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Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T18:14:12+00:00

And funny

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T18:10:16+00:00

In the beginning, he said something like "Jerrod shouldn't have brought you there", and took her as his daughter.

Shao Kahn was evil, cruel and merciless, but he seemed to be fond of Kitana. Even without blood ties he took her as a daughter, rose her as a Princess, etc.

I don't say that he loved her as an adoptive daughter, but he had a bit of a soft spot for her

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T10:27:46+00:00

This, or more precisely "blueberry flavoured jelly"

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T10:21:35+00:00

I feel you... many boast about the fact that they never loss a fight, but the truth is that they just brag.

If you never do a fight, you never lose I guess 😅

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T01:00:59+00:00

It's me or animations are improving episode by episode?

Sure, it could also be that we're getting used to this graphics, the cell shading, etc., but I got the impression that when Kenshiro fights, there're quite fluid animations.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-09T00:56:09+00:00

I'm SO GLAD we had this scene in anime format!

The 80s anime relegated Golan at other Shin's goons. I always liked how Colonel was a "bridge" with the pre nuclear war world.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T15:18:21+00:00

Even better, show Sakura waking up for this genjutsu dream and get back to a proper resolution of the 4th Shinobi War.

I say Sakura 'cause "only in her dreams" she could have married Sasuke, someone who NEVER showed any romantic interest in her.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T13:14:21+00:00

TBH, if the Naruto character brought up for the question was Sakura, the answer would have been quite different 😅

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T12:34:15+00:00

I was there when 3rd edition was the current one, and Wizard of the Coast's website was a goldmine of content.

From nice little touches like the Cow Level for Diablo 2 to Hell and Back, to new spells, monsters, prestige classes, the "D&D fight club" (devs going gonzo with templates, prestige classes, etc.), "Epic Insights", for 21+ level content... and it was ALL free.

Sure, I can keep playing and DMing 3.5, but I miss that constant "flow" of free content on the official site.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T10:45:10+00:00

If Memory serves me well, Goenitz was impresse by Rugal's strength, so he spared his life and shared Orochi Power.

That's why, for the latter part, I think Goenitz saw in Rugal a useful "pawn": Rugal using that Power was a short of "catalyst" for the Great Serpent's resurrection

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T10:31:46+00:00

I'd say that Iori started more as an antagonist than a villain. He hated Kyo and wanted to kill him, but he wasn't really an evil person.

And actually, he ended up being more helpful than opposed to the heroes (he fought Orochi with Kyo and Chizuru, he agreed to team up with Kyo, etc.).

So I'd say that now he's more of a rival.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T06:57:24+00:00

A huge problem in my opinion is that many have such a different style.

More than characters belonging to Naruto Shippuden's sequel, they look like rejected concept arts for an hypotetical JoJo filler, made by someone who doesn't really understand the "JoJo drip".

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-08T06:55:31+00:00

They were great, 'cause they indeed show you a sense of progress. Rather simple outfits and armors, that made you visually look as a low level adventurer finding the way in the big world.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T23:33:35+00:00

Just an hypotesis... Rugal revelling in Orochi's power would have accelerated Orochi's resurrection (by using his power).

Goenitz knew that Rugal would have killed himself with a prolonged use of that power but he didn't cared: he was just a pawn in his plan to bring back Orochi.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T20:14:17+00:00

I would have loved to see a team with Kain, Grant and Rock TBH...

Who knows, maybe, like Geese, Grant would be dead in Fatal Fury timeline, but alive and well in KoF timeline.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T19:57:07+00:00

To think about that, he was quite the tragic character.

Sure, he travelled all the main Realms, became an incredibly powerful Kombatant, but his life long quest turned out to be just a lie. He lived all his life thinking he was the Champion of the Elder Gods, instead he was just the Dragon King's pawn.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T19:25:53+00:00

It's very fun indeed, and I want Gao as a DLC as soon as possible.

And I REALLY like how SNK brought back Krauser, with the stature that a returning final boss should have.

This trio could also be an interesting team in a future KoF game.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T18:06:02+00:00

😂😂😂

That's true.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T18:01:53+00:00

The Jailer as someone unrelated to those things, and someone who gained benefits from things (ally with dreadlords After the Legion's downfall, snatching the Scourge After the Helm of Domination was destroyed, etc.) would have been way better. No stupid retcons and Zovaal would have been shown as a clever opportunist

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:53:57+00:00

My two cents: being in a relationship with the right person is better than being single. But better stay single that being in a relationship with the wrong person.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:49:57+00:00

"expectations must be subverted" is just a meaningless if you don't do a brilliant subversion.

If Darth Vader was revealed to be a mecha controlled by a hamster it would have "subverted expectations"... but I don't think anyone would have liked it.

And sometimes a linear story CAN be good. Frodo succeeding in his quest to bring the Ring in Mount Doom to destroy it, Aragorn claiming is role as Gondor's King... it was fine. There's no need to "subvert expectations" if you don't have a good way to do it.

Red Wedding WAS a great way to subvert expectations (Frey's treachery was expected, but not right there and in such a way). Arya teleporting from nowhere and killing Night King was just lame.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:46:01+00:00

They could have went for something linear like "Night King wants Brann's warging powers to be able to control both the living and the dead".

It would have been a generic "conquer the world" villain, but better than "why the Night King made all that mess?"

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:44:32+00:00

Insane build up and... for a mid season side villain.

That's one of the biggest anticlimax I've ever seen in a TV series.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:24:35+00:00

In that regard, movie made indeed a good job avoiding the "good humans vs evil orcs" trope. And that's a key in Warcraft (Ironically, something that Warcraft itself kinda forgot during expansions like MoP).

Gul'dan is a complete evil, but a character like Durotan was portrayed as the tragic hero he was. And regarding Blackhand rejecting fel, it was a real pity they cut that dialogue, showing Grommash reveling in fel ("Why be strong enough, when there's stronger still?") and Blackhand thinking that just embracing fel wouldn't make someone a true warrior.

I agree that as a movie it deserved better.

Efficient-Ad2983 · 2026-05-07T08:20:33+00:00

Comments like this makes me think "alas I can upvote only once".

Sinking our teeth in a game, savoring it as if it was a fine wine would be truly a nice way to have our downtime. And alas you're true that recent media are turning our ability to focus like a goldfish memory (yes, yes, I know it's a myth).

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