Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28776596-20160913152557/@comment-25936766-20161006222613

73.Anon.52 wrote: 1. & 3. except Jaune doesn't need Pyrrha's sheild, he has 2 perfectly usable weapons, so why must he have a recovery method?

2. If he uses Pyrrha's shield, he'll likely need a magnetic sheath to hold it. I suspect it could double up as an extra sheath.

4. Is the standard set-up I feel he would use both for. As for why keep his current shield... as a back-up. Pyrrha almost never held her shield long, so I can't imagine it would be a 100% straight upgrade... it was designed to use with a spear and be thrown, and the rifle function of her weapon made it even better, Jaune has neither. 1-For starters, when the actual fuck did Jaune ever get a second weapon? His sheald doesn't count as one, it's not the kind of shield designed for offensive use.

Second, you mentioned how Pyrrha's was not just worn in the back, but also thrown. And in the 3rd point, you say he could use it for combos or ranged attacks. It's a simple, freaking, shield, so just what kind of ranged attack could he do with it besides throwing it?

Third: Pyrrha's shield makes his old one obsolete in practicality, and having 2 shields is unnecesary. Does he need it? No. But if he uses it, then he won't need his old shield.

Fourth: Since the only ranged thing he could do with it is throw it, he must have a recovery method. It's not a bomb, thrown once to never recover, and given the sentimentality that's not an option. And he lacks the means to make it a boomerang like Pyrrha did. Thus, he has none, so the idea of him throwing it depends on him being stupid.

2-The problem: If it's going to be used like a sheath, then why bother using it instead of a normal, lighter, real sheath? Pyrrha's can be held with a magnet, ok. But then, if he uses a shield, it's Pyrrha's, and since having 2 shields is unnecesary, the sheald one will be a glorified sheath.

So, it would be much simpler, and practical, to use 2 sheaths: The magnetic one for Pyrrha's shield, and a normal one for the sword. It makes the original sheald obsolete.

3-An unnecesary back-up that he would never need unless he became stupid and threw Pyrrha's fantastic shield.

Pyrrha never held it 24/7 in fights, true, but, like you say, he has neither of the things Pyrrha had: 1) It was designed to be thrown, taking advantage of her magnetic Semblance to recover it fluidly. Jaune has no way to do that, so the idea of throwing it doesn't work with him.

2) Pyrrha's weapon had a gun mode. A rifle mode, requiring both hands to be used effectively. Giving her many reasons to put her shield on her back while firing. Jaune's sword has no gun mode, much less one that requires both hands to use right, so he wouldn't have any reason to put it on his back.

As such, should he use Pyrrha's shield, it would be used only as a shield, not as thrown weapon, not as back cover while firing with a rifle, because Jaune, unlike Pyrrha, has no reasons to remove it from his hand in any way during a fight. And as a shield, it's superior to his previous one. Tougher, bigger, can actually do some melee attack with it thanks to it's bladed edges. So he has no reason to keep the old one.

And remember Pyrrha's weapon was not just a spear, but it had a sword mode, which Pyrrha used as much, if not more, than the spear mode. The shield is not "designed" to be used with a spear only.