So you know how Jaune is staring at this statue in the volume 1 opening credits?
Right? Okay? And how volume 1 is when Jaune is going through this huge confidence crisis because he comes from this family of warriors that goes back for fucking ever and he doesn’t know if he can measure up?
And also how his sword, Crocea Mors, is a family heirloom?
The hunter in the statue is carrying Crocea Mors.
And that’s not the only similarity. Take a look at their outfits:
Guys, I’m pretty damn sure that the hunter being depicted in the statue is an ancestor of Jaune’s – obviously a highly famous and successful warrior who was such a great hero that he was chosen to be the immortal face of one of the prestigious Hunting academies. The kind of person who was a leader, an inspiration, a savior.
God, no wonder Jaune’s looking at it like this:
“How the hell am I supposed to measure up to that?”
a) The Hunting Academies came about after the end of the Great War
b) Jaune’s great-great-grandfather fought with Crocea Mors in the Great War
So I think that’s Jaune’s great-great-grandfather.