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Consider this a follow-up pic of sorts to "Scourge Vs. Knuckles": [link]Trust me, it's been a long time coming. I've been dying to do a more action-oriented piece lately, I feel there is a sad lack of Sally-kicking-ass art out there, and I likewise long felt it unfair the one pic I have of Scourge in my gallery is of him having kicked ass. I thus felt it fair to have an action pic of him getting his ass kicked by Sally, solving all three problems at once.
Forgive the "Street Fighter IV" flourishes; they weren't really planned for, but the ink I was using proved thicker than expected and I had to sort of work with it to keep things looking coherent. And if you don't know what I mean by "'Street Fighter IV' Flourishes", just watch this video: [link]
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I agree, there aren't enough pics of Sally kicking ass (and don't get me started on pics of her taking names).
Love the dynamic angle and the violence on this one. Sally's kick is awesome and you did a good job with Scourge's bruise and dropping his shades.
It's long overdue, but thank you for letting us use this in our gallery at #S-S-S-S-S-Squad .
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You're only too welcome.
Anyway, glad you like.
Thanks for the comment. <3
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When you got a good pic, you got it no matter the year. Awesomeness, much like diamonds and DMV lines, are forever. Have you drawn a lot of action pieces since this one?
Thank you for drawing something so awesome to comment on.
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Here 'n' there, but I can't think of anything that has quite the same dynamics as this one, which is honestly something I'm thinking of changing soon. ^_^
And thank YOU for being such a gracious commenter. XD ^_^
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Here's wishing you luck. We could all use some more kick-ass scenes of kicking-ass like yours.
Oh dang...I think I've been out-thanked!
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Very, very true. X3
And hey, thanks for being so humble about it. ^_^
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In the comment for this pic, you said there was some Street Fighter flourishes in there. Did SF materials inspire a lot of this pic?...Also, are the flourishes those black marks trailing off or exploding out of the characters?
It is not often that I'm defeated in a battle of gratitude. I am honored to be out-thanked by one as skilled as you.
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Yes, the black marks are the flourishes I mean, in reference to the ink-blot visuals of the "Street Fighter IV" series ([link] ). Though as I said, it wasn't something I set out to do; I was still experimenting with heavy inks when I made this and it wound up blotting badly at one point; in order to compensate, I chose to deliberately use the effect throughout the rest of the pic.
X3 Well thank you for your thanks, o thankful one.
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That's what I thought. Well, nice job rolling with the punches. I'd probably have to scrutinize the pic to see where you made your mistake, but all the streaks you did on purpose look good and match your accidental ones. Did you color this by hand?
Cool trailer. A shame the anime they made for it was boring though. Hopefully they make another one in the future that isn't just a prologue to the next game.
According to my culture, whoever beats the man, becomes the man. By defeating me in a battle of thanks, you are the only master I can ever learn from. Will you take me on as your student in the art of gratitude?
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Yes, I did; it was hand-colored with inks and goauche paints. 
As far as I'm concerned, the definitive Street Fighter anime has already been made: [link]
And ehhhhhhhhh...sure, why not? x3 ^_^
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Kudos to you and your hands for working with paints. My guess would have been the eyes too, but anyone who works with paints gets an automatic pass in my book...Granted, I'm not an art buff, so my book's not worth crap. Mind if I ask what exactly are gouache paints?
Huzzah! I thought you were gonna say Street Fighter 2 and I'd have to disagree with you for a minute. Congratulations, you picked the right one.
A thousand thanks master! Just let me get my inhaler, my sunhat, my bugspray, my ridiculous hiking shorts and Dora the Explorer compass and I'll follow you to the ends of the Earth!
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Goauche is a particular kind of watercolor paint; it's a bit more malleable than traditional water-colors, and can be more easily adjusted after it's been laid out.
Hey, a True Warrior enters the Arena with all his Powers at the ready, right? Of course I picked the right one. ;3
And hey, works for me. X3
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Coolio. I only worked with watercolors in grade school, so I always thought they were hard to use. Cool to hear that there's more flexible ones out there. Do you work with gouache often?
