Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24177652-20140316072117/@comment-24117358-20140609081902

So there are a few new things to bring up now that some time has passed and new things have come to light. First off, the new intro. I'll start with this, I think that the scene of Cinder with airships flying past is a memory of hers. Now this may be a long shot, but assuming that My and Silver's theories are correct and something happened to make Summer into Cinder (Read above if you havent already), I beleive that this memory is that event. This is obviously something important in Cinder's past life, and maybe she is reflecting on the past in hopes of finding out why and/or how she has changed so drastically.

To reach even further, this may have been a "Final Battle" of sorts where, by the end, everyone thinks that Summer is dead. Something happens during this battle (maybe an encounter with an enemy/personal foe) that changes Summer's view about the world (supported by the lyrics of Time To Say Goodbye. Remember, it isnt actually confirmed that it is from Ruby's point of view, or anyone else's for that matter, I think they are from Summer's, or at least part of them). Summer decides to accept the fact that everyone thinks she is dead and works it to her advantage. Years pass, and all the while Summer becomes more and more convinced that everything is not what it seems. Eventually she fully takes on the persona of Cinder, and concocts a plan to reveal the truth. All this time, Ruby is growing up. Ozpin, a former teammate of Summer's, sees a similarity in Ruby to an old friend, a sort of innocence. And through the years Summer has been remembered by her close friends and family by way of the Altar seen in Trailer 1.

I see Summer as a great former warrior who tried to settle down and have a family (resulting in Ruby and/or Yang) but being called back while the kids were still young for this "Final Battle" (RLR Part 2, the lyrics of the second singer support this completely, even suggesting that Ruby and Yang were old enough to understand that their mother was leaving, even though she broke her promise of coming back to them). Whatever happens during this battle changes Summer so completely that she decides that there are bigger things to focus on besides her family, and as hard as it is, decides to leave her family behind. So much time has passed now, that she doesnt recognise her own daughter when they battle on the rooftop, and certainly doesnt recognise Glynda, who she may have never even met before. She has now gotten past the point where she believes she is the lesser of two evils, where commiting any and all crimes are but a small price to pay for the ultimate revealation ahead.

Again, this is completely speculation, but I thought that now that we know more (or think we do) we can make more of a guess as to these connections between Ruby/Yang/Summer/Cinder. More things I can speculate about are the exact events/people that Summer encountered to make her this way, and her future plans, but I have no evidence for those as of yet, so I will hold off on them for now.