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Man, that was one cool-rear end mission and a great adaptation of the source material, taking full advantage of the differences in the game. I don't know what to add because other people have said it, the Fafner combo attacks are super good, they hit every emotional beat here perfectly, Ylbora is still an rear end in a top hat but I'm glad he at least saved Michio, the Crossing System sounds hilariously broken, the snipers cheering up Maya was very cool, a thousand deaths would not be enough for Hazard, poor Kazuki still loses his boyfriend but it's not like he won't be back later and they sure hit it out of the park with that scene plus the Tsubaki one. Hell, it even made me tolerate a Miku song, that's insane, great job UX. Goddamn this is a good game. I can't say from a gameplay perspective, but as a fan of the series in it and of crossover writing in general. I'm surprised at your ability to find the better-written, but lesser-known games, Brunom, with both W and this. Also you still have Sumeragi refer to the Mark Ein in the non-Michio side.
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Now that it's no longer midnight and I can conjure words that aren't just a shitpost: You have an instance of  written out, I suspect there's a misplaced tag somewhere.It's an amazing stage that makes me real happy I can be here experiencing the game in an improved LP format with manga/anime screenshots and notes for the myriad references/dumb puns and all that good stuff. Even if I didn't know the deep intrincacies of L's plot*, I was already aware beforehand of most that happened in it, so for once I'm experiencing a SRW LP blind and it's great. I am going to have to make time to play UX before you finish the game, or else I'm at risk of never actually playing it, and that would be terrible. *or lack thereof, for that matter.
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 And we are back, having successfully taught the Festum about emotion and individuality, paving the way for effective peace… until Hazard and Hester nuked them. Piss. But work carries on, with Lux launching as an event unit today. Here’s how we’re going: Joe/Canon Kazuki/Domyoji Kouichi/Kiki Maya/Mike Heroman/Shouko Liu Bei/Rennie Burn/Marvel Shou/Tsubasa Cao Cao/Moritsugu Mazinkaiser/Soubi Fei-Yen/Lockon Dancouga/Canaria Kurou/Deceive Shinn/Lunamaria Sun Quan/Eida Alto/Yajima Athrun/Amalgan Setsuna/Yulianne Arnie/Saya Michel/Kenji Tactician: Erebos (if you’re on track for the Wings of Rean secret, set her in.) Off we go.   : … : Is something the matter? Do take a seat, Col. Alex.: What did you call me here for? I believe I’ve made my opinion of you perfectly clear.: My, so hostile. I called you just to say that I’m going to let bygones be bygones and forget your behavior during Operation Heaven’s Door.: Excuse me…?: Of course, that’s presuming I’ll have your help for a future plan…: Well, you will not! Court martial me, gun me down – do your worst! I’ll never capitulate to you!: Hmhmm…: I guess that’s that, then. Dog Tack, did The Advancers send that little something we requested? : Yes, Director. A full dossier detailing Toshiko Suzuki’s address, as well as her daily schedule…: Y-You… Have you done something to my wife?!: Oh, no, absolutely nothing.: At least not yet, that is…: Kch… Hazard, you…!: Will you help us, Col. Alex Glem?: …: (My son risked his life in battle, and I failed him …): (Protecting the woman that I love from this fiend is all I have left…)  : We’re getting reports that the Festum have started to reappear all over the world. : And I’m willing to bet the reason for it is the nuclear attack at the North Pole. : We have no conclusive evidence… but I believe you are correct. : Goddamn it, we were so close! Coexistence with the Festum was right around the corner! : Was all that fighting we did for nothing…? : …: No… this isn’t over yet. : How do you figure?: I can still hear Soushi’s voice within me…: Meaning he still exists, somewhere, beside the Festum.: And if he’s there with them, then I’m positive that… : That the road leading to coexistence with the Festum can be reopened…? : Well, our choices are resulting in countless new divergences to emerge. It’s not impossible that one of those would lead to mutual understanding. : Yeah, and we’ll keep trying to make it happen as many times as needed.: I’ll keep on fighting too. It’s how I’ll honor Soushi’s wish… : But, your eyes are…: Don’t worry about me. I can see just fine when I’m with the Mark Sein. : But…: I made a promise to him that I’d stay here until he came back…: That I’d be here, waiting, for as long as it took… : Kazuki… : …: (Aesap… You’ll also find your way back to us, right?)  : Wh-Where… Are we inside the Aura Road…? : Where are you taking us, Wings of Rean?! : I see light…!: Graaaaaaaaah! : Hrm… We’re out of the Aura Road?: This is not Byston Well, though. Where in blazes…?: Look! That’s the Tokyo Tower!: Tokyo?! We’re in Japan, then?!: …: N-No… something’s wrong! This doesn’t look like the Tokyo I know at all…*Boom!* : Whoa! Wh-What was that?!: …! Those are Vardants?! And a bunch of other Machinas…!*Clash! Slash!* : What is the meaning of this?! Why are the UX machines fighting one another?!: I-I know why…!: This is the future!: The future…?!: Kouichi told us that the Machinas started fighting each other after mankind went extinct…!: What…? Then, the Wings of Rean are showing us the future of Japan?!*Swooooosh!* : W-Waaaaaaah!: The Aura Road is opening again…!: H-rrgh… Where are we now?!: Aah… Aaaah! That’s the Sumida River! This is Tokyo – the Tokyo I knew!: But the city… the whole city’s on fire!: Hm, yes… you would not remember! This is that fateful day in the 20th year of the Showa Period (1945)!: It is the day of the Bombing of Tokyo by American forces!: The… The Bombing of Tokyo?!   : S-Stop! Y-You’re going to burn down the city! You’ll kill everyone!: And they did! Hundreds of American B-29 bombers were sent to raze Tokyo to the ground!: There are elderly, children, babies down there…! This is not a battlefield, but our home!: Can’t we stop them?!: I’m sure the Nanajin and the Oukaou are strong enough to take down those bombers…!*Aesap flies after.* : Young Aesap…!*Whoosh.* : Wh-Why…! Why can’t I even touch the B-29s?!: You waste your time…! Not even the Wings of Rean are capable of erasing the past!: Indeed, the past is immutable! : King Sakomizu…: Th-The world… : The world itself has taken a wrong turn…!: (He’s crying…?!): Rrgh… Aaaaargh! Wings of Rean!: You brought us here, did you not?! : I’m honored to make your acquaintance, Your Majesty. : Shot has sent word of you. You wish to collaborate with the Hojo Army?: I couldn’t help but be in awe by the power of Aura Machines ever since I saw them in battle.: Why, if you put that power to good use, it’d be simplicity itself to take over Japan, no?: Japan…?: JUDA is gone, and the reform of the Federation Army has caused most of the Union’s forces to be withdrawn from Japanese shores. : You couldn’t ask for a better opportunity to invade.: The King had always sought to conquer and restore the nation of Japan to how it was meant to be. : That being said, isn’t your Army of Mankind with the Earth Federation Army? : What reason would you have to turn the other cheek to our invasion?: Because it’s all but sure that when you attack…: The UX will be sent to deal with you.: Hmph, I see… that is what this is about.: You’ll accept our conquest of Japan, but, in exchange, you want us to eliminate the UX…? : And Director Hazard has already agreed to provide us with weapons and ammunition to see that accomplished.: What do you say, Your Majesty?: …: I see The Advancers were not exaggerating: you are quite the schemer, indeed.: However, in the eventuality that you get any ideas of wiping out both us and the UX at the same time, you should know that we are well equipped to destroy you ourselves. Is that clear?: Hahahaha! Of course, it’s because I respect your strength so that I’m looking to form this alliance!: Hmhmhm, very well. Then this arrangement may just be mutually beneficial to our causes. : I dare say that we are kindred spirits.: I humbly thank you for your kindness.: (Keheheheh. ‘Well equipped to destroy us’, my foot. If your Oukaou climbs out of whatever hole its hidden in, it’ll just be another wreck alongside the UX’s pile…): (Hmph… You believe yourself capable of manipulating us, filthy Garow Ran…?!)  : The Hojo Army is attacking Tokyo?! : The SDF is currently engaging them, but the situation looks bleak. : The Japanese Government has already sent a request for help! Everyone get ready to launch! : Let us be off, Your Highness. The war of Herikon has seeped into the Overworld and it’s our duty to bring it to a close.: Hm, absolutely! : (I’ll defend your home until your return just as Kazuki and his friends are doing, Aesap…!) Mission 40 – Tempest of Cherry Blossoms   : Ahahahaha! Our patience has finally been rewarded, Rouri! : Hell, yeah! Now we can really get to work! Come on!: Double…!: DISPATCH!  : Gwaaaaaaargh! : Aahahahaha! You hear this, Japanese?! It’s your wake-up call, you peaceniks!: C-Captain… we can’t win this! : Grr, don’t let them through! There’re a ton of civs right behind us! Failure is not an option! (Igarashi): Well, look at that hotshot over there!: You’ve been doing nothing but relying on the foreigners to sort your problems. What do you think can do against us, eh?! : Hmhmhm, and once you’re gone, we’ll trample Tokyo under our bootheels!: Rrrgh…! SRW UX - Rebellion Against Fate : It’s…! : Deploy all troops! : The UX have arrived!: Aesap worked so hard to try and stop my father… Why did you still open fire on this city?!: Because command of our forces does not presently reside with the king!: Her Majesty the Queen leads us, and it’s by her command that the Hojo Army moves to conquer Tokyo!: Wh-What?! : Looks like losing Sakomizu didn’t change their plans to attack the Overworld! : You can’t really hope to talk down guys like those. A swift punch to the jaw’s the best way to put them in their place! : We’ll handle this bunch. Recall your troops and evacuate the civilians.: Copy that! Good luck, UX!  : This is awful… they’ve trashed so much of the city!: And it’s only going to get worse if we don’t stop the Hojo Army right now! Got it, guys?! Destroy everything, don’t lose your ships or Lux. Same fight we had during mission 38, only the Fugaku isn’t here yet. Downing either Rouri or Kanamoto’ll get the plot going, so do what we did last mission and save them for last (if you can catch them both in a MAPW, so much the better), clearing out all other units before. If you haven’t been using Lux, take very good care of her since she’s never been the most evasive unit around. FYI, for this mission, much more than the last one, you’ll want to conserve a decent amount of SP for the later part; try to cast Strike only for the midbosses to get around their Double Image skills. Your regular guys should be capable of easily dispatching the mooks with help from just our command auras. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend    SRW UX - Linebarrel   SRW UX - Tobikage Appears!    : This is his fault… If he hadn’t come to Herikon, we…!: But I will not fall just yet! Not until our clan thrives once more! Final Mission ~ Quantum Burst 1    : I-I will not die in this godforsaken place!: I’ll yet find my way back to our land of Herikon…! 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: Hrm… They’re ganging up on us!: Let’s back off for a bit, Kanamoto.: … Okay, Rouri.  : What, they left? Think they got scared?: Don’t worry about pursuing runaways! There’re still more folks looking for a fight! : Hmph, what a worthless pair.: They are, ultimately, Overworlders. We shouldn’t have put our trust in them in the first place.: You’ve finally usurped control of the Hojo Army, Codour…!: Just what is going on, stepmother?! Is this a plot from your clan?!: Silence! You, the mere child of the first wife, dares speak to me so?!: ?!: Do you know how much my people slaved away, shedding rivers of blood and tears, so that the conqueror-king could have his Aura Machines?!: A brat with Overworlder blood flowing in her veins could never even come to grasp the suffering our clan endured! (This reveal about Codour’s clan isn’t less abrupt in the original show, no. If you remember, Sakomizu conquered and unified the various Herikon clans into his nation of Hojo, making a big push towards expanding his Aura Machine army to eventually invade the Overworld. Codour came from one of the conquered clans and has been looking for a chance to get revenge since. Mind you, we’re never given a lot of evidence outside of a bit of word-of-mouth. Wings of Rean was kind of rushed, you see.) : I knew it; you’re really…!: I dare say that the king is already dead, forever lost within the Aura Road.: Meaning that once you’re gone, the last of the Overworlders’ blood will have been expunged from Hojo! : And that’s what you were after all along, queenie?! : You’re all but the second coming of Louza Luft, Codour!: “Louza”…? SRW UX - Dunbine Flies: Shot didn’t tell you about her, did he? Of how the power struggle within her family tore through our Byston Well? Of all the lives that were lost because of that feud?! : And we’re not about to let a calamity like that happen again…! : Wh-What…?!: Shou and Marvel’s Aura energies are flowing into me…?! : Set forth, Princess Lux! It’s up to you to slay the negative emotions that bind her! : Yeah! Stand up to her!: Hrm… I will not be bested by this brat!: Stepmother… Or, rather, Queen Codour!: I’m ending your ambitions here and now! Take out the Fugaku to keep things going – Kotto is still the pilot and the same as when we fought him two missions ago. If you cleared the lesser mooks prior to downing Rouri/Kanamoto, he won’t even get enough morale to MAPW you before you’re going in for the kill. SRW UX - Tobikage Appears!    I don’t think I’ve ever noted it, but the Fugaku isn’t immune to debuffs, so Mike can effectively neuter it. SRW UX - Obelisk      SRW UX - Envoy from Jupiter   And problem solved. : Anomalies in the Aura Engine! Output is dropping!: Curse you all…!: How long have I waited to be rid of the king…! I will not die until the rage of my clan has been repaid!  Location: the sky above Hiroshima : The Aura Road’s dropped us off again…!: These islands… this is the Seto Inland Sea! : Another B-29? But there’s only one…: I-It’s…!: Morning on the Inland Sea… and there’s Itsukushima… Then, that B-29 must be—!: The atomic bomber… Enola Gay! : S-Stop! Don’t drop that bomb! : Not the Little Boy!  SRW UX - My Fate: Aah… Aaaaah!: Uwaaaaaaaaaaaah!: Th-This…: This is the morning when the Americans dropped their atomic bomb on Hiroshima! : Wh-Where… Where are we now?!: A fleet raining artillery fire upon land, countless warships making landfall…: This is the Battle of Okinawa!: Okinawa…?!*Machinegun fire!*  (Soldier): Glory to the Imperial Army! Glory to the Imperial Army! Gaahahahahahaha! (voices in underground trench): Noble ancestors, please watch over and protect us…: Th-These voices are…!: From all those who lost their lives upon this land…! (kamikaze soldier): OHKAAAAAAA!*BOOM!* (soldier): “We beg that you show mercy to the people of Okinawa.” Telegram sent.*BOOM!* : Th-This…: This actually happened in Japan?!: Yes, it did! These ghastly scenes you’re watching are memories of your nation’s past!: And the Wings of Rean are saying that we must never face away from these!: You were also going to make a kamikaze attack during this, weren’t you, King Sakomizu?!: I was, because I was told that a decisive battle was taking place in Okinawa!: But this is no military showdown! This is no war! (child): Waaaaaah! (woman): Shin-chan—! Gyaaaaargh!: Even women and children were engulfed under the torrent of fire and gunpower! This… This is an atrocity!! : Rrrgh… Aaaaaaaaargh!: Are these… the feathers of their lives…? : This… This is the color of my life! The color of a life that couldn’t even set off into the great beyond…!: I hear them even now… the song of the souls lost within that hellfire! A song that has been wandering to this day…!: Their song has been wandering…?: They suffered… How they suffered! And their lingering pain tears at my soul…!: This is what they all felt…! This is the true face of that war…!: This… This is unacceptable!: INTOLERABLE!: King Sakomizu!: I’ll personally make all those complacent worms in Tokyo feel every ounce of their pain… their sorrow, their regrets!