Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171229202410/@comment-4010415-20180102023452

Gundam Legilis wrote: I mean if it's healing, then trying to kill someone would be useless if it means the Semblance negates the gains of doing exactly that. Exactly why Orihime from Bleach sucked. Her power allowed her to straightup reverse shit. She took away a dude's scar, and his tattoo that used to be where the scar formed was still in tact. She brought the protagonist back to life after he'd been impaled through the heart. The only way to have any good guys actually die was for her to just not be in the area.

Nightmarrionette wrote:

1. That has seemingly happened with Qrow's semblance as the writers have pretty much forgot about it in every fight, except the Tyrian fight. With some power that can literally cause your opponents misfortune at all times and with no limits, you need to supress it somehow to keep tension in the action or even the larger story.

2. (considering the SEW powers would have been quite handy against Tyrian or the Nuckelavee) 1. Considering his Semblance doesn't discriminate, they really should've had bad luck happening to characters on both sides. I can't tell if Weiss accidentally launching herself backwards into a pillar was just her losing concentration or bad luck or what.

2. Er, how would it have been handy against Tyrian? So far, the SEW powers have only been stated to affect Grimm, and it's questionable whether or not it affects all Maidens or if Cinder is a special case due to using a Grimm to steal the Maiden powers. Either way, Tyrian is neither Grimm nor Maiden and has not been shown to use a Grimm artifact.