Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-70.72.38.180-20150401032633/@comment-4010415-20150427225300

I never said orange = earth. I said orange = lava, most likely the bright orange Dust. I agree that earth, or rather stone, may be the gray/white Dust, especially since Blake had a vial of that color in her clip in No Brakes.

And I don't recall firebenders using lava-like attacks, but they can use lightning. Earthbenders, meanwhile, were confirmed to be able to use lava in Legend of Korra.

And I honestly don't understand why you see the need to overcomplicate this and why you have such a hard time seeing her using orange Dust.

Also, the glowing parts of Cinder's stealth suit are black when they're inactive. I think it was said in the volume 2 directors commentary that the decorations on her stealth suit and dress are made of glass, so it's possible that it's obsidian that's infused with whatever color of Dust she's using.

Why would something in RWBY, of all shows, be as complicated as you're trying to make it out to be? The entire point of Dust being Color Coded For Your Convenience is so that it can be straightforward enough for us to be able to tell what the hell everyone is using. Red is this, blue is that, bright orange is this, etc.

The bright orange variant even has some yellow in it.