Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-158.125.243.29-20150329080244/@comment-25396609-20150330030448

73.Anon.52 wrote: I always saw the armor as either a robot or artificial... if we take the shattering at face value it might be another person's semblance created construct I think the possibility of it being a  semblance relaed thing is quite high, One of my characters a similar construct, albeit made from stone rather than metal.

Perhaps a person's mental and emotional state relates to the appearance of an aura construct, much like a patronus in harry potter. ( folowing assumes Mr. Schnee was responsible for the armor)

A person who is the head of their family, strong willed, and has a high opinion of themself would be exactly the type to create a golem-esque creature in the image of a knight. my own character's golem takes on a rough, granite like appearance.