Aldnoah.Zero - Episode 12 (S1 END) Discussion / Poll

[Zoks]

Originally Posted by lelouchpxt

As you can see small blood in this image

Definitely not a headshot

Eh, that bullet would have hit Inaho instead.

[Death Usagi]

Originally Posted by Thess

It went through his skull (brain). He looks pretty dead to me.

Unless due to the angle, we couldn't tell that it actually hit the side of his head.

Otherwise yeah, R.I.P. Inaho +_+;;

Originally Posted by lelouchpxt

As you can see small blood in this image

Definitely not a headshot

Then that brings up the question where did the bullet go after it hit her...?

[Irenesharda]

You know, now looking at that quote from Ono about how he thought the princess only needing one protector? Well, it looks like Slaine accomplished just that, and killed off his competition. Though if the princess is dead, it doesn't really make a difference...

Also, Slaine's Aldnoah ability...how did he get it? And does he have total control of it like the royals do? Or was he just granted license rights, like the knights?
My bet is the former, since none of the royal family remarks about giving it to him. He never knew he had it, and it would be a good tool to use to build his own army. If he can grant some commoners the ability to use Aldnoah, in return for their loyalty, I think he might begin finding some troops to work with.

Also, I think Slaine can become a pretty good new main protagonist, if the show gives him a cast to bounce off of, and he gets more screen time. He has the elements there, they just need to tap into it.

Originally Posted by zerozeronine

I don't think popularity has anything to do with the story (and hadn't they finished pre prod for the 2nd cour already and is already in the animating stages?

It does to a degree. I can just imagine the uproar if it was Slaine who went down, instead of Inaho.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Zoks

Eh, that bullet would have hit Inaho instead.

Well, he was crawling. It may have hit his leg.

[Thess]

Originally Posted by lelouchpxt

As you can see small blood in this image

Definitely not a headshot

Yeah, high possibility that Slaine took her. They are leaving her fate more open than Inaho's point blank head-shot. At this point I would prefer if she died because she escaped death a lot.

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

You know, now looking at that quote from Ono about how he thought the princess only needing one protector? Well, it looks like Slaine accomplished just that, and killed off his competition. Though if the princess is dead, it doesn't really make a difference...

They don't know her fate. Remember Amamiya's words in that interview. Although, I would prefer if Asseylum did die after this dramafest. There's already someone who mysteriously can activate Aldnoah, Slaine should be the new Princess:



Twitter is already on it.

[RRW]

Originally Posted by Thess

It went through his skull (brain). He looks pretty dead to me.

He will survive that headshot. mark my word

[DevilHighDxD]

Originally Posted by Thess

It went through his skull (brain). He looks pretty dead to me.

No question about that, but also I won't be surprised if they pull a Eren Jeager on him. But I wanted princess survived the most for the aftermath and I'll be fine with Inaho being permanent dead.

[Myssa Rei]

Originally Posted by DMurphy

I don't know whether voice recording or animation are done first

Animation is done first, and the VAs are brought in to record OVER the animation.

Also, we're already falling into the production's trap. Controversial ending, cliffhanger, makes for wonderful argument material for 3 months.

[zerozeronine]

Inaho could be reborn as a vampire or suddenly have an eye that can mind control anyone so that zero can be better explained.

I don't think his dead,unless the writers wanted to one up Valvrave by killing of their MC in the first cour :heh

[DMurphy]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Animation is done first, and the VAs are brought in to record OVER the animation.

Thanks. In that case, I'd warrant the animation is probably mostly done as well.

[Tranhieu]

Originally Posted by ID555

Indeed. Way to give birth to enmity and then get yourself killed out of jealousy.

Although...Inaho himself wanted to die. If he didn't point his gun, would he have been killed I wonder? I'm not sure I can say yes; at that point Slaine had seen that Inaho was her ally, he was just off his rocker by then.

I still don't get why Inaho had to pull out his gun after seeing how Slaine finished off Saaz, seeing how he had been so rational throughout the whole episode

Originally Posted by zerozeronine

I doubt the'll finish animating it for a January 2015 release date if pre prod hasn't finished yet.Unless they have the funds to contract multiple overseas animation studios.Or be late broadcasting.

About 2 weeks ago the VAs mentioned that the scripts were still in production at that point, so I doubt they could wrap up everything to move on to the next stage last week, well maybe they did but who knows.

