(L) Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto

[technomo12]

Good lord pls dont let it be another naruto vs sasuke moment

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by technomo12

Good lord pls dont let it be another naruto vs sasuke moment

That's only one example of friends turn enemies. It's nothing new. Naruto does do it well and have a lot of effect though, since we saw them become friends and all.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

That's only one example of friends turn enemies. It's nothing new. Naruto does do it well and have a lot of effect though, since we saw them become friends and all.

Though it has been going on for a very long time now and the reasons for both those characters are a bit odd (to me at least) at this point in that case.

I rather hope that here the whole thing doesn't go on for too long with Sugata being the final boss or something. Of course, that may depend on whether everything he is doing is due to brainwashing or not and whether it can be reversed.

[z3phyr.mp3]

Since nobody really mentions future ep summaries here..
you can view ep summaries at this blog..
currently has ep summary up to episode 10

Also some info on the Seals and Phases translated by the blogger..

Spoiler for Phases and Seals:

The five phases and seals

Phase 1: Can Apprivoise
-> The North (気多) Maiden (fish girl)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 2

Phase 2: Cybodies can be piloted remotely via. electric coffins
-> The West (日死) Maiden (Mizuno)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 3

Phase 3: Cybodies can be directly piloted (★Takuto is here)
-> The East (ひが日死*) Maiden’s seal is broken to go to Phase 4

Phase 4: A closer link can be made with the Cybodies
-> The South (水皆) Maiden (Wako)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 5

Phase 5: Cybodies can function in the real world!

Full Post here

I believe the blogger is part of gg so you can probably drop her a thank you if you want..

Just posting this for those who want to be spoiled but don't know where to look.

[Zaresh]

I still can't understand Why has Takuto a Cybody on Phase 3.

Spoiler:

According to those spoilers, you can't pilot your cybody directly unless the second seal is broken. But he can do it, and watching episode 8 preview, sugata can do it as well (even if that wasn't his oun cybody). Why is Takuto in phase 3 and not in phase 2? The second seal is still allright. I know, he's a galactic pretty boy and all that, but following this logic, he could be phase 5 or whatever.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by z3phyr.mp3

Since nobody really mentions future ep summaries here..
you can view ep summaries at this blog..
currently has ep summary up to episode 10

Also some info on the Seals and Phases translated by the blogger..

Spoiler for Phases and Seals:

The five phases and seals

Phase 1: Can Apprivoise
-> The North (気多) Maiden (fish girl)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 2

Phase 2: Cybodies can be piloted remotely via. electric coffins
-> The West (日死) Maiden (Mizuno)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 3

Phase 3: Cybodies can be directly piloted (★Takuto is here)
-> The East (ひが日死*) Maiden’s seal is broken to go to Phase 4

Phase 4: A closer link can be made with the Cybodies
-> The South (水皆) Maiden (Wako)’s seal is broken to go to Phase 5

Phase 5: Cybodies can function in the real world!

Full Post here

I believe the blogger is part of gg so you can probably drop her a thank you if you want..

Just posting this for those who want to be spoiled but don't know where to look.

Ah, thank you for this.

Spoiler for comments on spoilers:

So that's the exact order and effects. I'm curious as to whether them actually succeeding in breaking Wako's seal would have jumpstarted things or if they just wanted to get it done with.

I think it's a decent chance that they will eventually succeed and that the last few battles will probably be in the real world.

I'm curious as to what Phase 4 is exactly when they say a closer link. It almost makes me wonder if it is some sort of union between the Cybody and the pilot with Phase 5 being some sort of weird hybrid person with the power of a Cybody.

The episode summaries are interesting and indicate we'll be going with Mizuno for a while until her seal is broken. Odd that there isn't any sort mention of Sugata, though maybe that means the situation gets resolved in episode 8? I'd actually sort of like that though it seems almost way too simple. Maybe he goes back to normal but is angrier and has traces or something.

The bit that seems to indicate Head's real name witht the description (which didn't know about) makes me start to think he could actually be Takuto's missing father, though it could just as easily be a red herring. If he was immortal though, like the king in the story, it could explain things a bit.

[Freya]

Originally Posted by Zaresh

I still can't understand Why has Takuto a Cybody on Phase 3.

Spoiler:

According to those spoilers, you can't pilot your cybody directly unless the second seal is broken. But he can do it, and watching episode 8 preview, sugata can do it as well (even if that wasn't his oun cybody). Why is Takuto in phase 3 and not in phase 2? The second seal is still allright. I know, he's a galactic pretty boy and all that, but follow this logic, he could be phase 5 or whatever.

