Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20151012154515/@comment-25396609-20151029033231

JohnBloodhawk wrote:As for the weapon transformations; it is like most weapons in RWBY, using Crescent Rose as an example...how does a giant, high cailber sniper rifle and scythe suddenly transform into a small, compact box that you can hide under a little girls cloak? The technologic implications of that are staggering as is, but that is one example of a weapon having some transforming element ((Yangs weapon, Jaunes weapon, Blakes weapon, etc)) to make it either more compact or transform into something much bigger and obviously heavier. So while I will defend this, the only reason being is "creative license". Alright, here's where I need to step in. See, the technological implications are not as great as you think. The simpe answer is foldable frame technology that we all universally accept exists, it is a simple matter of the bulkier components sliding in on themselves and locking into place. The weapon gets no heavier, the weight is simply condensed, sort of like squeezing all the air out of a sponge, same material all there, just less room between the parts.

Yours, while functional, the biggest issue is not mechanics of the weapon, but of the body, the contortions he would have to make during combat to switch into heavy mode. (which, btw, sounds way less awkward than annihilate mode)