Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160319212213/@comment-26397825-20160401203523

Well, Aegis is specifically aimed towards dealing with aerial Grimm such as the Nevermores and Griffons with greater ease, as you don't have to ground them in order to take them out - you can fight just as well in the air as you could on the ground. Both times they fought Giant Nevermore's, they had to ground it some way. The first time they tricked it into dive bombing the cliff wall, then Weiss froze its tail to keep it in place while they charged up the attack, the second time they pinned it in place with their weapons lockers for a few moments, then dealt with it.

And the one time we saw Griffons, Port and Oobleck had to stand in the arena and basically wait for the Grimm to come to them as their shots weren't guaranteed to hit when just firing normally.

I mean, they're all viable ways of dealing with flying Grimm; Aegis is just geared towards having an easier time, as well as being an emergency evacuation centre in case a Kingdom falls. If they were in the show, they woulnd't have been able to stop the fall of Beacon or the attack on Vale but they would have been able to evacuate civilians and join the fight, as well as assisting in reclaiming Vale and eventually Beacon.