Talk:Semblance/@comment-26317073-20150619035536/@comment-25555436-20150619230134

You...basically described in more detail what we already know. People with Aura can activate the Dust, triggering it's element which will manifest on it's own right after. It can appear and do it's own thing, or can be manipulated to appear in a specific form and with specific traits.

So for example, one could manipulate Ice so that instead of appearing randomly on it's own, it appears in a certain shape, with a certain temperature which could be cold enough to burn, or not enough to make it less painful to the touch depending on the intention of the user.

Or to manifest Fire in the shape of flames, or in the form of a burning-yet-not-flamey projectile, or even in the form of a liquid, burning, lava-like-yet-not-real-lava form.

However it doesn't truly explain if it's energy is physical in any way before being manifested, like the Force from Star Wars.