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by BPD Renegade

I thought that was the case as well at first, but after rewatching the shooting scenes, I feel like rather than egging Slaine on, Saazbaum is calling him out on the fact that Slaine is now conflicted. Remember the first shooting with Trillram, Slaine went straight for the kill. With this episode and him being treated differently by a Martian, and being influenced by Saazbaum the last couple episodes, while he still has feelings for Seylum, her safety is no longer his sole reason for being, and he's questioning other things as well. People might hate him for saving Saazbaum, but I think this shows a bit development on his part, going from I-love-princess robot to thinking about others; albeit, his volatile emotional nature means things won't end well, as always.

But he really isn't conflicted. Saazbaum knew of Slaine's loyalty to the princess, and he egged Slaine on to kill him because Saaz having finished his mission, is ready to die. Saaz didn't know anything of how Slaine dealt with Trillram. However, he did know that Slaine had killed him after finding out about the assassination plot. So, Slaine responded the same way he did with Trillram, in a fit of heated emotion. However, even after shooting sporadically, it wasn't enough to give that kill shot. So, Saazbaum was telling him to take it.

[zerozeronine]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

You know, now looking at that quote from Ono about how he thought the princess only needing one protector? Well, it looks like Slaine accomplished just that, and killed off his competition. Though if the princess is dead, it doesn't really make a difference...

Also, Slaine's Aldnoah ability...how did he get it? And does he have total control of it like the royals do? Or was he just granted license rights, like the knights?
My bet is the former, since none of the royal family remarks about giving it to him. He never knew he had it, and it would be a good tool to use to build his own army. If he can grant some commoners the ability to use Aldnoah, in return for their loyalty, I think he might begin finding some troops to work with.

Also, I think Slaine can become a pretty good new main protagonist, if the show gives him a cast to bounce off of, and he gets more screen time. He has the elements there, they just need to tap into it.



It does to a degree. I can just imagine the uproar if it was Slaine who went down, instead of Inaho.

Didn't Slaine's father researched aldnoah tech in Vers?

You should check out Haganai,when the not really popular girl gets to be.....

[coded321]

For me, i did not find slaine as a character to be very appealing or original. I have seen too many animes with a flawed, emotionally charged mc. That's why i find myself to be a inaho supporter. For me, at least, inaho is much more original character than slaine, by being calm, intellectual, and apathetic. That's why i can't imagine slaine taking over the position as mc.

[zero7090]

lol i nearly forgot who had part this series. Urobutcher

[Myssa Rei]

Originally Posted by DMurphy

Thanks. In that case, I'd warrant the animation is probably mostly done as well.

Not really. It depends on the studio -- for example, SEED Destiny literally had its episodes done hours before airing, and had to rush in the VAs for recording at the last minute, while SHAFT often never even finished episodes on time.

The script, or at least the concept, HAS to be finished first however, and the VAs mentioned it already that, as far as they knew, the second season scripts haven't even been conceptualized yet.

Originally Posted by zero7090

lol i nearly forgot who had part this series. Urobutcher

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Butch Gen said goodbye to the project after episode 3.

[Fjoergyn]

Originally Posted by coded321

For me, i did not find slaine as a character to be very appealing or original. I have seen too many animes with a flawed, emotionally charged mc. That's why i find myself to be a inaho supporter. For me, at least, inaho is much more original character than slaine, by being calm, intellectual, and apathetic. That's why i can't imagine slaine taking over the position as mc.

Inaho could have survived that and become kira yamato

[Thess]

Originally Posted by zerozeronine

Inaho could be reborn as a vampire or suddenly have an eye that can mind control anyone so that zero can be better explained.

I don't think his dead,unless the writers wanted to one up Valvrave by killing of their MC in the first cour :heh

Inaho is like Kamina. That's why he nearly got zero development.

[Esclair]

Originally Posted by Kazu-kun

They're really different though. Suzaku's issue is that he was too self-righteous. The problem with Slaine is that he.... well, that he has a lot of bad luck and doesn't always make the right choices.

Really, I don't like Suzaku, but Slaine's characterization is a bit on the shallow side in caparison. Mind you, this is a problem all the characters in Aldnoah.Zero suffer from, and to a greater degree than Slaine too.

Suzaku was written to be hated. Slaine is written to be more wishy washy, I guess to set him up as the protagonist for the second part?

[Ryuga]

Come to think of it, the smooching that Asseylum gave Slaine might've given him the Aldnoah accidentally, but yeah, probably something to do with Troyard. Either way, Slaine's got the Tharsis.