Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-35941743-20190724191227/@comment-43497197-20190814025811

I'm hoping that she doesn't die for at least another few volumes.

I think the prospect of a villain that is completely high on megalomania to the point of having absolutely no qualms with the most morally depraved acts is actually quite interesting, but it does need some more justification. The line "You turned yourself into a monster just for power" during the battle in the vault of the Relic of Knowledge intrigued me because it posed the question ''how far will she go? ''I thought it was an interesting concept, for her to become more and more corrupt as the series progressed, with further perversions to her body after her defeats like the Grimm arm until she was completely unrecognizable.

During her fight with Raven, I was actually hoping that she would attain the powers of the Spring Maiden. This would have given another depth to her character because it would have at least revealed a clear goal or direction for her (to steal all the Maiden powers), and given more justification for her clearly disobeying Salem's orders for her own personal vendetta. I see that a victory for team RWBY was necessary at this point, but I still think a clear goal could answer questions in her relationship with Salem, such as if she simply sees Salem's leadership as a means to an end or if for some reason she actually agrees with Salem's desire to wipe out humanity.

Obviously, more backstory on her still mostly enigmatic past would be nice, too.