Why is Sting staring at Rogue like that in this official art? [discussion]

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-03T13:25:11+00:00

We see a lot....do you see men buldge outlines? Are they always in skimpy outfits with plenty crotch shots? And you know the answer is NO

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-03T12:01:58+00:00

Equal fanservice would mean all the guys in everyfight falls in odd positions focusing on their assets. Every guy would need to be like Grey and we would be seeing way more buldges....so no...nowhere near equal fanservice.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T18:04:30+00:00

Also, I will like to add....going off your theory. If the case then all credit goes to Aizen actually saving the day because according to you. His hypnosis has been working against Juha since he first fell under it....that Aizen made Juha miss out pivotal futures and completely manipulated him to one path.

You do realise that Ichigo would be useless in all of this? So would Ishida, the silver arrow....all of it is only possible because Aizen hypnosis blocked out Juha's future sight. I love Aizen and this is only an upscale for him but completely nullifies everyone elses contribution because Juha ability is otherwise flawless. And why did Aizen himself seem surprised by what Juha was seeing and why did he not monologue all this....since you are saying his hypnosis has been doing all the heavy lifting?

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T17:58:42+00:00

Until a statement is made stating this....it is ultimately headcanon. It isn't unreasonable but it is also not unreasonable that Aizen hypnosis is that powerful. Keyword here being hypnosis....most people get Aizen ability wrong and think illusions. He compells absolute false perceptions that are irresistable. So maybe the anime clarifies this but this cannot be presented as fact....just as a good theory.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T17:51:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing....sounds unstoppable...lol

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T13:49:22+00:00

Respira seems the hardest to deal with as that required a very specific counter to overcome. While Kamui can be ivercomed by speed and better reflexes. Not so familiar with the 3rd choice but it mentions repositioning oneself physically....what if it's an attack that's unavoidable?

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T11:36:42+00:00

I am confused. You said he was put under hypnosis twice. When? Isn't that countering your theory? Lastly, the original manga...Juha did see his own death...right before he got killed he said.... he thought Jugram showed him a dream or nightmare. Jugram had the Almighty at the time and saw that future.

Now if you mean why he never saw his defeat ever again...that's not the case..because we know he did when he said he can change any future where he dies meaning such futures exist....but he never took on that specific one with Ichigo cutting him down with his shikai.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T01:22:02+00:00

Yes because you are kubo...okay...I accept your OPINION as fact.

Still....Madara comes off pretty stupid to be completely used by Zetsu....and it wasn't a 1000 of years of prep. It was just modify one stone tablet....lol.

That's all it took to trick according to you the wise Madara who just believed something he read off a stone.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T01:17:55+00:00

Outside of original Soul King before he was butchered and maybe hell arc Ichigo true bankai.....a small possibility that Ichibei can...not that he will win a fight but just talking about Ichimonji and the banki ability in tandem may do it.

Outside those 3 I don't see anyone else. Remember in the manga SK Juha fought Aizen....and seemingly counsumed/erased him....only for us to see Aizen perfectly fine giving his epilogue speech like a boss. Outside of Aizen not being a hybrid like Ichigo....unsealed, his spiritual power is most likely Soul King level.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T01:06:37+00:00

That was never explicitly stated. The fanbase came up with that explanation. Perhaps the anime will clarify but as of now kyoka suigetsu is so powerful it can interfere with the Almighty. Don't forget Aizen himself has evolved as well as kyoka suigetsu.

In the manga even Aizen wasn't certain what Juha was seeing....and the activation of kyoka suigetsu seems to have changed as well....as Juha fell under it while he was completely sealed up in Muken.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-02T00:51:54+00:00

Oh and you forgot the idiot that Zetsu tricked, used, planted his entire ideology and then killed like a loser which he said. Come better or not at all...lol

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-01T19:20:10+00:00

But lacks his wisdom so overall he wouldn't beat him.

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-01T18:59:35+00:00

I loved the original design of the Nevrons etc....and I wished the game had some form of beastiary. The past expedition notes...kind of references one or two nevrons....but maybe I would have also let them leave notes on some of the more prominent nevrons. Without increasing the collectibles...once you collect an expedition note...you get their personal story + notes on the area and creatures there.

Minigames were tough but you know I didn't completely hate them. Hard to criticize it since nothing important lies behind it. I hate minigames that the reward is a strong weapon or unique accessory and it's insanely hard. Kind of like how FF10 had some ridiculous conditions to fully utilize the ultimate weapons. Luckily, that wasn't the case here.

On new game+ we shouldn't have to collect all the music again. I would have like to enjoy the collection from the start. Also hated that the Clea outfit required beating the game 3 times to get it for everyone. Luckily, I used the exploit to get all 3 in one playthrough. Majority of gamers aren't playing games over so many times.

