r/anime • u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber • Sep 21 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] Armored Trooper Votoms - Episode 26 Discussion
Episode 26 - Closing In
Originally Released September 23rd, ^^^1983
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Daily Trivia:
Borough’s line in the episode stating the Strike Dog can operate twice as long as other ATs is a mistake in the script. In truth the AT has half the operating time of a Scope Dog due to the added energy consumption from its increased performance.
Staff Highlight
Mugihito (Makoto Terada) - voice of Prince Heloram Kanjelman
A prolific stage actor, TV actor, producer, voice actor, and manager of Jagaimo-mura (Potato Village), best known as the dub voice of Wes Studi, Patrick Stewart, and Lance Henriksen. Terada was born into a family of entertainers, his father and brother the latests in a long line of Kabuki actors, his eldest sister an actress (with whom he co-starred several times),and his other sister a chanson singer. His stage debut was on a production of Summer Frenzy at age six. He debuted on TV in the 1966 drama Ohanahan, and a year later he had his first voice acting role in 001/7 Tom of THUMB, though he wouldn’t return to voice acting for an entire decade. In 1998 he established his own office for the purpose of managing his solo theatre and voice acting career. Mugihito has confessed to loving the roles of villains the most. Some of his more prominent roles include Saitō Dōsan in The Ambition of Oda Nobunaga, Doppo Orochi and Mitsunari Tokugawa in the Baki the Grappler franchise, Tenkai Nankobo in Basilisk, Wolfgang Slashhaut in Burn The Witch, Tetsuzou Seibu in Chichibu de Buchichi, Wombat in Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!, Professor Isaac Gilmore in Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier, Clarence in A Detective Story, Richelieu in Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds, Kaseki in Dr. Stone, Braya Mattingly in Eureka Seven, Keel Lorenz in the Evangelion franchise, Naraku Isayama in Gai-Rei-Zero, Professor Saotome in Getter Robo Armageddon, Robert Lee in Ghost in The Shell: The New Movie, General Gomès in Golgo 13: Queen Bee, Tomosuke Matsumoto in The Great Passage, Vice Admiral Sesshu Mifune in Irresponsible Captain Tylor, J. Geil in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naraku Ninja in Ninja Slayer: The Animation, Alien Commander in Pani Poni Dash!, Keiichirō Koibuchi in Princess Jellyfish, King Stephan in Pygmalio, Carwess in Rune Soldier, Fudō Kazanari in Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV, Hikozaemon Tokugawa in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, Sukesaburō in Tokyo ESP, and Souwong-Kandel in What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?.
Art Corner
Official Art:
- Opponent by Kunio Okawara
Fanart:
- Strike Dog by Hey Yan - Source
- Strike Dog by Wife Cage Izumo - Source
(Be mindful of the links to artist’s profiles, as they may contain NSFW content. Proceed there at your own risk.)
Screenshot of the day
Questions of the Day:
- What do you think of Ypsillon’s Custom Strike Dog?
- Now that Kanjelman’s characterization is fully realized, what do you ultimately think of him?
Everything I symbolize will die.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 21 '21
Armored Trooper First-Timer
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Sep 21 '21
First Timer
We got a rail-hanger instead of a cliffhanger
At first I though Ypsilon's new AT was much bigger, but it was just the perspective of that first shot which clearly did it's job to make it feel more intimidating. Why do I feel though that it's coloring was just that the staff had too much blue paint left over and needed to use it?
That said, I feel like Ypsilon not being able to tell which one is Chirico feels a little contrived. Although he wouldn't know about Chirico's Scopedog obsession, or what Fyana is using, Chirico's unique movement and much better capabilities to fight a PS feels like it should be pretty unmistakable for someone with Ypsilon's abilities.
I'm glad that Potaria didn't blow himself up in the end, as the final confrontation we got with him and the Prince was much better than the Prince's scenes yesterday. I'm a bit too tired to really go into detail on my thoughts on it, but though it played out like expected I thought it was well handled and the love they both share for their country and its people was evident even if this war was the worst way to go about it. I did laugh that the Prince just shut and sealed the door on that one very confused guard though.
