Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20161231141844/@comment-4010415-20161231214809

Y'know, someone asked how Qrow's Semblance could constantly be active when Aura fuels Semblance...

Well... some Semblances are passive. Yang's Semblance involves converting damage she takes into power. Nora's Semblance involves converting electricity into strength. Their Semblances are always ready for them to get hit with what they need to power up.

Though, we could theorize that it's just a case of Qrow having never learned how to control his Semblance and thinks that he can't. We've seen time and again that too much negative emotion can cause someone to accidentally activate their Semblance.


 * Every time Yang gets pissed off


 * When Pyrrha accidentally threw Jaune into a wall


 * When Pyrrha accidentally warped her spear and shield for a moment while fighting Penny


 * When Weiss accidentally summoned a Boarbatusk

Maybe Qrow's Semblance kicks in when he has too much negative emotion, and because he believes that he can't control it and is just a bad luck charm that gets the people he cares about hurt, he gets scared when the people he cares about get too close in a bad situation and his fear causes his Semblance to accidentally activate, thus making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.