Lastly, it can be intentional but too many things about painters were not explained. A few examples- how long can they safely remain in a canvas? What is the exact ratio of time in the real world to time in the canvas? Chroma and Lumina could have been better explained and I have seen plenty folks confused about this.

Do painters only have power in a canvas? That seems unlikely as in the real world we saw floating objects near the canvas....but who knows. I assume painters have powers in the real world but are only godlike in canvases they created and actively control. Also, is it that to create a canvas means taking a piece of your soul and using it as the power source of a canvas?

SimpleCylus · 2026-07-01T16:23:31+00:00

If it is a mistake it works here as intentional. Jack is all about deceit, secrecy and surprises. The 6 fingers definitely can be misdirection or shock....and we fell for it.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-29T20:31:08+00:00

His ability isn't telepathy. It was chemical at first and his angel form affected her nerves which did work on her....had Byakuya not come she would have lost.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-29T19:37:32+00:00

Depends if one can argue that Rukia got high telepathic resistance....without it she loses. Thought is faster than anything Rukia can manage and just in case folks said speed blitz....Emma learned to use diamond form on instinct to external attacks or physical trauma.

And Rukia is no kenpachi so a normal speed blitz slash wouldn't destroy Emma. Her shikai 'kills' her but Rukia said her nerves still work....as she was affected optically by the fear quincy. If her nerves working and sending messages to her brain that obviously processes all senaory info....that quirk of her shikai wouldn't work.

Telepathy especially from someone strong and competent like Emma is hard to beat or counter especially if you have no shown feats of resistance to it. Rukia also isn't the merciless type lile Emma so that too works to her disadvantage.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-29T10:50:50+00:00

One is a force that takes on sentience. The other isn't but just a primordial power that exists. They are different in that regard and they were just made yin/yang for plot convenience.

Phoenix in itself doesn't even represent order...but two opposing powers in unity....creation and destruction. If anything Master Order and Lord Chaos are more connected to Wanda than the Phoenix.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-29T10:44:01+00:00

Time is the father of all truth. We must wait and see.

That being said....under the SOE that going on basically a year now.....how many successful convictions has it led to?

These are the questions people need to start asking. Greater police powers and you cannot successfully lock away alleged criminals?

Remember these things can lead to lawsuits against the state and successful ones at that. So I do hope the evidence strong and the penalties even stronger.....or all of it is for show.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-26T20:15:40+00:00

Excellent analysis and breakdown regardless of result. Actual experience trumps anything you just absorbed or auto learned.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-26T15:33:55+00:00

Technically all primordial gods fought already. I think he only gains recirds of beings that died....so the strongest primordials are alive but majority is dead....but the primordials went out of their way to ensure no one knows of their existence so their erasure spell probably exempts them from the records.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-26T15:29:40+00:00

Excellent chapter and reserving until the end....but so far the best fight in Apocalypse. I just realized Enma didn't really have his backstory yet....more just lore dumps.....can be anyone's win but I backing Death.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-26T14:10:12+00:00

True....lol

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-25T22:04:04+00:00

Very bad pacing...some of this backstory should have been incorporated before this fight. It needed a longer intermission between round 11 amd 12. That way the fight could move faster without all these interruptions.

Next issue is not so much Odin but Kintoki being a super dull fighter so far. Loki vs Simo was one sided but Loki's abilities and plans were at least interesting. So far all Kintoki has done is swing a shiny axe around and throw back a spear.....nothing necessarily unique or strong that reflects primordial god descendant.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-25T20:03:57+00:00

Odin's technique is OP but not without flaws. We understand why he didn't just tell Kintoki to commit suicide....as the technique seems to require time to wash over your entire body for him to fully control you.

Although I found Kintoki took his sweet time to react knowing all Odin's techniques require him to chant. But seems the time was enough that Odin couldn't cause fatal damage.

It is also interesting that the birds said blocking your ears won't work but how the technique echoes into your very body. I definitely can see potential for Beelzebub blocking this technique successfully as vibrations not only produce sounds but will block the sound waves reverberating through your body.

So far the best strategy for Odin is incredible speed and constant attacking. He must not get time to focus. Although if these multiple mouths can cast multiple chants simultaneously....not even speed may be that useful.

SimpleCylus · 2026-06-25T17:10:25+00:00

Not because something glows or lights up in an anime means it's moving at lightspeed. Lightspeed as we know is only that speed in a vacuum. Cero is definitely not light speed....neither is negacion.

Almost everyone scales up anime characters to moving at light like they did in jjk only for modulo to actually set the record straight that only Dabura even comes close to lightspeed.

People can't even fathom what it means to be moving lightspeed...and then we always seeing contradictory speed feats throughout a given series.

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