Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-27350660-20170115113613

I'm thinking about Yang's brand spanking new arm, and I'm not entirely convinced by the "It packs a wallop" thing. If you look at the video below, you can see yang knocking Tai back with a huge windmill-type blow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rox3yphzLy4&t=0s - 1:38 - 1:45 Run at quarter speed.

 The arm may act as a kind of bludgeon, but all the power is coming from Yang's chest muscles, core muscles, and even leg muscles. The robotic parts of her are the elbow, the forearm, and the hand. And they stay straight throughout the whole punch.

 If she'd want the actual arm to do the work, she'd have to bend her arm, point her elbow at the target, then straighten it through the power of mighty servos. Even then, she'd have to provide the counter-force (action/reaction unless Isaac Newton doesn't exist in Remnant either).

So what could she do with her new arm that she couldn't do with her old? Hmm...

- Block swords, ursa claws, or other sharp things, though I still wouldn't advise her to try it with Adam's blade.

- Grip blades and trap them.

- Crush things in her hand, if the servos are stronger than even Yang's muscles.

- Touch things too hot for flesh. Get a tray of cookies from the oven.

- Stab-punch things with one finger, reducing the area of impact to poke holes in someone's defence.

 - Pull herself up, hell launch herself up. Hang from her fingers for hours without getting tired.

 - Hammer in nails. Unscrew bolts. Open pickle jars.

- Does it have a "vibrate" setting? Asking for a fic...

Maybe Tai was just being nice, building her up, complimenting her. But just a strong arm doesn't make for a strong Yang. Also, I think that the main improvement for Yang has to come from the mind, rather than the body. She needs to let go of blind rage, and channel her anger into focus instead.

And she's still cocky as. Don't ever change, Little Sun Dragon. ^_^