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Post by xuanwu on Apr 12, 2006 2:41:41 GMT -5
Heh. it is true, though. Nenene and Yomiko are quite close. Gotta love the scene in ROD TV when Yomiko finally appears. Boing boing during the chase with a face plant to the bosom when she catches her.
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Post by xuanwu on Apr 9, 2006 14:57:47 GMT -5
Glad you like it. It only really works if you forget Integra is half-Indian. Making Hakim her grandpa was one of the better twists I thought of for this arc.
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Post by xuanwu on Feb 27, 2006 2:41:17 GMT -5
Hm, for the 2/27/06 comic, where is that passage from? Or is it made up? Bad Alucard, reading lemons at a time like this!
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Post by xuanwu on Feb 10, 2006 21:13:44 GMT -5
; *blush* Did ... that ever happen in RoD? No, but it happens in the manga. They toned down that aspect for the anime.
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 27, 2006 21:15:36 GMT -5
Oh, well, and I wouldn't want Alucard to go down in a firestorm, now would I ...? Nyeh heh heh ... But seriously, how much time would he need? A short reprieve would be enough for him to zip behind Yomiko and backstab her. I don't recall her being physically tough, just mystically powerful. ... And with Alucard's punk personality, he probably wouldn't mind taking some damage from fire, just to get at his target. Her reaction speed is quick enough that she can put a piece of paper between herself and a bullet *after* the gun has been fired. About the only way Alucard could really win it hands down is to distract her with books or something. There just aren't that many characters who could match Yomiko in terms of power.
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 25, 2006 17:19:33 GMT -5
Heh heh heh ... But I see one very simple counter to Yomiko's powers; all Alucard needs is some matches and some patience, or maybe incendiary bullets. Paper burns. Of course he'd take some hits himself, but I doubt it'd be enough to kill him ... *unfortunately* That's been tried. However, as was revealed in the ROD manga, Yomiko is a strong enough paper user that she can reconstitute paper that's been burned or vaporized, allowing her to literally form paper shields out of thin air if a book is burned near her. So incendiary bullets would only allow him to stave off the flow temporarily; in moments Yomiko would be back at full strength. There's also the fact that vampires tend to be weak against fire, so starting a major firestorm with paper that Yomiko could then turn against him would be a tactical error.
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 24, 2006 1:50:21 GMT -5
Yomiko's paper likely follows the same rules as The Dandy's cards: if she cuts him with a piece, the wound isn't going to heal normally because there's magic at work there. Yomiko is an "avatar" of paper and books (in White Wolf terms you could say she has "True Belief - Books"). As such, anything she does with paper is hoopy. Enough to give Alucard considerable trouble since he's never fought someone like her before.
Break down the relative powers:
Alucard's guns -> Yomiko can easily block bullets. Nulled.
Alucard's shapeshifting / "doggy attack" -> Yomiko can encase him in a solid ball of paper (as she just did here). Nulled.
Alucard's swarm attack -> Yomiko lets loose a storm of paper (see ep 3 of the OVA). Nulled.
Alucard's Restriction Level 0 Mega Attack -> Yomiko unleashes a hurricane of paper that can destroy large buildings. Nulled.
The two are more evenly matched then they first appear. And if Yomiko starts using Bible pages, she would likely win. But with mundane paper, she would fight him to a standstill in that everything he could do to attack she could block and eventually the wound she could inflict on him would weaken him so he'd have to retreat.
And this has nothing to do with my belief that Yomiko is the hottest anime female of all time (Integra is a close second). I swear!
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 20, 2006 16:11:31 GMT -5
Helping Erin write it? That means that we must worship you as well! *bows* Yesssss...Worship me! Give me your power! Soon I shall be able to feed upon millions! MUAH HA HA HA HA! *realizes the mic is still on* Oh, snap! Erin does the hard part of writing the individual scripts. I help with overall concepts, ideas, and as a sounding board. It's amazing how much Erin and I generated plot wise in vey little time.
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 7, 2006 22:47:06 GMT -5
ROD = SUPER ULTRA MEGANEKO AWESOME OF YOMIKO READMAN GODDESSNESS!
j/k
Hello, Xuanwu here. I've been helping Erin write this little excursion. Feel free to pitch me any questions. No guarantees I'll answer them. ^_^
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Post by xuanwu on Feb 27, 2006 2:39:42 GMT -5
Shoujo Alucard (Shoujocard?) is awesome. She needs glasses, though. ^_^
I wonder how she would have reacted to Incognito. He'd likely become the punk goth girl type, with the two getting into verbal sparring over things like make-up and clothing manufacturers. XD
Helen, of course, would be the Honors Student type, of whom Shoujocard is intensely jealous.
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Post by xuanwu on Aug 3, 2006 0:30:45 GMT -5
Since the Keenspace forum is down (gotta love Keenspace's continual technical difficulties), I'm starting a thread here so comments can continue.
Who is Enrico cosplaying as, I wonder?
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Post by xuanwu on Feb 27, 2006 18:10:47 GMT -5
Wells wrote the novel during a time when a lot of future utopian novels were being made. He deliberately chose to pick a time and literary mechanisms that hadn't been done before. For example, the main character mentions how, "Normally, when a time traveler awakens, they have a guide of some sort who explains the function of the future world to them. I had no such guide."
Wells was going for a different sort of time travel book that avoided the cliches of his time. And he succeeded. (Another way to think of it is how Mark Twain made fun of other books about teenage protagnonists and daring heroes in "Huckleberry Finn.")
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Post by xuanwu on Apr 2, 2006 21:05:19 GMT -5
Integra wears tight bras, so as to fit into her suits. A protruding chest does not tend to earn "respect" among the other members of the 12. But she was certainly blessed with ample secondary sex characteristics.
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Post by xuanwu on Apr 2, 2006 14:45:25 GMT -5
That was a surprise! I didn't expect to see myself in today's comic. Now, pardon me while I wipe the blood from my nose. Mmm, Yomiko x Integra tickling!
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Post by xuanwu on Jan 7, 2006 22:52:52 GMT -5
A decent looking Jet. The Spike needed bigger hair.
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