Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-108.220.176.23-20130908060221/@comment-12443850-20131029014208

173.55.185.166 wrote: Zourin wrote: Well, in this case, it's safe to say that any firearm is more or less pointless when used at ranges longer than arms-reach, except Crescent Rose, which goes on record as the only ranged weapon in the series to date which has scored a ranged takedown (Red Trailer).

That said, Ren goes down as the one who has pointlessly fired the most bullets to no dramatic effect of any character to date. At point blank range, you're better off clubbing someone. Unless you use a shotgun, in which case that would be the perfect time to fire more shots than Rambo ever did.

And Ren did indeed fire shots to no visible effect. I appreciate his thought of using the Jade Dragons against hostiles, but the fact is, those things have low/no penetration power, making it pointless to shoot them. If he could improve the penetration power or at the very least pick different targets with less durable skin, it might be more fruitful. The way I see it. Jade Dragons fire bits of his aura, so he has to keep them small to not waste too much.

Also I think the weapon is made for hitting weak points in enemy armor; in the monsters case an eye or inside the mouth.

who's to say, his fight with the snakes was more about showing off aura than Ren's weapons.