Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-34633327-20180125034140/@comment-34633327-20180207032306

73.Anon.52 wrote: ^My thought was that if the ribbon were like Ilia's blade she could use it like a Garrote or a guillotine... get the target in a loop, run a charge through it and the limbs start flying as the ribbon attempts to become rigid.

Alternatively, even if she isn't good at Laido a quick explosive launch of Blade or sheth-blade could be useful for setting traps with the ribbon.

Maybe instead of "Gambal" being a Blade with a Gun built into the handle, why not take a page from Raven and incorporate Dust Blades, like generate them from dust cartridges? Unlike Raven's though, pulling the trigger lets her fire the blades like projectiles

And when she doesn't have any dust blades, she can keep it sheathed in "Shroud" and fight with that.

I could see some upgrades for the others though. Crescent Rose may be useful, but its too large and cumbersome. Seeing as RWBY tends to snip or charge with her scythe, maybe take a page from her uncle and employ a sword into the design by partially deploying the blade, so she can use a melee weapon without it being too large and cumbersome.

Weiss needs something to help her out for when she chooses to summon, so maybe a small barrier generator like the one at Vytal Colliseum so she can summon without using aura?

Yang's new arm may be tough, but maybe some reinforcements could be added to her apparel to deal with any kickback. Maybe some weighted boots for both kicking the enemy into submission, or to weigh her down when she wants to let loose firing. A multibarrel would do wonders too considering each gun she has is single barreled and more barrels could increase the impact of her punches. She could also carry extra rounds inside the boots.

As much as I like Crocea Mors, Jaune could use a ranged weapon, so maybe a handgun? He could also stand to lighten the weight of his armor. His Zweihander is heavy enough, the armor reduction could aid in increasing his speed with it. Not like he needs it anyway, seeing as aura protects him well enough.

As for Ren, StormFlower could use some extra firepower. Maybe he could modify one into a higher caliber gun, and keep the other one the same. The higher calibur one though would turn into a short sword though rather than be a throwing weapon like the other.

Ilia could aim to up her whip. It could stand to be more durable, and maybe increase the power of her rounds. She could also maybe extend it so as to gain a farther reach. She could also stand to give it a proper melee form. Maybe make it like Ivy's Valentine, where in standby its a sword and active makes it into a whip.

Ozpin's cane needs a blade. A Bludgeon weapon is good and all, but as good as a blade on the end, as he can then bludgeon and stab. Oscar could actually use some armor though, seeing as his Aura level atm isn't too high, and those farm cloths won't be protecting much.

I can't think of anything for Sun or Nora though.