Official FIRST Discussion Thread-Volume 7, Chapter 4: Pomp and Circumstance

What if Ruby is Summer or at least a clone of her? Sure you could put down their similar looks to a mother/daughter thing but what if each generation of women in the Rose family is just a clone of the previous one? You can clone rose bushes from stem cuttings that will eventual mature into copies of the same rose plant. So what if every daughter born to every mother is physically and genetically identical to their mother with the only difference being the experiences in their lives as they grow? And what if just like a clone, there's a form of epigenetic memory attached just below the surface?

This could explain why Ruby is just so damn good of a huntress. It could explain how the "ultra rare" silver eyes thing showed up in her family. It could also explain a lot of her choices in her life due to her epigenetic memory influencing those choices. I wonder if Tai knew about this and that's why he dotes on her so much? I wonder if Ozpin knew about the Rose family line and what they could do and that's why he "showed interest" in Ruby? Could Ruby's family line and her Petal Burst semblance tie back into the God of Light or the Maidens somehow?

There is a lot more going on with her than we think.

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