Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-173.200.7.205-20151206214731

So far, the only semblance that we have seen passed down from generation to generation would be the Schnee family semblance (glyphs). In fact, as seen in Vol. 3 Ep.3, the Schnees are one of the rare families that have this trait of having near identical semblances. If so, how does a huntsman/huntress get their semblance?

Here's my theory: Your semblance comes from 3 things.

1. Your Mom's semblance (genetically passed down)

2. Your Dad's semblance (likewise)

3. Childhood experiences (non-genetic)

Here's the reasoning for the first two: Semblance probably is semi genetic because of how the Schnees have nearly identical semblances. This is because of how they share alot of their DNA (inbreeding? idk)

What about Ruby and Yang then? They are siblings, but their semblances don't line up as much. This is because they are half siblings, as opposed to full siblings.

As for child hood experiences, let's look at Blake. Blake developed her decoy semblances because she would always run away from her troubles, just like her decoys allow her to run away. 