I said she used it on the UN Valks though.
On the other hand WoG Anna didn't attack the UN Valks though (course that wouldn't stop her from throwing waveforce at Antag lines though)
I'm pretty sure if you reread the opening of the quest you'll see she started charging a Wave Force attack at the UN forces and then collapsed before finishing it, which would explain both the UN counting it as an instance of Wave Force Manipulation and the QM saying she didn't attack any UN Valkyries.
 
Considering the fact that WoG the Antagonists destroy any cores they come across this idea doesn't work.
No, WoG is that the Antagonists ignore the cores. The only time they destroy them is as collateral or when they (over)kill a Valkyrie.

EDIT: prior to coming to Australia, Anna used the Wave Force thrice at most: once on Sekhmet, possibly on the Breach Sekhmet was heading to, and the last at the lab in Alaska when she was asked to demonstrate it. She wound up destroying the whole facility due to the overpowered nature of Wave Force manipulation.
 
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EDIT: prior to coming to Australia, Anna used the Wave Force thrice at most: once on Sekhmet, possibly on the Breach Sekhmet was heading to, and the last at the lab in Alaska when she was asked to demonstrate it. She wound up destroying the whole facility due to the overpowered nature of Wave Force manipulation.
I doubt it, given this quote:
5. E26 is no longer extant, refer [Detected Bohr/Einstein Exotic Wave Force Actualisation event no.4; 'First direct observation of Static Wave Force Manipulation'].
That looks like at least 4 activations prior to Australia, one of them at the site of her old town (E26) and the one at the town was observed by UN troops. That can, of course, be explained by my theory here:
I'm pretty sure if you reread the opening of the quest you'll see she started charging a Wave Force attack at the UN forces and then collapsed before finishing it, which would explain both the UN counting it as an instance of Wave Force Manipulation and the QM saying she didn't attack any UN Valkyries.
 
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While that makes sense lore wise. It'd probably be best to ape one of the CK2 Dynasty quests, now that I think about it.

Why? You don't need a Dynasty when your biologically immortal and capable of writing over 100 thousand word essay in a minute meaning you really don't need help with governance.

No, but this is a traditionally a CK2 strength: construction. You don't really need piety, but nobody claimed the fit was perfect.
 
Anna most definitely does not have high Diplomacy, Intrigue, or Stewardship.

Diplo (pretty obvious)
Intrigue (ditto)
Stewardship (if she was prodigy good at managing a town then doomed hometown wouldn't have torn itself apart, her leaders would have kept it together barring a direct attack.)
 
I'm pretty sure if you reread the opening of the quest you'll see she started charging a Wave Force attack at the UN forces and then collapsed before finishing it, which would explain both the UN counting it as an instance of Wave Force Manipulation and the QM saying she didn't attack any UN Valkyries.
Static Wave Force lvl. 1 is pretty much her worst attack against multiple groups of powerful enemies. The charge time means they have a chance to flee or take her down, being disrupted is lethal (which makes your theory rather unlikely), and the loss of all impeller makes her an easy target for long-ranged attacks from outside the area her WFM messed up.
Level 1 and Blue are great for lining up a kill shot, but that assumes you have a single cluster of targets.

Besides, the UN report you're using as evidence states that the WFM event was relevant to the destruction of E26. We know the Antagonists razed it. Anna being away to use WFM is relevant for that. Trying to attack the UN is not linked to "E26 is no longer extant". The village was not annihilated to the point where the gravestones could no longer be read, which WFM would do.

The village being destroyed while Anna wasn't there to defend it just seems like the most fitting interpretation of that paragraph to me. I might be wrong, though.
 
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The village being destroyed while Anna wasn't there to defend it just seems like the most fitting interpretation of that paragraph to me. I might be wrong, though.

One of the story posts started with a file on what was left of the village. It basically said "two small arcologies underground, 1 destroyed by people from 2 razing it, then 2 by Anna with her weapons after that". And then Anna left for the breach she destroyed and everyone else was killed by the Antagonists while she was away.

If she had used Wave Force things, that file would probably say "one small arcology, one very large crater".
 
Back to theorizing about the Antagonists...

'Theological' war on the best path for organics? Straight up robotics and consciousness uploading(Antagonists) versus whoever provided the Valkyrie core, which is a merger of organic and technological. Think Vorlons versus Shadows, or Windows versus Mac, if you prefer.
 
Anna most definitely does not have high Diplomacy, Intrigue, or Stewardship.

Diplo (pretty obvious)
Intrigue (ditto)
Stewardship (if she was prodigy good at managing a town then doomed hometown wouldn't have torn itself apart, her leaders would have kept it together barring a direct attack.)
She is a prodigy at stewardship. We saw how good she is at it when she helped repair all those towns. But her diplomacy was/is terrible so her 'vassals' in Canada tore apart the town and the only way she could find to stop them was to use overwhelming force.

The other stat she's terrible at is Martial, which measures how well she commands, leads, & organizes military forces.

She's best at personal combat, stewardship, and learning (inventing static force).
 
She is a prodigy at stewardship. We saw how good she is at it when she helped repair all those towns. But her diplomacy was/is terrible so her 'vassals' in Canada tore apart the town and the only way she could find to stop them was to use overwhelming force.

The other stat she's terrible at is Martial, which measures how well she commands, leads, & organizes military forces.

She's best at personal combat, stewardship, and learning (inventing static force).
Pretty good Health stat too.
Albeit most of that is from the item bonus from her valkyrie core.
 
