Talk:Arie Family/@comment-26484417-20160405071834/@comment-5693502-20160405215046

I did use the word "probably" i.e. it may not be the case :P

But it is though. If it derives from the core style and still uses traits of the core style, then it comes under the umbrella of being a core style technique and thus can be classified as such. It's a sub-style of the core style I'll use Naruto as an example: there are a plethora of Fire Release techniques that vary massively in effect and aesthetics but all come under the classification of being Fire Release because they share the trait of utilising fire. In this case, these White-style techniques share the trait of utilising Arie swordsmanship as their base.

It's a natural progression that an expert/master Arie swordsman would eventually develop their own set of unique techniques that derive from the Arie style (although this doesn't explicitly mean they will make their own style of techniques); this principle applies to most things. There's also nothing that would suggest that these White-style techniques aren't just normal Arie swordsmanship techniques that only differ aesthetically (and White renamed to suit himself/his ego) and if the techniques rely on the usage of consumed souls then the only real difference would be in the [base] power of the techniques rather than the style of the technique.

Finally, the full name of Sword of the Roaring Lion Spirit directly indicates that the technique is an Arie swordsmanship technique. And considering that technique is a mouthful to say, write and draw, I'm not surprised SIU didn't write out the full name "Arie Swordsmanship X, Y, Z..." for each subsequent White-style technique (because it's unnecessary).

Since I assume this opinion arose because I mentioned Phantom Master Sword was not an Arie swordsmanship technique, it's because, unlike the other four techniques, Phantom Master Sword was not referred to as being a "White-style" technique.