So after reading the profile for Cinder in Knight Chronicle, something about it really caught my eye:
“Jealous of those with natural talents” Well, that is certainly some fine wording. I was thinking about it, then a friend brought up something… that this could indicate that up to nor, Cinder was a Semblance-less Mook. Which made me recall something. Remember this scene in V2 when Ruby is relaying what happened the previous night when Cinder infiltrated the CCT?
Interesting, huh? What is Cinder was a powerless girl who may have unlocked her Aura, but had no power otherwise? What if she was never able to unlock her Semblance? Be without power while others that she aspired to be greater than had theirs? Were able to use their natural talents? It also matches the Cinderella story, a powerless, helpless girl… until the day that her Fairy Godmother arrived and made all of her dreams come true.
Which would make sense. It would explain why Cinder is so power hungry. It’s why she is so vindictive and brutal to others. Why she got angry at Jaune almost landing a hit on her in V5. There is a small snag though, as shown int he flashback in V3:
Her being able to control Glass at a point where she should have had no power. But we have seen that she can weave Dust into clothing and we can assume that she’s received combat training and maybe even magic training from Salem by this point. It is very possible that Salem could have taught her how to do the weaving and how she can use it to control Dust. After all, Hazel gets powered up when he uses it in his body. Why not the same with Cinder?
Cinder wants to be powerful. The strongest. She hates those who have natural talent while she never did. So now she’ll prove to them all that she is the one who is strong. She is the one to be feared. And it is them who will all suffer as she claims what she believes is rightfully her’s: the Maiden Power that Salem promised her. She is a woman driven by spite and jealousy, and that is going to be her downfall.