A bit like those pre-Maglite torches seen in old films, which were large, heavy, had massive bulbs and illuminated only a tiny amount of the area they were pointed at.
Actually, those pre-Maglites illuminated a larger area then the Maglites, because Maglites are more of high powered beam (or a low powered laser) and don’t show shit that they are directly focused on (stand one foot to the side of the beam and you won’t be seen)
Pre-Mags were more of a lantern that lit up a larger area, they may not have had as great of a range but they were better for making sure nothing got too close (and if they did, that’s why they were so damn heavy and solid! try hitting someone with a Maglite and they will laugh)
But really, how truly intimidating is the ‘weapon’ that can’t be used? We are at the atomic bomb level here and we are relying on an emotional bomb at that. So, the prudent choice is dismantlement or crippling to the point of non-functioning. This would be the equivalent of Wapsi-verse disarmament.
Also wanted to point out yet another example of the strangely recurrent mode of dialog for Paul. It follows this form:
Character 2: “You/We/I know that (character 1) is really [insert hyperbolic phrase] + powerful, dangerous, potent, amazing, etc.
Character 2: “BUT”
Character 2: They/She has to understand that They/She is totally (in control, learning, getting better, not alone).
Character 1: I (don’t know, doubt I can, feel insecure, am too powerful for my own good) it makes me (bad, evil, a monster, stupid, etc.)
Character 2: Not to worry, You/We/She will figure this out and all will be (better, fixed, repaired)
Character 1+2 End With: a. contemplative resolution, b. dynamic expression of the topic, c. big busted mommy boob-hug.
It is not that Paul goes to this mode often, it is that so many of the female characters in this world fit this model.
Female + traumatic/unknown/cataclysmic origin story + crazy high powder keg potential + implied strength but due to unusable potential.
We will soon reach the point where the Wapsi-verse will be populated by a bunch of over-powered female characters who can’t even sneeze lest it tear space-time a new one. The one interesting exit from this is to utilize one of the few remaining male characters as the linchpin that, without all this ‘power’ is able to make a simple suggestion, provide an outsiders perspective, or make a mundane act that resolves some major plot arc of the comic… oh wait, Paul has done that a few times already – sort of the deus ex masculine approach.
If that is all that you’re getting out of each of those stories, you are only seeing the comic at the most superficial level. If it’s all too painful to put up with, I suggest you stop reading because it sounds like you’re just after attention for yourself at this point. Clearly the comic is not for you.
Oh, Nim. You have eyes but you do not see, grasshopper. Every so-called superhero has a back story of awakening to their power on Day 1, even if it’s NEVER been presented or written (well, Spiderman and Superman have). Wisdom and insight into their power’s use does not automatically come with power. This comes only from experience, making mistakes, living all of life, making more mistakes, being willing to learn, asking questions, etc, and the input from others in the form of guidance, help, and love in some form. The issue all super heroes have is how do they deal with their freedom to make their own choices regarding a higher level of power than regular humans (It’s still all relative). This is the journey they must go on and like humans, this journey never ends. It still is true, absolute power corrupts absolutely and with the feelings and teachings of all the people around them, they also can learn to respond to their circumstances and accept themselves in ways that could help and not harm. Still, in the end, all life forms are just doing the best we can with what we have – including if what we have are people we love and who love us, (besides our own insecurities and self-doubts and the ability to destroy planets.)
Of course I could be wrong. After all, I did just get this on the back of a bubble gum wrapper.
Nah, the universe is resilient. Space-time torn a new one (thanks Nim for that visual) will instantaneously reappear with slight revisions. . . I imagine sentient carrot lords living in castles in the clouds and broccoli that tastes like cotton candy, but I’m weird.
Katanaspace. No interesting character should be without at least one piece of outerwear which has a cleverly-concealed katanaspace (or hammerspace or malletspace) pocket sewn into the lining.
the same place that Neo got all his weapons: The Matrix? remember that Leucoisa, as shown, is basically a computer program running on The Library’s mainframe now that she died in the “real world” and was setup way back in 2016 by Pickle.
Leucoisa may have been a Grown-Up when she died (Career/husband/kid), but she probably wasn’t *that* much older than Cas is currently.
Maybe a decade.
Atsali was only 5 when her parents were killed, after all.
Maybe it IS fun to hit someone/something, but I have personally found that (if you didn’t have VERY good reason to) the aftermath (guilt) just ain’t worth it.
It’s not the size of the sword but how you swing it?
No no no. it’s more a “it’s stupid impractical, but at least I feel badass” sort of sentiment, I think.
No no no, Embrace the reality. Find joy in the real, (recall the poor boulders in the Canyon?)
A bit like those pre-Maglite torches seen in old films, which were large, heavy, had massive bulbs and illuminated only a tiny amount of the area they were pointed at.
Actually, those pre-Maglites illuminated a larger area then the Maglites, because Maglites are more of high powered beam (or a low powered laser) and don’t show shit that they are directly focused on (stand one foot to the side of the beam and you won’t be seen)
Pre-Mags were more of a lantern that lit up a larger area, they may not have had as great of a range but they were better for making sure nothing got too close (and if they did, that’s why they were so damn heavy and solid! try hitting someone with a Maglite and they will laugh)
@Guesticules: Wait, what?? Let me hit you with my 5-D-cell Maglite and see how much you laugh! That thing is more solid than I am!
