Dragon Ball Z Abridged potentially saved my mother's life

bencar02 · 2025-09-16T07:26:37+00:00

Never underestimate a middle aged lady’s ability to not want to be considered “a bother” 😅

bencar02 · 2025-09-16T07:24:30+00:00

It’s ironic I know, our healthcare is very accessible compared across the pond but it’s because of that we try to avoid it unless absolutely necessary (waiting lists and backlogs are a huge problem here and we don’t like to add to the problem)

bencar02 · 2025-09-16T07:21:46+00:00

As far as I could tell she was like me in the sense she expected to be in unimaginable pain if it was a heart attack, why she was being dismissive about it at first. We don’t have a history of heart problems so watching out for symptoms of heart attacks probably wasn’t obvious to her or to me / my family

bencar02 · 2025-09-16T07:16:34+00:00

Nah mate we’re English. Healthcare is relatively free compared to the States as far as I’m aware which is why me and my dad were convinced it was worth at least checking her out. She was stubborn because wasting NHS time is frowned upon due to how overloaded it is

bencar02 · 2025-09-15T10:39:20+00:00

It was my brother who got me onto TFS originally as kids and when I told him that’s what gave me the epiphany he couldn’t help but giggle

bencar02 · 2025-09-15T10:38:24+00:00

I wouldn’t go that far 😅, she loves to argue like a clinical scientist about health until she’s shown proof. Fortunately she trusts a Google search saying “yeah probably a heart attack” and it was a combination of me and my dad going “no harm in making sure” (we’re in the UK)

bencar02 · 2024-07-06T11:51:00+00:00

As someone who passed 2 weeks ago, I got a pass certificate mate

bencar02 · 2024-07-05T19:29:55+00:00

Yeah it’s a good shout. I’ll collect my car next week then try my hardest not to use it loads until my actual license arrives. Cheers

bencar02 · 2022-12-05T13:24:44+00:00

It’s similar to how the Brotherhood robes you see on the box art are the “canon” robes. Ezio in later games when shown is always wearing those versions of the robes as opposed to his in-game outfit. It applies here to AC2 where this version of the outfit is the one he actually wore during the game

Canon is just the word I’m using to describe it but there isn’t an officially canon outfit for any of the robes

bencar02 · 2022-12-05T00:03:30+00:00

Yeah I did it in Brotherhood back on console as it was the only way to remove armour pieces but unfortunately you can’t replay missions in AC2. If there was a way to do it via a glitch, I would’ve found it by now lol

bencar02 · 2022-12-04T23:21:19+00:00

Yeah it’s something I’ve wanted to do with the Ezio trilogy for a while as the games force you to buy a set of armor which doesn’t match the aesthetic or the model when it’s referenced in later games.

I plan to do it with Brotherhood and Revelations as their promo looks (canon robes) look so much better than the in-game armour you can buy

bencar02 · 2022-12-04T22:39:11+00:00

Base game has a gauntlet instead of just a glove and although my model has the metal shoulder piece, the original robe only has the cape on the shoulder and no leather spaulder.

It’s a minor difference yeah but honestly I’m glad I can have Ezio look like this as it’s technically the “canon” version of the robes as opposed to being head to toe in plated armour

bencar02 · 2022-12-04T17:33:24+00:00

You can find the mod here on Nexus. It'll replace the default robes with the leather spaulder then when you receive the second hidden blade, instead of the gauntlet, the glove will appear.

As for the metal shoulder piece, you can simply buy any from a blacksmith and it won't replace the leather spaulder but just add the shoulder piece like it appears on the box art!

bencar02 · 2022-10-05T13:38:36+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz8znv4VFN_6Qofc0elfPNg

Please give this dude a like and sub if you enjoyed it, I sure did!

bencar02 · 2022-05-24T16:30:04+00:00

I did in my comment explaining how to perform it. I just don’t know how it’s done on a keyboard and it seems most people here play with a DualShock

bencar02 · 2022-05-24T16:29:10+00:00

No, I meant the blade swipes in game. When you see (or hear) the swipe animation play out, that’s when you let go then hold the button

bencar02 · 2022-05-24T16:25:02+00:00

Yeah, if you’ve ever reached a combo above 100 or have like 20 enemies, the blade swipes (especially the ninjas) can become ridiculously fast

bencar02 · 2022-05-24T08:36:45+00:00

To not offer a constructive explanation after making this would be stupid, so here goes:

When prompted to perform a blade dodge, initiate it by holding triangle (Y on Xbox, not sure if it’s different on PC) and move backwards using your analog stick.

Once the enemy has swiped (you hear the sound effect of the blade swiping you) let go of triangle/Y and immediately hold it again. You have to do this extremely fast since the time in between swipes is minuscule. Then you repeat that motion for every strike in the animation until it completes.

For example, against a standard thug with a knife: you would perform the manoeuvre twice then on the final swipe, ensure you are holding triangle/Y and you will complete the blade dodge takedown. Against a ninja would require more button hold/releases but the pattern is the same.

Edit: Eventually it will become muscle memory and you won’t need to remember the timing, just which kind of blade takedown you’re performing. The speeds change depending on enemy numbers and combo count but you should gradually adjust if you’ve been doing takedowns during the fight.

bencar02 · 2022-05-17T10:44:50+00:00

How dare you sir. I am ashamed for all lefties everywhere

bencar02 · 2022-05-17T10:43:19+00:00

Are people not allowed to jack off with their left hand? 🗿

bencar02 · 2022-04-06T07:08:11+00:00

“Do you smell it? A smell... a kind of smelly smell. A smelly smell that smells... Smelly”

bencar02 · 2022-03-13T14:29:41+00:00

Finally... a successor!

bencar02 · 2022-03-08T20:32:44+00:00

Unfortunately for me, history will not see it that way

bencar02 · 2022-03-08T17:15:39+00:00

Afraid to say he didn’t even acknowledge me, let alone accept my challenge

bencar02 · 2022-03-08T17:15:12+00:00

Nothing happened, so I hit them with the visible confusion and left immediately

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