Talk:Keefe and Sophie/@comment-35720834-20181214204430

Hm. This has been bothering me for quite some time but don't you guys think Ruy's power is a bit too strong, borderlining being overpowered? He can create a really strong shield - a literal bubble around multiple people and/or a group of people without cracking a sweat. When anybody from the inside tries to hit the shield, they get shocked. And the scene at the end of Nightfall, he could singlehandedly crack the shield of Atlantis by himself -- and within a seemingly short amount of time. The only thing that can penetrate his shield is a Shade user. It seems a bit too wellrounded for a seemingly defensive power.

I say this because at least Pyrokinetics and Hydrokinetics can risk literally burning or drowning in their own powers. Vanishers have to hold their breath and can only make themselves invisible (non-enhanced). Telepaths can enter the minds but the Neverseen recently found ways to block that with some kind of headwear. Empaths require touch. Technopaths are limited to technology. Conjurer requires seeing (or knowing?) the object first before calling it. Mesmers are limited by how many they can control and it's only temporary.

Aside from Shades and Flashers, it seems these other powers have some sort of limitation or only one thing they can specialize in. Perhaps we don't know much about Psionipaths but it seems way too strong. Because there's currently no way around it, the "fight" scenes with Ruy seems to be rather dull and frustrating. Like when Ruy trapped Sophie, Fitz and their bodyguards while letting Umber go ham on them.