Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20171116191014/@comment-27447621-20171129142409

Ignigenae wrote: And the semblence is indeed not an auto-dodge. That Semblance IS an auto-dodge, you say so yourself.

Ignigenae wrote: [Activates] at will most of the time, in danger automatically. That says to me that any time he's in danger of being hit with a sword or arrow or whatever, he teleports away without needing to give any conscious thought to it. That is an auto-dodge.

Working more on the weapon is perfectly fine with me, I gave it too little thought and just wanted a bow and something to protect his flank. You could use Barrier Dust or armor. Heck, the bow may have enough material to become a buckler shield or something (though I don't know about retaining flex).

Is the problem with self inserting that everyone in RWBY is based on someone? Or does it have to do with something else? In my opinion, yes to both. Almost all, if not all, canon characters have a basis (I'm of the opinion that every character has one, it's just that some are unrevealed), so there's one. For another, I feel like self-inserts in the hands of a great writer can be done well (provided they follow the rest of the rules laid out by the canon, such as another basis), but there are a few traps that SIs tend to lead to when writing, including, but not limited to, writing a Sue or an aggressively edgy character, or giving the Self-Insert an unholy degree of plot armor (which your Blink Semblance appears to have done), etc. As such, they're generally really discouraged.

As for the character as a whole, Spirited hit all the main points. Please, please fix the backstory.