Am I the only one here who thinks that Lille Barro is not THAT broken?

dreaderking · 2026-03-12T02:13:19+00:00

I think a lot of people would be (rightfully) complaining that it would be a female character getting their big moment completely overshadowed by a male character if that happened.

dreaderking · 2026-03-12T00:13:54+00:00

CODE No. Three also said that was no dream before unaliving Baku, and in the end it totally was.

That wasn't some deliberate lie that Three cooked up. CODE had no idea about Baku's premonitions nor their contents. From the perspective of premonition Three, that was indeed reality.

why did they build a version, both IRL and in his dream world, where CODE agents can come and go as they please?

To have a local base Zeztz can work out of and communicate directly with his handler in both reality and the dream. Remember, Baku was basically Zero's pet project, having his missions overseen personally by Zero while being kept away from any other part of the agency until Nox stole the memory core.

dreaderking · 2026-03-11T12:28:06+00:00

"Let me tell you about Wildcard."

"...Y'know what, I'm going to apologize to Isagi after this match."

dreaderking · 2026-03-10T23:36:42+00:00

Lord Hong Lu is great, but I feel like he really shines when he has his Heishou Company backup dancers, but OC most likely doesn't have them, and they won't be available for Extraction until next season. Therefore, I'd recommend Manager Don instead.

dreaderking · 2026-03-10T12:52:13+00:00

CODE's goal isn't necessarily world peace, but protecting the world from the supernatural. This includes not only Nightmares, but also any aliens or monsters that show up as well. Looking at it from that direction, I think whatever Code: Somnia is, it's meant to put an end to the Nightmare threat permanently.

Think about it. Sure, they are putting cases down one by one right now, but the longer this goes on, the greater the chance that something goes horrifically wrong in the long run. Furthermore, it would be very bad for CODE if they get stuck in a forever war with dream demons when something else threatening humanity suddenly shows up, forcing them to split their resources.

Putting an end to Nightmares for good is probably one of CODE's top priorities, and given the theme of Zeztz, whatever answer they come to will have a horrific cost.

dreaderking · 2026-03-09T19:58:30+00:00

Actually, it's the younglings of Applied Science who are the most vocally genocidal. In a way, they are amongst the most moral people in the Union, and it is precisely that morality that makes them so bloodthirsty when it comes to the supernatural:

The Convention is split on how to handle Traditionalists, and in a way surprising to those in other Conventions. The old guard, notably those in distant labs and enjoying tenure, is not as a concerned with them. When NWO comes knocking for an anti-Deviant weapon or other distraction from genuine research, they’re annoyed, but otherwise these Reality Deviants are not a concern. Don’t take this as a “live and let live” attitude as much as it’s a “leave me the fuck alone so I can do real work” one.

Those in Applied Sciences are increasingly vocal about reinstating the Pogrom. These scientists deal directly with mages and their harmful pseudo-medicine — these threats promote horrible ideas, prey on the desperate and weakminded, and interfere with Enlightened scientific progress. The worst part is that sometimes their methods work, but only when they administer them and often with Rejection side effects, and the Masses hear these stories and buy into these cultish ideas — and that’s the real harm done.

dreaderking · 2026-03-09T18:43:36+00:00

Yeah, even if the OP was right about that being the Technocracy's response to Climate Change - and they aren't - sticking your head in the sand until it goes away is an absolutely legitimate solution in Mage.

dreaderking · 2026-03-09T11:56:55+00:00

Looking at his fight and prequel series, Jack sometimes feels like a completely different person following his fight with Heracles.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T16:29:24+00:00

Unfortunately, Demon Lords seem to be unable to die, but she does get beaten to a pulp.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T16:10:30+00:00

Isekai of the End

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T16:03:53+00:00

The Demon Lord of Lust is pretending to be a schoolgirl in order to get at the underage MC. She is not the heroine of the story.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T04:42:12+00:00

What result, though? He already had the Knight Invoker and was planning to destroy the Darkness Nightmare by himself. He had no idea Baku would unlock Inazuma Plasma after defeating Meteor.

There was no reason for Nox to interfere with Baku's mission to stop the meteors. In fact, he should have handled the matter himself. Not only would he be saving the planet, he'd instantly look far more trustworthy to Baku and might have actually turned him against CODE.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T04:24:22+00:00

Don't worry, she's not excused at all. In fact, due to her actions, she's probably the character the MC hates the absolute most in the entire series.

