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Kyran Kandosa2 wrote: All that. That "headcanon", IMHO, seems somewhat too far-fetched to really be close to canon, let alone be a headcanon. Though there are parts of it that can be more believable if twisted a bit.

The whole Soul Forging aspect seems too far-fetched and in some cases a bit stupid, like the whole "instinctive grasp of condition" (pretty sure you can just look at it) and "automatically knows how to use and etc it", in a certain way I wouldn't be surprised if a Mary Sue was able of doing that.

But, it wouldn't be too weird for a Hunter-in-Training to use their Aura and some Dust to make the weapon's construction easier or make a better weapon (besides, with Fire Dust and Water Dust and a simple hammer, you already are a blacksmith). Though this depends on in what stage of their training do Hunter trainees make their weapons. For all we know, it may well be part of some Entrance Test in some schools before they even know what Aura is.

Infusing Dust's energy into the weapon during construction seems more in-between to me. In one hand, it wouldn't be weird or unexpected. On the other hand, why not just stick a shard of a Dust crystal somewhere on the weapon to achieve the same, or even greater effect?

On the subject of Jaune's weapon, his sword is pretty fine as-is. Swords are the 2nd most practical weapons ever designed and Jaune's a fine example of that. If he wants some ranged capability, he could just learn how to use Dust, maybe ask Weiss or Glynda for help. But in any case, all he truly needs is to stop being such a noob.