Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151129182644/@comment-25522231-20151203162742

ChishioKunrin wrote: Michael.halpern.52 wrote:

No two semblances (except possibly the rare inherited semblance) are exactly the same, however that does not mean that no two semblances are similar, otherwise it'd be impossible to catagorize them or train someone's skill with their specific semblance reliably particularly for the more complex semblances, also it'd be a pain to have to come up with something completely new each time they want to add a character.

Glyda Goodwitch also has glyphs you know, they are different from Shnee glyphs but they are still glyphs. the difference could be the trail itself, they don't have to be completely different just slightly, like finger prints, to the casual observer they all look pretty similair, but each one is unique. Glynda's Semblance is telekinesis, and we haven't seen her make a glyph-like thing since the very first episode of the show. Those "glyphs" she made could've been an oversight. That, or that's what it looks like when she's using telekinesis with a lot of power put into it.

As for the rest: Re-read what I said. I know that two Semblances can be similar. I pointed to Blake and Sun as an example. Both make clones, but - here's the thing - their Semblances BEHAVE differently. They don't just look different to be "unique", they act differently.


 * Blake - Her clones do not move. They push her in whatever direction she wants and might be semi-solid. They just stay there in the same pose she was in when she made them, then turn blurry and fade out.


 * Sun - His clones do move. However, he cannot. Sun has to stand still in order to control his clones while they move around and attack. This was confirmed in the Volume 2 Director's Commentary, if I remember correctly.

Both Semblances are clones, but they behave differently, and that is what makes them unique, not the way they look.

So, if Nyan Cat's Semblance is speed, there needs to be some difference other than "She makes rainbows instead of rose petals." we've also seen cinder use something similar to glyphs, my guess is "glyphs" are usually paired with a separate ability, for the Shnees this is summoning, Gylnda- telekinesis, Cinder-pyrokinesis. Glyphs could be the result of complex semblances giving the user more outlets of Aura manipulation.