Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26073173-20170526204239/@comment-25936766-20170607160737

Granaatti wrote: Perhaps Roman hadn't semblance. If I remember correctly, WOR mentioned once that only person who has mastered their aura can use semblance. Philosophical hyperbole. Look at Ren, who didn't even have his Aura unlocked.

Roman probably had his aura activated but as Jaune proves, it might take a very long time before the person finds their semblance after that. Roman is at least in his 20s though, and has experienced far more action than Jaune ever had prior to V1, what with being a wanted criminal.

"Very long time" seems more conspicuous in this case, as a result.

And when it comes to Ren, his aura was probably activated at very young age or maybe it was just traumatic experiment that caused his semblance emerge early. "Early" falls short. He unlocked his Aura and manifested his Semblance at literally the same time, all on his own. Damn Deus Ex Machina.