*Wings of Rean powering up!* : …?!: Hear my will, Wings of Rean! And grant me strength!! *RUUMBLEEEEE!* : Wh-What is happening…?!   : Th-This is…!: It’s Tokyo… There’s the Tokyo Bay!: (Th-The King made it back to the Overworld… He didn’t lose his way inside the Aura Road?!): Aesap… Father!: Are you okay, Aesap?!: Lux! Everyone!: And what’s the Hojo Army doing in Tokyo?!: It was Codour! They’re following her orders!: Codour!: Y-Yes, Your Majesty… How glad I am that you’re back with us.: …: Order the Fugaku to retreat.: B-By your will… Kotto and I’ll see to it… : …: Father, you can’t be thinking of continuing with this attack! Are you going to drag the people of your own hometown into a warzone?!: The Wings of Rean have joined with the Oukaou and led me back to the Overworld!: Thus, this power is now mine to use as I see fit!: You got it all wrong! Those who died are all in the past! And you can’t fight with a power that stems from the past!: No, this does not stem from the past at all! This power is a legacy, from the past to our future! : A legacy from the past to our future…?!: Young Suzuki! You have also see the reality of that war, so you must understand!: The loathing of being unable to stop the A-Bomb, the grief of having to turn away from the events at Okinawa… You have felt it all!: So many lives were lost in that conflagration, and their voices now lie forgotten and unheard… All that awaits a Japan that’s forgotten about them is a future of nothing but ruin!: But how does that justify you destroying Tokyo now?! You’d just be repeating the events of that war! : All the people who live in this city haven’t done anything wrong! You can’t blame them!: The will of the Wings of Rean lies with me, and I shall wield it to smite these foolish Overworlders! You cannot stop me! : You’re looking to destroy just for your own personal reasons! That’d never be capable of renewing our future! : If you seek to change the minds of the people, then you must first change yourself, Sakomizu!: You dare lecture me, Ultimate Cross?! : His Aura Power’s flaring up again! If he keeps going…: Hrm… Do we really need to fight him?!: Let’s go, Aesap. We’ll stop my father ourselves!: …: Alright. Come with me, Lux, Erebos!*Lux tags in with Aesap.* : Father, it falls on me, as your daughter, to right these twisted ideals of yours!: Come what may, the path I tread will remain the same…: Thus, I must destroy you! The feathers of your lives shall join with the Wings of Rean!: Power is… Power is only meant to be used to build a better future!  Same fight we’ve had before, only Sakomizu already at max morale and, so, packs a heavy punch right off the bat. Secret Alert! Wings of Rean Secret – 7th step: set Erebos as your tactician, and beat Sakomizu with Aesap. Rinse and repeat. SRW UX - A Bird’s Song    And here is me, underestimating his damage. It won’t happen again!      Lemme give myself a little boost. I mentioned it in a post following the last mission, but Fei unlocked her Emotional Wave IBS command during the Fafner finale. SRW UX - In the Blue Sky ver. HD     It works just like the Deceive's Nerve Crack, in that you can use it post-movement and will boost all stats for everyone and lower all enemies' in a 5x5 AoE centered around her. Costs 70 EN a pop and requires 130 morale, but that's still rather spamable if you pair Fei up with someone that regens EN (though keeping her as a support after FUBing her kind of seems like a waste...). The effect of it is proportional to her Diva skill, starting at 6 and increasing by 3 with every level, maxing out at 30 with Diva L9. She's currently at L8, so everyone in the AoE gets all stats boosted/debuffed by 27. SRW UX - My Fate: Father, if you made it back here safely, then please sheathe your sword and recall your troops!: There’s no reason to carry on with this battle! I’m sure you did not come to the Overworld to fan the flames of war!: However, there is no other way for my goals to be realized! And if I have made it to the Overworld, it was only because the Wings of Rean willed it so!: And that can only mean that there is a mission for me to carry out here!   : I had taken you as someone worthy of calling both a Holy Warrior and a son-in-law, but perhaps I overestimated you!: I believed you, someone who had also been guided by the Wings of Rean, would be capable of understanding my wishes!: I do understand, but the way you’re going about it is simply wrong!: I’m putting a stop to your violence before you bring about even more sorrow!      : Uurk… The pain I feel is absolutely nothing compared to that of the dead! : Are you well, Your Majesty…?: Codour! Why have you returned?!: …: Because what I’m after is only one thing: that Byston Well is cleared of the rotten Overworlder blood.: What…?: All hands, fire! Shoot down the Overworlder King!: …?! : H-Hrrrmm!: Stepmother…?! : The hell is wrong with those people…?!: The King has become mad with the Oukaou’s power!: His raging delusion has brought us to the Overworld, and if we stay here, we’ll soon be as filthy Garow Ran!: Fire! FIRE! : Ooorgh!: Hah-Hahah… And, now, the King’ll—!*Wings of Rean noise!*   : Kotto… You are of Codour’s clan, are you not? Not only did you sleep with her, now you stab me in the back?: O-Of course not, Your Majesty! I would never think to oppose a Holy Warrior…!: Codour’s bed is quite warm, hm? : Ehe… Heheheheh…!: DIE! : Rgh…?! That’s…! *Canon fire!* : Message the entire fleet and tell them to maintain their barrage on the Aura Battler!: He’s still kicking even after all that punishment… blasted monster!*Door opens* : Hey, now, you’re having a whole lot of trouble taking one guy out, huh?: Y-You’re!: Ah, don’t worry about them. They’re another couple of collaborators of mine.: Right. You can call us a pair of revolutionaries.: Revolutionaries…?: Yeah, we’re going to be transforming this nation of cowards!: With one huge game-changer! It’s going to be a literal blast!: Y-You don’t mean…?!: Hmhmhm… Yeah. Turns out there’s only one way to change this nation whole, and that’s with a nuke!: Are you insane?! You’re going to kill over ten million people!: Eh, don’t worry about it. There’ll still be another hundred million around. : The warhead’s detonator is already active, so feel free to take it.: Director?!: Much appreciated, Army!*They leave.* : Heheheh… Now isn’t that way easier than leveraging the Hojo Army?: Why are you doing this?!: Oh, that shouldn’t be hard to figure out. With their capital in shambles, all we’ll need to do is swoop in to help “restore this magnificent nation” and the whole place’ll be as good as mine.: You cannot be serious! I did not endorse the Army of Mankind so you could destroy Toshiko’s… my family’s country!: Hmph, and you think I care? I don’t, especially considering you’ll be the one taking the fall for giving those two the nuke.: Wh-What…?!: Indeed, Col. Alex. The responsibility for everything will fall squarely on your shoulders.: Hrrr… You two were planning this from the start…?!: We’ll call for you to be judged by a military tribunal as something of an apology.: Granted, it’ll be a confidential trial and you won’t be allowed a lawyer, so…: Waahahahahahaha!  : Urk… They’re just shooting everyone!: Destroy this city and the Oukaou!: We’ll purify both the Overworld and Byston Well once the Wings of Rean shoes are back in our hands!: D-drat you all to Hell…!: You’d spit at my ideal and cast your lot with the Army of Mankind?! : A-Aah… King Sakomizu’s Aura Power is!: This power…! It’s turning white into black, darkness into light…?!: We almost have him! Blast the King out of the sky! : Hrrrrrrgh! You blasted Herikonians!: F-Father, stop! STOP!! : Graaaaaaaaaaargh!! : W-What in blazes… The Oukaou! : It’s turned giant?!: H-He’s gone Hyper...! What we’ve been dreading has finally happened…!: Die, filthy Garow Ran! : Aaaieeeee!: A-Aaaaah! Retreat! RETREAT! : Power… Power! GRANT ME POWEEERRR!! : Stop! FATHER!!: What… What can we do now…?!: We’re being overwhelmed…!*Tzeeeeep.* : (Don’t worry. There’s still time…): (Tsu-Tsubaki…?!) SRW UX - Prologue : (That is a man who’s experienced so much sorrow…): (And, in that case, what would be the best way to erase that sorrow?): …: (It would be… for us to understand King Sakomizu’s sorrow!): (That’s right… and I know you can do it…)*Flash.* : (Tsubaki…): Ms. Saya…?: …: Everyone, I need your help! Talk to King Sakomizu! : “Talk”…?: We need to come to understand his sorrow… his feelings for his motherland, his fear of the war! : We have to reach an understanding with each other… : But right now?! With a battle going on?! : … We can do it! I know we can!: Yeah, we can. The Aura Power, Quantum Brainwaves, Fold Quartz... and the light of the Odyssite will show us the way, I’m sure of it! SRW UX - The Will of Man Awakens: Saya…!: I agree… The Wings of Rean have shown me the truth before! And they can do it again…!: He may have gone Hyper, but that absolutely does not make him invincible!: Even I once held onto enough of myself to get back to reality! If we can just cause our Aura Powers to resonate, then…!: We can absolutely understand one another! There’re ways for us to get through and communicate with him! : Mr. Amagatsu… I’ll put what I earned from you to good use, right here and right now! : Watch over us, Soushi! This is what we’ll fight for! : This is our true courage…!: And these are our emotions, riding upon the wind!: Here we go, folks! We will pull this off! Secret Alert! Wings of Rean secret – 8th step: Alright, here’s the deal. Sakomizu has gone mad and we need to get him to chill, which, as Scarlet prophetically mentioned a bunch of missions back, is going to require us to talk him down. That is to say, we’ll need to use the Persuade command on him thrice with different characters. Mind you, some people are better equipped to actually get through to him than others, and it works on a point system:
… I confess that I’m not sure if this is even an option if you’re not on track for the secret (since there isn’t really a point to doing it otherwise – you’ll either waste 3 people talking, and gain absolutely nothing, or you’ll screw it up and just piss Sakomizu off further). Do tell me if you know. I’m going for it, though, and since Aesap and Lux have already moved, Setsuna, Saya and Shou’ll deal with the guy. Here are all the convos: : How are you to fulfill your ideals by letting sorrow and vendettas lead you in battle?!: If you call yourself a King… if you call yourself a man capable of standing on a battlefield, then that’s the last thing you should do!: Indeed, but there are some things I can never forgive precisely because I stand in the battlefield not as a soldier, but as a man!: You are a warrior, yes? Then, I can say with certainty that some battles have shocked you with their atrocities!: You’re right. And I’m here today, fighting, because I managed to endure that feeling!: And I know the man you once were would be capable of doing the same!-- : King Sakomizu… You’ll accomplish nothing by just venting your sorrow on others! You must convey what you feel to them, and there are ways to do that!: Do you take me for a fool?! All the flowery speeches in the world will not restore the motherland I’ve lost!: The lives, the souls, that have been sacrificed will never return!: But if those left behind can unite their spirits, their wills, to one another, then the light of those lives will never truly fade!--  : Stop this, King Sakomizu! Fight with hate in your heart and not only you’ll be incapable of helping the world, but you’ll be incapable of helping yourself!: Would you still say that had you seen atrocities unfold before your very eyes?!: I have seen them, trust me! And I eventually discovered that it’s only by overcoming the pain and the sorrow we felt that we can truly have a future!--  : Don’t do this! The only thing that comes out of destruction is sorrow! There are so many people who can understand the pain you feel…! : “Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth” only serves to tighten the chains of hatred around us…: But we know you’re brave enough to break that cycle!: I’ve heard these admonitions before, that our society is worth believing in… but those were ultimately nothing but empty, utopic ideologies…!: I have a will to carry out, a duty to fulfill, and I’ll see it done even if I must trail the bloodstained path!: But you can’t stop pursuing something because it’s utopic! If you do, then that is when it’ll never amount to anything real! So, please…!-- : Let hatred take the reins of your life and all your cause will amount to is basic revenge! Is that what you really want?!: How could I ever stare the dead in the eyes if I did not feel outrage over the tragedies I’ve seen?!: Because nothing would ever change that way! If we really mean to make the future a better place, then we need to start by changing ourselves for the better!-- : You have to take control of your rage, King Sakomizu! I’m sure there’s more within your heart than just hatred!: Who are you to speak so to me?! A child like you is nowhere mature enough to grasp how I feel!: You’re wrong, because there’s no line separating children and adults when it comes to what’s truly important – it goes for anyone as a person!-- : Listen to us! There won’t be any need for us to fight if we can just understand each other…!: Are you trying to placate me, Yankee?! It was under that same banner of democracy that America brought Japan to heel – all to satisfy its own agenda!: This isn’t about what countries we come from! : All I want is for you to realize what’s right and what’s wrong!-- : Hatred, resentment… Do you really think you can put together a better future with twisted stuff like that in your heart?!: Who are you to speak of my resentment?! But, please, take sword in hand and see for yourself if it’s strong enough to still it!: I admit that I don’t know what you’ve gone through – I’m not psychic…: But I what do understand is that answering a tragedy with another one is never the right thing to do!-- : You’re not getting anywhere with just violence! If you think your cause is right, then you gotta get together with people and work with them!: My cause has never had the room for dialogue! I’ll see my ideal realized, and I do not need the people’s understanding or their compliance to do so!: If you do that, you’ll be nothing but a tyrant that’s blind to the world around him, Sakomizu!-- : You think you have all the answers, don’t you? But, I’m sorry to say, there’s no way someone like that could ever help the future of humanity!: You know nothing! I have been betrayed by what I and so many believed in! How can you tell me to swallow my indignation?!: And that’s all the reason you need to destroy everything?!: But this is the era we live in! It’s not your time anymore!-- : There may be a big disconnect between you and your country, but I know you could try and start anew! That is, if you do love Japan as much as you say you do!: I do this because I bear within me the spirits of my fallen compatriots, restless and outraged! You would never understand how disgraced we feel!: But we could understand the pain and sorrow you feel! That’s not going to happen if you don’t start putting some trust in people, though!