Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160207164218/@comment-26872876-20160208231140

Michael.halpern.52 wrote: I get why people don't like mimics like velvet apparently is, because in most cases they are used as "equalizer units" however that's not how I would classify Velvet if anything the Shnee summoning is more and equalizer ability than Velvet's, she can only replicate one aspect of whom she mimics, their weapons and with the skill to emulate their fighting styles. Which when you take semblances into account, makes her practically useless against opponents that use their semblances effectively, and at the end of the day, she's a glass cannon, she would not do well without her team to protect her and save her strength. Oh compared to the Schnee Semblance, Velvet is modest. The Schnee Glyph is basically a pantheon of semblances.

I wouldn't label either as equalizers.

Velvet is a multi-tool. Coco fights from a distance dealing ranged damage. Yatsuhashi is a tank. Fox is close range damage plus has the Wasp Knife move to deal massive damage to a single target. Velvet is then capable of filling whatever role they need at the time. A second tank, a second ranged figher, Sniper, etc. Thus, Velvet's ability essentially gives team CFVY a greater range of versatility so long as she has a built up stockpile.

Weiss' Summons probably act more like Witch Doctor of Diablo 3. She puts up a field of spawns, and while they man the front line, she can fight from a range like a mage. Add in her other glyph powers, and she can give her summons buffs, or place movement debuffs on her enemies. And of course, she can always put up a summon, and proceed to also fight on the front line.