Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-69.66.169.227-20130802171349/@comment-16502426-20130917192802

BenRG wrote: @ XDex,

I've already theorised that Pyrrha's shield might be made of some kind of exotic synthetic compound to allow it to handle smashing through trees the way it did in episode 5. A lot of these issues can be hand-waved away by invoking aura interacting with Dust but there is still lots of evidence to suggest that Vytal is many generations ahead of Earth in terms of materials science. They can clearly make highly-tensile materials that are still quite light.

So, yes, it is entirely possible that Crescent Rose's blade is made of an exotic synthetic but so is the shaft (which, remember, as to also act as a shock absorber for the high-calibre sniper rifle).

Oh yes, I understand. But what I'm saying was in response to people saying that Crescent Rose has somewhere around 80% of its mass in the blades. Either the whole thing is insanely light, or they've intentionally put weight in the shaft, based on how it moves.