--  : Hah, we don’t need no words to get our point across!: There is only one way those who meet in the battlefield can communicate to one another…!: Indeed! A cause can only be carried out at the tip of one’s blade!: I challenge you, Kaido and Magami! Are you prepared to plummet into the depths of Hell?!: Who do ya think you’re talking to, eh?! We ain’t gotta prepare for anything, ‘cause we are Hell!-- : Let go of your hate, King Sakomizu! A Holy Warrior of your caliber isn’t weak enough to be dominated by it!: He’s right! Going Hyper is never a good thing!: You mean to lecture me on how a Holy Warrior should or shouldn’t be?! If you wish to stop me, then do so through your strength!: Aura Power isn’t meant to be used to make others submit! It’s a force that comes from our emotions, and that’s why it’s meant to defend and bring people together!-- : Stand down, King! Do not let yourself be engulfed by that negative Aura Power, or all you’ll find is the destruction of what you seek to defend!: What I seek to defend is my just cause! Aura Energy is the energy of life… It was given to me so that I may stay my course!: That course is the wrong one, King, and it’ll only produce more hate if you continue to follow it!: And I’m sure you realize that, Shinjiro Sakomizu!-- : Please stop, King Sakomizu! A hate-filled Aura Power could never bring about a new world!: I once had faith in the future, and I watched as it rotted away! How could you ever understand the anguish I feel?!: But there are ways we could understand! I know that’s what the Wings of Rean led us for!-- : Father, you’re losing yourself as you let that evil Aura Power take hold of you! Please go back to being the man you once were…: Even the most virtuous of men would fly into a mad rage if he saw the country for which he sacrificed himself in this sorry state! : Nevertheless, you cannot give in! Take back control of your soul and be our Holy Warrior once more!-- : Regain the pride you once had as a Holy Warrior, Sakomizu! Stay this course and soon you’ll be nothing but a Garow Ran!: I’m fighting to see my dream realized! All the power I have is for this purpose alone!: I’ll concede that sometimes power is necessary to govern society! But if that power isn’t held in check by the ruler’s heart, then that society will soon break down!: And you had that heart before, Sakomizu! That’s why so many once swore their fealty to you!-- : Do not allow sorrow and anger to corrupt your life! Nothing is ever born from baseless violence!: I have lost everything! Who could ever heal this pain, this hatred that I feel?! Who could ever heal the souls of the fallen?!: You may destroy until there is nothing left and that would not restore them either!: Look upon all the families walking through life together… all the friends supporting one another! I’m certain you can find an answer within their smiles!-- : Set a vendetta as the crux of your strength and it shan’t be long before you may neither go forward nor backwards.: If you would trail the path of the conqueror and be King, Sakomizu, then you must first conquer yourself!: I must see this cause realized, or I would lose more than just my pride. The life I’d led would also lose all meaning! Thus, I shall march onwards on the path I’ve set myself on!: What you ought to see realized is not that, but your will to establish a grand dynasty for yourself and the conquered! If chaos is what you seek, then your ideals shall never reach the ears of the heavens!-- : The battlefield is home to unbearable pain and sorrow…: However, if you do not face those, if you do not muster your courage and accept those, then you can never move onwards with your life!: Are you accusing me of such cowardice?! I fear nothing! I shall answer the cries of all those restless souls! : If this is how you’ll answer them, then I’ll oppose you with every ounce of my being! There is no future down this path you’re taking!-- : This may not be the society you wanted, but there’re still people living here! Are you saying those are unwanted lives too?!: Life and death compose a cycle, and there can be no rebirth without sacrifice! The Japan I envisioned demands that this entire society be rend asunder!: That’s not happening… no way in hell! No one has the right to deny the lives of others!-- : Stop with your angry yelling and listen to your heart! What is it trying to tell you?: You waste your breath, puppet. My heart will not be swayed!: No, I’m reaching out to you as many times as I have to! I want to understand how you feel…: So please don’t clam yourself up! Aaand, that’s the last of them. If you DIDN’T choose a trio that amounted to seven points: : Hmph, insolence! Prattle on as much as you want…*Casts Soul* : The current state of Japan is not something I’ll ever tolerate! : Tsk, it’s too dangerous to keep trying to extend that olive branch! : Then we don’t have a choice! We’ll stop Sakomizu by force if we have to!But we’re good people, and we got enough points, so we get: : I’ll concede that not all who live in this society are worthless!: However, I took a vow to the spirits of they whose corpses laid the foundation for this society, and the grief of the lives the Wings of Rean took in! : I cannot, and will not, end my cause here! : Gaah, what a pigheaded old fogie! : But we did get through to him! Now if we can just get his raging Aura Power under control…! : Troops, concentrate all your attacks on the Oukaou! Stop King Sakomizu in his tracks! Hyper Oukaou (Shinjiro Sakomizu) Pilot Skills: Aura Power L8 Holy Warrior Prevail L9 Support Attack L3 All Attack L3 Command L4 Mech Features: Sword Oukaou’s Wings 30% HP and EN Regen All-Canceller Sakomizu has gone ballistic and his already powerful Oukaou has really beefed up because of it. Don’t expect your Reals to survive any clean hits unless you’ve REALLY buffed their defensive stats. Good news first: Sakomizu has lost his Double Image ability and the Oukaou is now L sized, so he’s less evasive. Bad news is everything else, as he’s now the most resilient enemy we’ve thought so far, sporting 150k HP, big defenses, regens 50k HP a turn, and will still reduce any ranged damage you try making on him. Sakomizu’s maxed out Prevail will also make him way more survivable than you might expect (while also providing a huge power boost). Oh, and the Oukaou now has S ranks on all terrains, so don’t expect his accuracy to take a hit. How easy this battle goes depends on whether or not you’ve kept a decent bit of SP left for this. If you did, then you can easily drain his large HP pool in one turn with valor and soul; if you didn’t, then you’ll be in for a tough time against his regen and Prevail’d stats. The best I can say then is to buff up with Fei, Luca and/or Shizuna, set up command auras and support attacks and toss everything you have at him. Secret Alert! Wings of Rean secret – 9th step: shoot down the Hyper Oukaou with Aesap. And there’s also this, provided, of course, that you cleared the persuasion check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hR5P-1aP0 Here’s Sakomizu’s second best attack. : As people are commanded to commit atrocities, their ideals and their wills are progressively corrupted! This is not the kind of peace we desired!: But what’s committing even more atrocities going to get you?!: This power you have – the power of a Holy Warrior – was meant to shape a better future, not destroy it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6gnZcGJmT4 And his best one. Now off we go! Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Oct 14, 2018 |
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Anna Tsuchiya - My Fate : Get a hold of your emotions! Power gained by going Hyper is just your Aura running out of control!: A negative Aura Power is incapable of changing anything! It can only destroy!: No! This power is also fruit of the Wings of Rean’s guidance! And it can change things… I’ll start by changing you into scrap!: Then, the best we can do for you is slay the delusion in your soul!     Shou attacking: “I will not kill another man! What I’ll kill is that delusion!” : I can hear the tunes of your heart… It’s hurting! It’s in tears!: And you’ll hurt not just yourself but everyone around you if you never let go of that sorrow and pain!: I do not need mental advice from an animatronic! And so long as I can be true to my ideals, I shall fear no pain!    : Is power such as this the future you envisioned for yourself, King Sakomizu?!: A man who is bound by his past, who would harm his own people, is wholly incapable of leading the way to any future whatsoever!: What the people pray for is not a raging flame, but a guiding light!: Then muster your justice, your ideals, your courage, and try to stop my march, ye idealists of the Three Kingdoms!      Cao Cao attacking: “Your ideals could never soothe the people, Sakomizu!” : Our sacrifices brought about this despicable society! It falls on me to tear it all down and restore it to how it should be!: If you really want to transform society for the better, then you need to let go of your hate!: Hate and anger bring about only destruction. There’ll be nothing left after you’re finished…!      : Hah, all those times we fought this guy, I never figured he had a trick like this up his sleeve! : Looks like it was just as much of a surprise for him, too. I don’t know how this power came about… but I hope it’ll make for a good match!: You bite off more than you can chew! If you seek to enjoy yourselves fighting my Oukaou, then you’d best attack with all that you have – or else death is what you’ll find!    : You’ve felt the will of the Wings of Rean – the light of life – haven’t you?! Then why do you refuse to believe in the possibilities that life has?!: Life and death are two sides of the same coin. For all the life I felt, I’ve felt just as much despair…! The world is nowhere as kind as you believe!: Maybe not… but this is the world we live in, so we want to believe it can be so much more!        : King Sakomizu, that power is too much for anyone to control… all it’ll do is narrow your vision!: That matters not, for my eyes are set on but a single thing! My vision may narrow as much as it wants, that will not make me err on the path I follow!     Burn attacking: “I’ll show you that going Hyper does not make you the mightiest!” : We fought for what we believed was a righteous war, and it cost us everything… How could anyone not turn to hate after that?!: But there’s absolutely no point in carrying on with a war purely out of hatred!: You, of all people, should know that by now!      : You still don’t get it, King Sakomizu?! Stop this insanity already!: I doubt you would still be calling it “insanity” if you tasted despair and hate strong enough to turn your heart to ash!: Is that your way of saying “just shut up, and let me do my thing”? Because I’m not taking that!    : If you called yourself King of a whole nation for even a second, then you really should act the part! This is not doing that!: It’s the grief I feel for my motherland that brought me to this point!: I do not expect you to understand, but this is as per the guidance of the Wings of Rean!   : Pointless fighting is not the way to heal anyone’s pain and sorrow!: Come on, Heroman! We’ll stop him together! : Hmmm!: Age has not made me senile enough that I’d be won over by a child wielding a weapon of my enemies! I’ll tear those stars and stripes that adorn your body apart!   : You’re so obsessed with your hate that you’d debase yourself so?!: Why, father?! The King who built Hojo should be strong enough not to be enslaved by self-serving aspirations!: That may be so for King Sakomizu, but you know nothing of how the man called Shinjiro Sakomizu ought to be!    : His machine’s turned giant… I guess that goes to show how strong the emotions in him really are… : But the problem is there’s only anger and sadness at their root… It’s complicated, that’s for sure…! : If you ask me, he’s just desperate to fill the gaping wound inside his heart!: What he’s trying to do won’t fill it at all, though!: And you’re going to see that the easy way or the hard way, Shinjiro Sakomizu!: Well spoken! Let your savage roar ring throughout me…!     : As King, I grieve for the folly that has taken hold of my motherland! It must be restored, and the only way for that to happen is for the slate to be wiped clean, for all the missteps to be erased!: No one here ever asked you to do any of that garbage! And if you’re a real king, then you oughta be fighting so that everyone can be happy – and not just folks from your country, but those of the whole planet and even beyond!   : Stand down, Amalgan! Any who stands in my way now is but a minnow I’ll slay with a single stroke of my blade!: I will not yield, Sakomizu! You may burn this old man to ashes, but I’ll be sure to at least free you from the bondage of this hate!     Amalgan attacking: “Have you truly degenerated into a Garow Ran, Sakomizu?!” : They razed everything to the ground with nary a warning! And when you're faced with something you cannot coexist with, you destroy them before they destroy you!: What happened was horrible, but we must keep trying to understand one another – as many times as it takes for it to happen! That’s the real battle humanity should be having!: And as difficult as doing that might be, I know we’ll succeed in time!    : We were shown our tragic history so we could find a way forward that wouldn’t have us repeating those tragedies!: Don’t you think that’s why the Wings of Rean whisked us away?!: Come what may, I need to see my cause through! Even if I must bear my blade against my family, I shall not falter!: Do you think Lux actually wants to be fighting against you?!: She just wants you to go back to being her father!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=845sZtioZ4w He drops another Takashimada Origami Doll. : Gwaaaaargh!: Enough of this, father! Please!: Power… GRANT ME POWER!   : Aaaaiieeee!: Father, why…: Lux…: My father is lost…: His mind is gone… my voice cannot even reach him…: …: Lux, there’s no way King Sakomizu has forgotten about you…: Aesap…: Ever since I met him, he’s never taken his eyes off you. And that hasn’t changed now.: Even as you took opposing sides, neither pushed the other away. You always faced each other head-on.: My father and I…?: I know… because I was always too afraid to do the same with my dad.: “He’s not even Japanese; my mother shouldn’t be married to this guy”… I spent so much time fixated on unimportant details, even when I knew that, deep down, I wanted to accept him!: But I thought if I just convinced myself that I didn’t care about him, then there’d be no way for me to get hurt…: Aesap…: But you’re different from me. So, don’t stop having faith in King Sakomizu! : Alright, that’s enough of that!: Rouri and Kanamoto?!: Hey, King, check this out! We just gotta fire up this bad boy and these goons’ll be off our hair!: Ooh, you have a nuclear weapon?! : A-A nuke?!: Don’t be stupid, Rouri!*Aesap tries going after but Kanamoto intercepts.* : Back off, Aesap! Leave him alone!: Outta my way, Kanamoto! That’s a nuke, you understand that?!: Why are you stopping us…?!: Weren’t you discriminated against yourself?! : Aargh!: Aesap! : (Is the Overworld life’s playground…?) : Lady Jacoba…?!: (Erebos, I need you to act as a medium for my power.): (Concentrate, Erebos! And pray! Show them the shape of life!): Y-Yes…!: The nuke…!*Sakomizu blasts after Rouri!* : Whoa! Wh-What’re you doing?!: Hand it over… Give me the power of that bomb!: DON’T DO IT! : U-Urgh…! A-Aesap, you son of a…!: B-But… you’re too late! I’ve already… pressed the detonator…! SRW UX - My Fate: ROURI!: A Tokyo stained by American colonization is better off gone!: Father!!*Lux goes after him.* : Please, you have to listen! Listen to my… listen to all our voices!: You stopped the atomic bomb meant for Kokura after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, didn’t you?!: How can you even consider doing something like this…?!: None of you know anything of war! What would you know about what it means to possess power?!: We don’t, I’ll admit it!: But even if the quagmire at the end of that war could make anyone lose sight of their humanity, you can’t let your militaristic ideology deafen you to your own daughter’s cries!  : What’s that flying out of the Nanajin…?! : Light… no, it’s a bunch of feathers…? There’re so many…!: Lady Jacoba?!: (Send the letters of our lives… to King Sakomizu!)     : …: Th-These… these origami dolls are…!: The same Takashimada doll that I left in my Ohka…!*Tzeeeeeeep.*  : I hear it… It’s the voices of all those women who loved the soldiers headed to war… : Even now, the song of their souls are wandering… : Yes… all these unforgettable, unfading emotions are gathering here! : Memories of their lives… of days spend on their beautiful towns… : These are Sakomizu’s… No, these are the memories of all those souls, passed down among the Japanese people…: Open your ears, Sakomizu! Listen to the wishes imbued into these dolls – voices directed to you and all your fellow men!: The wishes imbued into the dolls…: …*Tzeeeeeep.* : …?!: These dolls were given to soldiers as symbols of the sorrow and gratitude felt by the women who had no choice but to let you go on your kamikaze missions, weren’t they?!: Aah… Aaaaaaah!: Father!: …: I-I remember…: “You were as a living saint…”: Sh-She said… : She said, with pity in her voice!: King Sakomizu…! : The ominous aura around the Oukaou’s vanished…: (We did it, Tsubaki…)*Alarm!*  : …! Guys, the nuke is starting to activate…! : D-drat it! Call all troops back to the Elshank! : Are you nuts?! If we don’t do something, Tokyo’s gonna turn into a ghost town! : Kouichi, can you use a compressed warp field to contain the explosion?!: E-Even if I did that, the radiation would still…! : Darling, isn’t there anything you can do-robo?!: Tsk, if I just had Al with me, I could…!: I’ll handle it!  : Aesap…!: I’ll take the bomb with me up to the stratosphere! : Stop! If you do that, the three of you’ll…!: Lux, Erebos! We’re going back to Wahlerkahrain!: Back to Lady Jacoba’s side…: …: Aesap… I’ll be with you every step of the way, wherever it might lead us…!: STOP!!: Aesap, the Wings of Rean are not with the Nanajin.: ?!    : Aah! The Wings of Rean…!: Sakomizu, are you…?!: Father!: …: Lux, forgive me…: F-Father…!: If the Wings of Rean are that of a Holy Warrior… then protect my wishes!Using webms here since what happens next is really psychedelic and pictures wouldn’t quite do it justice. https://gfycat.com/SnivelingFreeHochstettersfrog https://gfycat.com/JointDifficultBass https://gfycat.com/PaleRichCricket   ”If one should ask you concerning the heart of a true Japanese…   …point to the wild cherry blossom glowing in the sun.”  : Th-The Holy Warrior’s feathers… they’re crumbling away…*Swooooosh!* : Hrrm..?! Wh-What is happening?!: The Aura Road is opening…?!  : Radiation levels over the ocean are all within normal parameters. The won’t be any fallout from the explosion. : I can’t believe he’d go and sacrifice himself like that… : I suppose that, in his final moments, he recovered his heart as a Holy Warrior. : And the Wings of Rean are a manifestation of a Holy Warrior’s power… : (Sakomizu… Your soul has also ascended to the heavens…) : Plus, the Aura Road opened, dragging all of the Hojo Army away. I guess that’s that matter taken care of. : Oh, and speaking of, where are Aesap and the others? : It appears our Aura Battler squadrons suffered a temporary loss of Aura Power. They were forced to make an emergency landing. : Is that also due to the Wings of Rean? : Perhaps. Not only did they block the nuclear explosion, they even caused the Aura Road to open, so it’s likely the Wings of Rean had to draw upon everyone’s Aura Power. : Nothing’s working. I guess it’ll take a bit before the Nanajin can move again.: It’ll be fine. So long as you’re alive, it’ll be up and about eventually. : Right. Aura Power is the energy of life, after all!: Yeah…: Look! The sky’s covered with feathers!: …: Those are… the colors of my father’s life…: Lux… : Aesap…!: You’re safe!: Mom… dad?!: Look at you…: *sob* Thank goodness, you’re all right… : Mom…: But… what are you two even doing here?: We were saved by this man. : It’s been a while, hasn’t it?: Mr. Hughes!: The President had sent me into the area to investigate the Army of Mankind’s activities.: Hazard’s group slipped away, but I’m satisfied that I could at least save Col. Alex.: You saved me in more ways than one. Without your testimony, I would already be in chains and sent to court martial.: You’re Aesap’s…: His father, yes. My name’s Alex Suzuki.: “Suzuki”…?: …: Does that mean you’ll be living with my mom, dad…?: Yeah… And once things have calmed down around here, I’ll be applying for naturalization. : I don’t want to spend any more time away from Toshiko.: Dear…!: I see…: Thanks. I’ll let you off with just a single punch, after this is over.: That’ll be fine…: Aesap…: (Yes… However this might go, I can’t push him away…): (I suppose I, Amalgan and the others will also have to return to Byston Well sooner or later.): (But until the time arrives… I want to stay with him, this budding Holy Warrior…)  : I see… Then, after routing the Hojo Army, the UX have moved to Tatsumiya?: Right; it’s apparently so the Fafner pilots can focus on treating their progressing Assimilation.: Very well. And may I ask why you’ve been sent to work with me?: I petitioned The Advancers to set this up. I need your strength if I’m to uncover the underlying truth of this world.: Oh, I’m afraid I am not powerful enough for that. : All I am is someone trying to observe the beginning of life.: “Beginning of life”…?: You’re the top researcher of Aura Power, so I’d expect you at least have a faint idea of what I mean, no?: …: I’m aware that there’s a major, unseen, force surrounding this world and the two Byston Wells, yes.: But the more I discover, the more I find myself haunted by questions. What is the origin of that force? Where is that force headed…?: I need answers for those questions, and I simply couldn’t contain that curiosity. Thus, our goals align. : …: You do understand that once you cross this line, there will be no going back, yes?: I’m fine with that.: I’ll see this through, even if it means misplacing myself from the flow of natural order…: Very well. Then, let me introduce you to my partners. These are Cpt. Jin Spencer and my daughter, Ayul.  : It’s a pleasure to meet you, Prof. Shot. : We were told that you could enhance our machines?: Hm. I believe I could increase their generated output by applying the technology used in Aura Converters. : That said, your Aura Power’ll be essential for that to work…: You’ll need to imbue your machines with your lives.: Our lives…: …: (It really is the energy of life…): (And, if I’m right, what we’ll find beyond this is…)  : Do you hear that…? It’s the sound of the sea, of the wind…: Isn’t it pretty? This is what everyone… what your daddy left us.: There’s so much for you to learn, but don’t worry. I’ll tell you everything, bit by bit…: Yeah, there’s a lot to tell… But nothing we can’t handle together, right…?: …?!: Am… Am I hallucinating…? : I’ve kept my promise, Yumiko…: Mi-Michio…!: Michiooooo!: I’m so happy for you, sis…  : Understood. The Fafner team members will all start undergoing treatment now. : I suppose this means goodbye for a while…: We promise we’ll come back as soon as our Assimilation is under control.: We look forward to seeing you all back at 100%. : You can count on it…! : You two did wonderfully, Shouko, Canon. : We’re home… m-mom…: Yes, you are. Welcome back.: Come on, Canon. Our home is waiting for us.: Right! : Do take good care of my master, please. : Don’t worry. With all the data we found, I’m pretty confident he’ll make a full recovery. : Are you really going to stay with the UX, Sheryl?: Why, of course. If I ever need a refill of my medicine, I can just make a quick stop here. : Frankly, I’d rather you stayed with ALVIS until you were fully healed…: Oh, dear, but wasn’t it you who said you wouldn’t leave me alone?: Aah?! Did you really say that, Alto?!: U-Um… No, I... : Psh... what a shameless man, I tell you. : Hmhmm. While not quite on the same level as that degenerate, Kurou Daijuuji, he’s a very close second.: Hey, why do you need to bring me into everything?! : Then, Tsubaki’s… : Yes… And she was magnificent. The island and every one of you were in her thoughts all the way through.: I’ve little doubt that I heard her voice during the battle.: I know she’s still here… as part our lives.: Part of our lives, huh…?: Back there, the Wings of Rean relayed all those thoughts and emotions to us…: If the Yùxǐ and the Wings of Rean are manifestations of the will of the heavens, then…: No… I believe that those are also fruit of the will of man.: Of man…?: Were that not the case, I don’t think they would unleash that much power in accordance to the wielder’s will. : That’s true… Looking at it from another angle, it could be said that God, the heavens, are all manifestations of the prayers born from every one of us…: Our prayers… Yeah, you might have a point. : (The wishes of the fallen… and we, those who remained, have taken those wishes onto ourselves.): (There may yet come a day when we’ll join their souls in singing that wandering song.): (But, if anything, I pray that their souls are at peace…): (I pray for that with all my heart…) Act 2 – Vagabond Blues – End  And we’ve got three new tactician bonuses, so here they are:
Next time we begin Act 3, the final 14 missions of the game! Are you hyped? I sure am!    Hazard Counter: 9 Hazard’s such a jerk, he erased Alex’ evil superior officer just so he could play his part! Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Dec 7, 2018 |
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Oh of course, we have to understand the imperialist fucknugget. Remember, all criticisms of him have to be generic platitudes and under no circumstances are Japanese war crimes allowed to be mentioned. This Wings of Rean secret is gonna end with Sakomizu joining UX isn't it? Could we, like, not do that? Could the he just stay dead?
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Alacron posted:Oh of course, we have to understand the imperialist fucknugget. Remember, all criticisms of him have to be generic platitudes and under no circumstances are Japanese war crimes allowed to be mentioned. Eh, I think you're looking at it the wrong way. When they say understand him, they mean understand him not as an imperialist but as a WW2 soldier with severe PTSD from the horrors he saw. And they're not handwaving the Japanese war crimes, but those are simply not as important here because we're not fighting a former american or european soldier. Furthermore, the war crimes are shown not JUST because they were horrible events, but primarily because they're the cause of Sakomizu's anguish - the game certainly did not try to make any political statements here. By talking to the guy, they were just trying to get him to stop holding onto his hatred, to see that his cause would be both self-destructive and counter-productive, and to just start looking forward, not back. Mind you, they're not trying to paint Sakomizu in a good light - far from it - but there's very much room to sympathize with his personal trauma (not his cause). Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Jul 9, 2018 |
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Jul 9, 2018 02:26
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Oh, am I ever hyped for the next chapter in particular. Was for this one as well. It's a long and fun one, with tons of things going on in it. Some of the numbers on the convince count are a little unusual, though. Saya and Setsuna being worth way more than you think despite not really saying much more than others do, others being worth less than you think, etc. Was impressed so many people could speak to him, though. Even Burn got in on it. Just another reason why UX' secrets are so good. Interesting thing they did connecting Shot Weapon to the OGs. He's been playing all sides almost as much as Hazard has, seemingly. Speaking of, wonder how high the Hazard Counter would be if you count everything bad he's ever done to anyone. SirSystemError fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jul 9, 2018 |
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Jul 9, 2018 02:31
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Alacron posted:Oh of course, we have to understand the imperialist fucknugget. Remember, all criticisms of him have to be generic platitudes and under no circumstances are Japanese war crimes allowed to be mentioned. An important thing you're sorta forgetting here is that Japan absolutely despises its imperial past, in much a similar way to how Germany views its time under the Nazis. You will not find much Japanese media outside of pure nuttery that treats Imperial Japan with anything less than cold disdain.
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Materant posted:An important thing you're sorta forgetting here is that Japan absolutely despises its imperial past, in much a similar way to how Germany views its time under the Nazis. You will not find much Japanese media outside of pure nuttery that treats Imperial Japan with anything less than cold disdain. Toriyama especially seems to loving despise it, for good reason. As has been said, the idea isn't that Japan was the glorious samurai who died to the vile foreigners. In fact, that's the opposite, what with our villains being Asep's friends who styled themselves as revolutionaries in that vein, and Asep coming to understand his father, an American, being a large part of his development. It's that Sakomizu is blinded by his PTSD and trauma, he believes the Wings of Rean are forcing him onwards to avenge his fallen land, and has come to earth to find that the land he gave his life for is now friends with the people who bombed it. Consider how many times the Wings of Rean threw him through what he and Asep saw and again, finding he couldn't do anything about it. As with almost all Tomino work, it's not about the collective, it's about the individual. Sakomizu is a broken man, He can't let go of his anger and his pain, it's what drives him. To explain the "Going Hyper" thing, because gently caress if this game actually wants to define it, and if it wasn't clear, it's essentially going berserk, becoming supremely strong with Aura Power and growing gigantic, but at the same time losing complete control. Another thing that's not entirely clear, but when Sakomizu released his rage, he aged up SIGNIFICANTLY, He's a very old man. Sakomizu is to be pitied, he is someone from an era long gone, trapped in horrible memories with an inability to move beyond it. He's not Hazard, who is a brutal, disgusting bastard motivated by greed.
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: MAH Okinawa, WAAAAHHHH! ..that the Japanese annexed in 1879, which means Japan had about as much right to it in 1945 as they did over Korea and China. Also, the commander of the island during WW2 banned the Okinawan dialect and ordered the deaths of at least 1000 people out of fear that they were spying for the Americans. The Japanese even went so far as to distribute hand grenades to civilians so they could kill themselves with them, lying about how the Americans treated prisoners to encourage suicide. We can argue all day about the ethics of the Atomic Bomb, or the Firebombing of Tokyo, or if the US government did enough during the war to prevent atrocities by American soldiers, and that's good! Holding our society accountable for atrocities is why slavery is illegal, and legal noble privileges don't exist anymore in most first world countries. For that same reason, blatant whitewashing bullshit like what Sakomizu is doing is down right infuriating on a level hard to describe.
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I think there should have been option for Karen to go up and say "Hey, I was a soldier of an evil empire which treated me as a throwaway weapon too. I could understand you."
