Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200118161649/@comment-4134422-20200121030840

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

There's a problem with that idea however: RWBY and co. had clearly allied themselves with Atlas, if only for the sake of fighting Salem and keeping the relics safe. Even with all their doubts and Nora whining about Mantle every episode or two, they actively helped Atlas, and not just with Amity.

Everything you said only applies on a legal level, which is only relevant in regards to the Ace Ops. For everyone else present, its on a more personal level. Thats the real problem, not allegiance or loyalty, simply (lack of) mutual trust.

Also, I'm pretty pretty sure Atlas doesn't conscript its huntsmen students, simply encourages them to join the military. Which is true for any real life military institution. And seeing what the Ace Ops do most of the time, its basically just being a Huntsman with steady income. My question then would be if they allied with Atlas as the entire kingdom (both cities) or just the city, because if it's the former then the conflict of interest, on top of lack of trust, was set from the very beginning.

And while I don't have the proper knowledge of how rl military institutions work, I'd like to see more of that explored in future volumes, since it's confirmed Vol7 and Vol8 will be tied together