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Gasp! Someone responded! Yaaayyy!! Thank you very much *bows vigorously*

Yeah, my apologies. These concepts have been marinating within my brain for days and I just had to get them out before I exploded. I'll make an edit to notify that all who read this post are in for an eyeful. This is also my first discussion post so I was unsure on how to go about posing these questions hahaha. If there is a more efficient way of handling this in order to form a more fluid/viable discussion, I am open to suggestions!

Oh I do not mind the wall of text hahah, it was really nice. Forgive me, incoming walls of text. In response to your first bit, I agree with you. I would think that Semblances have the capacity to expand(if RWBY powers are anything like Charmed, they certainly will). Although, I am not sure if aura is able to grow like a muscle per se. From the very few conversations in the show regarding Aura, it would seem that an individual innately possess this set amount of soul energy, regardless if it is an ample amount or not. And whatever amount they have, is what they are stuck with. Perhaps with training one can learn to utilize their Aura acorss multiple applications, and even learn to maintain and manipulate it to suit what they need for certain circumstances, but aside from that, I do not think that one's Aura actually grows.

Wow, I have never thought of it that way. You gave me a "Circle of Life" moment hahaha. It should be noted that Blake mentioned that she was born with her ability. Taking that into account, it's reasonable to suggest that she had her semblance long before she realized just what aspect of her character it symbolized(so before she reached emotional maturity). So what ability that Semblances form into may not necesscarily be a result of self realiziation and maturity of these core traits.

Also, Semblances are in part, hereditary, so perhaps the ability was there, and down the line was shaped by these "core" personality traits. While I am inclined to agree with you regarding core traits staying with us through life, I do know of people who have completely been changed by their life experiences. Essentially, the essence of who they are had been changed due to whatever experiences they went through. If we were to apply that to Semblances, this innate ability that defined part of who the individual was beforehand, what change would incur? If Blake made a concious decision to stop avoiding conflict, what effects on her Semblance would that have? Basically, if that person no longer possessed that aspect of themselves, then how would their Semblance be a representation of who they are? Unless, regardless of whether or not they keep their core traits or lose them, their Semblances stay the same.

In the case of Ruby and Jaune, I am certain at age 15 one isn't really mature emotionally just yet(puberty is a female dog). A likely reason why Ruby has discovered her semblance, may be because she unlocked her Aura well before Jaune did. Seeing as how Semblances are derived from Aura, I would presume that the reason Jaune hadn't discovered his semblance yet was largely due to his Aura being locked. Currently we don't really know how one discovers their semblances either, or what process they go through in order to unlock it. I mean, I imagine in my head a young Ruby training under her Uncle, trying her best to keep up with him, and suddenly she finds herself on the other side of the island XD. I wonder if some of the characters even realize what their semblance says about them.


 * looks up* Oooi, I'm sorry XD.