2009-12-29, 20:25 | Link #2261 |
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Y'know, Lucy having 9 of the 12 golden zodiac keys i find far fetched and yet it makes sense...
What i mean is that Lucy does not consider herself on the same level as the others and feels like she is still relatively new to working as a mage... and yet she is procession of 9 out of 12 of the most powerful spirits... it does not feel right but at the same time mashima has presented it in such a way that it makes sense... the first 3 keys can be explained in any number of ways; most of which revolve around the fact she came from a fithy rich family that could afford such rare items... her 4th key was claimed from another rich person who could afford such things... her 5th key was gotten off an S-rank mission... her 6th key was Loki; that was more of a case of coincidence... and her last 3 keys she is getting from an S-rank Criminal who was very powerful, and thus would be more likely to carry such keys... So it actually makes sense, even if it does not feel entirely right Though i do feel as though there was some opportunity lost with the golden keys... namely because, aside from that weaponized stellar spirit Angel used, the ONLY stellar spirits we have seen in fight have been Zodiac spirits. We never really get to see the difference in strength between a the golden keys and lesser keys; nor do we get to see how much of a difference that strength has on the the mage herself We don't get to see that much strength progression in the characters; it's mostly because most of the cast are already monsterously strong to begin with and thus their does not seem to be much room to grow... Lucy was the exception to this as she was presented as being weaker... but so far we have not felt much growth in her as a mage... all she does is get more powerful keys which offer up her new ways to fight frankly, i think it would have been nice to see Lucy building up to being able to use golden keys easily... such as at first we only see her able to use bronze and silver keys; she can open the golden gates, but it takes a lot out of her and she can only support them for a short amount of time... eventually it gets to the point where she can more easily use the golden keys... after that he next upgrade is being able to use a golden key while as double summoning a silver to support it... and so on in that fashion... I'm not sure, it's atleast assumed that's the case... as i think only the zodiac keys are referred to when their is mention of a golden key... not sure if it was directly stated but that's been the case so far |
2009-12-29, 20:36 | Link #2262 | |
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per chpt3 i think the strength of a Stellar Mage determined how long a stellar spirit can stay.
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2009-12-29, 22:20 | Link #2263 | |
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like Angel, who can summon two at the same time and they don't disappear quickly but Lucy, remember when she's protecting Loki, she summoned all 5 zodiacs(Taurus, Aquarius, Cancer, Sagittarius & Virgo) for a short time (but 5 is quite a large number so she can't retain them in a long time) Lucy is strong (at heart and in magic), she just don't want to admit it
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2009-12-29, 22:55 | Link #2264 | |
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2009-12-29, 23:29 | Link #2265 | |
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but for strongest female mage, she's probably next to Erza and Wendy (I think Wendy's strong too) XD
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2009-12-30, 00:18 | Link #2268 |
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My question is, how strong are the Spirits themselves? We've seen the capability of the others, and notice how those others (Natsu, Gray, Erza, etc.) generally take on the Big Bads, while Lucy is stuck with the lesser ones (then again, this is shounen...). That's in part why is seems she's weaker: she's always fighting the weaker enemies (and usually going through a tough fight in those cases as it is). If she were to fight one of the ones Natsu and co. usually fight, we might be able to gauge her strength better
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2009-12-30, 01:29 | Link #2269 |
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Let's see...virgo digs tunnels, cancer is a barber and Aries serves all purposes. The rest of them are pretty efficient in combat though, Lucy's power lies in her versatile artillery: against a fire mage she can use Aquarius, against a dark mage Loki, against an earth mage Virgo, etc. or use Gemini for assassination, Sagittarius for sniping, Scorpio and Taurus for brawling...it's only limited by the author's imagination, really.
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2009-12-30, 08:12 | Link #2271 |
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So what happened to Angel's fourth key Caelum? I thought Lucy would have gotten it as well. Caelum is a silver key(I guess), it great Lucy has 9 out of 12 gold keys but it would have been great if she got a new silver key. I think Lucy should be building up her supply of silver keys since they are very common and can be found in magic shops. All the traveling she does she be able to find some useful silver keys. She hasn't got a new silver key since ch.1 which was Plue. To be Caelum is a very versatile key. 1) It can be used as a cannon for long range attacks. 2) Its flight form could possible be used as a transport. 3) It sword form gives her a weapon other that her whip to use.
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2009-12-30, 13:28 | Link #2273 | |
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maybe Angel had enough energy to retain her most important key (is she even dead ot just MIA?)
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2009-12-30, 22:40 | Link #2275 | |
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Unfortunately, I think she's losing her underdog sympathy status now that she has over half the Zodiac at her disposal. From a character-development standpoint, I would've preferred if Angel had crushed her and looted most/all her keys. That would've set up a chance for Lucy to grow personally stronger, gather the last three gold keys, and have a rematch down the line when she sucks less. |
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2009-12-31, 00:27 | Link #2276 | |
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Seeing as Fairy Tail doesn't have a revolving door afterlife, that would be the end of Lucy's character development short of her finishing the series as a ghost. |
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2009-12-31, 00:41 | Link #2277 | |
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2009-12-31, 01:10 | Link #2279 | |
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Oh, but from Angel's POV it'd be easier to just kill her directly. Hmm. Edit: Aha, I've got it! She can have Gemini transform into Lucy again and transfer the contracts. ... Well, it might work. Last edited by MechR; 2009-12-31 at 01:26. |
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