Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-19267090-20141125000403/@comment-25195920-20141211044043

73.42.187.52 wrote:

LiveandSound wrote: Woah, woah, woah, when was it stated Yang was immune to kinetic damage?

Ruby's description of her semblance Incorrect. Ruby said, "Don't worry! With each hit she gets stronger, and she uses that energy to fight back! That's what makes her special." which i quoted directly from the transcript for the episode. This does NOT mean she is immune to kinetic damage, in fact it doesn't mean anything related to kinetic damage specifically thats just what we all took it as. All it means is that every time Yang gets hit she gets more energy to hit back with. If she can land a hit then that energy can be devastating (see the Paladin fall in "Painting the Town"). If she gets knocked out before she lands a punch that energy is wasted (see her fight with Neo in "No Brakes"). In the case of something like a Goliath, which is stated to be 20 stories tall or something like that (which is insane) then Yang would certaintly have a lot of energy to work with but would lucky to remain conscious after a single hit, let along 2.