I know that her giant gauntlets are her thing, but in stead of using just the gauntlet aspect for fusion, what about the fact that they're giant shields?

For those with a staff-like weapon, they could have a fusion weapon Like [url=http://img.charahub.com/c488912_afd0e39ad0f15805bc3a80229c28313e.png]Neo from RWBY[/url] Which can also be used [url=http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/rwby/images/7/76/1204_Painting_the_Town_26978.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20140827095845]like this[/url]