That he does. The second time I saw that movie, I forgot that Ryu's "brother" died, so I got to be surprised twice.
I am humbled by this new master. Just let me sell all my worldly possessions and donate the money to master-less saps the less fortunate and we can start our journey!
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Yes, actually, though these days I mostly use it for backgrounds. I'm considering trying to use them more fully again, though.
And hey, if you wanna throw any of that Donation Money MY way, I do take commissions. >w>; But seriously, thank you for your humble gratitude. ^_^
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Coolio. Here's wishing you luck getting back into the swing of things. What do you use for the characters and foreground now, if you don't mind my asking?
Indeed. The only things wrong with it are that it has less Vega than Street Fighter 2 and it shares a title with Street Fighter Alpha: Generations, which is terrible. Other than that, best SF movie in my book...Which makes me wish that much more that they'd make another good one.
But what would a master of gratitude need with money? In fact...if you had money, you wouldn't need to thank people anymore. Gasp! You're not master of gratitude! You're a charlatan! My God, nothing makes sense anymore!...But out of curiosity, what do you charge for commissions?
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Various kinds of Markers, Copics and Prismacolors mostly.
Less Vega IS a pretty serious offense, but it also has more Dan, so I think that makes up for it, personally. XD
Aww, sorry my little ribbing lost me the title, but I suppose it's only fair; thank you for being so honest. ^_^
Commission prices can be found here, though, since you're curious: [link]
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I've heard of Copics and I've seen a pic with "Prismacolor" in the title before. Copics have changeable ink cartridges, don't they? And if I had to guess, Prismacolors...harness the power of Pink Floyd to make pictures?
, Dan is in that movie!
I forgot about Dan and his Hadoken. That does make up for less Vega. As good as Vega was in Street Fighter 2, however, I think he was at his best in the kinda-good, kinda-bad, kinda-alotta-weird, kinda-really-awkward, definitely-so-bad-it's-good anime series Street Fighter 2 V (don't know what the "V" stands for). Vega was in like 3 or 4 episodes and he was at his utmost crazy and clawtastic in those episodes.
Stop thanking me! You've insulted the name of gratuity worse than that time I misused it in a sentence...which would be right now! I think!
Thanks for the link. I suck at reading, so I'll get to it in between posts and get back to you.
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Yes. That is exactly what Prismacolors do. l3;
Yeah, I thought "V" was honestly pretty solid stuff overall. It has its problems, not least of which being its plainly low budget, but I honestly felt it managed to take a lot of the more compelling elements of Ryu and Ken's back-stories and turn it into a fairly nice story-arc for 20-odd episodes, and Vega was one of the characters who benefited the most from its reinterpretations of classic SF characters.
Apologies for my unintended insult to gratuity; I simply must thank you for pointing out my error. ^_^
And hey, take your time, or don't read it at all; it's really all up to you, but whatever you do, good luck with it. <3
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Wow...That's awesome. Got any drawing tools powered by The Beatles?
I had to twist my friend's arm to finish V (even though it was his DVD set), but it was worth it. I feel that this series had the best explanation of what the Hadoken is and the best philosophy behind why Ryu and Ken push themselves to fight (I don't remember what it was, but I think it was better than what they use in most of the movies). Guile was also at his most badass in that series, what with him actually beating Ken and/or Ryu in a fight and remaining imposing up until the last fight with Bison. They also had some cool side stories like the time Ryu and Ken went into the world's worst city and fought Sodom&Gamora.
Some characters suffered from designs though, like Ryu being inexplicably tan and headband-less (and, arguably, Chun Li's lack of original outfit). The main thing that always sticks out to me though, is Ryu's and Ken's unintentional(?) more-than-bromance innuendo. The early episodes seemed to have a bad habit of making it seem like Ken was hitting on Ryu or the two were getting a little too friendly in the hot tub. As far as I can tell, it's out of character for them and more than a little distracting.
Grrrr....You've insulted my art form for the last time! I challenge you to a duel of thanks and gratitude!...If you'd be so kind.
