User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4EFinal - Haven is Doomed - Impressions/Recap/@comment-4010415-20170207013304

Oh, I forgot to say! I before the finale came out, I actually saw an interesting theory about Ren's Semblance that isn't like any other theory I've seen, and even after the finale, the theory still stands.

Basically, the theory is that it's transcendence. Ren transcends above himself, becoming one with Remnant. In doing so, he


 * Blends in with the world around him, thus concealing his presence


 * Temporarily loses emotions


 * Can maybe even sense things going on within a certain distance of him through Remnant

The idea for this theory comes from the Kuroyuri flashback and RWBY's thing about how colors are a significant thing with connection to individuality. People who are under the effects of Ren's Semblance lose their color, their individuality.

When Ren first activated his Semblance as a child, the camera panned down from him to a lotus flower. The lotus rises above the mud and muck that it sprouts from and grows into a pure, clean flower.

Now, I say that the theory can still kinda stand after the finale because...

CRWBY made a point of having a shot where we see Ren's hand touching the ground and his Semblance taking effect on Jaune and Qrow. He transferred his Semblance's effects to Jaune and Qrow through the planet.