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Icy.Tear · 2011-05-28, 12:18

What does "Maintenance Engineer E-2" mean?

Specifically, the E-2. 2nd level engineer?

SaintessHeart · 2011-05-28, 12:35

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Originally Posted by Sheba

I'd suggest you to tweak your villain a bit. The mayor himself is... a bit too much in my opinion. Perhaps a mere politician seeking the top seat, or a corporate may do. You can even keep the yakuza connection.

Being a member of the Diet as a governor, there is one more place he can go upwards - Prime Minister. From there he can run all his criminal activities, plus he gets some oversight on the internal security and police, making his power-mongering schemes much easier. In essence, it sheds light on how the political espionage world works - as long as you scratch my back, I scratch yours; but that doesn't mean I am plotting against you too.

I was planning to make him a real bad boss that nobody can easily touch, thus silently hated by everyone. So bad that even the mere person would express disgust after knowing about his activities - he is supposed to be a power-monger and control freak, not a mercenary like Reisen.

But he is only a very basic template. Need suggestions for tone-downs, or evil-ups.

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Originally Posted by YoakeNoHikari

What does "Maintenance Engineer E-2" mean?

Specifically, the E-2. 2nd level engineer?

A second-level engineer, namely the assistant chief engineer of a department. I was using the marine industry codes - E-1 being Chief Engineer, E-3 being Senior Engineer and E-4 being Junior Engineer.

Putting her at deputy chief is a recognition of her abilities, but not trusting her enough. I wanted that effect on her character.

Sheba · 2011-05-28, 12:43

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

But he is only a very basic template. Need suggestions for tone-downs, or evil-ups.

He don't need to run a town, being a senator (or the equivalent in Japan) is enough. Just think of Palpatine in the prequel.

Addendum: Also don't you think that an exoskeleton is a bit overboard? I mean, until proved otherwise, the tech is not THAT advanced. That's certainly not Index as far as the tech is concerned.

Tempy · 2011-05-28, 16:50

Huh. I missed this.

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

A question for the gun experts; How much difference is a 9mm to a .45 pistol? I mean stuff like recoil, is the kick of a 45 that much bigger? In what case would one be preferred?

The war between the 9mm and the .45 continues to rage to this day. A .45 kicks a little harder than a 9mm, depending on the pistol you use. A lightweight, plastic construction pistol will have a stronger felt recoil compared to a heavy, all-metal one.

On a finer point, the difference between the two rounds vary depending on manufacturer, bullet weight, grain, barrel length, etc. Out of the same model pistol, generally the .45 has higher energy coming out of the barrel than a 9mm, but the 9mm travels at a higher velocity.

Personally, I prefer the .45. It's a big, fat, subsonic bullet that hits hard and leaves a nasty wound. 9mm is faster and 9mm pistols tend to have a larger magazine capacity. Ultimately, in a setting like this, and considering the knowledge / interests of the audience, the difference between the two don't really matter. Unless you want to talk shop in the story itself, the average reader will not understand the finer details and differences. Really, just pick a caliber. Both are very common and very popular -- neither would be so if they were bad bullets.

As long as you don't do something absurd like give someone a blaster that shoots rainbow beams of instant disintegration, you'll be fine.

Chaos2Frozen · 2011-05-28, 18:42

So in other words, there's really not much difference? Cause I was worried that there's probably a reason all those smart police forces are using 9mm and that I was missing something

And since Butei is more of a policing force and my character is using a USP.45...

kct · 2011-05-28, 19:51

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

So in other words, there's really not much difference? Cause I was worried that there's probably a reason all those smart police forces are using 9mm and that I was missing something

And since Butei is more of a policing force and my character is using a USP.45...

You're not missing anything, because the choice of caliber is decided by what fits the common police officer the best. The Russians and a couple of former Soviet satellite states doesn't use them due to political differences (only now that they started taking up Western ammunition). Neither caliber is the most common pistol caliber in the United States at the moment (they went with an in-between solution called the .40 S&W), although the FBI HRT uses .45 pistols. The Europeans went with 9mm because they happens to have a large variety of handguns chambered in that. Some police forces around the world still uses .38 revolvers (like us, we only started replacing them with...9mm Walther P99s, yes, the very same handgun that Riko uses).

