User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/Overpoweredness and the Tension: Should we Care?/@comment-2006510-20140825043720

I'm sorry but that's just it; victory is in a simple soul. It wasn't just a song lyric, it was fairly literal - humans and their Aura's have the potential to be incredibly powerful (and are). At the end of the day, Grimm and mechs simply can't match that force, no matter how strong they may be (this is based on what we've seen thus far)

Sure they have short-term gain (by being more powerful than your average wielder), but against combined Aura numbers? Especially with teamwork? A single mech or giant Grimm is thus no real contest, obviously - but massed numbers could be a different matter

So no, unless they're really really massed numbers of those giant Grimm or mech, they're no match for a team of Aura wielders. The core tension comes from the human antagonists, who also have Aura - as I believe it was intended imo

And on a personal note, 'why' do scenes need the threat of life-threatening injuries to cause tension? We know they're ultimately gonna win no matter what happens, so there's no need for them to get overwhelmed on a regular basis, or even struggle now and then.