Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150501024240/@comment-25555436-20150501190410

But I still don't see how, or why, a grapple, or a throw, would bypass the Semblance despite being physical, and direct. You may have not realized it, but the act of grabbing a man with enough strength to throw them or whatever, causes direct, physical damage. And when the victim is thrown against the ground or boxes or whatever you want, even if the throw doesn't cause direct, physical damage, the victim's impact against the X, does cause physical and direct damage. Which would be negated by the Semblance almost entirely.

Just because you're grabbed by the arm instead of punched doesn't mean you didn't recieve direct, physical damage. You did. Even if small, you did. Even if you didn't notice it, you did. So again, why does grapples and throws ignore the Semblance?

And besides, anyone with a strong enough Aura and training in it's use can do the exact same thing as your Semblance, only with more general effectivenes given it would work against more than just punches and kicks. Because Aura protects you in the same way your Semblance does, and with enough training in it's use the exact same result can be achieved. Hell, better results can be achieved. Your Semblance allows you to greatly resist damage. Aura already does that. Strong enough Auras can even negate damage making the hit nothing more than a push. And Aura already protects against more than just physical attacks.