2009-09-16, 20:05 | Link #904 |
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Ok, correction: he hasn't been in life-threatening trouble for a bit. Wrath wasn't trying to kill him, just take away his power. At least he wasn't standing face-to-face with the daddy of all the villains. I'm hoping something really unexpected will happen.
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2009-09-16, 23:06 | Link #908 |
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Yeah you're right... All the extra souls in Bradley's philosopher's stone were killed off when the stone was injected into him. the stone woudl break his body down and regenerate it over and over again in a violent attempt to take control of the body, like Greed tried to take over Ling's body.
Only one soul was left when the stone was finally accepted by the body, and Bradley doesn't know if it was one of the souls from the stone or the original soul of "his" body. So yeah, no regeneration for him. |
2009-09-17, 01:06 | Link #909 |
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Well, Roy could try the pinpoint attack but I'm pretty sure Bradly would be able to foresee the attack before it hits him. The only way to really get at Bradley is to strike at him when he's completely focused on something else, like another opponent. That's exactly what Buccaneer did in this chapter.
On the subject of Homunculus not able to use alchemy, if that were the case, Father, who originally referred to himself as Homunculus, wouldn't have been able to use any alchemy himself. He even taught Alchemy to Hohenheim. |
2009-09-17, 04:21 | Link #910 | |
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No, Mustang's problem is whether he'll decide he needs Old Alchemist around to bring Ed back, or if he will just torch him along with the FCs to prevent (or at least hinder) the finishing of the master transmutation. That all hangs upon how well he's picked up on the alchemy at play here, and my guess is he has a better idea what's going on than we expect. Probably better than we do (remember Daddy Hawkeye's uber alchemy?). I think Chapter #100 is going to have Mustang surprising us in much the same way Bradley has the last few chapters.
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2009-09-17, 07:20 | Link #911 |
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Why are you all conviced that Mutang can have a easy time defeating the old man? I mean, he tried to use his alchemy, he was stopped by one of the soldier! They're just too fast and skilled for him, people who said that Bradley would have probably crushed him were right, this chapter proved it : if Mustang has trouble againt the ones who didn't receice the stone, how well could he have done againt Bradley???
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2009-09-17, 08:35 | Link #912 |
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Well, regardling the old man (Mr Gold Tooth), We haven't really seen what he can do yet,but if he's been one of Father's main right hand men for all these decades, he certainly is a giftedalchemist. That complicated alchemic transmutation he did at the end of ch 99 illustrates that. Regardling Bradley.... Mustang is the only normal person outside of Ling who has been able to fight a homunculus1 on 1. And he's done it against two of them, at that. Ling? He held off Bradley temporarily and sparred with Envy a bit later. but seemed to have trouble with envy once he transsformed, since Ling is a short-range hand-to-hand fighter, while Mustang can attack from all sorts of ranges. Mustang? He destroyed Lust once he was able to use his flames, and Envy couldn't touch him. Considering Bradley wasn't afraid to be alone with Mustang, Ed, and Al when they knew he was a homuculus, you're probably right, though. |
2009-09-17, 08:39 | Link #913 |
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But then again, those old guys are spartans..., its like letting mustang fight yoda here... The only time we see mustang try and attack with flames, he was stopped by a kick from an old guy.
Moral of the story: Dun underestimate the old man. For a full list of examples http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph....BadassGrandpa EDIT: Anyone thought of Mr Gold Tooth as our fifth sacrifice? And the main reason why mustang was able to beat Envy and Lust: Becoz they are slower, with respect to Bradley and Sloth, which gives him just enough time to react and attack. We saw what happened when Envy tried to take the battle to close range. But if he cant react to the attacks of the old guys fast enough, i guess its safe to say he will have a very tough time against Bradley. |
2009-09-17, 08:59 | Link #914 |
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Look where everybody is at the end of the chapter. One snap and for sure either the three on the right or Mr Gold Tooth are toast. The FCs aren't close enough to get to him in time, especially with Riza's gun trained on them. Depending on the layout of the room (tough to tell from the angle) he may be able to get all four of them and any others in one blast.
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But pit him against lightning-fast and abolutely ruthless Bradley, or damage-immune and also lightning-fast, although in a different way, Sloth? There, poor old Roy would probably have had his ass handed to him. Not that there is shame to it when it comes to King Bradley. That old man hasn't been presented as nearly-invincible for the entire series for nothing! Quote:
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2009-09-17, 11:27 | Link #916 |
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I think Scar can hold his own against any one of those old men. It is said that Ishballan warrior priests were worth ten of Amestris' soldiers, which has to count for quite a lot. Plus, he has the destrictive arm, which makes him far more lethal than what he was. Still, there's only one of him and several FC's. Best bet would be if Roy and Scar act as bait while Riza shoots them from a distance. We saw that happening once already as well. Better yet, if Riza takes down the old man, I wonder how the FC's would behave since they appear to be under his unquestioned command.
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2009-09-17, 11:38 | Link #917 |
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Yeah, but Riza tried to hit the old man directly. The result? A soldier leaping in front of him to take the bullets.
Yeah Scar is extremely fast, but sometimes it seems like he slowed down since the war, as if the use of his alchemy somehow needed him to slow down a little. If I where him, I would revert to simple hand-to-hand against those guys, they're not alchemists nor are they super-powered. |
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As for Scar, I don't think I catch your drift. You say he seems to have slowed down since the war, yet you say he's extremely fast. Don't forget, Scar is able to dodge bullets from point blank range, and that was after the war as well. And I doubt Scar can't use hand to hand technique and use his alchemy to deal a mortal blow when he hits with his right. |
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2009-09-17, 23:19 | Link #919 |
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The good thing is that they dont have regenerative abilities, nor as I see it, have the ability to do anything other than mid-range to far ranged combat, which scar is unable to do. It was said that scar is able to hold his own against 10 normal soldiers during the war (correct me if I'm wrong on this part), but ever since his fight against Ed and Al, i just have the feeling that his reflexes slowed down a bit when they were fighting against the dolls. I noe he can still dodge a bullet at point blank range, which is saying a lot, but being a guy who almost literally lives for battle, not having to fight for a long time will dull the senses a bit. What the old guys have to do to survive -- dont let scar grab u with his right arm, u're toast.
Yes, Riza can take out more guys by shooting at the boss instead, letting them jump in to take the bullet. However, if Mr Gold Tooth actually tried to attack them, or do something significant, that's a completely different scenario. Those precious seconds of delay would be enough for Mr Gold Tooth to accomplish what he wanted to do, as we saw. The delay was enough to complete the transmutation and teleport Ed, Al and Izumi out. |
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