User blog comment:Zolnir/RTX 2014: RWBY Panel Questions/@comment-3146930-20140706144607

If all it has is an alternate mode, does he mean the sword itself or Jaune is able to fill the sword with energy. I mean he has a shield-type Semblance, so if he can control his Semblance and make it appear around his sword, that would be an alternate mode but the sword itself would be pretty much unchanged.