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I wish. lD;
And honestly? I'm cool with "V"'s bromance; remember that this is before Ken got married in-canon (and indeed, it seems to take place before he even met Eliza), so it's not like it's THAT discomforting or uncharacteristic, at least to me. I do agree Chun-Li spending most of the series strictly marginalized is pretty annoying, though, and likewise I thought the ending was a bit nonsensical (the hell was up with that bird-head totem Bison was so obssessed with?), but again, I enjoyed it overall, flaws and all.
Thank you kindly for the offer, but I would rather graciously concede defeat than cause you any further discomfort or anger. ^_^
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I never saw Ryu and Ken portrayed that way before V, so I wasn't prepared for such action out of those two. That time they were naked in the hot tub and practically jumping in each others' faces also made me squeamish. Still, it was so hilariously out-loud and it actually made sense for their characters (Ken being more cynical and worldly, almost manipulating the isolated and naive Ryu at times). To this day, I can't seriously "ship" Ryu and Ken with anyone other than each other. It's not like Eliza can spar with Ken.
Oh yeah, I forgot all about that totem pole. Man, that show got weird at the end. And Chunners never really got to do much...In fact, I think her Dad had more fights than she did. Kinda makes sense though, given that she was 16 in that series.
Well then, thank you very much. I greatly appreciate your modesty and saving me some time. Now then, if you'd be so kind as to excuse me, I have to get my money and worldly possessions back.
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No, I suppose it isn't. XD I have to admit I'm of two minds on the subject; on the one hand, I agree the particulars of the Ryu/Ken relationship are such that it's all but impossible to view their other relationships with almost any other character as being quite as meaningful, and it's a compelling overall relationship. On the OTHER hand, I rather like how Ken's increasingly-devoted family life has led to him and Ryu drifting apart a little, and how Ken struggles to reconcile hs love of Fighting with his love for his Family.
Well yes, but by that logic Ryu 'n' Ken shouldn't have been doing much of anything either; as I recall, they're all meant to be around the same age in "V". Then again, she DID kind of hand Guile his ass pretty handily towards the end...but that's sort of mitigated by her being brainwashed at the time. XD;
Thank you for appreciating my modesty, and for excusing yourself so politely; may I lend a hand in getting said money and worldly possessions back for you? ^_^
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Yet another good point you raise. As far as I can tell, almost no official SF continuity has Ryu in a serious relationship, so I never put any stock in him exceeding a platonic friendship with anyone other than Ken. Well, he does love fighting I suppose...Anywho, Ken is pretty serious about his wife, so Eliza has some plot relevance, especially since you mentioned that Ken is being torn between two passions and his life is really changing because of it. I guess it's a good thing Bison keeps popping up to give Ryu and Ken an excuse to hang out.
Were they? I could have sworn they were in their 20's...though now I seem to recall them saying how hot she was and arguing over who got to hit on her, so I hope they were all the same age. In any event, Chunners' dad was awesome on that show. Most stories have him kidnapped or dead by the time Chun Li hits the scene, so it was nice to see him in action for once...and man oh man was he in action!
You are most welcome. It is always nice to hear one's actions are so agreeable. To change gears to something less agreeable, however, I will not need any help regaining my things. I do not trust you as far as I can thank you, so it will be no trouble at all for me to go about this chore by myself. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
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XD; The one context in which Bison is helpful. And there IS that dreadful Malibu Comic series from back in the early 90's which had Ryu and Chun-Li as embittered ex-lovers, but I don't think (or at least fervently hope) that doesn't count as an "official" continuity.
And honestly, given that Japanese pop-culture seems a touch more forgiving about age difference in a relationship, I can't honestly say if Ryu 'n' Ken's hormonal reactions to Chun-Li necessarily tell us anything about their ages in relation to each other. It's been a while since I've seen the show, though, so I can't say much of ANYTHING for sure.
Fair enough that we get to see Chun-Li's dad in action for a change, but I still feel Chun-Li herself got a bum deal; she's one of the frachise's most iconic characters, and at least ostensibly a lead character in "V", I feel like she deserved a lot better than she got.
