User blog comment:HazelQuill7445/Awesome fan art/@comment-27144409-20170720024007/@comment-25936766-20170720230609

No, it was a good idea for the artist to keep it. Their weapons are as much a part of their designs as the rest of them. It is almost impossible to find someone who would think of Ruby without Crescent Rose or at least something similar to Crescent Rose, for example.

Yang without gauntlets? Jaune without a sword? Roman without a cane? They would hardly feel like themselves.

Leaving out the weapon for no reason other than "it's impractical :C", would be like a Legend of Zelda game without a Master Sword. It'd go against the idea behind the image.