Lurker > v_charon

I feel like a lot of people here just want to be bashed over the head with storytelling episodes and that's a huge problem. Yeah, Bebop doesn't have the most depth ever but not every show is going to be a 10 season 200 episode collection of Stephen King novels. I don't know, I feel like the art of storytelling without telling the entire story in engrossing detail has been lost to a lot of modern day audiences. It really correlates well if you look at video games too. A great example is how modern games, sans a select few, love to hold your hand. There are lengthy tutorials, tool-tips bombard your screen and even midway through some games you are being reminded of shit you probably already know about. Back in the day, as in, back when this anime was released, most games gave you a book to read and threw the game right into your face. I feel like a lot of modern shows do a version of this handholding too, where it's very staged and confined to a space. Where a show like this one or for instance, The X-Files, existed in the 90's where you could tell a story in between standalone episodes. Now I feel like everyone is expecting Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, where every episode is just this long continuous story to tell. People have become unable to appreciate stories like these in this era I think.
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This pretty much reconfirms for me that Inviso has the worst overall taste in the gauntlet crew.
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Rufus
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Seymour
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Zigzagoon posted...

Stray Dog Slut

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GuessMyUserName posted...

also last few chapters of the act really does put a lot of focus on humanizing Vayne and differentiating him from the other relatively mindless villains, as a more complex antagonist with aims

At least Square didn't forget to come back for him.
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Auron
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Rufus
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Seymour
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Rikku
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Auto trading for Rufus
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Rufus
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Seymour
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pjbasis posted...

It seems like you're always goalposting yourself.

I set realistic goals is all. There's not much of a reason to play otherwise.
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I never said you did it purposely, I said you presented it in a nonchalant manner. Your comment reads much like "sorry charon... but technically" to me.

And Seymour will never win, or go beyond 6th so why bother. Literally participating to participate is all I'm doing. It simply didn't read very apologetic to me, and for ruining the only real goal I had that bites.
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MZero11 posted...

Oh no

Obviously I would have saved Vayne but I got a very important phone call and wasn't checking the topic. Sorry vcharon

Technically I didn't accept the trade or say auto but I will still take the blame for the botched trade

I like how you added that last part in there, yet yeah your timestamp proves you flaked entirely and would have on anyone that took your trade. But I wonder if you had screwed someone of importance instead of me would you get by with this nonchalant response. Other people would and could burn this to the ground but obviously I'm just vcharon and literally have some people replying as if this wasn't a complete screwjob on your end.

And you don't even offer me something for ruining the only feasible goal I could actually obtain.

"Oh no"

Seriously.
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guffguy89 posted...

Oh no, what will Seymour do without you?

Honestly it isn't completely likely I will stop participating. I did plan to stop playing this next year, but it wasn't definite. Last year was rough, and I'll probably never come that close again. A goal I had this contest was getting Vayne a decent finish. He had never finished in the top half, and given the deaths of Wakka and Basch it was likely I could have seen it pretty easy. A simple little goal really. Now it's gone and didn't have to be. I only took the trade to free up Genny so Rufus could get through the round. Initially I was just going to leave him to chance this round because we're at DragonCon. I was simply going to get Tidus and tell Genny to save Vayne. I decided to try and protect one of the other characters I had since the opportunity was there.
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Luis_Sera89 posted...

Am I missing something or did MZero technically not consent to the trade? I know convention would decree he saves Vayne after charon went ahead and saved Tidus but that's still an assumption rather than MZero agreeing to it.

Spin it whatever way you'd like. You guys have shit on me for years anyway.
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Yep. I quit. Was going to wait until next year, but yeah after Seymour not getting top 5 last year so Vincent could die in 5th and now this?

I officially retire. It's been real.
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Tidus
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MZero11 posted...