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Jul 9, 2018 21:17
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Sakomizu isn't the only one trying to nuke Tokyo, he's just the only one that seems to get any sort of sympathy from the narrative. Codour and Kotto have also (apparently) suffered under a brutal regime but the heroes have no problems blasting the hell out of them, and Rouri and Kanamoto don't even really get that as far as I can tell. All of them are just as or less guilty than Sakomizu yet nobody is trying to understand them. Not to mention if Sakomizu wasn't meant to be seen as heroic, they wouldn't have included that detail of him heroically sacrificing himself to stop the secret third nuke that America was totally gonna drop on Japan for giggles. The double standards at play with
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Sakomizu is a giant hypocrite and a danger to himself and everyone around him, but I don't think the game's trying to ignore that. If anything, it's clear that he's a man possessed by his grudges and that's not good, at all, he was one step away from repeating the exact same tragedy that drove him to how he is now. He's stuck in the past when a big plot point right now is moving forward. Yeah, the game's sympathetic to him to an extent, because at least his motivations are known. There's a giant difference between "this man went through a lot of poo poo" and "we should forgive his misdeeds" though, everyone has pointed out that he's not in the right and needs to be stopped ASAP (and by Asap, gotta get those secrets). He was a heroic man in the past, it went terribly, and now he's little more than a vengeful ghost, driven by all the rage of a man that failed his homeland and his people, unable to see that maybe, just maybe, the past is in the past and Japan's in a better place now. Alacron is right that the others don't get the same sympathy, but honestly? They don't deserve it. Rouri and Kanamoto have absolutely no reason to act as they do, they're just idiotic teenagers (I'm not sure about ages here, but they act like people in their late teens or very early adulthood) that bought into terrible history revisionist propaganda and became terrorists thanks to that. They need a dose of reality, not sympathy. Codour and Kotto had no personality or backstory before this one part, so uhh...I guess my sympathy goes more to the people that had to watch this garbage. Not to the writers, c'mon, do a better job! Again, not defending anything, other than the writers' intentions. Dunbine is a Tomino series, and while I'm far from a fan of his writing usually, I'll defend that he really, really, REALLY hates the idea of Japan rearming and of GLORIOUS NIPPON BANZAI. There's no way he'd want Sakomizu to be seen as an example.
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Materant posted:An important thing you're sorta forgetting here is that Japan absolutely despises its imperial past, in much a similar way to how Germany views its time under the Nazis. You will not find much Japanese media outside of pure nuttery that treats Imperial Japan with anything less than cold disdain. I mean, this is a nice thought but not exactly true, especially when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his party are tools of a nationalist political association that basically wants to bring things back to the good ol days where they could "liberate" Asia with their army and pretend gay people don't exist. Like this movement gaining power and trying to get the Constitution changed to allow for a standing army is the entire reason Tomino wrote G-Reco to begin with, not to mention you have popular anime like GATE or Irregular at Magic School that are all pretty extensive screeds on how rad Japanese imperialism is. That said, I don't think Sakomizu is supposed to be a glorification of imperial Japan because Tomino hates that poo poo and all war full stop. On the other hand I also don't think he did a clear enough job of making him a full-throated denouncement of it either because Wings of Rean is kind of a loving mess and not a great story on any level.
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If Sakomizu was a genuine imperialist he wouldn't care about the paper dolls, at most he'd take the bomb with himself yelling NIPPON BANZAI out of spite or pride and not in order to save lives. He's still a super lovely dude, but so are tons of recruitable antagonists. I think the writers of UX are doing a good job of showing that Sakomizu is a more nuanced character than at first glance, and I applaud Tomino for making an anti-nationalist anime years before stuff like GATE and Mahouka demonstrated that there was an audience for that kind of garbage. The problem is that Wings of Rean is... Not a very good show. If it seems like we're meant to think of Sakomizu as better than all the other antagonists... It's mostly because all the antagonists are cardboard cutouts. Basically it's what Blaze Dragon said.
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Yeah, when it comes to the Rean antagonists for me it's always been Sakomizu and...the other people? Did they have names I forget  Anyway. When it comes to making Sakomizu recruitable I feel like it makes sense even within the confines of Rean's narrative. You've got a man who's finally realized that he's been broken by war and tried to fix things the only way the man knew how: by dying. So now he's alive, but for a man like him having come to the realizations that he has that's not entirely a mercy. But it does make for a very interesting character to join at the eleventh hour, and given how this game has been treating secret characters (hi Shouko would you like to be a main character?) I'm legit curious to see if the narrative will actually act on that potential.
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 And we’re back, having scratched the Hojo Army off our “needs killing” pile and stopped Tokyo from getting nuked. Act 3 is upon us now, and there’s much to be done. Arnie and Saya are deploying as event units, and it should be noted that you only have 9 deployment slots (if you saved Shouko and/or Michio – if not, add their slots in). Here’s how we’re going: Aesap/Lux Heroman/Domyoji Liu Bei/Rennie Shou/Tsubasa Mazinkaiser/Soubi Fei-Yen/Lockon Kurou/Deceive Shinn/Lunamaria Setsuna/Yulianne Tactician: Zhuge Liang Also, do note that this mission is the cutoff point for Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Cao Cao's total kill tally to be over 300 if you're going for the SD Gundam secret. Off we go.  SRW UX - Where All Possibilities GatherThe Hojo Army has been driven from the surface, and the Festum nesting at the North Pole have been turned to ash by the Army of Mankind’s nuclear strike. However, that did not mean that it was all over. Despite the myriad sacrifices that had already been made, the tides of fate beckon further tragedies to visit humanity. Three months have passed. The large flock of ELS discovered by the Jupiter Sphere has departed the planet, setting a course for Earth, and signaling that the countdown towards the extinction of mankind has finally begun. Warriors take a stand once more to both carry out the foretold ‘future dialogue’ and avert the looming destruction. What will they earn for themselves at the tail-end of life’s awakening? Will it simply be death, or, perhaps, days filled with love…? This very last line is from Hissatsu Shigotonin.  Act 3 – Someday, Life Together  : Kazuki… : …! Soushi… is that you? : Our hope has been crushed…: They were seared by those flames, and are now filled with suffering and hatred.: …: The Festum are going to attack again…?: Forgive me, Kazuki. I’m being forced to take a gamble.: There’s only one final ray of hope, and I swear I’ll convey it to you. When the time comes, head to Gate #11. : Gate #11…: I’ll find my way back to you. No matter what…: I know, Soushi. And I’ll be waiting for you… always…The Fafner characters have all switched to their HAE - Heaven and Earth - portraits (where applicable). Because I’m a magnanimous soul, I will be pointing out their names again just so everyone knows who’s who.   : … Kazuki. Hey, Kazuki! What’re you mumbling over there? (Mizoguchi): Huh… Did I say anything?: Yeah, I saw you chatting with the curry and got worried you’d finally snapped.: Maybe you should go and get some rest, Kazuki.: Thanks, but I’m okay. I can still see a bit in well-lit places like this. : It really wouldn’t do for you to injure yourself working, though. If there’s anything, you better tell us right away. (Maya): A flower in each hand, eh, Kazuki? Attaboy. (If Shouko's dead, he says: “Aw, what a nice assistant she is. Oh, or are you two dating yet?”): Cut me some slack with the teasing, Mr. Mizoguchi…*Door opens.  : Excuse me, Ms. Toumi! (Rina): Welcome... Oh, God, the student council again? Why can’t you do that at school? : Council activities are to take place here. That’s what we agreed on. (Canon) : Ahaha… We’re sorry to always be imposing on you. (Seri) : … (Akira): And where’s the all-important president? Is he skipping out on this one? : No, Kenji should be… (Hiroto) : And here we are. There’s a step there, so be careful, Sakura. : Hm… Thanks, Kenji. : Oh, we’ve got another couple in the house?: And look at you, pushing her wheelchair around. That’s a good man, Kenji.: It’s not easy work, I’ll tell you that. Sakura’s been putting on a bit of weight and—*Punch* : Hyark!: I can walk the rest of the way, thanks.: I-I was just kidding! That’s all!: Heheh. Good to see you’re doing better, Sakura.: Just enough that I can walk around some, but yeah.: And Zhou Yu’s out of his coma, so here’s hoping your eyes’ll get better soon, Kazuki.: Same here, but there’s no rush.: …: (Our seniors’ recovery has really come a long way… maybe Akira’s muteness will also get fixed someday?): How about we make our orders now that everyone’s here?: Oh, then, I’ll take a lemon tea and a Kazuki Pudding!: I’ll have a Kazuki Curry Box, with coarse tea!: A melon soda with a Kazuki Cake, please.: Heey, easy! Don’t say it all at once!: And what about you, Akira? Can you point out what you’ll have?: …: Coffee, black? Ooh, how grown-up of you.: …: “Coffee”… Psh, you’re just trying to look cool because Ms. Toumi’s here.: Mr. Mizoguchi, could we please stop naming dishes after me?: What, you’re the big savior of the island! That makes you the highlight of our shop!: Oh, brother… Am I really?: Yo, check out the news. Hazard’s shown his ugly mug again.: Hazard?! : Good day, everyone. This is Isabelle Cronkite, coming to you live.: Our interview today is about the recently revealed alien lifeforms commonly known as the ELS…: I am here with Prof. Billy Katagiri, foremost expert on ELS research, and…: With Commandant Hazard Pasha, the hero responsible for saving humanity at Operation Heaven’s Door. (  ) : It’s a pleasure to be here.: I say the same. I’ll answer all your questions to the best of my ability. Wahahaha!: Urgh, and now the prick’s the Commandant of the Army of Mankind. This really is the end times.: We’ll begin straight away, then. Prof. Katagiri, regarding the announcement that a large flock of ELS from Jupiter have started to move towards the center of the Solar System…: The Federation Government has said that the probability of them heading for Earth is zero – is that true?: It’s too soon to tell, I’m afraid. That said, even if the ELS are coming our way, judging by the speed with which they’re moving, we have ample time to prepare ourselves for their arrival.: Then, is our military already seeing to such preparations?: But of course. Both the Army of Mankind and the Federation Army are working around the clock to create the perfect anti-ELS weapons. We’re even making use of technology provided by the Frontier Fleet, I should note.: So, whether or not the ELS do come here, there is absolutely nothing to worry about! Waahahahaha!: I see. Everything is going swimmingly, then.: You’ve heard it yourselves, dear viewers. Do not let yourselves be fooled by speculation and misinformation. Carry on your daily lives as you would…: The only thing going swimmingly is that crook’s career! If we leave this up to him, all we’ll get is a dead planet!: Don’t worry. I’m sure the UX aren’t sitting on their hands.: The UX… It’s only been three months since we last saw them, but it feels like an eternity.: And you kids sure have grown a lot in that time.: You juniors better get to work and start catching up to them quick-like, you hear?: Hmhmm. And we’ll even be starting live combat training today, but…: We’re not too sure if we’re good enough for this… : Hey, don’t sweat it. We’ll get you all in top fighting shape!: Well, look at what a badass we have here. Quite the contrast to the crybaby from a few months ago.: Sa-Sakura… we really don’t need to dredge up the past!: Heheh, well, keep up the good work and you’ll all do fine.: Y-Yes, ma’am!: (Watch over me, Mamoru! I’ll be a worthy successor to your name as Goubine!)  : Rina Nishio, Akira Nishio, Seri Tatekami and Hiroto Douma are all set to begin pilot training aboard the Fafners today. (Toumi) : And the units are prepped and ready to go? (Makabe) : Barring the “numberless”, all units up to the thirteenth can be deployed on your order. (Hazama) : Even the Mark Fünf? It was so damaged, I didn’t think it’d even move again… (Kaname) : I wanted to make it pristine again, regardless of how hard that’d be. : I… I owed it to Mamoru to repair his Fafner. : You did good, Tamotsu (Nishio).: To tell the truth, I wish we didn’t have to send kids into battle again…: I know. But we can’t discard that option now that the core of the island has entered its growth phase. : What’s the status on the Brünnhilde System? : The core’s focusing its energies on growing, so the island’s ecosystem and life support functionalities are seeing some anomalies. : The islanders’ health is also expected to be affected, but my biggest concern is that it’ll hamper the island’s defense functionalities. : You’re right to be worried: there have been Festum sightings across the entire planet…: Who knows the kind of damage they’d cause were they to attack the island again…: (Fumihiko…): (Y-You’re…!): …: (Tsubaki Minashiro…): Is something the matter, Cmdr. Makabe?: N-No… it’s nothing…: …?: (Am I the only one seeing her…?): (It hasn’t ended yet, Fumihiko…): (There must be another path beyond that of hatred. You must look for it, together.): (Please, Fumihiko…): …: But I thought their core – the Mir – had been destroyed? Why are the Festum still active?: Perhaps the enemy Mir has simply assumed a different form.: In the same way our Mir became the island’s atmosphere? Could something akin to a core have been born within the enemy’s ranks?: There’s still much we don’t understand about the Festum.: As is also the case with your daughter, Miwa…: …: It’s been less than two months since she was born, yet she already looks and acts like a two-year-old toddler. : I suspect it’s related to her being the child of parents with Festum genes, but…: She might be a bit different from the other kids, but Miwa’s still my dear baby girl. : I’ll protect her with my life, come what may.If Michio’s dead: : Whatever she looks like, it doesn’t change the fact that her birth spelled hope for our island. We must protect her, come what may.Common ground: : You’re right… For now, let’s just pray that this peace lasts.  : Here’s a biiiig boat! And here, a bigger boat, and a mountain! (Miwa) : Oh, wow, you’re so good at drawing, Miwa. What else can you make? (Yumiko): …: What is it, honey…?: Mommy, who’s that?: Huh?: …: Tsubaki…!: (They are suffering. They don’t know what they should do…): (And the one who can save them from it is…): N-No! Stay away from her! Don’t bring her into this… please!: Mommy, friends are coming.: F-Friends…?(In regards to Yumiko’s incredibly fast-growing baby, while I don’t know if UX will actually go somewhere to outright explain it in full, the JP wikis do point to a theory… a very eerie theory, in light of another series we have here. I can’t quite go into details yet due to spoilers, but give me until the end of mission 43, and I’ll tell what’s what.)  : …: This is the island of Tatsumiya…: The place Soushi where used to be… Mission 41 – Reunion – Misao  SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens : Now this is much more like it! There’s nothing stopping me from moving how I want when I’m in my Fafner! : Heey, Mark Drei! Quit zipping around and come help with the training! : (The Mark Dreizehn, a Fafner made for me…): (Every move it makes is exactly how I want it… Thank you, mom…): Alright, listen up! What makes Fafners special is that you don’t actually need to steer them like you do a normal mech! : Become one with your unit. Embrace your Altered Consciousness, the change in your psyche. : You got that, Mark Fünf?! : Y-Yeah…!: Dang, look at Kenji… he’s really come into his own.: Call out to each other by your unit’s assign codenames. You are your Fafners, and the Fafners are you.: Understood, Mark Neun?! : Y-Yes, ma’am!: Mark Zehn! : …: Mi…ss… Tou…mi...: Huh...?! Did Akira just talk?! : No way…!: It’s not that big a deal, really. Any impaired senses get unblocked again when you join with your Fafner.: Ms. Toumi… D-Do you hear me?: I do, yes.: Akira’s actually talking… wow…: Wake up and answer your hail, Mark Zwölf!: A-Ah…! Yes, ma’am! : Maintain your minds crossed and shoulder your pain and your fear as a team.: And then try and take a stab at us! Show me what you got!: Raaaaaaaargh! : Ooorgh?! A headbutt?! Who the hell does that?!: An unknown’s been detected moving inside the shield?!: Yes… Solomon hasn’t made any announcements yet, though.: What is going on? Does that mean we’ve an intruder that Solomon can’t identify?! : …: I am here, everyone…*Solomon alarm!* : ?! There’s an anomaly within the Brünnhilde System! These readings are… the Festum!: What?! : The Festum…?!: How’d they get so close…?!: They’re so pretty…: Hrm, they sure picked a great time to turn up...!: Could they have planned to attack precisely during the core’s growth phase?!: Kenji! I know this wasn’t in the cards for today, but can you guys handle them?!: Aye, aye! We’ll make it work!: Fünf, Neun, Zehn, Zwölf, you guys stand down!: N-No… We’re fighting too! I… I’ll fight just like Mamoru did!: Y-You…!: Fine, then form up! Brace for the enemy attack!: R-Roger…!*Hiroto and Seri form a team; Rina and Akira form another.  : Are you there…? : Aaaiiieeee!: W-We have to fight real Festum, just like that…?!: Pull yourselves together, folks!: The Nothung Models have been upgraded to the Nth degree. They won’t be brought down that easily!: Have faith in yourselves, in your units, and fight!: They’re coming! Hold ‘em back! Kill everything, don’t lose anyone. This first part’s pretty simple (Shouko could solo everything without breaking a sweat), as we have, at most, some Sphinxes with a bunch of Grendels. But it’s all to help us get acquainted to the new Fafner kids. Shouko’s unchanged (as is Michio), but the other vets have all been changed… some for worse.  Case in point, the Mark Acht. It’s lost BOTH its Luger Lance and Railgun attacks, which is a tremendous downgrade. Before, you could set the Acht pretty much anywhere and it’d do well, working as a fine squaddie since its Railgun had loads of ammo and good range – if stuff got close, Kenji had his EN-based lance to fall back on. Now? Kenji only has two basic rifles, both of which are weaker than his lost attacks, his point-blank Mine Blade, and his standard Medusa cannons. The kicker is that they didn’t actually increase the Medusa shots, so you only get 4 of those and that’s that. Kenji’s mook-wrecking tag-team with Michel has come to a screeching halt, but the Crossing System still makes it a worthwhile proposition to find a slot for the Acht, if only to empower everyone else.  Maya’s stopped being a dedicated sniper to become a bit of a mixed-range attacker. Her stats are still gigantic and while her max range has taken a hit with the loss of her Dragon’s Tooth rifle (which is now with Akira), her average power has actually increased with the new moveset. Plus, her strongest non-combo attack is now post-movement, so she can really lead a charge now. Oh, and she’s learned Hit & Away.  Canon Hazama’s (she changed her surname!) new Mark Dreizehn is a 100% direct upgrade to the Drei under her command: ranges and squad bonus are wholly unchanged, but everything else has gained a power boost. Treat her as you did before.  Fafner Mark Drei - Lindwurm (Sakura Kaname) Squad Bonus: Crit +10, ranged weapons +100 (Crit +20, ranged weapons +200, HP +750, S in Air) Sakura has decided for a full re-spec for HAE, going from a close-range bruiser to a mid-range, pre-movement attacker. I hope you hadn’t been feeding her Infights. She’s overall stronger for it, but you’ll need to readjust and pair her with people that fits her new ranges, such as Kira, non-Michel Valkyries, Dr. West, etc (ironically, she’d be a good fit with the OLD Acht). The boost in terrain that she provides plus the Drei’s big movement range makes for a nice squaddie; the fact that all her weapons are ammo based, and with decent clips, further cements her a spot. If you’ve a spare B-Save, consider giving it to her, but Hit & Away is a nigh necessity (except if her partner unit has it, of course).  Fafner Mark Fünf (Hiroto Douma) Pilot Skills: Synergetic Code L3 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L2 All Attack L2 Spirit Commands: Invincible Strike Iron Wall Faith/Friendship Valor Mech Features: Gun Aegis Crossing System Hiroto’s voice actor: Nozomu Sasaki (other roles: Clef in Rayearth, Olba in Gundam X, Hathaway in CCA, and many more). HAE Mark Fünf is SLIGHTLY tankier than its original version due to 500 HP boost, and it has 10 extra EN in its pool. That’s about all the good things I can say, because this is another straight downgrade. First off, the only thing Hiroto does better than Mamoru is the fact that he has Iron Wall – he’s a worse pilot in all other aspects. He has less stats and his Synergetic Code doesn’t go as high. As for the bot itself - brace yourself for this – it’s lost Goubine Smash and got precisely zilch in return (oh, excuse me, it got a new Gegner rifle that’s 100 points stronger than the piddly Durandal rifle); this means that, on its own, the bot is now a full 800 attack power weaker than it was around mission 16-17! I do not appreciate this. On the other hand, the new kids have a Cross Dog combo attack of their own, which is 400 power stronger than the OG Triple Dog and helps offset the dip in raw attack power. That said, Goubine Smash had half the EN cost, took 20 less morale, reduced enemy morale and didn’t require Mamoru next to three other people to use. I still do not appreciate this. I’m sure Hiroto is a great kid, but he has a long way to go before he does GOUBINE justice!  Fafner Mark Zwölf (Seri Tatekami) Pilot Skills: Synergetic Code L3 Support Attack L2 Support Defense L2 All Attack L2 Spirit Commands: Guts Focus Invincible Mercy Valor Mech Features: Gun Crossing System Squad Bonus: Mobility +5, EN +50 (Mobility +20, EN +100, Movement +2) Seri’s voice actress: Misato Fukuen (other roles: Sakura in Street Fighter, Patty in DMC, Marie in Valvrave, and many more)  Fafner Mark Neun (Rina Nishio) Pilot Skills: Synergetic Code L3 Support Attack L1 Support Defense L2 All Attack L2 Spirit Commands: Focus Alert Fighting Spirit Valor Hope Mech Features: Gun Crossing System Squad Bonus: Accuracy +5, Money +10% (Accuracy +20, Money +20%, Ranged weapons +150) Seri’s voice actress: Ryoko Shiraishi (other roles: Hurricane in SKL, Aoi in Masoukishin II, Anew in 00 Gundam, and many more) Seri and Rina are very similar to each other, in that their units are pretty much the same outside of their final attack (which has the same range, but Seri’s costs 10 EN more); each of their best weapons carries a different debuff: armor down and attack power down, respectively. Pretty useful, especially as the endgame starts throwing bigger mooks at us, and both girls can easily handle themselves (though their stats are mostly a step below their seniors). The Crossing System further increases their value, and their Squad Bonuses carry enough goodies that you should always keep them at the top of your squaddie list.  Mark Zehn (Akira Nishio) Pilot Skills: Synergetic Code L3 Support Attack L2 Support Defense L1 All Attack L2 Spirit Commands: Strike Trust Invincible Snipe Courage Mech Features: Gun Crossing System Squad Bonus: Ranged weapons +100, Exp +10% (Ranged weapons +200, Exp +20%, Range +2) Akira’s voice actor: Yuuki Kaji Akira is another full sniper, but when Maya frickin’ Toumi is your direct comparison, you’re bound to come up short. In terms of raw attack power, the Mark Zehn ties with the Sieben, but Akira can’t measure up to Maya. He’s still pretty good, mind you. Unfortunately, the Zehn has one major flaw that keeps it from being an easy fit for sniper units: like HAE Acht, it doesn’t have any variety for strong weapons, relying solely on its Dragon’s Tooth – and it only has 4 shots. Akira apparently can’t run and gun with a sniper rifle like Maya can, so that’s another issue. Still, Crossing System remains very good and can help him do reliable damage even when he’s forced to fall back on his weaker weapons. Again, B-Save is very important to get more mileage. Set him in with someone who has decent range but who can work on the mid-short range as well (like Kouichi, Kira, Alto, Yajima, Graham, Fei-Yen, etc.) Whew. Now we can continue. SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: This is your first real battle, so pay attention! I’ll go in first and break the enemy lines, while you guys cover my six…: No, Mamoru was always fighting right at the front of the pack!: And I’ll do the same! I’ll keep everyone safe as Goubine…!: Don’t be stupid! Fight like that and you’re gonna get someone killed!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXBVVp-6OlI SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: I’d almost forgotten how it feels to move as freely as this…! This might be my first battle in a long time, but I’m not afraid of getting back in the fray!: Our island’s not your plaything, Festum! I’m sending you right back to where you came from!  SRW UX - Shangri-La.: My mom planned this Fafner just for me…: And it’s with it that I’ll defend Tatsumiya! This island’s home to all of us!  SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: What happened?! I thought we wouldn’t have to fight against the Festum anymore!: I’m scared… I’m so scared, Tsubaki…!: Calm down, Mark Zwölf! You need to accept reality for what it is!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZoGU2sXsfU It’s important for you to know that Seri’s Altered Consciousness makes her very prone to head-butting. So, what did the geniuses at ALVIS do? Make her a Fafner with a laser spear hat. And when you kill a Sphinx: : …?! : Wh-What…?: Something the matter, Mark Zwölf?: N-No, I… it just looked like the Festum was trying to say something…: The Festum…?: (Kazuki…): …?! Soushi…!: (I’m being forced to take a gamble, Kazuki…): Soushi… I understand!And when you kill 3+ enemy teams, including a Sphinx, the plot carries on: *Alarm!* : ?! I-It’s…!: Commander, the Mark Sein’s getting ready to take off!: Kazuki?!  : …: Kazuki… What’re you doing here?: Don’t worry about me. I can see just fine when I’m in the Fafner!: Kazuki…!  : Relax, I’ll watch his back!: Michio…?!: Can’t have the team’s vet hanging back while even the nuggets are getting their hands dirty, ya know. That’s just a bad role model!: Does my sister know that you’re piloting again?: Ah, don’t worry about it. I’m sure Yumiko won’t mind it too much once my baby girl sees her daddy kicking the Festum out the island!: Let’s get to it, kids!: (If this is what you want, Soushi… then I’ll fight them as well!) SRW UX - AzureHAE brings us a new BGM, and one of my top 3 songs in the game (I'm not strong enough to outright point one I like best). Come next mission, all my Fafner units'll be packing this... except Shouko, who's a Dunbine character. : Why… Why is it you, and not Soushi…?!   Kazuki’s still Kazuki. And when you kill a second Sphinx: : …?! : I-I knew it…: Listen… I’m positive that they’re trying to say something. What should we do? I can’t fight with that bugging me!: Well, of course the enemy’s going be saying stuff! Like, how they hate us and whatever… Just take them out before they open their mouths!: B-But… SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: Come back as many times as you want, I’m not letting you take this island! This is our home… it’s where we belong!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJcgpIuOk6s Here’s Maya’s new strongest, non-combo attack. SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: Mark Zehn, this is your first real battle. Make sure you don’t do anything stupid.: Don’t you worry, Ms. Toumi! Look how well I’m flying the Fafner! I’ll have these Festum down in two shakes!: …  SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle Opens: The Mir core inside your mech protects you against the enemy’s abilities! Believe in yourself and fight!: O-Okay, I’m going in... These are the Festum… they’re our enemies!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmeSwyT4YK0 And Rina’s best attack. All clear! Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Jan 6, 2019 |
