Allamorph

[FONT=Arial]You, sir, have balls of amazing win. Few people can cause my mouth to hang open for multiple hours.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]So yeah, Rach, I just gotta ask ya. [I]*ahem*[/I] Is your, uh, is your wife interested in ... photography, aye? "Photographs, aye?" he asked him [I]knowingly[/I]. Candid, you know, [URL=http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5836/rachsunfallesloveshackyv4.png][COLOR="Blue"]CANDID[/COLOR][/URL] photography? Snap snap, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more, say no more?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Speaking as a firm Creationist, and mainly just because I can.... [quote name='AzureWolf']The utopian science you speak of does not exist in this world, so you are taking a leap of faith.[/quote] [CENTER][URL=http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/science.jpg][COLOR="Blue"]Orly?[/COLOR][/URL][/CENTER] (^_^)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I have a slight distaste for the Belgian variety, personally, because as [COLOR="DarkRed"]Lunox[/COLOR] accurately mentioned, there's just too bloody much of them. I prefer the normal variety; while I like to eat, I do not regularly stuff myself to the point of bloating. That and Belgian waffles just absorb syrup, like a sponge. I do, however, enjoy them as breakfast, or occasionally dinner?just as I enjoy pancakes or French toast. Having the companion meat, eggs, and grits makes me quite happy indeed, especially when Hillshire sausages are involved. Regular sausage makes me queasy, for whatever reason. [quote name='Vicky][SIZE="1"']Incidentally, I will not be trying waffles ever again.[/SIZE][/quote] Your loss. =D[/FONT]

[quote name='Vicky][SIZE=1']Unless they have a different name here... waffles don't seem so interesting, anyway.[/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]You fool. [CENTER][IMG]http://www.displayit-info.com/food/images/breakfast/4598.JPG[/IMG] [SIZE="1"]This specimen is known as a Belgian waffle.[/SIZE][/CENTER] From here, one administers appropriate toppings?syrup (maple or pecan) and butter being the most common, but ranging to any sort of breakfasty item. Strawberries, for instace, or strawberry preserves/jam; or other fruits; or chocolate; or powdered sugar; or combinations of any or all of the above. Or bizarre toppings that make little sense, like hot peppers or tabasco or soup, perhaps. (I'm sure somebody somewhere gets a kick out of stuff like that.) Waffles are served ideally alongside sausage, bacon, eggs, and grits, with milk and/or orange juice and/or coffee for beverages.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]What's rather amusing about it is that the same quote was used for [COLOR="DarkRed"]Aaryanna[/COLOR] both times. I mean, I could understand if two different ones got used by mistake, but.... (^_^) Hurray to every...whatever-you-are. May there be even more nominations next year. So as to avoid redundancy and ***-kissery. =D[/FONT]

[quote name='timotheus'] The seafood there is second to none, in my opinion.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]You ever been to Calabash, NC? Talk about seafood....[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Of course, you could always branch out and sample the Baltimore/East Coast cuisine. Man cannot live by ramen alone.... Watch the tea, though. They have no sweet tea up there, but "there's sugar on the table". (Morons. :p)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Jays, it's been so long since I've heard Beethoven's Fifth..... [I]*cough*[/I] So apparently my blue man is in high demand. :p Alex wants him, Lucia wants him, and he's burning air to Adrian right now. I'm such an attention whore..... >_> So now we know somewhat about Adrian/Astera and Lucia/Ruby; maybe time to elaborate on the other pairs' beginnings, neh?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Nope. Ganondorf [I]does[/I] turn into Ganon for his FS, but all it is is a buck-and-rear and a charge; anyone caught in the charge will die (unless you have barely any damage), but it's kind of easy to dodge, especially on larger levels. Non-Dojo-released spoilers beyond this point. [spoiler]Okay, impressions on Lucario. :D I was skeptical of his inclusion at first, especially since I'd seen (shaddup) the movie he was from, but I decided to give him a fair test anyway, and I was [I]not[/I] disappointed. He plays similar to Mewtwo, but with a much better overall arsenal. All of his ground attacks make for solid hits, and his smashes are fairly strong. From an aesthetic standpoint, I enjoy watching him charge a smash attack; he animates continuously through them, adding to the martial