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remember, even the DALEKS had at LEAST one individual who REALISED that the man who engineered their race and value-set was a deranged psychopath...ok, he was essnetially mind****** by mainlining the Vortex unintentionally, but....

there's a pretty good chance that there's been at least one, or WILL BE at least one such aberrant Starro at some point in history

you know, if you really think about it, in the long term true symbiosis is a better survival strategy then parasitism (given there are Group,species and individuals with the knowledge, tech and resources of the guardians out there, even if they ARE extremely rare)

Already Happened comics-wise; there's a Starro in the Sinestro Corps; the other Star Conquerors are said to be highly un-amused at this; however, said Starro is able to wield five Yellow Power Rings Simultaneously, so they don't have much leeway to do anything about it.
 
Already Happened comics-wise; there's a Starro in the Sinestro Corps; the other Star Conquerors are said to be highly un-amused at this; however, said Starro is able to wield five Yellow Power Rings Simultaneously, so they don't have much leeway to do anything about it.
I meant...if you want to just get to "How many rings you can wield at once if you cover your limbs", humans get at minimum 20.
 
True, but he has read about them, and surrendering didn't seem wholly out of character. They aren't alien murderbots, and killing people isn't their goal, just merely a step in the plan.
They aren't alien murderbots; but they are an alien hivemind, something that's probably going to look at individual bodies as so many expendable assets. And from that viewpoint Starros permanently stuck on farm animals are almost as "expended" as dead ones are.

And killing someone like Grayven would likely further their plans. From the viewpoint of something like Starro if all the Starros there die while taking Grayven out that's a net win.
 
Grayven assumed that it would act in a rational, self interested manner. Surrendering when you have no chance to win is rational. In actual fact it just decided that pretending to was the best way to delay him.
That of course was him assuming that they had no chance, rather than them just buying time for some ploy or another which they believed will hand them the win

also, whats up with grayven taking all those paragon choices lately (and getting burned by them)
 
/cough 21 if your male /cough >.>
I specifically avoided that joke. You have ruined that.

You have made an enemy this day.

That of course was him assuming that they had no chance, rather than them just buying time for some ploy or another which they believed will hand them the win

also, whats up with grayven taking all those paragon choices lately (and getting burned by them)

OL has set up paragon infrastructure, Renegade has done everything but.
 
I meant...if you want to just get to "How many rings you can wield at once if you cover your limbs", humans get at minimum 20.
/cough 21 if your male /cough >.>
I'm just amused that the thought already came up in-universe.

"Um. I don't think I've seen you without-" M'gann's eyes flick over me, and she gulps. "-without your ring on."

"Oh, you still haven't. I'm wearing it now."

The whole team stares. Then, as one, their gaze drifts down towards my trunks.

"MY TOE! On my TOE!" I raise my left foot and point to it on my enringed long toe. "Minds out the gutter people."
 
also, whats up with grayven taking all those paragon choices lately (and getting burned by them)
Consequences of not using the orange ring. The ring reinforced his surly attitude, and without it he becomes much more like OL, willing to discuss things and work through issues instead of going the easy route.

As for getting burned by it, I guess sometimes the renegade path actually is the better one. Also, just because he has a Paragon intention doesnt mean he executes it well.
And killing someone like Grayven would likely further their plans. From the viewpoint of something like Starro if all the Starros there die while taking Grayven out that's a net win
Oh, I'm not arguing that. Just that the Starros aren't some implacable killing machines.
 
From personal experience they usually go hand in hand.
Well yes, naturally, but I meant in terms of ring compatibility. So far it's only been established that hope provides a synergistic buff to Green Lanterns but rage and fear have been shown to interfere with Orange and Yellow.

So does Green's "reduced mental influence" perk also mean that they're more capable of drawing upon the other emotions to drive their willpower? Or is it a specific perk of Blue, and wanting something bad enough could HURT a Green Lantern?
 
No, only 1200%. The other 100% isn't compatible.

EDIT: Huh. Can wanting something give you the drive to pursue it?
I imagine so. Green seems to interfere less with other colors (except yellow) than anything else. I'm not sure it's very synergistic though for most colors, but orange and green seem to go pretty well together.
 
well, if the big ones are ALL stupid enough to pull THAT particular gambit regularly, i can see why >.>

might i suggest, that Grayven should go the neutral option of removing all its appendages FIRST if he feels the urge to give it another chance to surrender...
wait. there'd be temptation to make that standard procedure o_O
i mean, its pretty hard to leg it when you only HAVE one to start with...
in this case that idea won't work, the Star Hunter has already had it's 'arms' removed, plus it moves around via telekinesis, not muscle power.
 
Grayven assumed that it would act in a rational, self interested manner. Surrendering when you have no chance to win is rational. In actual fact it just decided that pretending to was the best way to delay him.

Do Starros even have a sense of self preservation? As a hive mind, I would kind of assume that they consider individual members perfectly expendable, as long as the race lives on.

Well yes, naturally, but I meant in terms of ring compatibility. So far it's only been established that hope provides a synergistic buff to Green Lanterns but rage and fear have been shown to interfere with Orange and Yellow.

While of course Zoat can change things as he likes, according to the wiki green lantern rings are able to absorb indigo energy, and yellow and red can be problematic if the lantern can't control their fear or rage.
 
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