Aldnoah.Zero - Episode 13 Discussion / Poll

[ImperialKnight]

Originally Posted by bakato

How could he have gotten the princess' tears when she wasn't even in the room? Slaine took her body.

Dude drop it already. I already admitted to my mistake not sure why you are taking this so seriously and nagging me like a dog on a bone.

Transfer of rights may actually require body fluid. The drive didn't activate until the tear made it to his mouth, passing through his lips. I don't think it was the tear that gave him the rights. More like the tear may have picked up some of Asseylum's residual DNA or such on his lips on its way inside Inaho.

Well Asseylum did had a very wet mouth to mouth with Slaine.

Again though it brings to question how the rights are passed down...from the Emperor to the Nobles and then from the Nobles to the lesser knights.....when you think about it that's a lot of bodily fluids being transferred.

[FlareKnight]

Never did I expect to be this relieved to have Inaho alive . While I didn't like the guy so much when the show was in its early stages, I think he's one of the few people who can carry this show .

Should be an interesting second season.

[ID555]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Never did I expect to be this relieved to have Inaho alive . While I didn't like the guy so much when the show was in its early stages, I think he's one of the few people who can carry this show .

Should be an interesting second season.

Oh for sure. I was ready to bail if Slaine was the lead character.

[Lhklan]

19 months and already back in action? THat's some hax recovery right there.

That said, I semi enjoyed the episode, since it actually show the Earth soldiers doing something logical - ie going in with freezing weather mode activated - but not the Count - who seriously just stood there as Inaho head for him? Arrogance and stupidity at the highest extreme

A nice call back to season 1 with the Rayleigh scattering thing too.

[Cloudedmind]

I never expected them to put all of their cards on the table so soon, but I'm not complaining. Sure it gets rid of certain mysteries but perhaps with the split cour the figured they wouldn't keep torturing us when it starts.

[DevilHighDxD]

My boy Inaho is back and more badass than ever! Also why the hell is Slaine so damn passive, "But I am a Terran" you have Aldnoah therefore you should be a god in their eye...

[bakato]

Originally Posted by ImperialKnight

Well Asseylum did had a very wet mouth to mouth with Slaine.

Again though it brings to question how the rights are passed down...from the Emperor to the Nobles and then from the Nobles to the lesser knights.....when you think about it that's a lot of bodily fluids being transferred.

If my theory is right, it would mean Inaho hadn't washed his mouth for the entire time between giving CPR and getting shot.

Maybe body fluid is just one way to transfer rights. In the flashback, in the first season when Asseylum was explaining everything it showed the Emperor touching the foreheads or something of the people he wanted to bestow rights to.

[thundrakkon]

Well, it was expected that Inaho and Asseylum survived, although, really? Those were head shots for both these characters. At least show some signs of brain damage for Inaho, but nope, his full cognitive ability is still intact. Better yet, he has a robotic eye that can probably do some nifty things.

These characters are like the Highlander. They're probably immortal unless you chop off their heads.

Sazbaum was supposed be dead, but nope, he's also an immortal. I guess the only non-immortal from last season was Cruhteo, since, well, he would have been a good guy from the bad side.

As for Slaine's motivation for being evil... really now? Destroy earthlings because you're jealous the girl you like is in love with another earth guy?

[Tchadnis]

now i have doubt if it came from the mouth to mouth action , there for the saliva or the blood ? because , his sister just wonders whos blood was it and she said that not his ? "blood splatter"

[Lhklan]

... Wait, I just remembered something... When she got shot the second time, Seylum was right in front of Inaho. (Or rather, where his cockpit is)

Comes to think of it, I remember there's a scene where Inaho's face got splashed with blood BEFORE he crawls out of the destroyed Sleipnir. So maybe...

[MK-95-]

HE LIVES!!!!!!!! That's what I'm talking bout. Thank goodness he didn't die, because lets face it, if Slaine was the sole main character, who'd watch this anime? I know I wouldn't.

I was prepared to drop this if Inaho really was dead.

