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92.15.145.28 wrote:

Angren Túrë wrote: 99.90.70.202 wrote: 92.15.145.28 wrote: As imagninative as those are, team Juan currently lacks any ranged weapons. For the sake of diversity, I'm putting my money on some kind of gun, bow, crossbow or even throwing knives. Perhaps he'll be the teams primary user of magic?

Then again, we don't know anything about Umber or Apricot. Maybe the axes and spear have something else to them.

Magic infused throwing knives actually sounds pretty badass. A laid back, although sarky character would be able to pull off more taunts and one-liners from a position where he doesn't have to move. The fact we can't see him with any weapons in any of his appearances seems to give off the whole magic thing also. Perhaps Apricot uses throwing axes? They look quite small for hand axes. That was actually what I was thinking a while back. Maybe she's going to be the ranged combat character. Well, Apricot is quite small. the axes wouldn't be hatchet sized if she was going to use them with quick slashes and hacks like I'm expecting.

I'm sure she'll throw them at some point though. Its just the fact that all of team RWBY's weapons have some ranged ability to them, to have just throwable weapons seems a little underwhelming.

I'm thinking Apricot fights with her axes (if she does use an axe) like a boomerang, to compensate for Team JAUN's lack of long-distance weapon.

And we still don't know how "normal" Umber's weapon is. It may look like a spear, but who knows if it can become a sniper spear or a crossbow?

RPGsrule wrote: All of the above probably. Fun thought. What if it's a bait and switch? Glynda will describe the initiation as if it's a fight to the death... and it turns out to be the entrance exams.