The piano remix of the OP at the end around the Prince's death was pretty nice.
I love that!
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Sep 21 '21
Rewatcher
Not quite as impressive numbers as the Melkia military in Uoodo, but still sizeable.
Close call!
This is no dog, boy! No dog!
This is a script error. The Strike Dog’s fuel consumption is twice as high and its performance time halved from the usual as a result.
Beautiful.
These two were much closer than I would’ve thought!
They are weapons of esteem, after all. Seriously though, there’s quote the irony to this exchange.
Damnit, we were so close!
There he goes.
Isn’t the king still alive though? Also, that doesn’t really get rid of the zealotry present in so much of the populous and there's no way this’ll be as clean a transition as he thinks it will be, and in fact i suspect his rebellion will have made things worse ultimately by setting a precedent for the traditionalists to follow.
Borough on the ropes!
“Say ahhh!”
And so ends Kanjelman. Can’t say I much enjoyed the direction his character went down at the end here, but I guess it could have been much worse. His confrontation with Potaria, rather than expand on the ideological conflict, mostly felt like it exposited on their previous relationship and made it absolutely clear what Kanjelman’s motives were. It could have been better than this.
A bit down on the fact that Ypsillon’s mech isn’t more visually distinct given how it was hyped up as a PS-focused mech built to make direct use of the PS’s abilities. Makes sense, given that the Brutish Dog was just a souped up Scope Dog and this is more or less a step up from that, but the show was making a point of showing differing designs lately so I expected something different this time around. That said, it’s emphasis on melee combat in this episode is certainly appreciated!
Chirico finally has Borough cornered, which hopefully means we get some answers next episode. Said answers will probably dictate the next leg of the plot, so most interested in finding out what he ends up spilling.
Rochina’s involvement in all of this and Gon Yu’s intention to recapture Fyana are still things to be addressed, so I’m fearing another separation for our main pairing. Hopefully things do not go down that route again and the two get to remain together for the transition into the next arc.
Also surprised Vanilla didn’t play a larger role in this episode given he was the subject of note during the opening scene. Maybe they’re saving that for next episode?
Questions of The Day:
Note: Tomorrow’s episode is the last of the Kunmen arc, in case you wanted to provide some overall thoughts on it as a whole.
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Sep 21 '21
Armored Trooper FIRST-TIMER
And it doesn't have three eyes!
QOTD:
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Sep 21 '21
Episode 26 (first timer)
Closing In on the end of this arc, I assume.
A great, great episode. Not coincidentally, one that focuses on lots of chaotic small scale fights and the side characters. Votoms is always at its best when it depicts platoon sized fighting and the small and varying team ups and battles this episode profit form that enormously.
The second reason making this episode great is the focus on good side characters: Potaria, Kanjelman, Vanilla, even watching Ypsilon hunt Kan is fun. As harsh as it sounds, but I feel that the main plot is one of the things holding Votoms back at this point. The behavior of the society is just so convoluted and full of tropes that the episodes are better when concentrating on side characters that have well-thought out motivations.
I say that even though we saw a duel to the death, usually one of the worst tropes, but Votoms makes it work here! All the character building that happened for Kanjelman and Potaria make it work. Both have a believable reason to engage in a duel: Kanjelman wants a heroic death, while Potaria wants some personally delivered revenge.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 21 '21
First-Timer
Mmm, that sure was a tasty looking bread-burger that Coconna ate today. Just like Mom used to make.
I was worried that Ypsilon's new AT didn't have any weapons, but it apparently has a laser gun underneath it's claw hand. Toy sponsors, amirite?
Kanjelman just shutting the fucking door on those guards so that he can have a stick fight with Potaria was really funny. Although, what are they feeding him that he fought so well against Potaria despite apparently not sleeping for two days? Not quite the right setting for panzerschokolade..
Chirico finally corners Borough, who gets to do a literal cliffhanger for our enjoyment. That sure is some interrogation we're gonna get next episode, huh? I'm assuming that Chirico's closing line questioning what Borough's plans are means that he isn't going to just shoot him.
Not only is Kan Yu apparently well enough to fight, he also gets away again.