Trading for Tidus

For Vayne
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Vayne
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Seymour
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Unfortunately we seem to be at an impasse.
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[10]Alucard (Castlevania) - charon, Genny, VI, Turus, Evillord, ecks, Pumpkin, Xuxon, Mewtwo, Metalmind
[10]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - Metalmind, red, Shonen, John, Nook, Stifled, 521, Paul, tennis, MZero
[10]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, scarlet, hylian, duck, Cody, sly, hombad, junk, Karo
[10]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Mewtwo, Karo, darkx, Tex, Drak, Wickle, Nook, NBI, Stifled, VI
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Mewtwo59 posted...

Hmm, I wonder what the finals are going to be?

Yeah.
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[9]Alucard (Castlevania) - charon, Genny, VI, Turus, Evillord, ecks, Pumpkin, Xuxon, Mewtwo
[10]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - Metalmind, red, Shonen, John, Nook, Stifled, 521, Paul, tennis, MZero
[10]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, scarlet, hylian, duck, Cody, sly, hombad, junk, Karo
[9]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Mewtwo, Karo, darkx, Tex, Drak, Wickle, Nook, NBI, Stifled
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[8]Alucard (Castlevania) - charon, Genny, VI, Turus, Evillord, ecks, Pumpkin, Xuxon
[10]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - Metalmind, red, Shonen, John, Nook, Stifled, 521, Paul, tennis, MZero
[4]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, scarlet, hylian, duck
[4]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Mewtwo, Karo, darkx, Tex
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Alucard
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Rules:
-You may vote for 1 character every hour.
-A character needs 11 unique votes to advance to the next round.
-The final character is eliminated.
-No rallying or vote trading.
-I will make changes to the rules when I feel it is required.
-Have fun and tell your friends about the contest. ":>"

In Contest (4):

Alucard (Castlevania)
Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land)
Miss Martian (Young Justice)
Sirius Black (Harry Potter)

Eliminated:

5. Pennywise (IT)
6. Ditto (Pokmon)
7. Doopliss (Paper Mario TTYD)
8. Mystique (Marvel Comics)
9. Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
10. Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII)
11. Renamon (Digimon)
12. Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
13. Dracula (Dracula)
14. Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Sunshine)
15. Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
16. T-1000 (Terminator 2)
17. Morrigan (Dragon Age)
18. Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
19. Queen Watevra Wa'Nabe (LEGO Movie 2)
20. Yuri Hyuga (Shadow Hearts)
21. Genie (Aladdin)
22. Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
23. Dante (Devil May Cry)
24. Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
25. Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
26. Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)
27. Inkling (Splatoon)
28. Tiki (Fire Emblem)
29. Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
30. Plastic Man (DC Comics)
31. Beast Boy (DC Comics)
