Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-26317073-20161004190051

I'm a little bit concerned over Yang only going in with one arm. The main reason being that the only reasoning behind I can see thus far is "robo arm is too cliche, let's do something more original.  If you sacrifce logic and sense for originality.......I don't think that's always a good trade off.  It's just so impractical.  For job and her fighting style.  Even if she were to incorporate her feet, she'd still be at a huge disadvantage against most oppenents.

I just hope that they give a decent enough reason for it. Maybe she tries to fight with one arm but isn't very successful and gets a new one. Maybe she can't get an arm right now. That would make sense, given her location and the state of the world right now. Maybe that fiery effect of her Semblance will be given an actual use and she can attack with an arm made od pure, fiery Aura (or Dust). Given how little we actually know about how the powers work so far, I don't think it's completely beyond the scope yet. Ruby seems to be capable of actually turning herself into a cloud of rose petals now, so I think we've only scrathed the surface of the power of Semblance thus far. it could be related to her Silver-Eye thing but I don't think so. Or, since magic seems to be a thing now, maybe they could give her some sort of magic Nero-style arm. Maybe not exactly like Nero but you get my point.

I understand that her only having one arm would be a great story of overcoming disadvantages and would make her a good role model for members of the audience with disabilities. Really, I do. But I just struggle with the practical issues, especially in world filled with death monsters and where prosthetics are relatively easy to acquire. Hell, Marcus Black managed to pull it off so we know it isn't an Atlas exclusive thing (granted, we don't know the full story there but still).

I know this probably isn't a popular opinion, since most people seem to value originality above all else these days, but I don't think sacrificing logic for it is the way to go.

What do you guys think? Please be respectful in your responses. I'm not trying to start a war over this.