Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25195920-20141031190346

Alright before i get started i'd like to point out that i can confirm none of this and we won't get any real answers until Volume 3 (which can't come soon enough for me) so this is speculation to tide me over until then.

Cinder's Plan is still a big mystery; we got no idea what she's up to only that it doesn't seem to fit with the usual ideas we had for it (not well anyways). The other odd bit is the WF was working closly with her through Torchwick, the now imprisoned lacky. After seeing the results of the Breach i can't figure out why the WF caused it; they didn't profit from it and it really didn't do anything except cause fear. So what was the point of it? Simply put there was no reason the WF would do what they did: it didn't benifit them any, put them on the radar of some very powerful people, and the lost a lot of members in the crash to boot. This obviously means that they were tricked into it by Cinder through Torchwick which means any motive behind it is hers and we must look at her to see what it is. So what were the end results of the Breach? The people were scared by the appearance of Grimm inside Vale after who knows how long, the WF gets the blame, Torchwick gets caught, Ozpin looks bad and Ironwood looks better, especially after his androids (which were much more effective than i expected) managed to cause some major damage to the Grimm. Now this is just a guess but i think the bit about Ozpin and Ironwood was the point of this attack. We can rule out the capture of Torchwick and the WF getting the blame because that was caused by Team RWBY forcing the plan to move ahead. If they hadn't shown up, the train would have run on time and Torchwick would have gotten away while the WF would not be seen helping cause the Breach.

So why would Cinder want Ozpin to look bad? I go back to that list she was making about 1/2 through the Volume. On it were people Cinder had some kind of plan for, we know Pyrrha is on there and i would bet there are a few more. Going back to my first thread, Cinder likely plans the discredit these people, make em look bad, remove them from her path before her final act gets rolling. She has been successful in this plan with regards to Ozpin, who has lost credibility with the Vale Council and is facing removal from his post as Beacon's Headmaster. Meanwhile, Ironwood looks better than ever with his androids helping win the day and his report likely claiming Ozpin's inaction caused the problem. End result there, in place of the clever and excentric Proffessor Ozpin we have General Ironwood whose plans seem to be simply hit nail with hammer. Of the two, i'd rather have Ozpin at the helm and i think Cinder knows he's far more dangerous and rigged things to make sure that Ironwood gets more power.

Which brings me to my next point, the conspiracy theory. After that last episode i think its now safe to say that Ironwood is not a bad guy and has no knowing part in Cinder's plan. However that does not rule out the idea of someone from Atlas being involved. Think about, an Atlas General is now more trusted than the Headmaster of Vale's Huntsmen/Huntress Academy by the Council of Vale. Looks like a power grab coming to me though i doubt the myterious Atlas person sees it that way; its likely our myterious person sees it as a way to further unify the kingdoms. I choose to think that way because the alternative is very bad. The alternative is that the Atlas person doesn't see the Grimm as a threat and has no problems removing a competing group from the face of Remnant. If thats the case then Cinder needs to be stopped fast or Remnant is doomed.

This is just my theories on the subject, take it for whatever thats worth and hope we get some answers in Volume 3

Also, damn good episode. 