Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151101163739/@comment-24267097-20151101212039

On the discussion of Nora's sembalance, I like how it allows elemental sembalances to be a thing but does not undo the seperation between dust and aura, but further excentuates the differences through how they interact with their respective element.

The information has provided new loam for theorizing on, for example:

So why does this speculation matter? It explains why Ruby and Cinder are opposed in the trailer, because both of their semblances are synergistic. If Cinder's semblance is some form of thermal control (as I am speculating), when used in tandem with burn or lava dust you could be prepared to counter it in its regular form but the semblance renders it being more powerful. This creates a foil for ruby's semblance "speed" and how she can use her guns recoil to also create accelerate herself which means she always gets to be exactly where she wants to be. synergy verses synergy, obvious verses mysterious, righteous verses degenerate.