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Super Mario Bros RPG 2. I'm calling it.Oh, we can only dream...
and only downloadable for Pokemon Platinum.Lameass marketing. The room is in every version, so there's no reason for that.
I'm still hesitant to label Sigma 100% sane. He's a rampant sociopath. And he's no friend to Reploids either. Look at the way he manipulates everyone.Maverick Hunters or friends thereof. Traitors to their kind.
Parts made out of souls?Using DNA data to power-up Reploids isn't unheard of outside of Xtreme2. It is something of a specialty, but the knowledge is out there. In X5 you get parts and Life/Weapon Ups from high-level bosses. In X7, Axl notes "somebody" (Sigma) using DNA data to power up Red Alert, at the same time noting that nobody within Red Alert had that ability. And, as Zan already provided, Zero's learning system works on a similar principle. As we can all observe in gameplay, Zero does not directly copy the foe's power but rather creates a derivative to fit with his own abilities. The same can be said of X's VWS, albeit usually to a lesser extent.
No observable power difference? How do we even know how a regular X2 boss Zero would fight? Really any difference you're observing in the X4 flashbacks lies with endurance and melee strength. With him not using his buster in the flashback and him not using melee in X2, you have no comparison between. For all we know X4 flashback Zero and X1 Zero have the exact same buster output. Much like X2 Zero and X2 boss Zero. For all we know X2 boss Zero has improved endurance and melee strength, much like the flashback Zero.I never made a comparison between X4 flashback and X2. My comparison is between X4 and MHX, and between X5 Awakened and X5 non-Awakened, each mutually exclusive. I never claimed the same medium was used between them, you're putting words in my mouth.
All in all, there is no aberration because there is no comparison to be made.
I do believe that MarshmallowMan has a point in that Wily is indeed helping others with World Domination, even if he himself no longer actively tries.I acknowledge the same. I simply take the lack of activity that you stated as being indicative of the world being irrelevant. Just because you don't want to dominate it doesn't necessarily mean you want to keep others from doing so. Sigma and Gate work with the Virus, which is part of Wily's work, so his casting his lot with them for the sake of his plans for Zero is perfectly justified without the need for further motives that we never see him working towards.
DR. W LASTNo ZERO
DR. W. NO INFINITY
How does that refer to Dr. Vile at all?
Neo Arcadia hid Dr. Vile's sin. The history of the Elf Wars was covered up. That is what Phantom learned. The events leading up to Elf Wars are not hidden; Zero's Wily origin is known, the fact that Zero is a copy, is not. Phantom refers to the fact that Zero being a mere copy has no right being called a hero.That's exactly why Zero's true nature (by that I am referring to his dark persona, not to his Wily origin) shouldn't be posted on the wall. However, even the surviving Big Four seem unaware of any link between Zero and Omega. I suppose it's conceivable that Harpuia would keep quiet, though...
Gate's goal is the EXACT same as Dr. Wily's himself. Wily was exiled for the nature of his experiments as people did not recognize his genius compared to Right's. Why would he not fly with his own ambition?If he's not getting the recognition, it's not his own ambition. That's my point.
Regardless of whether Serges ordered him to align with Sigma or Zero chose to do so of his own will, in that X2 scenario they were partners. It demonstrates loyalty extension or transference is possible for an awakened Zero state.It's self-serving as long as Sigma's going to bring him to X.
That Wily was developing Zero to help him conquer the world is self-stated fact in Power Fighters.I don't deny that. But Power Fighters is concept, and concept is not programming. You make the presupposition that it is, and that's the problem that I have with your statement. Your explanation doesn't address that point. To establish that world domination goals exist in Zero's programming, a statement must be made at or following his completion. We have no such statement. Power Fighters is only to be expected, it's in-character for Wily at that time. But if he wanted the world, he could have had it, all he had to do was unleash Zero before X was ready. Why wait? Why challenge X to open combat when your ultimate weapon being his best friend presents much simpler and more expedient methods? Why back off when the world is in shambles after X5? Wily is considerably less aggressive than we have known him to be in Classic-series, and I have a hard time believing that he's working towards the same ends that he was previously.
