And yet despite this, Nepgear actually very rarely uses her spells. She usually defaults to the Purifier Beam, or the Panzer Blade when up close. It's only when they don't work, there's a small army around or she knows her opponent is bad news that she uses Starshine and Celestial Severance. And she notes during the escort mission that spamming Starshine is hell on her stamina.
That is probably, at least in part, because we've had Calamity Circuit for like two days. We got it during Operation Starborn on Day 24 and IIRC it is now Day 26. So Nepgear just hasn't had the opportunity to get used to the idea that spells are now just as easy as her regular attacks.
Except they aren't. Nepgear explicitly states that firing every Starshine she can was straining, more than anything she'd done before. So spell spam is exhausting to do. So it clearly isn't as easy as her normal attacks, because Nepgear has never gotten tired from those.
I completely forgot about that. Yet another argument to stay with the other fragments.
So... apply as WEAPONs for Gaia, or get a resurrection subscription with Goddess Red once she's returned to the Light? Alternatively, if we want a team GEAR solution, there's a chance that Samael could get a counter to the decreasing lifespan if he casts Libras on as many Life affinity MGs as possible. Hayate and Reinforce could then copy said spell.
Unironically, you are working towards the WoG angle here. IIRC there is a statement that barring literal divine intervention, Greater Nightmares do not get to have a happily ever after period.
Although technically Goddess Red (or anyone else with access to Reincarnation) could achieve a Good End in the same type of scenario.
For Maiden of the West, yes. For Reinforce, not really, no. I figure that "lifespan at zero" isn't necessarily something that gets reset via Reincarnation.
Yeah. For West in particular is what I meant.
He has appeared over in one of the spinoffs as well.
Summitquest (Under the Open Sky)
