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Old 2012-09-16, 23:31   Link #209
Hemisphere
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So much intriguing developments and gripping character insights to be gleamed, and what most of you obsess over is Durandal? Durandal is nothing more than a glorified medal of honor for Tigre, meant not only to symbolize and represent what was already listed earlier (Roland's apology and recognition of his efforts) but that should Knights or Nobles go after Tigre's company, Tigre was to use Durandal as proof that he had indeed defeated Roland (and gained his trust) in order to convince them to back off. After all, "if someone defeated the unstoppable monster known as Roland, then it would have taken someone much more monstrously powerful" would be the reasoning. Plus, it was the royal sword handed down by the King to the Black Knight Roland. One would think that Roland would not just simply pass something of that value and importance to an enemy, much less to a rebel.

No, chuunis. Tigre will not use the sword. Tigre will not wield Durandal. It has already been established several times that Tigre's remarkable mastery of the bow comes with the price of being absolutely clumsy when it comes to using other weapons. This story has an established logic and follows it faithfully; it will not drop it just for the sake of being cool. Get over it. I suggest dropping your interest for this series and following something like Sword Art Online if you can't.

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Also, the scene where Tigre made a plan to flood enemies army is very awesome. I just can't believe that a lazy ass and sleepyhead like him is very quick-witted and a capable strategist.
The brilliance during that part was that that was the enemy General expected. Tigre instead turned it on its head and lured the enemy troops into a guerrilla warfare scenario instead.

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Well, it's a common trope nowadays for capable strategist to be a lazy ass in modern story. It probably comes from the sleeping dragon, which basically nowadays means a person who hides his true ability, being one of the most widely known strategist. The original sleeping dragon actually die young from overwork though
True, but in this case the trope is not just used for the effect but because it makes sense in context. Tigre is a very seasoned and experienced hunter who has managed to take down a dragon all by himself by using the terrain to his advantage. In this world, nothing can penetrate a dragon's hide except for Vedas, the special skill of the Viralts wielded by a Vanadis (or something similarly powerful). His quick-thinking stems from his hunting background (as implied heavily by the story, and subtly but expertly proven by not only the hunting-time-surprise-dragon-interrupt incident, but also from the first encounter between Tigre and Elen), while his laziness is from his lifestyle as a hunter as well.
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