feel he plays with. His aerials are satisfying as well: his up air is good for star-KOing, and his down is a double-kick meteor smash ... also good for bouncing opponents wildly around enclosed spaces. Additionally, almost all of his attacks are augmented with Aura, a blue cloudy stuff similar to the dark energy used by Ganondorf and Mewtwo. Lucario's standard special is Aura Sphere (most likely), which is basically the same as Shadow Ball. It also does damage while charging, and naturally one can carry the charge around. When fired, it is [U]far[/U] less wobbly than Shadow Ball, but has a shorter range; say, half the span of a large stage. His side special is . . . interesting. It's a blast of Aura in one direction that takes a half-second to initiate. If an enemy is close enough to Lucario when he uses it, he will grab them and fire the blast into their faces, and anyone standing behind the immobilized player will still be hit. I want to see how Dojo describes it, because I am partially confused about how to use it. I like it, but it's . . . odd. >_> Lucario's rescue is a dash; he charges for a second and shoots in the desired direction, about the same distance as Pikachu's first rescue, I think. The absolutely nifty thing about this rescue is that it is continuously steerable. I have driven Lucario in a complete circle in midair, just for kicks. And now Counter is not specific to Fire Emblem. I doubt it carries the same name, but Lucario's down special is basically the same thing. He takes himself through a small kata and his outline blurs for about a second; during this time, if something would cause him damage, he will split into two images, disappear, reappear, and slam into wherever the attack was initiated from. (Arg, bad grammar.) The maneuver has a high knockback, which pleases me, and is especially useful while falling. Like you thought otherwise. =P One other note: Lucario can wall-cling like crazy. Just jump and hold into a wall, and he'll grab on and sit there as long as you don't tell him otherwise. He'll do this rather unexpectedly, also, so don't be surprised if you're recovering from a large hit and suddenly jump without jumping. I find it a little ridiculous, given that his jumps are basically identical to Mewtwo's anyway. Overall, I really enjoy him. Much, [I]much[/I] better than Mewtwo, and a good solid fighter to boot. Naturally, this is just my opinion, so take this information/evaluation as you will; but I think he'll fit easily into my top five. Maybe I should expand to a top seven. =P[/spoiler] Still waiting for Wolf.... [B]Edit:[/B] [spoiler]Forgot to mention throws. Nothin' too spectacular, but I thought I'd hit on his down, since he basically slams his victim's face into the floor. It just looks nasty. =P Oddly enough, in the twenty-odd matches I've played as this character, I haven't thrown anyone up once. Dunno.[/spoiler][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Just thought I'd pull up a decent image for Isen. Been thinkin' about her a lot lately. [CENTER][IMG]http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs20/300W/i/2007/306/1/3/Adrianne_by_FreneticAmnesic.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Hopefully that shot captures a bit of the attitude, too.[/FONT]

shinigami dance sound embargo concluded resume playback_ Anxiety’s Moment “Did you have to torment her like that?” Isen inquired tiredly as the pair flew back to the city and Nathan’s apartment. “I think so,” he said. He thought for a moment, rolling lazily onto his back. “Yeah,” he finally replied, “yeah, I think I did.” He began to pedal his legs, as if propelling himself backwards through the air. “Hmmph,” pronounced the familiar, floating forward to land on his chest. “I shouldn’t have bothered asking.” “Well, it’s only because she spends all her time absolutely glued to the darn thing,” he retorted, grinning at his cat as she curled up and laid her head on her front paws. “Sure, it might be useful and all—it might be very useful....” He trailed off, contemplating. Isen gave him an amused look out the corner of her eye. “Like you need any more advantages,” she needled. Nathan shrugged. “It’d be nice to have handy, is all. Still, though, it’s like she can’t function without it. I had it for what, a minute and a half?