Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151129182644/@comment-26206856-20151130035559

173.172.188.8 wrote: I don't know if anyone else thinks this, but I personally believe that Weiss's trouble with summoning stems not from her ambivalence towards her heritage as a Schnee, but from her own fear of the past. Summoning fallen enemies reminds her of the past because she has to focus on the moment when she faced it, and based on Mirror Mirror, she is trying to run away from herself and her dark past, so it's understandable that she would'nt be so keen on that idea. I wouldn't doubt if Weiss would have to have a major soul-searching moment, come to terms with her past, open up to her teammates, and then finally gain the courage to summon an enemy, specifically the Giant Knight. More likely than not, this growth will happen during the coming war that has been hinted at since Volume 2. It's funny using a german quote for a german named character, but "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." A perfect line for the Schnee family whose use of summons of creatures from near death/defining moments in their life as part of their own arsenal of weapons to make them stronger. Based off of this, I half wonder if Papa Schnee deliberately set up some of those WF/grimm attacks to create these moments they could use for summons.

You're probably right that having to relive the past has some part in her issues with summoning, but  I have a feeling it's more because she specifically wants to cut out her past from her life that is causing the issue. Notice that when she gets angry and her resolve is firm, everything stabilizes and she manages to summon at least the small sword. If she manages to focus well enough, stops doubting herself, and faces her past head on, she will flex that 'muscle' much more. The more she works that muscle, the larger the summon can be which is why I'm waiting for her to snap and have the armor run rampant on her due to overflowing emotions.

As a side note, part of me really wants it to be her own (more elegant) personal armor rather than a sentient being, but since she is a 'mage', I doubt that will happen.