Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24573226-20160623204034/@comment-85.73.99.227-20160830220859

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: I'll assume you switched IPs.

-An Auraless-story? How stupid it is depends on the details. A character having no Aura would go against canon. A character with locked Aura achieves the same and follows canon. If the fic is basically "Aura never existed" or "Aura suddenly dissappeared", then nothing you see in RWBY would be possible.

-Everything after that part becomes more, and more, and more fucking stupid the more details you add, be it because it makes the protagonists seem like a Mary Sue, or the idea is just dumb.

1) Ending up on a Team with Penny, who most likely doesn't even have an actual team besides the guys assigned to see and test her performance in the Vytal Tournament.

2) An "in-universe Caboose" can work, if by that you mean "OC that has a similar personality, but that's it". Now, making him the son of Oobleck is not a good idea. Making an OC a direct relative of X canon character is a Gary Stuish trait, and only forgivable if that happens to be the whole point (Ex: "Next Generation Team RWBY").

3) Having him in Beacon is perfectly fine. Having him on no team at all is just freaking stupid. Especially since it goes against canon. Your justification for such bullshit is that "the team would be busy protecting him, thus a disadvantage", but he's not supposed to be a Load, he's supposed to be a fighter, thus need no constant protection. And if he needed protection due to being "Auraless", why the fuck would he become a Hunter to begin with?

At the very least, give him a partner so he at least has a team of 2. Far less Marty Stuish than putting him in a team of 1 or a team of 5. Before I begin my responce, I think I already talked a bit about the Auraless Idea in the begining of the thread. BUT! I think I may have found a solution.

His aura is locked. And he isn't able to unlock it.

His family of course went to a famous doctor that specializes in aura (I think its safe to assume they exist in RWBY) Which I named church. (In name only. Not same character or any other similarities. Basically a cameo.) Where he performs various tests, different approaches to awaken aura, only for none of it to work.

Clearly frustated, he states the news to the family and that he needs to check up on him every other month to see if there has been any improvements. In other words he is certain the kid has aura, and is determined to find out how to unlock it.

The kid wants to be a hunter (of course.) So when he is enrolled into signal, they inform the teachers of his condition, which causes shock and confusion. Reporters capitalize on the news without having all the info, leading many to falsely believe he has no aura.

How's that?

Also may I just say that I love your bluntness? I'm not sarcastic either.

1- I always assumed Penny's team had actual students for some reason. Maybe they learned about penny being a robot and were told not to say anything? Idk I'm probably wrong.

2- In caboose's case, doesnt he and Oobleck share the same voice actor? Thats mainly the reason why I suggested it. Also I thought Caboose being stupid and ridicously strong balanced each other out. Since he is so stupid, he would only fight someone if he is angry, or its a robot or something (or a baby. ha!) Though if I'm wrong, I could always make his semblance be super strength or something.

3-The team thing sounded a lot better in my head honestly. That was stupid. It was mainly an excuse due to me being unsure if I can develop 4 OC's withought making them stus/sues.

Then I realised they dont have to be in cannon events all the time.

I will try to do it!

Say something that I wondered. Since faunus are mostly mamal based, and it has been confirmed other kinds exist. Would it be gary stueish/Mary sueish fo an OC to be a duck faunus? They are a rare species because they were hunted due to a false belief that they were like actual ducks. I think that isn't too much. Idk what trait he would have as they are only allowed one, maybe the feathers for a comedic effect? Like some character asking him to fly or something.

ps: Having RvB cameos mostly in name only isnt that bad in a fanfic right?

~StillTheSameGuy(STSG)

Pps: Still havent figured out the ip thing.