Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-36926079-20190623010703/@comment-25936766-20190624224527

Rebinreburst wrote: 1) I'm saying stealth attacks, if done properly, are near impossible to sense. Torchwick didn't sense Sun even until he literally dropped in on him.

2) The only reason Ren was able to sense someone as skilled as stealth and speed as Tyrian is with his semblance.

3) Blocking the bolas with a metal weapon would definetly lead to disaster, so the only feasible means of blocking it are to either use an aura strike, an aura shield or dust...

4) If the lieutenant was able to beat Weiss, than many other members of the White Fang are likely skilled enough to take on the main cast in a 1v1 without any stealth. 1) It would be better to say "relative to the target". It's not a matter of doing it right so much as the oponent not realizing you did it in the first place until it's too late. Against a newbie it would be rather easy, against a pro not so much. You can do everything right, but if the other guy is too good, he likely will still see you coming.

And while Torchwick is awesome, he's self-taught awesome, not trained. From a realistic standpoint, as great as he is, one can't expect the same level of quality as someone actually trained like, say, Qrow.

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2) Ren's Semblance has nothing to do with sensing people. He nulls emotions, that's it. If he sensed Tyrian it was either good hearing or The Force, not his Semblance.

Besides, Tyrian wasn't being the most stealthy person at the time, running at them like a madman. He made himself easier to notice, even if just comparatively.

3) Aura is a thing, which means that it would not "lead to disaster" in any remote sense of the term. The bolas are weights, but not as heavy as it sounds on paper, and we've seen RWBY weapons slicing things much more heavy and dense, like fucking trees.

A simple shield could easily block them without breaking (thanks to Aura), and people like Nora, Yang or Yatsu could hit them back with good-enough timing. Others, like Adam or Blake, could just cut the thread/wire/etc instead before they're thrown, if not also hit the bolas back, and if they cut it after they're thrown the bolas might hit the target but they won't be able to snare them.

And in the case of electric bolas, the electricity is useless if the bolas don't ensnare the target, since momentary contact wouldn't do much to a trained fighter with Aura up, even if they hit their metal weapon. And even if they get hit in the face, as much as it hurts, we've seen people survive worse without their Aura dropping.

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4) Meh, Weiss is pretty much the worst solo fighter in all of Team RWBY. She only does well when she's in control or when her team keeps her safe, neither of which happen that often.