Thank you for your honesty and your copliments; your friendly attitude has been most appreciated. I wish you the best of luck in re-obtaining your belongings, and continue to extend the offer to help should you change your mind. ^_^
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Out of curiosity, who's your favorite SF head-villain? I don't know anything about the guy from SF4 and Akuma never really caught my eye, so I normally prefer Bison as the main villain. Favorite villain of any high or low rank, of course, is Vega. As for the Malibu Comics, I heard Ken was dead before they even started, so I disqualify them for not giving him a chance to throw his hat in the ring...that and I'm not sure the comics were very good.
As my friend once said, "The age of consent in Japan is 'yes.'" Given some of the relationships I've seen in other anime, I really should ditch my preconceived notions when trying to figure out the cast's ages...Of course, if I really wanted to solve this riddle, I'd just watch the show again.
I feel like Chun Li's dad may have been intended to serve as an introduction to how cool Chunners herself could be, but they never followed up on it. Given how famous she is amongst not only SF characters, but female video game characters everywhere, she really did deserve better than she got. Aside from that, V was a story that took the time to introduce us to a character, but never made proper use of her, so it's irritating even if you don't know of Chunners' legacy. I think she spent the entire series being Ryu'n'Ken's tour guide, being flirted on by Vega, getting captured and brainwashed by Bison and finally being freed when her male co-stars saved the day. I really don't like the implications here.
You have no idea how much it means to me to hear that you appreciated my attitude and compliments so much! Your positive reinforcement will carry me through the arduous task of tracking down the random passersby I all but threw my possessions at in a desperate attempt to rid myself of them, and the men that I am certain are affiliated with the mob who will most likely break my legs just for talking to them, let alone asking for my money back. I'm sure some of your gratitude will help me from writing run-on sentences in the future as well.
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I almost don't consider Akuma a "head villain"; unlike Bison or Seth, he doesn't really have a Big Plan or an Evil Organization to run. He just sort of...IS. But that's also kind of why, if we DID count him as a "Head Villain", I would pick him as my favorite. If we set him aside, though, it's a toss-up between Bison and Gill of the "Street Fighter III" games. And...yeah. The Malibu Comics really, REALLY suck: [link]
We're certainly meant to take it as implied that, since Dad-Li is badass, Chun-Li is at least somewhat badass herself, but as is too often the case, we're left with a lot of being TOLD about it, not a whole lot actually being SHOWN it. But it's a sad fact that underlies a lot of the franchise, unfortunately.
Thank you for the lovely run-on sentence. ^_^
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That's true. The only reason I considered him "head villain" potential is that I thought he was the standard main boss of one of the games (not like how he's a secret boss in SFII). Upon further introspection, however, I don't think he was ever in such a position (Bison likes the spotlight too much to share it). I'm not as familiar with the series as you are, so I only saw Seth in the SFIV anime and I have no idea who Gill is, but he sounds like he has a very normal name for a last boss. This just popped into my head, was Seth created by Shadowloo? I don't know why, but I get the feeling that he's technically Bison's property but acts on his own.
Wowzers, Malibu was weird. I can only imagine what their Mortal Kombat comics were like. Speaking of MK, yaaaay! Linkara liked MK at one point! I also like how there's a MK ad on the back of the SF comic...too bad that's the closest they ever came to interacting with each other. Going back to Linkara's review, I loved the Magneto bit and all the Raul Julia clips...is Bison's cape always purple? Seems like I should have noticed the similarities before, but I think Malibu was the only one to give Bison a purple cape. I also like how Ryu's a sexist asshole....Thank God he's not like that in any other SF fiction!
TV Tropes calls that tendency "Informed Ability" and I hate it when it comes up. Code Geass seems to go out of its way to tell you things, but that show was also pretty good at showing those informed traits in action at least once. I also feel like Dark Knight Rises explained a lot more than it showed, especially for the final act in a trilogy. Having played as many SF games as you have, would you say that they explain more than they show too?
No problem at all. Always a pleasure to break the laws of grammar over my knee if there's an audience willing to watch.
