Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26226441-20180127223551/@comment-34760680-20180221173550

73.Anon.52 wrote:

1. Episode 1 of V4 The exact quote is : "It is because of the Maiden's power. Make no mistake, Cinder, you hold the key to our victory. But your newfound strength brings with it a crippling weakness."

Later, in V4 episode 3: "Salem:(to Cinder) Do you feel it? Don't fight it, girl. It can sense your trepidation. You must make it dread you."

This tells us 2 things:

A. The powers were gained with a Grimm parasite, so with them Cinder's body also acquired the parasite... they were "brought with it".

B. The parasite is controlled by fear, what does Silver Eyes do?: "Qrow:... You see, the creatures of Grimm, the most fearsome monsters mankind had ever encountered, were afraid of those silver-eyed warriors. ... It was said that even a single look from one of these fighters could strike a Grimm down..."

Cinder lost control of the parasite at the least, or it died(and was replaced), both of which are a weakness when her weapons are conjured using her powers mid-fight. I can see what you are suggesting but it seems to leave out any reasoning as to why Salem brought the maiden powers up in the first place. You are suggesting that either A. Cinder was afraid of Ruby or B. the parasite was afraid of Ruby.

A. Cinder didnt appear or sound scared of Ruby really. She seemed more shocked and angry than anything else.

B. If the parasite was scared of Ruby then it would have started hurting Cinder and we didnt see that either. Cinder seemed to not be in any pain at all. You could say that it happened after but wouldnt the grimm be gone from her body then? The SE do 'strike down' grimm after all which implies it kills them and a parasite isnt exactly strong.