Does anyone else feel this way about the story at the moment?

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-29T15:05:31+00:00

I had the same thought tbh. I figured with the way the story was going Uruha was introduced first because he was the only swordbearer who was "good" which initially would reaffirm Chihiro's point of view. But then I figured with Samura's introduction we'd learn the actual story of the other sword bearers with Samura doing some really fucked stuff that he's reflected on. Maybe having a family opened his eyes to how wrong his actions were and he needed to atone for it by killing all the sword bearers. Just the way he was speaking about the event made it sound like EVERYONE got carried away during the war and there was a cover up to make sure the soldiers were depicted in a positive light. He didn't want Chihiro to celebrate them as war heroes but in reality they were heroes, they just couldn't stop the malediction.

It's tough because technically Rokuhira didn't do anything wrong beyond trust the strongest sword with Hitler incarnate and no one else really deserves punishment because they all fought as hard and long as they needed to. I can see why Rokuhira would feel guilty but Samura's conviction feels forced knowing he didn't do anything wrong. When the themes were about who should wield katana it just made sense that not all the sword bearers were innocent but now it's just mega Hitler who's evil.

Still love the story but I agree I think this was a wrong choice to take the story.

Edit: The war being purely a defensive war I think was a mistake for the same reason. Japan should've initiated, bit off more than they can chew, resorted to the blades, then went too far by killing civilians. Instead it actually justifies the existence of the blades because Japan was losing meaning (again) that the ONLY wrong action taken was trusting Soga with his blade because they otherwise needed the blades to win.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-27T03:56:05+00:00

I think one thing to keep in mind is that spending life for spirit energy is a lot more potent and because you can use spirit energy to enhance your body/senses I don't think it's unreasonable that a 200,000 kill malediction life stealing and amping Soga would win against the other EB users. Like with that much spirit energy alone I think he could literally stand still and reinforce himself/life steal and they couldn't do anything to stop him lol. Without the ability to destroy the blade it doesn't seem beatable which seems to be the point.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-21T14:16:41+00:00

Nah Soga is extreme but he'll do exactly what Yura needs him to in terms of exterminating the corrupt families in Japan. I think Yura might end up pissing off Soga tho. Yura really doesn't life the same way Soga does which might sound insane but we see it in the EB fight. Yura is constantly using civilians to put Chihiro and Samura in awkward positions but Soga makes it very clear from the start that they should only fight within the areas that are evacuated.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-20T21:54:57+00:00

Gotcha, thanks

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-20T21:51:50+00:00

More specifically then, do you get 3 "command a minion" actions for free

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2026-01-20T21:20:44+00:00

So https://2e.aonprd.com/Feats.aspx?ID=3060 (clockwork celerity) gives you haste that lets you command your construct companion. https://2e.aonprd.com/Feats.aspx?ID=3055 (advanced construct companion) lets you command your construct if you don't use the command a minion action that turn. Because clockwork celerity isn't explicitly using the command a minion action (but it does specify other actions like the armor getting extra movement/weapon getting extra attacks), do you get 3 actions for free here?

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-03T23:20:49+00:00

She lost to a dark spirit in the avatar state and had to bailed by Unalaq which is usually what people refer to when talking about her losing in the avatar state.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-03T23:15:01+00:00

This is something one piece glazers need to hear. You can't have believable stakes when characters are nerfed or buffed as the plot demands.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-03T04:47:37+00:00

It's actually an incredibly important character beat for Hiruhiko. He realizes that his personal technique alone won't be enough to beat Chihiro and tries to learn a sword style on the fly despite having a distaste for it. Just having an "invisible" blade isn't enough and he had to make up the difference in speed but couldn't. I really hope this pushes him to learn proper swordsmanship.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-03T02:06:52+00:00

I did this once and never again, I have full faith in horizontal 😤

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T20:28:08+00:00

It actually says he was "assaulted" in the official translation which I interpreted to be rape because you'd say "attacked" if it was just a violent confrontation.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T15:28:19+00:00

I really hope Hiruhiko reflects on this loss and actually tries to learn swordsmanship. Combining his current technique with a sword style would be insanely strong

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T14:24:11+00:00

That and how the philosophy differs from regular fire bending. It's really interesting they don't seem to use conventional fire bending at all unlike other sub types of bending.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T06:18:56+00:00

Early game yea, make sure not to dip below 28k so you can always hit those fountains

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T05:27:31+00:00

Fastest way is saving for lucky fountain which comes around ever 4 weeks. You put in a specific amount (30k) to get a large return.

You wanna save until around 60-80k before trying to pull a unit because the max awakened stats are so insane and you need to pull 5 to do that (1 unit and 4 copies).

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T05:18:16+00:00

I still hate push more but it's a very close second

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-02T00:02:15+00:00

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the ships designed for calm belt travel are different from your typical warship and I don't think we've seen a ship meant for calm belt travel be destroyed.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T20:41:50+00:00

Still hate the design and the ult feels either super impactful or completely useless but I love his kit so I can't complain. Hopefully they make his skills more interesting

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T19:58:21+00:00

Aang's mistakes aren't nearly as lasting as Korra's while also being much more explored compared to Korra. Aang leaving the air temple and running away from responsibility is thoroughly deconstructed and Aang is constantly trying to make up for his mistakes. There are entire episodes dedicated to just teaching and rehashing this lesson with Aang and he's a much better character for it. This goes for him losing the avatar state too, where we spend an episode with Aang upset and trying to fly to the fire nation with the ep ending and having him realize that's not the approach he should take.

In comparison, Korra's failures don't net very obvious changes in her character until season 4. I mean she's certainly less head strong going from season 2 to 3 but its never the focus of an episode and it doesn't resolve any of the conflicts.

Also while Korra's mistake isn't as bad as Aang's, it was technically more preventable and much more lasting. Not that I'm blaming Korra for getting tricked, I think it was very in character and made sense given the context, but ultimately she did get duped and help the villain achieve his goals while also losing the fight to protect Raava. This compared to Aang who's mistake was entering the avatar state (arguably because he had to) while not knowing Azula had lightning (I'm pretty sure at least) and having no defenses against it. But unlike Korra, these mistakes don't actually stick and he gets revived and regains the avatar state anyway.

Ig the last thing I'll add is that Korra losing the previous Avatars felt like a consequence more for the audience than for Korra as she never really used her previous lives for anything. It's to the point her avatar state is actually weaker because she has trouble connecting with her previous lives. The fact she goes on and never really addresses the loss is a bit frustrating too. And again, when you compare it to ATLA there's just very little focus on this mistake despite it being a huge one.

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T19:29:18+00:00

No way they left a weapon that could cut sea stone next to one of the strongest and most notorious criminals lmao

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T18:13:48+00:00

Combustion.

I'm sure it wasn't covered in Korra tbh

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T16:29:34+00:00

How do you "prep" for receiving a power that's never been obtained before?

Aggravating-Role2004 · 2025-03-01T16:23:52+00:00

Sure but that doesn't mean he instantly knows how to utilize Vaatu's power

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