—and already she’d started going through withdrawal. There’s ingenuity and usefulness,” he told the air, “and then there’s dependence.” Isen purred. Her partner gave her a blank stare. “What.” “I like it when you’re disgruntled. You rumble when you talk.” Nathan grunted and rolled his eyes. They flew on in contented silence for a few moments, the blue shinigami staring up at the sparsely clouded sky, hands folded behind his head. Though he appeared relaxed and peaceful, his mind was once again churning. A couple of things about the nameless count still bothered him. According to Victor, the target hadn’t been undead for more than a decade; yet in that time he had managed to quietly acquire and modify a sizable estate and gather and organize enough of a following to confidently move against the shinigami. From what the others had told him of their fight, he had also been a relatively formidable opponent, with surprising strength and agility and a rather thorough knowledge of some medium-tier magic. His tactics had also been above average, which Nathan partially appreciated. It seemed the man had been a driven individual. Unfortunately, this was only possible through the aid of another, even given a powerfully ambitious nature. Someone else had to have been instructing him from the sidelines; even prodigies needed teachers initially. Victor? Nathan smirked at the thought; he wasn’t that paranoid. Besides, finance and support wasn’t Victor’s style. Victor was freelance, a mercenary almost. He employed himself as he saw fit, and any other moves he made were far more subtle that capturing and openly luring Reapers into a death trap. No, it had to be another name, someone with a good deal of security. The Seras, perhaps? They hadn’t made any sincere advances in over a half a century, though; for them to start moving now was almost unthinkable. Nathan had begun to assume they were satisfied with the status quo. Mulling over the possible sources was ultimately useless, Nathan decided. Perhaps Lucia would pick up something interesting in her search. Nathan grinned; he knew of at least one interesting thing she’d find. –I forgot to clean up my mess.... “You’re sure?” he asked Isen, looking down hid body at her. She stirred sleepily. “Hmm? Oh.” She lowered her head again. “Yes, I’m sure.” Nathan sighed. “Not that knowing does me much good...,” he complained. He started, darting a glance to the ground. “Oh! We’re here.” He righted himself, Isen tumbling off with a startled miaow, and darted through the roof below him into his apartment, his familiar giving furious pursuit. And he froze when he hit the floor. “Well,” he commented drily, “speak of the devil.” Isen arched her back, spitting. The intruder stood, his hand dramatically over his heart. “Oh! You injure me, Nassan!” he spoke affectedly, stepping forward. “Cannot old friends drop by for an idle, pleasant game?” Victor L’Envers gestured to the chessboard. “But of course,” Nathan returned evenly. “Forgive me; we were not expecting company.” Victor swept a magnanimous bow. “Tsink nostsing of it, my friend. It is just tsat you were tso kind to drop in on me, and I merely desired to return tse favor.” “Naturally.” Nathan looked down at his agitated familiar. “Isen, please calm yourself. It appears we’ll be . . . entertaining, this afternoon.” ------------------ “I take it, tsen,” commented the blonde vampire, removing his hand from the board—along with Nathan’s rook, “tsat Tse Count wass little trouble for you?” Nathan studied the board a moment. “Yes. He’s been taken care of.” “By your able hand, I assume?” “No, I was otherwise occupied at the time.” “Truly?” “Yes,” Nathan answered, moderately amused. “My teammates were quite capable.” “But you were gone for tso long,” Victor pointed out with a smirk. He leaned back into his plush chair, resting his left arm carelessly along its back. “I tsought for tsertain you had—” “Please, Victor.” Nathan raised an eyebrow. Victor smiled. “Of course,” he assented. “I forget my own host.” He began to wave his hand about theatrically. “Nassan, tse Veteran of tse Great War! Hero of tse Shinigami!” He pronounced it ‘shin-ee-ga-mee’. “One of tse five Generals of Deass!!” “Come now,” Nathan snorted. “Now you’re just being facetious.” He moved a knight up one tier and claimed an emerald bishop. Victor frowned, apparently displeased with the move. “You tsink I jest, my friend?” “I think our history recounts the events somewhat differently than does yours,” Nathan answered with a grin. He remained motionless, eye level to the middle board, as Victor leaned forward to contemplate his next move. “Oh?” inquired the vampire. “And what do your lesson books say of you? What gaudy, vainglorious names have tsey bestowed upon you?” “None, actually.” The vampire cast him a sardonic glance. “No, I made sure to disappear as much as was possible from the records,” he continued. “I don’t belong in history books until I’m dead.” “So to speak, no?” quipped Victor. Nathan grinned. “Well, yeah.” There was a long pause while Victor debated, his fingers hovering indecisively over his pieces. He finally moved a pawn forward one rank, blocking the advance of Nathan’s