Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24718692-20140322030224/@comment-87.242.249.113-20140407163411

(I apologize if someone else mentioned this earlier; I just jumped down here to add my two cents)

I have to agree with the Wiki, to be honest; if you look back to the end of the Emerald Forest arc, you can see how quickly Weiss moved to block the scorpion tail with her icewall. Compare that to Ruby's standard speed, and the difference is obvious. HOWEVER, that is Ruby's standard speed; meaning, without the use of her Semblance. Think back to Pyrrha's use of her Semblance for a second. She lifted her arm before Jaune's shield moved, correct? The whole arm thing might have just been for dramatic effect, sure, but to me it looked like she had to activate her Semblance first; it wasn't just automatic. Even if you look back at Yang, who does that fist bump in her trailer, or Weiss, who made hand actions whilst flying above the Forest, you can see them unlocking their flames or glyphs somehow. That leads me to believe that Ruby doesn't have her Speed active 24/7; thus, deeming her fast whilst its in use, but not so swift without it. Therefore, Weiss is faster by default, but Ruby trumps them all when her Semblance is in action.

Problem solved! :3