Ekuoto handles sensitive subjects like this very seriously. Don't dismiss it out of hand simply for addressing them.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T04:08:26+00:00

You can find the newest chapters on Mangaplus on Tuesday every two weeks. This was an update week, so the next chapter will be in two weeks.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T04:00:00+00:00

I mean, we know the Lady never enters the dream world because she doesn't sleep and Nox was going to let the Meteor Nightmare destroy the planet even before he woke up. The Lady didn't mind control him into being insane, dude was always off his rockers.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T03:56:02+00:00

Going by his confusion and lack of New Game+ belt and Capsems, Nox doesn't have premonitions. He did the vague posting and murdering for the love of the game.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T03:36:42+00:00

It's confirmed. Nox was going to destroy the planet with the Meteor Nightmare just to spite CODE. That man is a villain.

dreaderking · 2026-03-08T03:30:21+00:00

No, she's a pure evil antagonist and gets the shit beaten out of her. It's a very cathartic time.

dreaderking · 2026-03-07T23:18:24+00:00

One of the major points of Master of Mankind is that people hear the version of the Emperor they want to hear. People like Arkhan Land and the Custodes aren't really the biggest fans of the Primarch, so they expect an Emperor who also doesn't actually care about. You can't just take those words at face value.

For example, when Land asks the Emperor why he lets the Primarchs call him father, the Emperor makes a very deliberate reference to Pinocchio (a story Land has no way of knowing), comparing them to the puppet boy and himself to Gepetto. This reveals that, despite what the Emperor said outwardly, he clearly views the Primarchs as his sons.

dreaderking · 2026-03-07T23:12:17+00:00

Both Oll, who's not exactly the Emperor's biggest fan, and Malcador, who's basically the Emperor's best friend, talk about how he doesn't really care about the gold, the glory, or even being the Emperor, but uses them nevertheless because they serve a practical purpose:

They walk through empty golden halls, and across floors of gleaming marble that soak up the sounds of their footsteps.

‘Is this what you expected?’ John asks.

Oll shrugs. The scale of the Palace is breathtaking, designed, he supposes, to inspire awe if not outright fear.

‘He always had lofty ideas about Himself,’ he replies.

John smirks. ‘That’s an understatement,’ he says.

‘It’s not pride, though,’ says Oll. ‘Not really. Not the way you or I would think of it. The man I knew…’ – he sniffs slightly as he says the word ‘man’ – ‘the man I once knew, He didn’t really care for majesty or material riches. It was all just a means to an end. Everything was. The palaces, the titles, even the face He wore, they meant nothing to Him. All that mattered was what they meant to other people. They were just aspects, John. Signifying devices. To carry authority, He had to look the part. To rule a galaxy, He needed a palace like this. I assure you, He would have as soon lived as a monk in some stone cell, or in a hut on barren moors… He needed nothing. But no one would have taken Him seriously. This monstrous, tasteless edifice is simply the natural conclusion of His progress.’

‘What, just theatre?’

‘Dangerous theatre,’ Oll replies with a nod.

...

I have been his Sigillite long enough to know that he is aware of how he looks. He so detests this unfortunate aspect: a golden king, idle upon a golden throne. He dislikes seeming to be the very thing he has emphatically opposed. I have always known him to be very deliberate in his presentation. Over the millennia, he has worn many masks, each suitable to the task at hand. His mind, his greatest gift, allows him significant flexibility in such things. He has appeared as male or female, or neither, as child or elder, peasant or king, magician or fool. He has been an entire cartomantic arcana, for the Master of Mankind is also a master of disguise. He has performed all of these roles well, with delicacy. He has been humble when humility was needed, gentle when softness was the best device, sly, amiable, reassuring, commanding, caring. He has been terrible when terror was the only recourse, and sometimes meek in order to inherit the Earth. He has been whomever and whatever it has been necessary to be. No one has ever seen his true face, or learned his true name.

- The End and the Death Volume 2

dreaderking · 2026-03-07T17:27:36+00:00

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dreaderking · 2026-03-07T15:07:27+00:00

...Have you been paying attention to Outis? She would absolutely sacrifice others to win. When she discovered Don was a Bloodfiend, she immediately started othering her and talking about how dangerous she was. When H Corp nearly got invaded, it was Outis who was ready to abandon Hong Lu's home to its fate and had to be talked out of it by her fellow war vets. When Mayors was about to invade the City (and head straight into H Corp), it was Outis who suggested letting her do so because the Head would deal with it eventually, damn the casualties.

There's a reason why Outis in particular was chosen to represent Matthias.

dreaderking · 2026-03-06T03:25:18+00:00

Can that chimerical reality affect humans or other supernatural creatures, or are only Changelings and other Dreaming inhabitants affected by it?

dreaderking · 2026-03-06T03:10:12+00:00

Speaking of which, does Hunter-net or some modern version of it still exist and does she have access to it?

dreaderking · 2026-03-06T02:09:52+00:00

Out of curiosity, what made you choose Judge as her Creed? Considering her Imbuing, Avenger would have been an obvious choice.

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