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: Haah, haah… Is that all of them?! SRW UX - Mark Sein: What…?! : O-Oh, God… What’s going on?!: We’re detecting a sudden shift in their energy readings! The Festum are…!  : Th-The hell?!: The Festum transformed…?! : Aaargh…!: Kazuki!: drat it, what just happened there?!: That new Festum’s displaying a chemical profile unlike anything we’ve ever seen before!: A-And the reading’s expanding!   : Huh?! All the other Festum—!: Rrgh…! Graaaaaaaaaah!: Th-The pilot’s being Assimilated! Fast! Any more than that and he’ll…!: C-Cover the Mark Sein and… rrgh… *cough, wheeze*!: Cmdr. Makabe…?!: Aagh-aaarraaaaaah!: Ka-Kazuki!  : …?!: H-Hrm… Is that?! SRW UX - Roaring Deathblow: Target sighted. Beginning operation.: The Lyras… Saya?!: Then, the other one must be… : We’ll end him in one fell swoop, Saya. Ready the Hell Stringer!: Roger that. Lepton Vectrers, synchro-overdrive engaged.*Power uuuuup!* : Synchronization coefficient 97, 98… Pressure set, safety lock released! We’re going!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQeLiMJk7U Captions are available, so you can appreciate Arnie having fully embraced the Hissatsu spirit and throwing quotes around just like Richard. Also, I do enjoy the callback to the prologue mission.  : Target’s destruction confirmed. Lepton Vectrers’ output is stable.: Are you alright, Kazuki?!: Arnie…!: The UX… They’re here?!: Yeah, we are! You’ve nothing to worry about anymore! : Launch all mobile squadrons!  : Been a long time, guys!: These blobs won’t be running amok now that we’re in the area! : We’ll handle this, Kazuki! Pull back!: N-No… I’m alright! I can keep going!: Very well, but take care that you do not overwork yourself!: The UX are helping us…! Ooh, I feel like I could take on anything now!: Haaaaaah! GOUBIIIIIIINE!! : What kind of future will the emergence of this new variety of Festum lead us to…?: My friends, the island’s defense is your top priority! Cooperate with the Fafners and rout the enemy forces! Kill everything, don’t lose any ships or Hiroto. The new Eurus Type Festum come packing a whole lot of firepower and Mind Read L3, so make sure everyone has at least Focus running and don’t be afraid to use your Confuse casts, because there’s a ton of them. The Eurus also have biiiig range, so see if you can’t keep enough distance to force the back rows to close in (once they decide to start moving). But, like all Festum, they can’t take a hit and Kazuki can still Assimilate them just the same. Go all out with your SP and deal with them following standard Festum strategies, only with an added bit of caution. Secret Alert!Fafner secret #4 – 1st and 2nd steps: you have until mission 47 to use all HAE combo attacks at least once: that’s the Juniors’ Cross Dog Formation, the Seniors’ Cross Dog Formation, and Twin Dog Formation with Kazuki and Maya. Also, Kazuki has to have up to 200 kills by said mission 47. Word of advice: try to get the Juniors’ combo attack out of the way now, so you can pick whichever route you prefer next and still be on track for this one. SRW UX - Dunbine Flies: New Festum or not, I won’t be beaten! I made a promise to Kazuki that I’d protect his home, and I keep my promises!     SRW UX - Shangri-La.: I wanted to believe that our days of fighting you were behind us…: But if you’re taking a stab at our island again, then I’m not pulling any punches! I’ve a couple of people here that I’d go to Hell and back to keep safe!     SRW UX - Deus Machina: Darling, the enemy’s a brand new type of Festum-robo! Don’t let your guard down-robo!: And they’re red, meaning they gotta be three times stronger, right? But you’re not scaring me away with that, Festum!  SRW UX - LOVE 14 ver. HD*Tzeeeeeeep.* : …?! What sound is this…?: Hatred...? No, that’s not it. I’m feeling something different from these Festum – something I didn’t feel before…    Jesus, Fei, take it easy! Final Mission ~ Quantum Burst 1: We managed to pry open the road to dialogue with the Festum before…: And if that road has been shut, then we’ll pry it open again and again! But we must fight you today to do that…!    SRW UX - Roulette: New Festum…? We even have stuff like this walking around…?: Hmmm…!: I know, Heroman. We’ve carried on fighting these past three months, and we’re not throwing in the towel now! We won’t be beaten – no matter the enemy!    SRW UX - Life Goes On: I’m not about to let Kazuki and the others carry this whole fight on their backs! Come and try your hand with me instead, Festum!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGvoDyW5IEI And, bam, here’s the new kids’ combo attack. SRW UX - The Will of Man Awakens: I don’t mean to close shut the road towards mutual understanding with you…: And, so, what I’ll do is show you that which is born from life: the roar of the soul!-- : A new strain of Festum has been born into their kind… Is this also due to a divergence of possibilities?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHmeEGZruMk I wasn’t originally going to make this video, what with having ended the animation abruptly, but I decided you must all hear how much LOUDER Arnie has gotten. “I’ll put you out of your misery!” > “May you rest in peace…!” SRW UX - Dunbine Flies: Looks like Kazuki and the others are doing fine…: But I’m still going to make you pay for threatening their peace!: Yeah, get them!     SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: If you’ll be a menace to this island and its tranquility, then it falls on me to once more show you the brilliance of a righteous blade!     SRW UX - My Fate: Careful, Aesap! We’ve no idea what these new Festum might do!: They won’t wait for us to figure it out, though, so we’re better off taking the fight to them!   SRW UX - The Eternal Soldiers: Been a bit since we played with some Festum, eh…? These don’t look like any of the blobs we’ve seen before, but that’s no prob!: Right, we’ll just give you a fresh dosage of our blessing… a blessing of Hell!       SRW UX - The Gate of Neidhöhle OpensOddly enough, this convo from Kenji can play even against the first wave of Festum – before the new ones even turn up. Must be a bug. : We get flung into a proper battle right during training, and, to top that off, there’s even a new kind of Festum…: But I’m not letting you get even one of your fingers on our juniors! You’re dealing with me first!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyOCGp5b1Yg And just because I felt like it, here are the Seniors’ NEW Cross Dog to take out the last one (yes, they can only use their original combos for those two missions).  : Hah! Is that all they’ve got to offer?! : No, we’ve multiple signals on approach! : Tsk… The things are really making up for all the time when they didn’t turn up here!: This quantity of Festum is anything but normal, though! What’s going on?!: …    : Uwaaaaaaah!: We’re being hit with naval and air strikes! We have to do something, Makabe, or this’ll go south in a big way!: Hrm… It’s too soon for us to surrender! : Stay strong, people! Give them an inch and they’ll overwhelm us!: No… We can’t take this anymore! This is insane!: Is… Is this how I’m going to die…?: I finally got to set out into the battlefield… and my battles are ending already?! Takayuki Miyauchi - Wake Up! Wake Up! : Don’t give up!: …?! That’s…!: A training model…?: What… Are you?!: Hold fast to your belief in a brighter tomorrow and fight on, even when victory seems impossible…!  : That’s the spirit of the Mobile Samurai, Goubine!: Ma-Mamoru?!: Mamoru… But how?!: Justice never dies!: Now get up! That is, if the flame inside your heart hasn’t fizzled out yet!: Ma-Mamoru…!: Okay! Haaaaaaaaaah! : Come on, Goubine!*Mamoru and Hiroto move together.* : Chou-Hissatsu! Double!: GOUSPAAAAAAAAAARK!!    : Ha-hahah… Ain’t that something.: Mamoru… you’re alive!: I am, yeah! But the reunion’s gonna have to wait!: Agreed! We’ll save the “hurrahs” for after we’ve cleared out these blobs!: There sure are a lot of enemies… But, no, that doesn’t matter!: Because, today, Hiroto and I are Double Goubines! (Kamen Rider SPIRITS reference – Hongo Takeshi’s words to Taki in the first chapter): Y-Yes, sir…! : …: Please go back, everyone. Give me some time to talk to them…  : The Festum…!: They’re retreating…?! : Wh-What happened?!: Hey, look! Over there…! : A boy…? : My name is Misao Kurusu. I’ve come to speak to you humans.: Misao… Kurusu…?: We can’t even begin to thank you for your help today. : We’re just glad we made it here in time. What’s important is that everyone made it out in one piece. : And, if I may ask, who was that boy from before?: He…: Is there a problem?: We ran some scans and, looking at the results, we’ve concluded that he’s actually a Festum.: That boy?!: Then, he is another of those humanoid Festum that we saw previously?: We can’t say for sure yet, but he came here to talk to us. : Huh… We thought the Army of Mankind’s nuclear strike had undone all our work towards enabling coexistence between us, but apparently not? : I sure didn’t expect them to reach out to us, though…: I guess the Festum have changed as well…  : Hey, guys, dad… I’m home.: Ma-Mamoru… Thank God… Thank God you’re alive…!: Dude, do you have any idea what you put us through?!: But… how did you even survive that?: To tell you the truth... When I came to, I was already back here on the island.: What, and three months had passed? For real?! : Hey, now… you didn’t get turned into a Festum, did you…?!: N-No, of course not!: I don’t really know how I survived that… but I kind of remember hearing a girl’s voice?: A girl?: Yeah, and I really feel like I’d heard that voice somewhere before.: Maybe it was Tsubaki, then?: That’s got to be it, yeah! Tsubaki saved you!: Hmm, maybe…?: (I don’t really think that was Tsubaki speaking, though…): U-Um, Mamoru… You should have this back.: Hm? Ah, the Goubine helmet.: This helmet gave me the courage I needed to fight. But, now that you’re back, I guess there won’t really be a reason for me to deploy anymore… (At least he knows.): Hey, what kind of attitude is that? You’ve already proved yourself to be a very competent fighter.: Stick your chest out. You’re more than worthy of keeping the title of Goubine, I say. : B-But…: How about this, then: you can both take turns piloting the Fünf!: Us both…? : That sounds pretty good. Hiroto can be Goubine Z, and Mamoru can be Great Goubine.: Naah, I got a real Goubine #1 and Goubine #2 vibe today.  : The names ain’t that important, dang it!: Hahah… Well, Hiroto, if they say so, then I guess we’ll all be working together.: Y-Yes, sir! Thank you so much!And, as they said, the Fünf can now be piloted by Mamoru or Hiroto. Considering the rant above, it shouldn’t come as a secret that I’ll be going with the former – especially since he not only makes the Fünf way better as a unit, Mamoru, Sakura and Kenji have a NEW Triple Dog Combo attack. It’s 300 attack points weaker then Hiroto’s Cross Dog, but I think that’s offset by making the Fünf a better unit on its own (plus, while Kenji has his own Cross Dog, Sakura could really benefit from that extra firepower).   : I’m glad to see you well, my friends.: We say the same, General Zhou Yu. You seem to be recovering nicely.: Perhaps, but I cannot yet get off this blasted bed…: Still, I cannot even put into words how happy I am to speak to you again, Master…: You have become a fine commander, Lu Xun.: Continue your good work, and make sure to always support your companions…: Yes, Master!: How about you, Kazuki? Are you doing alright? : Did your Assimilation trigger again?: Don’t worry, I’m not going down from that. Our medicine’s gotten a lot better over these past months.: Besides, I made a promise to him.: That you’d keep waiting until Soushi came back, huh…?: But if you keep pushing yourself and your Assimilation progresses further…: You might as well let him do what he wants, I think.: You can see by the look on his face just how committed he is. We couldn’t stop him even if we tried.: Sheryl…: …: Just be reasonable out there, Kazuki.: Yes, sir. I promise I will.: I guess we’re really going to have to fight the Festum again, huh…? : I think it’s a bit too soon to say. We need to hear what he has to say first…: The Festum boy, Misao Kurusu… : Misao Kurusu… is that the name of the person you Assimilated?: No, that’s due to the information Soushi Minashiro passed on to me. The name just happened when I tried to express my being in your language. : I need a name to talk to you properly, yes?: Was it Soushi who sent you here, then?: I wanted to come here myself. He looked like he had something to tell you.: Soushi did…? Why aren’t we talking to him, then?: Because of mankind, of that huge flame of yours. My people are suffering because of it…: The Army of Mankind’s nuclear strike…: Right… There was so much pain, so our Mir didn’t want to be reborn. : Maybe that’s why I was born instead.: I take it your Mir was not destroyed, then?: Yes, though it was split into several pieces. A few of those did disappear, but not all…: So, that’s the reason why the Festum are still active…: Would you mind if I asked a question?: What is it?: Um, have you ever looked at the sky and thought it was pretty?: The sky? Y-Yes, I suppose…: Ahahaha, I knew it! I really can understand your kind!: “Understand”…? Can’t you use your mind reading abilities to look into our thoughts?: Sure, but it’s not easy to make much sense of them.: Which is why I’m so glad that you think the sky is pretty! : Could you tell us what you’re here for?: I don’t want to see you gone, so I came to ask that you fight alongside us.: Fight? Against who…?: Against mankind… and against other groups of our kind.: Wh-What…?! Now, we’ve another trio unlocking their final tactician bonuses:
And here are the convos we didn’t get, what with the ultra-limited deployment slots: : You’re doing this again?! And you might’ve brought a bunch of new guys, but I’m still kicking your asses to kingdom come!-- : I know any self-respecting Champion of Justice would come running when his friends are in trouble…: But, drat it, everything was set for us to never have to fight the Festum again! And then the Army of Mankind went and screwed it all up…!-- : Why… Why are you attacking us again?!: Didn’t you Festum learn what life meant?!-- : Just a handful of Fafners against all those enemies… this really isn’t something we could just ignore, now, is it?: The Dancouga is an ally of the weak, after all! You’re gonna have to tango with us too, Festum!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw7lu1oi6z4 And I was asked to show this skit out of respect for HAZARD PASHA, HERO OF HUMANITY. Hazard Counter: 10 ...Thieving rat. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Oct 14, 2018 |
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quote:The boost in terrain that she provides plus the Drei’s big movement range makes for a nice squaddie; the fact that all hear weapons are ammo based, and with decent clips, further cements her a spot. If you’ve a spare B-Save, consider giving it to her, but Hit & Away is a nigh necessity (except if her partner unit has it, of course). Small mistakes here. quote:
Pfft, what. That's hilarious. I guess they had to justify this somehow, since we don't have the timeskip here, and it's a bit more plausible than "puberty" (SRWW) but that's goddamn hilarious (warning: late-Fafner spoilers) considering Miwa really does age suddenly during Exodus, due to the tree-Mir. I'm guessing this is specifically a reference to that, although happening much earlier, but I'm laughing my rear end off at that kind of reference to justify a much smaller timeskip. Considering image numbering and the yellow Festum, this is not the right image, is it? quote:
I'm guessing Misao isn't the person talking first here. Also hoo boy, we went into the events of Heaven and Earth faster than I expected seeing how the game just closed up the original series. Seeing the HAE designs is really weird when I'm watching Exodus now, as is seeing the not-changed Shouko, Michio, and Mamoru with the HAE characters. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed here, the whole thing's reminding me a lot of how SRWW treated Nadesico and PoD, with a shortened timeskip and all, but there they took the extra effort to give Gai his own PoD design and Aestivalis Custom despite being long dead by the time in the proper series. Here they just keep existing. They are here, but...now they don't fit, and it's awkward. Bringing Mamoru back but making you choose which Goubine to use is lame as well, having a second Mark Funf would've been easy enough and the player could even have a proper Double Gouspark move. In a game that's shown an incredible amount of effort in the secrets category, everything about Fafner now feels horribly lazy. Also I see Armin changed a lot in those three months too. Not only his lines, he's talking in a deeper voice, what a loving tryhard. His new base portrait too, it's...well, it's making me doubt my sexuality a bit. Goddamn he's pretty.
