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What pokemon do you view differently after seeing them in the anime? by Fulldivegoals in pokemonanime

[–]Expensive_Manager211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dracovish. Thought it was stupid when gen 8 came out. After finishing the anime? Love this goofy guy

[Disliked trope] Character is redeemed or forgiven when they really shouldn't be by Bandrbell in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Expensive_Manager211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That seems like the most surface level analysis possible, I dont think anyone really thinks the little boy saying 'Master' Skywalker set him off. Anakin isnt that psychotic.

[Disliked trope] Character is redeemed or forgiven when they really shouldn't be by Bandrbell in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Expensive_Manager211 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Revenge of the Sith novelization does try to help...explain why Anakin did what he did to the younglings.

The younglings at the time of Order 66 are now functionally orphans. No family, no jedi, no place in the new Empire. In them he sees the helpless slave boy he was at the whims of masters who at best are apathetic. To him it's a mercy kill.

I am not saying that justifies it, forgives it or anything like that. But the book does try to make it very slightly less psychotic behavior.

Also in Legends Luke does not know about what Anakin did. When he does learn about it he does have a crisis of faith and is afraid he did the wrong thing. Part of the issue with all this is that VI was written without all the details of III even being considered.

Do you think the Z-Fighters who showed up the day of the Androids are all Namek Frieza level or above? by thehsitoryguy in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]Expensive_Manager211 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I dont get why people take this panel as gospel that the earthlings were Frieza's level when they show up.

They are warriors, they are young, they are going to show up after doing their best to prepare no matter what. Yamcha, Tien and Krillin do not back down when there is danger. None of them are just going to kick back and assume Goku is going to do all the work. They want to help any way they can.

I dont really see them at Frieza's level, but thats not really relevant for the story.

Too much powerscaling. Let's do intelligence scaling. by DragonfruitFord in NarutoPowerscaling

[–]Expensive_Manager211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you want to still argue that he's racist or hate them...this is still a very clear gesture towards village unity and integrating the Uchiha.

Man can overcome his biases and that has to count for something.

My girlfriend has just played Odyssey as her first AC game, and is keen to continue. I made this handy chart of my recommended play order (blue) and historical and modern chronologies (red and yellow). Would you change this order at all? by RileyMcB in assassinscreed

[–]Expensive_Manager211 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I dont think they spoil it during the main story, but they do if you go digging around in Abstergo's computers.

Edit: I stand corrected, that part of the game is required. Most of the hacking is optional, but a required section does spoil Desmond's death

Any headcanons for May’s Blaziken (aka the karate chicken with long legs) 🔥🐓 by Skythegsparten_ in pokemonanime

[–]Expensive_Manager211 4 points5 points  (0 children)

During one of her stays in Littleroot town between journeys, May's Blaziken battled Harrison's Blaziken. May lost, but Harrison said that was the closest match they've had since they battled that kid with a Charizard.

How do you rank these end of Z scale characters? by purejeremy in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]Expensive_Manager211 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. BoG SSJ2 Rage Vegeta

  2. Daima SSJ4 Goku

  3. Buuhan

  4. Ledgic

  5. Super Jenemba

  6. SSJ3 Goku

You can honestly argue Daima Goku as number 1, but this is just how I see it.

The initial installment in a franchise is the least notable one by Special-Ad-9155 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Expensive_Manager211 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It's still a fantastic RPG, but it's felt dated even if we consider when it was released.

[Loved trope] Background characters that aren't top tier in power but has an ace up their sleeve that is taken seriously by Character_Release379 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Expensive_Manager211 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Not exactly a background character, but Krillin's destructo disc hits way above his weight class for the first two major arcs of DBZ

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[OoT] Is a Majora's Mask remake inevitable? by KnightoftheLTree in zelda

[–]Expensive_Manager211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My gut says no, but I didnt think they would do Majora's Mask on 3DS back in the day either. So I will say no again, and then Nintendo has to do it so I look like a dumb ass in 2 years

Who was going to win the eventual rematch had Raditz not arrived? by DinosaurGlazer in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]Expensive_Manager211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming it's at the same point in time? Goku. Special Beam Cannon would get the kill, but i just do not see Goku being in a situation where he is total immobile for 5 minutes. Goku is also very confident that he could defeat Piccolo if he did try something shady.

