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willus posted:there's a lot of angry posting so here is a (probably reposted) page of rockslide talking to a giant monster that protects the gem that gives the juggernaut his power (I think) To reiterate what someone pointed out the last time this was posted, it's even more awesome that in the last panel, the Cyttorak monster is smiling along with Rockslide. 
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That monster's teeth make no sense. Kay says about the red dragon from the red dimension who is chatting to the teenager made of rocks.
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Mar 17, 2015 14:01
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Rockslide deserves to be the juggernaut more than anyone else who has ever existed in any form of media.
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Mar 17, 2015 16:06
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Then put him as the new Hero for Hire.
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prefect posted:To reiterate what someone pointed out the last time this was posted, it's even more awesome that in the last panel, the Cyttorak monster is smiling along with Rockslide. Oh good, I was worried I was just imagining it  Hey Rockslide, you remember how comics are supposed to be fun and enjoyable? I barely know you except from this thread but I know you got things right.
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prefect posted:To reiterate what someone pointed out the last time this was posted, it's even more awesome that in the last panel, the Cyttorak monster is smiling along with Rockslide. Well of COURSE he admires the kid's stones.
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Mar 17, 2015 16:57
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Uthor posted:They're low res and I don't see a super clear shot of it, but here.
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Mar 17, 2015 16:59
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Style.
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Mar 17, 2015 16:59
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Same reason she needs the invisible plane, maybe? Magic armour wings might give her a boost.
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Mar 17, 2015 17:01
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Baron Bifford posted:Why does her armor have wings when she can already fly?
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Ignite Memories posted:Rockslide deserves to be the juggernaut more than anyone else who has ever existed in any form of media. It'd be one of the better upgrades they could give him.
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Baron Bifford posted:Why does her armor have wings when she can already fly? I didn't include the image, but when she and Batman fight and fly up into the sky (where they see the bomber planes), she has them extended like a glider. It's a nice contrast to Batman's black wings, so I guess that's the reason? I'm pretty sure she does fly around without that armor or wings elsewhere in the series.
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Mar 17, 2015 17:44
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I keep forgetting Wonder Woman can fly. I guess it's the lack of a cape.
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Mar 17, 2015 18:04
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Lurdiak posted:I keep forgetting Wonder Woman can fly. I guess it's the lack of a cape. If only she had wings that would remind you.
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Mar 17, 2015 18:12
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The wings were Hawkgirl's. Then there was the incident. Now they're Wonder Woman's. No one is stupid enough to bring it up.
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Her armor has wings because it's an eagle motif and they open when she flies because magic is all about mad stylin'.
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Mar 17, 2015 23:57
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She has an invisible plane even though she can fly and unbreakable bracers even though she's bulletproof.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:08
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Baron Bifford posted:She has an invisible plane even though she can fly and unbreakable bracers even though she's bulletproof. The bracelets are power limiters, though, because that's, like, DEEP, man. (My favourite moment with them is actually in JLU where Diana uses them to block a lightning bolt from Weather Wizard and Wally's just like "There's SO many reasons that shouldn't work!")
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Mar 18, 2015 01:11
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People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb.
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Lurdiak posted:People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb. When Shadow The Hedgehog removed his, it's like, a symbol of black culture throwing off the oppression of white people appropriating their signifiers, man, it's the greatest statement made in the history of ART.
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Baron Bifford posted:She has an invisible plane even though she can fly and unbreakable bracers even though she's bulletproof. To be fair, the invisible plane is a holdover from the time when she *couldn't* fly, and the bracers work against stuff like lasers and energy beams. I'd imagine if Superman ever tried to punch her, if she blocked with those 'magic' bracers she'd have an even-money chance of breaking something in his hand, too.
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Lurdiak posted:People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb. Remind me to never buy any electronics designed by you.
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Lurdiak posted:People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb. "Why don't you just make ten louder, and make ten the top number?"
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Kellsterik posted:"Why don't you just make ten louder, and make ten the top number?" ...I just realised I don't know where my Spinal Tap blu-ray is. drat you.
