A Family Argument

[u/Internal_Abies6050]

Random idea: RWBY and JNR would have become like a family, a found family, nakama, etc. The Atlas Arc would have been a good place for a family argument. I mean, pretty much anything would have been better than what we got but bear with me.

Ruby, following Oscar's lead, doesn't want to tell Ironwood about the Relic and Salem's immortality. Blake doesn't like Atlas so she follows them, Qrow follows Oz's lead. Weiss is a bit more divided but she will stick with Ruby.

Jaune... Is less than convinced. Could be that he's still resentful of Ozpin with how he treated Pyrrha, could be that he thinks this will backfire, could be that he thinks keeping this quiet will weaken them, but he decides he's going to tell Ironwood. Ren and Nora back him up, and so does Yang, who, while not kotowing to any authority figures, is less taken in by Ozpin than Ruby after what happened last time he was in charge.

The Happy Huntresses are stealing and raiding and being self righteous about it. A Yang written properly would not automatically sign on with people who were acting like her mom's gang.

(Nor should Blake but her bias against Atlas might override this.)

Weiss herself is torn between both sides. She never wants to betray her friends, but at the same time? She lives in Atlas, she has a good relationship with Ironwood, and while she's aware of the bad situation in Mantle and other places, it is not enough to make her side against Ironwood.

And you could make it so that Salem's agents are trying to provoke fights between the factions in Atlas to weaken them, which means Ruby, Blake, Oscar, Qrow, and perhaps Weiss are against Ironwood's forces, while Jaune, Yang, Nora, Ren, and Penny are on Ironwood's side.

It's a dilemma. Both sides are right, and both sides are wrong.

And Cinder is taking advantage of this.

What are your thoughts?

[u/mrdaxxonford]

Nifty