Btw, I'm kinda busy right now, so I'll give my official review post later today. Its about time I crawl out from under my rock. I've been inactive for far too long.

[foxbox360]

Orange is black...I mean back

[kasimmorathi]

Originally Posted by Tchadnis

now i have doubt if it came from the mouth to mouth action , there for the saliva or the blood ? because , his sister just wonders whos blood was it and she said that not his ? "blood splatter"

I'm more inclined it was the saliva. They cut to the bathroom scene for a reason, rather than focusing on the blood spatter.

It would more amusing now if the earth forces were using Inaho to spread the Aldonah factor throughout all the human population. Usurping the monopoly once had by Vers, and shifting the balance of power away from Mars. Unless it is more like a patient zero effect, he is a carrier but can't transmit it.

It seems as though they are injecting more personality in my man Inaho as well, which would be nice. Now to determine if they're keeping the princess in a coma/stasis deliberately, or if it's medical. It'd be interesting if this "Lem" is just a pretender and their Aldonah is being powered by the comatose one.

[Irenesharda]

So, basically nobody really died at the end of the last season and the writer and animators pulled helps out of nowhere in order to make that happen...let's just say, that I'm not impressed.

So, Inaho is a live by deus ex machina macgufffin in that somehow Princess Asseylum gave him enough of her Aldnoah power somehow to somehow activate the ship, to somehow get him to the base in time, to somehow have the doctor who is now suddenly on the Deucalion, to heal him from a bullet that entered his brain through his eye. And somehow, he got away scott free with only a mechanical eye? Again...call me unimpressed.

Now, meanwhile, we have a very weird situation going on with Saazbaum and Slaine and some new Princess named Lemuria. (Where the heck did she come from?! I thought Asseylum was an only child?) And like I thought previously, the Asseylum that everyone though was Asseylum is only a hologram perpetrated by Lemuria. And Asseylum, who actually didn't seem as badly injured as Inaho, is actually the one who is in dire straits and in held up in a healing tank and has been for the year and a half!
What the heck is up with that?! How is Inaho perfectly fine now with the exception of a mechanical eye, but Asseylum was injured enough that she is still in a coma?

And we have Saazbaum, who was saved by Slaine for some reason? Saazbaum is still helping royalty for some reason and named Slaine as a knight despite the fact that the guy messed up his plans and tried to kill him? Also, Saazbaum was all about killing the royal family, wouldn't he have been okay with dying if just to let Asseylum die? And why is he serving another princess? And what is Slaine up to? Once he was all about serving his princess, and now he offers his services to Saazbaum for some reason? Despite the fact that the man was the one that practically killed Asseylum?

I have feeling that Slaine somehow came up with a plan in those last minutes as he was watching Inaho crawl over to the princess. Something where he would have to go into deep cover. Also, the way that he told Saazbaum that he "took care of" Inaho, makes me think that perhaps the reason the Inaho isn't dead, may have been that Slaine intentionally shot Inaho that way so that he wouldn't instantly die and that someone would have time to get to him.

Anyway, all in all, it was an okay opening episode. Inaho's practically the same, and so I'm not really into his completely running over the enemy tactics since that just makes it a rather boring fight. I had hoped he would be dead or at least out of the action for a while, at least to make for some interesting fights. However, right now, it just seems like more of the same from last season, which is rather only okay for me. Hopefully Inaho and Slaine's rivalry can make it a little more interesting as it goes on...

[thundrakkon]

Originally Posted by kasimmorathi

Now to determine if they're keeping the princess in a coma/stasis deliberately, or if it's medical. It'd be interesting if this "Lem" is just a pretender and their Aldonah is being powered by the comatose one.

It was stated in the episode that the new princess is being used because of her blood, so I'm pretty sure she has the Aldnoah factor as well.

[bakato]

Originally Posted by Tchadnis

now i have doubt if it came from the mouth to mouth action , there for the saliva or the blood ? because , his sister just wonders whos blood was it and she said that not his ? "blood splatter"

Just watched the sub. Some of the blood on Inaho's face was Asseylum's. His sister's tears gather some of it as it flowed into his mouth, presumably giving him activation rights. Whatever the case, it seems fluid exchange is another unknown method of granting activation rights.

