Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170206193307/@comment-31019069-20170210173656

KNN005 wrote:

@ terminus: and thats all im saying. They think im some Cinder hater who underestimates her just because i dont like her. Thats not the case. I acknowledge her skill. I just think that the time she was trying to toy with Nikos is an example of a weakness. If she had instantly vaporize the elevator the second nikos came up the fight would have been over. Because she tried to toy with Nikos, nikos was able to get some good hits in. It seemed like foreshadowing to me. Like her overconfidence is her weakness no matter how powerful she gets. She will likely have more victories but i hope they come with some losses sprinkled in. Even if she learns from her mistakes i believe at her core is the problem. And ultimately why she will die.

Cinder is one of those characters that is very very smart. Thats good. But she only uses it with a singular focus. Shes always gonna fixate on power. Physical or political. She wants to dominate people. That simple single-mindedness is not only not healthy its always been a clear sign of weakness in countless stories. I know she has depth i know she is skilled i know she can come up with multi layered plans and adapt well. I get it. I get it. But no one is flawless. Its time to lose. I think I would agree with you KNN with Cinder being her overconfidence is her flaw but the one thing I would have to argue against that point is that before she became a maiden she was very confident in what she was doing but yet everything she did was very calculated and precise. So maybe when the eventual fight comes she will most likely have a backup plan if things go sideways for her.