Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20131124211317/@comment-10390252-20140531141737

13th madman wrote: I think that conclusion rather premature, given that the only fights CRDL have been in is Cardin V Jaune, and the Ursa Major incident. One of those implies Cardin is stronger, the other implies it's Jaune. The obvious conclusion to draw is that one of them is a fluke, and the transcripts imply that that would be the Ursa major fight. I agree; Remember that, in Forever Fall, Part 2, Cardin had injured his hand punching Jaune's Semblance Shield. That and his being mentally unprepared meant that he froze for those vital few seconds that let the Ursa get the upper hand (paw?) against him.

The lesson I learn is that, when prepared and 'in the zone', CRDL are probably fairly effective. However, when unprepared and/or caught by surprise, they're a lot weaker. In their defence, they're 17-18 year old boys; they still have four years of schooling ahead of them to develop the discipline and vigilence bordering on paranoia that would make them effective against surprise threats.