The Type-Moon Miscellaneous Thoughts Thread

[Deathhappens]

6 mins 50 sec to 9 mins 10 sec is about Nero uses IP to copy Li's Bajiquan, then tried to catch him offguard by copying Sphere Boundary, but he didn't fall for it and overwhelmed her. Cuz even if you can obtain the skill at expert lvl, you are still not the same as a true master of the art (This is a recurring theme in martial art novels, where they have characters copying moves of other masters but usually still 1 step away from the true master who practiced the art for their entire life. So nice reference there.)
Later on she had to activate the theater to even out the playing field and still struggled until she landed the Laus Saint Claudius and won.

Ok,now I want to see some fanart of Nero going through Bajiquan forms.
In her original outfit.

[Lily Emilio]

Well she did do some of those moves against Berserker Li in Last Encore. But that fight is like less than 2mins so you only see them exchanging 2,3 Bajiquan punches lol.

[LJ3]

https://www.tor.com/2018/04/18/the-r...love-is-a-lie/

didn’t know where to put it but this thread

main point I think is about the convoluted and mysterious history of Robin Hood’s origins and embellishment

also something about disapproving about him being a rich nobleman?

[You]

(This is a recurring theme in martial art novels, where they have characters copying moves of other masters but usually still 1 step away from the true master who practiced the art for their entire life. So nice reference there.) .

and sports manga

[SpoonyViking]

https://www.tor.com/2018/04/18/the-r...love-is-a-lie/

didn’t know where to put it but this thread

main point I think is about the convoluted and mysterious history of Robin Hood’s origins and embellishment

also something about disapproving about him being a rich nobleman?

Nothing new there, but it's always nice to read about the subject.

[Deathhappens]

https://www.tor.com/2018/04/18/the-r...love-is-a-lie/

didn’t know where to put it but this thread

main point I think is about the convoluted and mysterious history of Robin Hood’s origins and embellishment

also something about disapproving about him being a rich nobleman?

The book about him I remember reading as a kid had him as a villager, but I guess that just further adds to the point the article is trying to make about there just not being enough support for any one "historical" Robin Hood.
In that respect, the Nasuverse one is surprisingly apt in naming him "just one of many who could fit that role." Extra's Servants all had some really nice historical touches like that.

[fire_mountain_30]

yeah, you see, that is the kind of bullshit that i dont like.

you could have just given her a lenghtier skill sheet rather than coming up with something so narratively problematic as Imperial Priviledge, whose exact limkts are extremely nebulous

[Mcjon01]

A lengthier skill sheet
in Extra
yeah, okay XD

[You]

blessings from Ra and Horus, amiright?

those are the biggest ones, but there are a few others.
Looking at go mats you can really see which Servants the authors poured their hearts into and others that were kinda like meh, mobage fodder.

[pinetree]

yeah, you see, that is the kind of bullshit that i dont like.

you could have just given her a lenghtier skill sheet rather than coming up with something so narratively problematic as Imperial Priviledge, whose exact limkts are extremely nebulous

I don't know, I like Imperial Privilege in concept, and as always (or at least until FGO) skills are made to fit the narrative, not the other way around. So they needed a reason for Nero to be a Saber able to stand up in a fight and made one up accordingly. Giving her a lenghtier skill set doesn't allow that.

[Arashi_Leonhart]

I prefer it to the teacher knows best skills, but not as much as the oni do all the cool things skills

[Deathhappens]

I like how people complain about Imperial Priviledge giving Nero skills because she's an Emperor and yet nobody brings up how she can summon a pseudo-Reality Marble just because she built a theater.

[Altaris]

Having a Theater RM because she builds it is a far more believable excuse than "lol i have all skills as long as i want it even though i suck dick metaphorically and literally"

[pinetree]

Because that's totally fine and cool and has some connection to her legend while Imperial Privilege is just some bullshit they made up to make her better than she would be otherwise? I mean I like IP but it's really easy to see the difference between the two.

[Mcjon01]

Builds a theater, gets an NP that builds a theater
So implausible, how could this happen

[Deathhappens]

I built a sandcastle once, clearly I should have the ability to summon a magic castle when I get enshrined as a hero.

[Altaris]

Nobody cares shit about what you build

Every Romans care about what Nero built

That's the difference. Stop using false equivalent

[Mcjon01]

I built a sandcastle once, clearly I should have the ability to summon a magic castle when I get enshrined as a hero.

Depends on if the reason you got enshrined as a hero was because everyone blamed you for setting fire to the pier to make room to build your sandcastle.

[Tobias]

Two things worth noting, I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that we are all somewhat inurred to NPs being crazy and above and beyond, whereas Nero is somewhat unique in that her Skill is so insane it literally out classes many NPs in both power and versatility

The second thing though, is that IP makes perfect sense once you understand it’s connection to the “all roads lead to Rome” legend. It’s not that different then the gil collected all treasures myth.

[RoydGolden]

I still find it really weird that Nero didn't have a Great Fire NP. Even though she didn't really start it, it's still by far the thing she's most famous for in popular culture, while I'd wager most people haven't even heard of the Domus Aurea.