Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170224140119/@comment-4010415-20170228033438

LucasVerBeek wrote: @KNN

1. First of all Adam is all about defensive fighting, he doesn't just attack, attack, attack like Yang, his movements are more contained and compared to her...somewhat untamed flailing. Besides he obviously was going to beat her and he knew it, that blade lock proved it...he being the sadistic abusive shit that he is wanted the "fight" to last.

2. Miles actually explained during RTX Sydney 2017 the reason Qrow didn't use his scythe. Tyrian is an incredibly quick fighter that excels at getting up close and personal with his opponents, just look at how he got through Nora and Ruby's guard, both of whom wield lengthy weapons the later's being a SCYTHE. Qrow being a Davy fighter understood that and kept his weapon in great sword form so he could match Tyrian's mobility and better handle his attacks. His scythe is for slower tanker enemies.

3. I don't really have an answer for the lose of aura moves. 1. Funny enough, I've seen someone go over how Yang and Adam are opposites. Yang is offensive, Adam is defensive. Yang unleashes a flurry, Adam is more precise and contained. Yang's main outfit in volumes 1-3 was a bit asymmetrical and exposing, while Adam's main outfit is mostly symmetrical and covers a lot of skin (he even wears gloves).

2. Exactly the same analysis that fans came out with before Miles said that.

3. I have an answer, and I explained it in my previous post. It seems like Aura barriers and Aura bombs are special techniques that only people who have put more training than average into their Aura use and control can do. Most Huntsmen don't go into that level of Aura training because they'd rather focus on their personal fighting style and weapon use and only train enough for their Aura to give them the basic protection.

A couple sword-users (Blake and Qrow) know how to do Aura arcs because that actually aligns with their weapons.

Ren and Fox know hand-to-hand combat that can be improved with Aura techniques, so they trained with their Aura control to the point of being able to do those things.

Cinder likes to use raw Dust, and WoR: Dust said that using raw Dust requires training and discipline to keep it under control. It also said that Dust can be triggered by Aura. Therefore, Cinder had to train with her Aura control to a higher level than most Huntsmen tend to do, in order to have great control over the Dust she uses.