Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-25135203-20151222073403

As has been established, it's easier to fool one than a thousand. In all likelihood, the trick was on Yang rather than the audience.

In the live stream, they mentioned that Mercury's hurricane attack was (at least in part) a use of wind-type dust. Which suggests that's not part of his semblance.

We know that Neo can create physical illusions. Assuming Emerald can alter her appearance to imitate others (evidenced by the fake Yatsu we saw in episode 4), it might be possible we're dealing with an entire team of deceivers.

Neo - physical illusions that shatter with a glass-like effect.

Emerald - shapeshifting, which we don't know a whole lot about yet.

Mercury - controlled hallucination.

This would explain Yang's perception of an attacking Mercury, with the audience seeing what actually happened. It also fits nicely with his name, mercury having been known to cause madness in those exposed to its vapours. I don't know enough about mercury poisoning to reliably state if it could cause hallucinations, but it seems like a half-decent lead.

That's all I got, sorry for interrupting the conversation.