Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10380701-20141011082048/@comment-26339753-20151027145357

WarrenWitch wrote: ^^This discussion about Star Wars makes me want to dive headlong into the universe and never turn back.

With that being said, I'm still unconvinced that aura augments strength and recovery capabilities. We know that Aura is primarily used as a defense mechanism(when unlocked). We know that defense can be channeled into a tangible offensive/supportive/defensive form depening on ones' semblance. We know that certain individuals may possess vast amounts of it, which means they can heal themselves from injury(Jaune is the only example of this). We know what it means to the people of Remnant.

WoR explicitly states the applications of Aura(or at least the basic concept). Augmentation and recovery weren't mentioned. Which isn't to say that they don't exist. However, I am confused as to why the consensus is that Aura does more than what is shown. I attribute the augmented strength to intense physical training. They all trained before coming to Beacon, and not everyone has shown a high degree of strength that is outside the bounds of typical human ability. Not gonna talk about Ren, Fox, and now Arslan all exhibiting Falcon-Punch-like abilities? Because they all wrecked some shitake mushrooms when they needed too. Unarmed.