other rook. “In trutss,” he began again, “I have sometsing a little less lighthearted to speak of.” “Oh, by all means, speak,” said Nathan, quickly making another move. “I realisse tsat my men were most discourteous to you when last we met,” the vampire went on. “For tsat I apologize. I will do better at instructing tsem in tse future. “However, my associates were not tse only ones who acted out of turn.” “Mmm,” said Nathan. “Adrian?” “Yes.” “Well, he can be a bit impatient....” “He assaulted my men witsout provocatsion!” Victor exclaimed, matching Nathan’s move with a loud, angry clink. “We were weren’t exactly greeted with the best diplomacy ourselves, you know.” “Tsey did not know who you were. Your companion acted after you had left my residence!” “He didn’t know it was neutral ground.” “And you did not tsink to tell him?” Nathan didn’t look up. “I may have placed a little too much faith in his deductive capabilities.” Victor gave the shinigami a hard look. “Well,” he said dismissively, waving his hand, “it is no matter now. I have taken what measures I felt necessary.” Now Nathan looked up. “What?” he asked flatly. Beside him, Isen bristled at the sudden spike in his spiritual aura. Victor looked nonchalantly off into space. “I sent him a few surprises,” he remarked. “Notssing serious; just enough to startle him, so he will not make tse same mistake twice.” “What?!” Nathan cried, leaping to his feet, chess pieces rattling. Victor looked back sharply. “What? Why? Is sometsing tse matter, Nassan?” he inquired politely. “You didn’t.” The Reaper’s voice was dead. “Nassan?” probed the vampire. “You’re not making sense....” Nathan snatched his hat and blazer from the rack in the corner, catching up his scythe and sheathing it. “Isen,” he spoke tersely. He made to leave, paused, turned back, and moved one sapphire piece forward on the highest tier. “Checkmate,” he declared absently, and immediately took flight, the Russian Blue close at his heels. Victor stared at the board for several more minutes before finally shaking his head in disbelief. "Sheckmate, six moves; yes," he muttered. “How does he do tsat?”

[quote name='Kaze']I also don't like that Falcon's knee is changed. The sweet spot is so difficult to hit now, that the main reason he was awesome is gone. I pulled off one actual knee in the span of an entire match. But it sure was cool.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]They also altered his and probably Ganondorf's down-B (Falcon/Wizard Kick) so that it essentially functions as a rescue move. Stinks, because now neither can recover anywhere near as effectively. Whatevs.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Nefertimon]"Servings: Will vary // *No longer a significant source of iron."[/QUOTE] [font=Arial]Even better:[/font] [indent=1][size=3]Water [/size]â??[size=3] 5 L Carbon [/size]â??[size=3] 20 kg Ammonia [/size]â??[size=3] 4 L Lime [/size]â??[size=3] 1.5 kg Phosphorous [/size]â??[size=3] 800 g Salt [/size]â??[size=3] 250 g Saltpeter [/size]â??[size=3] 100 g Sulfur [/size]â??[size=3] 80 g Fluorine [/size]â??[size=3] 7.5 g Iron [/size]â??[size=3] 5 g Silicon [/size]â??[size=3] 3 g And trace amounts of fifteen other elements.[/size][/indent]

[quote name='The Enemy']It's a jewelry-looking box about 3 x 6 inches in size. Inside is a clear glass rose, gold lining round the leafs and the glass for the head of the rose is red. On the inside of the top of the box is a saying "Everytime I thin of you m heart skips a beat..I cherish every moment with you. Happy Valentines Day"[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Unless she's jaded beyond belief, I'm pretty sure she'll emit a long, happy cooing sound. Or at least a good gasp. It's a glass rose, for pete's sake. :p[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Well, [as] crapped on itself again. Here goes: 11:00 pm: Harvey Birdman 11:30 pm: Venture Brothers 12:00 am: Frisky Dingo 12:30 am: Death Note (new) 1:00 am: Bleach (new starting Mar. 1) 1:30 am: Blood+ (new) On Mar. 29, Blood+ purportedly switches to Bebop, but who knows what [as]'ll do between now and then. All times Eastern. (and Pacific? :p)[/FONT]

[quote name='ZeitGeist']A McCain/Obama race is probably the only combination I'd consider crossign the party line for, since Obama is just a really awesome dude.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]I'm partially amazed that people still vote the party anymore. It's almost good to hear . . . if it weren't for the fact that the parties are barely different anymore. It's funny when no one knows where they stand on anything, and just end up playing to the camera. [B]Edit:[/B] Nice De Lorean.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]As soon as I can get some decent play time as ZS, I'll let you know.[/FONT]

