Talk:Maidens/@comment-201.97.242.173-20170502005508/@comment-4010415-20170502011107

Pretty much like SYUTK said. It really depends on what people mean by "control the weather and elements".

People can use Dust to manifest elements, and it seems they can even control the elements that manifest from the Dust they're using. Like, if they have fire Dust, they can release the energy from inside of that Dust to manifest fire.

We saw Dew manifest three tornadoes from her spear, and it seemed like she could control the tornadoes and make them target Sage. That was Dust, since she obviously isn't a Maiden.

I'm not sure if Maidens can control the weather or not, but unlike SYUTK, I think it's possible. It's uncertain if Amber actually generated a storm while fighting Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury. However, in World of Remnant: Great War, Qrow said that historians explain away the high body count in the final battle as being due to "unusually violent weather" and Mantle's inexperience in desert combat. The mention of "unusually violent weather" makes me wonder if a Maiden took part in the battle, on the side of Vale and Vacuo, and if so, she could've been responsible for that weather.