Talk:Position/@comment-26484417-20151128004514/@comment-5693502-20151129080339

Well Athanos, in a sense, yes I am.

When defined and applied, there is a fundamental difference between all the main Positions (Defender included) and, using your example of Ha Yurin, I'll mention that the very concept of 'Positions' was introduced and enforced (in-universe) by Zahard and the 10 Great Warriors, so of course they'd be the best examples of each Position. Now, as has been stated and implied by SIU, certain members of were better at certain abilities than others, as is to be expected. We all know that Zahard is the strongest of the lot, but we also know that he wasn't the best at shinsoo control (that title probably goes to Eurasia Blossom). As such, the eleven all filled roles that were best suited to their strengths and traits: Zahard and Arie Hon the vanguards = Fishermen Koon Eduan the long-range spearmaster = Spear Bearer Blossom and Gustang the and  shinsoo masters = Wave Controllers Bloodmadder the defensive powerhouse = Defender Etcetera, etcetera. I'm sure it's been stated somewhere but, apart from their main Position, the eleven are also quite effective at filling every other Position to a high level (which more than implies they can all use and perform skills that would normally be found in Positions different to their own). The same type of principle applies to everyone else.

Note: I say it's logical and natural for people to perform in ways above and beyond their given Position, rather than me saying that they have more than one Position. I disagree with the statement that Rankers appear to have one clear Position simply because of the fact we haven't seen enough Ranker vs Ranker fights to discern so (and the ones we have seen have mostly featured Fishermen - the Position with the most variation in abilities). Although I can say that Lero-Ro, a Light Bearer, definitely did not fight like a typical Light Bearer during the Workshop Battle. Also, I'll mention Maschenny Zahard (Koon Ran's older sister), who has been stated to be rated higher as a Spear Bearer despite her Position being Fisherman.