Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-70.113.87.148-20151028223626/@comment-4010415-20151206220426

There's no point, though. It's not like it would give him the unlimited ability to set things on fire. Semblance uses Aura as fuel. Either way, whether you're using Semblance or Dust to set things on fire, you're using Aura to do it, and you can run out of fuel for your fire.

And your analogy is kind of off. People can't run 60 mph. I'd rather take a car to the store than run there. I don't have to expend a bunch of energy, and I'll get there faster. Why run, when you can drive? Why give a character a fire Semblance, when fire Dust exists?

The only reason I would ever make a character whose Semblance is just an element is for them to be self-aware of how utterly pointless and redundant their Semblance is just for the humor of it.

person: So, what's your Semblance?

character: I can make fire.

person: Oh. Uh. *Holds up a fire Dust crystal* So can I.

character: *Depressed* Yeah, I know...

Now, a fire-oriented Semblance with a special twist, I would understand. Just look at Nora. She doesn't have electrokinesis. Her Semblance is not electricity. Her Semblance allows her to power up her muscles using electricity. You can't do that with Dust.