In the end, it is proper shooting techniques that deals the damage, not how large is the ammunition and so on. Ultimately you decide for yourself what you want to equip your character with, as long as it is not something that shoots lazers out of the mouth, like what Tempy said.

EDIT: Looks like my assumption about .40 was way off.

Tempy · 2011-05-28, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

So in other words, there's really not much difference? Cause I was worried that there's probably a reason all those smart police forces are using 9mm and that I was missing something

And since Butei is more of a policing force and my character is using a USP.45...

Police forces in the US use 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. What qualities a police force looks for in an official standard issue caliber differs from state to state, and they change occasionally. NYPD once used loaded in .38 special, later moving on to the 9mm. Nowadays, most NYPD officers are issued GLOCK models chambered for .40 S&W.

So, no. It doesn't matter. This is a work of fiction, not real life. Plot armor protects the protagonists, and the bad guys shoot wildly or at solid cover rather than at the person. The lethality of the 9mm and the .45 ACP rounds are not so different that it requires mentioning. You shoot the bad guy, you hit the bad guy, the bad guy goes down. Even a .22 LR can be lethal; you just need to use it right.

MeisterBabylon · 2011-05-29, 00:00

@Sakuya: Yes it is one of the more mishapen incarnations of Seravee that I entertained myself with. Twisted further by my Ion Canon moment. The final product won't even be anywhere nearly as bad.

And apologies for having to constantly update all my characters. While a lot of them are receiving the axe because of the sheer number of characters I can use from everyone else (Quade's been fired, Merii was dropped because she didn't make the moe cut, thus Adara gets her voice actor...), the fact that I think of the story and the characters as one whole set changing one affects the other. And then considering that I try to make them as appealing to myself as to everyone else... Production Hell.

At least one more problem was solved this morning. Crysanthe has got to be voiced by YUI HORIE!

My cast is turning into Dog Days!!!

Wild Goose · 2011-05-29, 13:25

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

But he is only a very basic template. Need suggestions for tone-downs, or evil-ups.

But will you listen to the suggestions?

Well, my thoughts as they are:

1. As Sheba has said, he doesn't need to be the mayor. In fact it'd be more interesting to have a politician who's climbing the ladder and using Yakuza help to do so - there's a manga about 2 japanese kids who survive the Khmer Rouge and decide to change Japan and support each other: one guy aims on becoming Prime Minister, the other a Yakuza boss.

2. My next issue is with this:

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

* - Known as -/X and 0/A missions, namely deniable data-gathering and forcible apprehension (a.k.a kidnapping) cum high-risk rescues respectively. To date, only two graduates within Tokyo Butei Academy have conducted these missions, and both died shortly after, with one girl from CVR repeatedly raped by her captors before escaping and dying from exhaustion, and an Assault top male student suffering multiple bullet wounds before bleeding to death during extraction, unconscious captive in hand.

The bad guys are bad. Fine. We get that. You want to use rape as a way of showing they are bad, being that it's a special kind of evil.

The problem is that the way you're casually dropping it gives a bad taste in people's mouths. This is a touchy subject that should not be used casually merely for the sake of showing that your villians are bad guys. We get they're bad. There are lots of different ways to do it without casually tossing in a bit of Rape as Backstory for Drama.

Also, let's not forget that at the end of the day, Hidan no Aria's feel is NOT [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-rUfBTQ1g"]The Elite Squad[/URL] or The Elite Squad 2: Now the enemy is another one. The world of Hidan no Aria is not that crapsack-y or depressing.

Take Tommy Vercetti. No raping he indulges in, and yet he emerges as the ruler of Vice City's underworld through his ruthlessness.

Remember the maxim: less is more. Understate and let the audience make their judgments. Blue Bloods gives us an example in the various criminals of the week, but particularly the child kidnapper in the pilot episode. We hardly see him do anything at all, but the way the episode sets him up, the audience feels justified in cheering Danny Reagan on as he introduces the suspect to a toilet.

