I want to be strong. I want to be feared. I want to be powerful.
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—Cinder's opening monologue
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You will question everything you know.
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—Cinder to Emerald
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The Huntsman severed the connection before it was complete...Yes. It's...an emptiness. It burns. Like hunger. I like it...Yes. I will claim what is ours...Thank you.
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—Cinder's half of a conversation with an unknown person
This is not a tragedy. This was not an accident. This is what happens when you hand over your trust, your safety, your children, to men who claim to be our guardians but are in reality nothing more than men. Our academies' headmasters wield more power than most armies, and one was audacious enough to control both.
They cling to this power in the name of peace, and yet, what do we have here? One nation's attempt at a synthetic army mercilessly torn apart by another's star pupil. What need would Atlas have for a soldier disguised as an innocent little girl? I don't think the Grimm can tell the difference. And what, I ask you, is Ozpin teaching his students? First, a dismemberment, now this? Huntsmen and Huntresses should carry themselves with honor and mercy, yet I have witnessed neither.
Perhaps Ozpin felt as though defeating Atlas in the tournament would help people forget his colossal failure to protect Vale when the Grimm invaded its streets. Or perhaps this was his message to the tyrannical dictator that has occupied an unsuspecting kingdom with armed forces. Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue as to who is right and who is wrong, but I know that the existence of peace is fragile, and the leaders of our kingdoms conduct their business with iron gloves. As someone who hails from Mistral, I can assure you the situation there is equally undesirable.
Our kingdoms are at the brink of war, yet we, the citizens, are left in the dark. So, I ask you, when the first shots are fired, who do you think you can trust?
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—Cinder, giving her speech to all who watch Pyrrha tear Penny apart
It's unfortunate you were promised a power that was never truly yours. But take comfort in knowing that I will use it in ways you would never had imagined.
Raven, I won't underestimate you, so please don't insult my intelligence. There is a slim chance you and your Maiden could escape here today. But if you know our master as well as you claim to, then you know you could never truly escape her. But we come bearing an olive branch.
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—Cinder, to Raven
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If you come with us to Haven, we'll leave you, your tribe and your little secret to live out the rest of your days squabbling in the wilderness. We just need the Relic.
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—Cinder, to Raven
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Fly back home and tinker with your machines. And tell Salem she'll get what she wants and more.
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—Cinder to Arthur, while striking the deal with Raven
Aww, don't take it personally, little bird. Your sister was a recent addition. The lion on the other hand...entrance into the Vytal Festival was a real treat, but Leonardo's been sending Salem all sorts of information for a very, very long time. Isn't that right, professor?
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—Cinder, to Qrow
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Who are you again?
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—Cinder, callously dismissing Jaune's rage
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I'm starting to remember you, you're the dense one that can't tell when he's out of his league.
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—Cinder mocking Jaune
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Are you going to let her die too?
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—Cinder to Jaune, after Weiss cries out in pain
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Did you think you actually had a chance against me?! YOU?!
Are you nervous, girl? The first Maiden in - why, I'm not sure anyone knows how many years - is about to open a vault. I would say it's quite an exciting time. Don't you feel honored?
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—Cinder, to Vernal
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It's nothing personal, dear. You're just not worthy of such power. But I am... So I will take... what is mine...
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—Cinder, to Vernal
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Wha- what is this? Where's the power?!
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—Cinder, after finding out Vernal's not the Spring Maiden
Now you understand. I've got to get the Relic before it can be secured in Atlas. It's the only way that Salem... It's the only way we can accomplish our goal.
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—Cinder, to Neo
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You're not the only one who wants Ruby dead. But unfortunately, Salem does not feel the same way...
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—Cinder, to Neo
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I've been... instructed not to kill her... But you... You have no such orders. You can do as you please.
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—Cinder, to Neo
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Help me get to Atlas, help me find her... and the rest is up to you.
You Atlas elites are all the same! You think hoarding power means you'll have it forever, but it just makes the rest of us hungrier. And I refuse to starve.
Salem isn't here right now, but I think we can still come up with a plan while she's pulling herself together. First, I'm going to watch you plummet to an unremarkable end. And then I'm going to burn a path directly to the Vault where I will wait to tear that magical puppet to pieces. And take... what is mine.
You tore this kingdom apart with nothing but your intellect. How about we finish what you started?
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—Cinder, to Watts
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You deserve this, Arthur. We'll be back.
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—Cinder, farewelling Watts in Central Command
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I knew your plan would be bold, but I never could have predicted all of this... At least, not without a little help from Jinn. I suppose I have all of you to thank for one last lesson. Sometimes, if you want to win... you simply can't do it alone.
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—Cinder, to Team RWBY before Neo charges toward Ruby
I… I failed you again, master. They used the Staff to save thousands. Before our allies fell, Neopolitan… killed Ruby. And before Ruby and her teammates fell, they used the Lamp’s final question. I couldn’t stop them! I couldn’t even stop the Maiden from escaping without putting the Relics in jeopardy… I’m… I’m sorry…
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—Cinder, lying to a reformed Salem
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I merely added more flames to the fires of Atlas.
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—Cinder, to Salem when asked what she used the Relic of Creation for
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And that's checkmate.
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—Cinder, to a defeated James Ironwood before taking off with Salem
You did well to find me here. Were you expecting someone else? Maybe some romance?
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—Cinder, to Ruby
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Unlike Roman... I'm no fan of big todos. But you caught me red-handed. You're the only one who knows I'm here. The only witness who needs snuffing out.
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—Cinder, to Ruby, thinking about killing her
About Cinder[]
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...and a Fall Maiden with a surname so appropriate she probably picked it herself. Something tells me you've got more than a slight case of egomania.
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—Raven, to Cinder
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What is wrong with you? How can you be so broken inside... to take so many lives, and then come here and rub it in our faces like it's something to be proud of?! All with that damn smile on your face!
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—Jaune, to Cinder
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Aura can't protect your arm, it's Grimm. You turned yourself into a monster just for power.
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—Raven, commenting about Cinder's grafted left arm
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It's not over! Cinder will come back, she'll have the Relic, and she'll stop all of you! She won't let us down.
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—Emerald, to everyone about Cinder
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I want you to understand why Cinder must be left to toil in her isolation until she redeems herself.
Nobody knows Cinder's last name or what she spends most of her time doing while holed up in the temporary dorms set up for visiting Haven Students. But there's no way she'd be planning anything nefarious in there right?
"You know, your abs look GREAT today."
- Cinder Stalls"
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—RWBY: Amity Arena
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Cinder Fall... the ambitious villainess, has done the impossible. She has stolen the power of a Maiden, defeated Beacon's Ozpin, and turned Atlas weaponry against itself. A near unstoppable force, Cinder is now something more than human... And simultaneously... something less. Midnight struck one last time that night, Never to be seen again. The clock forever stopped in the waltz with Fire, Turned to ashes in Scorching Caress.
"Who are you again?" -Cinder
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—RWBY: Amity Arena
Knights Chronicle X RWBY[]
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Cinder is hungry for power and disdains those weaker than herself. Jealous of those with natural talents, Cinder has crossed every line to acquire the power of the Fall Maiden and shows no hesitation before acting ruthlessly. In addition to wielding Maiden magic, her primary weapon is Midnight, a pair of swords made from obsidian glass.