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a.) I actually do think Akuma is the standard Boss for at least one of the "Street Fighter Alpha" games, but I'm not sure.
b.) Seth was indeed created by Shadowloo as one of many potential replacement bodies for Bison, but shortly after being made the head of Shadowloo's Weapons Division, S.I.N., he began acting out on his own.
c.) Gill is a cult leader with dreams of World Domination, and while he may have a plain name, he also has the ability to ressurrect himself during a Fight if he runs out of Health. XD;
Yeah, Malibu's got a whole LOT of Weird crammed into its pages. lD; Generally speaking, Bison's cape is depicted as black/dark-gray, so changing it to a dark purple isn't TOO much of a stretch when one considers the limitations of color printing from comics in that era.
I'd have to disagree that "Rises" falls into that trap, but I do at least understand why you feel that way. Like you, though, I do have very little patience for it; showing rather than telling is kind of THE #1 rule for visual mediums, and if you've got the time to tell us ANYTHING, you'd damned well better make the time to show it too. X3 The SF games are a bit of a tricky beast in that respect, however; if one goes only off of the narrative cut-scenes and the like, yeah, it's more "tell" than "show", but once you take the gameplay into account the ratio shifts dramatically for the better.
Thank you for accepting me as your willing audience, and doing such an impressive job of said grammar-breaking. ^_^
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Sorry for the late response.
A) Oh, coolio. I never played the Alpha games, so I'm just totally guessing here. What little I do know, however, I think the Alpha games are what really brought Akuma to the forefront. I know he had an actual ending in one of the games (with Bison seemingly unable to comprehend just what the Hell he was) and, of course, the Alpha anime movies.
B) Another point for lucky guesses! As evil as Shadowloo is, I have to give them credit. Most evil organizations make a bio weapon and just keep them locked up in a tube or slap a control collar on them so they'll kill who the organization wants them to kill. Shadowloo is the only one I know of that made a bio weapon and then gave it a job. A high-ranking one at that! I wouldn't be surprised if Seth had stock options before he defected (and even then, he probably managed to take some of his pension with him).
C) What!? As if these games weren't hard enough, right? Where does SF3 take place in the series? I know that SF4 is the only game that takes place after SF2, but was Gill active before or after Bison's rise to power? And what became of his cult?
D) It seems very few video games ever get good comics, so I guess we shouldn't too surprised with Malibu's weirdness. At least they remembered Ryu was the main character, right? Okay, so his cape was black/gray. I just wanted to be sure I didn't miss an obvious similarity all these years.
Another comic I know of that had to recolor people was the first series of Transformers comics. They couldn't use black on any of the characters, so Megatron would be seen with a blue cannon and the like. It got to the point that Soundwave was actually colored purple because so many other Decepticons had "black" or real blue on them. I don't know if Soundwave ever shared a scene with the entirely-purple Shockwave though.
Maybe it wasn't so much "show vs tell" for Dark Knight Rises as much as it was a lot of continuity being directly spoken in conversation and the fact that the Dent Act was never elaborated on until Bane blew up the prison (unless I missed a lot in that movie). In any event, I get what you mean on SF. Mortal Kombat (my favorite fighting game) used to be the same way, but they recently incorporated a story mode into their games, so now the show-tell ratio is at it's best in the series' entire history.
I am honored to hear you enjoyed my flagrant disregard for grammar so much. Your kind words will carry me through the rest of the day and for that, I thank you.
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No apologies necessary; thank you for taking the time to reply at all. ^_^
a.) The "Alpha" games are indeed where Akuma came into focus, although his first appearance was in "Super Street Fighter II Turbo", where he was a super-secret unlockable character (as well as a specially-earned alternate Final Boss to M. Bison; if you met the requirements for getting to fight him, he'd show up and waste Bison just before the fight began: [link] ).
b.) Three cheers for Shadowloo, making blindingly-obvious bad choices since 1987! 8D
c.) Actually, the "Street Fighter" timeline as far as I understand goes like this: the original "Street Fighter" => the "Street Fighter Alpha" series => the "Street Fighter II" series => the "Street Fighter IV" series => the "Street Fighter III" series, so both III and IV take place after II, with III being the last game in the series' continuity as of this comment. Because that makes perfect sense. lD;
d.) I'm actually pretty fond of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics, both Archie and Fleetway, and likewise I think "Mega Man" has gotten some pretty good comics, again one from Archie but also another older one from IDW. As well, "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" got a pretty good Manga from legendary manga-ka Shotaro Ishanomori, the man who created "Cyborg 009" and the original "Kamen Rider".
