2012-01-27, 17:24 | Link #161 | |
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If a blooded warrior who only knows how to "get close and cut things to pieces" can become an instructor for a non-lethal sport, Zafira can leverage his Fist of the Guardian Style / Strike Arts into a karate instructor job. And Arf will be one of his first students, because she wants to become better able to support Fate. The better her nonmagical hand-to-hand skills are, the less she needs to rely on Fate's mana for combat spells. In turn, she can teach him her nonlethal capture and attack spells, which will serve him well in this era of relative peace. |
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2012-01-27, 17:44 | Link #162 |
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^ That's actually a good idea, especially considering that both have strong bases in that areas:
Arf is no slouch at unarmed hand-to-hand combat, as demonstrated during Season 1 against Chrono and again in A's while facing Zafira(it's true she was on the receiving end of most of Zafira's punches and kicks but still show guts and skill in fighting him xD). While Zafari also have experience acting as a shield for his comrades and have knowledge of some basic restraining spells, he also learned how to adapt his Steel Yoke speel to restrict the target's moves(as we've seen when he captured Otto). By the way i don't know if Zafira started his carrer as a Martial Arts instructor in Uminari or he does only after moving to Mid-childa?
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2012-01-27, 19:01 | Link #167 |
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You'd think her constantly being surrounded, oh I don't know, with some of the best mages the Bureu has to offer would be enough. But no. She has to be stricken down by the plothammer.
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2012-01-27, 19:21 | Link #169 |
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What could she use, considering she's entirely restricted to big flashy spells that take a while to charge and can't really be aimed precisely?
I'm more interested in why Caro wasn't there. Voltaire could have been a good distraction at the very least. |
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But I'm also fairly sure that it's very inefficient at doing so, especially against targets in the air. Quote:
Recall that both times he was summoned, it was to fight an army or another kaiju. By comparison, the Huckebein are a smaller threat, and Caro would be the one picking a fight with them when they would otherwise leave her and hers alone. |
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2012-01-27, 19:34 | Link #171 |
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Or maybe its just because Voltaire is a magical creature that uses magic that's useless against nigh-invincible anti-magic mercenaries who can obliterate entire buildings without much effort, also backed by gigantic anti-magic starship, and Caro didn't want him getting killed uselessly.
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2012-01-27, 19:34 | Link #172 | |
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I thought it was because Caro was upset that first time. An army of Gadget Drones is still only Gadget Drones.
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2012-01-27, 19:42 | Link #173 | |
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He was absent more likely for plot convenience. The battle could be much more complicated with his prescence. It's specially jarring since Zafira's only duty in Section Six is bodyguarding Hayate and when the only time where he can fulfill his role finally comes he's nowhere to be seen xDU. Those are the times where one can expect him to live up to his assignation and fight the agressor, or at the very least taking the bullet for Hayate xDU.
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2012-01-27, 20:12 | Link #174 |
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The glacier was a threat because if its thrown its going to cause damage no matter what, and because Hayate can easily rebuild it if something breaks it.
No one can rebuild Voltaire if someone breaks him. Wasn't worth the risk.
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2012-01-29, 21:42 | Link #179 | |
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Hayate started attending Nanoha and Fate's school after A's. Yuuno could walk with / wheel her to school each day. It would earn less odd looks than her dog walking with her, and then walking about on his own. Or get less questions about who that tall, dark-skinned gaijin is. Between his defensive and teleportation powers, he'd be able to do at least as well in protecting Hayate as Zafira. This is also the time that Hayate began working on creating Reinforce Zwei, and mentioning asking Yuuno for help. If he's staying in her house, he's more available to help her to do so. A service which would help him feel like his pulling his own weight in return for his stay. Oh, and he could also help her with her magical training, if Reinforce's "lessons" left her less clear on the underlying principles for how magic works. |
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2012-01-30, 03:14 | Link #180 |
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^ Why replacing Zafira is a need? If Yuuno comes and Zafira remains a bodyguard then the Young Scrya librarian will have more liberty to do his job as Hayate's advisor more freely. Also will help that Zafira will be a much more obvious bodyguard which will help Yuuno conceal his superb defensive powers for a key moment xD.
About the "scary wolf thing" Zafira is also able to adopt a puppy form just like Arf xD.
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