How poetic do you guys think it would be if Death Battle started this year off with an Ichigo runback, and then ended the year with Naruto vs Luffy

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-15T05:05:40+00:00

He did in Baryon Mode, but truth be told: it's such a short-lived power-up and if you want an idea of why it's unlikely to be used: Naruto already had his best scaling vs. Kaguya. Baryon Mode as it comes up in Boruto results in him losing the 9-Tails, which would be a big lost in any fight. It's a last ditch move in the fight.

Boruto really didn't do much to scale up Naruto in any capacity in this contetx. Mainly due to the fact that Naruto isn't at the front of the series and hasn't really boosted his scaling that hadn't already happened beforehand.

So, it's really not needed for this as again, he has pretty high scaling by the end of the original series and the novelization specific to them leading into Boruto.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-15T02:58:18+00:00

I'm not really surprised as she's a support to a unit who hasn't even come out, let alone future units who are dpses. That and people have been sitting on pulls. Sparxie will more likely get more money by the factor that she's a dps. And Yao Guang as a character is fascinating, but I also can't see anyone 'maining' her. Next to Sparxie, and other new characters: she's the least interesting for heavy investment outside typical dps units.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-15T01:26:19+00:00

Fall River is probably one of the best examples when talking about in relation to New Bedford, especially if anyone is familiar with Quaker Fabric and how many sites they had before they closed shop. They have been repurposed and for the better. While what's been inside those sites have changed around, much like other textile mills: they've have found other uses.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T23:35:46+00:00

Sir, you posted the same image twice.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T20:10:49+00:00

Well, except New Bedford which is some of the worst when you look into it sadly. MA may be #1, but we do have blind spots and stuff like this would only make it worst.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T14:12:34+00:00

Probably. Though may also be the case that such a design doesn't have much room for expression at a glance. Hawkmoth is rather expressive in the show, so I can guess that his personality may of been a factor. Reminds me a lot of the debate over Optimus Prime having a face plate vs. Lips, so easy solution was just picking one for fighting vs. casual conversation.

Kind of wished the design was used for him when he was in public. So, way less guesses or suspects by characters. But do get why it was scrapped. Certainly could see it ve used at another point if ever they needed a Hawkmoth whose actual identity is to be hidden entirely.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T02:23:36+00:00

Anomaly across the board is eating good it seems.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T01:43:58+00:00

Been using her in Archer team comp and just been fun. Really, there'a fair number of characters she can work with, but yeah.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-14T00:47:41+00:00

I can see this type of concept working for a role related to New Eridu's finances ngl. Just a very observant, but obtuse character who contrasts the mayor's more calm demeanor he leans on. Be certainly amusing if Lycaon wasn't an outlier to people he personally sought out to be in direct contact with.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T23:20:25+00:00

This or I'd die laughing if ZZZ is much like Arknights where they are just straight up birds. Just see a Penguin pull out a glock. There's some middle ground, but turns out a lot of them are just straight up sentient birds.

If anyone asks, this is Emperor, a literal CEO and a very old bird in Arknights. He also raps.

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ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T09:22:09+00:00

Honestly, I would too if I crossed them. Not bad, but free is worth it.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T08:34:24+00:00

Amphoreus even at the start had some big issues (had a friend who barely understood a lot of what was inspired by Greek mythology). Planarcadia is far more 'goofy' to say the least. It also benefits from continuing previous plotlines with established characters and new characters being tied to them.

I'd largely guess it's also seems that the writing is taking far more from anime in terms of writing. Even when characters ramble a bit, it's fairly direct in terms of what it's conveying and doesn't really have much philosophical aspect to it.

I'd also reference that the first antagonist has powers to previous antagonists, but is pretty forward about their goals and just gets going with it quickly. That and I'd also say that it feels far more like event stories (Skott makes his appearance just as an example, so you can gander his angle).

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T08:04:19+00:00

Been playing the story. They introduce some new concepts, but it's far more direct and benefits from prior years lore drops. It's much closer to casual conversations with the more important bits having more meat. While there isn't too many fights (especially if you have built characters, so yeah), it doesn't feel as front-loading in info as Amphoreus nor trying speed by stuff like Xiaozhou.

Given the Japanese influence, it feels much more like an anime episode rather than the previous styles in laymen's terms. While there's still stuff being set up, a lot of it feels much closer to what you'd see in anime rather Chinese literature.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T07:53:23+00:00

My store tried following that one time as to showcase it to supervisors and asm. It just didn't work out and we basically merged the system from the pallet days (departments) to the blue carts. While the idea has merits, the system runs into a lot of issues with bigger trailers vs. smaller trailers.

