Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160518062840/@comment-24534644-20160522041052

@Someone:

He's alreay got a character on the team that fills the role of tank. To a T.

Also, there is nothing wrong with Semblances being similar to ones in the show. Similar as in, in the same general field. Superpowers are not of infinite variety, and even if no two Semblances are alike (since no two people are exactly alike, unless they're mental clones), eventually you'll get two semblances that are extremely similar to one another. Rager/Berserker type Semblances in particular ALL seem similar to each other. Now I do see why this one in especially seems too close to Yang's, since it increases power with damage taken. However, it's a bit different. Yang's Semblance channels the damage done to her, accumulates it, and then literally redirects it straight back at the opponent combined with her own strength. It's like someone throwing a punch at you, and you using their momentum to flip them over your head and throw them much father than if you'd tried to thrw them normally (except the requirement is actually getting hit). It's also implied that, after using up the "stored" damage, it goes away, similar to how a Power Meter functions in fighting games.

This Semblance is similar, it's true, but rather than redirecting that damage, Sawyer it literally getting physically stronger. As in, his actual muscles. And his brain functions don't work as coherently. And the effect is more than just a brief correlating amplification of power; it's more gradual, but also longer-lasting.