Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160520230037/@comment-24534644-20160521041116

K. So I looked up this Valkyrie Skirt thing on Google. And what I found... I honestly don't think belongs in RWBY.

I mean, for one thing, it states right there in the Trivia section on the thing's wikia page that it's "completely original with no motif whatsoever". It's one thing to base an OC's weapon on a weapon from a different anime that is in-turn based off of an existing weapon. RWBY weapons are mostly unrealistic, it's true. But they're all still based on realistic, real-world weapons. But this thing...what even is it? An unholy cross between a skirt, swords, and spider legs? This is not based on any real-world weapon of ANY sort.

Let's take the craziest hybrid weapons we've seen so far for example. Crescent Rose is a scythe, which is a real thing, and a sniper rifle, which is a real thing. Is a fusion of those two things sensible or practical IRL? Hell no. But that doesn't change the fact that it's derivation is real things. Same with Gambol Shroud or Magnhild. They're real world weapons merged together into some awesome, if nonsensical by our logic. This is not based on anything save for a weapon that, in turn, is not based on anything. It's just... a thing.

Look, I don't know what the general stance is on weapons that have no real-world-weapon inspiration whatsoever. I just personally don't like them. This is why I earnestly try to avoid making weapons based on the crazy shit I see in other anime. Or mediums in general.