Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-25266931-20161104221334

WC-83 wrote:

@KNNO: They all had Aura since the beginning (except Jaune, who needed Pyrrha to activate it for him, though how he survived the landing even with Pyrrha's help is still a mystery). As Pyrrha's death had shown, without Aura, they are very killable/woundable (even if Ruby made it up the tower in time to stop Cinder, Pyrrha would never have been able to walk on her own again). Jaune survive the fall because Nikos threw her spear to save him by pinning him to a tree. And she'd be able to walk again, with the help and doctors fixing the wound and maybe a prosthetic.

The reason why I like separating heroes from their power now and then, it's to show, like WC-83 said, how tactical a hero can be when they can't rely on their powers. Superman is smart. Without his powers he would still be a reporter. And he's shown some detective skills. In fights weakened by Kryptonite and dying he's still outsmarted foes like Parasite right in the middle of them trying to kill him. Same goes for most heroes. They are not the summation of their powers. They have a mind. A will. Like Batman said in JL the series "I never give up." Heroes in anime and manga are heroes because the give a shit so much they know, powers or not, they still have to fight for the people who can't fight. And double that for their loved ones.

You try taking away Colossus' powers and then try kiling Kitty Pryde. I bet you he still comes at you. He'll just do it in a smarter way. Because he's weaker now, but no less a hero. Prof. X doesn't even need his powers. He's wise. Tony Stark could never by Ironman again, and he'd still be a fucking robotic genius.

All heros have more going for them than a fireball or laser eye or a healing factor. They're heroes because they keep trying powers or no.