Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10317392-20130906010815/@comment-23784953-20130910093221

BenRG wrote: Here's a "let's flip everything upside-down" idea.

Roman, through his illegal contacts with the rich and famous (he supplies them with various er... 'recreational substances') has learnt of a plan to wipe out the Hunters/Huntresses in Vale City State. The rich & powerful don't like the Hunters semi-religious vocation and the fact that they are nearly impossible to buy/subvert because they take their oath of duty so seriously. So, they are gathering men and will be marching from their strongholds in the upper-class areas to progressively drive them out of the city culminating with destroying Beacon. The lead conspirator is Weiss's father, Kalder Schnee.

Roman knows that Ozpin would never believe him, in fact would more likely arrest him on sight. So, he and Adam are stockpiling arms, building up manpower and trying to cut off the conspirators' mercenary army from their weapons shipments so that they can either blunt or prevent the attack. In this scenario, Crimson is a Cadet Huntress who was expelled in her last year for her 'heretical' use of direct dust manipulation without a weapon. She's gone into business for herself as a hired gun and has become a rising star of Roman's gang. She may or may not be a relative of a main character but her real role will be teaching Ruby her methods and magic.

In this scenario, the meta-plot would be the end of the old social order, with The Powers That Be turning on their old protectors (the Hunters/Huntresses) in a similar way to what happens in 'Revenge of the Sith'. Ultimately, our heroes will end up outlaws in the Tribal Areas, sheltered by the Faunus and White Fang as they rebuild their strength and work to overthrow Kalder Schnee's new corporatist (fascist) dictatorship.

In the background is the growing realisation that Kalder Schnee may be the catspaw for someone else. Or something else. The Grimm has returned... Let this be canon. Even if it happens in season 54, I'll wait.