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SpiritedDreaming wrote: Faunus are not real cats and dogs though. That's the whole point I was trying to make. They're humans with one additional trait.

We have literally not seen a single case of Faunus having enhanced muscles or senses beyond their traits. Tukson was based off a Puma. He didn't have any enhanced muscles or speed, he only had the retractable claws. Blake and Sun's agility and flexibility are easily overshadowed by Neo's agility and flexibility, and she's human.

The only modification we have seen evidence of in the show is what little they need to actually have their trait. Everything else is normal. Remember that Tucson/Tukson was basically a White Fang mook going up against two Hunter-level combatants in Mercury and Emerald, and any trained Huntsman, human or faunus can mow through them no problem. That, and Neo far outclasses the students in combat proficiency. Therefore, we haven't really seen a baseline comparison of humans and faunus of the same level not factoring in Aura training. For all we know, faunus could have a slight edge, but an edge that matters less the higher your skill level.