Needless

[Soji]

Leidolfr

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But we know from the recent ch that Aruka hide about the chip in yamada head to protect him.
So I don't think that this is the case...although ,Yamada do wonder how Aruka was able to be one of the Simeon 4 stronger withouth him notice.
But even if Saten would do that,the question is always the same.....Why?
I mean even if he protect Yamada for the Stigmata we already know that he not need him alive (Seto and Solva are a good example for this...hell we never see Solva with the Stigmata on her body and AA(clone) still gain the Stigmata.

Magin@You right.
Make sense.

Solace@

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I think the only 2 ,relatively safe there are Cruz/Yamada(because Saten(AA) want him alive) and Eve (because Gido and his love for Kasumi).
But yeah, I wonder where is the hope here.

[Magin]

Spoiler for 110:

What I'm most curious about at this point is the fact that we can see Saten's real self coming out, and his reference of Satan is making all the more sense by this point (the ultimate evil/manipulator/bringing of terrible, evil things... you just don't get more evil in this series than the Shoujo Butai, more specifically Kuchinashi, eating Riru alive)... so where's the counterforce of the true "God" of this series? We have Aruka's hint about the left and right hands of God, but I'm wondering if this'll ultimately lead to Cruz being the only one actually able to counteract Saten. Either that, or Blade comes in as a Big Damn Hero (though by this point, that seems to be as slim a possiblity as there is, but I've learned that trying to predict anything in this series is a Bad Idea )

[Homura7]

Spoiler for spoiler:

"They say if you believe in God you must believe in the Devil too."

And now is a reality.

[Soji]

Magin@

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Poor Kuchinashi ,she will be devastated if released from the control of the virus and find out what she did to her *Riru*.
Also I really think Cruz is the only hope here(as strange this sound).

I mean ,just think about it, Aruka word,Saten interesed in him, the strange eyes ,Mio that tell us about a angel that want Cruz alive.
And one stigmata still missing (the left hand) and not forgot Cruz grow in this later ch /arcs.
Or at least this is what I think.

[Homura7]

Spoiler for spoiler:

Unfortunately Saten's masterplan doesn't finish there. After Arclight and Riru you all know who is next on his list. It was hinted at the end of Uten the Magician arc

And also, only Kuchinashi you say? Poor Setsuna when he finds what's left of her beloved Arlcight. Because after what just happened he's kicking the bucket for real this time.

And Gido is just unforgivable at this point. He killed Seth and Solva, ruthlessly stabbed Blade in the back (in both senses) and revealed himself as the head of Triple Six.

This arc is bound to end in a big tragedy if no one does anything.

[Soji]

^

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You're right.How could I forgot about the poor Sestuna.
Also ,Blade run for your life

Althought ,I wonder if the theory that we have some time ago not become true..
Saten Kill Blade = CRuz true power come out(if he still have power hide inside him)

[Homura7]

Wait just a second.

Spoiler for spoiler:

The stigmata that makes the body, Arlcight didn't have that one. And isn't Saten's missing btw? Because if it really is then this means he has the 12!!

[Avvesione]

Originally Posted by Soji

^

Spoiler for spoiler:

You're right.How could I forgot about the poor Sestuna.

Yes, how could you forget??

Spoiler:

You know, now we know Saten is actually Arclight, it makes his trip with Cruz to Blade's past that much more interesting. I find it strange that he needed to go back in time to confirm that Blade gave Eve Doppelganger (something Gido knew about but never told him). Even more interesting is that he kept that a secret from Ishiyama, too (and the fact that Ishiyama references the clone-Arclight as 078).

Also, I've always liked how Saten looks at Cruz after talking about Stigmata for the first time. I wonder if he was thinking about Blade/Eve when he was looking at him like that or thinking about Cruz.

Spoiler:

Also, I like that whole "there isn't any set spot" because he re-arranged Arclight's body so that they'd purposely appear in the wrong spot. He's tricky like that...

[Soji]

Kurusu-Shirudo@

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I don't see Saten 's one.
But if we go with the one of Aruka ,then don't make sense ,because Saten one is not on his left hand.

Also we still don't know what hurt mengroze that time to leave that mark on his Hand.

Avvesione@Sorry, I do not do it on purpose.
But yeah,Was pretty bad ,on my part to forget about her.

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true but I find it strange that the stigmata have appeared on the body of needless exactly at the same position in which they were placed in the figure.
Minus the one that Blade and AA clone have.

[Avvesione]

Originally Posted by Kurusu-Shirudo

Wait just a second.

Spoiler for spoiler:

The stigmata that makes the body, Arlcight didn't have that one. And isn't Saten's missing btw? Because if it really is then this means he has the 12!!

Spoiler:

No, the Fourth Wave is the torso in the body plan. What we saw on Saten was just one part of it on his biceps (the side). Also, when he names all the Stigmata, he only names 11 total:

Zero (the brain of all the fragments)
Fourth Wave
Rainmaker (how fitting Rain Maker is the pelvis!)
Magnetic World
Bremuda Asport (is there a better translation for this, btw?)
Ice
Flame
Psychokinesis
Graviton
Agnishwattas
Doppelganger

[Homura7]

^Oh, I see, thanks. Hence why the doll reference.

You know, with a chapter so awesome and full of twists, it's a pity we're going to have to wait a while to get our full translation of it.

Spoiler for spoiler:

Can't wait to see Gido regress back to his youngest self. And whatever is Saten gonna do with that arrangement of the Stigmata, surely isn't anything good to the main cast.

[Soji]

Talking

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of that arrangement of Stigmata I just notice now that that thing have wing O_o.
And to think you guys even call that thing a angel like figure.
But yeah,nothing good will come for the main cast from that thing.