[quote name='Kam']I will be doing an atypically pathetic thing: Having sex with my girlfriend, and buying roses for the girl I actually care about.[/quote] [FONT=Arial]Hopefully not at the same time. What I wanna know is, why all y'all single emo people wanna be hatin' on the Valentine's Day festivities and what? Jays, it's like you all got this deep-rooted grudge against it just 'cause you ain't got that "special someone". For cryin' out loud, people, what'd we do in first grade? We made little construction paper hearts — or sometimes things that were [I]supposed[/I] to be hearts — and we gave 'em to all our friends, our parents, our teachers, the hobos on the street.... Seriously. And then some addlepated fuzzbrain came up with this tripe called "Single's Awareness Day", [I]conveniently[/I] abbreviated SAD :rolleyes:, and turns the day into one inordinately gigantic pity party. My gosh. :p The way I see it, us single people can do one of two things. We can make it so we have fun just passin' out valentines to people, like we used to do back when we didn't know what emo was; or we can have fun watchin' people have fun. Enough o' this self-centered "I ain't got nobody to call my own" rubbish. Go find a Labrador. Or a kitten. Glomp somebody for no reason at all. Chances are if they're walkin' around alone, they need it just as much as you. [SIZE="1"]And yes, it is [I]Valentine's[/I] Day. Possessive. Not plural. :animesmil It's named in honor of people (martyrs, I think; check Wiki), and has since evolved (or devolved; whatever). It wasn't to my knowledge named because everybody passes around candy and chocolate and cards and money and flowers and paper heart-shaped crap. :p[/SIZE] [/good-humored rant][/FONT]

[SIZE="1"][align=justify]Adrienne’s mind was a scrambled mess. The men [I]hadn’t[/I] been after her after all, but they’d been after [I]him[/I], and now she was with him.... And now she was on a roof.... [B]“You do got someplace to stay—don’tcha, love?”[/B] She jerked sharply back to the stranger who’d just rescued her, or done . . . something. [B]“Yes, yes,”[/B] she said quickly, [B]“I have an apartment. Do — do you thing we should go there?”[/B] Andras gave her a funny look. [B]“Well, I sure don’t know of anywhere else to take ya.”[/B] Adrienne laughed nervously. [B]“Right.”[/B] She looked away. [B]“I’m sorry; I’m being stupid.”[/B] [B]“Nonsense,”[/B] the man chuckled. “[B]You just got stuck in the wrong situation.” [/B] He looked off to his left, his leg starting to fidget almost of its own accord. [B]“So umm, where [I]is[/I] your place?”[/B] Adrienne blushed. [B]“Heh, sorry. I’m . . . not really sure where we are.”[/B] The man smacked his forehead. [B] “Oh, of [I]course![/I]”[/B] he ejaculated. [B]“All that building-hopping has got you all mixed up.”[/B] He smiled. [B]“I suppose we could try street level again. Right, then; come on!”[/B] She shrank away from his reach. [B]“Easy now, love,”[/B] cajoled Andras. [B]“Faster with me than if we take the stairs. Come on,”[/B] he added, sensing her trepidation, [B]“I don’t bite.”[/B] Adie hesitated for a second, but acquiesced, and Andras scooped her up easily and whisked her away. [CENTER]------------[/CENTER] [B]“So this is your place,” [/B]Andras remarked appreciatively, five minutes worth of Adie’s directing later. He stood in the center of the living/dining room with his hands on his hips, taking in the scene, his left heel tapping rapidly. [B]“Very nice; I like it. You an artist?” [/B]he added, looking at the easel and the mess of paint supplies covering the coffee table. [B]“Yes,”[/B] she answered, just coming back from storing her things. [B]“Graphic artist, professionally. Painting is my hobby, something I do for fun.”[/B] [B]“Really?”[/B] he said, taking a closer look at the canvas. [B]“You’re quite good.”[/B] [B]“Thank you,”[/B] said Adrienne, blushing. She started gathering up the strewn materials and placing them neatly in the cabinet of the bar where the kitchen started. Andras stood silently by, watching the scattered mess turn into careful organization. She was almost finished, and had begun crumpling up the stained newspapers, when she’d apparently realized Andras was still present. She stopped and looked up sharply, a small amount of confusion evident on her face. [B]“Umm, thank you for getting me home,”[/B] she started, [B]“but I’m all right now. You, umm . . . you don’t have to stick around.”[/B] [B]“What, and leave you lookin’ like a bad hostess?”[/B] exclaimed Andras. [B]“Never. Wouldn’t dream of it. Besides,”[/B] he went on, [B]“I . . . don’t actually have a place ta stay, so I was kind of hopin’ I could stay here.”