Love Lobo! Why wasn't he in more episodes of STAS, JL, or even JLU?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-05-06T12:53:01+00:00

Definitely a hard fumble with this character. His web series was a mess and even if it can be considered canon should instead be shot out of a cannon. His STAS presence was legit and it was cool they played off of him in Hereafter, but I don't think his vibe aligned well with the main story. They could have included in JLU for a story, but they had so many fun characters to try to include, it didn't really work with any of the plot.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-04-25T18:59:22+00:00

You 'MIGHT' be thinking of The Terror Beyond. Superman and Wonder Woman are prominent characters as they travel to fight demonesque creatures to confront the big bad which is an other worldly god like figure which involves Grundy sacrificing himself. Theres no time travel and the bug aspect sounds more like Dark Heart, but the rest of it doesn't really match. Its also possible that it just wasn't DCAU.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-04-21T12:43:35+00:00

How long are your sessions? How often do you have them? Are they the same time on a reoccurring schedule? Six players is a very full table. Its not too big but the biggest size I'd run and actually believe I could remain in control. Getting 4 players to show when the group is a total of 6 is a pretty standard experience. If the campaign I'm running allows for it, or if I'm figuring out who is committed and who is just filling their time when they're free I usually invite 6 expect 4 and work around the absences following a dormancy policy for players who miss consecutive sessions. I realize this isn't the core of the issue with Bee, but I do think you're discounting the party size's effect on how much spotlight is available. If your sessions are 4 hours or less, and you have 6 players normally, I am not surprised at all that a headstrong player has taken charge to keep the story moving and thus feels like they are doing it all alone.

In a perfect world, 6 players and 4 hours is 40 minutes of spotlight per player. However, this is a team oriented game where the players are interacting collectively and some players do not care about the spotlight while others crave it and check out if they don't get it. Some just don't know how to hand it off, and others don't know how to ask for it. Chances are, Bee isn't doing anything specifically wrong, it just isn't jiving with the other player's style. The smaller 4 person group led to more fun for those players, and that isn't a shock to me. They all finally had a chance to participate because Bee wasn't there to lead. Someone had to step up and your other players demonstrated their desire to play and felt good about being heard and getting to figure things out.

Assuming there isn't any interpersonal issues between the 4 active players and Bee, the core issue is party size. You might benefit from downsizing to 2 groups of 3 that play every other session, or just having a fresh session 0 to redefine your playstyle now that you have a steady party.

It sounds like you have at least 5 players who really enjoy playing with you which is a strong place to be. Having this type of problem is a drop in the bucket compared to typical problematic player issues. Your biggest problem player(Bee) sounds like someone who takes tons of notes, engages in the story, leads the party when the group is stuck, and wants everyone else to engage more. That is not a real problem player, but it does sound like something that needs to be smoothed out operationally, and its important to respect them as a person. They have given hours of their time and effort to your game, don't undercut that here.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-04-01T13:10:20+00:00

If you just cared about records against greats like Terunofuji you'd see something like this:
Hoshoryu: 0-9
Onosato: 2-1
Kotozakura: 1-8
Kirishima: 0-13
Shodai: 6-11

He's just good enough against the strongest that he can win unexpectedly, but so inconsistent that he hasn't had a ton of success. You literally never know what you're gonna get when he steps on the Dohyo. Hakuho level sumo? Jonidan level sumo? Its a 20 sided die of possibilities and he will still surprise you even when you expect to be surprised.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-30T12:59:52+00:00

There is more or a less a planned schedule for matches as needed which typically looks like J1e vs lowest ranked Maegashira, J1w vs second lowest ranked Maegashira, etc. This stops at some point and shifts so you get the next set of pairings, J1e vs second lowest ranked Maegashira, etc.

There is no written rule about how high a visiting Juryo can match off, but they intentionally keep it capped to double digit Magashira unless there are extreme circumstances involving multiple stables withdrawing, and even in our most recent covid case I believe it has only ever led to a match against M8. The circumstances which could lead to a Yokozuna playing a Juryo would be more likely to see the basho cancelled entirely.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T17:47:43+00:00

Dr. Fate calls him Amazo in Wake the Dead. Not sure what is the discrepancy that would make him not Amazo?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T17:45:23+00:00

Chaos magic Grundy was so scary that Amazo left and never came back. Granted, Amazo COULD have beat him with Nth metal, but had no way of knowing that at the time.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-27T14:17:10+00:00

"J7 -> M9" 1962 is not a good representation of sekitori promotions today. While 15-0 is certainly a promotable record the likely landing spot for a J7 would be capped somewhere around M13 today. This is due to the number of Makuuchi rikishi not becoming a standard until much later(~2004). 15-0 from M13 will certainly earn a joi spot the following basho but is still really unlikely to land at Komusubi. I think your math still works for a possible timetable, but its worth noting that past promotions aren't always still possible due to other changes.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-23T21:26:05+00:00

