Things that annoy you in TM

[Reign]

I'd actually prefer it if it weren't gods and were all not-quite-heroes like Muramasa that just need that extra something-something to cross the threshold. Like alt phantoms.

I'm also in this camp. Summoning gods just doesn't sit right with me, down ranked Pseudo Servants or no.

[castor212]

]just wait until Dullahan says something like this, no need to go to the effort yourself.

Better it comes out from Raff, Raff isnt blind.

Most of the time

[ItsaRandomUsername]

Unrelated, but since we are in a thread about what annoys you, i will contribute. It kin da annoys me how Prisma Illya overshadowed her original self so much , hope her good showin in the HF trilogy will change it

I agree wholeheartedly. It's quite rare these days to find good, uh, material, of the original--and arguably superior--version of Illya, so I've likewise crossed my fingers for a boom.
(but if there is gonna be a boom, it won't be because of HF, I tell you hwat :^)
(save me from this dry spell, /GO)
(also, :gun_emoji: for even slipping this low in the first place)

[Altima of the Gates]

Both of them lost some of their original personalities, be it alot or not, they are no longer their own thing but a Rinface. And then you don't even get to see their original appearance because of that.

I can see where you are coming from, since I did like the concept of Gods being shown in the forefront, but not the execution. However, given some of their personalities, it's understandable to make things work that some "retooling" was in order, as some Gods are downright assholes if you were true to their origin.
If it were me, I would go whole hog and have both personalities in the same body 100%, so you truly can see the contrast, and maybe even have them learn from each other and further explore why exactly they are karmically compatible. Make it a Birdy the Mighty type of deal. Now Ishtar can learn to be a decent person without completely melding as Rin, or Parvati and Sakura can see the flaws they both have.

If anything I think it would create a better human/God dialogue.

On another note, doesn't what Ishtar really look like mirror Rin somewhat anyway? Besides the claws, there is the flashiness and twintails.

[SeiKeo]

that's even worse, 'immortal goddess gets taught life lessons by random teenager'

[Rafflesiac]

We already had timeless warrior gets taught life lessons by a random teenager, it's not too much of a stretch

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Also Pseudo-Servants shouldn't exist, I pity Zhuge fans

[SeiKeo]

We already had timeless warrior gets taught life lessons by a random teenager, it's not too much of a stretch

fate bad

[Dullahan]

that's even worse, 'immortal goddess gets taught life lessons by random teenager'

what is tsukihime?

[SeiKeo]

what is tsukihime?

What is a visual novel where you can rank the route quality by how immortal the main girl is for 500, Alex?

[Altima of the Gates]

that's even worse, 'immortal goddess gets taught life lessons by random teenager'

I mean, mythology is pretty chock full of gods being bested/admonished by humans, so it seems more of the same to me.

[Dullahan]

yeah but usually the mortal gets turned into a tree or some shit

[SeiKeo]

would fate really be worse if merlin turned shirou into a pine marten

[Rafflesiac]

What is a visual novel where you can rank the route quality by how immortal the main girl is for 500, Alex?

I didn't know you liked Akiha.

[RoydGolden]

That the gods have something to learn from humanity isn't a new thing in mythology by any means. Heck, that's basically the meaning of the Incarnation in Christianity, at least in some interpretations.

[Snow]

Must be some really niche interpretations.

[RoydGolden]

Must be some really niche interpretations.

I'm going with the idea that God becoming human didn't just show humans all they needed to know about God, it also taught God what it was like to live as a human. I'm not claiming it's a mainstream interpretation by any stretch, but it's an interesting idea that helps reconcile the different portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments. If I were a Christian, it'd probably be what I'd believe.

[Snow]

I haven't heard of any mainstream christian school of thought propagating the idea of God 'learning' anything from humanity. Kinda goes against the whole concept of what God is. Maybe you're thinking angels?

[Kotonoha]

He just said it wasn't mainstream though

[Snow]

And I'm just saying what I know. Not every sentence I write is to convince someone else they're wrong.

Also I'm kinda curious to know which groups are of that school of thought. I find that kinda stuff interesting.

[SeiKeo]

I'm going with the idea that God becoming human didn't just show humans all they needed to know about God, it also taught God what it was like to live as a human. I'm not claiming it's a mainstream interpretation by any stretch, but it's an interesting idea that helps reconcile the different portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments. If I were a Christian, it'd probably be what I'd believe.

god is allknowing my dude