Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11188061-20141008045121/@comment-70.72.38.180-20150309162509

I don't think Mr. Schnee is evil. I know you're likely joking but come on, we know nothing about Mr. Schnee other than the fact that he made Weiss's childhood difficult.

Speaking of Mr. Schnee, I hope we do get see him in the future because we have only been taking Weiss's words on his 'character' instead seeing what kind of person he is.

Here are my two cents.

I think Mr. Schnee's treatment of Weiss is the same way to how Weiss treated Ruby at the beginning. Weiss started out as arrogant, judgemental, and self-centered until she started encountering people who were not going to take her BS. As a result Weiss has started to reign in on her attitude and show her "true self" instead of the facade that she has been raised and conditioned to be. Mr. Schnee on the other hand isn't having that luxury for whatever reason. If he's aware of the criticisms on the company he is running than why has he changed them? Has it occured to him that the reason White Fang have been attacking his company is because of the unfair Faunus labor? Has it occured to him that he's likley losing money not just because of the stolen shipments, but because people don't want to buy product  a 'morally grey' company (this could explain why he has been turning to questionable business partners. )

Long story short, I hope we get see that Mr Schnee is a human being. He can be what Weiss could've been if she continued to act like she did in Vol 1. He's not pure evil, but he's not a great person. I think all he needs is someone like Weiss to say "Stop."