I'm divided. On the one hand, action chapters flow much better and stuff happens. On the other, everyone's reactions during action chapters are a lot funnier when we've seen all this obscene powerscaling getting thrown around like toys in the slice-of-life chapters.
Brockton's Celestial Forge (Worm/Jumpchain)
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I'm divided. On the one hand, action chapters flow much better and stuff happens. On the other, everyone's reactions during action chapters are a lot funnier when we've seen all this obscene powerscaling getting thrown around like toys in the slice-of-life chapters.
Survey, Fleet, and Matrix have anti-Master tech in the form of Weld's living metal. The also have access to psy-dampners like the rest of the crew. The issue with anti-master is the category is broad range and the effects which create the rating are as varied as any other power. Anti-magic wards, the psy-dampner, and special gear may work on a single instance of a master power, but are not universal. Unless it is a fiat backed power than he always runs the risk of running into a hard counter to any device he makes.
She was 19 during canon, was married to Victor for four years at that point. Victor is suggested to be in his early 30's.
Victor's power only holds on to the skill if he spent a long enough amount of time with the person. He can speed it up if he specifically targets a single skill and focuses on it while in prolonged eye contact with his target, but even then the memory of the skill fades unless he completely robs it from the host.
Probably not a lot. Lost Garden is vile, but ultimately just one of countless evils in the New England area alone. If he builds a connection to one of the kids he might do something, but as it is he is more focused on his city and grander threats like Ziz, Manakin, and the Dragonslayer's Master.
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KickInator
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Same here bro. My pants got ripped after reading that line.
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Hoooooly fuck...
...words cannot describe how fucking incredible that was unless used in the thousands.
Flawless and masterful! Flawless and god damn masterful.
...words cannot describe how fucking incredible that was unless used in the thousands.
Flawless and masterful! Flawless and god damn masterful.
MagicalAmbitions
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so when Tetra said that she saw that people drink it on the internet... was she talking about vampires? like, she saw images/videos of vampires whether in art or in movies/tv drinking blood and thought that it was just regular? or do people actually just happen to be drinking blood in some culture i'm unaware of?
anyways holy fuck i was on the edge of my seat for this entire chapter. I love the way that everyone on team Celestial Forge except joe was fully prepared to just slaughter the nazis at the slightest provocation. as they should. Although Uppercrust threatening to declare war against not only the E88 but also their entire extended family was also fucking badass. the constant comeuppance towards the nazis throughout this chapter was just *chef's kiss* exquisite.
I'm glad that we all seem to be in agreement that the chapter ends on a title drop Invincible-style.
anyways holy fuck i was on the edge of my seat for this entire chapter. I love the way that everyone on team Celestial Forge except joe was fully prepared to just slaughter the nazis at the slightest provocation. as they should. Although Uppercrust threatening to declare war against not only the E88 but also their entire extended family was also fucking badass. the constant comeuppance towards the nazis throughout this chapter was just *chef's kiss* exquisite.
I'm glad that we all seem to be in agreement that the chapter ends on a title drop Invincible-style.
Love the title name drop. So cool, perfect line to end this chapter.
My only nitpick is that with all his powers, apeiron was not prepared any defenses against Victor. IIRC his powerset is not a secret in BB. Mc is so frustrating for me because he's so passive, an entirely reactive person. If I have cf powers, the very least I would do is research all parahumans living in my city.
My only nitpick is that with all his powers, apeiron was not prepared any defenses against Victor. IIRC his powerset is not a secret in BB. Mc is so frustrating for me because he's so passive, an entirely reactive person. If I have cf powers, the very least I would do is research all parahumans living in my city.
The Shallow
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Came of weird to me too, but not wrong. The whole thing is:
Maybe if the spacing was adjusted it might jut out less? So like:
Or maybe it just has to be reworded entirely.
There's probably some use of pig blood or cow blood somewhere out there in cuisine.
Also yeah the Empire getting completely shut down was amazing.
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I got an extremely vivid mental image of the words CELESTIAL FORGE just appearing in big block letters, Kill la Kill style, when he did the name drop.
You mean that the support of his more supportive and more well functioning family, the Greek pantheon, is quite something.
I wounder if this also gives Tibal a few mor demigod points... War kitty be op
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He's asked to clarify about six parties, and then he gives a list of five.
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If anything, this will be the impetus. After what happened with the ABB, Joe needed time to heal and for his power to grow. His entire situation has been a roller coaster. For all his power lets him move at light speeds in terms of progress, he DID make Survey and well... Survey is every bit what he needs to be prepared for such things.
This is a good transition point. From focus to the city to the wider world. The only greater event will be the Leviathan fight when Joe can transition to the Savior of the World as he is meant to be.
Dealing with Victor in the near future is going to happen. Unless Kaiser has him killed himself. Because Victor's power is insidious and might even have fucked with him and his team.
So time will tell.
Joe can begin to truly unleash once everything is established.
The threats are lined up on the board;
Coil and his bullshit.
The Travelers and everything to do with them.
Saint and the soon to be imprisoned team of terrorists.
Hell, Blasto might make a good ally. Rey is a just a stoner with biotinkering skills.. Barrow is the wild card there. Because well... Barrow.
Skidmark and the Merchants would be an afterthought.
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The Shallow
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I think Coil was also included in the count.
You just reminded me of how disappointed I was when Scrub showed up with the Merchants and not Blasto. Was really hoping he'd just stay with Ivy and switch sides.
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To be fair, I think this is the sort of extremely subtle power detail even Victor himself might not know about, like how QA made Skitter look scarier to people she doesn't even know are watching. The invisible nature of his power would might have made a more cautious man leave Victor behind, but Max is used to swinging his weight around.
I'd give decent odds that Victor's passenger is upping the power a little bit to get its grubby facets on what's up with Apheiron and his passenger.
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I've had plain blood before out of curiosity and it's okay in small amounts, but not so nice in larger mouthfuls as is and it is as one can imagine best served as fresh as possible in small quantities.
I first became interested in the culinary uses of blood due do having accidentally bit a hole into my lower lip.
I have a friend who actually enjoys the taste imparted by cow blood.
Blood being used in food and drinks is not that weird.
Dawnk41
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Coil was the sixth, but he was also the one being responded to.
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So.
How long until Accord has Joe's 'Whiskey, neat' framed in his office?
How long until Accord has Joe's 'Whiskey, neat' framed in his office?
If you like drinking what tastes like pure copper. Egh. I mean, back in the day it was thousands of calories worth of animal that you didn't just throw away, but people ate all sorts of things.
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It then provides an example for the Evil Overlord List's "Never eat an energy field bigger than your head" entry.
Garreon
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Secret weapon? Who? Damsel? I give her a few chapters before Apeiron deals with her
Joe sittin' on his porcelain throne posed like The Thinker while a guitar riff intermittently plays
Tisaku
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It's already on it's way to Boston, let's be real.