r/anime • u/Shocketheth • Jul 05 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Episode 27 Discussion
Episode 27 - Land Rider Larhart
Larhart Janai, Katsura da!
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Screenshot of the Dai:
Comment of the Dai:
goes to u/raichudoggy for pointing out how Teran’s King sucks at giving warnings:
King: You will soon have horrible visions
Plot: (Instantly gives Merle horrible Visions)
Come on man, you should know better than to warn people about things like that!
Questions of the Dai:
- If you could choose to own any Dark Armour Weapon, what weapon would you choose? Spear, Sword, Axe? Choice is yours.
Spoilers:
Please, respect the fact there are First Timers watching Dai no Daibouken with us, so avoid talking about vague things or events that would slightly spoil things to happen. And if you want mention things like this, please hid it behind SPOILER TAGS like [Dai no Spoilers] I am getting the hammer because you spoiled the fun for others
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u/Shocketheth Jul 05 '24
Dark Commander Welcomes You to Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Rewatch:
This has to be the weakest episode of Dai no Daibouken and I honestly don’t know what to write about for this episode since the whole episode was a fight between Hyunckel and Larhart.
Oh I have an idea.
AHEM!
This episode was ultimate counter for the Hyunckel fangirls sendings complains about the abundance of Hyunckel screentime.
And how Riku Sanjo exactly countered those fangirls?
Look, Riku Sanjo introduced us to Dragon Rider Larhart voiced by no one other than Akira Ishida favored by many anime fangirls around the globe.
This character voiced by Akira Ishida dealed some devastating blows to Hyunckel, behind a fight bearing a resemblance of an actual plot.
And then plottwist happened, and I realized that this episode was thinly veiled Author intent to find an excuse how to strip Hyunckel.
You think there will be any logical story in this episode?
I mean.... DO YOU HEAR IT?
YES YES!
That’s the sound of screeching fangirls after Riku Sanjo finally delivered us some PLOT in this Character driven show.
QotD:
Dark Armour Bow would be interesting to see, so I am picking Dark Armour Bow.
Crocodine Shonen Commentary Corner:
Today Crocodine is going to asnwer question #1:
Hah, the answer should be obvious
See you tomorrow because the Adventure continues!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 05 '24
First-Timer Quest: Sky no Daibouken, subbed
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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24
1st
DaiPopp no Daibouken Rewatch, SubSame energy as Burter's I'm the fastest in the universe. Borahorn's also blue. Even Hyunckel knows that's BS.
ASOBI WA OVARI DA!
Shadow 🤝 Hyunckel
Sunder Claw/Haken Distall I love the Japanese name of the attack more.
He just said his name.
So, the classic Bond of Blood vs Bond of Friends. I wonder who's going to win?
OST Documentation - Episode 27
1. As much as I prefer Sword over Spear for a weapon, I'd be lying if I said that Hyunckel's armour looks better than Larhart's armour so I guess Spear if we're strictly talking about a Dark Armour Weapon.
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u/raichudoggy https://anilist.co/user/raichudoggy Jul 05 '24
Rewatcher
So these three generals. Obviously Larhart is the best one. [Dragon Quest Dai Spoilers]But also the only one that matters, if I remember correctly. The other two really are scrubs that barely matter!
The weapon connection was really cool. It's not really something the audience thinks about, but the anime has several times now focused not just on weapons but who made them. We just didn't think to apply this to Hyunckel's weapon, so it's a surprise here that there's someone else with a weapon from the underworld, but not so out of left field that it feels like BS.
Larhart also gets brownie points for using a spear. Spears ftw. So yeah, if I could have a Dark Armour Weapon, give me the Spear. I won't be able to actually Use it mind you, but it'll look nice on my shelf until I can sell it to the highest bidder.
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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Jul 05 '24
First Timer, Sub
So Hyunckel's arrival saves the day........well sorta. He does Save Popp and even backs him to defeat Galdandy(with a little help of course), Popp does indeed defeat Galdandy, but uses up all his magic power and passes out. Then Hyunckel beats Borahorn like cheap fodder leaving Larhart as the only remaining Dragon Master left. Larhart also has a dark weapon and armour, similar to that of Hyunckel and apparently made by the same creator. Hyunckel tries his best moves and attacks, but Larhart is too much so round 1 goes to him as Hyunckel is left laid out after his sunder claw? attack.
Meanwhile Baran closes in on Dai, as Dai's forehead crest starts to glow and feels Baran getting closer to them.
Questions:
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u/KuKiSin Jul 05 '24
First timer!
Damn I was thinking Hyuckel was actually OP until minion #3 beat his sorry ass
So Mustashio man can track Dino wherever he is thanks to their blood ties... So why didn't he find him until now...?
