User blog:Gundam Legilis/Volume 1 Weapons In Depth - Ep.1 Crescent Rose

Hello everybody! To count the days leading to RTX, I am making an In Depth series on the Volume 1 weapons of RWBY.

We start off with everybody's favorite, and the mascot weapon for RWBY, Crescent Rose!

It's a transformable, straight pull bolt action sniper scythe that shoots bullets half an inch wide (.50 caliber). It has two blades that can stab and slice.

Advantages: Not only does it have strong damage with bullets, but it works with the scythe blade quite effectively. And surprisingly, Ruby works around the high recoil, even when it's in scythe form, without any support.

Disadvantages: It has a low rate of fire, befitting a bolt action. As a result, it may be terrible at tracking moving targets. I wonder about how heavy the gun is. Not sure if it was lightweight or not. And once an enemy is in the distance between the user and the blade (where the shaft, the long part is), the user is finished.

It's a very powerful weapon indeed. But I think faster opponents can close the distance.

Stay tuned for next time, where we look at Myrtenaster.

Thoughts?

-Gundam Legilis