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73.165.21.136 wrote:

Or how about Blake's skill in combat? She is seen fighting Roman in close combat along with Sun, and she barely holds him off. Then, a few short episodes later, without her teammates, she kicks Roman's ass without having undergone any additional or specialized training. Ok, let me point out the bullshit in this part.

Blake had been given Dust, which she used with her clones. The moment the "fight began" she started spamming them, the elemental clones. Roman may have combat skill but he didn't expect her to suddenly go spamming clones of fire and ice and darkness and stone. He was caught by surprise, and so went down easily.

If your enemy does not know your tricks, he won't know how to deal with your tricks, and so victory is pretty much guaranteed. He knew Blake could make clones to evade, shadow clones, he didn't expect eplosive clones of nearly every element. Since Roman is no actual Hunter and didn't go to a combat school, he likely didn't even know Hunters could even alter their Semblances with Dust.