#rwby aura

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A touching comic I did for Soundwave3591's My Brother's Keeper RWBY AU. Beyond the obvious emotional context, it explores the idea of merging auras in the RWBY universe.

You can find more context for this scene here!

[one-real-wrimonkey]

RWBY underuses aura tracking as an angst trope cos like…

If you’re watching your teammates aura do this you’re making these faces. They establish that teams can see each others aura levels right in volume 1, and I think we can do so much more with this than we currently are.

It has so much angst potential (and is being used in my fics hehehe).

[bonnibelleangelica]

My RWBY HeadCannons

(My fanfiction cinematic universe)

-Jaune can feel how strong peoples auras are when he touches them and can also tell if it’s activated at all

-Auras are visible (to the characters) when they get hit or at about to break (like in the show)

-Jaune’s semblance feels good and if he heals sexual masochistic pain (spanking), it’s extra good

-Ruby and Jaune will get married. They just will. It won’t be a plot line or a reveal, they’ll just end up together

[jacquehohenheim]

Crossover headcanons I randomly had about RWBY’s Aura mechanic

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

In RWBY canon, Aura is the manifestation of your soul. In JoJo canon, Stands are the manifestation of your soul. If you have both Aura and a Stand, this allows you to project your Stand alongside your Aura, allowing you to use the power of your Stand directly. When your Stand is damaged, your Aura will be damaged before your body is. Only when your Aura is broken, can your body/Stand be damaged. Furthermore, if you have a Semblance, your Stand gains a Semblance as well.

Exalted

Aura and Anima are different manifestations of the same phenomenon. What this means is that Aura and Anima are one, having the characteristics of both, though for the sake of convenience it will be referred to as Aura.

Aura is much more effective when one Exalts, and using Essence replenishes Aura reserves, temporarily overcharging it if it’s full; the excess Aura will start fading as soon as one stops using Essence, taking at most half an hour to recede to normal levels.

Additionally, one’s Semblance is augmented depending on the Exaltation: a Solar's Semblance would get a big all-around performance boost, a Lunar's Semblance would be way more versatile/flexible, Terrestrials would have elemental effects based on their Aspect, etc, etc. It is also possible to fuel one’s Semblance with Essence, further strengthening it and even evolving it over time.

What do you guys think? Let me know if you have any other ideas in the comments!

[rocknroll7575]

Is it kinda wrong that I wish we had explored aura more other than magic in rwby

Honestly, Yes.

Aura was such an interesting concept (both in RWBY and in general media) since it's literally the physical manifestation of one's soul, that is a living shield.

There is so much you can do with it! I have my own idea's and theories with Aura, but I am not going to get into that.

Plus, how does Aura even produce a Semblance? Is it quite literally a semblance of Magic that is only special to the user or, like aura, is it a repsenation of a person's being?

Also, say if characters lived different lives and experianced different things in certain AU's or soemthing, would that change their soul/Semblance?

Like what if Yang was raised by Raven? What if Ren wasn't an orphan and didn't experiance the destruction of his home? What if Cinder ended up in a good home?

Would their personalities be different, thus changing the shape of their soul, and therefore changing their semblances?

Then, let's not forget the major implications of Aura Manipulation as well as the fact that people can unlock, seal away or steal Aura/Semblances!

Oh! And then let's not forget that Penny is a literal soul born from another soul, meaning that it's quite possible anyone can just shove a part of their soul into a robot or something, and create completey new life!

Also, if anyone is gonna argue that Penny's soul isn't her own since its just a piece of Pietro's, that makes no fucking sense because if that was true, Penny wouldn't be Penny! She's just be a robot version of Pietro, a literal soul clone!

This also means that the soul is born before the body and that children could quite literally not just be the combination of their parents DNA but the mixing of souls!

Though, this makes me wonder, how and why penny is female if she was born from a male soul, though this could be explained by the fact that when Pietro ripped a piece of his aura/soul off, he either inteded for that piece to become it's own person and/or become his daughter, thus causing the piece of his soul to become a different being due to the intention of the original host before being torn away.

The impact of Aura and the ability for certain semblance to be passed down could be the reason we actually see unnatural physical traits in normal humans, such as natural highlighted hair or even unnatural hair colors alongside odd colored eyes.

Let's also not foget the fact, that aura somehow boosts human's physically in almost every way possible, possibly leading to most huntsmen actually being quite healthy despite certain facotors, such as Qrow & Willow possibly not suffering from kidney failure at their age despite constantly drinking.

It's also quite possible that certain sicknesses or viruses don't exsist or have little to no affect on huntsmen due to their immune system also being boosted by Aura itself.

And I also believe Aura can be turned on and off, since if it was on 24/7, huntsmen would not be able to physically touch each other, yet we know they can due to character's touching one another. However, this is because the user and their aura reconize that not every touch is dangerious, and we've also seen character's get physically hit when they weren't expecting to be, meaning that a suprise attack could be a weakness because the user and their aura was not expecting to be struck so suddenly.

Ok... I've ranted enough.

[willsonlmt]

Hey, a question for people who watch rwby. Can Jaunes semblance boost/ heal people if they don't have their aura unlocked? I'm not sure, and I can't find proof, so tell me what you think.

