Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-35757751-20180602170102

Hi, I think my topic is more speculation rather than general discussion? I wasn't sure what thread to put this in but if i'm wrong, please correct me and I will repost in the appropriate thread. Also, SPOILER disclaimer.

So when Pyrrha is killed by Cinder in Vol 3 Episode 12 End of the Beginning, Ruby's SE(silver eyes) activate leaving the Grimm Dragon frozen in place, and Cinder herself heavily damaged as seen in Vol. 4 where Cinder loses one eye, most of her hair is gone, her arm (i think) and her voice (temporarily). But why was Cinder so heavily affected? Was it the shock and surprise of a SEW in front of her that caused her to incur so much damage?

Let's backtrack a little bit in the next paragraph.

Salem states that because of Cinder's maiden power, she has grown a susceptabiity to the SEW(silver eyed warriors) powers. But why was Cinder affected exclusively? In Volume 5 Episode 11 "More the Merrier", Ruby's SE activate again and Cinder is visibly seen holding her arm in pain (this is most likely do to with her Grimm arm which isn't protected by an aura which may increase her sensitivity to pain). If Ruby's SE affected Cinder so greatly, shouldn't they have affected Raven (real maiden)/Vernal (fake maiden) in the same way? You could argue that it's just the fall maiden's powers, which opens a door into why the fall maiden is exclusively affected by the SE. No one else in the room was affected, not even Raven, the actual spring maiden which is strange to me and makes me question the power of the SEW.

So why was Cinder affected so much by Ruby's SE?

My theory is because of HOW the maiden powers were transferred to Cinder.

In Vol 3 Episode 7 "Beginning of the End", After Amber is subdued, Cinder uses a glove with Salem's symbol on it to conjure a black Grimm bug to siphon the powers from Amber. The transfer was done by a Grimm so could the transfer of the powers from the Grimm bug to Cinder have caused her to be affected by the SE? As we hear from Qrow in the Vol 3 finale, the Grimm fear the SEW and a single look from a SEW could strike a Grimm with fear (which explains the Grimm dragon being petrified).

My second question is Could Cinder have possibly been part Grimm before Vol 3?

If we go back to the finale of vol 3, Cinder says to the Grimm dragon, "shh, this is your home now". The Grimm dragon responds to her seemingly subdued and quieter than before. How was Cinder able to communicate with the Grimm? Could it be her semblance? Did she learn the skill while she was in Salem's faction? It seems that Cinder isn't all human. We could argue that the Grimm had no negative emotions to act on during the time Cinder was at the tower other than the Beacon fight. Once the Pyrrha v. Cinder fight begins, the dragon destroys the tower.

So, what do you all think? Was it the Grimm bug that emanated from her glove that cause her to be affected? Or was it something else within Cinder?

Let me know your thoughts on my theory

P.S. This is my first post on the wiki, it's nice to read all of your theories and speculations about the series.

Hope you enjoyed reading!  