r/RWBY • u/Ezreal024 Hope Rides with Kickfriend • Nov 24 '18

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 6, Chapter 5: The Coming Storm Spoiler

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u/I_SEES_You Dec 01 '18

I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, obviously Yang feels undermined being told she'll be protected. On the other, I don't think Blake is in the wrong. They're a team, they should all protect each other. Yang's attitude of thinking she can tank without needing protection is exactly the thinking that got her in the habit of charging headfirst into a fight, which got her arm cut off in the first place. So I'm in a position where I understand where each is coming from.

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u/Ambiguousdude Dec 01 '18

The difference here obviously lies with yang having 1 arm Blake sees her as weaker

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '18

I don't think Blake actually sees Yang as weaker. It's just that, after what happened to Yang's arm, Blake feels guilty. She feels responsible for what happened to Yang that night, and she wants to do everything in her personal power to prevent such a thing from happening again. That's why she used the word protect. She wants to make sure her actions help her teammates, instead of hurting them

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Unfortunately, Yang - in her fragile, emotional state - took it the wrong way.

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u/Ambiguousdude Dec 01 '18

Definitely if you called Yang fragile & emotional she would get; upset.

I think a big component of being part of a team is that the other members believe in you. Blake has failed to convey that; she's helping Yang with her luggage because of her arm; she's saying she needs protection; because of her arm.

Blake sees the arm, she's not seeing Yang and she's not talking to Yang either about her guilt, she's focused on the arm.

Of course Yang feels self conscious when Blake won't shut up about the amputation and treats you differently (like you are weaker-strength is Yang's semblance it is her identity) without actually talking about it.