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Sonic DID kill a whole buncha dudes joyriding in power armor. He isn't the nicest guy around.
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Nalin posted:Sonic DID kill a whole buncha dudes joyriding in power armor. He isn't the nicest guy around. But he's also not really a villain or monster. I believe the accepted term is "anti-hero". He's a character that very much isn't a hero, and does some bad things, but often also does good (whether accidentally or otherwise). Really, the worst things we've seen Speed of Sound Sonic do were as a result of mercenary work and everybody knows a job is a job. Skin-tight ninja outfits don't just buy themselves.
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May 18, 2015 17:08
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He's done good?
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May 18, 2015 17:16
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Yeah uh there's nothing really redeemable about Sonic.
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May 18, 2015 17:19
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What about his shapely hips.
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May 18, 2015 17:25
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Nalin posted:Sonic DID kill a whole buncha dudes joyriding in power armor. He isn't the nicest guy around. A bunch of dudes who stole that power armor and were on their way to attack his boss and probably more.
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May 18, 2015 17:44
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K. Flaps posted:What about his shapely hips. this and also him being tsun-tsun for Saitama.
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May 18, 2015 18:14
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I like TTMaster and L.R.s interaction here. It shows that TT is reasonable enough to listen to lower-ranked heroes, but that he's pragmatic enough to know Garou probably won't take advantage of it and leave. Helps to explain why he's so close to the members of his dojo, they just all know he's a reasonable and empathetic guy.
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May 18, 2015 20:12
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Brainamp posted:He's done good? Didn't Sonic fight the Sea King after Pri-Pri-Prisoner lost?
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May 18, 2015 20:13
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Keeshhound posted:Didn't Sonic fight the Sea King after Pri-Pri-Prisoner lost? Sea King picked a fight with him. He wasn't trying to protect anyone or avenge the serial rapist.
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May 18, 2015 20:16
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I'll go reread it after I get off work, but what the gently caress was he doing so close to the fight then? I mean, was he just watching for the hell of it?
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May 18, 2015 20:19
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Gyges posted:To be fair, if you get Speed of Sonic Sound sent after you, you're probably a pretty bad guy. Nobody hires a world class assassin/ninja to take out saints. Martin Luther King Jr. might disagree. You have to be really, really high-profile and controversial to attract enough ire to do it by good deeds, but it does happen.
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May 18, 2015 20:23
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Keeshhound posted:I'll go reread it after I get off work, but what the gently caress was he doing so close to the fight then? I mean, was he just watching for the hell of it? That was a good portion of it, yeah.
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May 18, 2015 20:34
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Keeshhound posted:I'll go reread it after I get off work, but what the gently caress was he doing so close to the fight then? I mean, was he just watching for the hell of it? A giant rapist broke out of prison to pick a fight with a monster. poo poo, who wouldn't go see that?
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May 18, 2015 20:38
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Fair point.
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May 18, 2015 21:08
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I'm also team saw-it-as-purple by the way. Not sure why. The red actually threw me off, especially since I saw that picture so many times and never noticed. I also agree that Supersonic Speed of Sound isn't supposed to be evil. He's simply concerned with being the best assassin. I think in the context of their universe or story, his actions aren't considered evil. And I don't think he's meant to appear that way. That's why Saitama just lets him go whenever they fight. Boros wasn't necessarily a monster, but Saitama killed him because he was evil. And you can tell SSS wants honest fights and to honor his contracts etc. SSS is True Neutral or even Lawful Neutral at worst imo. Pri-Pri Prisoner is probably more evil, but he's a hero, go figure.
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May 18, 2015 21:35
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Shadow0 posted:I'm also team saw-it-as-purple by the way. Not sure why. The red actually threw me off, especially since I saw that picture so many times and never noticed. There are a lot of evil rear end heroes I think that's like, a theme or something
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May 18, 2015 21:47
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I have one big concern about the upcoming anime. http://bato.to/read/_/142544/onepunch-man_ch13_by_boon-scanlation/5 http://bato.to/read/_/140446/onepunch-man_ch9_by_boon-scanlation/19 How much will they tone down the gore and violence?
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May 18, 2015 21:51
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Who cares? It's not an important part of the manga, and toning it down would make no real difference.
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May 18, 2015 22:07
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tsob posted:Who cares? It's not an important part of the manga, and toning it down would make no real difference. The fact that Saitama's punches LITERALLY EXPLODE PEOPLE'S HEADS is enjoyable and without it the anime just won't feel the same. Or do you think that this scene would possibly be the same without a dangling eyeball?
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May 18, 2015 22:16
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I wonder what Watchdogman is up to, he is a cool dude
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May 18, 2015 22:24
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Shadow0 posted:I'm also team saw-it-as-purple by the way. Not sure why. The red actually threw me off, especially since I saw that picture so many times and never noticed. saitama doesn't kill humans. boros isn't a human so he's fair game.