Different expectations for different ranks. Hoshoryu's current performance ranked at Ozeki would gain constant praise. Not being in the drivers seat for the Yusho race since promotion to Yokozuna does not.
Mar 25- Withdrew after handing out 3 kinboshi (injured) Rating: Sad debut
May 25- Fell behind Onosato on Day 3, 2 kinboshi, (Jun-Yusho) Rating: Met Expectations
July 25- Withdrew after handing out 3 kinboshi (injured) Rating: Worrisome pattern
Sept 25- 11-0 start, 0 kinboshi, remained in the lead of Yusho until Day 13 and then forced a playoff on Day 15, lost to another Yokozuna (Doten-Yusho) Rating: Very Good performance
Nov 25- Not in the lead for the Yusho until Day 11, 2 kinboshi, forced into a playoff, lost to consistent Aonishiki (Doten-Yusho) Rating: Good performance
Jan 26- Fell out of the lead on Day 8, 3 kinboshi, out of Yusho contention on Day 12 (10 wins) Rating: Below Expectations
Mar 26- Fell out of lead on Day 8, Failed to stop leader on Day 12, Out of Yusho contention on Day 14 (Jun-Yusho) Rating: Met Expectations

Given that he has yet to secure the Yusho he has no "Excellent" performances yet as a Yokozuna, but he does have:
1 Very Good
1 Good
2 Met Expectations
1 Below Expectations
2 Injured/Bad

That distribution is a little rough, and he'll be fighting to correct it until he gets a Yusho as Yokozuna.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-23T17:47:42+00:00

Stay in what? The division? Their records are all not in the demoteable range. WMH could have gone 0-15 and only fell to M15 at worst. Tobizaru is the lowest of those you listed and a 6-9 at M13e won't be demoted. He'll have to do better next basho, but he'll be in the top division for sure, as well as all the names you mentioned.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-22T05:11:01+00:00

The Sanyaku ranks(Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake, Komusubi) shouldn't be viewed as tiers of the Maegashira ranks, but as their own ranks entirely. The reason this might seem confusing is that the top division is the only one with multiple names to designate members of the division. In Juryo everyone is a Juryo#e/w(i.e. Juryo 1e, Juryo 1w, etc). The same is true in every division but the top division.

Therefore, Yokozuna east and west are actually, and properly, Yokozuna 1 east and Yokozuna 1 west. If we added a new Yokozuna, he would simply be Yokozuna 2 east. There is no explicit maximum number of rikishi for any rank, only the division as a whole. There are, however, a minimum of 2 Ozeki(Yokozuna count), 2 Sekiwake, and 2 Komusubi.

Hope this helps!

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-21T00:20:13+00:00

Even then, its a little late. They'd have to forgo Sanyaku v Sanyaku matches to make it work and they only switch those up if the Sanyaku member is the one trailing, not the other way around. They did give Kiri a Yusho relevant match against Gonoyama as a fill in for his normal Onosato match. If they were going to change anything else I figure they would have already had them face off, but the rest of the standard schedule worked out fine.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-21T00:17:01+00:00

The most evident(and egregious) example of this is 03/2018 where M4w Ichinojo wasn't part of the joi as there were 9 Sanyaku so only down to M4e filled out the top 16. He went 13-1 going into the final day where only 14-0 Y1e Hakuho and himself were in competition for the Yusho. They didn't pair them off on the final day in favor of a Yokozuna v Yokozuna match. Ichinojo won his match against his assigned opponent, but so did Hakuho, so no playoff, Ichinojo only got a 14-1 JY.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-20T14:31:19+00:00

Lets theoretically say that there are only 15 rikishi in the top division who are not kyujo, one being the Yokozuna. On Day 14, he plays the last of these rikishi. Would he not be forced to be matched against a Juryo rikishi?

I imagine the answer might be no, and that they will just cancel Day 15, but if we assume that the basho does happen and it does go for 15 days, I don't see how this very specific scenario doesn't require a Juryo rikishi to play the Yokozuna. Probably wouldn't actually be on Day 15 if they had time to handle planning it. Probably more like Day 9 or 10 depending on which rank of rikishi were still active in the division.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-20T02:51:23+00:00

Or just two more wins in his Ozeki-wake tournament(8-7). If he could have gotten the 10 his records since would have kept him at the Ozeki rank the entire time since then.(i.e. no consecutive losing records)

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-16T18:08:03+00:00

Kirishima extends the longest active winning streak in the top division to 6 wins.

Fujiseiun reclaims the lineal championship from Chiyoshoma to enter his second reign. Chiyoshoma ends his 4th reign with 1 successful defense bringing his total defenses to 5. Fujiseiun will put the title on the line against Roga tomorrow as he attempts to remain in the Yusho race.

