Talk:Aura/@comment-86.149.104.133-20161004002316

Is the general consensus that huntsmen are just generic superhumans right off the bat? That while aura  boosts the physical strength of a character immensely, enhancing their speed and  shields them from  most forms of physical trauma;  radiation ,altho judging from RWBY Chibi Ep 22 that doesn't cover the EM spectrum; and burning, via either electrocution or fire (nvm vulnerabilities to concussions,  inhaled/ ingested  anaesthetics/ poisons, blinding, drowning/suffocating/choking, and pain);  complementarily, the physical attributes of a huntsmen's body are also enhanced upon the unlocking of their aura. This would mean that  even after their aura was depleted  they'd still have improved durability and strength/speed (to a varying degree probably, depending on train and stuff...)

I'm wondering cos if so then this would explain how Mercury's head didn't disintegrate around that final hook after Yang (a girl who regularly tossing Grimm, cars and military war machines around) had taken down his aura, hitting him at higher than ordinary force since she still had her aura. Similarly, it would give at least some measure as to how vulnerable someone is either with a  locked aura (e.g. Jaune getting cut by a branch) or a depleted one (Amber and Pyrrha both getting perforated by arrowheads, whereas Mercury shrugs off Yang's aura-powered gauntlet shot with not even a bruise).

(plus any idea if aura can protect against infections? IMO it most likely can't defend against age related or genetic diseases like strokes, cancer, CVD, dementia etc.)