Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-130.245.192.22-20170629055623/@comment-189.216.50.150-20170829050608

You two make important points and I beg to ask if Jaune will fit the criteria of a tank. Sure, he has the largest aura and has a shield but recall that he's not the strongest of fighters hence my entire point above. Getting an enemy's attention is one thing but to keep him occupied? It requires a certain level of skill that can match the enemy's because otherwise they'd just adapt to you and fight you as well as your entire team. Recall the trailers or Tyrian vs RNJR. It's a classic of this show's fighting style. The stronger the enemy, the stronger you gotta be. Otherwise, even if you have a group with you, the enemy will fight you all at once because that's how much of a badass they are.

 Almost everyone in this show is trained to fight groups at once, adapt to their combat styles and dominate the rhythm of their movements. One single highly resistant enemy won't distract them because they're too smart/skilled to fall for this. T hat's why I feel that Jaune having a shield and a large aura doesn't make a difference. What really matters is that you're skilled enough to become a major threat to the enemy so they focus only on you. Think about how Tyrian only focused on Qrow once he showed up thus allowing Ruby to snipe from a distance. Qrow might as well count as a tank not because his defense is high but because his skills are high enough to force the enemy onto a corner.

 Of course, that's all on the human/faunus side. Grimm are a different story but then again anyone can play tank against a Grimm. Anyone could've distracted the Geist. A guy who can endure the attacks isn't more useful than another one who can dodge the attacks when it comes to distracting Grimm.