need-to-know basis, making it very easy to believe that Mercury attacking Yang was a delusion of Yang's alone. Cinder would be breaking Mercury's leg without his consent to the plan - what better way to have them both realize they're just pawns to Cinder?