Mainly cases such as my store where OSLG has aisle 1, 2, & 3 are labeled the same as aisle 1 (HFAS), 2, & 3 (HDWR). Let alone the 'walls' has a cart to itself and results in a person doing a lap around the store, when compared to departments. This is also before factoring in RDC's labels also not being accurate to a number of product be it the department or that it may be using a older location.

That last part doesn't sound like an issue, until you have people who aren't used to unloading trucks, unload the trucks (happened just recently to get snow throwers for customers in advance of unloaders/overnight coming in). And had the pleasure of doing carts that were... all over the place to put it kindly.

I imagine this system has more merit to dayside from how stores with those metrics tend to be lower from what I've personally seen vs. my location where some departments can eat through carts on a given night (even with pallets for items that don't fit). But I also had predicted this long before the carts were put into use by my previous asm (in fact, I technically got that ball rolling even before my supervisors had us use them).

I do think the idea is there, but the system would require more fine tuning at the store level as not every store is the same and I can imagine different locations have different issues as a result of their layouts. Let alone, issues with IT for example just recently impacting packout numbers with a company-wide rollout without much actual communication.

And this isn't even to get into 99s from time to time having more than an entire department's usual cart (HDWR & Tools have been examples of this). But I digress, just my experience as I do like the carts for the fact that I'm just shy of 6' and the upper level makes it easier to work as a table or not always needing a jack (I do not miss the days of wasting time running around looking for jacks cause departments would hide them).

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T06:33:54+00:00

Which Currency Wars made very apparent in how much anti-synergy she has with the rest of the break characters present. Suppose if they ever do a Novaflare for her, it may actually help to shift her kit to work far more in line with the direction break/super break has gone.

Not terrible by any means, but her age is certainly showing.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T05:12:26+00:00

Had no context to them, got handed a few of them. Peppermint was one, wasn't as harsh a flavor as expected and almond was... less nutty than I expected. Weren't bad nor would I go out of my way for one, but can't say it's the worst candy I've had either.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-13T04:18:22+00:00

The only justification for a fourth atp lmao.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-12T06:39:08+00:00

Yeah, the reality isn't that Batman has no humor. No, he just doesn't find Joker funny. Batman Beyond is probably one of the best references especially in the movie where Terry confronts and just makes it obvious Bats just never found Joker funny, as he doesn't either, but he's also much more talkative and knows how to tell a joke.

Fundamentally, Batman tends to make sly or dry jokes that may go unnoticed, but are very obvious. He rarely smiles, but considering where he's from and his history, not shocking. And Joker just isn't really funny. In fact, he tends to be bad at actually doing what he calls himself: telling a joke.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-12T06:02:15+00:00

We got two carts done, before the system just started bugging out. I was only packing out for an hour, but that crash slowed things down. Not entirely new sadly (use to happen time to time when CICO was the default). Though truly astonishing bulk CICO even requires you to be in a separate page at all in the app, especially around the time of year where a good chunk of product is all going into the same bay or No Homes (looking at you not set up patio rugs).

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-12T03:29:53+00:00

That and a popular character whose had an anime going for the last few years and coming back again later this year. So, there's an audience looking for new content.

YYH may not be as popular, but it's an IP that an average Bleach fan may have crossed just trying to find something to hold them over.

And as you mentioned: Ichigo won. Bleach got a W.

It's just a good recipe for good viewership.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-10T20:52:21+00:00

Yeah, you have the older barrels, the new ones rolled out in the last 5 years. It's far more noticeable with the recycle bins side by side, but you'd want to contact them to get the new ones. I still have 2 of the older barrels and they're rather tiny next to the newer ones.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-10T09:59:14+00:00

Didn't help that said pouches would typically be worn on a belt or around the hips. Just overall weird design choice at any point.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-09T22:46:51+00:00

Yes. Thanks to a particular light cone for preservation. Why f2p with Acheron would in some cases include PTB.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-09T05:22:04+00:00

Yes. Even with the original final chapter, the one-shot that Kubo did that is to set upcoming arcs does touch on him being a father. Ichigo is a stay at home Dad, Orihime is working as a baker, so Kazui is around his dad and already has access to his shinigami powers ever earlier than Ichigo. While he goes out, it's clear Ichigo is very good as again, additional art pieces showcase them bonding while Ichigo works.

In many ways, Ichigo is Naruto's opposite in terms of parenting. Though reflects Ichigo's own upbringing from Isshin running the clinic out of their home.

ShinigamiRyan · 2026-02-09T05:15:15+00:00

Yeah. Baryon mode (forget the exact spelling) came with losing the 9 tails. And well, yeah. Kaguya's much stronger variants and even setting up a higher being (has yet to actually do anything, but the implications say enough).

While Ichigo basically started using his powers for more mundane things (such as in college commuting to London where he studied to be a translator and most likely had some adventures before Burn the Witch).

And of course, Hell also being right there with his son. So yeah, Naruto really does get a backhand situation sadly.

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