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Its a fight. The final one, supposedly.
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Mark that Spanish for moderation
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NFUN posted...

Would limit breaks from video games count, or should it be more explicitly "finishing"?

Limit breaks are perfectly fine, so Omnislash away!

KanzarisKelshen posted...

Fun fact! While the Kamehameha is one of Goku's three most famous techniques (the others being the Kaio Ken and the Spirit Bomb), it's not actually 'his' move! Goku only ever invented one singular technique, the Dragon Fist, which he used to defeat King Piccolo (and in one of the noncanon movies, Hildegarn): http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Fist

All of his other moves were copied from someone else. Weird, huh?

Im still counting it though!
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I know a lot of people... okay, 3 of you wanted to see the MtG Block rankings come back, but I am hoping to host that at a convention panel this year, so I would rather give you guys the finished goods with all 25 blocks then.

Meanwhile, I am going to host a ranking I have wanted to do for a while and wont require me to sift through a billion pages of research. I was always the kid who imagined himself being in whatever I was watching and being able to do the biggest, coolest things the good guys (or even bad guys!) did. Finishing moves can tie into a characters personality, or they could be just plain awesome for awesomes sake. Either way, they hopefully deliver the hype.

So send me your finishing moves, and Ill put them through a totally objective and not biased at all formula to determine which ones are best.

Here there be rules:

What is a finishing move?

An important question; so glad you asked! For our purposes, a move/attack qualifies as a finishing move like this:
-The move must be signature to a specific character or small group of characters
-The move does not necessarily need to be a OHKO, but it should be advertised (in story or in mechanics) as the biggest weapon or attack a character has in their arsenal.
-The move should not be something used very frequently and nonchalantly. Use your own judgement.
-The move is allowed to be something that changes the environment of the fight as opposed to being a direct damaging attack.
-If a character is in multiple games/movies/whatever and their finishing move changes in between, any of those finishers can be nominated separately.
-If the move is not a physical or magical attack but might still fit the description, go for it and well see how it fares.

What kinds of media can I use?
If you can link a video of it here, you can use it. Anime, video games, wrestling, whatever, its all good. If there is special context that I need to know to understand the move/situation, tell me below the link.

How will Trdl grade these?
I plan to use the following system to grade these:

-Aesthetics: How cool does it look? Is this something 10-year-old Trdl would want to pretend he could do in front of his nerd friends?
-Dominance: How much does it portray its users strength and skill? This isnt necessarily just about how much damage it does (otherwise Mortal Kombat would run amok) but how badass it makes its user seem.
-Damn: How cool is it overall? Is it the kind of thing I will watch and involuntarily exclaim, Daaaaaaaamn!?

In the event of an overall tie score, Damn is the tiebreaker. If thats still tied, I will make the decision independently.

Other stuff:
-My goal is to hit 70 entries since this is not as involved as my other projects, but Im willing to go above that!
-Please format your entries as such:
Source Material Title Character(s) Attack Name Video Link
-4 nominations per person. I might open up a 5th later.
-Nominations will close in one week unless I announce an extension or we hit 100.
-I might tie some kind of prize to this. Not sure yet.

Let the nominations begin!
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Gravy, that Spanish is an unparalleled atrocity.

At least Google Translate it man, geez.
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Retag
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Hey, the intro to my favorite anime did well!

The intro sequence to Paranoia Agent remains one of the most disconcerting things Ive seen. Not scary per se, but unnerving.
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Are fully realized but unofficial fangames OK?
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Jakyl25 posted...

trdl23 posted...

Apparently my knee-jerk reaction isnt quite right. The dude seems to despise Trump.

Only because Trump fired him. He still believes in the Trump agenda

Thats likely, but he still should have every reason to cooperate if he hates Trump that much.
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Jakyl25 posted...

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Corrik posted...

The Mana Sword posted...

yo this Nunberg stuff is wild

I don't understand why he would refuse to go.

Flagrant disregard for the law is part of it. Par for the course from my perspective.

You are familiar with Nunberg's past?

First time I heard of the person.

I think he was applying it as a blanket statement about people on the Trump campaign

Yeah, this.

Apparently my knee-jerk reaction isnt quite right. The dude seems to despise Trump. I expect hes just trying to save his own butt; I dont otherwise see why he would struggle against this unless he just has spite against government in general (which is possible).

But it still shows another example of the kind of integrity associated with this campaign/administration.
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Corrik posted...

The Mana Sword posted...

yo this Nunberg stuff is wild

I don't understand why he would refuse to go.

