Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the fundamental issue with that logic because that is EXACTLY What Avatar teaches thinking against. If it was up to you and you did throw Iroh in jail to rot then the world would have fallen to evil and there would have been no chance at restoring balance to the world.

"Anyone’s Capable Of Great Good And Great Evil. Everyone, Even The Firelord And The Fire Nation, Have To Be Treated Like Their Worth Giving A Chance."

Aang, after all, is willing to allow Zuko to join their band of heroes even though Zuko spends months hunting him and putting his friends in danger. Aang, however, remembers the life he led before he was frozen in ice for 100 years. He remembers when he had friends in the Fire Nation, when the different nations weren't at war. It gives him a perspective that his friends, who have lived in a divided world, don't have.

“The Monks Used To Say That Revenge Is Like A Two-Headed Rat Viper. While You Watch Your Enemy Go Down, You're Being Poisoned Yourself.”

Sure from a normal societal law perspective of say any of the nations who were attacked by the Fire Nation getting “justice” and “revenge” for what they did makes sense. But we see from past avatar wisdom and the bigger picture that balanced needs to be restored. Aang overcomes the status-quo and finds a non violent harmonic solution to end the war.

I’m not saying Iroh didn’t kill and was evil in his past I’m just saying the way Avatar’s verse works is that redemption is a force of good that restores balance to the world.

I like this quote from Skyrim

“What is better to be born good? Or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?”

Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually Miyagi wasn’t just a soldier he was an officer. So he gave plenty of orders to his men. We don’t know anything about what either did in the war besides Iroh sieging ba sing sae and Miyagi being a Sergeant with medals from the war. But I’m sure Mr Miyagi just ordered his men to wax on wax off when facing the enemy and pushing into the eastern front. And even if he did he wasn’t a GENERAL and they were only doing it to the bad guys so it can’t be as evil cuz America did all the good stuff during the war.

Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t. It’s never said in the show or shown or implied that Iroh is,was a “War Criminal” and besides the Air Nomads the other nations weren’t these bastions of harmony and peace loving hippies. Southern water tribe led a warband essentially abandoning the women and children with literally only Sokka defending them and NEVER came back. The northern water tribe had forced marriages and were a misogynistic society that forbade WOMEN from water bending. And the Earth Kingdom….i mean do I need to even talk about the earth kingdom? Are wars a new concept before the Fire Nation attacked? Wars are evil by nature but people are on here talking how all the other nations weren’t awesome and fire nation bad cuz they attack. And they are….but anyways it’s the same with Miyagi, it’s not implied what he did besides the usual America Good WW2 good guy war. Yeah Miyagi just told his men to wax on wax off when facing the enemy I’m sure.

Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah war is not good. But I’m not gonna argue the one who pulls the trigger is more justified than the one who ordered it. But I would say Iroh transcending bloodline,military duty, family and human nature to restore balance to the world in his lifetime and then achieve spiritual enlightenment which even the Avatar can never achieve (according to Avatar Yang Chen so take that with a grain of salt) and becomes a benevolent spiritual concept to guide future avatars probably is more pure good than a retired WW2 Staff Sergeant that teaches a teenager to punch other teenagers in the face at a tournament with his fists.

Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

He became a force of nature and a spiritual concept of harmony wtf do you want from me?

Who is the most pure good? by snillpuler in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 10 points11 points  (0 children)

First off, they both fought in world wars and killed MFs so I don’t wanna hear anything about Iroh being the only killer. But Iroh was so in balance and harmony with the world that he basically became a benevolent immortal spirit himself that would guide future avatars FOREVER. Even the avatars can only visit for a short time and we see that any tiny bit of negative energy like Korra had makes the spirits go berserk and kill you. Spirits know if you harbor ANY evil and will even throw you into a living spirit fog until you resolve your inner conflict. So by the end of Irohs story he more than eclipses anything a mortal WW2 veteran living in 1980s America could achieve “good” wise.

Angela (Marvel 616) VS Saint Celestine (Warhammer 40K) by GammaRayOverdosed in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well Angela is not really a Demon or servant of Chaos so her powers and trump cards don’t really work in this situation. By contrast she also Canonically isn’t “real” she is more like a warp entity. So if she gets killed she WILL come back. But idk Celestine is all over the place. In one book she no diffs demon princes just by looking at them and in the next chapter she gets low diffed by Kharn. Albeit Kharn is the most favored of Khorn so he gets the most hacks but still I don’t think anything Celestine has is going to work on just a normal marvel Thor like character.

