User blog comment:Maki Kuronami/Lesson 26: UNDERGROUND CRIMES IN UNDERGROUND CITY/@comment-5217560-20141010031927/@comment-67.1.120.162-20141010071654

Pyrrha's is magnetism: simultaneously capable of attracting people, and repelling them. Sums up her personal issues pretty well. I've long held that semblances are related to some defining aspect of the character's personality. For Yang, I see her semblance as her ability to take whatever life throws at her, and become stronger. I imagine Jaune's will have to do with his tenacity, his willingness to keep on trying on spite of failure or overwhelming odds.