Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27143816-20160907022235/@comment-27106917-20160908040245

I don't like the Battle of the Gods idea. I don't want Salem's defeat to be dependant on some sort of magical powers, whether it be the SEWs or some power Jaune magically has. Ideally it would take everyone working together to defeat Salem.

All we know about the SEWs power is that it freezes grimm. there is nothing that says that it actually destroys grimm. Freezing them probably makes them easier to beat, but it wouldnt make Ruby invincible. And I wouldnt be surprised if Salem had some way to defend herself against the SEWs, she is ancient after all. So, while Ruby's SEW power will probably play a role in her defeat, I doubt that they would be the only thing that could defeat Salem.

You said it yourself, that team JNPR started off as more of a B-team, then developed into being a secondary A-team. Ruby's SEW powers have been planned from the very beginning, and been hinted at since the first episode. It is highly unlikely that, with JNPR beginning as a B-team, Jaune was also given some magical power special enough that it could be one of the only things capable of defeating Salem.

I said that ideally everyone would work together to defeat Salem. If Jaune's semblance was something powerful enough to help defeat Salem, then that would be fine. I could accept that. But I don't want him to have some super special magic powers akin to the SEW powers.

I said ealier that all of team RWBY would have to die before I would be willing to accept Jaune saving the world, and while I meant it when I said it, it isn't completely what I meant. With enough build up of Jaune getting stronger and becoming a more than competent warrior, I could see him stepping up to save the world. The problem with your theory was that Jaune just suddenly manifests this power strong enough to defeat Salem. That hasnt been built up, it wouldn't make sense, and it would not sit well with me. You made a valid point with the deuteragonist thing. Jaune has been an important character throughout the series, even to the point of being a secondary main character, and it is not inconceivable that he would end up playing a large role in Salem's defeat.

As an aside, it occurs to me that if you stuck with Silver and Gold, Soul and Heart, Artemis and Apollo, Yang actually fits better than Jaune. "Yellow beauty burns Gold", her symbol is literally a burning heart, and Yang means Sun in Chinese. The only connection missing would be between gold and masculininty, except that Yang is actually a masculine name. And if you still wanted a connection to primal hunting or fighting, then what fighting style is more primal than fisticuffs.

It also occurs that in terms of metal, Gold is weaker than Silver. The purer Gold is, the weaker it is, and Ozpin in the opening narration called for a smaller, more honest soul. Ozpin asked for someone pure.