Talk:Silver-Eyed Warriors/@comment-24573226-20160530155202/@comment-3146930-20160530165659

We've seen in the show that there are things that exist outside of Semblance and Dust, so the power behind the SEW could just be another form of magic; possibly even older then the story of the maidens. To add to that one of the biggest themes of the show seems to be hope and despair, with Grimm going after those with negative emotions and those that hope for a better future going up against them. Obviously you could make the comparison that the SEW are like angels, but their unique power could be triggered by hope itself or the hope the bring others. Ruby herself has inspired half the main cast into action at one time or another so maybe it was all released at once when she froze the dragon.

(This turned out way longer then I planned)