Thank you for sharing your feelings on the matter, and I sincerely appreciate knowing I've helped give you the energy needed to get through the day. ^_^
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A is for "Alpha") Ah yes, I know all about that. Considering I've never been able to get to Bison legitimately (I always activate second player and have the roster job to me) and that every one of my Bison fights was hard-earned, I get a little peeved seeing him laid out with just a few punches and offscreen (kinda). Where's Bison based out of again, Thailand? No, I think that's Sigat, being the Muy Thai master and all...
Street Fighter Beta) Hip, hip, hooray! (Re-read statement twice.)...As bad as Seth was, at least Shadowloo didn't have Bison working with a totem pole this time around.
I have no joke for C) You don't say. I always though the SF series made way too big a deal out of SF II, so I'm actually glad to hear that III takes place after it...Now, why they would make IV take place in between them, I have no freaking clue. I guess a lotta people died in between II and III, so they didn't wanna lose their roster by setting it after III?
Behold Street Fighter: Where numerating the stories hurts your ability to follow them!
D) There's a few good ones, I'll admit, but considering just how many video games got short-lived comic books or ill-conceived one-shots, I still think the ratio isn't too good for game comics. As I told you in your Mecha Sally pic, I haven't been up to date on the Archie comics, but everything I hear about the Eggman Empire arc sounds awesome and I can't wait for the crossover with Megaman. I'll have to catch up on both series so I know what's going on.
I wasn't aware of the Blue Bomber's IDW series or the Zelda manga though. I have a few episodes of Cyborg 009 on DVD and I watched Masked Rider (the American dub/recreation of Kamen Rider) as a kid. Unfortunately, that's the extent of my knowledge of Shotaro Ishanomori's work. However, I thank him for any contributions he or his work have made to Super Sentai (and by extension, Power Rangers) be they direct or otherwise.
You are most welcome, but it is I who must thank you for being such a good audience as to let me vent my frustrations and inane thoughts. Were it not for your generous donations of time, I'd have likely snapped and skinned my coworkers alive on my lunch break by now. I can't run very fast, so I'm sure I would have been caught and I do not like the idea of going to jail. Thank you for keeping me legal, so to speak.
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Alpha.) Actually, Bison's nationality is unknown as far as I'm aware; in "Street Fighter II", the location you fight him at is Thailand, but only because that's where the Tournament Finals are being held, not because it has any real significance to Bison himself.
Beta.) Yeah, but at least the Totem Pole was in fact working with Bison rather than being so obviously ready to try and usurp him you'd have to be completely inattentive to miss it. lD;
Gamma.) My best guess would be so that the "IV" series could still use Bison and Shadowloo as Big Story Elements, since the "III" games all heavily imply that Bison is dead and Shadowloo has completely fallen apart when they take place (though "Super Street Fighter IV"'s Bison Ending seems to imply this is an intentional deception on Bison's part).
Delta.) True, the ratio isn't great, but then, when is it ever? l3; I hope you enjoy the comics if and when you decide to catch up with them, in any case.
You should be QUITE thankful in that case; not only did Ishanomori help create "Kamen Rider", the success of which led directly to the birth of Super Sentai, he also helped design "Himitsu Sentai Goranger", the very first Sentai team ever.
Thank you for your gracious comments and continued intellectual conversation. ^_^
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The Alpha and The Omega) I was just wondering where his arena was. I figured he wasn't born in Thailand, but I did think Shadowloo was headquartered there. It only makes sense that Shadowloo's locale is secret though. I wouldn't be surprised if they were like Cobra and had bases all over the world too.
Beta Testing) From what I've seen, I can't say I'm surprised Bison didn't notice Seth's treachery. He seems to spend a lot more time doing monologues about power and working on his bastard-grin than he does keeping track of who is and isn't trying to kill him. I'd say he should hire a full-time assistant, but something tells me Bison would ignore them too.
