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BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#41776: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:21:57 PM

[up][up]Ren's also been shown to have very little stamina for a Huntsman-in-training. That's what I think people mean as well.

He's a Fragile Speedster/Glass Cannon

edited 8th Nov '16 7:22:06 PM by BlackSunNocturne

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#41777: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:36:37 PM

You try to have energy after living with Nora all day why don'tcha

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41778: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:17:07 PM

[up][up]How can he be both, does not make sense.

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BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#41779: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:19:10 PM

[up]Glass Cannon = High Damage, low defenses
Fragile Speedster = High speed, low defenses

A character can be both, and often are

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41780: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:20:23 PM

Makes sense, understood.

He's can't be the first thing though, too weak...not enough stunning.

edited 8th Nov '16 8:21:41 PM by randomness4

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Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#41781: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:23:26 AM

So I'm just going to take a moment and derail the thread to apologise for how I acted over the weekend and contributing to the toxicity that drove some people away from here. Things have been getting heated at times and I have contributed to that far too often and for that I'm sorry.

To move away from the toxicity and onto the current topic at hand of unknown semblances, I'm making the assumption that Jaune's semblance is some kind of damage reflection, Penny I'm not sure if she does have one or not, Ren could be a sixth sense-like semblance that lets him know when trouble is near (which most likely goes off like crazy when Nora's around), Neptune I'm going to think that Wyldchild is onto something and say it's water related. For people like Roman and Ironwood I think we haven't been given enough to make an educated guess with.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#41782: Nov 9th 2016 at 1:56:45 AM

Wonder what Ren's Semblance is.

Is it possible for Penny to even have a Semblance since she's a robot?

Also, I wonder if Yang's powers might be affect by her missing a limb kind of like how in Star Wars people's connection to the force is weakened by the more cybernentics they have.

edited 9th Nov '16 1:58:14 AM by windleopard

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41783: Nov 9th 2016 at 2:01:50 AM

There's no reason they should be...Yang's only worry is durability of the arm, it shouldn't stop her from punching harder. That'd be not smart.

Her left arm is weaker than her right?

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NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#41784: Nov 9th 2016 at 6:15:38 AM

We don't explicitly know if Cybernetics Eat Your Soul applies to aura or not, but given that Penny was a friggen robot and still had aura (and, presumably, a semblance to match), we can probably say "not".

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Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
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#41785: Nov 9th 2016 at 6:36:41 AM

Jaune's semblance definitely seems to point towards Stone Wall from what hints we've seen. I'm thinking he won't ever do flashy 1 on 1s like the rest of his team, but he's gonna fill the tank/support category to a T once he gets his feet out from under him.

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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#41786: Nov 9th 2016 at 8:18:16 AM

Do we know where Semblances come from, specifically? I somehow got it into my head that anyone with a sufficiently powerful Aura (including corgis) would have a Semblance, but I'm not sure if that is canon. But if it is, then Penny almost certainly had one.

Has.

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NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#41787: Nov 9th 2016 at 8:44:38 AM

My impression is also that a semblance is just an application of a sufficiently strong aura, so basically everything with aura (which is everything with a soul) has one, but not everyone can use them, if that makes sense. I'm not sure if this has been explicitly confirmed by anything, though.

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BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#41788: Nov 9th 2016 at 8:57:20 AM

everything with aura (which is everything with a soul) has one, but not everyone can use them
This was essentially explained by Pyrrha when she was unlocking Jaune's aura. Which means that Semblances and Aura go hand-in-hand but haven't been shown to always be directly related. Like, Yang clearly has a large Aura because of what her Semblance is, and Jaune's implied to have an even larger Aura than her.

In the "What is Jaune's Semblance" speculation, I'm also in the Stone Wall corner. Maybe a Barrier Warrior of some kind, if whatever happened with Cardin was Jaune's Semblance asserting itself.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#41790: Nov 9th 2016 at 2:59:55 PM

For some reason I like to think Jaune semblence will be healing power, and that he will used with Ruby or someone else because they will be hurt

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#41791: Nov 9th 2016 at 3:49:01 PM

[up][up]Doesn't she have a beautiful, reaching, and not at all stuck-up voice?

Randomness can't wait to hear her sing either.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
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#41792: Nov 9th 2016 at 6:21:59 PM

I think Jaune's semblance will be something involving durable skin, like becoming Colossus from X-Men.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41793: Nov 9th 2016 at 6:31:13 PM

Everyone already has that...

But that means he has a double health bar?

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41794: Nov 9th 2016 at 6:31:41 PM

I always took a person's Semblance to be the epitome of the personal flavor of their aura. So they have to both know how to use aura and be in touch with themselves.

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#41795: Nov 9th 2016 at 7:18:21 PM

But who hasn't been in touch with themselves?

...I regret nothing.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41796: Nov 9th 2016 at 7:34:54 PM

Using aura doesn't appear to be voluntary...it's just always a thing once you access it. Maybe it is in other ways, but not for standard defense.

[up]No steps taken to make regrettable actions.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#41797: Nov 9th 2016 at 7:39:37 PM

[up][up]Phyrra, and as you see, that only led to trouble

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VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#41798: Nov 9th 2016 at 7:47:40 PM

You can't assume that about her. Many strange and wonderful things can happen in off-screen land. And probably pooping.

edited 9th Nov '16 7:48:45 PM by VutherA

drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#41799: Nov 9th 2016 at 11:47:09 PM

I always figured Aura worked something like Nen in Hunter X Hunter — you have to train to use it, once you do you get a variety of powers everyone who can do it has, and one unique power you have to develop on your own. Also, some people under special circumstances get unique powers without training at all.

edited 10th Nov '16 12:04:16 AM by drac0blade

Kiefen MINE! from Germany Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
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#41800: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:39:26 AM

I think Semblances are a kind of Personality Powers entities with Aura just develop at a certain point in their life.

My theory is that a semblance sorta manifests during puberty and is heavily influenced by the persons personality, but rarely changed afterwards.

The reason the Schnee's have all the same Semblance might have to do more with them being raised similarly and sheltered to ensure that their semblance keeps manifesting in the same way.

edited 10th Nov '16 1:41:18 AM by Kiefen


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