[/B] He scratched the back of his head. “[B]If ya don’t mind havin’ a man around the place, that is.”[/B] [B]“Oh!”[/B] Adrienne straightened. [B]“Umm. Well, I don’t exactly have a guest room, but the couch is really comfortable, so you could—”[/B] [B]“Aw, that’s fine, love. I won’t be sleepin’ anyway.”[/B] [B]“What?”[/B] Adrienne looked even more confused. [B]“It’s this lovely power of mine,” [/B]he explained, [B]“the one that makes people want to kill me and all. It’s like I got this generator churnin’ inside me all the time, keepin’ me going and lettin’ me do all this crazy stuff!”[/B] His voice began to rise in excitement. [B]“Like, like, movin’ real fast and jumpin’ up buildings and makin’ lightning and shit.”[/B] He snapped his fingers in demonstration and a spark leapt from their tips. Adrienne’s eyes got wider. [B]“But it makes me move a lot,”[/B] he continued. [B]“In fact, too much sittin’ still kinda hurts after a while. So I’m always tappin’ something, or dancin’, or somethin’ like that. It just feels natural.”[/B] He gave her a curious look. [B]“You haven’t got any special abilities of your own, now do ya?”[/B] he asked.[/align] [FONT="Arial"]OOC: Ain't much, I know, but as of yesterday I couldn't even see past the dotted line, so what have you. And if I get any crap about a certain [I]word[/I], I'm-a kill people. I was bloody raised on Conan Doyle. I know what the thing means. (^_^)[/FONT][/SIZE]

[quote name='indifference][COLOR="Indigo"][B]The Secret Garden[/B'][/COLOR][/quote] [FONT=Arial][I][U][B]Yes.[/B][/U][/I] I'd forgotten about that one. Wow. Thank you. [quote name='Panache']@Ace you know adults that watch those shows on a regular basis(you watch those shows on a regular basis?)? I guess those must be really deep profound mature shows with hidden meanings throughout and great revelations weaved throughout the fart jokes.[/quote] Speaking of maturity.... But no, dude. Playing outside is [I]awesome[/I]. I don't know what your deal is. :p I mean, at that age I remember being given the choice between television and outside, and I usually went and played around the fig tree, or dug somewhere. (It was [I]supposed[/I] to be to China, but I was using a dinner spoon. :p) And the only shows I watched regularly then were Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street (to an extent, since they covered a lot of the same stuff mostly), Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego?, and some of the stuff on Nick, like Legends of the Hidden Temple. Oh, and American Gladiator. Which is back. :animesmil[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Gotcha. Now, Ike [I]does[/I] take it from, say, the beam rifle, but I think the tiny pokey shots don't do much. Forgot to check; I was testing out Fox and Falco. C-stick may be a tad slower, but when you know exactly where it is and have the time to get there, it's okay. Besides, the attack initiates immediately, as opposed to the infinitesimal microt of charge time the other method uses. That's all, really; otherwise I stick with the A button. I like the versatility using both offers. (Especially considering my thumb hovers over the buttons instead of sitting on one or the other.) I'd talk about the Star-Fox team now, but I haven't played as Wolf yet, and I want to wait for him before I give verdict.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Likewise. I had a bit where I couldn't quite see what was going on, but I think I've fixed it. Hopefully done tonight, since I have about two and a half hours extra. :D Then on to other unfinished projects.... >_>[/FONT]

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]Dang. I was hoping for a good low, hard hit to smack someone straight out to the side after beating them to the ground with the combo. But I guess the stabs could still be good if they fix the move so it doesn't push people behind you when they get hit by it.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]It doesn't. It holds them in place. (I think part of that, though, was the other player holding towards you as you struck them. That's usually how I get through the other characters' rapid strikes.) I could agree with your idea, there, even though I like the five-stab. Either way works for me; I have a few follow-ups to the flurry that I use . . . like the C-stick. :p [QUOTE][COLOR=#4B0082]I have a feeling Ike is going to become another favorite of mine. I always loved Ganondorf in SSBM and learned to work around his slowness pretty well. And Ike is sounding similar in play style, with long activation time but high power and low knockback. Only Ike has a sword, which automatically makes him awesome.[/color][/QUOTE] No, Ike is long activation with medium to severe knockback. Doesn't mean he can't combo or follow up, but it [I]does[/I] mean he can KO at low damages. I look at it like this: Marth = Finesse. Use the tip and dance around your opponent. Kill when either they don't expect it or they just can't stop it. Ike = Berserker with a sword. You have a long piece of metal in your hands. [U]Beat[/U] [U]them[/U] [U]with[/U] [U]it[/U].[/FONT]

