Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20130804124553/@comment-16502426-20131004234644

What I meant was lightsabers are not nearly as individualized as RWBY weapons. In RWBY, weapons are a part of who people are. If a criminal were to be seen with Qrow's scythe, for example, there would be a bit of "oh my god, Qrow has been killed!"