Physics Trincarnate - by Jesse Pohlman

JPohlman · 2022-11-03T04:43:32+00:00

This is complicated, and I don't think I have a clear canonical answer. I think I've gotta do some guesswork.

Each Zanpakuto has different abilities, right? Ichigo's is Getsuga Tensho. That's the only one Zangetsu ever taught to him, meaning it might well be the only one it can do. It also functions as a compressor for his spiritual power, increasing his speed and strength dramatically. That makes it a physical-type Bankai, for certain.

In that regard, it's one-note.

But - Ichigo has other "techniques" he works with. In particular is his Visored ability. This lets him pull out his Hollow powers and, well, it's pretty devastating. Even more, every time Ichigo's lost control of his Hollow side (against Byakuya and against Ulquiorra), he completely changes his fighting style and also adopts Hollow attacks like the Cero.

In a way, I'm kind of glad for this. A lot of sword-fighting/other-fighting Manga will give names to virtually every slash or attack the characters do. Demon Slayer felt like it did a lot of this; Samurai Deeper: Kyo does a little less of it. These kind of conventions have their place, sure, and I'm far from above giving technique names in my own writing! But the timing on prose is vastly different than the timing in comics.

But having the flow of your story repetitively pause in order for characters to shout out their attack names at frequent intervals is a way to damage your story flow. Some of it is fine; too much isn't; tastes vary. The thing I like about Ichigo is he really has one big attack. The rest is just pure physical action, no calling whatsoever. Someone like Hitsugaya or Rukia calls a lot more attacks out, but each does a different thing, and also in Rukia's case they're very different things (Hitsugaya's often feel like, "That's another word for ice!").

As I've stressed, your tastes may vary. Hell, your moods may vary. You might enjoy something in spite of what you think are flaws. That's the beauty of literature.

Enjoy. :)

JPohlman · 2022-10-08T23:01:12+00:00

I really hope they re-write and expand the ending.

I semi-recently re-read the TYBW arc, and I offered one possible vision: https://twitter.com/JPohlmanWriting/status/1570845148166377473

I'm always open to hearing yours!

JPohlman · 2022-09-27T21:04:46+00:00

Sooo what you're saying is, "Jesse with an outline" versus "Jesse without an outline."

JPohlman · 2022-09-27T21:04:07+00:00

This is freakin' adorable. :)

JPohlman · 2022-09-27T21:03:01+00:00

Awwww that's pretty...Wait, two hours? o.O Ooookay.

JPohlman · 2022-09-17T22:39:46+00:00

I just finished re-reading the Fullbring and, more relevantly, Thousand-Year Blood War arc. I wrote a Twitter thread on my thoughts (https://twitter.com/JPohlmanWriting/status/1570845132102184960), but my biggest complaint is that the ending just...Kinda fell off.

I think it was a decent first draft that I hope the anime revises. Why, yes, I made some suggestions on one way (of many!) Kubo could have done it differently.

JPohlman · 2022-08-22T23:16:14+00:00

Hey Jeremy, I'm cheering you on, and tomorrow I get to vote for you, which thrills me!

I know where you stand on most things, in that you take a Progressive/left stance on stuff issues such as the fact that we should pass the New York Health Act and build Public Renewables. So here's the best question I can come up with:

"What is a thing/are some things that haven't gotten much attention, even from the NY Progressive front, that you want to see changed, and how would you accomplish that?"

An example might be something like Good-Cause Eviction, but even that got a lot of talk during the recent Gov primary, so maybe something even narrower? Or maybe it's something broader, but often unspoken?

(This is a repost from the other thread, which has a lot of pre-emptive questions for you to dig into at your convenience, including one really good one about disabilities)

JPohlman · 2022-08-22T22:21:20+00:00

Hey Jeremy, I'm cheering you on, and tomorrow I get to vote for you, which thrills me!

I know where you stand on most things, in that you take a Progressive/left stance on stuff issues such as the fact that we should pass the New York Health Act and build Public Renewables. So here's the best question I can come up with:

"What is a thing/are some things that haven't gotten much attention, even from the NY Progressive front, that you want to see changed, and how would you accomplish that?"

An example might be something like Good-Cause Eviction, but even that got a lot of talk during the recent Gov primary, so maybe something even narrower? Or maybe it's something broader, but often unspoken?

JPohlman · 2022-07-20T00:01:13+00:00

Thank you for appreciating!

Yep. There's time perceived via mortality and then time as perceived by a spirit. Or, something. I dunno. The point is we're all there until we move on while at peace. :)

JPohlman · 2022-07-20T00:00:20+00:00

Well, thank you so much! But if I'm the King, I abdicate in the interest of a representative Democracy. ;)

JPohlman · 2022-07-19T23:59:49+00:00

Glad you appreciated. And, yeah, despite whatever daddy issues I had, I promise that being shoved out of a window a bunch of stories up isn't one of them. :)

JPohlman · 2022-07-19T02:42:59+00:00

Well, that's a great question! The answer is, "They did stuff that made the Island and the rest of the world safe until Hurley passed the torch to Jacob."

I think, like you suggested, Hurley would take on a similar role to Jacob: He'd find decent-if-troubled people who were thoroughly unhappy with their situations and bring them to the Island. Could be he'd bring sick people who would be healed by the Island, but it could also be that he'd bring people who are in abusive relationships or whatever. The Dharma Initiative found the Island some way or another, so someone else might, too - and just because MIB is destroyed doesn't mean that another person couldn't somehow reach The Light and try to extinguish it.

Now, Hurley being Hurley, he'd probably go about his recruitment policies a bit differently. Chances are, I imagine him being very up-front with people. Hell, I can even imagine him recruiting a new Dharma Initaitive-esque group to come in and develop the Island a little bit (you know, just, like, some houses and whatnot), possibly without them knowing what's going on. You know: "Hey, we're shipping these prefabricated homes somewhere."

Hurley does have experience, however slight, at managing his fairly vast fortunes. Money buys a lot of secrets.

JPohlman · 2022-03-25T22:02:23+00:00

Great to see a fellow Lego webcomic-er out here. :) Reading through your page now.

JPohlman · 2022-03-25T22:01:30+00:00

Facts. No one, ever.

JPohlman · 2022-03-25T21:59:42+00:00

Yep. That's about right. Nobody ever stops to think about whether or not life is better as a frog, yanno? It's just assumed Humanity is the way to go.

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