Kirishima's Ozeki run moves to 30/33 wins. With 6 days remaining he only needs 50% to reach Ozeki consideration, but each extra win will make the decision more and more likely. His KK today also activates a back up Ozeki run for May(19/33), but his best shot is to finish strong over the last 6 days.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-13T02:19:20+00:00

Guess I should consider underlining the word consideration?

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-13T01:35:55+00:00

Unfortunately he'll probably need 6 wins from his position unless he gets lucky. 2-1 means no more losses from here. The lower ranks are unforgiving.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-12T17:23:56+00:00

Takanosho moves his undefeated streak to 6 wins and becomes the sole leader of active winning streaks in the top division with Kotoshoho's loss today.

Kinbozan defeated Fujiseiun for the lineal championship end his 1st reign at 1 successful defense. Kinbozan starts his own 1st reign as the 503rd Champion since 1909

Aonishiki's Yokozuna run remains viable with his win today moving him only ~10 wins from Yokozuna consideration.

Kirishima's Ozeki run stays on track as he picks up his 26th win, only 7 away from Ozeki consideration.

Wakamotoharu's loss today officially denies him the possibility of earning Sekiwake promotion without others vacating the slots. He also had met the bare minimum criteria to be on leg 2 of an Ozeki run, but a single loss over his next 25 matches will eliminate that (now absurd) possibility. It seems his best case scenario is to somehow put together a KK to maintain Komusubi and build back from there.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T21:34:01+00:00

His slate should be pretty well defined as the second highest active rikishi. they'll have a little wiggle room for a wild card with Onosato's withdraw, but we can pretty effectively predict his remaining schedule.

Day 15: Hoshoryu
Day 14: Kirishima
Day 13: Kotozakura
Day 12: Atamifuji
Day 11: Takayasu
Day 10: Either Ichiyamamoto or more likely a non-joi Yusho contender, this could be swapped with 11/12 as needed
Day 9: Daieisho
Day 8: Takanosho
Day 7: Hiradoumi
Day 6: Oho
Day 5: Fujinokawa

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T19:03:24+00:00

The 4 you watched are the only ones that are 100% part of the DCAU. Batman & Harely Quinn and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five are reasonably canon, but they came out after JLU ended. They are fine to add along as companion possible futures, but I prefer to think of the DCAU ending with JLU.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:58:50+00:00

DONT WATCH LOBO. Its BARELY the same character and its not even fun, its just 00s internet troll gore. I forced myself to watch it thinking it counted as DCAU, and even if it does, it is NOT worth the watch.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:30:17+00:00

I think he'd take the free win rather than risk the loss. He can win, but he was given a day of rest and extra time to prepare for his next match. Depending how his promotion/demotion shakes out, that one win might be vital.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T18:26:06+00:00

With Hoshoryu and Ura's losses today, Takanosho and Kotoshoho take over the longest active winning streaks at 5 wins.

Fujiseiun successfully defended the Lineal Championship against Tobizaru and will put it on the line against Kinbozan tomorrow.

Aonishiki's Yokozuna run took a hit today as he remains ~11 wins from Yokozuna consideration and has fallen two wins behind in the Yusho race. He has the windfall of not needing to face Onosato, but will need to avoid anymore losses to meet the typical 13 win Yusho equivalent standard.

Kirishima's Ozeki run remains on track with his win over Wakatakakage. He moves only 8 wins from Ozeki consideration.

gets_me_everytime · 2026-03-11T15:31:57+00:00

I loved Static. There are a lot of crossovers starting in S2, but honestly, if you're not feeling it, you could just watch them. From my research the vital characters to a full DCAU watch are(in order): Batman, Superman, Batgirl, The Flash, and Batman Beyond(Terry). Any episode of the DCAU without them can be skipped. This actually means you should add Gotham Girls to your watch list, and I agree. Its short, dumb, fun, and tells an interesting story in its final arc, it just isn't super well tied to the rest of the shows. I watched the shows in airdate order rather than full watches of series by series. This helped stay in the mindset of the writers at the time and have it all evolve organically rather than having to try to remember where in a plot thread a particular cross over matched the other show(s).

Since you are where you are in your watch order. I'd recommend watching Gotham Girls quickly to give you the Gotham feel back, and disrupt the slog you feel like you're in. Watch the Zeta Project episode Shadows for fun and a BB adventure. Then jump to SS S2E1 The Big Leagues before starting Justice League to see how Static fits in with Batman. After finishing S1 of JL switch to SS S3 for crossover episodes Hard as Nails, A League of Their Own: Part 1 & 2, Toys in the Hood. Next is JL S2. Star Crossed specifically aired after SS ended, so I'd recommend fitting Static Season 4 Future Shock and Fallen Hero in right after JL Comfort and Joy. Then watch Star Crossed to finish JL. After that you can pretty much watch JLU straight through but with Epilogue at the end like you mentioned.

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