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TehChron said:
Yeah he is...But he's also very loyal to the characterization he sets up for his own characters.

So there might be references, but I honestly doubt it'll play out that way.
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Yeah, R&J Tsukune is going to be more like a blend of anime!Tsukune and manga!Tsukune. Safe to say he prolly won't be going the BHoC route.

....Mizore getting poached from Tsukune's harem before she even meets the guy could qualify as a BHoC reference, though.

Nilay said:
[Joseph]can do the exact same thing Tsukune does.
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....eh, Joseph's kind of hit-or-miss on the whole "collecting love interests like trading cards" thing. Jotaro's probably the best at it as far as chick magnetism goes, but considering that that very same status pisses him off....

Also, Jotaro has yet to outsmart a single opponent.

Which is weird because this is a JoJo quest. The fights are CEREBRAL over there.
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Gin Morioka aside (who was jointly outsmarted by Kurumu and Mizore), we've mostly been having Phantom Blood-style fights so far, which are less about guile and manipulation and more about luck and pluck.

TehChron said:
The first question is entirely up in the air. Personally, I feel like it would inevitably come out one way or the other. Especially if Eva decides to be hilariously malicious and makes the construction thing a SPW or Joestar Real Estate project.
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It is not.
 
Preliminary vote tally before I go to sleep.

Leading vote: An argument over "WacDonald's or MgRonald's".

Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X]Witch Knoll
No. of votes: 15
Jedarol, ninjafish, Bag of Bones, macavity_omega, Varano, Enjou, Finagle007, Frankfawn43, solodark28, Strunkriindiisk, Insufficient Dakka, Karugus, Krain, Protodermis, HymnOfRagnarok

[X]a fast-food place. Gotta have lunch, after all.
No. of votes: 28
The Out Of World, RoninLawst, Eisenstein80060, Bondo, Hyp3rB14d3, LostDeviljho, reborn214, Lazurman, The3rdCorinthian, Takoe, B_mod, Slith10, Lightning_Strife, TehChron, jackblack, Ridiculously Average Guy, Thozmp, Nottheunmaker, Reji8627, Icefyre, Quantumboost, o3o, Ultra Meh, rikalous, Wing00Raiser, Luca Morello, lordZeddthedrunk, Crimson Flight

[X] food
No. of votes: 1
cokerpilot

[X] Witch's Knoll.
No. of votes: 1
Nilay
 
EvaUnit01 said:
Gin Morioka aside (who was jointly outsmarted by Kurumu and Mizore), we've mostly been having Phantom Blood-style fights so far, which are less about guile and manipulation and more about luck and pluck.
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What ever happened to the Sword of Luck and Pluck? Was it destroyed, is it still resting on the bottom of the ocean, does DIO have it as a keepsake, or is it still in the Joestar family's possession?
 
Finagle007 said:
What ever happened to the Sword of Luck and Pluck? Was it destroyed, is it still resting on the bottom of the ocean, does DIO have it as a keepsake, or is it still in the Joestar family's possession?
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ISTR Dio broke it before Jonathan resorted to setting his own hand on fire and Scarlet Overdrive'd the bastard, but I could be mistaken.
 
EvaUnit01 said:
No idea what you're talking about.
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"The Devil is a Part Timer". It's a somewhat amusing comedy, in which the stereo typical demon lord is defeated by the hero and escapes to the mundane world. He is forced to get a job at "McRonalds", and deal with every day life, with super natural elements occasionally interfering.
 
TehChron said:
Like...social fu implies a combat method, because it has a clear base in "kung fu" with the "kung" being replaced "social" to imply rather than a "martial method" that its instead a "social method". It's...well I think it's obvious.
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I've always seen the 'social fu/kung fu' tie used in exactly the opposite way; as a 'finesse and skill' factor similar to how the related term 'verbal judo' is used.

Like, if someone's engaging in verbal judo, they aren't talking to someone and also flipping them onto the floor. The combat is metaphorical, the 'judo' bit is using someone's words against them and redirecting the flow of conversation.

Usage defines meaning, and I have literally never heard Social Fu mean 'talking to win a physical beatdown'. Otherwise Jotaro - and Ranma - would be halfway competent at it rather than 'how do I socials'.
 
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Quantumboost said:
I've always seen the 'social fu/kung fu' tie used in exactly the opposite way; as a 'finesse and skill' factor similar to how the related term 'verbal judo' is used.

Like, if someone's engaging in verbal judo, they aren't talking to someone and also flipping them onto the floor. The combat is metaphorical, the 'judo' bit is using someone's words against them and redirecting the flow of conversation.

Usage defines meaning, and I have literally never heard Social Fu mean 'talking to win a physical beatdown'. Otherwise Jotaro - and Ranma - would be halfway competent at it rather than 'how do I socials'.
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I don't see how that's mutually exclusive with what you quoted.
 
TehChron said:
I don't see how that's mutually exclusive with what you quoted.
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Are you using 'fight'/'combat methods' to include conversation or something? Because if so that wasn't clear. Like, at all.

And otherwise it sounded as if you were excluding not-socials-in-physical-combat meanings when that isn't even the primary meaning.
 
Quantumboost said:
Are you using 'fight'/'combat methods' to include conversation or something? Because if so that wasn't clear. Like, at all.

And otherwise it sounded as if you were excluding not-socials-in-physical-combat meanings when that isn't even the primary meaning.
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Yeah I was, hence why I referred to it as a "social method" rather than a "martial method".
 
o3o said:
"The Devil is a Part Timer". It's a somewhat amusing comedy, in which the stereo typical demon lord is defeated by the hero and escapes to the mundane world. He is forced to get a job at "McRonalds", and deal with every day life, with super natural elements occasionally interfering.
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I'd also note that the Hero follows him, and they both cope with modern Japan by going full native.
TehChron said:
also Tykki Mikk

*shudders*
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She's never been to the MgR's, so I'd call it low risk in that area. Even if she frequented the place, I'd say the exemplary costumer service would make it well worth the risk.
 
EvaUnit01 said:
....eh, Joseph's kind of hit-or-miss on the whole "collecting love interests like trading cards" thing. Jotaro's probably the best at it as far as chick magnetism goes, but considering that that very same status pisses him off....
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No, I mean Joseph can act diplomatically very well, and it's very likely that he's better at it then Tsukune, because he's been doing it for years and years on end.

Plus, Joseph's not the strongest Joestar in terms of overall power (that'd be GER!Giorno... or, hell, normal Giorno) or the strongest in terms of pure physical strength (that'd be Jonathan) but he's damn well the smartest and the trickiest.
 
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