Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-65.94.50.112-20131215233249/@comment-3257939-20140114000813

This is about Blake, so let's stop comparing her with other characters, though some people are really good at analyzing character's abilities, you are amazing guys! But to those who think Blake is weak, remember: She's still a first year student and practically a novice at the eyes of true hunters like Glynda or Ozpin.

Blake said that she no longer wanted to use her skills to aid the White Fang. Those are hints for two things:

-She did terrible things during her time in White Fang.

-She wasn't trained by them.

The fact that she referred to her skills as her own means that she wasn't trained by the White Fang. Monty said that Blake and Adam share a student & master relationship. Remember that Ruby said that she was trained by Qrow and Ozpin acknowledged his skills with the Scythe. He also said that Crescent Rose design is one of the most dangerous, then Ruby said that she went a little overboard with its design. This could mean that her weapon is a derivation of Qrow's Scythe.

The same thing happens with Blake and Adam. If he teached her how to use a katana, at some point, Blake decided to create her own weapon and that's how Gambol Shroud was forged.

Now, about Blake's skills: Yes, she has her weaknesses but also her advantages. She can easily fight an horde of enemies, her semblance and speed are a good match, her faunus traits are an advantage in the battlefield, stealth is her thing. BUT, she is reckless, fragile against harder opponents and can be easily taunted.

But what do you want? A total badass cat lady who can kick anyone's ass? What's the point of such character? She needs to be weak so she can grow with every season and become a better fighter. Just wait for those episode where we finally get to see a training session during fighting classes and learn more about Dust and Aura control