I believe anyone with a mark on their chest or w/e is @ Phase 3.

[Dann of Thursday]

Yeah, the mark apparently allows them to skip all the stuff the others have to go through and go right to Phase 3. No explanation for why precisely this is has appeared yet.

I might have missed it, but has anyone noticed any hints regarding Takuto's First Phase ability?

[Freya]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Yeah, the mark apparently allows them to skip all the stuff the others have to go through and go right to Phase 3. No explanation for why precisely this is has appeared yet.

I might have missed it, but has anyone noticed any hints regarding Takuto's First Phase ability?

Nope nothing distinct so far. I'm hoping for some h4x power lol.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by Freya

Nope nothing distinct so far. I'm hoping for some h4x power lol.

I wouldn't be surprised by that honestly. Also wouldn't be surprised if it had similar consequences for its use that Sugata's had.

Spoiler for Spoilers:

I've been wondering if the fact that the staff have claimed that no one is going to die might mean we'll see several characters end up with fates worse than death or something of the sort.

[Freya]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

I wouldn't be surprised by that honestly. Also wouldn't be surprised if it had similar consequences for its use that Sugata's had.

Spoiler for Spoilers:

I've been wondering if the fact that the staff have claimed that no one is going to die might mean we'll see several characters end up with fates worse than death or something of the sort.

Worse than death? Stuck for eternity in Zero Time?

[Kagura89]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Yeah, the mark apparently allows them to skip all the stuff the others have to go through and go right to Phase 3. No explanation for why precisely this is has appeared yet.

So far most of Crux Brigade members used masked coded with Phoenician symbol to bypass limitation for not able to pilot directly because they haven't breaking another maiden seal yet/not having any mark. Them piloting in cybergasket is probably result of reverse engineering conducted by Science Guild so they at least can move the Cybody in Zero Time.
This not the case with people that have mark (possibly their ancestors are tied with Cybody) that they can piloted directly ala motion-capture system. Tauburn is the best example that Cybody piloted by person that have mark & posses tremendous power (Tau Ginga Beam & Galactic Cross Slash), in addition of Takuto having FABULOUS transformation.

So it's science vs magic

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by Freya

Worse than death? Stuck for eternity in Zero Time?

Possibly or comatose forever. I've also been wondering if some of the characters could suffer in some way that really hurts them. Like George never being able to box again for some reason, Takashi's hand being injured to the point he'll never be able to use a sword the same way again, Watanabe perhaps being scarred on her face or body which seems like a pretty bad fate given how vain she is as well as how it might make her husband leave since he's in it only for her body. Things like that.

Mainly I'm just wondering when the time will come when the show gets really dark and depressing, though I'd be happy if it didn't really go that route. I just expect the worse to happen.

Originally Posted by Kagura89

So far most of Crux Brigade members used masked coded with Phoenician symbol to bypass limitation for not able to pilot directly because they haven't breaking another maiden seal yet/not having any mark. Them piloting in cybergasket is probably result of reverse engineering conducted by Science Guild so they at least can move the Cybody in Zero Time.
This not the case with people that have mark (possibly their ancestors are tied with Cybody) that they can piloted directly ala motion-capture system. Tauburn is the best example that Cybody piloted by person that have mark & posses tremendous power (Tau Ginga Beam & Galactic Cross Slash), in addition of Takuto having FABULOUS transformation.

So it's science vs magic

That makes for a good explanation. And science can't beat magic. Most of the time anyway I guess.

In the preview, Sugata doesn't appear to have any sort of transformation and remains in his school clothes. I wonder if perhaps this could be because he isn't or can't use it to it's full potential. Or maybe further evidence that Takuto is special. I've been wondering if perhaps Taubern has some sort of special title as well or something to that effect. Maybe there is a Cybody God as well as a King.

[Freya]

Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday

Possibly or comatose forever. I've also been wondering if some of the characters could suffer in some way that really hurts them. Like George never being able to box again for some reason, Takashi's hand being injured to the point he'll never be able to use a sword the same way again, Watanabe perhaps being scarred on her face or body which seems like a pretty bad fate given how vain she is as well as how it might make her husband leave since he's in it only for her body. Things like that.

Mainly I'm just wondering when the time will come when the show gets really dark and depressing, though I'd be happy if it didn't really go that route. I just expect the worse to happen.



