Dust, whether crystalline or powdered, is highly explosive. Marton from Team SMMK has the ability to nullify the effects of Dust using his Semblance.ĭust can be found in two distinct states, crystalline and powdered. Coco Adel can use her Hype to cause Dust to explode and increase it's attack power while Arrastra Skye can use her Equilibrium to break down the atoms of Dust to redirect it at her target. Because of this, one's Semblance can also affect it. Due to the destruction of the Kingdom, all of the Dust that was being stockpiled from the embargo was lost.Īs an energy source, Dust can be triggered by the Aura of Humans and Faunus. After the Kingdom of Atlas was destroyed, the SDC ceased to exist when the company's headquarters along with all of their Dust operations in the Kingdom were destroyed.
The giant Grimm was able to fly in the air due to the enormous amount of Gravity Dust implanted on it's back.įollowing Jacques Schnee's arrest, many of the Schnee Dust Company's workers quit and Jacques was eventually killed by General James Ironwood. Since mankind could not use Magic as it could before, Dust was used to compensate.įor her invasion of Atlas, Salem created Monstra as her mobile base.
It is revealed in " The Lost Fable" that Dust came to be at some point during the second wave of Humanity.
This also caused an economic crisis which forced the Schnee Dust Company to increase the price of any remaining Dust in the Kingdom.Īfter the Fall of Beacon, General James Ironwood placed an embargo on Dust, preventing any from leaving the Kingdom of Atlas officially and caused the Schnee Dust Company's stocks to plummet. Roman Torchwick eventually began stealing Dust shipments all over the Kingdom of Vale, causing the Kingdom's Huntsmen and military to not have enough to protect Vale. At the same time, the Kingdom of Atlas became the primary source of Hard-Light Dust, which is considered the rarest type of Dust in Remnant. As a cover story, it was said that the city was raised using Gravity Dust. This caused the people of Vacuo's capital to resent people from outside the Kingdom.įollowing the Great war, an incarnation of Ozma used the Relic of Creation to raise the city of Atlas to give the people of the Kingdom a beacon of hope. At some later point, Jacques admitted to his wife Willow Schnee that he only married her for the Schnee name and company.Īt some point, both the Schnee Dust Company and the Mistral Trading Company drained the Kingdom of Vacuo of it's Dust resources. After he did however, the Schnee Dust Company began partaking in controversial business practices like abusing Faunus workers and shady dealings. After his health started to fail him, his son-in-law Jacques Schnee manages to convince him to let him deal with the company. After this, he created the Schnee Dust Company which was originally known for being trustworthy and reliable back in the past. Before they could get it however, the warrior King of Vale stopped the invasion himself and ended the war in the process.Īfter the Great War ended, Nicholas Schnee wanted to help his Kingdom recover and using funds he obtained after his father died, funded an exploration for possible Dust Mines while managing to find one. ĭuring the Great War, Vacuo was targeted by Mistral and Mantle because it had the largest reserves of Dust in the World. ĭespite its widespread use and prevalence in society, Humanity has yet to understand the origins or the implications of their involvement with Dust. It would appear that after mankind drove back the Grimm and built civilizations, Dust became integrated into everyday life within Remnant. The advent of Dust became the turning point in the war. However, through their resourcefulness and ingenuity, Humanity managed to discover and harness a source of power they named "Dust" in order to battle the Grimm. According to ancient legends recounted during the opening narration of " Ruby Rose", mankind was fighting a losing struggle against creatures of darkness known as the Grimm.