But really, how truly intimidating is the ‘weapon’ that can’t be used? We are at the atomic bomb level here and we are relying on an emotional bomb at that. So, the prudent choice is dismantlement or crippling to the point of non-functioning. This would be the equivalent of Wapsi-verse disarmament.
Also wanted to point out yet another example of the strangely recurrent mode of dialog for Paul. It follows this form:
Character 2: “You/We/I know that (character 1) is really [insert hyperbolic phrase] + powerful, dangerous, potent, amazing, etc.
Character 2: “BUT”
Character 2: They/She has to understand that They/She is totally (in control, learning, getting better, not alone).
Character 1: I (don’t know, doubt I can, feel insecure, am too powerful for my own good) it makes me (bad, evil, a monster, stupid, etc.)
Character 2: Not to worry, You/We/She will figure this out and all will be (better, fixed, repaired)
Character 1+2 End With: a. contemplative resolution, b. dynamic expression of the topic, c. big busted mommy boob-hug.
It is not that Paul goes to this mode often, it is that so many of the female characters in this world fit this model.
Female + traumatic/unknown/cataclysmic origin story + crazy high powder keg potential + implied strength but due to unusable potential.
We will soon reach the point where the Wapsi-verse will be populated by a bunch of over-powered female characters who can’t even sneeze lest it tear space-time a new one. The one interesting exit from this is to utilize one of the few remaining male characters as the linchpin that, without all this ‘power’ is able to make a simple suggestion, provide an outsiders perspective, or make a mundane act that resolves some major plot arc of the comic… oh wait, Paul has done that a few times already – sort of the deus ex masculine approach.
Well, thanks for ruining this arc (ne, the entire comic) for the rest of us! 😉
If that is all that you’re getting out of each of those stories, you are only seeing the comic at the most superficial level. If it’s all too painful to put up with, I suggest you stop reading because it sounds like you’re just after attention for yourself at this point. Clearly the comic is not for you.
Oh, Nim. You have eyes but you do not see, grasshopper. Every so-called superhero has a back story of awakening to their power on Day 1, even if it’s NEVER been presented or written (well, Spiderman and Superman have). Wisdom and insight into their power’s use does not automatically come with power. This comes only from experience, making mistakes, living all of life, making more mistakes, being willing to learn, asking questions, etc, and the input from others in the form of guidance, help, and love in some form. The issue all super heroes have is how do they deal with their freedom to make their own choices regarding a higher level of power than regular humans (It’s still all relative). This is the journey they must go on and like humans, this journey never ends. It still is true, absolute power corrupts absolutely and with the feelings and teachings of all the people around them, they also can learn to respond to their circumstances and accept themselves in ways that could help and not harm. Still, in the end, all life forms are just doing the best we can with what we have – including if what we have are people we love and who love us, (besides our own insecurities and self-doubts and the ability to destroy planets.)
Of course I could be wrong. After all, I did just get this on the back of a bubble gum wrapper.
I found that very helpful, frankly.
So, Leucoisa is reassuring Castela by pointing out that ripping out the entrails of the Universe wouldn’t be fun?
Ok… I guess.
Makes sense: sure, she could rip out the entrails, but then what? Entrails tend to get stinky real quick, and they don’t always grow back
Not exactly how I’d go about reassuring an anxiety riven teenage nuke but ok …
Sure, you can blow up the universe.
But you can only do it once, and then you’ll be REALLY bored.
Nah, the universe is resilient. Space-time torn a new one (thanks Nim for that visual) will instantaneously reappear with slight revisions. . . I imagine sentient carrot lords living in castles in the clouds and broccoli that tastes like cotton candy, but I’m weird.
Lecuosia’s mother sounds like a charming woman.
Where’s the button that says “this comic made me push air out of my nose very fast?”
Since we live in a world where people have died from falling poodles, this kind of makes sense.
And here I thought I was the only one that remembered Dennis Leary’s take on “poodle blocks”.
Hell, now she’s got ME wondering about that addage…
So. . . where was she hiding the sword?
Katanaspace. No interesting character should be without at least one piece of outerwear which has a cleverly-concealed katanaspace (or hammerspace or malletspace) pocket sewn into the lining.
Makes sense. I need this, Sig-Sauer Space.
the same place that Neo got all his weapons: The Matrix? remember that Leucoisa, as shown, is basically a computer program running on The Library’s mainframe now that she died in the “real world” and was setup way back in 2016 by Pickle.
Meanwhile, the weapon(s) she gets to use due to being a human girl is/are a lot more fun to use.
Leucoisa may have been a Grown-Up when she died (Career/husband/kid), but she probably wasn’t *that* much older than Cas is currently.
Maybe a decade.
Atsali was only 5 when her parents were killed, after all.
Its nice to know that My desire to use my fists to solve problems is not due to their power level (and I hit HARD) its because its FUN to hit things…
Maybe it IS fun to hit someone/something, but I have personally found that (if you didn’t have VERY good reason to) the aftermath (guilt) just ain’t worth it.
Not to forget: if you don’t hit them hard enough, they tend to hit back (and if you do hit hard enough, there is that other aftermath you mentioned… )
Cassie still has yet to learn, that the person who is best to go toe-to-toe with our self, is our self. We’re pretty evenly matched in these cases.