Gamma Rays) Bison and Shadowloo are just as important to the series as Ryu himself, so I can see why they'd want to place IV where they did. To a lot of fans who are only peripherally aware of the games (like me), not inviting Bison to the party would probably feel very weird. Of course, they could have set IV after III and just had Bison emerge from hiding with a big new plan. On one hand, such a plot might feel weird to those who never played III but on the other, it would just feel reminiscent of how SF didn't have a big game for a while. Well, what's done is done I suppose.
Was Hoping You'd Say "Stevie" Last Time for the Invader Zim Reference) Considering just how many popular series (games, shows, movies, etc) get a comic book at one point in time or another, it's not surprising the ratio isn't so good. As somebody who's been keeping up on the Archie series, would you suggest skipping the Iron Dominion story, or is it better than I thought when it started? I know there's a fling between Sally and Monkey Kahn that some people said was so short it was pointless. Does the rest of the arc shine any better or, more importantly, make use of Team Dark? I took a real liking to them recently and the comics seemed to be right behind me on that.
Oh dip! Thank you very much Ishanomori-sama! You are a king among men!
Thank you for finding me so engaging.
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The Phantom Menace.) Or if they scream their names whenever they enter a fight: [link] XD
Attack of the Clones.) And indeed he does; I'm pretty sure that's why Juri is so cracked. lD;
Revenge of the Sith.) I imagine there are other reasons they didn't want IV to follow after III in the timeline, but the Bison/Shadowloo matter was probably a big one. It's also worth nothing that, in keeping with that lack of "big game" you mention, it could simply be they don't know WHAT they want Bison's status post-"III" to be yet, and so it was simply easier to set "IV" prior to "III" and save themselves the headache.
A New Hope.) "Iron Dominion" is tricky; it's too long, and it loses focus badly, but it's also filled with a lot of interesting ideas and elements. It's worth a read, I think, just don't expect a Classic. I do feel the Sally/Khan thing was kind of pointless, though, less because it was too short (though there's that too lD; ), and more because it lacked any real substance; the comic never really concerned itself with Sally's perspective on the whole thing, and it's really annoying.
And hey, wouldn't you know it, no sooner do we have this chat but this comes around: [link]
Thank you for being so engaging. ^_^
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The Motion Picture) Huh. Family Guy did a G.I. Joe reference that didn't offend me. Fancy that. While Cobra was always hellbent on striking fear into the hearts of civilian and soldier alike (hence the battle cries and everything else about them), Shadowloo strikes me as much more secretive. Unless I'm wrong, they seem like they'd rather corrupt the governments of the world from the inside out and take over without anybody every knowing it was them...A mission not necessarily helped by Bison's tournaments and rogue bioweapons, but a mission nonetheless.
The Wrath of Khan) Now what's Juri's deal? Fanart leads me to believe she has some kind of perverse fixation on Chunners...but that's probably just the fanart speaking and not Juri's true motives. Who does she work for and what does she do? All I know about her is that she has a glowing eye and seemingly fought Chun Li and Cammy at the same time in the Super Street Fighter IV opening.
The Search For Spock) There's that too. Had they kept the ball rolling after III was made, maybe they'd have made IV a straight-up sequel, but after leaving SF idle for so long, they were pretty much starting with little gameplay (though the crossover games seemed to help) and no plot momentum whatsoever. Considering so many of the games seem to take place in between other games (like Alpha and IV being between II and III), do you find the stories ever feel restricted, or can they do pretty much whatever they want except kill people that show up in the future?
The Voyage Home) I like the idea of ninjas, but Sonic and pals seem to steamroll them too quickly to get any fun out of them; they pretty much play like robots the heroes can't break which robs the comic of visual flair. Seeing Snively get to do something and pretty much cheating death by cheating with Iron Queen behind her minotaur husband's back was pretty cool, but a game fan like myself couldn't get over how shameless Robotnik's defeat was (no matter how much sense it made for the story). I did, however, like how Espio was either playing double agent or straight-up betraying his friends for his code of honor; I always liked Espio and the Chaotix, so it was nice to see the comics didn't drop them like the games did. Given how short and out of the blue Sally/Kahn was, was there any plot relevance to it, or did it just happen and end for no reason? And how do you mean it didn't show Sally's perspective? I know there's a sad tendency in comics to use women as a plot device and anything that happens to them is more important in that it affects a male character than how it affects the woman; is that how Sally/Kahn felt? In any event, thanks for clearing things up for me. In the interest of catching up with "Eggman Empire" and getting to the Megaman crossover before it's too old, I'll probably use a wiki to get the juicy bits of "Iron Dominion" and pick up as early as I can in "EE."
