Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-25936766-20161104123025

KNN005 wrote: So how fast is Ruby without her Aura and Semblance? As much as the average normal teenage girl. Her Semblance is a speed boost, and her Aura allows her to fire her weapon without breaking her arm from the recoil. She uses both to move quickly. We have seen her run without either of those things, and her running speed isn't significantly impressive.

So I wanna know how strong everyone is with his their body. Who can take a bar brawl with no aura and get up with a black eye and bruise and walk that shit off? Ironwood, Port, Qrow, Adam, WF Lieutenant......

Aura allows people to become stronger, faster and more agile than they could ever be otherwise. But it's meaningless if one doesn't train for it. And doesn't mean one can suddenly tank a truck without Aura.