Can Jaune boost / heal people who don't have their aura unlocked?

Yes

No

Voting ended onJul 31, 2024

[rachetmath]

Aura

 I’m sorry but I feel this needs to be said. Aura is by far the most under-used source in RWBY beside dust. Look I get it aura is used to make barriers and fuel semblances but that's it. I mean the semblances are sometimes horrible at best. Especially when they’re passive. Oh my, the worst semblance to me is sadly Qrow’s because anything could happen. You could be enjoying your day and something bad happens because you're there. But that’s minor.

Now some semblances are good. We got semblances that can stop time. We got some that can erase memories. We even got some that can create clones and summon creatures. Too bad summoning things is only in the Schnee department but still. However some of them can be both imitated and surpassed by other characters. For example, Adam, Yang and Tock. Adam creates a wave projectile to slice his enemies. Yang can build and store energy every time she takes damage from enemies and dish it back ten fold. Tock can literally take no damage until her timer goes off. Guess who can copy these abilities? Five characters; Ren, Blake, Fox, Qrow and yes, even Jaune can do it.

Four of these characters have managed to replicate Adam and Yang’s semblances. Blake and Qrow manage to create slashes in the air to launch at their opponents before. Though theirs are not strong as Adam’s they still performed the same function. Fox and Ren can do the same like Yang. I mean, in volume one and two, Ren and Fox made Grimm’s bodies explode. And the sad part about it is Jaune can do all this because of his aura reserves and his semblances. And this is why aura control is needed.

We need characters who are better skilled in aura. I understand semblances are supposed to be unique and tied more to the user but if you were a hunter and you never unlocked your semblance or if you did but it’s not as helpful as you hope, what would be your best source to fight with? Your aura, because so far semblances have been more of let down due to being similar to others. Examples are Harriet and Neon, both being fast characters. Or where it's just in their names. Like Vine with extended limbs; Elm being rooted to the ground; or Clover having good luck. But if you understand the basics and learn more ways to use your aura you can basically do anything. The prime demonstration is Hazel. Nora said herself, Hazel can recharge faster than most people. This means no matter how much damage they dish out Hazel will recover and still keep going.

(Bro I need to say this. Man I’m sorry but in my opinion Hazel is the strongest male character in the RWBY series. Bro, think about it, James was scared of Hazel more than he was of Cinder. And when we saw him fight Salem,… oh my god, these kids were lucky he didn’t really want to fight them because if he did they would all be dead. Like Hazel is the best example of both aura and dust users. He should have stayed alive. Maybe then the kids can finally have a functioning adult in their lives. Hazel solos.)

Okay, after explaining all this, how else can aura be used? Well other than being barriers, slash waving projectiles and a healing factor, it can also be used like haki, chakra or for this show like it was before Salem screwed the world over, magic. But only maidens have magic right? Well let me tell you why I disagree with that statement. But first let's talk about dust.

Dust is the second most under-used source in RWBY. The reason I say secondary is because at least it’s visible in the world. Not only that it is used in weapons, machines, and as ammunition. It is really a natural resource but no one ever uses it in its rawest form. No one except Hazel and maybe Weiss. And what makes it better is they are Remnants of magical elements. Dust in rawest form is more powerful than a gun. And if used properly you can rival maidens.

Maidens are supposed to be special due to them being able to control the elements without the need of dust. However, their power might as well be that of a semblance considering it requires aura to even use. I mean think about it Cinder and Raven. They have used the maiden powers which not only exhausted them as well decreased their aura to the point they break. Not only that they were able to be defeated or in Cinder’s case almost die multiple times. And to prove my case further, Salem is a magic user yet Hazel still killed her multiple times. Hell, Penny was able to beat Cinder even without maiden powers. Basically, the sad truth is the maidens are just keys. If Cinder crossed the wrong person she would be dead. Never mind that if Hazel, Watts and Tyrian wanted to, they actually would have killed her themselves. Especially if she keeps messing up they're plans.

So how does dust increase the use of aura? Well dust is part of the world. And so is the aura. So wouldn’t having more of a connection with the world increase aura and dust efficiency. I mean Vine said aura can be extended. So using the environment itself is good. Just like chakra, if you extend the aura enough to spread across an area enough while using gravity dust you can increase the pressure to keep opponents down. With plant dust trapping your enemies to a certain extent. Heck if you learn to control your aura and merge it with the element you can throw projectiles, create weapons, increase your speed and/or damage output. Effectively uses your whole body as a weapon.

Aura can even be used even without the need of dust. Like with haki it can harden your body against attacks. Extended to where you can locate upcoming enemies. Or when released all at once ,can be used to knock out enemies without engaging in combat.

Look, I am sorry. Please, forgive me but after thinking about this it made me ask this question, “What is a hunter?” Like really what is a hunter because so far this show has disappointed me on the term. We have seen hunters die whether be by non-hunter groups or Grimm who are arguably not that much of a threat. If anything, ordinary people can fight and kill them. Even semblances are starting to become nothing but excuses to why characters act the way they do, like with James who was determined to blow up Mantle because of his ability. Or having basic abilities that other characters should possess like Tyrian’s aura breaking ability. It’s sad really, aura is supposed to be this source of power but it's not as weaponized as I hoped it would be. But that’s my opinion.  

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