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Baron Bifford posted:She has an invisible plane even though she can fly and unbreakable bracers even though she's bulletproof. I have a car even though I can walk. Maybe WW just doesn't want to soar through the sky with all of her grocery bags in her arms.
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Sometimes you just feel like power squatting through the sky. Don't kinkshame.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:To be fair, the invisible plane is a holdover from the time when she *couldn't* fly, and the bracers work against stuff like lasers and energy beams. I'd imagine if Superman ever tried to punch her, if she blocked with those 'magic' bracers she'd have an even-money chance of breaking something in his hand, too.
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Gaz-L posted:(My favourite moment with them is actually in JLU where Diana uses them to block a lightning bolt from Weather Wizard and Wally's just like "There's SO many reasons that shouldn't work!") Wally: That is straight up some bullshit, Diana. Flash fact. 
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Lurdiak posted:People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb. How do you feel about super heavy weights for training?
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Soylentbits posted:How do you feel about super heavy weights for training? Hyperbolic time chamberrrrr.
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Lurdiak posted:People who are into anime keep assuring me power limiters are a very cool concept, but I've yet to be convinced they're not really dumb. Well as we all know Superman doesn't in any way believe he should hold back his strength. Part of the concept is it can be a dramatic way for a character to be shown stepping up their game in a fight. The other part can be the artistic message that the hero understands that true strength comes not from lashing out, but from holding back. That control, discipline and calmness are virtues and to win with such a handicap only makes you even more powerful.
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Soylentbits posted:How do you feel about super heavy weights for training? Ever since I saw that one Dragonball episode I walk around with super-heavy weights on arms and legs, because obviously that'll make me super strong and fast when I take them off. I anticipate that my joints will have to be replaced before I'm 40. All of them.
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Grendels Dad posted:Ever since I saw that one Dragonball episode I walk around with super-heavy weights on arms and legs, because obviously that'll make me super strong and fast when I take them off. My understanding that this is a relatively straightforward process anyway v  v
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The Question IRL posted:The other part can be the artistic message that the hero understands that true strength comes not from lashing out, but from holding back. That control, discipline and calmness are virtues and to win with such a handicap only makes you even more powerful. One of the most interesting parts, and one of the only *unique* parts of the Irredeemable book was that the main superhero-turned-psychopath had powers he didn't even know about. From the Wiki page: The Plutonian's powers are not physical but psionic, enabling him to subconsciously manipulate matter on an atomic level: allowing him to heat or freeze the air, see through objects, fly, render himself virtually indestructible, possess super strength and heightened senses, and make opponents more susceptible to damage. Modeus (the Lex Luthor analog in the book) hypothesizes that if the Plutonian is made aware of his true abilities he would be able to alter probability, see through time and reverse entropy, concluding "and that's just if he moves from Kindergarten to grade school."
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The idea that Wonder Woman is now a demigod puts me off the character a bit, but the premise of her consciously rejecting that side of herself by literally shackling her godlike powers feels very true to the character. I feel like Wonder Woman would rather walk among mortals than wield that kind of power. Superman doesn't need to be Clark Kent, he doesn't need to 'pass' for one of us, but he chooses to. These are inhuman characters who love humanity. I mean this is comic books so I'm sure they just get used as "ohh poo poo it's on now" plot devices but on paper it's a pretty cool thematic concept.
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No to Godwin this conversation, but: I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason
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The Question IRL posted:The other part can be the artistic message that the hero understands that true strength comes not from lashing out, but from holding back. That control, discipline and calmness are virtues and to win with such a handicap only makes you even more powerful. It's not really control, discipline and calmness if you have to use some external object to apply limits to yourself. That's kind of the opposite really, like saying that you don't trust yourself to hold back when you should.
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Uthor posted:No to Godwin this conversation, but: It's funnier like this: 
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Tiggum posted:It's not really control, discipline and calmness if you have to use some external object to apply limits to yourself. That's kind of the opposite really, like saying that you don't trust yourself to hold back when you should. Sure it is. The arm bands may reduce her power, but she is the person who made the choice to put them on every day Every time she is punched, she makes the decision to take on her foe at a reduced power set rather than take off the bracelets and resort to the nuclear option. It's just a slightly different type of discipline is all.
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