Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-65.94.50.112-20131215233249/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140107155219

XDex wrote: I would generally agree with that assessment, with the exception of Weiss. I think you're putting too much weight on the "big enemies" she's defeated.

- The thing with the Deathstalker was just a single hit while it was preoccupied. It wasn't any more significant than what Blake and Ren did to bail out Nora.

- Fighting and beating the Giant Armor, I still believe is metaphorical for the hardships and loneliness that she's overcome in her life.

- Boarbatusks aren't really that impressive. The only reason it even took her that long to beat it was because her weapon was completely ill-suited, she was fighting in a cramped space of a classroom, and she was angry and being distracted. Ordinarily, I can't imagine a Boarbatusk being any more dangerous than a Beowolf, and even that may be a stretch.

Whilst it is true that the Nightstalker was distracted, it is a prime example of Weiss using dust in a show of power. Distracted or not she still stopped a Nightstalker in it's tracks for at least one minute. Something that no one else could do, it's also an example of Weiss' overdependance on the dust rapier.

The same hold's true for the knight. Also I never liked the theory of the knight serving as a symbol of Weiss' hardships, the scar she gained off of the fight is very real and it's unlikely she had any true hardships, afterall she was treated like a princess by her family though her father was seemingly a little uncomforting (as hinted at in her anecdote to Blake about why she hates the faunuss). I find it more likely that, because of her rebellious attitude, she desired to head out and become a huntress (possibly brought on by the White Fang attacks on her family's business) and her parents, worried for her safety asked her to prove herself against what looks to be a mech-like suit of armour, where she was in no real danger of dying. Personally I believe White Castle belongs to the Schnee family in some way and that both the fight and the concert were part of Weiss' final days living there. (Fighting the knight to prove to her family that she is capable of surviving out in the real world and then possibly Weiss singing at her farewell party). Just my two cents though.

As for the boarbatusk, that was an (albeit poorly clarified) example of Weiss's ability of adapting to and defeating smaller enemies, we have yet to actually see Weiss fight a horde of humanoid enemies (a la Ruby, Blake and Yang in their respective trailers) so the boarbatusk is the only real hint we have as far as her ability is concerned (aside from her confidence in her abilities to fight the Ursa pack solo and her entering into the Vytal Festival tournament with intent to win it).