Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10380701-20141011082048/@comment-5217560-20151030150738

I proposed that Yang's semblance is multifaceted(perhaps similiar to Neo). Chishio mentioned Yang having reserves of energy stored within her hair. This would explain why when she does not receive damage for her damage meter, she is capable of falcon punching the lights out of those foolish enough to cross her. Evident in the beatdown she gave those two ursae in the Emerald forest. However, perhaps it is not due to reserves per se, but rather, because of her super strength. The core of her semblance is strength,(I presume this solely based on the WoR episode regarding Aura) so of course, when she activates it, her already immense strength increases. Then it is further enhanced the more damage she recieves. So her semblance effectively gifts her with staggering strength, and kinetic absorption abilities.

Referring to what Lindsay said; Yang's power does come from her hair. Perhaps it's akin to the relationship between Yang's eyes and her semblance. Her red eye color is a side effect of her semblance. In that same sense, Yang's hair is an expression of that power. Yang is unique in that she's the only character,(thus far) whose physical appearance is connected to her power. So the potential and/or capability of that said power/semblance is dependant upon the state of her hair.

Finally, since Semblances are a reflection of a certain aspect of a character's personality, either the vanity that Yang displays regarding her hair is the aspect that is allueded to, or her strength/resilience of her character.