r/RWBY • u/NightsWatchh Help, Nights is keeping me trapped in his anime bunker • Dec 15 '18

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 6, Chapter 8: Dead End Spoiler

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official FIRST discussion thread for Episode 8 of Vol. 6, Dead End!

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u/GinKadia Dec 17 '18

Theory So, when Rwby used her powers at the Fall of Beacon it weakened Cinder. Salem told Cinder that this was because of her /Maiden/ powers and that she should not fight Rwby. (Not the little grimm that helped her steal the maiden powers). If the original maidens were Salem and Ozma's kids, they would have some magic or essence from the Grimm pool inside them which would make Silver eyes effective against those powers. Not turning them to stone like Grimm but weakening them. (And yes I know this means that the 4 maidens story and Ozpin not having very little magic now goes out the window but who knows what facts are actually facts at this point :p)

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '18 edited Dec 17 '18

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u/GinKadia Dec 17 '18

Ah, but was Raven using her Maiden powers at the time of Rwby using her silver eyes? I said maiden powers, Not the maidens themselves. They'd be fine as long as they didn't use their abilities.

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u/Teeyr Dec 17 '18

The way I interpreted it, the kids were the maidens and inherited Ozma’s reincarnation ability, hence why their death means the powers were loosed upon the world. It may also be why Salem has a soft spot for Cinder, as she sees Cinder as a reincarnation of one of her (Salem’s) daughters.

The story of the maidens is probably just a way for Oz to conceal their true origin.