Thread:SelenaZephyr/@comment-28257386-20140927163339

Ok, it was probably due to my own fault of not breaking up the paragraph. I want to clarify some things about Zahn's weapon.

First off, lets just try to visualize it first. It is basically a big rectangle, held as you would hold any other shield. When Zahn presses a button, the handle moves so that Zahn knuckles are facing and are at the bottom of the shield. At the bottom are four barrels where the dust comes out of. In this form, the handle is at the bottom, facing the same direction as the barrels, and the shield is now held parallel to Zahn's arm, rather than perpendicular. This is the shotgun form.

When he wants to change into a rifle, which I mostly based off the American M1 Garand, he presses the button the appropriate number of times.

Let's say VV is still in shotgun mode. The handle will now move back to its original position while still facing the bottom of the shield. The shield then folds up into a rectangular box which Looks like a lance. In this form, VV could be used as a bashing melee weapon if Zahn should catch himself in one, but it isn't really suited for that, just like how you could use a rifle IRL as a emergency club if you needed, or as a spear if you had a bayonet on it.

Each of the four barrels are located on one of the four sides of VV's rifle form. VV now covers Zahn's forearm and extends beyond that. In rifle form, the dust blasts are now focused so as to allow them to reach longer ranges. On the side of the rifle box which should be near Zahn's face if he holds his arm parallel to the ground, is a compartment where he can place dust crystals, which VV draws energy from to create the dust shots. VV can not use dust rounds nor can it use dust powder. Also on the side is a retractable mount where he can place a variable sight scope.

Now that I look at it, VV technically only has one transformation, aside from a compact form, and all it is is just the shield folding around it self, kinda like Jaune's shield. The other forms of the shield are just the handle moving up or down. VV is not a lance and it is not a sniper rifle. It is a shield with a shotgun attached to the bottom, which can transform into a long-ranged battle rifle which is capable of taking down a beowulf in one shot, which as most people agree, are the most basic and weakest of the grimm. It isn't as powerful nor does it have the same range as Ruby's sniper scythe, but it does have much less recoil. The shield is also only as strong as Pyrrah's and Jaune's, being able to block a hit from a deathstalker's pincer. VV can be used as a club if the situation calls for it, just like how must guns can. 