Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140829002738/@comment-10390252-20140902085633

I'm wondering if only a few 'special gifted' can deveop their aura into Semblance and this is one of the prerequisites to becoming a Hunter. Indeed, those assessed to have the potential are placed under some pressure to become Hunters, although it isn't legally required (at least not in Vale - the other Kingdoms might be different).

If Jaune hadn't had the potential to develop a Semblance, he would have been bounced, no matter how good his forged transcripts.