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May 18, 2015 22:36
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khy posted:The fact that Saitama's punches LITERALLY EXPLODE PEOPLE'S HEADS is enjoyable and without it the anime just won't feel the same. The important part of those panels is showing the ease with which Saitama is beating them. The gore isn't really important to that and I won't miss it if it's gone. khy posted:Or do you think that this scene would possibly be the same without a dangling eyeball? Given that the eye is in no way definitely belonging to that guy and can handily be replaced by any random body part or piece of armor, yes.
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May 18, 2015 22:38
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Roobanguy posted:saitama doesn't kill humans. boros isn't a human so he's fair game. Oh, so Saitama follows the Batman code for superheroes. Everything makes so much sense now 
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May 18, 2015 22:47
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tsob posted:The important part of those panels is showing the ease with which Saitama is beating them. The gore isn't really important to that and I won't miss it if it's gone. I think it's more that different people perceive Saitama's strength differently. What I mean is, I think that a punch that disintegrates a monster's head would seem, to me, vastly stronger than a punch which send him flying or knocks him out. Maybe it's because I've seen too many instances of 'super strong guy punches bad guy, bad guy goes crashing through buildings/flying through the air'. Saitama seems like he's meant to be depicted as stronger than the usual tropes and the best way to depict that is with the hilarious gore mixed in with the usual stuff. Just my opinion of course.
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May 18, 2015 22:56
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We already know he pulls his punches even against guys like Boros - him pulling them a bit so as not to stain his suit or whatever is no different.
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May 18, 2015 22:59
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tsob posted:Martin Luther King Jr. might disagree. You have to be really, really high-profile and controversial to attract enough ire to do it by good deeds, but it does happen. Nobody hired James Earl Ray to kill King, and even if you believe in some vast rear end in a top hat conspiracy, James Earl Ray was not a world class assassin. It's always some lone crazy rear end in a top hat who offs saints. Like that guy who tried to kill JPII(who is officially saint, or at least just a step or two away).
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May 18, 2015 23:21
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i got very confused by the word "King" there for a second
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May 19, 2015 00:42
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Yeah, no spoilers please.
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May 19, 2015 02:07
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khy posted:I think it's more that different people perceive Saitama's strength differently. What I mean is, I think that a punch that disintegrates a monster's head would seem, to me, vastly stronger than a punch which send him flying or knocks him out. When Saitama punches something or someone so hard that it explodes, people just assume what or whoever he punched was really fragile and prone to bursting.
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May 19, 2015 02:08
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But really, the gore I can take or leave but I don't think there's any real reason to be afraid that it'll get toned down. Instead, it'll be probably be censored for TV and uncensored for blu-ray. Like in Jojo, where shadows cover up offending elements of a scene anytime someone gets impaled or smokes a cigarette.
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May 19, 2015 02:16
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Shugojin posted:Ehhh, if somebody makes a giant hole in the wall, who WOULDN'T try to use it? Only reason the other prisoners didn't try is because they know they're not fast enough. Oh well I guess that makes it okay that the prisoner broke out of jail since there was a hole there. No man, it's cool, I only stole this money because there was a hole in the safe, I'm not really a bad guy!
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May 19, 2015 02:38
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khy posted:The fact that Saitama's punches LITERALLY EXPLODE PEOPLE'S HEADS is enjoyable and without it the anime just won't feel the same. Honestly I think you could accomplish that with Looney Toons style super stretching.
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May 19, 2015 02:45
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Crain posted:Honestly I think you could accomplish that with Looney Toons style super stretching. http://bato.to/read/_/162490/onepunch-man_ch8v2_by_boon-scanlation/22 As long as it has the eyeball.
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May 19, 2015 03:07
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RareAcumen posted:Oh well I guess that makes it okay that the prisoner broke out of jail since there was a hole there. A completely non-violent escape where you don't even cause any property damage is pretty low on the morally bad things to do. It's not like you gave your word to stay there and now you're breaking it. In and of itself, morally less bad than parking in a handicap spot when you aren't handicapped.
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May 19, 2015 03:14
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It would be pretty funny if they used Hokuto no Ken-style censorship. Unlikely, but funny.
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May 19, 2015 04:36
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sonic hasn't really done anything bad bad aside from the random attacking people to try and get saitama to fight him but he's still definitely a grade a jackass
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May 19, 2015 06:04
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Jintor posted:sonic hasn't really done anything bad bad aside from the random attacking people to try and get saitama to fight him but he's still definitely a grade a jackass Well, there was that time he threatened to kill all the other prisoners, just so he could pass the time. Kinda weird everyone forgot about that part.
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May 19, 2015 07:04
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Astus posted:Well, there was that time he threatened to kill all the other prisoners, just so he could pass the time. Kinda weird everyone forgot about that part. Man that was followed up by one of the best gently caress off moments in the series 'SHUTUUUUUUUP' 
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May 19, 2015 07:33
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Astus posted:Well, there was that time he threatened to kill all the other prisoners, just so he could pass the time. Kinda weird everyone forgot about that part. i don't know if they have freedom in speech in japaitama or whereever OPM is set but maybe it's just super freedom of speech anyway one day he's gonna have his head punched in
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