so, ok, i’m gonna lay out EXACTLY why jaune’s going to be in HUGE trouble in coming volumes and this time i’m not just me being obsessed with jaune we got CANON BACKING here kids

for a long time, we haven’t gotten a resolution to tyrian’s “well, you do interest me” comment towards jaune from way back in volume 4.

the volume 6 commentary gave some insight on tyrian; “(he is) one of the most insightful villains. he is really good at observing people and knows how to take them apart mentally and physically.”

that’s really interesting considering that ability-wise, jaune was the least skilled of everyone there. there’s nothing unique about his fighting except his semblance, but at that point no one knew what it was yet. many have theorised tyrian’s semblance to be the ability to sense or see aura, since scorpions have poor eyesight but the very acute ability to distinguish light from dark (and lowlight sensitivity). if we take this theory and apply it to the situation, tyrian could’ve possibly saw the amount of aura jaune has - which is supposed to be a lot by hunter’s standards - and possibly either a) figured out his semblance or b) knew that it would be strong based on how much aura he had.

After the Fall Spoilers in after the fall, it is revealed there’s work in kidnapping people with strong semblances, with it being implied that salem was the one behind it. there are many semblances that could be considered very strong in the show, but jaune’s is very unique in the fact that it’s one of the few that benefits more that just himself. ren’s is similar in that vein, but salem would have no use for someone who could mask emotions. it’s also been shown to be very potent - ren’s only ever seen masking one or two people at a time, but can handle an entire train when amplified by jaune. conjoined with semblances like emeralds, that could be very useful.

in after the fall, it is revealed there’s work in kidnapping people with strong semblances, with it being implied that salem was the one behind it. there are many semblances that could be considered very strong in the show, but jaune’s is very unique in the fact that it’s one of the few that benefits more that just himself. ren’s is similar in that vein, but salem would have no use for someone who could mask emotions. it’s also been shown to be very potent - ren’s only ever seen masking one or two people at a time, but can handle an entire train when amplified by jaune. conjoined with semblances like emeralds, that could be there’s been another theory around the semblance-stealing that suggested that since ozpin’s power is declining but salem’s isn’t, it’s possible she’s draining aura or taking semblances (which are leftovers from the original magic) to keep herself strong, possibly since she’s linked to the rapunzel story it’s a nod to mother gothel.

in conclusion - my third eye has opened and i ain’t liking what it’s seeing.