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I see. That makes sense. And Ren was lucky enough to have more versatile aura, considering how he used it against the King Taijitu.

So, either aura can vary from person to person, or... it could be about the mindset of the perosn using it. Jaune has no idea how to fight properly, and his instinct tends to lead to him defending a lot, or at least trying to. He wasn't willing to fight his bully until it came down to defending Pyrrha. Defending. After he threw the jar, he kinda ended up taking a lot of hits from Cardin, pretty much tanking out the beating. "I don't care what you do to me... but you are not messing with my team."

Ren may have more of a mindset that's about balance. He has two weapons, and he uses his aura for both offensive and defensive.

Weiss could be more about taking the offensive approach and less of the defensive. After all, a person who chooses a weapon that will allow them to move and attack quickly thinks more about evasion than defence. She can land a lot of strikes on an enemy, and if she needs something stronger, she has plenty of dust options for plenty of situations.