Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-130.245.192.22-20170629055623/@comment-4010415-20170629181150

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

1. With Cinder, it looked as if she just blocked it with her hand, with a small tiny orange wave appearing when the bullets blew up. And with Ren, it was less a shield and more a repulsive wave of sorts.

2. What Ozpin did did look more like a "Hardlight Barrier", though. And honestly, it must be Aura, otherwise it would be an ass pull. It doesn't quite look like Dust, and his Semblance IIRC was implied to be something Time-related, not Light-related. 1. Either way, they were circular things that blocked attacks with the outer ring being the color of their Aura. I think they're only visible as long as something is hitting them, hence Cinder's only being one wave from a bullet striking it, while Ren's pulsated from the King Taijitu's fang pressing against it.

Side note: What I wanna know is, if people can train with their Aura to the point of being able to do this, why is there also a type of Dust that allows someone to create a barrier like it? Was their only reason for writing that Dust into the show specifically so that technology could also generate barriers, like in the colosseum? If so, why make Aura capable of-- well, I mean, Aura's purpose is to be defensive... *Sigh*

2. Indeed, which is why I thought it could probably be a result of Aura. This is especially since WoR: Aura said that Ozpin has done enough training and gained enough focus for his Aura to make him more than just a man, which means it shouldn't be surprising if he's capable of incredible feats with his Aura.