Or Hawaii Five-0 - Wo Fat's done some pretty bad things, and is clearly established as a bad guy, without needing to have it be mentioned that his workers rape female adversaries.

3. Exoskeleton: Not happening, not with the current level of technology. The World of Hidan no Aria has shown itself to be little different from that of this current world.

Though I wonder if I'm on ignore, given that previous statements addressed to SaintessHeart went unanswered...

Marcus H. · 2011-05-29, 20:03

By the way, I'll be translating this page and integrating it into the Hidan no Aria Wiki.
For those who created instructors as OCs (me included = Hattori Hanzou), this might be handy.

Silver-Throne · 2011-05-29, 22:58

It`s time for me join.
I spent 10 minutes for this..

(if you want see the update OC profile look down at my latest post)

MeisterBabylon · 2011-05-29, 23:22

Spend more time on it please. And less bold and italics this time!

Tempy · 2011-05-29, 23:32

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Originally Posted by gunblade23

It`s time for me join.
I spent 10 minutes for this

Spoiler for My OC:

This little babushka shames Mother Russia by using capitalist pig dog Amerikan rifle. Use glorious Russian rifle like MTs-116M or SV-98. сука.

Silver-Throne · 2011-05-29, 23:43

Quote:

This little babushka shames Mother Russia by using capitalist pig dog Amerikan rifle. Use glorious Russian rifle like MTs-116M or SV-98. сука.

ooops wrong gun..I`m in a rush though..sorry
here`s the new one

FIXED Attempts(x10)

Spoiler for Need a sniper who`s descended from a veteran for a team? Here he is.. waiting.:

MeisterBabylon · 2011-05-30, 00:02

Don't ignore me, little Russian!

Silver-Throne · 2011-05-30, 00:25

@MeisterBabylon : hey..that`s my line !!

BUT I`m supposed to say this : "Don`t ignore me dogs!"

lol

Saint X · 2011-05-30, 06:03

So girlie, what can you do in this situation?

"Sing..."

Sing? what kind of... hey guys, she's going to sing our requiem.

"Yes... sing your Requiem I will."

Revvy E. Telia

Silver-Throne · 2011-05-30, 06:34

Someone did use the GIMP for this

I`m doing it too...

Lev: I love to hear her singing but the thing is..I hate to say this, hearing this one might kill me..according to the info that I gathered, if she sing any song, it will have a deadly effect on those who hear it.. Lock and load.
*Loads MTs-116M sniper rifle*head set on*
Lev: A soldier is always prepared for any situation like this one. For safety,I have to spread the word.

Wild Goose · 2011-05-30, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunblade23

ooops wrong gun..I`m in a rush though..sorry
here`s the new one

UPDATE

Need A SNIPER WHO`S DESCENDED FROM A VETERAN?HERE HE IS, WAITING FOR YOU

Enough shouting.

I won't comment on his ancestry, except to say that who knows, his ancestor might have shaken hands with Jon's grandfather.

Quote:

Spoiler for Dark Raven:

Alright, WTF, over. Firstly, you've made a half-crazed blood knight thrill of battle seeking sniper. No sane organisation is going to want a sniper who enjoys his work too much. Organisations employing snipers look for quiet professionals who do what has to be done, not loud blood knight thrillseeking killers. Even the great Simo Hayha and Carlos Hathcock knew when to put the rifles down and walk away.

Also, why the hell is he shouting all the time? You'd think that as Peterenko's grandson he'd be a bit like his grandfather - a quiet professional.

Also, fire for effect is the proper term, and it's used by artillery and mortar crews, not snipers.

Incidentally, have you forgotten Butei Law Section Nine? Butei are NOT allowed to kill. Your OC who's very kill-happy is going to have a hard time of it.

Now, on the other hand, if he's an antagonist, then that's something else. Certain things are more forgivable in antagonists.

Also, would it kill you to write normally? Putting everything in caps and bolded italics just turns people off.

Sheba · 2011-05-30, 11:26

Support character #1

Because I wanted to write a old guy profile damn it.