32. Aku (Samurai Jack)
33. Mr. Game and Watch (Super Smash Bros.)
34. Toga Himiko (My Hero Academia)
35. Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
36. Jaqen H'ghar (Game of Thrones)
37. Hulk (Marvel Comics)
38. Venom (Marvel Comics)
39. Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
40. Eddie Van Blundht (The X-Files)
41. Merlin (Disney's The Sword in the Stone)
42. Loki (Marvel Comics)
43. Sun Wukong (Chinese mythology)
44. Morgana (Persona)
45. Shantae (Shantae)
46. Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)
47. The Djinn (Wishmaster)
48. Pantalaimon (The Golden Compass)
49. Jafar (Aladdin)
50. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
51. Myrrh (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
52. Goku (Dragon Ball)
53. Elongated Man (DC Comics)
54. Oolong (Dragon Ball)
55. Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
56. Gatomon (Digimon)
57. Grace (El Goonish Shive)
58. Annie Leonhardt (Attack on Titan)
59. Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)
60. Garcian Smith (Killer7)
61. Alien Bounty Hunter (The X-Files)
62. Clayface (DC Comics)
63. Cosmo (Fairly OddParents)
64. Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
65. Gumby (Gumby)
66. Carnage (Marvel Comics)
67. The Man in Black (LOST)
68. Alex Mack (The Secret World of Alex Mack)
69. Puar (Dragon Ball)
70. Link (Legend of Zelda)
71. Wanda (Fairly OddParents)
72. Tibarn (Fire Emblem)
73. Bigby Wolf (Fables)
74. Queen Chrysalis (My Little Pony)
75. Metamorpho (DC Comics)
76. Amethyst (Steven Universe)
77. Naesala (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
78. SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
79. Finn Balor (WWE)
80. Haku (Spirited Away)
81. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
82. The Thing (The Thing)
83. The Entity (It Follows)
84. Tobias (Animorphs)
85. Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
86. Morph (Marvel Comics)
87. Peter Pettigrew (Harry Potter)
88. Gnar (League of Legends)
89. Morgan Yu (Prey)
90. Jacob Black (Twilight)
91. Zeus (Greek Mythology)
92. Hulkling (Marvel Comics)
93. Ethan Chandler (Penny Dreadful)
94. Elasti-Girl (DC Comics)
95. Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
96. Nowi (Fire Emblem Awakening)
97. Sandman (Marvel Comics)
98. Mimi (Super Paper Mario)
99. Madame Rouge (DC Comics)
100. Penny (Gumball)
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Tidus
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Vayne
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Seymour
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[8]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - sly, Socko, hylian, duck, Inviso, Cody, scarlet, Karo
[9]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Snake, Genny, tennis, Vish, ecks, junk, Metalmind, Doc
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[8]Alucard (Castlevania) - Pumpkin, ecks, Xuxon, Turus, charon, Mewtwo, Genny, Metalmind
[8]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - sly, Socko, hylian, duck, Inviso, Cody, scarlet, Karo
[8]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Snake, Genny, tennis, Vish, ecks, junk, Metalmind
[9]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - NBI, Karo, Drak, Wickle, Mewtwo, darkx, Tex, Stifled, red
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Kids today.
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GuessMyUserName posted...

