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Old 2007-07-19, 08:16   Link #292
arkhangelsk
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Originally Posted by Adr 00 View Post
What rank are the numbers at btw?
Personally, I don't think they even have a rank, even ignoring the part where they don't exactly use magic. The indications seem to suggest they each have only one Inherent Skill. The power generator and converters are presumably ultra-specialized to perform that one skill. If they were more generalized, it would seem wierd that they don't seem to be able to apply their power to other things - for example, Gunner could not even convert her attack into a fast rapid-firing form when they were getting cornered in Ep12 - surely that would have been useful there... Nor was she able to fly despite being able to do a S class shoot - that would really have been helpful back there.

In raw power they probably are AA-AAA. They can only that one Inherent Skill very well, but one skill not a mage make, so I think the Numbers are, in terms of Mage Capability Coefficient, at best A or even B (and that's because the Inherent Skill is pulling up the average). However, their specialization and power means that if you put all of them together into a coordinated team, they can achieve a Force Combat Coefficient equivalent to a similar number of AAA-S mages.

The Force Combat Coefficient will be what makes them a challenge once the suprise wears off (It should have worn off 3 episodes ago already, but TSAB is a bit slow). Their abysmal Mage Capability Coefficient will be what kills them.
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