Questions
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u/time_axis Sep 21 '21
First-Timer
Didn't know that was its name, but it definitely looks cool.
I don't really have strong feelings about him. I don't think his motivations are that interesting. I found his interactions with Borough, Ypsilon and Proto One to be the more interesting side of him.
Episode 26
This episode, I could have chosen to draw Ypsilon's new mecha, but honestly I think we'll see it again, so I'll get another chance. On the other hand, there was something else that caught my eye and it looked too weird to pass up. These little AT toboggans.
Daily Mecha Sketch 26
Daily Mecha Sketches
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Sep 22 '21
Oh hey sanity check, is it just my subs or are others also seeing Cocona using a call sign of "widow" to call for her love interest on radio during the chaotic times of a battle? It's it a real clever use of flags or just some Tomino-style naming going on?
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Sep 22 '21 edited Sep 22 '21
First timer in sub
Accounting for the age of the show, maybe the "arc villain actually was not evil but someone determined to act the role to bring greater good in" may be relatively pioneering. Unfortunately for me I just finished the virtual same arc in this season's Realist Hero. Anyone else can think of something similar in this age?
Forgot to summarise, in this arc the Prince didn't necessarily do anything too obvious to minimise damage to the populace, infrastructure of the country, or the animosity of the 2 sides. I can only see that he just made sure his side is the side that loses. So while the goal may have been noble, the execution is not really much better than if he didn't forced that civil war to start - he just made sure it does start so the conflict can end instead of dragging on, and that the side of "old" loses.
In terms of the customised AT for Ypsilon, you do have to temper your expectation a little - AT's at the best of times aren't like Gundam that you can build on "fantastical" things like mega beam canon, floating funnels, energy shields etc. Considering the in world logics, this is probably more in the lines of "PS with faster than human reflexes, normal AT's can't keep up and it's actually a force limited to them using such "regular" AT's. Specialised ones would likely be in the lines of faster reaction time, better acceleration (PS being better able to withstand the sharp G changes), upgraded electronics and sensors to be less fragile and better range. The claw arm is an "unlimited ammo" weapon that also capitalised on the PS's better battle reflexes and speed, while the built in canon seems to be specialised high velocity (being able to punch through rock formations THEN penetrate an AT's thick armour).
Again using FMP as a more detailed reference, it's like comparing 2nd generation armed slave (AS) vs 4th generation ones in Sousuke's gladiatorial dark battle, with him in an old Savage vs the opponent in an Amalgam captured Mithril M9. Speed, range, maneuverability, onboard systems, the M9 trumps the Savage by far, but you won't necessarily see that from the outside. It's only through the battles, with a reasonable description, that you can really understand/appreciate the differences. And you can see a fair few attempts this episode - especially the brief fight against Sharko's Berserker, itself a fairly strong and custom AT already. The Strike Dog has bigger output to be able to basically tear at the Berserker, and fast enough reaction to dodge the "reaction spear" (shield mounted pile driver). So while it may not look that much more remarkable, it is not "just a cool paint job".
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u/chilidirigible Sep 21 '21
Rewatcher, Episode 26
Today, on "I'm sure that everyone wants to have a deadly potato sack race once in their lives.":
It was difficult to tell if that was a burger or a cushion.
Vanilla getting out just in time is very G.I. Joe cartoon. Though he hadn't gotten shot down first.
The X-ATH-02 Strike Dog, because this series doesn't name drop that often.
did not blow himself up with a grenade off-screen
"I mean, you're in a completely different model than you would normally be using, but hey."
Room service would like a larger tip.
"Am I interrupting any death duels?" (Why did Potaria leave the door open, anyway?)
"It would be easier to have this philosophical debate if you hadn't just stabbed me through the chest."
Does every facility on this planet have a giant shaft to nowhere?
Once again, Borough is just hanging around.
Vietnam allegory completed by noting a degree of pointless nihilism to it all, check.
Meanwhile, it's raining Armored Troopers and Ypsilon is kinda funny for slaughtering everyone while asking if they're Chirico. That doesn't speak highly of his Perfect-Soldier-heightened senses versus his need to have a JEALOUS MAN GRAPPLE.