Spoiler for portrait:

Name: Kentaro Murasame, nicknamed, "That Old Pervert" by many female students, "Le Vieux Pervers" by the few french female students, "The Geezer"
(theorical) VA: Kenji Utsumi (Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist, Raoh in Fist of the North Star)
Nationality: Japanese
Age: Approaching the 90 years old age range
Butei Rank: S
Ancestor:

Spoiler:

Department: Amdo (Master specializing in weapon manufacturing)
Bloodline Ability: None
Weapon: Hammer
Friends: Doc, Coach, D-Boy

Character Quotes:

"Listen boy, you have to prove yourself worthy to be able to wield one of my weapons."
"Listen my girl, I cannot make that weapon for you. You think yourself that it had to be THAT weapon, stop being fooled by television. Let me ask, is your body made for that weapon? Is it balanced for your frail hands? And more importantly, does it represent you and what you can make with it?"
"My education is telling me that young girls should not reveal their legs that much. But my man's heart is telling me to appreciate them and enjoy the sight."
"That guy is a walking zoo, is it because they loves him so much or is it to compensate the fact that he have no woman?*" - Erin

Background:

Spoiler:

Kentaro is born in early XXth century, in a family of weaponsmiths who had a hard time to make both ends meet after the samurai caste disappeared a while ago. However, the militaries at the top of Imperial Japan provided his family an opportunity for a slightly better life. Kentaro as a child, then teenager, have been raised with an unwavering love for metal working and weaponsmithing. But Kentaro could not escape the political context, as a result, he have been drafted and trained in the Japanese Imperial Army. He have taken part in the following conflicts. He have carried on his duty with dedication, and have done few things he is not proud of, even today. In one occasion, during a tour of duty in Malaysia, his platoon have been decimated by a commando, a ragtag of misfits from Europe, sent by the British. The battle have been fierce to the point that both sides in the skirmish have been down to their last man, the medic, a Polish, in the commando side and Kentaro himself for the Japanese side. A fight to the death have ensued. Out of ammo, they have broken their respective rifles, and Kentaro have even broken his katana. They have been so close to kill each other, but the arrival of the reinforcements have interrupted the fight and the surviving commando have managed to escape the patrol. Kentaro have continued to fight through the war and have only been stopped when his country have officially surrendered. He may have been one of the few "lucky" to have seen the war from its beginning to its end, and to have survived. He have then worked in a factory, helping his country to rebuild itself and climbed the ladder to reach a position where he could concentrate on his ancestors' trade. His love for weaponsmithing have indeed never truly died in the war, and he have used his social position to travel around the world, especially, Europe, Africa and Asia to learn about other people's ancient weaponry and try to recreate some of those weapons. Many factors have influenced this course of action. First, a respect for the other people outside Japan. Then a firm belief that those weapons were a part of one country's soul, to forget about them meaning forgetting its soul, he have believed it so; it is also possible that he have been upset when he have learned that Americans have been destroying the katana taken from the defeated soldiers under the tracks of their tanks. Finally, the international market have shown an interest in ancient weapons and have sought to collect them, Kentaro have thought that it could help to keep his family's business running. During a trip in Malaysia, he have meet the Polish commando he fought years ago. Having put the war and its grudges behind them, they have become friends and would regularly meet in the same place every two years. Kentaro have long lamented how his weapons, he likes to call them his children, doesn't have much use in a peaceful context, other than being fine pieces of collection in a private museum. But money is money, and he have a family to feed, a house rent to pay and children, then grandchildren, for who he have wanted to pay the best schools they could. First worried by the increasing crime rate, he have found a personal joy when the creation of the Butei school network have been approved. For him, it is one of the better times to be alive, and young. He have then joined the Tokyo Butei High, as a weaponsmith master, to provide those kids weapons that will allow them to protect those they love, or teach other kids his technique, so his ancestors' legacy and his could pass on. Also, it should be noted that as a result of his years as a globe trotter accumulating great knowledge about ancient weaponry, he also befriended various animals, who have followed him; those animals are two aras, one kitten and one tiger cub, he named after his ex girlfriends from that time. And regardless of the actual gender of the animals.