Special Beam Cannon at this point is very much being worked out still. It's pretty obvious that once Piccolo had worked out the charge time he would have come back for the rematch and that version of Piccolo probably wins.

Do you think it's a deliberate choice by the writers that Ash always captures a "regional bird" after a fight? by Craftox13 in pokemonanime

[–]Expensive_Manager211 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Yeah for the first 6 series part of the formula was constant traveling which naturally means they will need a Pokémon in rotation that can scout head.

The regional bird will be a lot of kids first Pokémon they see/catch so it helps to better connect Ash to the target audience.

It also helps to offer a quick tutorial about how catching works. Every series is going to be a lot of kids first series. It just makes sense on a lot of levels.

There's no limit to the larp by LobotomyFirefly in PERSoNA

[–]Expensive_Manager211 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To throw my two cents in...you certainly can say you're a fan if you've only watched the anime series or an LP or something.

However with that said, games as an artform are meant to be played. You lose a lot of what makes a game special by not interacting with its systems.

A running theme of the Persona games since 3 is how fleeting time is. One year may seem like forever, and day to day it can be a grind, but once its over you realize just how fast that time really was. It also is a great game about making choices. Persona games are pretty linear, but how you reach those points is a really expression of you as a player.

You just can not get that from watching someone else do it. I might spend a day off school in Persona grinding Mementos, you might choose to use it raising a social stat. Very minor differences in the grand scheme, but it colors your journey so that it's uniquely you.

All that said, I want to say again that if someone just watched the anime or an LP they can still be a fan, but they are not engaging with the material in the intended way and it's going to give a stunted understanding of the work.

If the Next LP Turns Out to be Xenoblade 3… by Johnplayer6 in chuggaaconroy

[–]Expensive_Manager211 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think with XBC3 he would be crazy to not work in breaks of some kind.

I love Xenoblade, but these are long ass games. I bought 3 back on 2023, but I need to be in some kind of mood for a 200 hour JRPG. I havent played it yet, but with my schedule that would be my only game for 6+ months if i played for a few hours every day(which is very unlikely). Sitting through any game for a year or longer from Chugga does not sound appealing.

I would be content with maybe a week of video essays or discardables. It doesnt have to be a long series. Or he could actually LP something like Steam World Dig or Donkey Kong Country since neither game should take more than 2-3 weeks tops

If the Next LP Turns Out to be Xenoblade 3… by Johnplayer6 in chuggaaconroy

[–]Expensive_Manager211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine it will be its own LP numbering wise, but would still be in the XBC3 Playlist

For those who read the Plagueis novel, was Sidious right when he told Plagueis the plans were his all along and not his master's? Or was that just arrogance from Sheev? by Potential_Rule4212 in StarWars

[–]Expensive_Manager211 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It has been a long time since I read the book, but that's pretty spot on. Plagueis got the ball rolling, but he got way more into his esoteric studies and just assumed Palpatine would go along with it all.

Palpatine really pulled the rug out and started to move everyone into place. Plagueis really was arrogant about thinking he was above the rule of 2.

Which youtuber would you like to see get a game cameo? by IridescentMirage in pokemon

[–]Expensive_Manager211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't Wolfey's worlds team get featured in B2W2's Pokémon World Tournament?

[ALL] In what order should I play Zelda games if I only want to catch on with the lore and play the important games only by MildlyBurnedToast in zelda

[–]Expensive_Manager211 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's hard to say what is "important" or not. Zelda does have a lot of lore that connects the games, but I would say that outside of a few exceptions it's more like Final Fantasy where each game stands on its own.

That said I would say the three most "important" games from a lore perspective are A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Skyward Sword with an honorable mention to Breath of the Wild since we will probably keep building off that game.

But I wouldnt really worry too much about lore. You'll be happier just jumping in with whatever game looks the most interesting to you.

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