[Solace]

Originally Posted by Avvesione

Spoiler:

No, the Fourth Wave is the torso in the body plan. What we saw on Saten was just one part of it on his biceps (the side). Also, when he names all the Stigmata, he only names 11 total:

Zero (the brain of all the fragments)
Fourth Wave
Rainmaker (how fitting Rain Maker is the pelvis!)
Magnetic World
Bremuda Asport (is there a better translation for this, btw?)
Ice
Flame
Psychokinesis
Graviton
Agnishwattas
Doppelganger

Spoiler for Stigmata speculation.:

Hmm. I'm noticing something.

1. All Adams are supposed to have this. Blade doesn't because he gave part of his brain away.
2. Still alive
3. Dead.
4. Alive...nom nom.
5. Alive, cloned.
6. ? Don't remember who had this one. Strom?
7. Alive, cloned.
8. Alive...nom nom.
9. Alive...nom nom.
10. Dead...but alive when Arclight had the stigmata. Also, technically cloned.
11. All Adams are supposed to have this. Blade blah blah blah.

So....if "being dead" is not the requirement for an Adam learning your Stigmata, why kill Set and Solva? I presume they were killed in action, then fed to Adam so he could learn them by digestion instead of memory. Killed in action just seems too strange, considering their rather brutal end. Not that people always die pleasantly in Needless, but it just seems so odd to do that to them especially in light of cloning and the seeming plot armor the recurring hero characters had. What purpose was there in pushing them out of the picture beyond shock value? And I'm still wondering why Uten and Kafka haven't shown up since then.

And following that line of thought, what stops Blade from learning these Stigmata now that he's seen most of them? It does seem odd that Arclight and now Saten have them, but Blade cannot. This somewhat points to the possibility that it is a built in thing, like Arclight's body defects, but why create Blade then? What is Blade's purpose as a clone?

Also, this points to a reason why he couldn't learn Cruz's power - it's a "missing link" level Stigmata that requires learning how it actually works instead of just copying it, like the Waves and Agnis.

[Sayo A.]

Originally Posted by Avvesione

Bremuda Asport (is there a better translation for this, btw?)

Apart from spelling it correctly, you mean? No, although "asport" is a pretty obscure term, it's an accurate description of what the fragment does, or at least gives the illusion of doing.

BTW, the Bermuda part refers to the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, but we all knew that, right? It isn't a description of Uten's mode of dress.

Anyway, that was one hell of a chapter. I just wish I could understand the dialogue, but...

Spoiler for 110:

Fun fact: the earliest four-legged animals had more than five toes on each foot. So Gido seems to be making some link between the angels and the evolution of life on Earth. Other than that, though, I have no idea what he's talking about.

And Soji got it in one. First thing that occured to me when I saw that figure at the end was that Agnishwattas is its right hand, and its left is the missing 12th Stigmata. Looks like the notion of the "left hand of God" being some kind of shield was correct after all...

[DarkSkiper]

Is the raw out, or is it only a spoiler?

Spoiler:

Riru kebab? What can I say... Needless strikes again.

Edit:

Spoiler:

Wow. That some nasty things going on right now. And Saten being an Adam series or something similar isn't that much of a surprise if you watched the anime.

But the situation keeps getting worse and worse with every chapter... Yamada is the only X factor that can turn around that hopeless situation...

But there is also a possibility that an awakened Yamada is the enemy of everyone and friend of no one.

Won't be too much surprised if it goes like this: *Yamada awakens some kind of power.*
Blade and Co.: Is this the ray of hope?
???: Everything shall perish, none will remain!
Everyone: Should have have seen that coming...

[Ynot]

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Avvesione

You know, now we know Saten is actually Arclight, it makes his trip with Cruz to Blade's past that much more interesting. I find it strange that he needed to go back in time to confirm that Blade gave Eve Doppelganger (something Gido knew about but never told him). Even more interesting is that he kept that a secret from Ishiyama, too (and the fact that Ishiyama references the clone-Arclight as 078).

Gido's power and memory were sealed untill very recently. See that key Saten is holding? *hintitihinthint*


I'm hoping the balance between "things happening" and "people talking(infodumping)" will start favoring "things happening" soon. Also some more jokes and Yamada action would be nice too. I love getting answers to questions we've been asking ourselves for so long, but I'm getting a bit desensitized by all of it. I need some dumb echi/fighting, preferably with Yamada showing his tricks.

Gruesome way for Riru to go.... just gruesome...

[Xiammes]

Spoiler for 110:

Are we sure Ishiyama didn't know? I haven't read the raw yet, but it would explain why Ishiyama said "You have a long way till you are at 078's level" after Blade just got his ass kicked by Satan.

[Diveman]

Just caught up with the series again.


WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!

[Homura7]

Originally Posted by Diveman

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!

Awesomeness, lots of it.

Spoiler for spoiler:

You know, if this keeps up, I just wonder how many lives Saten is gonna shatter.

Kuchinashi is about to have the traumatic shock of her life once Saten releases her and she sees what's left of Riru. And the same applies to Setsuna, with Arclight completely decimated and about to die.

[Avvesione]

Originally Posted by Kurusu-Shirudo

Awesomeness, lots of it.

Spoiler for spoiler:

You know, if this keeps up, I just wonder how many lives Saten is gonna shatter.

Kuchinashi is about to have the traumatic shock of her life once Saten releases her and she sees what's left of Riru. And the same applies to Setsuna, with Arclight completely decimated and about to die.

Well...

Spoiler:

I'm wondering why Saten would release them. For one, if he really wanted to, he could kill them while they're under his mind control. And I'm sure he knows that if he releases them that they'd freak out and try to kill him. I don't think Saten will ever release them from Black Attraction but that someone else will release them from him.

Maybe it's that Stigmata monster? Maybe ANn? Who knows at this point.