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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:39 pm
by Hramm
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:43 pm
by maguswarlock
dam it.. guess i lost that bet.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:10 pm
by Twitchywrote
maguswarlock wrote:dam it.. guess i lost that bet.
Now, you don't know that. Not necessarily a victory photo.

Still, my question is...can Gally, Sechs and Zazie take this team in the finals?

And what of Ping?

And 'Frova with Tzykrow's head?

And the Sword of Damocles?!

:D :D :D :D

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:42 pm
by hepar
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Can anyone translate the page? (I think next chapter we'll se the same page about Space Angels. Or about venusians and after that about S.A.)

Let me guess... I think West is for Coooooolness, North-East is for speed.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:45 pm
by Twitchywrote
hepar wrote:Image

Can anyone translate the page? (I think next chapter we'll se the same page about Space Angels. Or about venusians and after that about S.A.)
It's over 9,000?

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:46 pm
by Sergio Nova
Meantime, I'm still curious about the translation of phase 80.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:02 pm
by Twitchywrote
Sergio wrote:Meantime, I'm still curious about the translation of phase 80.
I'd concentrate on what will be available first. :D

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:32 pm
by crazyankan

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:35 pm
by Twitchywrote
crazyankan wrote:Twitchywrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtpyeLxVkI
Dahahahah!

So our friend assumes that those little graphs are the power levels of our combatants?

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:51 pm
by crazyankan
Must be how good they are at different things, like strength, defense, destructibility and so on.

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:54 pm
by Twitchywrote
crazyankan wrote:Must be how good they are at different things, like strength, defense, destructibility and so on.
Yeah, that's what I would assume. Statistics and abilities within their chosen martial arts. Each one has a different style, and each one is probably the tops at what they do.

Still, Rakan's graph is mighty puny. I wonder if that bulge in his chart is for stealth. :D

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:57 pm
by Twitchywrote
Also, is it just me, or is Rakan's arm in a sort of improbable position behind him? I mean, it looks like it's bent at an abnormal angle. Is this another feature on his poison-filled body?

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:45 am
by andlgx
zekka is such a badass <3

So, wheres phase80 xD

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:48 am
by HumanRage
crazyankan wrote:Must be how good they are at different things, like strength, defense, destructibility and so on.
it's pure strength, and is no longer used thereafter in the manga, it would be like billions in the end of the story ... and in this video sangoku can nearly blow up a planet already :shock:

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:38 am
by Twitchywrote
HumanRage wrote:
crazyankan wrote:Must be how good they are at different things, like strength, defense, destructibility and so on.
it's pure strength, and is no longer used thereafter in the manga, it would be like billions in the end of the story ... and in this video sangoku can nearly blow up a planet already :shock:
I think Mr. Ankan meant our karate fighters, not the DBZ crew. :)

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:03 am
by Dream
I must say, I'm very conflicted about this page.

Usually, the moment they use quantified values for "power" in a shonen mangais the moment the story jumps the shark. I hope this page is just an eye candy/hommage and doesn't actually reflect what the story is gonna be. Gunnm does NOT need power levels. Ever.

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:24 am
by D-Scape
Just wait. In the upcoming chapters Alita will learn how to use the kamehameha!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:54 am
by hepar
D-Scape wrote:Just wait. In the upcoming chapters Alita will learn how to use the kamehameha!!!
I don't know what kamehameha is, but I'm already peein in my pants. :)

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:58 am
by Twitchywrote
hepar wrote:
D-Scape wrote:Just wait. In the upcoming chapters Alita will learn how to use the kamehameha!!!
I don't know what kamehameha is, but I'm already peein in my pants. :)
It was a signature attack by one Son Goku, protagonist of DragonBall Z. It consisted mostly of him gathering energy in his palms and blasting it outward, with a sort of pushing motion.

Distinguished from dozens of similar attacks in the DBZ universe by slowly shouting, "KAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEHAAAAAAAAAMEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" as you progressed through the attack.

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:38 am
by Cailon
Why are some people that much afraid of power levels? Is it only because Toriyama once fucked it up by starting at power levels of 300 and ended up at 10 million? Well ok, that wasn't fun anymore, but who says, that this happens everytime?
You have power, you can measure this power: in newton, in tons per mm² or whatever. Why shouldn't the GUNNM universe have the possibility to measure ones power? 9000, so what? Its not 9000 anything, I bet Kishiro thought well about a unit. And even if Alita maybe one day has 12.000 x, she will never have 10 mill. (at least i hope so).

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:40 am
by Twitchywrote
Cailon wrote:Why are some people that much afraid of power levels? Is it only because Toriyama once fucked it up by starting at power levels of 300 and ended up at 10 million? Well ok, that wasn't fun anymore, but who says, that this happens everytime?
You have power, you can measure this power: in newton, in tons per mm² or whatever. Why shouldn't the GUNNM universe have the possibility to measure ones power? 9000, so what? Its not 9000 anything, I bet Kishiro thought well about a unit. And even if Alita maybe one day has 12.000 x, she will never have 10 mill. (at least i hope so).
Ah, I'm not afraid of it at all. I believe those gauges will play no part in the overall story whatsoever, and he just did it as part of the page spread. Like when Gally was looking at the dog that went into space. It was one page, and then we never saw it again. That's what I believe this is, too.

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:49 am
by Cailon
Yeah, you could be right. Meaningfull or not, as a spread it is impressive all right!

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:07 am
by Dream
Cailon wrote:Why are some people that much afraid of power levels? Is it only because Toriyama once fucked it up by starting at power levels of 300 and ended up at 10 million?
You haven't read a lots of Shounen manga, don't you?

Also, my main complaint about powerlevel is that it makes battles far too predictible, with horrible dialogue and people screaming at numbers instead of techniques. That's just poor and lazy writting.

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:38 pm
by hepar
Also, my main complaint about powerlevel is that it makes battles far too predictible, with horrible dialogue and people screaming at numbers instead of techniques. That's just poor and lazy writting.
What I hate the most is when they screaming their attacks everytime.

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:06 pm
by andlgx
Im totally in love/ addicted to glo that i wont mind if the story (or at least the battle scenes) start being like some dbz bs. Its been too good xP