Personality:

Spoiler:

Ability:
None

Style:
Having fought during the WWII, and in despite of his old age, he is still able to give the new students a run for their money. He knows he doesn't have much time ahead of him so he will go for the fastest way to end a fight. This even means shoot to disable the opposition.

Trivia

Spoiler:

PS: ARMSTRONG MUSCLE FLEX

*wrong, he is married and have lots of descendants.

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Marcus H. Princess or Plunderer? Join Date: May 2009 Location: the Philippines	By the way, I'll be translating this page and integrating it into the Hidan no Aria Wiki. For those who created instructors as OCs (me included = Hattori Hanzou), this might be handy. __________________ Continuing: White Sand Aquatope (6/24) and Vanitas S2 (0/12), The Vampire Dies in No Time S2 and Bofuri S2 (3/12). 2021: Restaurant to Another World S2 (3/12), takt Op. Destiny (1/12) and Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale (1/12). 2022: Yuusha Yamemasu (1/12), Kaguya-sama S3, Mob Psycho 100 III (Oct06), Bleach: 1000 Year Blood War (2/13) and Chainsaw Man (6/12). Spring 2023: Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! (4/12), Skip to Loafer, Tonikaku Kawaii S2 (1/12), Otonari ni Ginga (5/12) and Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia (3/13). Contact me on Wikia and MyAnimeList. Anime List Status ~ Watching: 33. Completed: 468. Plan to watch: 39.

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Silver-Throne Big Game Author Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Exclusively Inside Your Mind.	Someone did use the GIMP for this I`m doing it too... Lev: I love to hear her singing but the thing is..I hate to say this, hearing this one might kill me..according to the info that I gathered, if she sing any song, it will have a deadly effect on those who hear it.. Lock and load. Loads MTs-116M sniper riflehead set on* Lev: A soldier is always prepared for any situation like this one. For safety,I have to spread the word. __________________ Deviant Art Fanfiction.net Profile WOT SEA Last edited by Silver-Throne; 2011-05-30 at 06:46.

