Talk:Velvet Scarlatina/@comment-25223119-20160208102313

I think the whole talk about Velvet being a Death Blossom is a bit too early to conclude at the moment. And there's too much theory going on. I'd like to think Velvet's semblance or aura is mimicry, which allows her to mimic her comrades' combat patterns and movement. We haven't really quite seen Velvet's official weapon, if the camera is her weapon then it's just a simple fact that what our rabbit girl carries around is a gadget, and that in turn allows her to replicate frame models of the weapon.

Is that dust or aura or semblance? I don't think so. Monty once said she's a magey character, in RWBY where real magic still exists, I'm not willing to believe that Velvet plays differently compared to Weiss. Yes, maybe Velvet is a mage in the sense that she's a tech mage/whiz, so we can probably say RWBY borrowed reference from steampunk/modern-esque RPG games where mages are basically of tech classes. But until RT confirms something, I'm not willing to believe that's all there is to Velvet. Another part of it is that Velvet is not quite a death blossom, but just that she's a supporting role therefore RT hasn't given her much screen time until recently, and that they've been teasing us for 2 volumes straight.

Episode 11 has been very kind to the supporting cast, and I think some of them are legitimately worthy of being promoted to tertiary characters (after JNPR/SSSN) within the huntsman group. Coco has seen significant screen time and so did the rest of CFVY. Velvet just got hers and I think fans are wanting to see more of her. Remember the Defense of Beacon hasn't quite ended yet, we have Ozpin vs. Cinder and Blang (Blake + Yang)'s fate not being revealed yet, and Adam is running rampant.

There are lots of undeveloped plots here and there, and it's just the beginning for Velvet too.

Truth be told, them reusing animations in her was disappointing. I honestly though her camera was going to be some cold weapon/firearm, but it didn't seem that way. But it's better than not seeing Velvet for another episode at all. Part of me thinks they took a different direction with her weapon concept, I think Monty Oum would have planned something cooler for her because they cut out a lot of major work just by reusing animations and making it fit to a different character... But that's just a wild guess, hope I'm not right.

For now, I think everyone is quite in love with her aside from the main cast. People actually want to see her more often and I think a standalone CFVY series can be possible. Until then, we still have one episode to go before Vol 3. ends, let's not throw any early conclusions.