2013-09-30, 18:29 | Link #2144 |
Awe of She
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Alibaba would only agree to a Tenchi Solution if all parties involved pretty much tell him to do it - he doesn't have the machismo to suggest such a thing first. But I have a feeling that he wants to be a 'one woman' man, so when it's all said and done, it's going to be just one of the girls.
May the best girl win. And no, it's not automatically Morgianna!
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2013-09-30, 19:35 | Link #2146 |
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I wouldn't mind if a new character would come in and help Mor out. Like having Mor save a fanalist who was just like her back in the first arc and from then on vows to follow Mor forever and looks up to her and admires her and what not. It would be funny if the new character kidnapped Aliababa the same way she did back Balbad and takes him to Mor room where she enters and then they talk.
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2013-10-01, 08:28 | Link #2149 | |||
WHERE'S...MY...COW????
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Interestingly, Toto's notes on that indicate her preferred type is someone like Cassim so it may be those aspects that attract her so much to Ali, though I'd be surprised if that is all there was to it. I'd sort of forgotten just how long it had been since we left her with Yunan actually. Well, by Yam's comments it would seem at least part of her time was spent gathering together the members of the Alliance. I don't think she actually did go and meet her tribe though going by Yunan's comments, though that may have only been if he helped her to the other side. Either way, it seemed certain that she would choose to go back and help her friends and loved ones. Yeah, nothing ever came of that that we saw. Maybe it got cut short for whatever reason or we'll get more updates one what she did via flashbacks. Quote:
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One of the things she needs to deal with more is what remains of her complex about being a slave. I don't think it's come up since Hakuryuu's confession, but it's still there and one of the key parts of her lack of self-confidence. If she doesn't in the near future, I fear that Al-Thamen will end up taking advantage of her as this sort of thing is what they seem to specialize in. Though Mor isn't an idiot by any means. Have we really gotten any reason to think of it as a bad thing though or even think of this as Cassim taking over his body?
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2013-10-01, 10:41 | Link #2150 | |
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The reason he tries smoking is most likely because in his mind it gives off a level of maturity or so.
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2013-10-01, 18:21 | Link #2159 | |
WHERE'S...MY...COW????
Join Date: Dec 2007
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I'd say Aladdin was pretty much the main for most of the Magnostadt arc with Titus coming to take up more and more of the spotlight, though part of that was due to introducing him and his backstory for his eventual return as a Magi. Of course, who knows if he'll really do anything else now that that's over with.
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2013-10-02, 01:23 | Link #2160 |
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Aladdin didn't get anything out of the Magnostadt arc though. He wasn't conflicted. He wasn't especially challenged. He didn't need anyone's help. He sure as hell didn't learn anything. He achieved all of his goals with flying colors. He didn't pay any price. And as far as long term development and story potential goes, I think we lost more than we'd gained.
As readers, all we learned about Aladdin is that he's apparently a genius mage even without his Magi powers and that he's apparently above criticism, incapable of making mistakes. He might be a clone, but that doesn't seem to hold any meaning for him. Certainly his life won't be cut dramatically short since Titus is in the same boat and he can apparently keep feeding life magic into his body forever. Long term, the world is practically on the brink of universal peace. En had every opportunity to show a ruthless side to himself, but he didn't. At this point, between the two the more 'evil' one is Sinbad. It's Al Tharem's fault seems like a mantra that will just keep on being repeated it seems. How will they sabotage the summit? Because there isn't anyone else to shake things up a bit. Scherazade died. I don't know about you, but before the end of the war, I thought she'd make a fine adversary. Not necessarily an enemy, but not a friend either. Older, more mature, world-wise than Aladdin, she'd off-set his wide-eyed idealism wonderfully...until that wide-eyed idealism took all of the fight right out of her. She ends up regretting her whole life shortly before dying leaving Titus who is even worse than Aladdin in her stead. Alibaba...he just sort of showed up and showed us his Djinn-Equip and Extreme Magic. Until this last chapter, he hasn't had any positive developments. I guess he managed to leave a good impression on En, but I wonder if it'll even matter? Mogamett, he left Aladdin with the idea of purifying the black rukh. Which really means turning the white rukh of the world against the black rukh of Al Tharem's god and achieving zen/eden/paradise/whatever. I don't know about you, but making the world a better place brick by brick sounds alot more interesting than a chucking a genki dama into the black sun. It really was just a terrible arc. Magnostadt was an interesting place. The characters that came from there were deeply flawed, but in the end all they were guilty of was following Mogamett? Aren't people generally held responsible for following their leader's actions and direction? |
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