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LiveandSound wrote: SpiritedDreaming wrote: And in the scene in that picture, it is fire dust. Her dress glows and she very specifically gathers the flames from the glowing sleeves before firing it off. Didn't those glowing sleeves appear after she took Amber's powers? As in, literally appearing out of nowhere right after she took them. (Makes me wonder if "insta-clothing change" is a Maiden power).

Perhaps she used to use Fire Dust before she got those powers? Or probably didn't even use that, seeing how she was nearly-entirely physical in her fight with Amber. Plus, since she can make explosions without any need of Dust or Semblance now, what's the point in having Dust? Cinder always had the glowing sleeves. She uses them to create glass from sand while fighting Amber.

I honestly think she mainly uses the Maiden powers to boost her Dust clothing, as even when she threatened Adam her dress was glowing.

Only time her dress hasn't glowed while doing a fire-y thing directly was at the end of Vol 1 with the ball of fire, and while popping the popcorn kernel in Vol 3.