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ChishioKunrin wrote:

Is it Energy or is it really called barrier? Hrrmm. That would be redundant.

Let's consider how Dust is named. So far, I've noticed this:

1-The different Dust elements represent different aspects and elements in nature, in a general sense. Fire, Water, Wind....

2-A single element can manifest in multiple Dust types. Ice-Water-Steam.

3-The artistic names we've heard for some elements refer to things related to the element in question. Burn: Fire burns. Stone: Stones are heavily related to the Earth, and Stone can be a synonym for Rock. Gravity: In practice, it's Kinetic in action. Kinetics and Gravity are both Physical forces.

So in total: Barrier would be:

1-An element found in nature, be it an actual element like fire and wind, a more physical element such as space or physics, or a variation of either like steam and water.

2-It's artistic name would refer to the actual element.

If we assume Barrier is the actual name, and given what it does, then it's possible Barrier is a variation of Kinetic, in the same line as Gravity. Only instead of pushing, it stops.