@Blightmxb
I want her to defy Salem (not because she feels guilty or wants to be a good guy, but because she wants to be free) at the end and die helping team RWBY defeating her.
@Blightmxb
Imagine if her Grimm arm starts consuming her and turning her into a mindless Grimm, but Ruby's silver eyes could push it back so she begs Ruby to do it, only for Ruby to pull something out of the Owl House finale and she just stands there instead
@Blightmxb
I think I'd want either Salem to finish her off, or Winter. Salem would probably disintegrate her on the spot if she found out that Cinder's been lying to her. OR Winter could kill her in their third (and potentially final) fight for what she did to Penny.
@Blightmxb
During the final battle against Salem, when everyone is half defeated and there is no one, Cinder will appear and fight Salem and do everything to defeat her, then when she dies, she will pass the power of the maiden to Ruby.
@Blightmxb
What if Cinder steals the power of all four maidens at once, and becomes too powerful for even Salem to handle? Then when Cinder is destroyed by a combined effort of everyone, her final thoughts will be of Team RWBY, and all four get maiden powers!
@Blightmxb
I'm definitely super biased, but I really want Ruby to pay her back for that FOUL "should have never been born" comment from Cinder. But more than that, I actually wanna see Neo and Ruby tag team her. I just think it'd be a pretty cool change of pace for them to work together.
@Blightmxb
Jaune, imagine Cinder losing to someone that she takes as the weakest warrior on her list of enemies, not Ruby, not Salem, just that silly boy that you mock for not being capable of saving Pyrrah
@Blightmxb
Objectively Salem. Cinder gets her ashen ass handed to her and retreats to ask for Salem's help only for the latter be like "you failed me... for the last time" and Cinder's grim arm just devours her
@Blightmxb
Jaune
Kills her by making her think she has got him critically wounded or he is too defeated or injured to do anything
And when she goes to do that incinerate thing in front of everyone, Jaune takes something like maybe his sword was broken again, and stabs her through the-
@Blightmxb
For me, itβs ESSENTIAL that it canβt be a member of Team RWBY. Cinderβs whole thing is about how important she is so I canβt imagine a better snub if a βlackeyβ like Jaune or someone she considers beneath her finishes her off