Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1860621-20140815015907/@comment-5046408-20140815043949

I'll just paraphrase what I said in another post (This one -> http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:137828)

It seems pretty clear to me that her Semblance isn't so much a "Super Saiyan" or "Hulk-style" thing of being a literal bullet sponge. I look at it more like a "Limit Break" (namely the FF6/8 formula) where the lower her "HP" is (Auras seem to act almost exactly like HP bars; see the shot of Jaune's scroll in Volume 1) the stronger her physical attacks become. However her HP is STILL low in this state. Plus, she's notably more reckless in this state. Pit her against a highly evasive or illusive opponent and she's basically screwed.