Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-12.27.66.8-20151026223238

This comparison hopes to make it easier to predict future equipment based on what we know of a character and their possible allusions.

Ruby - Scythe: Ruby is associated with Little Red Riding Hood, a story about a little girl "eaten" by a wolf and saved by a lumberjack who guts the wolf. The scythe empowers Ruby to be the hero of her own story.

Weiss - Rapier: Weiss is associated with Snow White, a princess. Rapier's and their ilk are associated with royalty or nobility.

Blake - Kusarigun: Blake is associated with both Belle and the Beast. Her weapon is creative, imaginative, and a little rough.

Yang - Gauntlets: Yang is associated with Goldilocks, a child lost in the woods seeking shelter in the three bears' home. Children are prone to accidentally break things with their bare hands and Goldilocks is not so different. Yang's gauntlets are an expression of the human desire to break things even if we don't know how to put them back together again.

Jaune - Sword/Shield: Jaune is asssociated with Jeanne d'Arc, a French war heroine. Joan is most oft depicted wielding a sword.

Nora - Hammer: Nora is associated with Asgardian Thor, a god of Norse myth who also wields a hammer.

Pyrrha - Spear: Pyrrha is associated with Achilles, who is primarily associated with a spear.

Ren - Guns: Lie Ren is associated with Mulan. This one's a little weird. Mulan was good with both a bow and a blade and, given her supposed body count, she must have been pretty fast.

Cardin - Mace: Cardin is associated with the Cardinal of Winchester who presided over Jeanne d'Arc's trial. His mace more closely resembles a scepter which is a common item to be found in the hands of a "man of the cloth." Not only this, it's gem is Burn, symbolizing the religious staple of Holy Fire.

Russel - Daggers: Russel is very likely an allusion to Loki, Asgardian Odin's blood-brother of Jotunn descent. Loki is associated with his dagger, magic, and the green of his robes.

Dove - Sword: Dove is very likely an allusion to Hector of Troy who died battling the Greek champion Achilles.

Sky - Halberd: Sky is very likely an allusion to... an enemy of Mulan (not nemesis, just someone she's fought and probably defeated). Whoever said person is, he no doubt wielded a spear or an axe, etc. That's all I got.

Coco - Handbag: Coco is very likely an allusion to Coco Chanel (given her name and style). Her handbag is a reference to Chanel creations and a symbol of the power of fashion.

Fox - Claws: Fox... I still have no idea.

Velvet - Mystery Box: Velvet is associated with the Velveteen Rabbit. As for her weapon. I don't know.

Yatsuhashi - Giant Sword: Yatsu is associated with the blind musician Yatsuhashi Kengyo. Yatsu's sword looks like it is made of copper, a material used in many musical instruments.

Sun - Staff: Sun Wukong is associaated with the Monkey King of the same name (among others), who is known for wielding a staff.

Scarlet - Pistol/Cutlass: Scarlet is associated with a known pirate. His weapons are both appropriate for that association.

Sage - Giant Sword: Sage is associated with Aesop, the Thracian sage. Again... confused. There is a short-short-short fable. The sword says "A man alone has lost me, but many a one have I lost." Basically, the lesson goes "an evil man may do harm to many a one before he himself is gone."

Neptune - Trident: Neptune is associated with Neptune/Poseidon, god of the seas whom is oft depicted wielding his trident.

I'm gonna stop here. This is putting me to sleep. Help me out if you like. 