That makes for a good explanation. And science can't beat magic. Most of the time anyway I guess.

In the preview, Sugata doesn't appear to have any sort of transformation and remains in his school clothes. I wonder if perhaps this could be because he isn't or can't use it to it's full potential. Or maybe further evidence that Takuto is special. I've been wondering if perhaps Taubern has some sort of special title as well or something to that effect. Maybe there is a Cybody God as well as a King.

There is no way Sugata can use Skemeh?* to its full potential without any consequences.

Cybody God? That's Taubaurn evolved.

[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by Freya

There is no way Sugata can use Skemeh?* to its full potential without any consequences.

Cybody God? That's Taubaurn evolved.

I think there's another e in the name or something, I don't know. So now he can use it to a limited degree and apparently make it go on par with Tauburn. I actually rather hope that Takuto loses this fight or at least has a very hard time. Of course, if Sugata remains this way than that is pretty much a guarantee, though there's a small part of me hoping that the situation gets resolved alright.

I kind of think things will turn out okay from the summary for some odd reason as well as me thinking that the next few episodes would be rather depressing if things go badly. Sugata could always come back a bit and then turn again later. The slight problem is that if he remains on the Drama Club's side, they'd have another Phase 3 on their side and the King of Cybodies to boot (if at a diminished capacity). It seems like it would give them way too much of an advantage, at least until the seal is broken and everyone else goes Phase 3, which would even the odds quite a bit as the Crux would then have numbers on their side.

I'm also wondering if they plan on doing much more with what's going on between Takuto, Suagata, and Wako. I've rather liked that things haven't entirely seemed to turn into a full on triangle with competition from each side since I hate love triangles, but it seems rather inevitable that something bad will come of all this. Maybe even next episode being that point.

I've been wondering if Tauburn perhaps has some greater abilities locked away inside that Takuto doesn't fully understand or know about. Perhaps related to discovering his First Phase or something of the sort. Of course, if that happens than something significant needs to challenge him and that again makes me think Sugata might end up the as the final boss. There's Head or perhaps someone else I suppose but it's hard to top the King. I do hope to see the leaders of Crux get what's coming to them since their general smugness irritates me greatly.

[Zaresh]

Hey, wasn't Samekh broken? How on earth can that cybody fight if doesn't work?

[Dann of Thursday]

Power of will? Maybe Sugata being as he is now affected things?

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Sanger Zonvolt

That's not struggling, as soon as it looked like he might have to use some form of strategy, comedy relieve just gave him the victory, he hasn't had to work for a single win.

Nor has Tauburn been damaged at all.

Not sure if I can call no damage as being a valid argument since until they are destroyed none of the enemy cybodies seem to take much damage (besides the first guy). They seem to be pretty solid. Once you pass the damage threshold it's all over from there. Honestly I'm more worried about how much he's had to work for the wins considering he is a phase ahead of them all. Seems like if they were at the same phase he'd have gotten completely defeated pretty fast. Only had a few 'serious' fights to make the call on anyways. Quite a few of his opponents have been idiots. The second guy he fought and this latest girl both made the same mistake of just charging straight in when they were doing a good job with the hit and run tactics. The nurse was just an idiot. The third guy shows the limitations of the cybercasket system, much easier to fight when you can actually use your swordsmanship rather than trying to mimic it via controls.

Do think if he fights Sugata it's not going to go well for Takuto. Samekh has already been called the strongest cybody so at the very least it should be tough. It'd be a tough battle mentally since Sugata is clearly not himself. Though I think Takuto losing has to be done right. Unlike his opponents Takuto is actually inside his unit. So if it blows up that's goodbye Takuto.

Don't think Samekh is broken, just that anyone who apprivoised went into a coma and thus couldn't pilot it.

[Zaresh]

I think that someone (wako?) said Samekh was broken and unable to move. But anyways, it may be like you say. I dont know how can they know if it's broken or not when its driver fall in a coma before drive it.

[Kagura89]

Originally Posted by Zaresh

I think that someone (wako?) said Samekh was broken and unable to move. But anyways, it may be like you say. I dont know how can they know if it's broken or not when its driver fall in a coma before drive it.

Wako is a maiden & she know stuff regard cybody & their capabilities so she says about Samekh is broken based from her knowledge gained from maiden cybody.
It could be Samekh needs "something" to make it move if Fishy girl latest story is any indication or no one ever succeeded piloted it after they apprivosed like what FlareKnight says hence why they called Samekh is "broken".