Talk:Crescent Rose/@comment-108.226.118.84-20130723172047/@comment-9090085-20130726070807

I would imagine Crescent Rose is dangerous for the simple reason that it's a scythe: a weapon with the blade facing towards you is very dangerous to wield, never-mind how it throws you around like a rag doll when fired. Basically, it's a threat to both the enemy it's user.

However, if you take the idea that "cross clips" fire "Grim" rounds (as in their power) along with the line from the introduction : "But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten - things that require a smaller, more honest soul.", it would imply that Ruby is one the few individuals who can use the Grim's power without being corrupted (or at the very least, is highly resistant to their corruption)

Adam's is less clear: it could be his weapons, his clothes, his lineage, a curse, a special application of Dust, or some combination thereof that gives him his powers. Regardless, if he is using the power of the Grim on some level, it may be corrupting him each time he uses it, as his soul is not simple, small, and honest like Ruby's.

The Spider Droid almost certainly uses Dust for power; in fact, while the "mecha men" are called "androids", they most likely have more in common (on the inside) with magically animated golems.