Talk:Novick/@comment-216.46.26.2-20150325171431/@comment-5693502-20150401190533

I can see why you might think this but you've got to remember what Spear Bearers do: they throw spears (and/or any other projectile weapons you can think of). A Spear Bearer's greatest strength is also their greatest weakness; if you throw your weapon and happen to miss then what are you supposed to defend yourself with ? Of the Spear Bearers we know of, I severely doubt that any of them know how to generate projectile weapons out of shinsoo (like Ran can) and I know full well that they don't have an unlimited amount of projectile weapons. So to be honest, it's not a surprise we haven't seen many of them just throwing around their spears willy-nilly because it would be inane, wasteful and might put them and/or their teammates in unnecessary danger.

I'll give two examples of when and how Rak and Amigochaz have used their spears in battle. During the Crown Game, Rak used his spear in melee to battle against multiple close range combatants and, once all other enemies had been taken care of, he then threw his spear at Levin (a long range combatant) and obliterated his sniper rifle. In the Hide-and-Seek test, Amigochaz was initially throwing his available spears at Quant but kept missing (for obvious reasons) so, from what I assume, he jumped down and decided to fight melee to increase his chances of successfully striking Quant (which again obviously ended in failure).

Ran is confirmed to be a Fisherman but I assume him to be like his older sister Maschenny i.e. more suited to the Spear Bearer position even though he his official position is that of a Fisherman. It's actually quite common for people to be able to perform in more than one position; Apple would be a good example (she can perform both the duties of a Scout or Light Bearer).