Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-6500074-20130310094020/@comment-24198837-20140402003835

Well, I personally think that there's some major, yet-unrevealed plot points standing in the way of a Weiss character shift. I'm certianly not against it, but I also can't see one of the main protagonists being, well, Weiss without a deep reason or meaning that may be essential to her character of the overall plot. That, however, is just speculation.

She's certianly got problems, and she should certianly work torards becoming a better person. However, it's clear that not only is she (at her core) a nice person, but that she has the capacity to change. All she needs it to see something real. Blake helped her through a stage of White Fang-Faunus arrogence (At least, partially) by showing her a real situation with real people, albeit unintentionally. Maybe Yang could intoduce Wiess to being social. Ruby could teach her friendship. Jaune, humility. Pyrrha, respect. Nora, fun. Ren, the art of being quiet for once. So on, and so fourth.

Weiss is, in a way, like a child. She hasn't expirenced many things that we regard as normal, and has to be shown those things. I can't hold that against her, though. It's forgivable, as it's not her fault, and all she needs is for someone to show her how to improve. Outside of her backstory (and that's just speculation), nothing is standing in the way of her warming up and softening her nature. I'm sure that she wants to improve. I doubt that she knows how.

Either way, I'd rather have a friend with a cold exterior but a soft heart as opposed to one with a warm exterior but a cold heart. I've met many people who were the second, and I can't say I've liked a single one of them. Besides the mega-rich, mega-powerful thing, I have many friends who are very similar to Weiss, only abrasive and harsh because they just expect you to be that way. They're all really sweet when you get to know them, though.