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I think her goal with these guys was training. So this is just the second stage of her training session.
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Slashrat posted:I'm curious why she felt these guys needed a sporting chance when she was perfectly fine with slitting the the throats of the boys and the judge with no warning. Is massacring Iraqi civilians somehow less of a crime than acquitting a quad of boys in the rape case that you preside over as a judge? She wanted practice. And probably some sadistic-by-righteous-indignation fun.
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Slashrat posted:a sporting chance Yeah, right.
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Sep 19, 2014 12:53
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T.G. Xarbala posted:She wanted practice. And probably some sadistic-by-righteous-indignation fun. She's basically a serial killer now and is escalating. Killing unsuspecting kids and old men isn't enough anymore, despite her claims of doing it for "justice". She's killing these people not because they've broken the law and gotten away with it, but because she misses the excitement of superhero scene. Initially just the act of murder was enough to bring that excitement back, but now things have gotten stale. She stepping up her game with targets who can potentially take her down, that's why she did the balloon exercise, they needed to know exactly what they were up against or there's no challenge and she can't get her fix. Edit: Remember, their crimes are just an excuse. What Moonshadow is feeding on is the thrill of murder. By going after "badguys" she can rationalize it in her own mind. In the previous comic we already see that she knows that society as a whole would disprove of this, but she's "taking one for the team" and "making the hard choices" and other such platitudes. Soonmot fucked around with this message at 13:01 on Sep 19, 2014 |
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Sep 19, 2014 12:59
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Could Sonar take Moonshadow?
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Sep 19, 2014 13:53
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She's loving batshit so maybe. I'm not super surprized about how this turned out. I hope this issue focuses a bit more around the whole idea or at least addresses the " Government totally was okay with a Adventurous Teenage Murder Club".
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Sep 19, 2014 14:24
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Looks like none of those guys had the sense to run screaming at "I am the invisible slasher" Instead let's talk ethics with a superpowered serial killer 
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Sep 19, 2014 14:41
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Jackard posted:Looks like none of those guys had the sense to run screaming at "I am the invisible slasher" Well she is a famous celebrity who can legally murder the poo poo out of biodynamics and works as a government enforcer. Plus can you imagine how cool it'd be if they got Moonshadow's autograph?
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Sep 19, 2014 15:07
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Maybe if she went after some white-collar criminals instead of murdering stupid kids, I'd like her more.
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Slashrat posted:I'm curious why she felt these guys needed a sporting chance when she was perfectly fine with slitting the the throats of the boys and the judge with no warning. Is massacring Iraqi civilians somehow less of a crime than acquitting a quad of boys in the rape case that you preside over as a judge? The villain gives a monologue before trapping and doing horrible things to the victims? Why I never... Level Slide posted:Could Sonar take Moonshadow? I'm thinking his ability to echolocate is going to be needed in the fight. I don't think that's a detail we would have gotten if it wasn't meant to be used later.
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Sep 19, 2014 16:00
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SlothfulCobra posted:Maybe if she went after some white-collar criminals instead of murdering stupid kids, I'd like her more. If she started offing lobbyists I'd be half way to starting her up a fanclub.
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Sep 19, 2014 16:06
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Soonmot posted:She's basically a serial killer now and is escalating. Killing unsuspecting kids and old men isn't enough anymore, despite her claims of doing it for "justice". She's killing these people not because they've broken the law and gotten away with it, but because she misses the excitement of superhero scene. Initially just the act of murder was enough to bring that excitement back, but now things have gotten stale. She stepping up her game with targets who can potentially take her down, that's why she did the balloon exercise, they needed to know exactly what they were up against or there's no challenge and she can't get her fix. I think this is basically right, with one additional caveat. She's not "killing" these people. She's "throwing them a birthday party." 
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Sep 19, 2014 16:44
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My prediction is that she actually does start offing lobbyists, bankers, and corrupt officials, and this is what lights the fire under the government's rear end to catch her, because an attack on the institutions of power cannot be forgiven. And that's how Allison gets called in.
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Captain Bravo posted:I think this is basically right, with one additional caveat. She's not "killing" these people. She's "throwing them a birthday party." I imagine the aftermath of the party might look like this:
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Pavlov posted:If she started offing lobbyists I'd be half way to starting her up a fanclub. Tarezax posted:My prediction is that she actually does start offing lobbyists, bankers, and corrupt officials, and this is what lights the fire under the government's rear end to catch her, because an attack on the institutions of power cannot be forgiven. They wouldn't even bother letting Hector know.
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Sep 19, 2014 20:12
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A simple explanation of why she'd give the guys ammo would be to test herself. Sure she got all the balloons without breaking a sweat but an exercise with paint balls is not the same as real life combat. Even if the mercs are rattled now they are still trained killers. So when she kills them all she will likely move on to whatever target she has picked out next. Which quite likely will have armed security. All and all it should be entertaining.
