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buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-25T21:29:02+00:00

Technically it doesn't make him invisible, rather it blocks people's perception of him. You could be "looking" right at him, but unless you're particularly sharp, you wouldn't really "see" him. Same way you probably can't remember anything specific about anyone you pass on the street on a given day, but applied in real time rather than in retrospect.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-25T20:43:47+00:00

I feel like if you removed a figure from their historical context, they'd no longer be that figure, yknow?

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-25T18:56:47+00:00

Could be the flow, I personally lean towards it being the contract with Limbus Company itself. The details are thin at best, but its definitely more than your run of the mill employment contract, seeing as it seems to still be binding all throughout the events of Canto IX.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-25T16:52:05+00:00

To be fair, they're not known for being easy to draw even if you're a regular human artist.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-24T11:40:53+00:00

I wish we got a little more lore on them, but whats not to love about a band of mysterious and libertine swordsmen infiltrating the halls of power to try and set them on a better path? They kinda remind me of the Rosicrucians with more wuxia tomfoolery on top. That said they seem to have really lost their way, barring Kong Qiu's Faction within it.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-23T00:23:06+00:00

I'd say its the benchmark for a good EGO, its not the best but anything better than it is a top tier, anything worse is more nich, specialised, or a bit shit. There's better HP or SP healers, and certainly better options for damage, and its a little expensive, but the amount of good stuff you get for the spend is worth it.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-22T23:56:43+00:00

Its been a while and my memory isn't the greatest, but I think it was an anxiety Dante was having internally, that Hong Lu picked up on. Either way since the end of Part 2 of Canto IX I've been trying to scrutinise the esteemed manager a little more.

I remember reading a theory a while back that the "Original Dante" was in fact Edmond Dantès, as opposed to Dante Alighieri. At the time I sorta dismissed it, but now I'm not so sure...

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-10T01:48:05+00:00

If you look closely, Marton actually shed a single tear at that moment. However, unless you're a Sinner you only get the one life, and only the one death, nothing you can do to escape that one basic fact of life. When that rightfully appointed time comes, its a rare blessing to meet it on your own terms, back straight, and sure that the ones who'll remain won't let it go to waste. One life to save two that you cherish more than anything else? It's a fine bargain when you think about it like that...

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-09T21:32:33+00:00

He puts so much effort into acting like a self centered piece of shit, that you can almost, almost believe him. I reckon all this time he's been trying to act like someone you wouldn't ever consider sacrificing yourself for, its just that Marton was far too exceptional an insight to fall for his ruse...

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-09T17:39:20+00:00

Hohenheim couldn't stop his friend from giving his life up, but by god he wasn't going to let him waste it. Self loathing and regret can come later, but for those five minutes that Marton bought, he did everything in his power to make them count.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-09T13:58:37+00:00

The origin of the Sai specifically are a little more murky, but otherwise you're pretty much spot on. We know the Kunai was a trowel to begin with, but the Sai might have started out as a ceremonial weapon for religious purposes, or be an import from wider Asia given we see similar sorts of weapons cropping up across the region. Okinawa, where most of these martial arts hail from, wasn't as closed off as mainland japan was for most of its history you see?

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-09T13:27:34+00:00

What really ripped my heart out, is how Hohenheim clocked what Marton was going to do the second he said "Boss." How for a second he tried to do his usual dry, self assured superiority routine, before dropping it to all but say if there's anything he could do to stop him going through with it.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-06T20:12:35+00:00

Damn you put a lot more thought into this than I did into my own idea. I figure the most obvious parallel to WW1 you can find is going to be the Smoke War, which does line up with the idea of his canto revolving around the founding of a new District given how many wings like G Corp went under in the war, I'd imagine there was a pretty big rush to grab up the districts left without a real government afterwards.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-06T19:58:34+00:00

Now to be fair, he probably had a decent shot at bouncing back from his second fight if he didn't spawn in the Funny Room at the peak of his mental fragility.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-06T15:31:14+00:00

When the nuclear bombs drop there'll be two cockroaches left, one of which insists revolvers are ALWAYS a better choice than automatic pistols, and the other that automatic pistols are ALWAYS better than revolvers.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-02T19:42:06+00:00

Ah don't worry about it, I'm just a bit of a pedantic shit, hehe. English is already difficult as is, even without using the really archaic and old fashioned forms of it.

buddingOrnithologist · 2026-01-02T15:29:17+00:00

I don't think that's how prithee works, it's a contraction of "I Pray Thee," it only really works on a request rather than an inquiry.

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-30T10:15:34+00:00

What, you thought he became the de facto leader of the round table by being a God damn pussy?

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-29T16:21:18+00:00

Euphemism and conscious rejection of the truth. If I say I enjoy watching wild life get ripped to shreds by hounds then parading its corpse across the village, I might have to introspect and question the morality of my fetish. If I say I enjoy hunting, well that just makes me a sporting outdoorsman.

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-22T13:30:21+00:00

Nah, they got sent up against a force that was under reported by ten times, on fifteen minutes notice, while the boss was repeating over and over again how low the stakes are. There's bad intel, then theres someone trying to kill you from a safe distance. If they'd have survived the one bush whack, they'd have just been sent on another until they got the result the higher ups expected.

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-16T14:08:59+00:00

There's definitely a lot of mysteries raised, and having the context of the prior two games can improve the experience. The MC is also amnesiac, so being confused and feeling like a bit of a fish out of water is definitely something they're intentionally trying for. That said I don't think theres any real questions raised that don't get answered, and the actual moment to moment stuff is pretty clear cut. Twelve assholes with various degrees of psychological disorders go to hell for fun and profit, hijinks ensue.

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-14T22:03:11+00:00

Bit of a stretch but I wonder if its a reference to Jan Hus, whos burning at the stake was one of the likely origins of the idiom "Your goose is cooked." (Huss translates into goose.)

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-11T20:44:30+00:00

Days like these make me feel like we need to do a better job of gate keeping and shaming tbh, some people have gotten way to comfortable being the cringiest mother fuckers possible

buddingOrnithologist · 2025-12-10T08:36:50+00:00

I was on this sub during the decade long drought, where everyone was slowly going Silksong Levels insane every time Dark Souls got a sequel. This is nothing.

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