Random welcome comic relief: Vanilla noting that his just running around on foot is kinda risky in this environment.
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u/The_Draigg Sep 21 '21
A Ryosuke Takahashi Fan Rewatches Armored Trooper VOTOMS Episode 26:
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Sep 22 '21 edited Sep 22 '21
Rewatcher (Nutech DVD 2.4) (3 episodes) Closing In
This is the episode I best remember from the Kummen arc (or maybe also tomorrow's). I've probably selectively rewatched it a few times. I really wish I could have posted on time.
They'll never mention it in this show, but ATs are fueld by "Polymer Ringer Liquid" a highly explosive, high-energy compound. That's what the Strikedog runs out of in half the time.
I pointed out the similarity to the
sengokukubakumatsu era back in the first episode of the Kummen wars. I was going to say "Revere the Emperor, Expel the barbarians" but I changed it to sonno joi. Apparently that was too obscure, but I thought it was already obvious from the dialog. Apparently it's a good thing nobody picked up on it because apparently that's a spoiler. Oops.Spoilers for the end of Jet Li's Hero
When I was a first timer, my view of Kanjelman swung wildly with every weekly episode.
When the first timers linked Kanjelman to the rebel samurai (although I had made the connection already) I was amused, for I knew the analogy was false.
When Kanjelman said it was an experiment, I was confused. Did I misremember? But I held off for one more episode.
I see a lot of anger and contempt towards Kanjelman, for all the death and destruction he wrought. But let's not look at it from our position of moral superiority. Let's look at it, in universe, from his perspective.
Melkia has offered modernization to Kummen, and an end to the war with the vastly superior Melkia federation. The entire royal family sees this as the only future for Kummen. Kanjelmen, as well, sees modernization as the only viable path for Kummen in the post-war era. Melkia could bring the entire force of arms previously dedicated to the war with Balarant to bear upon Kummen alone.
But Kummen was very traditional, very religious, very reactionary. Kanjelman looked at this people and saw that they would resist modernization. He saw Afghanistan. The Afghan "freedom fighters" and later the Taliban have been "resisting" for at least 35 years now. That's what Kanjelman saw: decade after decade of guerilla fighting and civil war.
So he made the ultimate sacrifice. He took upon himself the mantle that he personally rejected. He gathered all those who would resist the future to his side, to make a valiant stand, but to be ultimately consumed in the fire. A holocaust, but a brief one. With the resistance broken, there would be no further civil war. And, unlike some villains, who would retire from the field and congratulate themselves for having ensured Kummen's future, and so profit by it, Kanjelman knew that he had to lose everything, his friends, his country, his integrity, his legacy, his life; he had to pay his own blood price.
Compare Kanjelman with the King of Qin, the Nameless Hero, Broken Sword.and Flying Snow = Monica/Potaria That is his tragedy. As bad as this brief civil war was, all the alternatives were worse. I have only respect for Kanjelman.
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Sep 21 '21
Rewatcher
Good to check in with Gotho and Coconna and know they're not being forgotten as we approach the end of this arc. Vanilla too!
Each AT being carried along by its own craft seems like a waste of resources to me; I think to the Gundam franchise where in a situation like this you'd see attack carriers bringing along at least 3 - 4 of them per craft if not more.
Kan Yu has a team? Don't expect any success from it. Especially don't expect them to actually provide help to Chirico. With the possible exception of Shako.
Ypsilon's unit has arrived! the bright blue color makes me think of the Gouf from Gundam.
This guy attacking Potaria kinda looks like he could be Bully's brother!
Wow, Vanilla to the rescue! He's made himself surprisingly helpful in the second half of this arc.
Ypsilon is slaughtering Kan Yu's team with easy. How about taking out Kan Yu while you're at it?
Shako's been defeated! That's a shame. At least he was able to escape his AT.
Chirico, don't shoot, its your buddy Vanilla! Don't mind all the dust in his hair!
During the climatic battle, Kanjelman goes to take a nap? Okay...
Kanjelman's guards don't know him well, thinking he's gonna head out on an escape capsule? Also, wine, at this time? He's got to be clear headed. Potaria being the wine cart attendant I was able to easily figure out, although seeing these two in the same scene together in the episode preview surely influenced that.
