Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131108040231/@comment-4830106-20131112200024

MajorFoley1 wrote: BenRG wrote: I think that Roman will end up being what tvtrops.org calls a 'Starscream' - one of the Big Bad's lieutenants who will revolt against him/her because (1) they want to lead their faction themselves and (2) they think that the Big Bad is incompetent, a raving lunatic or both.

The Starscream tends to be something of a dark wolf, often shown as being a comic character but also a formidable warrior when roused. Although they are loyal to their faction, their hatred for their boss will occasionally lead them to alliances of convenience with their nominal foes to improve their position and undermine the boss.

I can thus see Roman tipping 'Red' and 'Kitty' the wink about future ops just to undermine Cinder and improve his own position and power (for example, sending the Hunters to a heist Cinder and/or White Fang are leading whilst giving himself a free run). Naturally, he'll have to be careful to ensure that she doesn't get even a hint of him being responsible because I think she would be merciless to those who fail/betray her. Roman while skilled doesn't exactly seem to be afraid of retreating when needed, guess its kinda like starscream in a way. Mind you we only did get to see 30 seconds of interaction time between him and Cinder but he he really doesn't seem to like her.

He's caught in the middle of fear and loathing. He wants to betray her, but he knows she could vaporize him without a second thought.