Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161023154654/@comment-24994749-20161024142129

Gastropod wrote: Anyone think the blacksmith might be the informant?

My first thought for the informants was Raven:

- might be stationed in Mistral, as we know Qrow met with her at some point before V3, and he was in Mistral some time before V3 - also, Misytral is where people up to dubious business hang up - that Grimm mask - those portals that aesthetically would fit with Salem

(The question, then, would be: is Raven playing both ends and will ultimately align with whoever she feels might win? Is she working undercover for the Brotherhood? Is she working undercover for Salem?)

Gastropod wrote: He had an interesting character design also.

I felt the village official also had an interesting design. So did the random villagers in the background... I think the animation has taken that step where there will no longer be that much difference between random NPCs and main characters.

Lord Jaric wrote: Something to take from this is that Onym does indeed take some asian culture based on who I'm assuming was the leader of the village.

He reminded me of a Taoist priest.

180.252.158.203 wrote: Considering we see that Grimm just spawns out (presumably indefinitely) from those oozes, do you think the Grimm are results of dark magic? Salem seems to be a practitioner of one.

Or, do you think they are connected to the world of Remnant themselves? Natural creatures of Remnant? Some sort of defense mechanism against humanity's infectious actions?

I think you might be onto something there.

According to the WoR, the people of Vacuo didn't seem to have to worry much about the Grimm until after the attacks from the confrontations with the other kingdoms caused an ecological disaster.

Then, you have Mistral, which is the kingdom with the largest controlled territory... and they just happen to have a culture strongly centred around respecting the environment.

190.213.244.46 wrote: Wonder if Jaune's parnets would be pissed that he had the Crocea Mors modified? It is family heirloom after all.

I wouldn't be surprised is Jaune suffered of some level of Parental Abandonment... like, they didn't care much about the idea of him going with an unlocked aura to an entry exam that can get you killed.

Seum Dwa21 wrote: Unless the attacks by White Fang are a smokescreen to prevent suspicions of them working together :O that's pure speculation though. I really think that Mr Schnee cares for his daughter, but doesn't show it in the right way. From what's been revealed about him, I'd say he's the type to view Weiss as an "asset", albeit a valuable one. As for his place in the grand scheme of things... I think he's just an unfortunate business man.

There could be an interesting plot twist there.

Weiss mentioned the WF going after family members. What if Mr. Schnee was just weeding out branches of the family dynasty that could have put his power at risk?