By the way, did @Avalanche ever give a clear description of what the different Antagonist types look like ? Especially the different Type 0 ?

Not really, but as they are mostly a ripoff of Knight Run, I tend to use that for examples of the style. Type 0s are, mostly, vaguely humanoid. Mechanical with odd proportions. Although Fear bucks that trend by being of generally human proportions they are a special exception for spoiler reasons, and Blue Beetle goes in the far other end with its full armor package making it look like a spaceship with spindly arms.

Most importantly, Type 0s are unique units. Each one is different in some way ranging from the pattern of eyes to the number of limbs to the armaments themselves.

Unfortunately there is not much Knight Run art and I am not yet solid on putting images in posts, plus, I would highly recommend reading Knight Run, so I want to avoid spoilers, which the wiki is full of on these topics.

Also:
Around it, hulking grub like creatures, easily two hundred meters tall and four hundred long, their long articulated carapace covered with glowing red lenses that shifted this way and that with jerking, irregular motions, plod along the ground. Enemy 'Ants', heavy laser anti-air.
A Type 5 explodes out from a secondary shaft. Dark blue, flat and angular like a pre-Impact stealth bomber, a long segmented tail extended from its back and four limbs trailed outwards from under the main body. A brightly glowing sensor band on it's leading edge shone with amethyst light.
There are more of these descriptions scattered through the various simulator combat scenes, for those interested in going looking, but for now I am all out of time.
 
Pretty good Health stat too.
Albeit most of that is from the item bonus from her valkyrie core.
Not really, no.

If we assume item bonus as something all Valks get, then she got three traits:

1) Valkyrie Core (Item bonus)
2) Poor Compatibility (Malus reducing boost from Valkyrie Core)
3) Practice Transcends Perfect (extremely high bonus reflecting how she mastered her core despite having low talent towards it)
 
2) Poor Compatibility (Malus reducing boost from Valkyrie Core)
Do you refer to this?
Anna: While it would be rather unfair, it would not be inaccurate to call you untalented. You'd be pretty close to rock bottom in the Academy if you started syncing a Valkyrie Core at the start of term. Lets say 1% talent, 99% experience.
Because that's about natural talent, not compatibility. Anna & Durga should have a ridiculously high compatibility - they basically optimized themselves until the line between pilot and frame blurred.
 
By the way, did @Avalanche ever give a clear description of what the different Antagonist types look like ? Especially the different Type 0 ?
Type 10s are crystals that stand around, used as stationary defensive weapons shooting lasers, with a lot of divergence (single large crystals with high damage and low fire rate and lots of small crystals with low damage and high fire rate were mentioned).

Iirc Type twos were only mentioned as anti valkyrie units by Avalanche. Kaizuki made them flying squirrels with a laser in the head, generator in the tail and missiles on their flight membrane.

Type 18 (thank you, icipall) was mentioned in the simulator battle where we got traumatised again.
 
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Nah, I think this was actually her trying to be nice to Setsuna. She's just terrible at it, because she's letting her negative emotions taint Setsuna's victories.
I know it's been a year, but i just noticed... another option might be that she was doing it out of guilt.

Syifa is still the leader of the Flight, and still disarmingly friendly and casual in her manner.
"Never do that again," you hiss out.
"Ah! Sorry! I won't, sorry, I won't," Syifa yelps, retreating with her hands in the air.
[...]
"You did what to Anna? Anna is one of the commentators you wanted to invite? Who are her co-casters?"
There is a threatening growl in Meyer's voice that makes Syifa backpedal in the air for a moment, her feet nervously kicking.
[...]
"Hey uh, are you sure you should be commentating? You don't have to if you want to. I mean, matches are stopped on Impeller depletion but well…" she trailed off.
[...]
"Sure, Anna," Syifa replies, "Um, you don't have to hold back telling me what I'm doing wrong, yeah?"
"Who do you think will win this tournament?"
"Cadet Wulandari from Flight Two."
"Well? Get it over with," Setsuna snaps.
Syifa breaks eye contact and lowers her plasma caster.
"Instructor Leonhart. I forfeit this set."
[...]
Syifa reaches out, inviting a handshake. Setsuna keeps her waiting.
"Why?" Setsuna demands blunty.
"You actually want… this, don't you?" asks Syifa, with a broad sweep across the stands, "I don't. Not really."


You're Syfia Wulandari. Normally you're good at socials, but you messed up. You convinced Anna, a veteran Ace, to cast for the tournament... but then you tried to reassure her by demonstrating the simulator safeties, and she had a flashback. She probably saw friends or family die, going by her reaction even by human hands, and you inconsiderate idiot brought that trauma back. Worse, because of you she'll have to commentate on her flight-mates fighting other Valkyries. Instructor Meyer, who normally plays 'good cop', growled when she heard how badly you screwed up. And there's no way to fix it.
You would have liked to win the tournament and get the Squadron Vanguard position - why else would you have registered for the tournament in the first place? You knew you could trounce everyone except the Aces, and Anna and Shuri had long made clear they wouldn't be participating, while Zoe is in a different Squadron.
But... you're good with people. You know Setsuna from Flight One is the type to take a loss hard, likely for weeks. After all Anna has to suffer through because of you, you don't want her to have to deal with that. You'd rather forfeit. Making it sound like pity would be just as bad, but maybe a lie that's closer to the truth? Being dismissive should work, and while it will still hit her hard, the match two days later should fix that.
 
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