Smooth Inaho! You're heads and shoulders above Slaine when it comes to fighting for the girl and props to the producers for integrating the color of the sky in with the plot! Inaho immediately realized that the Asseylum on screen was a fake because the fake erroneously stated that the sky was blue because of the water.

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

So, basically nobody really died at the end of the last season and the writer and animators pulled helps out of nowhere in order to make that happen...let's just say, that I'm not impressed.

So, Inaho is a live by deus ex machina macgufffin in that somehow Princess Asseylum gave him enough of her Aldnoah power somehow to somehow activate the ship, to somehow get him to the base in time, to somehow have the doctor who is now suddenly on the Deucalion, to heal him from a bullet that entered his brain through his eye. And somehow, he got away scott free with only a mechanical eye? Again...call me unimpressed.

Now, meanwhile, we have a very weird situation going on with Saazbaum and Slaine and some new Princess named Lemuria. (Where the heck did she come from?! I thought Asseylum was an only child?) And like I thought previously, the Asseylum that everyone though was Asseylum is only a hologram perpetrated by Lemuria. And Asseylum, who actually didn't seem as badly injured as Inaho, is actually the one who is in dire straits and in held up in a healing tank and has been for the year and a half!
What the heck is up with that?! How is Inaho perfectly fine now with the exception of a mechanical eye, but Asseylum was injured enough that she is still in a coma?

And we have Saazbaum, who was saved by Slaine for some reason? Saazbaum is still helping royalty for some reason and named Slaine as a knight despite the fact that the guy messed up his plans and tried to kill him? Also, Saazbaum was all about killing the royal family, wouldn't he have been okay with dying if just to let Asseylum die? And why is he serving another princess? And what is Slaine up to? Once he was all about serving his princess, and now he offers his services to Saazbaum for some reason? Despite the fact that the man was the one that practically killed Asseylum?

I have feeling that Slaine somehow came up with a plan in those last minutes as he was watching Inaho crawl over to the princess. Something where he would have to go into deep cover. Also, the way that he told Saazbaum that he "took care of" Inaho, makes me think that perhaps the reason the Inaho isn't dead, may have been that Slaine intentionally shot Inaho that way so that he wouldn't instantly die and that someone would have time to get to him.

Anyway, all in all, it was an okay opening episode. Inaho's practically the same, and so I'm not really into his completely running over the enemy tactics since that just makes it a rather boring fight. I had hoped he would be dead or at least out of the action for a while, at least to make for some interesting fights. However, right now, it just seems like more of the same from last season, which is rather only okay for me. Hopefully Inaho and Slaine's rivalry can make it a little more interesting as it goes on...

It's not as unbelievable as it sounds. The eyes are below the brain so assuming the bullet went straight, it would have only grazed it.

Asseylum was called the first princess. So it's not surprising that she has siblings.

Asseyllum might have already been healed and simply in an induced coma to restrain her.

This new princess evidently hates her grandfather. She's just a child too so Saazbaum's probably okay with her considering she's actually helping him. As for why he'd let Asseylum live, it's clear that he and Slaine made a deal in which Slaine would help him in exchange for keeping her alive. It's a win-win for Slaine. The previous season has demonstrated where his loyalties lie. He wants Asseylum to live, but he doesn't really seem to care for his fellow terrans.

[DragoonKain3]

Inko glomp! <3

But yeah, power of luck through the Hime's Aldnoah seems to make these people immortal. Gotta love that plot armour.

[Sixth]

Good. Now I have the reason to watch this anime. Welcome home, Inaho.

and Slaine, you are creepy.

[Verisimilitude]

I like how they brought up the conversation Inaho had with the Princess about the Rayleigh effect. Seems he knows that there's something fishy with the speeches.

[Sixth]

It would be nice to see the next princess falling for Inaho.