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Alhazad2003 wrote: SirGauoftheSquareTable wrote:

Also, do you really think she put more effort against Jaune than Neo just because she created a sword? That's flawed logic if I've ever seen it. Both also require different minimum efforts, and Cinder was outright playing with Jaune as opposed to trying to get Neo to back off. The point she should've known what Neo was capable of, and thus try fighting with her swords right off the bat, since that's what she specializes in. But she didn't, and thus was on the losing end for most of the fight. And if Cinder didn't get jabbed in her bad eye, the fight would've gone on a bit longer. That's the point SYUTK is trying to make, why use her sword against a weaker opponent and not a stronger one? Seems quite nonsensical to be as well. I'd say its because from the get-go Neo controlled the pace of the engagement and Cinder's heart wasn't into it, as opposed to with Jaune, she controlled the pace, she was just playing, and she was on the offensive. Also, I wouldn't say she was losing so much as she was barely giving the bare minimum response and was trying to end things with the Grimm arm, all the while feeling to pressured to summon her swords. The moment Neo threw her out the window and didn't attack for a minute, Cinder finally summoned the swords, implying she finally collected herself. I'd say the only edge Neo has in CQC vs Cinder is agility.