The villains of RWBY are quite the cast of characters. My favorite out of Salem's henchmen is Hazel because he helped Oscar get a ticket and didn't want Sienna Khan to be killed. However, someone seems to be missing from the overall line-up as of late - Emerald. In season 4, Mercury and Emerald were still at Cinder's side but realized they were nothing compared to the rest of Salem's henchmen, to say nothing of Neo being missing/presumed dead and Torchwick having been devoured by a Grimm in season 3. During season 4, Cinder couldn't talk and would whisper to Emerald in order for her to communicate; in season 5, Cinder seems to have gotten a little better and no longer needs her to do so. We still see Yang fighting with Mercury in the season 5 OP, but Emerald is nowhere to be seen. Assuming this means anything and Yang will get a rematch with Mercury, what happened to Emerald? We saw her smiling when she tricked Pyrrha into killing Penny, but during the fall of Beacon, she had a "What have I done?" moment as the Grimm overran the academy and surrounding area. No longer needed and wanting nothing to do with the Grimm, she might just leave the group and go off on her own. Mercury is at least on board with everything and is able to fight even though he's less important than the likes of Tyrian and others. Cinder isn't in the OP, but we've seen her, so maybe we just haven't seen Emerald yet. If she stays, what would they use her for, if anything? The last thing we've seen her do with her semblance is help Cinder train to get revenge on Ruby. Fighting and stealing seem to be lower on the group's list of priorities at this time.
We've seen that Salem is helping Cinder recover and become stronger, and we've recently heard her give orders to have Tyrian's tail replaced. If nothing else, she takes care of her followers. In a sense, they're no use to her crippled, but she seems to at least have an investment in Cinder, who has acquired the powers of the Fall Maiden. Is Cinder going to absorb the Spring Maiden's powers as the OP suggests (it's Vernal, in case that wasn't obvious)? If in fact she can only harness the power of one Maiden, would Emerald be the next choice? Some people are suggesting that Neo, who has been rumored to return, will be the Spring Maiden. Will the fate of the Spring Maiden be the crux of season 5 as the Fall Maiden was in season 3? Will future seasons deal with the Winter and Summer Maidens? I doubt that Team RWBY will face off against Salem at the end of this season like the end of the OP, but I believe they will be reunited as the fate of Haven hangs in the balance.
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