Talk:Azura Calendula/@comment-31408668-20200108175439

COLOR NAME REFERENCE

Color name reference is recognized. Azura is an elaboration on the English word Azure, however the names origin comes from the Persian word lajvard, meaning azure or lapis lazuli.

APPEARANCE

The appearance works. It paints a clear picture, and has few details which helps with that. I like the colour contrast between the primarily black, and then the contrasting accents between red and blue. It is nice to see a bit of a costume change after the Fall of Beacon, considering how major of an event it was. On a personal note, I appreciate having a word that relates to her sister in her emblem. No problems here.

PERSONALITY

The quiet girl. There is a few different stereotypes that come to mind when first seeing this kind of personality, and this one works. A more quite, a bit timid, but with a hidden dark side, which makes some amount of sense, even if I personally don't know how effective torturing Grimm is. No obvious contradictions. No problems here.

BACKSTORY

Short and to the point. I would recommend separating it into paragraphs, as it is currently very much a block of text. However, it works, even with it's slightly edgy vibe. I am happy to see that the Fall had a significant effect on her, as you would imagine it would have. I am curious as to why you have noted her being surprised at Yang "breaking" Mercury's leg and the reasons why that had significance to her. No stepping on canon toes. Noted as present at the Vytal Festival. No problems here.

WEAPONS AND COMBAT

The weapon is within guideline specifications. We have a single, transforming primary in the form of the lever action rifle scythe Ashes. The weapon is interesting, with it locking out the ranged option almost entirely when in melee form. I am also very happy to see you took a look at actual ballistics when choosing the cartridge for the rifle portion of the weapon. No problems here.

As for Azura's skill in combat, it seems grounded well in her powers and weapon. It's good that you specified that her fighting style was different from Ruby's, as it was a point of contention for a while. You have not noted down anything related to her skill in unarmed combat, so I will assume it is average. No problems here.

SEMBLANCE

Eat My Dust as a Semblance was a bit of a diffcult one for me to rate. Originally, I found it too close to Ruby's, but after some more deliberation and discussing it with other Reviewers, we came to the conclusion that there are enough elements different for it to be acceptable. The Semblance is simple, which I can appreciate. It has necessary limiters, in the form of a vitality limier, a pain limiter and also a risk factor, with the direct product of the Semblance being capable of taking out her Aura. No problems here.

CONCLUSION: ACCEPTED

'''Azura works. There are elements of her that can be played with more with tim, which means she has potential to evolve. As a side note, I have added some other categories to her, such as the Fan-made Character category, the Female category and the Human category, as it helps with sorting who is who. Keep this in mind for future characters. - Raikou'''