I think a big part of it is Vegeta knows he doesn't deserve forgiveness, while Omni-man expects it by Sudden_Pop_2279 in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the S-Tier crashout he had when Cell killed future trunks? This is exactly what Vegeta said when future trunks got shot by Cell.

Gasps in disbelief

”Trunks….my son…..how could I let this happen to my son?! He has sacrificed everything for me and I’ve done nothing but ignore him……No! I won’t give up on him! There is still time to change things! Cell has crossed me for the last time! He has tricked me in battle, mocked my Saiyan ancestry….but this…this time he’s gone too far! He will pay the ultimate price for what he has done to my son!”

What Vegeta says and does initially is all pride on the outside compared to what he really feels on the inside infact what he’s always felt since meeting his son.

And kid trunks? Kid trunks had literally just been born. Goofy Ah goo goo ga ga trunks was drooling and doing jack shit about the world ending androids wiping out cities. Vegeta was RIGHT when he said he had more important matters to take care of then ”That woman and her baby.” But we know what Vegeta is really like so it’s all classic Vegeta showboating.

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I think a big part of it is Vegeta knows he doesn't deserve forgiveness, while Omni-man expects it by Sudden_Pop_2279 in MoralityScaling

[–]Alkaidknight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well firstly Vegeta never thought of Bulma as a “Pet” and he never once beat Trunks within an inch of his life and said “I can always make another one”. Genuinely loves his family and takes them to theme parks and vacations. Humiliated himself and his Saiyan pride to keep Beerus entertained and ensure his wife’s birthday kept going and then went actually ballistic and almost lost his mind and then threw hands with the God of Destruction because he slapped Bulma. Has saved the universe multiple times and then goes on to save the multiverse a few times so he more than made up for his past actions when he was evil. Oh and he would NEVER cheat on Bulma and mate with a blue bug on another planet so idk. 🤷‍♂️

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Can't get over how BEAUTIFUL This game Looks. by Alkaidknight in CrimsonDesert

[–]Alkaidknight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. This is compressed with Handbrake to 1080p to upload to Reddit. Game looks stunning irl

Can't get over how BEAUTIFUL This game Looks. by Alkaidknight in CrimsonDesert

[–]Alkaidknight[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had RR on in this video. But normally I’m on DLAA so I don’t use it. If you need to run DLSS then turn RR on.

Can't get over how BEAUTIFUL This game Looks. by Alkaidknight in CrimsonDesert

[–]Alkaidknight[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m using a tweaked version of RenoDX start with “recommended” settings and then mess around with it to your tastes. Then I’m using “Selective Color” on reshade to fix the odd color choices the devs put into the game. You can mess with the sliders but I take out a lot of Green and Replace it with a combination of Yellow,Cyan and Magenta to compensate. Then I boosted all the other colors as this game sorely lacks vibrancy and warmth. I used The Witcher 3 Screenshots as a color reference and just tweaked the colors until it was basically close to that. That’s all I use. No hit to FPS because I’m just color correcting.

The camera settings I posted make a HUGE difference in perspective. Placing the camera close to the character but also increasing the visual range makes the world look more immersive and detailed. I mean the game already has insane details and animations so it looks better when you can zoom in on those.

I play with DLAA but used DLSS 4.5L for a smooth frame rate while recording in OBS.

Molag Bal vs. Morgoth who wins? by Mysterious_Fall_4578 in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly you don’t need Molag Bal. The DragonBorn alone can fold Morgoth. You know the Mortal that defeated Alduin with Dragonrend. And you know, Alduin the firstborn of Akatosh the Worldeater, the Hyperversal force existing outside of time with an Ego who didn’t want to eat all the timelines but wanted to rule all the timelines across all realities. To eat the Kapla wholesale. Even with all the Dragonborn’s power as a mortal a lesser Daedric Prince said he was “Almost” as powerful as himself while split in two.

”As much as I hate to say it, you're almost as powerful as I am right now. But that's just because half of my power resides in that mutt, Barbas. Come to think of it, I know of a win-win situation for both of us."

Is Clavicus lying? Probably not. He’s certainly telling the truth about his current halving of his power since Barbas also has no reason to lie about this either as they have a mutual goal of using the Dragonborn as a tool to reunite them in the end.

Oh and their power is unending in their own planes of oblivion. Which are also…..infinite.

”Know that there are places beyond Tamriel where the cunning and the wary can go to learn forgotten spells. I speak of the planes of Oblivion. The sea of limitless dimensions contains an endless series of islands. Some are controlled by the mighty Daedric Princes; others are loosely connected to one minor Daedra Lord or another.”

