Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160424135023/@comment-25936766-20160520211229

MiniDaggers wrote: My problem with a RWBY lightsaber is that it would be impractical in its construction but OP in application.

Beyond dust consumption the only other point you mentioned was that you can't defend yourself with it. This is incorrect as blocking any sort of physical attack with the weapon would destroy the opponents weapon. -True. Which is why if I ever use one for a story, it's straight for a villain. Probably an insane one, to make the impractical choice of weaponry more justified while still being impractical.

-Not quite. It CUTS, not destroy. So you cut a blade mid-swing, and the blade, with it's momentum, falls on your head anyway. Sure, the weapon is left unuseable afterwards, but there's still the fact that cutting only does so much, and the blade hit you in the head anyway, with only less force applied on impact.