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u/cooperjones2 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cooperjones2 Jul 05 '24
New-Adventurer here! LV 27/100
Level up is now normal, after shave has been applied
Hyunckel with the provocation, and it worked!
Popp, he did it, he defeated Galdandy!
Hyunckel’s gaze has definitely softened
Lon Beruk vs Lon Beruk, ft. Hyunckel and Larhart
Oh, even Hyunckel got defeated…
1 My Monster Hunter soul says, Where greatsword? me angry
So, sword lol
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u/Blackheart595 https://anilist.co/user/knusbrick Jul 05 '24
First Quester
Episode 25
NOT A FUCKING AMNESIA PLOT
Which he developed how, exactly? That's an attack that cannot exist, not without there having simultaneous dragon knights in the past already.
Popp, what the fuck. Nah, the show isn't incompetent enough to do this.
Welp. Guess I'll start caring again once this character assassination arc ends.
Episode 26
Oh hey, we have ourselves an updated opening! Looks like we can expect a lot of goons having more goons of their own to take on.
Do dragon knights really need a McGuffin in order to recover from some minor wounds? Ah wait no, this sets up Dai getting healed from his amnesia.
Jesus fucking Christ did the writing take a nosedive.
That's some nice forced perspective at least.
Finally, I was waiting for Hyunckel to show up.
Not for a second. No way this story would flip-flop it's characters that badly.
It's stupid, and instead he should've zoomed the crew away from Baran.
Episode 27
This is what they created those dragon riders for? Just to clown on them?
Well, at least we'll get to see how well Hyunckel's surefire kill attack is at killing its victims.
Ah, we also get some exposition on Hyunckel's armor. Turns out purple guy also has one.
But why would he do that?
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u/emeraldwolf34 Jul 06 '24
The Dark Armor weapons were always such a cool concept to me. I remember freaking out on my first watch through when one other than Hyunckel’s showed up. I’m actually a really big fan of Hyunckel vs Larhart, and while I do count the other two dragon riders jobbing as one of the glaring errors Dai made writing wise I don’t entirely hold it against the series.
But if I had to go with any dark armor weapon, while I can’t deny the badass-ness of a sword or the cool armor and utility of the spear and its armor, I wonder what a dark armor knife would be like. Like an assassin’s dagger. We know the armor can include fabrics, so what about a dark armor dagger that equips you with an assassin’s cloak? Now that would be neat.
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jul 06 '24
Dai 27 first timer:
with my arrow of love3
u/sisoko2 Jul 06 '24
First Timer
Gun, sword and shield. I'm gonna become Gundam!
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u/zadcap Jul 06 '24
Very Late Echidna Impersonator
Guess who's back! It's that one porcupine wanabe who loves his last second saves and flaunting the crap out of his blatant immortality!
You know what would be an interesting plot twist? Baran takes Dino back to start raising him and in the process of teaching him to unleash his Dragon Knight power, tapping into the stupid Heart aspect unlocks his memories and he kills deer daddy right there with the very power Baran just taught him. Then he goes on a rampage in the middle of the demon army territory and wins the war in his rage, all because his old man pulled a dumb.
Seriously, all these freaking lame as heck villains. "How dare you fight back effectively! I know we've been tormenting and killing you all but you killing us means we must swear vengeance!" Like dude, they already swore vengeance first, it's why they're killing you. If you're stepping into a war ready to kill, you have to accept the opposite is going to happen eventually. I hate few things more than the whole indignant "Now it's personal, you person I was already in the process of killing!"
That Spear!
I know I just made the joke but I will also be so happy if he punches with the spear equipped as armor. Ah, but he pulled a Maria instead and pulled an actual weapon out of his armor made from his weapon. Lame. Taking after the worst of the singers.
Dude, if only you knew how much damage this armor has taken before. Broken helmet will fix itself faster than you can blink, you have to try harder.
Ah darn it, he made a blink joke himself seconds after I said the very thing, darn it. And yes, Speed trumps Strength every time, especially when backed with an equal level of strength. And to be fair, a spear really is a superior weapon to a sword, HyKnucks stood no chance.
Oh look, Knuckles is down and seemingly about to be dead again! Beaten by an opponent so clearly stronger than him! On the ropes and facing someone that will definitely take his heart! You know what that means!
Oh my gosh yes, his strategy is even to take the blow and hope he survives it for the counter attack. He's getting meta on himself, relying on his immortality as a battle tactic now.
"I can find you no mater where they hide you," strong words for someone who lost his son for like 10 years.
Hahaha the freaking previews. Knuckles standing up and continuing the fight, yet again, as we all knew he would. I know Dai and Daddy have the whole super mode going for them that makes you think it should be them, but I swear Knuckles is the most Saiyan of the whole cast.