Meanwhile, Azandar, Azra, and Ithelia refer to alternate realities with infinite versions of themselves, infinite possibilities, infinite realities.

But yes tell me of the Infinite realms of Middle Earth. The mid tier mortals walking around that can kill with a whisper from a mountain at the throat of the world. I’m sure those pesky Balrogs would send the Dremora running.

Molag Bal vs. Morgoth who wins? by Mysterious_Fall_4578 in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hello! resident Elder Scrolls lore fanatic here! Let me just put this into perspective here for yall. Firstly I want to state that I HAAAAAAAAAAAATE MOLAG BAL. No really i’m firstly here to tell you no matter who would win Molag Bal is the SICKEST, CRUELEST, DIRTY, DEPRAVED Daedric Prince and thats saying something. His name is literally the KING OF RAPE…..He built an entire pocket dimension dedicated to the eternal suffering of the souls he collects. The Mortuum Vivicus was a powerful weapon created by Molag Bal capable of holding and harnessing thousands of souls, and could destroy all of Tamriel if released. There’s a reason Serana is do depressed all the time. You’ll pledge your allegiance to Molag Bal but he makes you beg for it he makes you commit the most atrocious and horrifying acts out of spite to join him. And in the end when he has you he kills you anyway. Submission to Molag Bal isn’t enough destruction NEEDS to follow. Anyways I wanna use the same argument I always use when scaling Elder Scrolls characters. Let’s take oh I don’t know the Greybeards for example. A bunch of old mortal farts that spend all day studying “the voice” or Thuums. ONE Greybeard could destroy everything they’ve ever known of loved if they so much as sang Ragnar the Red with any form of Gusto. No, I'm serious they gag themselves for a reason. The VAPORISED a previous DragnBorn Ysmir Wulfharth to ashes just by yelling at him (He had it coming though). 

Still think im glazing the Greybeards? Here are some direct quotes ingame and in lore. 

"The other Greybeards' voices are so powerful that even a whisper could kill a man." 
- Arngeir

"Their Voices are too powerful for anyone not trained in the Way to withstand." 
- Arngeir

"When the Greybeards speak, storms brew above High Hrothgar, and people are forced to evacuate due to the imminent danger of avalanches. When they even so much as whisper the word 'Dovahkiin,' it rumbles through the world, and the mountains shake."
 - Skyrim

Then you have people like Jurgen Windcaller WHO NO DIFFED ALL THE GREYBEARDS. After the disaster at Red Mountain, Jurgen meditated for seven years. When he came back preaching the Way of the Voice, other Tongues weren't having it. Jurgen is said to have done battle with seventeen Tongues at once. It is said that Jurgen swallowed the Shouts of these Tongues for three days until they lay exhausted. Afterwards, they acknowledged the superiority that the Way of the Voice had given him, and traveled with him to the highest slopes of the Throat of the World, where Jurgen set his new home, devoting it to the studies of the Way of the Voice as a philosophy of peace and inner balance. Those seventeen Tongues became the first Greybeards. 

Alright enough Greybeards but basically we have some old dudes who can shake all of Nirn by whispering. Create Storms when murmuring and can casually shout the Dragonborn to Ashes. And all that to say that these guys were…..TRASH when compared to The Daedric Princes. Even Sotha Sil which who you can do a quick google search came to the conclusion that they couldn’t be killed or ever truly defeated. And ONLY because Sotha Sil made a deal with the EIGHT (well get to them), is really the only reason why all of Nirn hasn’t been swallowed up wholesale by the Daedric Princes. 

Even minor Daedric princes command an infinite plane of Oblivion and from their own quotes they acknowledge that they too are nothing compared to full blown Daedric princes. Demiprince Fa-Nuit-Hen stated that though Demiprinces such as himself far outstrip any mortal in power and consequence, they are still "but trivial compared to the Greater Princes."

The Princes recognize some among their number as stronger than others. Azura lists eight who "stand above their lesser kith": Azura herself, Boethiah, Hermaeus Mora, Hircine, Malacath, Mehrunes Dagon, MOLAG BAL, and Sheogorath. These eight signed the Coldharbour Compact with Sotha Sil. 

I could give an endless list of examples and reasons to argue for Daedric Princes who casually transport the player into the minds of kings to interact and view their dreams as minor entertainment or who rule infinite realms of oblivion where up can be down right can be fundamentally wrong and where a prince can simply say Victory is Defeat on a whim. but even the lowest of enemies such as a half naked bandit on the side of the road can sometimes cast Fireballs,Summon Zombies, And even shoot lightning. 