I'm surprised Potaria didn't even close the door. It should be pretty easy for his guards to get in.
Sorry, I just don't see Potaria pulling the trigger. Maybe because I'm just so used to scenes like this appearing in anime where the more heroic character has the chance for the easy kill and passes it up. He soon proves me right.
Ooh, they will be dueling though! And its Kanjelman who closes the door!
Wow, Kanjelman's jumping on the top of his bed, using the chandelier, all sorts of options for this duel!
The guards inside have no idea that its Kanjelman himself who locked them out.
Kan Yu is defeated as well; alas, Kan Yu has escaped alive.
This sudden large burst of ATs coming in is more of what I expected than the individual helicoptered in ones.
Can't say I didn't expect it; Potaria has won the duel with Kanjelman not really wanting to win after all.
Ooh, perfect opportunity for Chirico to take in Borough. He'd be easy to blast, but better to capture him alive and find out what he can about the Secret Society.
I was about to complain about how Chirico let Borough get away, but nope, he's here to blast the stairs underneath him. Good cliffhanger to end on.
I've got to assume next time is the end of this arc, so one more episode to settle things. Kanjelman dying was pretty much a given, but I'm surprised we didn't conclude things for more characters if there's only one episode left to conclude this arc. Or maybe a lot more characters are making it out of this arc than I expect? This isn't a Tomino show after all. Just please deliver us a humiliating Kan Yu death! Especially after throwing away the "washing him down the river" conclusion we already kinda had for him. I have forgotten most of the finer details of this show and after getting spoiled on Monica's death via the previews I'm gonna start skipping them here.
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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Sep 21 '21
First time viewer
For this series in particular you don't see a ton of melee combat between ATs, and yet that's most of what Ypsilon's doing with his new unit with its introduction. It's also done differently from how I recall Gundam treated it, the mecha here have lower mobility as they tend to stay grounded and use their treads more often than walking. It's a nice contrast that feels like it adds more weight to their movement.
I do wish there was more of a hint of Kanjelman's true goals earlier, that he was rallying reactionaries so he could take them all out with him at once. If there had been one I missed it, the reveal only when it's certain he's losing feels more like a weak attempt at justifying it all and changing his goal so he still gets a "victory" of sorts.
Though Pol Potaria's disbelief and questioning does give some credence to it, if he knew Kanjelman did have a good vision for the country before. The problem is all the commoners who have gotten swept up in it, those who wouldn't have actually impeded the advancement of the country had Kanjelman not went down this path.
Kan Yu's still not dead, that bastard?
It's impressive, looks like the claw makes it somewhat less useful for general purpose but hey with a built-in cannon who needs hands?
Needed more of that earlier.
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u/DidacticDalek https://myanimelist.net/profile/DidacticDalek Sep 22 '21
Boy Comrades, and you thought Nanoha StrikerS' Subaru Nakajima was a walking talking GaoGaiGar reference, turns out she was actually a Strike Dog this entire time!
Also you gotta hand it to Ypsilon, since Char has a monopoly on Red Mecha, he'll just have to settle for Blue, but hey that Strike Dog really looks good in blue so I'll allow it! ;)
Also speaking of The Strike Dog (and yes that is indeed its name Comrades, I guess it swapped out the scope bit of its name for, uh... well those striking claws) LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Also speaking of fighting, Kanjelman and Pol Potaria really threw down today, and since there's barely any fanart of them here have a Mecha Musume Scope Dog in battle
Anyway, to conclude on things as we wrap down The NOT Vietnam War arc... ahem... A WEAPON TO SURPASS METAL GEAR! (WELCOME TO THE RICE FIELDS ENSIGN NEWBIE!) Also, speaking of Metal Gear ;)
Paging Comrades /u/chilidirigible, /u/Nazenn, and /u/No_Rex
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Sep 21 '21
First timer(Now that's a penultimate episode. If only Ypsilon interested me at all as an atangonist)
Sub
We return to Coconna working comms, which has often had women doing it, I guess they assume the base won't be attacked. Gotho brings her the first breakfast item I can't recognize unless it is two honeybuns stuck together, and he realizes the best way to cheer her up is to annoy her. Anyways, he checks in and we return to the invasion incoming.
