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SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: Hidden Scorpius XI wrote:

I couldn't keep both Aura/Semblance and Persona, and since I have my objective clear, I decided to drop Aura/Semblance from my setting.

Grimm... Shadows...Since having the two of them at the same time just complicate things, I decided to drop the Grimm from my setting... at least their canonical version. So unnecesary, such a real waste...

-You could keep Aura and Personas. Or combine them... Obtaining a Persona unlocks your Aura, with all it's benefits.

It's even shown in the Persona games. The Persona users inmediately become capable of surviving outrageously powerful attacks,... except we got evidence that it isn't "just" gameplay. I give you,  Persona 5

-Fighting different kinds of enemies would not be a bad idea. Look at Persona 5, where you fight not just Shadows, but Demons as well (which in case you didn't know, are the Personas you use as well).

Of course, you also have the option of fusing Grimm and Shadows.

The only question would be: What about Shadow Selves?

-As for weapons...why not make them "appear" when they activate their powers, or at least go to whatever otherworld they go to? RWBY without it's hybrid weapons is not RWBY. That idea doesn't come from Persona, however. That idea comes from Caligula. Read it's TvTropes page at the 2nd link, second-last paragraph.

With that idea, you don't have to use Remnant's levels of tech, but can still let them use their weapons from the show, though not in the real world. -That is true. Persona gives their user the power to withstand a few attacks and strenthens the person to some degree, similar to how Aura does. However, unlike Aura, Personas can be extremely vulnerable to some attacks, which can quicky kill the user.

Conceptually speaking, Aura and Persona are two different powers, and combining them would either require nerfing Aura or making Persona OP.

As for your arguments using P5. The jumping and zooming abilities are cool and all, but P5 introduces platforming and stealth to the series, which in a narrative medium, can be done, but it can also be done without. It would become too overloaded, IMO.

-About the Grimm, let me quote myself, like you did:

"I decided to drop the Grimm from my setting...  at least their canonical version ."

I didn't want to make it explicit, so take that as you want.

And no. Shadow-Selves won't be a thing in this story. I have something a bit more original going on.

-Not a bad idea, and I regret not learning about this before. But even then, adding the "Catharsis Effect" into this fic would be overloading it. Several stories I followed died for me because they kept making stuff up and adding stuff constantly until it became umbearable to keep track of it. It is a killjoy for me, so I won't commit it.

And even then, it would make sense that at first, the weapons would be pretty basic. They would't be as complex as the weapons in the show until late in the story.

AND EVEN THEN, Having Catharsis Effect would push Persona away from focus. Which is the reason I dropped Aura in the first place. All three are similar powers in some extent, but since my focus is clear, I have to pick Persona.

I'll take note of it and see if I can work something with it. I can't make promises.

Now, I feel compelled to point out some corrections about what you've interpreted from the P5 trailers:


 * The ripping off the mask thing is the "Preemptive Attack" (hitting an enemy on the back while dungeon crawling). It then enables the "Player Advantage." It is not a preemptive attack.


 * All enemies in P5 are Demons now. The figures you see roaming the dungeons are just generic forms the enemies take before entering combat. Similarly to the shapless blobs in P3 & 4.


 * "...just like Arsene allows the P5MC." That is speculation. To soon to confirm if it is only the MC.

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In the end, I have my reasons why I made those choices. If you don't like them, you are free to ignore my story and move on. I only gave it as an example for the "Hybrid X-over," which was my intended focus, not a Strawman's critique request.