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Sheba RUN, YOU FOOLS! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Formerly Iwakawa base and Chaldea. Now Teyvat, the Astral Express & the Outpost Age: 44	Support character #1 Because I wanted to write a old guy profile damn it. Spoiler for portrait: Name: Kentaro Murasame, nicknamed, "That Old Pervert" by many female students, "Le Vieux Pervers" by the few french female students, "The Geezer" (theorical) VA: Kenji Utsumi (Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist, Raoh in Fist of the North Star) Nationality: Japanese Age: Approaching the 90 years old age range Butei Rank: S Ancestor: Spoiler: Spoiler: Spoiler: Spoiler: Spoiler: Goro Masamune from his mother's bloodline Department: Amdo (Master specializing in weapon manufacturing) Bloodline Ability: None Weapon: Hammer Friends: Doc, Coach, D-Boy Character Quotes: "Listen boy, you have to prove yourself worthy to be able to wield one of my weapons." "Listen my girl, I cannot make that weapon for you. You think yourself that it had to be THAT weapon, stop being fooled by television. Let me ask, is your body made for that weapon? Is it balanced for your frail hands? And more importantly, does it represent you and what you can make with it?" "My education is telling me that young girls should not reveal their legs that much. But my man's heart is telling me to appreciate them and enjoy the sight." "That guy is a walking zoo, is it because they loves him so much or is it to compensate the fact that he have no woman?" - Erin Background: Spoiler: Kentaro is born in early XXth century, in a family of weaponsmiths who had a hard time to make both ends meet after the samurai caste disappeared a while ago. However, the militaries at the top of Imperial Japan provided his family an opportunity for a slightly better life. Kentaro as a child, then teenager, have been raised with an unwavering love for metal working and weaponsmithing. But Kentaro could not escape the political context, as a result, he have been drafted and trained in the Japanese Imperial Army. He have taken part in the following conflicts. He have carried on his duty with dedication, and have done few things he is not proud of, even today. In one occasion, during a tour of duty in Malaysia, his platoon have been decimated by a commando, a ragtag of misfits from Europe, sent by the British. The battle have been fierce to the point that both sides in the skirmish have been down to their last man, the medic, a Polish, in the commando side and Kentaro himself for the Japanese side. A fight to the death have ensued. Out of ammo, they have broken their respective rifles, and Kentaro have even broken his katana. They have been so close to kill each other, but the arrival of the reinforcements have interrupted the fight and the surviving commando have managed to escape the patrol. Kentaro have continued to fight through the war and have only been stopped when his country have officially surrendered. He may have been one of the few "lucky" to have seen the war from its beginning to its end, and to have survived. He have then worked in a factory, helping his country to rebuild itself and climbed the ladder to reach a position where he could concentrate on his ancestors' trade. His love for weaponsmithing have indeed never truly died in the war, and he have used his social position to travel around the world, especially, Europe, Africa and Asia to learn about other people's ancient weaponry and try to recreate some of those weapons. Many factors have influenced this course of action. First, a respect for the other people outside Japan. Then a firm belief that those weapons were a part of one country's soul, to forget about them meaning forgetting its soul, he have believed it so; it is also possible that he have been upset when he have learned that Americans have been destroying the katana taken from the defeated soldiers under the tracks of their tanks. Finally, the international market have shown an interest in ancient weapons and have sought to collect them, Kentaro have thought that it could help to keep his family's business running. During a trip in Malaysia, he have meet the Polish commando he fought years ago. Having put the war and its grudges behind them, they have become friends and would regularly meet in the same place every two years. Kentaro have long lamented how his weapons, he likes to call them his children, doesn't have much use in a peaceful context, other than being fine pieces of collection in a private museum. But money is money, and he have a family to feed, a house rent to pay and children, then grandchildren, for who he have wanted to pay the best schools they could. First worried by the increasing crime rate, he have found a personal joy when the creation of the Butei school network have been approved. For him, it is one of the better times to be alive, and young. He have then joined the Tokyo Butei High, as a weaponsmith master, to provide those kids weapons that will allow them to protect those they love, or teach other kids his technique, so his ancestors' legacy and his could pass on. Also, it should be noted that as a result of his years as a globe trotter accumulating great knowledge about ancient weaponry, he also befriended various animals, who have followed him; those animals are two aras, one kitten and one tiger cub, he named after his ex girlfriends from that time. And regardless of the actual gender of the animals. Personality: Spoiler: Kentaro in despite of his old age is someone with an explosive enthusiasm. He loves this time and how it allows his talent and learnings to flourish, and he doesn't hesitate to show off his creations to the students who drops by his workshop. A man of paradox, he complains about the times when women used to be frail and petite, but don't mind what the food of modern times seems to have done to them, he also complains about how men seems to be girlier as years passes, Ryoushi being the example he have in mind. He is fan of grand speech with grand, theatrical gestures that have a tendency to lead to accidental pervert moments, yes, that kind of accidental pervert. This have earned him one of his nicknames, "Ecchi Jiji". Few people visit him, and even less female students dues to his reputation. But those who does and keeps him as weapon provider have found a respectable individual, if not a little too dramatic in term of body language. In despite of his old age and his rants about the older times, he is actually enjoying the pleasures of modern age quite a lot, excepted MMOs, he just don't get the appeal. After all, why would one seek to level up enough to wield a weapon, when Kentaro can provide with a real weapon? For that, he is glad to be in Butei. Ability: None Style: Having fought during the WWII, and in despite of his old age, he is still able to give the new students a run for their money. He knows he doesn't have much time ahead of him so he will go for the fastest way to end a fight. This even means shoot to disable the opposition. Trivia* Spoiler: While he is able to forge any kind of melee weapon, his preferences goes to bladed weapons, ranging from knives to claymore, katana to a knight's long sword. He is also fine with making polearms. The medic commando's descendant, Doc, is also his friend as well. Coach and D-Boy also counts among his friends. The people who comes to his workshop for another reason than his weapons does so to visit his animal friends. He is shirtless most of the time, the conditions of his work dictating it. PS: ARMSTRONG MUSCLE FLEX wrong, he is married and have lots of descendants. Last edited by Sheba; 2011-05-30 at 16:46. Reason: typos*