I Rp'ed Cinder Once Before, And It Was Like What OP Said, On The Fly And On Short Notice. OP Is Highkey

I rp'ed Cinder once before, and it was like what OP said, on the fly and on short notice. OP is highkey kinda right

This has probably been pointed out by others already, but I feel like people miss out on the deeper meaning behind Cinder’s backstory. Cinder was one of the few characters CRWBY thought it was important enough for us to know her past (which is one of the biggest reasons I don’t think she’s just another villain waiting to die), and like I’ve said many times some liked it, some didn’t, and some were expecting more. However I think there’s one thing people miss out on because they thought it was another generic edgy Cinderella story.

And to me it’s that I believe Cinder is trying to find meaning from her suffering. Have you noticed that there was no talk of destiny throughout Cinder’s backstory? Destiny is constantly brought up when the maiden characters are involved. This means this whole thing of Cinder believing in destiny most likely was manufactured by Salem and put into Cinder’s mind. Cinder just wants her suffering to mean something, because as it stands it looks like she suffered for no other reason other than she exists. She wants to believe that everything she went through is leading to something grand and amazing that’ll make all her suffering worth it.

I know some people aren’t as invested in Cinder’s character as I and many others are, but I really find it disingenuous for people to write off Cinder as “wanting power for power’s sake”. I know some aren’t going to analyze Cinder to the same degree that I do, and that’s fine. Hell, I could be reading too deep into it for all I know. However, CRWBY has put a lot into Cinder as a character, and I feel like if they really just wanted to make a character that’s strictly power hungry who got in way over their head, then V5 was the best time to kill her off. But obviously she’s still here, I feel there’s more to Cinder’s character than the average RWBY critic gives her credit for.

The thing about Cinder’s character that I love is that we don’t know exactly where her character arc is going. It could be death, redemption, or maybe she seeks to be independent from Salem. The best part is she’s so unpredictable.

Keeper says that Intelligence Agents are akin to sanitation workers.

I think they are Sheriffs who keep the Sith civil in their dealings within the Empire.

Cobb Vanth with a black uniform. What do you think?

Sifu is a better 'Shang Chi' Movie than Shang Chi.

When a group of White men have a better grasp on Chinese Kung Fu than an all-Asian cast and staff on an Asian-Centric movie.

Sure, Asians invented Kung Fu, but count on the White Man to improve on the inventions of other people.

But ultimately Shang Chi was a safe movie with a safe understanding of Chinese Culture. It wasn't meant to delve deeper into the lives and ideals of Chinese-Americans. It was Jamie Oliver Fried Rice, compared to properly cooked Fried Rice. Safe and palatable for the liberals who can't handle some seeds in their chili.

Harry Potter and the Fencing Masters

Is it possible that Dueling in Harry Potter is connected to historical fencing?

Is this why Godric Griffyndor carried a sword? Or why Lucius's wand is kept like a sword cane?

If dueling with wands is connected to dueling with swords, are swordmasters like George Silver or Capo Ferro wizards?

Sifu: Kuroki's true personality

Kunai Kuroki is the 'real' personality, i.e the one who is 'alive':

While Staff Kuroki is the twin sister who 'died':

Kunai Kuroki is predominantly in mourning colors and her eye makeup is streaked from crying over her twin sister's body.

Staff Kuroki is neat and dressed up for her own 'funeral'.

Kunai Kuroki's fighting style is more aggressive while Staff Kuroki fights defensively. Which possibly reflects their respective roles as murderer and victim. Kunai Kuroki may be the sister who lived, but she allows the dead sister's personality to be the dominant personality. Probably out of guilt exacerbated by the magic artifact she took from her Sifu.

Character Design

It is common for new writers to try and cram their character sheet with pages of details and backstory. With column upon column for trivia, minutiae, and physical statistics. Just like the character sheets of the Writer's personal inspiration.

Writers don't realize that those character sheets are written from the perspective of the audience. An audience who has read the story and compiled these sheets from the details they gleaned from the story they have read.

New Writers should try to make their characters as simple as possible. Heck, leave a few gaps here and there so that they can fill these gaps over the course of the story they write.