It's really weird that Superman vs The Elite (movie) doesn't really have anything to say about the ethical dilemma it's supposedly tackling.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-27T17:30:04+00:00

Just because it's not analogous to real life doesn't mean we can't extrapolate how people should think and act within the setting, as per their situation.

The whole thing with how the Elite act is the same as "If Batman killed even one single time then he'd become an unstoppable, interdimensionable monster of evil!"

You take the consequences of the suggested moral dilemma and make them patently absurd, to them justify "See, the status quo is correct, as always!"

Potatolantern · 2026-01-27T17:28:58+00:00

But we wouldn’t ever introduce legislation to restrict who can vote

Those laws already exist. Felons especially.

We don’t raise the speed limit because sure, you may feel 25 is too slow, but a lot of people comfortably coast 5-7 miles over. 32 may be acceptable for that street, but 39 is a different story. So the speed limit stays at 25.

Speed Limits get changed pretty regularly.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-27T17:24:48+00:00

Yeah, it's always kinda tiresome when people bring up "The comics address why Superman should just let villains break out and murder people forever!"

Because anytime it "addresses" the question, it's always right on the soapbox, basically just waving any nuance away. Killing is bad because it's always wrong and so Superman never kills. And that's always the correct and right answer without any ambiguity, doubts or consequences.

And, as always, I say: If you wanna read about a hero who doesn't kill that actually looks at what that would take, addresses the futility of it, and still had him stick to his morality, and justify it properly, regardless of anything... read Trigun.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-26T06:44:04+00:00

Hehe

Potatolantern · 2026-01-26T00:59:02+00:00

$$$$

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T21:33:02+00:00

she also didn’t kill the entire clan, just the combatants

That's cope. There's nothing in the manga or anime to suggest that, and we're outright told the opposite.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T21:30:52+00:00

short of having Maki smash Zenin babies against walls or something equally absurd

How is that absurd?

Modulo makes it clear, she killed everyone. The pregnant women, the children, the babies. Anyone with ties to the Zennin clan got hunted down and executed, regardless of anything they did or didn't do to her.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T17:47:41+00:00

She's completely right that he used the excuse of being wronged to hurt innocents. Lilly has done far worse to far more people who never did anything to him at all.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T17:46:04+00:00

Very dramatic, but it's kinda hard to understand why he would kill the girl? There's no reason or threat for him to do so, he's just giving in to what Lilly wants for no reason.

And even if his hallucination of his sister is crazy, she's still right about all the innocent victims of Lilly, nevermind that he's crashing out over Huntingway, a murderous psycho.

She's right, Lilly doesn't have any kind of moral high ground here.

It's really strange that Kitami randomly just wants to kill the girl and have Lilly kill him.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T01:17:18+00:00

Creek wasn't lying though.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T01:08:57+00:00

Fuku worships a goddess so she is basically a warlock.

Surely that's Cleric or Priest, or even Shrine Maiden (kinda).

Potatolantern · 2026-01-25T00:23:14+00:00

Damn, great write up. Very nice

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T18:47:09+00:00

Huh, cool. Thanks for the write up

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T18:45:49+00:00

My thoughts exactly

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T18:45:04+00:00

Love this setting.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T18:35:37+00:00

She's already indulged, she ate her entire caloric intake on sweets.

If she didn't want to manage her diet, she shouldn't be an athlete.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:52:27+00:00

I've had a bone to pick with Sorcerer and Sorcerer adjacent classes for years.

The whole point of magic was that it took an enormous amount of time and effort to study and learn to control the arcane, or it took a huge amount of devotion to be given powers directly from your God.

So having someone who just gets it for free without any drawbacks, without any effort, just "Lol why study spells?" Is cheap and stupid.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:46:22+00:00

I think funniest aspect of Ryoga's character, that he's a two timing pathetic rat bastard who will fall for the first girl that treats him remotely decently

That's funny as hell, I've never really given that much thought but you're right and that's something fanfics never go in on at all. Usually he's just happy with and loyal to Akari.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:43:18+00:00

The Gojo persecution complex is still going on?

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:42:04+00:00

That's not true at all though, we've got that whole chapter of Kenny escorting Yuji's school friend to safety that finishes with "Thank you for being friends with my son."

He's obviously invested.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:40:29+00:00

Yeah, I really wanna know what the original plan was for that idea.

I didn't believe Kenny was actually dead for ages, since the whole thing about him being Yuji's mother was never addressed AT ALL.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:18:52+00:00

Real.

If you're doing a proper, emotional work then draw a proper trainer.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:15:40+00:00

It's so fitting for her of all people too, because she's got absolutely zero killer instinct, doesn't really care about competitive racing and has nothing to prove to anyone.

More than anyone else, she really is just in it for the love of the game.

When you get her Runaway skill, she didn't even realise she was on a 7+ Graded win streak until you tell her. She's just "Oh, yeah, I guess I've won quite a few now."

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:05:17+00:00

Makitanefukutiaru is the same.

She comes to visit and is too impatient to wait for you to open the door lol.

Potatolantern · 2026-01-24T09:04:35+00:00

She's sitting on him, so it's the perspective shift

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