Omega is likened to Original Zero's program and character, not actually "Awakened Zero." Technically the code talked about in Power Fighters is the earliest known "original" Original Zero program, and anything later added to be primarily about X could have been patched in laterYet another loophole to add to the ambiguity of the interview, and one more reason why asking the fans to "use their imaginations" is not a concrete answer as it invokes a wide variety of ends depending on who you ask. If we're differentiating between Zero's initial concept and Zero's finalized "Awakened" programming, that's opening up a whole new can of worms.
The Zero we see in the X4 cutscene is about as original Zero as we've witnessed actively, but is his behavior indicative of Wily's plan for the original Zero? He appears to attack anyone who approaches, He behaves wildly, energetically brutal, focus-less. Hundred year sleeps tend to cloud one's memories in many cases, has that happened here?We can only speculate, but I tend to lean towards Zero in some manner not being fully optimized, lacking his X2 revisions, and quite possibly lacking Wily's command itself (if such is necessary and not just encouragement/gloating ala X6). Hell, it could have been intentional for the sake of preparation, since both Zero and X suffer a lack of experience in X1 timeframe. They're formidable, sure, but a long way from the force that they can become.
After the double KO, they resurface.The Original Zero ideal would probably not have included standing up and protecting X, declaring hatred for Sigma and denouncing his own evil.That happens every time, including X4 in which the hunter persona to our knowledge never previously surfaced (albeit we do not know the details of what went on in the repair center, but given Zero sharing the same mysterious design nature as X, I have a hard time accepting that it was anything too radical, such as the "Cain-programmed" speculation of many fans). The X5 scenario doesn't stand out from any other in that fashion.
If Weil or his associates did remove the goodness, the virtuous Hunter Zero elements from the equation, recreating many key elements to the Original Zero program, the personality closeness may in that way be greater than Awakened Zero's.From a storytelling standpoint I don't buy that as being a viable explanation. If so then Weil outdid Wily's plans. Besides being improbable for another evil-doer to outperform Wily with his own creation, I also find the power scale to favor AZ over Omega. AZ has the Genmurei, Shin Messenko, Shin Getsurin. Omega lacks such enhancements, your own attack translations actually confirming his use of the inferior Messenko. He does, however, posses an extra few centuries of experience, doubtless contributing to his variety (case in point: Rekkoha).
Wily's massive failures. In X2 Serges tried to restore the program with virus, but if that is thwarted he just whips out a copy instead. Neither were successful ventures. X5 involved a similar plan to dissolve Zero's Hunter sympathies away in light of his true self thanks to the concocted Zero virus, and per one scenario it did for a while, but ultimately failed. If Isoc had managed to finish whatever he intended with Zero before X6's events, he wouldn't need to capture him.I'll grant that it's possible, but I find it unlikely as it strikes me as entirely too convenient. Especially X5 which is presenting us a worst-case scenario. The mere existence of the hunter persona is in itself an oddity, are we to honestly believe Zero is left as a blank slate without the virus?
X has already fielded the question. A noble hearted Zero is stronger than an evil one because his power is used for the right reasons. Parallel to why Forte can't win in classic. Not a question of technology but of soul. The kind of thing that tends to drive villainous number-crunchers crazy.Something we both agree on. However, as I said above, I consider it probable that Wily caught on to that, which would explain oddities in Zero's personality, both why it emerged in the first place and why it was never eliminated by his creator. Domination puts Zero on the wrong side of the fence, but a rivalry, as is Wily's self-stated focus in X4, does not lend itself to either good or evil. And an honorable rivalry can be a great source of power, hence Zero challenging X openly (EXE manga touches on this same concept with Bass Cross MegaMan). But only to one's self, not to the rest of the world. The rest of the world has to stay out of the equation, hence AZ's disregard for the Mavericks, for everything, that is not X. He wishes neither to see it preserved or destroyed, it simply doesn't matter.
Since the charged outputs are changed in MHX it puts less emphasis on shared technology than on similar looks.Not entirely. They preserved the fact that the Z-Buster allows X to charge special weapons. That's technology that Zero doesn't utilize, and although chargeable special weapons are something of a standard in buster upgrades, forgoing it is not unheard of (X5, Falcon Armor). So the fact that MHX didn't raises an eyebrow.
For them to have never identified Zero's original code or its role grinds against the nature of what they accomplished there.That assumes the good Zero and original code were separated from each other in the first place, which is in and of itself a speculative point. In the absence of the Sigma Virus and its derivatives, sans Mother Elf who is unable to influence Zero (if anything circumstantial evidence suggests the other way around), that's extremely difficult if not impossible to confirm.
