Talk:Raven Branwen/@comment-1446360-20190722015022/@comment-27144409-20190730222717

2:  Sorry, but that is not how firearms work. Anything sturdy enough to be repeatedly fired with a 12 gauge load is probably going to do awful things to the barrel, and before you suggest she just use Aura to protect it and cable/string, she just learned a lesson about avoiding damage and playing it smart. Why would she add a feature that damages her?

She's better off getting a crossbow if she's that concerned about reusable ammo. And very rarely are they doing (tactical) urban fighting, like room to room, so being able to shoot around corners isn't all that helpful, even if this idea would be okay at it.

If she actually needed to be able to shoot around corners, she'd be much better off with something like cornershot, a camera built into her prosthetic, or getting programmable airburst rounds for her arm while in Atlas. Actually, her current shells might have enough splash range to at least hit someone right around the corner if she aims by their feet.

3: Nothing yet says that Faunus can't be Maidens or inherit Silver Eyes, or that Faunus can't be on equal footing for strength and valor with humans. Those old heroes could have just been that good, or Maidens, or SEW's. For those powers to be human exclusive would run counter to the narrative RT has been pushing.

I know those powers aren't the most discrete, but  they're the best she can reasonably hope for, and she might figure out how to use them with more subtlety (unlikely, but possible) or at least deploy them with the advantage of surprise.

I'd argue the fact that Yang has to learn when not to use her signature power means that adding more powers isn't the best idea right now. She's also got more raw power than anyone else on the team at base/entry level. She can hit harder than the others could/usually do, and she's easily the most durable of her team to boot.

I have a hard time believing that Blake's weapon upgrade could hope to be so good as to close the power gap that would be generated from from giving Yang Maiden powers. Also, while her clones are getting better, for them to be solid semi-autonomous units capable of attacking enemies would make Blake less unique in universe. Not only does it serve a similar role to Weiss' summons, but it also reduces the differences from the other two clone semblances we've seen.