better Bravely characters than their 4HoL prototypes

Not really, since those are Final Fantasy characters.
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[8]Alucard (Castlevania) - Pumpkin, ecks, Xuxon, Turus, charon, Mewtwo, Genny, Metalmind
[9]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - Metalmind, John, red, Nook, 521, Stifled, Paul, Shonen, Pumpkin
[8]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - sly, Socko, hylian, duck, Inviso, Cody, scarlet, Karo
[6]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Snake, Genny, tennis, Vish, ecks
[7]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - NBI, Karo, Drak, Wickle, Mewtwo, darkx, Tex
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Alucard
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Pennywise
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Rules:
-You may vote for 1 character every hour.
-A character needs 10 unique votes to advance to the next round.
-The final character is eliminated.
-No rallying or vote trading.
-I will make changes to the rules when I feel it is required.
-Have fun and tell your friends about the contest. ":>"

In Contest (5):

Alucard (Castlevania)
Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land)
Miss Martian (Young Justice)
Pennywise (IT)
Sirius Black (Harry Potter)

Eliminated:

6. Ditto (Pokmon)
7. Doopliss (Paper Mario TTYD)
8. Mystique (Marvel Comics)
9. Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
10. Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII)
11. Renamon (Digimon)
12. Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
13. Dracula (Dracula)
14. Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Sunshine)
15. Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
16. T-1000 (Terminator 2)
17. Morrigan (Dragon Age)
18. Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
19. Queen Watevra Wa'Nabe (LEGO Movie 2)
20. Yuri Hyuga (Shadow Hearts)
21. Genie (Aladdin)
22. Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
23. Dante (Devil May Cry)
24. Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
25. Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
26. Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)
27. Inkling (Splatoon)
28. Tiki (Fire Emblem)
29. Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
30. Plastic Man (DC Comics)
31. Beast Boy (DC Comics)
32. Aku (Samurai Jack)
33. Mr. Game and Watch (Super Smash Bros.)
34. Toga Himiko (My Hero Academia)
35. Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
36. Jaqen H'ghar (Game of Thrones)
37. Hulk (Marvel Comics)
38. Venom (Marvel Comics)
39. Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
40. Eddie Van Blundht (The X-Files)
41. Merlin (Disney's The Sword in the Stone)
42. Loki (Marvel Comics)
43. Sun Wukong (Chinese mythology)
44. Morgana (Persona)
45. Shantae (Shantae)
46. Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)
47. The Djinn (Wishmaster)
48. Pantalaimon (The Golden Compass)
49. Jafar (Aladdin)
50. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
51. Myrrh (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
52. Goku (Dragon Ball)
53. Elongated Man (DC Comics)
54. Oolong (Dragon Ball)
55. Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
56. Gatomon (Digimon)
57. Grace (El Goonish Shive)
58. Annie Leonhardt (Attack on Titan)
59. Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)
60. Garcian Smith (Killer7)
61. Alien Bounty Hunter (The X-Files)
62. Clayface (DC Comics)
63. Cosmo (Fairly OddParents)
64. Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
65. Gumby (Gumby)
66. Carnage (Marvel Comics)
67. The Man in Black (LOST)
68. Alex Mack (The Secret World of Alex Mack)
69. Puar (Dragon Ball)
70. Link (Legend of Zelda)
71. Wanda (Fairly OddParents)
72. Tibarn (Fire Emblem)
73. Bigby Wolf (Fables)
74. Queen Chrysalis (My Little Pony)
75. Metamorpho (DC Comics)
76. Amethyst (Steven Universe)
77. Naesala (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
78. SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
79. Finn Balor (WWE)
80. Haku (Spirited Away)
81. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
82. The Thing (The Thing)
83. The Entity (It Follows)
84. Tobias (Animorphs)
85. Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
86. Morph (Marvel Comics)
87. Peter Pettigrew (Harry Potter)
88. Gnar (League of Legends)
89. Morgan Yu (Prey)
90. Jacob Black (Twilight)
91. Zeus (Greek Mythology)
92. Hulkling (Marvel Comics)
93. Ethan Chandler (Penny Dreadful)
94. Elasti-Girl (DC Comics)
95. Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
96. Nowi (Fire Emblem Awakening)
97. Sandman (Marvel Comics)
98. Mimi (Super Paper Mario)
99. Madame Rouge (DC Comics)
100. Penny (Gumball)
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Eh I can't hold anymore

Rufus
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Vayne
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Seymour
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[7]Ditto (Pokmon) - tennis, Stifled, 521, Paul, Drak, sly, hylian
[8]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, hombad, Cody, hylian, scarlet, sly, Socko, Karo
[8]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Genny, junk, tennis, ecks, Vish, Snake, Doc
[8]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Karo, Mewtwo, darkx, NBI, Drak, Tex, Xuxon, Wickle
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[4]Ditto (Pokmon) - tennis, Stifled, 521, Paul
[8]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - red, John, Stifled, 521, Metalmind, Shonen, Socko, Nook
[7]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, hombad, Cody, hylian, scarlet, sly, Socko
[8]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Genny, junk, tennis, ecks, Vish, Snake, Doc
[7]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Karo, Mewtwo, darkx, NBI, Drak, Tex, Xuxon
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Tidus
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[8]Alucard (Castlevania) - ecks, Turus, Lopen, Xuxon, Pumpkin, charon, Genny, Mewtwo
[2]Ditto (Pokmon) - tennis, Stifled
[6]Kirby (Kirbys Dream Land) - red, John, Stifled, 521, Metalmind, Shonen
[7]Miss Martian (Young Justice) - Inviso, hombad, Cody, hylian, scarlet, sly, Socko
[5]Pennywise (IT) - charon, Genny, junk, tennis, ecks
[4]Sirius Black (Harry Potter) - Karo, Mewtwo, darkx, NBI
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Alucard
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Lowest left for me is my #23. My Top 10 are all still in it.
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