Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-25405817-20151005211146/@comment-24.104.77.242-20151006201035

Well, you have to consider that throughout FF7, Tifa is assumed to be proficient in materia by mere virtue of the battles the player fights. Nowhere in the story is she shown to be able to wield it. In fact, very few characters in the game are shown to wield magic outside of combat despite its other potential uses.

If Tifa wields materia during the Death Battle, then certainly Yang should be given access to Dust. Given that it's part of Hunter training to be able to understand and utilize Dust, she'd have a greater proficiency in the craft than Tifa would.