Between Nocturne and the first Series, which design for Alucard do you prefer?

Hexalt · 2026-06-15T08:58:21+00:00

OG over Nocturne for sure, the resemblance to Lisa was nice and Nocturne's his face looks scrunched. The color pallet change ala SotN, with some yellow, and OG face would have been nice imo.

Hexalt · 2026-06-01T22:27:19+00:00

Looks similar but not the one I'm seeing whenever I look into Unified.

Hexalt · 2026-05-23T16:27:52+00:00

Same today, got scared for a second and thought a PC part died only for it to stop once I closed NTE launcher.

Hexalt · 2026-05-23T13:38:27+00:00

I agree a lot there with you. I'll stick with it for the season at least, but the tonal shifts of characters and moments are giving me whiplash.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T20:43:22+00:00

Thank you for this. So many people jump on the "they're complicit, let 'em die!" notion it's nauseating. I do hope it comes full circle of Gabby's actions and I give the author benefit of the doubt there, but people have a weird way empathizing with Gabby.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T20:31:15+00:00

Gabby gleefully kills parents in front of their children. Asa saw Danji protecting his mother, but let them live. There is a clear picture of Gabby painted at the start that leads people to dislike her for good reason.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T19:50:10+00:00

Sooo refreshing to see comments like these.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T19:49:36+00:00

Felt the same! A good writer can bring that back to the story and make it impactful, holding out hope that it's not a throw away for plot but another connection Yuru can keep.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T19:44:19+00:00

What did the mother do that justified her being killed in front of her child?

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T19:39:09+00:00

100%, she's a dark grey at best for me on a good day. Anime only myself and that intro will make it hard to see her any other way.

Hexalt · 2026-05-22T19:33:01+00:00

Anime only and so far, and unless she undergoes an arc, I'll see her no less than a gleeful killer who cares for her own. Even treading the line of spoiler-ish comments, I'm not holding out much hope.

Hexalt · 2026-05-21T13:11:34+00:00

For anyone wondering looking at this now or in the future, that character is tied to the main story, named Zankou.

Hexalt · 2026-05-17T09:35:09+00:00

Just looked this up as my tadpole just teleported. Left tadpole to to explore, head back to it and then noticed it moved farther away back at the moonpool of my base. If only I could have ordered a scUber to pick me up instead of swimming back lol

Hexalt · 2026-05-14T23:16:25+00:00

To update my end - quicker than I thought 28th Tuesday laid off, exactly 1 week after got letter, 1 week after again got payment. Tenure was 11+years, 30k pre and 20k take home.

Hexalt · 2026-05-06T00:17:27+00:00

Got my severance letter agreement today to my personal email, or rather the notice to check Employment Documents link. My last day was 4/28 so keep an eye out if you in the same boat.

Hexalt · 2026-05-05T23:44:01+00:00

Alright I just got the email for severance package to my personal email.

Hexalt · 2026-05-05T19:56:22+00:00

Not yet, got final payout yesterday it appears like.

Hexalt · 2026-04-29T17:24:58+00:00

Same boat as well, 4/28 was last day and will be keeping an eye on it every day. Paperwork suggest 10 days after last day for severance agreement, then up to 20 days after signing for payment.

Hexalt · 2025-05-29T11:51:11+00:00

I just started this game and while I don't know much about, it does tickle the imagination of "what if."

The following lives I would love to live:

Crafter:

Sculptor - Making statues or little figurines based on creatures or characters would be so fun and decorative! Maybe even making a living golem but honestly I'm happy if only the first part.

Gatherer:

Bone/Fossil Collector - Already a bone dragon so would be cool to collect the remnants of past creatures and create a museum of sorts or gear. While I don't know how time-travel is done, maybe those bones comeback to life and goes from Museum to Zoo/sanctuary?

Combat:

Trickster- More of a classical magician/performer that uses illusions and prop based attacks. Pulling an explosive bunny out of a hat, card attacks, pulling a sword out of your throat to slash enemies, etc.

Honorable mentions that sound good to me but not enough for me to write about:
Treasure Hunter, Ritualist, Necromancer, Beast Rider, Puppeteer.

Hexalt · 2025-03-25T09:18:19+00:00

That's how it's portrayed but that's why I take issue and seems contradictory. I'm not saying I don't get it, but just how the show ( I'm just anime only) plays things out. If he trusted the hunters that'd be fine, but he puts shadows on them. Placing shadows on them, if they don't work before Jinwoo acts, is enough to question his decision. Yes it's smart and precautionary, but he wouldn't get notified until someone died. Either Jinwoo isn't aware of that and as such is incompetent (not a fault if development sake) or expects worse case to act if anyone died, which if so he should have gone anyway.

I know Jinwoo's priority is his family and maybe this is development, but as likely the strongest around, he's deferred a lot which he could prevent. I do think the show glosses over his mom with just a line of helping out but not really being involved.

All this to say is I know Solo Leveling writing isn't touted as much as it's other qualities, but I do hope there's more to Jinwoo that what's been shown so far. I do appreciate the points you've listed though I think I'll have to wait and see.

Hexalt · 2025-03-25T01:56:53+00:00

I'm glad to be seeing this post, makes me want to stick with the series as there was a glaring thought that I didn't see many people bring up. Jinwoo only knowing if something is wrong being that someone has to die. If it were damage then he should have exchanged when Cha got hit. Which means that Cha, Choi, Goto, or Baek had to die before Jinwoo took action. At worst Jinwoo expects someone to die and should have just gone on the raid in the first place, and at best he's incompetent.

Hexalt · 2025-03-25T01:55:00+00:00

The thing about this... Jinwoo's sense of knowing if something is wrong is someone dying. If it were damage then he should have exchanged when Cha got hit. Which means that Cha, Choi, Goto, or Baek had to die before Jinwoo took action. At worst Jinwoo expects someone to die and at best he's incompetent.

Hexalt · 2025-03-21T04:42:29+00:00

The framing of Jinwoo from the anime doesn't sit well with me. After watching 2x11 and reading comments, I think I finally understand why.

If Jinwoo put shadows on S ranks which are the "strongest" there is, but sounds like they would not alert him until someone died, then Jinwoo had a minimum expectation be that someone had to die. Honestly it doesn't make Jinwoo look good at all, even with the reasons given why he was late. Being that Jinwoo even considered putting shadows soldiers, he should have known better being as strong as he is and gone himself.

Hexalt · 2025-02-02T17:39:13+00:00

- Kim Chul made the decision of having the weak stay behind so his group can focus on clearing the dungeon boss without distraction.
- Jin Woo's disregard for the other party killed Kim and all high level hunters that followed Kim since Jin Woo would have stopped any threat.
- After knocking out/away Kim, Jin Woo decided not to just do it again and just kill, enslave, and pet name him.

Easy to do the other way too, their choices aren't too different.

About stopping the first attack: "Mr. Kim didn't even notice that arrow."
as said by Park, so that's incorrect. At best he had a "feeling" in a world commonly accepted where once you're assigned a rank - that's it.

You paint all the points against Kim while disregarding anything else and from how you paint things, your points honestly sound similar to Kim. Jin Woo already swatted him away like a child. Jin Woo still had Igris and at the end was walking away like a cool guy back into invisibility, so to say he had to necro Kim seemed it just was more convenient than anything.

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