[quote name='Desbreko][color=#4B0082']The fourth down is also now a low horizontal slash, replacing the low stabs of the fourth down in SSBM[/color][/quote] [FONT=Arial]That's not correct. The fourth down is still the five-stab; all Dojo shows is the initial strike, not the follow-ups. He feels good, though. Little slower than before, by maybe a mere ot, but still very good. I must say, Shield-breaker is rather much better this way, even though it feels kind of like a Raptor Punch. My one disappointment is that they increased the delay on his neutral ground, so I doubt the bunny hood Marth-spam will be returning. Critical demands precise activation?which for veteran Marth fans should be little issue. It's really simple: as long as a character is directly in front of you, activate and they die. If more than one character are standing fairly close together (say, brawling) they all die. It is a happy Final Smash. By contrast, Ike feels completely different. No Fire Emblem clones here, and no attempts to mask power behind a façade of similar grace; everything about Ike's gameplay screams zweihänder. His aerials have some of the longest initiations I've seen or felt, but they're brutal, and his Down-Air is a nasty stab that only avoids plagiarizing Link's by the fact that he doesn't hold it there. His Quick Draw (over B) is a chargeable attack that the player can hold indefinitely, even after attaining full power?which can clear three-quarters of Final Destination. It stops as soon as Ike strikes an opponent, though, but it is extremely useful as an alternate rescue, especially for those times you'll go sailing away from the stage at high altitudes; think of it like a better version of Luigi's Green Missle, or Pikachu's Skull Bash, but without the added elemental damage or explosiveness of which Ike needs no more. Aether should only be used when the player is close to the stage and below ground level, much like Kirby's. Speaking of which, Aether is very nice to have around. I think four total strikes are possible if executed correctly. Eruption (down B) is a fantastic replacement for Flare Blade; Ike rears back and charges, and once he hits critical mass or is released, he stabs the ground and things blow up. :animesmil The rearward reach of Eruption outshines DK's Ground Pound, for a quick comparison, and the knockback is sufficient to KO moderately damaged enemies?say at around 70%, though I'll have to go back and check. Great Aether is very pretty. It's also more useful than Link's, since you can capture more than one opponent in the initial mid-air barrage. I want to confirm that bit about him not flinching, but I can't remember precisely. Pit is fast, furious, and full of fun. He's more of a hit-and-run character, though, since his smashes lack the raw power that some characters have and his specials are average. He can build up damage rather quickly, though, so KOing won't be a problem once you know how to play him. Aerials are good and solid; his Neutral and Up are spinning blade attacks, and the Up has a modest knock back to it. His Mirror Shield will have Fox shooting himself all day long. His jumping is . . . interesting. He falls slower than most characters?[I]á la[/I] Peach, I think?and he has three or four extra wing-flaps to keep him aloft. Additionally, his Wings of Icarus allow you to flap very high indeed, and one can rise from bottom to top of the massive New Pork City with no trouble at all. I think it allows him to play more evasively, since it is rather hard to catch up with him when he's running away. Pit's arrow deserves a small mention. Once held, it is chargeable, and the player has the option of firing it horizontally [I]or vertically[/I]. Once fired, the arrow's trajectory can be influenced in the desired direction, much like Link's boomerang. It doesn't come back, though. It [I]does[/I] have a small bit of stun to it, like Falco's laser?except for Ike, who just lets it shoot through him. He takes damage, but doesn't bat an eye. Pit's Final is better than it looks. Each of the centurions has a fairly high knockback to their punches, and three successive hits in the same direction can be fatal. No guarantees who they'll go after, though; it can be frustrating watching opponents bounced around randomly without actually going off the sides. More impressions when I feel like I can sense some other characters.[/FONT]