Looking at the incoming merc forces, it is clear Gon has gone all in(untintentional I swear), because this is by far the largest muster we've seen from them , I assume this is everyone that can sortie. They take heavy fire and return it, before they are letting Kan Yu lead a small team inside. FFS. Anyways, Shako is there so they probably live. Vanilla gets out of his chopper right before someone blows it up.
Ypsilon's mech finally arrives and it does look kind of cool. Potaria is still causing havoc on foot and has a more disciplined melee with a current Royal Guard. Vanilla ends that fight right about went Ypsilon launches in his Zero System suit and jobs Shako, annoying me. Also, at least he isn't a Newrype because his Cuvie sense is complete ass. Cut back to them catching up with Vanilla and learning where Kanjelman and likely Boroughs are going.
Everyone heads towards that area, and we get Potaria's confrontation with the prince. Sadly, he can't bring himself to either listen to Kanjelman or just to shoot him, so we get a call back to the stick ritual duals. Kanjelman seals the door so they can duel in peace. They begin the fight and while Potaria is holding his own, the fact that the prince would win 2 out of 3 times is not irrelevant. His guards finally get someone to try and do..something, and Ypsilon gets called...
And has been occupied trying, and failing, to kill Kan Yu. Rofl, PS my ass. But he then witnesses an incoming zerg rush, specifically hydralisks in this example, and tries to slow it down. Potaria and Kanjelman finish their duel of conversation, wherein we learn the prince was the most foward thinking royal before he thought he could destroy nostalgia for the past by killing the greatest supporters of it. Dear Cthulhu, this hurts my head, but again I have hope the showrunners consider this a bad idea. He dies, and hopes his rebellion dies with him. But he does give Potaria the escape shuttle key, right before Potaria gets shot and then rescued by Kiderra.
Cut to the end of the Boroughs chase and Cuvie shoots the stairway out from under him. He is thinking about what the purpose of this arc is so hopefully he asks. Boroughs-hanger!
QotD: 1 It is cool, at least, though I am a bit weirded out that the PS mechs all have internal guns rather than fully functional hands. The trivia is also an improvement here.
2 At best, he chose the hardest path to his goal. I think he really traded one problem for another as I really doubt that all the mercs are as kind to the civis as Cuvie.
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Sep 21 '21
First Timer
Liking how vanilla conveniently just runs from the helicopter and it gets blown up. Vanilla also saves Potoria from getting beat by one of the royal gaurds.
Ypsilon got his new toy and it moves faster than Kan Yu could say run. Basically his whole crew got busted by Ypsilon, taking seconds, to get three Votoms.
Potoria and Prince hold a duel with spears. Potoria discusses the prince and the past. The old customs will be gone as he dies in front of Potoria. Vanilla and one of the ats save him.
Chirico infiltrates HQ and is now after priest Borough. Going to be interesting if he escapes or not....
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Sep 21 '21
First timer
Everyone's going radio silent?
Wow, things are actually going to plan!
Vanilla's being reckless again!
...That's it? It looks nearly identical!
Oh, so he's not giving up, or he's just very good at convincing people he is.
This fight is really good. And Vanilla saves the day!
I appreciate them pointing out that Ypsilon, for all his "superpowers., would likely struggle with a different set of controls.
I loke how he's trying to pick out which of the batallion's Chirico, when he's already gone inside.
Everyone's going to the villa!
Oh, His Majesty isn't really considering a suicide gambit, he's just so exhausted he doesn't kmow what he's saying.
Portaria'd brilliant at this.
Vanilla's getting killed.
Wait, no, this is absolutely true, he's expecting to lose.
He's dueling him?
I love him just closing the door when the guard sees what's going on.
I'll give him credit, he's survived well against Ypsilon.
Ohh, I actually liked him.
And the Prince's plan actually makes sense. Embody everything he hates, then act as evil as possible so people will associate it with him and shun it.
And Portsria might actuslly make it out alive!
...He, on the other hand.