Talk:Qrow Branwen/@comment-35455126-20190421032559/@comment-4010415-20190422182104

Glitchee, by "flares up", I meant "activates itself", the context clue being "rather than being literally constantly active", followed by "If it was actually active 24/7". In short: I don't think it's actually always on 24/7. I think it just pops up on its own.

That said, I've noticed that there are times where Qrow's Semblance specifically affected something that he had been physically in contact with.


 * The glass the bartender in Volume 3 knocked over. Qrow finished his drink and put the glass down.


 * The coffee table in the Mistral rental home. It didn't break until Qrow put his foot on it.


 * The tire on the trailer at Brunswick Farm. It didn't pop until Qrow put his foot on the trailer.

Though, there was the scene where Ruby burned food when Qrow walked into the house, but Ren had already said Ruby was gonna burn it, so we can't really prove that that was a direct result of Qrow's Semblance.

I bring this up because of my earlier mention of passive Semblances that are sparked by certain stimuli, like Yang's and Nora's. And if you really think about it... Nora discovered her Semblance when she was struck by lightning... something that's pretty hard to dodge or brace yourself against, especially if you don't see it coming. Could be possible that Nora's Semblance saved her from that lightning without her having had the time or awareness to activate her Aura?

Side note: Yeah, needing activate your Aura is absolutely not a retcon, considering that, in Volume 1, Pyrrha literally asks Jaune "Why didn't you activate your Aura?" when the tree branch scratches his face.