Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-34633327-20180125034140/@comment-4383890-20180212225109

Objectively speaking, yes, Atlas falling would mess things up for the heroes. But I'm sure Atlas's mistreatment of Faunus is well known around the world, and even though the Belladonna family managed to pacify things at Haven and convince Menagerie that humanity has good in it, there are plenty others who identify more with the violent and vindictive nature of the White Fang, specifically Adam Taurus. From their perspective, the fall of Atlas would empower them due to major entities like SDC and the Atlesian military no longer having the ability to mistreat them. I don't think all the Faunus are going to line up with Blake or Ghira's pacifistic leadership, and certainly not the ones in Atlas.

Also again, IF I end up being right about a Faunus being the Maiden guarding Atlas' relic, she may not view things objectively simply because of the environment she was raised in (much like Raven's disdain for Ozpin due to her own personal experience, not objectively viewing him as the lesser of two evils). She wouldn't see Atlas's technological advancements or superior military as benevolent, she would view them as oppressors and/or enablers simply because of Atlas' anti-Faunus culture, and she certainly would not care if the rest of the world suffers because of their loss. If Watts or anyone else in Salem's inner circle were to convince her that the fall of Atlas would somehow empower the Faunus, I'm convinced she would gladly go along with their plans no matter how many innocents (Faunus or humans) had to die in order to achieve that goal.