Thread:Darkcloud1111/@comment-15108745-20130826011959/@comment-9090085-20130826030300

Darkcloud1111 wrote: Pyrrha explained that everyone has Aura, but she also says that you need practice in order to use it. Then goes on to explain how it is an extension of oneself and all that other stuff. You can clearly see Ren using his Aura to fight against the snakes, but Weiss on the other hand seems to only be using Dust instead because that is what she was trained in. I'm not saying characters can't use multiple skills, but that they seem to use more of one then the other. Ren in his fight focuses on Aura to help him fight, Weiss uses Dust in hers, and Ruby relies more on her scythe and bullets, showing no signs of skill in Aura or Dust.

Again, are those "bullets" not making use of dust? is the scythe not making use of Aura? Nevermind in Ep6 when Weiss used her weapon - with no magic circles - to create fire; If she's a Dust user, why doesn't she use that power to attack? If Aura can be used offensively with your bare hands, wouldn't a weapon make that easier, in the same way a club makes it easier to hit people?

And, in general, I feel the whole "this or that" thing annoys me; Just because someone doesn't use much of something, doesn't mean they can't use it.

More to the point, "Aura" is a very understated power - we've seen almost every human fighter use it: Henchmen use it to not get killed; Yang and Junior throw each-other into walls and get right back up; Blake and Adam use it to survive a massive energy blast. What gives anyone the idea only a select few use it?

Oh, right, Lie Ren.

Lie Ren can obviously use his Aura very well, given that he can form "barriers" with it and force it into monsters to make them explode, but does he represent what people who use Auras are? I would imagine not: he represents what the pinnacle of Aura use is - what someone who has mastered their Aura abilities is like.