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Sep 19, 2014 20:13
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This is why you always get the money upfront.
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Sep 19, 2014 20:34
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Jackard posted:Looks like none of those guys had the sense to run screaming at "I am the invisible slasher" She's a world famous superpowered serial killer. Would you run screaming at her if she just beat down your team without said team knowing what the gently caress?
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nimby posted:She's a world famous superpowered serial killer. Would you run screaming at her if she just beat down your team without said team knowing what the gently caress? At her? No. I think he meant away. Far away, before the doors were locked.
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rotinaj posted:At her? No. I think he meant away. Far away, before the doors were locked. Ah, yeah, that makes more sense. Doh.
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Sep 19, 2014 22:07
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She could still be planning a birthday party we don't know yet.
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Trast posted:A simple explanation of why she'd give the guys ammo would be to test herself. Sure she got all the balloons without breaking a sweat but an exercise with paint balls is not the same as real life combat. Even if the mercs are rattled now they are still trained killers. So when she kills them all she will likely move on to whatever target she has picked out next. Which quite likely will have armed security. Alternately could just leave and let them shoot each other while trying to kill an invisible person in the dark. She seems too hands on for that though.
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Sep 19, 2014 22:29
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I am wondering how she got so much military ordinance without anyone noticing or raising an eyebrow...
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Unlucky7 posted:I am wondering how she got so much military ordinance without anyone noticing or raising an eyebrow... She's an American in America and she may have some money left over from being a celebrity. 
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Sep 20, 2014 00:31
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Okay, fine, I was wrong. The thing with her killing them happened and is kind of interesting.
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Pavlov posted:If she started offing lobbyists I'd be half way to starting her up a fanclub. Look, we all miss Golden Age Superman...
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Unlucky7 posted:I am wondering how she got so much military ordinance without anyone noticing or raising an eyebrow... She's also put an automatic door locker on that barn. She's literally going full on super-villain. I'm wondering if she's aware... I know she's not.
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Sep 20, 2014 03:02
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I bet her next target is a Super.
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Superstring posted:I bet her next target is a Super. I bet her next target is Pintsize.
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Error 404 posted:I bet her next target is Pintsize. Could be. Although, there is a convenient newly introduced character from the beginning of the issue.
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Superstring posted:Could be. Although, there is a convenient newly introduced character from the beginning of the issue. What's her crime, being black and educated? I think it's more likely Paladin is being used as an example of a biodynamic individual using their powers in a constructive way for societal good.
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:What's her crime, being black and educated? I think it's more likely Paladin is being used as an example of a biodynamic individual using their powers in a constructive way for societal good. Maybe she built a lot of super high tech for the government/military, something something it is a drone warfare allegory? Granted, my money's on Pintsize, but Paladin could certainly work as well.
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Error 404 posted:Maybe she built a lot of super high tech for the government/military, something something it is a drone warfare allegory? Man if Pintsized killed a non-biodynamic when they were cracking down on non-violent offenders that'd be pretty messed up.
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Unlucky7 posted:I am wondering how she got so much military ordinance without anyone noticing or raising an eyebrow... they had tanks and jets at their superhero base, she probably just took a crate from there
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:Man if Pintsized killed a non-biodynamic when they were cracking down on non-violent offenders that'd be pretty messed up. I'd bet dollars to donuts that he probably has, but he's a teammate. So, you know. You'd think she'd be more likely to point at the society that messed them up and thought that was acceptable behavior from children. ...Oh poo poo, wait, that's exactly what she hasn't been doing all this time. I guess that's the central conflict going on here; Moonshadow wants to shank rapists and murderers one at a time, while Alison wants to find a way to kick that entire way of thinking in the face and kill it forever.
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Thinking on it, I kinda gotta wonder if Moonshadow is being set up as a foil for Feral.
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Poison Mushroom posted:Thinking on it, I kinda gotta wonder if Moonshadow is being set up as a foil for Feral. I think that's right, but in this chapter I primarily see her as a foil for Pintsize. She's the logical extension of his methods, whether he realizes it or not. The main difference is that she doesn't feel like her vigilantism should be limited to socially acceptable targets. (And probably that he makes more of an effort not to kill people, but given the circumstances she can't exactly beat them up and leave them for the cops like usual.)
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Sep 20, 2014 17:02
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It would have been better if the judge had just let the boys go because of a mistake or technicality like the evidence had been tampered with or destroyed accidently. It would have at least made it some sort of argument, but right now she's murdered rapist, a wife beating judge, and apparently war criminals.
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Hollismason posted:It would have been better if the judge had just let the boys go because of a mistake or technicality like the evidence had been tampered with or destroyed accidently. It would have at least made it some sort of argument, but right now she's murdered rapist, a wife beating judge, and apparently war criminals. Who quite possibly sexually abused his daughters.
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I was never sure which superteam Paladin was she on. Was she with Feral?
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