Area X-2's backgrounds hint at a pretty clear undersanding of Zero's body, who made him, and why.The point at which that data was obtained and the clarity it offers is unknown, not to mention the Omega symbol is featured prominently on those displays. Although going out on a limb, one could even speculate that the descriptions and information on display may not have even come from within Zero, merely Weil's using his (Zero's) registry number to refer to him. If Neo Arcadia was sitting on the full knowledge of Zero's true history, I don't think Phantom would be finding any grand revelations in Cyberspace. He and the rest of the Guardians, especially after Copy X (MK1)'s defeat, should know the full story.
Making any observation about reasoning behind events in a "storytelling context" is entirely arbitrary, unless you're going by the intentions of the story writers. Said story writers insinuate a link between Omega and Original Zero's programming. In that light Zero's question may not be as important as Weil's response.Of course it's hypothetical, half our posts are. I simply see that as Zero asking what's likely on the player's mind, and Weil's response conflicts with his own actions from the game's introductions. He was already gloating with implications that Zero shares no relation to his "original" self, something which X later rebuts. Weil's mindgames do not allow his dialogue at that point to be taken at face value.
If Serges hadn't seen some value in Sigma, he didn't need to build Sigma a new body at all. As leader of the Counter Hunters, he was acting head of the second wave, and he himself resurrected Zero's body. Simply claiming to pick up in Sigma's name could have been enough to unite the remnants of his forces under himself. He could have spearheaded everything. He had a choice not to help Sigma, or sabotage him in his revival.You can read that two different ways, though. As an underling (which is what he is under Gate, don't kid yourself), or a partner, he removes himself from the equation and does not make a lasting stand in any instance. As leader of the Counter Hunters, him making no move to seize power on his own can be taken to speak against world domination and more towards alterior motives, as we have never known Wily to carry any intention of sharing his throne. The fact that he plays along with somebody can very reasonably be taken to mean that he DOESN'T want what they want, since when does Wily spread the wealth?
The player can do a jumping-slash, triple slash and follow it up with some other move to make a comboSomething of a half-truth. The first of the triple slash will not break the damage barrier from a jumping slash on a boss. You can, however, triple slash, rise, and dive, to form a 5-hit combo. I do that all the time in Z3/Z4.
Why are people against multiple pokemon using the same hold item anyway? Like seriously how could this annoy someone. I don't get it.Same reason they're against multiple of the same species on a team, I suppose.
a fighting game with platforms.And they'd have it without that except that Final Destination has those hooks to get caught in underneath the ledges. Apparently facing the consequences of incorrect positioning is considered unfair. Go figure.
At least smogon keeps the items and only bans certain combinationsThe "standard" Pokemon fan tournament rules ban anything considered "luck-based", including all evasion/accuracy moves and items. They also have an "all or none" attitude regarding the use of Uber Pokemon, and are extremely inflexible about their "Sleep clause", to the point of status-absorption being a frequent topic. They completely ignore Double Battles and they fear Wobbuffet like anthrax. Despite all of these standards they do not regulate same-Hold-Item spamming. Oh yeah, and they revolve around Stealth Rock (ludicrously broken; no passive damage should EVER cost any Pokemon half its HP in one shot).
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Well, I don't mean a person picks the same character... that's expected. I don't expect people to know all 35 people on the roster. Speaking in general online and offline, you usually see a major bulk of Metaknights, Snakes, Pits, Marths and Ikes with dashings or very few of others, since a lot of people seem to follow "tier listings" to heart. I won't hide that I primarily play as Sonic despite all of his alleged shortcomings because I love how versatile and fluid he is compared to others.I actually don't see a lot of Metaknights, and I can tell you personally that he and Dedede are my two worst characters. Brawl's pretty much convinced me that the tier list is crap.
I don't care if people like tourney rules, it stagnates the game and makes it dull for those of us who love creating chaotic matches that are fun.I admit there are times when I play Yoshi almost exclusively (hey, he's my best, that's all there is to it), but otherwise, you're preaching to the choir. The more chaos, the better. 'maru didn't give me the title of Bob-omb Cheating Bastard for nothing.