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Related to Fafner secret 4, something you didn't make explicitly clear about the next Fafner secret: if you're not taking the right route, you can ONLY get Juniors' Cross Dog done on this mission. Also I'm very disappointed you didn't show Kazuki's new default theme. Ordinarily you'd unlock it this stage, it was probably the best part of it for me. Shame we don't get to use Goubine Z and Great Goubine together. They even mention possibly having other fafners available too, but nope. No double Goubine smash. EDIT: Blaze Dragon posted:Seeing the HAE designs is really weird when I'm watching Exodus now, as is seeing the not-changed Shouko, Michio, and Mamoru with the HAE characters. SirSystemError fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Jul 12, 2018 |
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Blaze Dragon posted:Also hoo boy, we went into the events of Heaven and Earth faster than I expected seeing how the game just closed up the original series. Seeing the HAE designs is really weird when I'm watching Exodus now, as is seeing the not-changed Shouko, Michio, and Mamoru with the HAE characters. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed here, the whole thing's reminding me a lot of how SRWW treated Nadesico and PoD, with a shortened timeskip and all, but there they took the extra effort to give Gai his own PoD design and Aestivalis Custom despite being long dead by the time in the proper series. Here they just keep existing. They are here, but...now they don't fit, and it's awkward. Bringing Mamoru back but making you choose which Goubine to use is lame as well, having a second Mark Funf would've been easy enough and the player could even have a proper Double Gouspark move. In a game that's shown an incredible amount of effort in the secrets category, everything about Fafner now feels horribly lazy. Fixed (and I repeated that last picture because I THOUGHT the camera angle wouldn't show the other Festum... turns out it did. Bah.) And I was also disappointed the secret characters didn't new portraits... but this is a three-month-long time skip, so I'd say the other Fafner kids are the weird ones for changing to much in that time frame! SirSystemError posted:Related to Fafner secret 4, something you didn't make explicitly clear about the next Fafner secret: if you're not taking the right route, you can ONLY get Juniors' Cross Dog done on this mission. Also I'm very disappointed you didn't show Kazuki's new default theme. Ordinarily you'd unlock it this stage, it was probably the best part of it for me. Oooh, poo poo, you actually unlock that BGM now? I thought it'd carried over from my previous game, like it happened with both Heroman and Kaiser, who had their upgraded BGMs set when they first joined. That's why I swapped back to Shangri-la and didn't go with it. Now that I look at other folks' videos, though, you're right! SRW UX - Azure Everyone stop what you're doing and go listen to this right now! Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Jul 12, 2018 |
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Jul 12, 2018 00:42
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To be fair to Banpresto, Gai wasn't a secret character in W, he survives by default. But yeah, it is dissappointing. I liked how Arnie and Saya used Hell Stringer to pull the Fafners out of the fire like Richard and Saya did in the prologue. That was a nice touch.
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Arnie sure manned the gently caress up in those three months. Also count me in with those who were disappointed that the Fafner secret characters didn't get new portraits/DOUBLE GOUBAIN SMASH but admittedly I can see them not wanting to go to the effort for Fafner, as compared to fan favorite Gai Daigouji.
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Materant posted:Arnie sure manned the gently caress up in those three months. They never go the full distance with Fafner, in the previous game, Sakura was a secret, but you had to choose her or Canon for the Mark Drei. Also I'm annoyed at the Mark Drei being locked in the Lindwurm. It's just boring. I'd honestly say overall the Fafner Upgrades... aren't. Lost Soushi, lost a lot of flexibility. Still love em, but they were so much more.
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Onmi posted:They never go the full distance with Fafner, in the previous game, Sakura was a secret, but you had to choose her or Canon for the Mark Drei. Also I'm annoyed at the Mark Drei being locked in the Lindwurm. It's just boring. I'd honestly say overall the Fafner Upgrades... aren't. Lost Soushi, lost a lot of flexibility. Still love em, but they were so much more. Like I said, the only actual downgrade is the Acht (and Hiroto). Everyone else is stronger, but Maya and especially Sakura'll require some readjustment in part of the player. If anything, remember this: every single Fafner has the Crossing System. Meaning, if you deploy up to 11 of them, every single pilot gets +30 to every stat aside from Accuracy and Evasion - for free, and it can be further boosted by commands. Oh, and do consider that while they didn't give us Double Goubine + combo attack, they did see fit to still give Mamoru a combo with HAE Kenji and Sakura (which, in my opinion, is way more significant). I don't think the lack of updated portraits for secret characters is enough to diminish all the love UX gives Fafner. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 11:36 on Jul 12, 2018 |
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Jul 12, 2018 11:18
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Brunom1 posted:Like I said, the only actual downgrade is the Acht (and Hiroto). Everyone else is stronger, but Maya and especially Sakura'll require some readjustment in part of the player. 30 points in every stat is NOT the same thing as Accel on every pilot. Also did you not cover the Mark Sein, or does it not upgrade this mission, I remembered it doing so.
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Jul 12, 2018 11:38
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Onmi posted:30 points in every stat is NOT the same thing as Accel on every pilot. Also did you not cover the Mark Sein, or does it not upgrade this mission, I remembered it doing so. It's not, but their hands are tied with Soushi being gone. The Crossing System's big stat boost is the best replacement that could be provided within the series context. And I didn't go over the Sein. It's got a boost to HP and EN, and its attack are pretty much unchanged. The only major difference is that his best solo move is now pre-movement, but gained +300 attack power and went from being point-blank to 3-8 range.
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Brunom1 posted:Like I said, the only actual downgrade is the Acht (and Hiroto). Everyone else is stronger, but Maya and especially Sakura'll require some readjustment in part of the player. I forgot about this, but it actually did get one upgrade in the form of Kenji himself. It's concerning something you haven't really talked about here (and it's fairly minor anyway). With his character growth having happened, his personality changed! He's now Strong instead of Weak. To see how that makes a difference, we need to look at how each personality reacts to different events in-battle, according to the fc2 wiki. pre:Occurrence S.Strong Strong Normal Weak Enemy dodges/nulls attack +2 +1 ±0 ±0 Pilot hit by enemy +3 +2 +1 +1 Pilot dodges/nulls attack ±0 ±0 +1 +3 Ally shot down by enemy +2 +1 +1 -1 On the same subject, Sakura's personality has also changed: she went from Super Strong to Strong. A small downgrade. SirSystemError fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jul 12, 2018 |
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Alright, fair enough. But that's a Kenji upgrade, not an Acht upgrade! 
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  : He wants us to fight against mankind and other Festum groups?! : And he says that’s the way for humans and Festum to coexist?: Right. What it boils down to is this: if you take away both sides ability to do war on each other, then there’d be no war at all.  : I presume we’d be in charge of making that happen, then? : A Deus Ex Machina in every sense of the word. : What’s that? Some type of new Machina?: Nah, it’s a plot device that showed up in Greek tragedies. A character that stood for God and would take to the stage whenever the story couldn’t resolve itself. : When the Deus Ex Machina turned up, it’d bring a conclusion to the drama through some entirely unexpected occurrence.: Put it simply, then, it wrecked everything ‘til the problem was gone? Sounds good to me! : Hmph, are you looking to play the part of a devil of destruction? Because you can do that on your own, monkey. : Whatchu say there? : But I suppose that’s pretty much what the Celestial Being tried to do way back when.: A lot of people wound up getting hurt as a result, though…: …: What’re we going to do, then? Are we going to do as he asks and turn against the entire world?: That’d be unlikely. You see, he’s added a condition for us to set this united front with them: that we let them assimilate the island’s Mir. : Assimilate? How come?: It was from this island and its Mir that the Festum learned to fear pain and death. : And they believe they can do away with that pain by assimilating said Mir?: I doubt it’s possible to outright erase something after it’s come into being, though…: And what would happen to the island if they did assimilate the Mir?: Tatsumiya’s Mir is, for all intents and purposes, the island’s biosphere. It controls all of its ecosystems. : Meaning that, were they to assimilate it, they’d have full control over all life on the island.: Moreover, the child also said that his kind would not stop attacking Tatsumiya until the Mir has been assimilated.: So, this is pretty much an ultimatum! So much for that talk of coexistence!: That kid’s a real piece of work, giving us that crap like it ain’t no problem!: …: Kazuki, what do you think of Misao Kurusu?: I’m not really sure.: But I feel that… Soushi’s taking some sort of gamble on him.: Misao did say that Minashiro wanted to tell us something… : Hmm… Then, Kazuki, I want you to try and talk to that creature.: Me…?: We’re not going wage a war that’d do nothing but cost lives. Make use of however much time we’ve left and try to find another way that we could save the island.: Alright, dad.: Perhaps it’d be best if we stationed ourselves here for a while, then?: He is telling us that the enemy’s going to mount another attack.: If we did that, however, it’d be quite difficult to see to the request the Union has just sent us.: What, did something happen over there? : Apparently the Black Lodge has shown itself again… as did Cthulhu.: That evil deity of theirs…?!: Right. But from what they're telling, the thing vanishes as soon as it turns up. : Still, it’s only a matter of time until it pops out of the woodwork again. We can’t well ignore something like that, right?: Yeah… We’ll have to split our team in half, then.: And we should try and keep our forces as even as possible. The Tatsumiya team’ll have the Fafners, JUDA’s Special Forces…: Plus our MS teams, including the Celestial Being…: The Mirishan forces should stay as well, I believe.: Whereas all remaining forces will head towards the Union.: What’re you and Saya going to do, Arnie?: We’ll… And the final route split of the game is upon us, with two missions each. Head for the Union Dunbine Wings of Rean Tobikage Demonbane Dancouga Nova Fei-Yen Macross Frontier Heroman Mazinkaiser SKL Secret Alert! x3 Take this route if you’re on track for these secrets: Demonbane (8th step), Heroman (4th step), Macross F (5th step). Stay and Defend Tatsumiya Fafner SEED Destiny Gundam 00 Linebarrels SD Gundam Secret Alert! x2 Take this route if you’re on track for these secrets: SD Gundam (8th step) or Linebarrel (5th step). The route flag isn’t actually needed for the Linebarrel one, but mission 43 has a step for it. If you choose the Union route: : Saya and I’ll head for the Union. The Black Lodge turning up again might be a sign that something’s about to happen…: And those Deus Machinas are terribly powerful. Better that we have as many forces available as can be.: An omen, huh…: And, Daijuuji, make sure you keep yourself under control when we get there.: I know. I’m done ranting about revenge.: I’ve this power for one thing only: to keep our world safe. : Let’s go, darling-robo! We’ll finish off the Black Lodge for good this time-robo!: Aye, aye!  : …: ‘Twas ever the same, this battle of mine against evil…: Over the centuries - over millennia – I made covenants with countless sorcerers. In time, I would turn to sacrifice them, treading over their corpses so that I could survive and continue my quest…: However… I need not do that anymore…: Thine battle is not yet over.: ?!: ‘Tis thine destiny to do battle…: You are commanding me to fight once more?! : You would have me endure this grief, this loneliness, for eternity?! You would have me repeat it all again and again?!: Is this the punishment that has been imposed upon me?!: Nay… I cannot! ‘Tis not something I could bear! : The hearts of your former masters were never with you, even as you found yourselves in the thick of battle.: And mine was not with them, either. ‘Twas a covenant that bound us – nothing more… : But he’s different.: “He”…?: All those battles you fought were so that you could meet him.: Who do you speak of? Who is “he”? Answer me!: …: His name is… Ozma unlocks his third tactician bonus here: +1 movement to everyone. And if you pick the Tatsumiya route: : We’ll stay here, on the island. : If what Misao says is true, we should expect the Festum to come attacking with even greater numbers than before.: And those new Festum are terribly powerful. Better that we have as many forces available as can be.: Ah, relax! We’re all ready to take them on!: I don’t believe this… you can talk normally?!: I always figured I’d be able to talk again, once I started piloting a Fafner.: But I want to be assigned to the one our parents were piloting when they disappeared… the Zero Fafner.: Come again? How about you not make everything about what you want, idiot?!: The “Zero Fafner”? That’s a unit you have?: …: It’s the unit that pushed me to retire – a long time ago. : Sure, but listen: we could take out so many more enemies if you let me pilot the thing! : Do you enjoy fighting that much?: …?! : I must advise against taking your strength for granted. : Listen to what Quan says. If you let it get to your head, Moritsugu might just take the time to “teach you what true brutality is like”. : Right, Kouichi? : Z-Zip it, you.: …: What’s up, Seri?: I just can’t stop thinking of what the Festum were trying to say back there…: Who cares what they were trying to say? I told you before: they’re attacking us, so the only thing we can do is take them out.: But Tsubaki would never want that!: Seri…: …: Tsubaki’s gone, Seri…: H-How can you say that?! Tsubaki’s—*Alarm!*  : What’s going on?!: There’s some kind of phenomenon in the skies above the island! Bringing it up on the monitors!*Beep.* : I-Is that…?!: The whole sky’s covered in a red aurora…?!: Is this also the Festum’s doing…?: Hrk…! *Cough, wheeze*!: C-Cmdr. Makabe…?!: Uur…gh…*Collapse.* : Dad?! What’s wrong?!: …: DAD!! And, on this side, Michio’s last bonus is +30% crit rate, while Graham’s is +1 range to everyone. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Jul 16, 2018 |
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Route splits, route splits, route splits. Ozma's movement+1 tactician bonus is a really interesting one. I'd put him up there on the usability charts just for that really, even if his other bonuses are situational. Though the other person who gets that bonus is probably slightly better. A bit of an interesting discussion at the start of this. Some good stages coming up.
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Since we're into the last third of the game, now seems like a good time to ask a few questions. UX uses some seldom-used series. Which other series do you think they'd fit in with? Tobikage starting on mars opens a few options: Impact already had Nadesico sharing the same space (somehow). Whereas J's most visible crossover interactions were between Nadesico and SPT Layzner - another show that started on mars. Plus, if they want to change Tobikage's plot to fill in the holes then giving the team additional reasons to return to mars is as good a way as any. Wings of Rean could have some interesting dynamics with series which do unusual things with Japan or America. Blindside Sakomizu with something completely beyond his expectations! Or just throw more super robots of Justice at him (MightGaine perhaps?), that works too. Demonbane and Heroman... Nothing specific springs to mind. Maybe give Joey more friends his own age? Kurou more magic to deal with? Come to think of it, X had plenty of both.
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Wings of Rean and Metal Wolf Chaos. The ultimate  vs  battle.
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Wings of Rean/Code Geass would be pretty I'm imagining Sakomizu's interactions with Suzaku, getting his hands on a FLEIJA, having Rouri and Kanamoto be Black Knights. Also, would they do something interesting with the story and have Sakomizu stop Suzaku's Not-Nuke, or be hilariously downbeat by having Sakomizu's sacrifice immediately undone by Suzaku's geass induced temper tantrum?
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Not a crossover suggestion per-se, but Demonbane should appear on a game with a Grungust. I think it'd make the author really happy, considering Demonbane was his name for his Grungust in the first place. A crossover suggestion per-se, Heroman should appear with New Getter Robo, or more exactly, with Texas Mack. Max out that
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Alacron posted:Wings of Rean/Code Geass would be pretty Sakomizu would probably move straight to attempting to kill Suzaku for his part in Japan's assimilation into Britannia.
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New update coming soon, but this page is already plenty big. Can I get like 4-5 posts to push us into a new one?
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Pushing for peace and unity.
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Next alien species to cry "Misunderstanding!" is grounded for a month.
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