Recently I've been thinking about Semblances a lot. I've been thinking about why in RWBY nobody has the Semblance of turning their skin into metal. Sounds odd, but then I thought about it for some oc reasons.

Most Semblances are simply projections or an emition of Aura, but none actually change the physical features to any large degree.

Why aren't there any Semblances that alter, transform or mutate the user themselves? Like Collosus from the X-Men for example.

And as I looked for examples, of mutations and Semblances that alter the body, and then it came to me.

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Theory: What if Faunus are the result of Mutation Semblances?

Let me explain what I meant in detail.

So, a mutation itself is defined as the permanent alteration of genetic elements. They play a big part in things like evolution and developing immunity over time and so on.

So, I suggest something along these lines.

During the early years of humanity, people began to unlock their Aura and with it their Semblance.

Unlike in the present day RWBY takes place, people back then would be a lot more primitive. While we see our Huntsmen use energy based Semblances that reflect their psyche, primitive Remnant dwellers would develop Semblances that imitate the nature around them to help them hunt and protect themselves better.

These Semblances would allow the user to grow permanent physical changes to fight of predators and hunt down food (claws, horns, eyesight, fur, etc...). They would be less complex and would often imitate nature to account for their simple lifestyles and strategies needed to hunt.

This would draw a line between the race of humans with what we'll call Energy Semblances and those with Mutation Semblances, because some mutations may have disfigured the users into beasts. And with how supersticious early civilizations were in our world, we can assume this was why the Faunus were despised and hated. They looked more primal.

The mindblowing part is the Mutation itself. I did say that mutations permanently alter genetics, so if someone with a Mutation Semblance grew horns, those horns would be part of their DNA now. And if they had offspring, the offspring would grow horns too.

The offspring wouldn't have the exact same Semblance though, but would keep the trait because it's literally part of it's DNA.

If I were to put it simply, the user passes on the result of the Semblance, but not the Semblance itself.

So by this logic, this would be considered to be the beginning of the race we now know as Faunus.

Faunus would start with beastly features and a lot of fur, but during the thousands of years of evolution would take on more domesticated looks. Rather than looking beastly and having multiple animal features, Faunus would begin having just one trait visible so that they fit into the primarily human society better.

Energy Semblances would become the dominant and prefered Semblance type. Comparing Mutation and Energy Semblances would be like comparing spears and guns. We all know the winner.

And I also have more to say.

Not all mutations need to be animal themed, powerful or even excessively noticable however. Some may be so insignificant the user may not even notice. Some may even stack, just like every Faunus apparently has their animal trait + night vision.

We humans have a long history of mutations happening that we don't even realize. We have evolved so many mutations that we don't even need some organs in our body because they don't have a use for us anymore (wisdom teeth, appendix, goosebumps, etc...). Furthermore, we have also developed traits like lactose tolerance beyond childhood and blue eyes, which we now can't imagine as ever not being the norm.

Speaking of eyes...

Ever notice how many colors of eyes there are in RWBY? Sure, these colors aren't impossible to get, but colors like red, pink and purple are usually reserved for rare conditions like albinism.

I suggest that these eye colors are created from useless Mutation Semblances that stayed within the DNA of people for generations. Serving no other purpose other than changing eye color (well, technically it could give the user a mating advantage and improved sight, but I digress).

Not to mention all the possible invisible mutations that we don't even percieve, like immunity, extra strength, extra stamina and so on.

And also, the most important eyes in the series...

Silver Eyes.

Silver Eyes would fit in this theory so well. While not much is known about them yet, Silver Eyes seem to be a considerably rare and demanded mutation.

My best guess is that they are not an animal mutation, but just an optic mutation derived from a Mutant Semblance passed down her mother's side that somehow allows her to exude a large amount of energy presumably derived from Aura. How it fully works is still a mystery.

While I do not believe RT would actually do this, I still think it holds some ground. Forget Ozpin's magic. Genetics are the real magic here.

So that's about it. As always, have a nice day and feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section.

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