Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20190119003858/@comment-38271940-20190204181647

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1) If it was merely 10x better then Atlas would've fucked up. Especially since with Yang's arm they don't have to worry about any AI or robotics, they just have to make the arm work and be able to take a huge beating.

Actually, there's something I thought about. Penny was unable to protect her hands or body despite having Aura. And Yang's metal arm got damaged even though it should've been protected by her Aura, and it wasn't as if her Aura went down after Adam used his Edge Onslaught - Max Power on her (we never saw any Aura flashes or flickers IIRC).

So I wonder, maybe the metal parts are not protected by Aura, like Cinder's Grimm arm. If so, even more reason to design Yang's prosthetic arm to be tough as fuck. Otherwise it may well self-destruct from the recoil if Yang does a Semblance-boosted punch with it.

2) Adam went all out with his Semblance on Yang and he still had quite the amount to spare. And you overestimate the civilians: Note that they were afraid of just being there, and some were scared of the shield covering them from head to feet being hit.

The only ones who could give Adam a challenge, were Sun, Blake and Ilia. And sure, that's still 3 vs 1, and Adam would've likely lost against them. But remember, the base of this topic was about Adam running away and abandoning his men despite being quite capable of putting a fight against the great majority of the people present.

3) Yes. Who would be comparable to AKs in effectiveness against someone like Adam. Remember: mooks, even trained ones, are shit compared to even Huntsmen-in-training, and just 1 of those newbie Huntsmen can take down a dozen without breaking a sweat.

4) Which is completely dismissing the point.

5) Except when the stinger hit him, Hazel was completely and utterly distracted with his guard 100% down. There's no way Adam would get a surprise Moonslice on him in the middle of a fight, and he can't do it before the fight because either Hazel notices him first or he has no energy to use for it. All good, I hope you're enjoying it!

1. Well, they do have to worry about robotics. The ability to transfer a signal from the nerve endings through the appropriate areas takes a lot of robotics work. Now, a good portion of this could be avoided due to the use of the (alleged) kinetic dust, but I'd argue that the outer shell resistance is still remarkably inconsistent. And alternatively I'd argue that the shell of the Mech's should be more resistant, especially the large one's that are expected to take and endure hits - The joints would be the abusable part in that argument.

Though on that note of aura, I agree that it is interesting. I was curious about that same theory, though Adam's sword has made me question that. Of course, it could just be a REALLY durable sword. You could very well be right. It could also mean that Penny's 'soul' is protected and her - the actual her - might return.

2/3. Let's say I am overestimating the citizens. There's still the security - high in the sky, guns, and mobile. Plus the huntsmen/huntresses. Also, abandoning his men wasn't ever part of my arguement, I was just talking about rationalizing him running.

I do wonder how Sun would do 1v1 against him. I think he's probably a much better fighter than we've actually seen. I hope we see him again, soon.

4. But I didn't dismiss it. I don't think I did. I considered it and said that the concept of that trope is different in this world, due to aura. I acknowledged it as plot armor, said my explanation, and then the other focused on the plot armor concept.

5. I don't know...a change of scenery, some dancing in the trees, leaves floating down, a few trees collapsing, speed to get behind him...It feels pretty typical for Iajutsu fighters. But maybe I am giving too much credit his way. I guess I just feel that in Monty's setup for combat styles, using heavy usage of the environment, it just makes sense.