Interesting. I don't have time to read that article now, but it looks like I'll be able to get some more Cyborg 009 action without having to track down more DVD's (I'm still on the fence with the series). I'll have to finish the article when I'm not forgetting I have work in 15 minutes.
Thank you for being patient with me signing off so quickly (I didn't even proofread this message).
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The Sorcerer's Stone.) I'd agree, Shadowloo is more covert in its evil activities. Hell, even Bison's flashy tournaments ultimately fit in with that; remember, the whole point of them is to secretly lure the most powerful fighters in the world out into the open to allow Bison and Shadowloo to either recruit (or brainwash) them to their cause...or else eliminate them so that they don't pose a threat down the line.
The Chamber of Secrets.) It's not ENTIRELY fanonical, the Juri/Chun-Li thing; they're definitely rivals, but Juri treats it more like cat-and-mouse than equal-against-equal, and tends to approach Chun-Li with an air of amusement more than hatred. Her "deal" is kind of tricky. Basically, she's a personal enforcer for S.I.N. and, by extension, Shadowloo, but Seth and Bison both have real doubts about the extent to which she can be trusted, and view her more as a wild animal waiting to break her chains than a particularly faithful ally (and indeed, Juri herself is only too eager to pit Seth and Bison against each other to suit her own vengeful goals). Her glowing eye, meanwhile, is the result of a mini-version of the Tanden Engine embedded in Seth's stomach called the Feng-Shui engine.
The Prisoner of Azkaban.) Generally speaking, narrative is only ever of minimal importance to the "Street Fighter" games, so the back-and-forthing zig-zagging way the games approach the timeline doesn't really mean much to me one way or the other. The broad strokes of character and motive remain fairly consistent throughout, so it never strikes me as too big a problem.
The Goblet of Fire.) I mean that the extent to which we ever get insight into how Sally herself feels about Khan comes mostly from other characters. Bunnie dictates what Sally should do and how she thinks she feels, and Sonic and Khan both do their respective dick-measuring about it, but Sally herself is infuriatingly mum about the whole thing; we see her attracted to Khan, we see her start trying to date him, but we never really get a good insight into WHY she does these things from her OWN perspective rather than the perspective of other characters.
XD Hope you do indeed finish and enjoy that article when you find time for it. ^_^
Thank you for leaving me such a big, fun message to respond to.
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Queen Sally-*reading will*And let us not forget my dear evil twin from another dimension, who is not only evil, but also royally screwed in the head. In spite of his insanity I am not without pity for him. For we laughed, we cried, I kicked his green butt again, & I laughed again and so: I leave to Scourge the Hedgehog, self proclaimed "King of Moebius" a lifetime stay at the Mobius Mental Institution.
Scourge- WHAT!!!
Sally-*still reading* And a Boot to the Head! [link]
Scourge- *POW* WHAT THE F*yay*
Sally-*still reading* and one for Amy & the Wimp!
Amy-*POW*OUCH!
Silver-*POW*OUCH!
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I always thought that green hedgehog was just Sonic's brother. Shows how much I know. I'm only famaliar with the first two games and am JUST getting famaliar with the cartoons. Anyway, you draw these so well. I like how you use real media. That's quite rare these days. Plus you are good with them, that's even rarer.
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Scourge comes from the Archie comics, and is an evil alternate-universe version of Sonic; he initially started out as "Evil Sonic"-just Sonic in sunglasses and a greaser jacket-but received a redesign 'n' rename a few years ago. ^_^
Glad you like the pic, it's a personal favorite of mine.
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The comics are so confusing for me.
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They ARE pretty complex. X3;
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I'm agreeing with you, that's all.
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