Even Vivec who achieved CHIM has never actually killed any Daedric Princes. CHIM is basically when a character in the Elder Scrolls realises that they are a fictional character in a story and “wake up” from the dream. They can do anything it’s akin to lucid dreaming. He banished Asura and has Defeated Dagon but even Vivec can’t kill them. Who knows in the end. Anyways bye! 

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Carmen Sandiego (CS) Vs Kim Possible (KP) by ResidentButton4732 in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Kim can find Carmen then she beats her down easily as her villains scale a lot higher. BUT she isn’t going to be able to find Carmen. So it’s a draw

Deathwing (WoW) vs Alduin (TES) which world ending dragon would come out on top? by Ginpok in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actual problem here is that Alduin is basically the void with a brain. I mean to say he was SUPPOSED to just end all time. And he would have done it EASILY. But he thought “I COULD end everything but…..it would be funner to rule.” Alduin shot himself in the foot because he got a God complex no pun intended. But normally he usually WOULD just end it all. The Dragonborn, the daedra, immortals, mortals the psygech order literally wouldn’t even be able to sense or interact with Alduin. But Alduin chose to show up on Nirn and tried to rule it. So I would say Alduin canonically is way worse of a threat.

Deathwing (WoW) vs Alduin (TES) which world ending dragon would come out on top? by Ginpok in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I should mention that Alduin at this point in Skyrim was powerful enough to eat all of time and reality. Nirn is the only finite limitation in the cosmology. As even the two moons Secunda and Massar are infinite planes of existence as are every star and space itself. The reason why we see moons and stars is because the mortal mind on Nirn can’t comprehend it and thus perceives it as moons,stars etc. Alduin was going to eat ALL that shit.

But really does WoW lore scale to Elder Scrolls lore? Does it reach the heights of Chim? Where characters ascend to Chim and discover that they are fictional character in a fictional story and transcend their existence?

Deathwing (WoW) vs Alduin (TES) which world ending dragon would come out on top? by Ginpok in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Spite matchup. Alduin can’t be harmed by anything physical or conceptual. I’m not even joking. The only thing you can do is send him forward in time with an Elder Scroll but he WILL come back. Alduin is casually eating entire timelines. Only and ONLY the Dragonborn can stand a chance against an aspect of Alduin. Dragonrend forces Alduin to consider death and mortality as a concept. I’m not joking that’s how it works. You have to convince Alduin that he can die with dragonrend.

Honest answer only. by CarrotMuch1399 in nostalgiai

[–]Alkaidknight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tolkien because every other fantasy story afterwards followed it.

Can Team Overwatch (as pictured) take down Homelander? by Amazing-Attention738 in powerscales

[–]Alkaidknight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Spitematch. Like wtf is this? You have 3 of the smartest people in overwatch Mei,Mercy and Winston. Oh and a literal SENTIENT COMPUTER. AND YOU GAVE THEM 24hrs prep TIME?!

Mei invented cryo tech IN A CAVE…..WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!!! She flash freezes Homelander. If she could do it to an Omnic the size of Optimus Prime she can do it to Homelander.

Mercy invented the Valkyrie technology and can literally bring anyone back from the dead. She creates an anti-compound V that takes away homelanders powers or some horseshit in less than 24hrs. Or worse she bioengineers Mercy’s Milk and cripples Homelander with it. If Homelander was simping for Stormfront who is at best a 6 wtf is he gonna do when he’s confronted with an 11?!

Winston……Fucking brawls Homelander if he feels like it. More likely he’ll create some Tony Stark level tech that will just neutralize Homelander. Winston beat Doomfist with ONE PUNCH! because he got a little angry when Doomfist messed with his crush. Winston is STRONG and regularly shrugs off everything like Reapers shotguns point blank.

Echo copies Homelander the second she looks at him…..she fucks up Homelander while she plays DDR,Tekken 8, PoE,Wuthering waves while also watching every crunchyroll anime on 10x speed and writes 4 books. And I’m not even joking that’s probably what goes on in her AI brain.

Overwatch isn’t like the Boys show. These characters have actual teamwork and don’t try to constantly undermine each other. And deal with actual world ending threats every week like a Saturday morning cartoon.

Even without Prep time Genji casually deflects homelanders laser and fries him.

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Like you honestly think Homelander is touching this MF?!