Talk:Maka Albarn vs. Ruby Rose/@comment-24780629-20160118035428/@comment-27448264-20160118064534

Predicting is different from reacting. It's not like he had his foot up the whole time waiting for her to use it; he cut her off mid-attack. Given the circumstances, I wouldn't argue she was holding back either. Mercury's tone and the revelation that Yang wasn't wrong about him would give her definite reason to go all-out. Furthermore, I don't think she could've used a less powerful version even if she wanted to, given that she seems to have trouble stopping when using her semblance, according to RWBY wiki.