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| RainfallYoshi:
I seriously love this thread, can't wait for the more. |
| Fightest:
Aw man, thanks for all the great feedback, guys! Here goes then, final update for the day: Yukari Yakumo - Necrofantasia. No matter what she thinks, Yukari is startlingly similar to Yuyuko. The introduction overflows with effortless power, the melody keeps flowing forth, fast and furious, as if someone turned on the tap just a smidge and the water pressure blew off the sink, along with a good chunk of the wall. Attempting to stem the flow only leads to a gradual and unstoppable buildup of pressure that only doesn't level the rest of your house because it's cut off at the source, by the source. And then we actually get to the melody - Yukari actually shows up. Now, this is a remix of Maiden's Illusionary Funeral, so the piece has to follow some sensibilities in being similar to its source in some way. Here the similarity is in the melody - perhaps Yukari has an act of her own that she puts on to get what she wants, but it really doesn't matter. The overwhelming intensity and power that were established in the introduction blaze through her facade, subduing the listener before Yukari even has to put on airs. Let's make a comparison to Superman, or, specifically, how Booster Gold (or was that Blue Beetle?) sees him in that one Crisis story. If you're not familiar with Superman, consider Bleach's Zaraki Kenpachi, more specifically how he is perceived by Ichigo just before Kenpachi actually turns up. If you're not familiar with Kenpachi or Superman...what the heck are you doing on this forum? In all seriousness - the listener is well-aware of the power that simply washes off Yukari. He is awed by her might. She's probably well-aware of it as well, and thinks she's pretty awesome too, but doesn't use it as a shortcut to achieve her goals. Unfortunately, she rarely gets to use her mind or wits or charm, since that power is plenty - it is as if God wished for you to go out and do something highly unfavourable to yourself and decided to convince you to do so by presenting a well-thought-out and convincing argument - sure, he might have convinced you with the argument, but you'd likely be out of the door before he said, "Now listen here..." That's enough for me to show Yukari - blindingly powerful, so much that she subdues others with her mere presence. She, herself, has trouble suppressing it, only reigning it in every once in a while when she might realise those around her are huddled in fetal positions. She might have schemes and plans, but rarely has to really work for them, even if she might wish to. It's possible that she's a loner (she, in fact, is, canonically, but hey, got to have something), as she has trouble expressing anything beyond that power, and others characterise her by that, instead of whatever nature she possesses. It might be that she doesn't even care about revealing her true nature any more, as there are no hints to her beyond the Ran-like facade, if you can see it without blinding yourself. [edit] Hoo boy, that's embarassing. My comic book references seem to be way off. |
| Alfred F. Jones:
The premise of this thread is highly intriguing. I can't wait for you to reach Fate of Sixty Years. Keep it up. |
| Pako:
This thread is beautifull, your analyzing skills are pretty good. I personally can't wait till you get to "Faith is for the transient people." |
| Fightest:
--- Quote from: Rurogi Shiki on September 07, 2009, 04:45:45 PM ---I can't wait for you to reach Fate of Sixty Years. --- End quote --- Oh dear. I'm quite unfamiliar with PoFV - I've never even finished it once, although I'm quite familiar with Komachi and Shikieki. No matter! I'll do my best. --- Quote ---I personally can't wait till you get to "Faith is for the transient people." --- End quote --- I can't wait to get to it either, it's one of my favourite tracks in Mountain of Faith. MoF has a lot of really flavourful tracks in general. |
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