Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1839918-20160301193534/@comment-19214484-20160305042435

Jarhead My Fur wrote: For the sake of argument, there does seem to be evidence supporting the idea that Wilt isn't a katana that's merely made of red metal. During Heroes and Monsters, when Blake's sword is held up against Wilt, sparks fly out of the point of contact without either sword visibly moving.

Whether this is due to some Aura or Dust effect or because it has some Vibroblade-esque properties is up for debate, but it certainly isn't a normal katana.

As for whether it's specificly designed to cut through Aura or whether Raven or Qrow have the same kind of weapon is also up for debate, although Raven's weapon design suggests something similiar to Myrtenaster with it's Dust chambers.

Also, who's to say it's specifically anti-Aura? Assuming Qrow's weapon has the same kind of design, he did cut straight through that one Griffin's mask with relative ease, which are said pretty early on to be made of a really hard material that serves as armor for the Grimm (that being said, that whole scene seems like it was put in to show just how badass Qrow is, so maybe he's just that skilled). Certainly, such a weapon would be far more effective against both Grimm and Aura, so maybe Adam is just using this technology for anti-Aura purposes?

Of course, technology might have nothing to do with it. After all, Adam's Semblance seems to have something to do with "charging up" his weapon with extra energy for more cutting power.

Ultimately, I think we can all agree that Adam is very strong, skilled, and determined. Here's to seeing what he's truly capable of in future episodes. If red blades where so special and amazing that they can cut through aura and grim without any problem then why doesn't everyone use them why would people use anything else?