2012-07-21, 10:56 | Link #1462 | |
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There's of course the possibility that they've also kept their U.Skills hidden just like how Kirito did, but unless Kawahara wants to either... - include more side-stories that expand on other clearer-class characters with unique skills - introduce more characters to the secondary team ( eg. Klein, Egil, etc ) and have them be U.Skill users - etc Then we're never going to know who the other U.Skill users are. Because there was no need to.
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2012-07-21, 11:04 | Link #1463 | |
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I'd love new side stories that expand on other characters with unique skills. It's pretty unlikely, though. And it's a damn shame. I was wondering what kind of other unique skills Kawahara could come up with? A whip sword or a gunblade would be pretty awesome (if not a little OP). |
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2012-07-21, 11:10 | Link #1464 | |
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He clearly had this crazy roleplay story in his mind that the 'Dual Blades' user (whom he recruits and probably hopes to be the pseudo-leader/mentor of) being the 'hero would had discovered the treachery of their beloved and trusted leader' whom had manipulated them far into the game, probably with major sacrifices from their trusted allies... culminating in an ultimate duel of the young hero who had inherited the wishes of the deceased 8 unique skill users that allowed him to come that far vs the once trusted leader... I may be off-track here and there, but clearly Kayaba was 'living the dream', and I can't imagine that he would've wanted his 'dreamy RPG story' destroyed by granting the unique skills to the unworthy. I can't imagine that he didn't design the last 9 bosses of Aincrad specifically so that they could only be defeated by the sacrifice of each individual Unique Skill user. ( for the drama of manly sacrifice & tears )
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2012-07-21, 13:56 | Link #1465 | ||
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Although another lovely quote right there. Fanfic fuel for pseudo floor 76-100? OR...Who would be the final boss for New Aincrad anyways? O____o There was hints to this late into his monologue actually...not directly of course, but still very much a possibility. Plus considering that he expected to do the "reveal" by floor 95 it's pretty much close to that I think.
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2012-07-21, 14:05 | Link #1466 | |
I disagree with you all.
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2012-07-21, 14:25 | Link #1467 | |
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Darn if a well known FF writer wrote that battle. My imagination just goes wild. XD
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2012-07-21, 14:57 | Link #1469 |
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Since unique skills allows greater use of already existing weapons (dual wielding two swords, attacking with sword&shield), it is more than likely there wasn't a gunblade skill
I could see a unique katana skill, <Illusionary Blade> that could somehow pull off F/SN assassin's 'Tsubame Gaeshi' and other attacks that are supposed to 'defy' logic. This'd be epic, if Kirito&co arrive at the 100th floor only to find a buff&macho version called <The Black Swordsman>
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2012-07-22, 00:51 | Link #1471 | ||
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He also has the skills and knowledge to live on his own and PK. With the skills that he's "Mastered", he's like a bounty hunter or assassin of sorts: Ultra fast dual blade action, Parry, Searching, and Hiding. Sprint, Night Vision, Tracking, and Throwing weapons are all nearly maxed. He could kill you before you know what happened if you're out farming/grinding after dark. P.S. Actually, I'm not sure if you could count "Tracking" because don't they have to be on your friends' list? |
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2012-07-22, 07:40 | Link #1473 | |
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Old story but akin to subject Quick questions: Is Chapter 16.5 (the smut one) canon? It read to me as possibly fanfiction but at the same time in the same style as the actual story so I'm really confused... Also: I'm in no rush/hurry for the V10 translations but I'd be appreciative if someone could tell me at least what happens? All that I've heard is that Kirito comes back from the world. Anything resolved with Asuna/Asuna's parents? Furthermore, someone mentioned something about the ending of the story/webcomic. Was that joking/about volume 10 or has the actual storyline been written out already on webcomics? |
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2012-07-22, 07:49 | Link #1474 | |
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And anyway he's not in this to save people or even to escape, he in it to win and be the best at the game. In Novel 9, he admits that he could escape from the situation at any time by killing himself but he doesn't because he wants to beat the game. He's pretty messed up. |
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2012-07-22, 07:56 | Link #1475 | ||
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There's no web comic; what you're thinking of is the web version of the novels. And no, it wasn't a joke. It has already been written out, but there's a chance Kawahara will change the few things he might've felt weren't expanded on well enough. |
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Because Klein was getting in the way of his suicide. Which, yes, is messed up, but not really going to turn him into a full blown villain.
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2012-07-22, 09:20 | Link #1477 |
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Let's face it, Kirito was guilty over his actions of not trying to warn his guild members, which got them killed, those the guild didn't help themselves out with the reckless stunt they pulled. A lot of crazy things can happen when you're guilt-riddled, especially when it's over your friends whom you got along for quite some time.
For Volume 10, well, I have to say that I still haven't gotten my copy yet, and I won't be able to make it to the bookstore for the next two weeks(not to mentioned internet access was removed from my work laptop...) 16.5, as much as I want to deny it, was from the web novel Kawahara-shi wrote in the past. Obviously, it was scrapped when Dengeki Bunko took over. The web novel was finished in 2009, and the current releases are mostly brushing up. However, from what I heard, volume 10 is mostly an expansion of a short mention in the web novel.
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2012-07-22, 09:31 | Link #1478 | |
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As for your arguments. He wasn't there to commit suicide, he was there to get the resurrection stone. He can commit suicide anywhere, Klein in no way is capable of preventing this. Klein IS however capable of stopping himself from delivering a final blow to Kirito's HP personally and certainly would have, there are not a PK guild. And no, Kirito not telling his level, telling anything that he knew about the dungeon that they were in, one where he had been many times and of which knew all about the traps, instead all he said was "I just have a bad feeling", there's a gross amount of neglicience there, i dunno how you are unable to see this. As for the the Laughing Coffins, Kirito and the rest of the Crusaders had them outnumbered and grossly outleveled. We were hardly told that Kirito only killed because his HP was in the red and he would have died otherwise. He feels guilty because he's been either the partial or direct cause of the deaths of 15+ players. That we know of. It was hardly all his fault, they were generally jerks or reckless in their own right but it's not the stupidest thing to feel bad over. Last edited by DurararaFTW; 2012-07-22 at 09:52. |
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2012-07-22, 10:06 | Link #1479 | |
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2012-07-22, 10:48 | Link #1480 | |
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No, he's not Prince Charming, but he is Conan the Barbarian (the original from Robert E. Howard's stories, not the Ah-nuld version) until Asuna tames him. |
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