Flagrant disregard for the law is part of it. Par for the course from my perspective.
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The main problem I have is that I cant talk music. Whenever I do, I feel like an imbecile. Thats why Im mostly lurking on topics like these, but Im here!
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That's because I'm not the one organizing the shadow cabal this time
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Oh, don't worry. They get worse.
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Man, the game does such a good job making the player hate Kamoshida. Sweet God, fuck that guy and his bullshit.
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Yes, yes you did.
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Johnbobb posted...

really regretting not making more lockpicks

already came across 3 chests I couldn't open :/

also palace is getting weird and distorted now

and a bunch of sculptures of butts and busts, classy

Youll have at least one more chance to get those!

Yeah... things can get weird as you approach the Treasure.
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Johnbobb posted...

oh but I dont have a devil confidant

is that still worth it then?

You wont get that confidant for quite a while. Go ahead and do it.

Remember that the persona you create by fusion can themselves become fusion material for even stronger personas later.

Also, make sure you know how the compendium works. You need to register personas that have changed since last time you visited the Velvet Room. However, this also means that if you bond with a baseline persona in a Palace, you might accidentally overwrite your awesome leveled-up persona you made beforehand if you just blindly register it!
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+ Anarchy Reigns | Jaw |

+ Anarchy Reigns | Find You |

+ Transistor | In Circles |

+ Pyre | Never to Return (Dissidents) |

+ Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism | Lullaby of Deserted Hell |

EDIT: If someone can find me a better cut of the Anarchy Reigns songs, I'd appreciate it. Those videos end like 3 seconds too early.
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Ill just gtfo if thats what you want.
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Just... forget it. Ill go back to lurking.
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LeonhartFour posted...

trdl23 posted...

LeonhartFour posted...

Janus5k posted...

Monika is far too yandere to get my sympathy

Yeah, I think this is what it comes down to for me. Yanderes are beyond my range of positive emotion.

I dunno. I just don't think Monika is actually in love with the player so that label doesn't feel right.

did we play the same game

because I don't know how you can say that if we did unless you're just accusing Monika of lying about everything and I don't see a reason to do that

but even if you want to avoid that label I still couldn't find it in me to feel bad for her considering all she did

Not lying, no. Being mistaken. Confusing infatuation and her craving for something real with love because she doesnt know the difference.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Janus5k posted...

Monika is far too yandere to get my sympathy

Yeah, I think this is what it comes down to for me. Yanderes are beyond my range of positive emotion.

I dunno. I just don't think Monika is actually in love with the player so that label doesn't feel right.
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It's hard for me to tell when a lot of people would take that 100% seriously.
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Great_Paul posted...

SeabassDebeste posted...

Hint for #51 - I wanna go on vacation

Tokaido?

Yeah, it has to be Tokaido.

7 wonders is a mainstay for me because, well, Magic players love to draft.
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It comes down to if you think Monika is HAL 9000 with boobs, or if you think she's a desperate entity in the middle of a legitimate existential crisis who will do anything to find some grounding in reality.
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LeonhartFour posted...

he's somehow a more layered character than Sora

Not exactly a high bar.

Ill hold myself back from any more.
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Hes voiced by a woman the same way Bart Simpson is.
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Game mechanics!
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Nimble Mongoose. So unassuming until you realize its really hard to deal with and will shred you sooner than you think!
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Animar is cancer.

EDIT: Dear lord you can draft Pickles in this set.
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The Sharknado franchise
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Yeah that card is crazy in Draft. Recurring removal in Green? Yikes.
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Tag? Hype?

(Can someone please give me historical context here?)
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That card was surprisingly expensive before!
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Raka_Putra posted...

I'll be 25 this year. That's like a whole quarter of a century. When I was born there was no Kingdom Hearts yet.

The world was a better place then.
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Madre de dios
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Johnbobb posted...

Kamekguy posted...

Well I mean this is like Pokemon.

Except instead of Zapdos you catch Satan.

man what the hell that's the best selling point I've heard for this game by a mile

It's also Inception mixed with a dating sim
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Leon, sell me on Makoto
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Tag so damn hard
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Tag
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Holy crap
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Can confirm thats 100% accurate.
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Isnt the ff8 fandom a cult in its own way?

...Isnt every fandom?
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I think thats a fine call.
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Wow, theyre really going for it.

Stoneforge Mystic next?
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LeonhartFour posted...

Chihaya is pretty great

Sorry, cultists arent much of a turn on for me. Even if they are reformed.
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Rorschach is among if not THE darkest chapter.
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Don't forget that Brandish has bullshit regen such that he's nigh impossible to kill conventionally.
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Does Spec Ops: The Line count as a reimagination of Apocalypse Now?
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