On that subject, I wonder if she figured out SM's secret and that's why she got him, or if she got him first and learning about the power boost was an accident.
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Temes1066
To Defy Gravity you must Let It Go
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@Bitterman, are Plasticity, Perspective, Ronin, Joules and Ete been affected by SB's edicts?
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She has a connection with Faust, who would know, and clearly the rest of them are in on SM's secret.
Given the wording of the Edicts it should.
The way these are worded they should hit everyone not her clones. Only upside is that White Hawk should also be disabled and hopefully will stay that way if we word our counters right.
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You are not.
Uhh, 10-12 years ago?
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Shit. Well, it was a good guess. Wolong can finish it.
Parabola
Divided Loyalties Librarian
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Ronin wasn't on the battlefield, but the others were running away last we checked.
So it probably depends on the range the Justiciar clone used. I would assume that if SB has used this move before, she would normally limit the range to just the battlefield, to avoid drawing the attention of an entire borough... but who knows.
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So similar timeframe a decade+ ago. So she's had this extended SEP field for that long. Yeah, no wonder she has basically every metahuman she cared to bother taking that was susceptible to it.
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A Quick And Dirty Analysis of The Clone's Boosts
Just Potency Upgrades:
-Uiara
-Crimson Soprano
-Millions Minefield
-Man 'O War
-Palisade
-Mr. Whaaaa?
-Justicar
Uiara's durability went from being just tougher than average to hard as steel, and her minor cryokinesis got boosted to ice control.
Crimson Soprano got lock-on capabilities.
Millions got range and size boosts to his energy.
Man 'O War got the ability to detatch his limbs, but they were already Autonomous per his DNA.
Palisade's barrier recharged faster.
Mr. Whaaa?'s ability got an AOE.
Justicar lost the restriction of needing to see someone break an Edict to enact it, now it's just autonomous.
New Combos:
-Memoria
-Nox
-Umibozu
Memoria got the ability to turn his photos into portals, like Monarch.
Nox got a psychic scream, I doubt he was made into a True Telepath but Psychic Scream could be a lower version.
Umibozu's Constructs were made autonomous.
Unknown:
-Shutdown
-Wolong
-Miss Naught
-Gentleman James
-Automne
-Radiant Silvergirl
-Heavenly Astrologian
Didn't see them in action enough to know.
Couldn't have been boosted:
-Scarlet Maturity
-Seraph
He can't boost himself, and she wasn't able to be boosted because she was made freshly on the scene.
Just Potency Upgrades:
-Uiara
-Crimson Soprano
-Millions Minefield
-Man 'O War
-Palisade
-Mr. Whaaaa?
-Justicar
Uiara's durability went from being just tougher than average to hard as steel, and her minor cryokinesis got boosted to ice control.
Crimson Soprano got lock-on capabilities.
Millions got range and size boosts to his energy.
Man 'O War got the ability to detatch his limbs, but they were already Autonomous per his DNA.
Palisade's barrier recharged faster.
Mr. Whaaa?'s ability got an AOE.
Justicar lost the restriction of needing to see someone break an Edict to enact it, now it's just autonomous.
New Combos:
-Memoria
-Nox
-Umibozu
Memoria got the ability to turn his photos into portals, like Monarch.
Nox got a psychic scream, I doubt he was made into a True Telepath but Psychic Scream could be a lower version.
Umibozu's Constructs were made autonomous.
Unknown:
-Shutdown
-Wolong
-Miss Naught
-Gentleman James
-Automne
-Radiant Silvergirl
-Heavenly Astrologian
Didn't see them in action enough to know.
Couldn't have been boosted:
-Scarlet Maturity
-Seraph
He can't boost himself, and she wasn't able to be boosted because she was made freshly on the scene.
The Optimizer in me is deadly curious if SM(Fake) Could boost SM(Real). Probably not for several different reasons, but...feedback loops...
Eternally gotta be thankful SB is both an idiot and not stable enough to be a mega arc villain.
They were made mobile, we don't know if they were autonomous or micromanaged.
So obviously the Clone Scarlet wasnt benefiting from the repayment aspect of his power, but we don't know exactly why.
Some possibilities:
1 the clone lacks the mental capacity to act beyond death in whatever way Christian does when he calls in a loan
2 Socialite Butterfly agreed not to use that aspect of his power when she got access to Christian. Presumably enforced by one of Faust's contracts since I dont see her sticking to the deal otherwise.
3 When the Scarlet clone dies, the real Scarlet Maturity gets to call one of the clone loans. I feel like it shouldn't work like that because the clones don't cause ontological resonance - it's not the same power, it's just SB's power imitating another power. But it would be kind of funny if she had a way to consistently make Christian stronger and was refusing to use it.
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ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
There's also option 5: SM can only benefit from the repayment aspect of his power when he specifically dies, and since the clone didn't die, it didn't get the opportunity to use the repayment portion of its powers.
EDIT: ninja'd by the QM confirming my thoughts
EDIT: ninja'd by the QM confirming my thoughts
God, I could feel the rush of adrenaline when I read that post!
You've created a wonderful thing here, Bitterman.
You've created a wonderful thing here, Bitterman.
Good REP rolls off the bat! Can't think who they'd be for though other than maybe Stockpile. I doubt SB can really be convinced at this point.
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Unless this is for talking to Valkyrie or someone else from the Stage?
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Unless this is for talking to Valkyrie or someone else from the Stage?
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
Rolling for it
Hmm...not quite as good.
Hmm...not quite as good.
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- Philippines
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I want to roll
Holy shit it is happening!
Wait does that make succeeding a good thing!
What a completely non-concerning thing to say.
Maybe channeling Justiciar?
Kermie
Surprisingly Not A Frog
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If we just gave SB good REP rolls I am going to combust. (Silvio plsplspls lock in)