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[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by Thousand Eyes

I love strong female characters that retain their femininity! 9 times out of 10, I always make female character leads and 9 times out of 10, I always pick up comics with female MC's.

Do you like Black Cat? If so, what's your favourite story that does or doesn't involve Spider-Man?

If not,

Who are your top three favourite female characters and why? And do they have any influence over your own female character creation?

Not too big on Black Cat for the same reason I'm not big on Catwoman. I never liked cat themed heroes in general, nor am I fond of women who flaunt their sexuality as some kind of superpower (it technically is, but still). I like women who are comfortable with said sexuality and don't have to fling it into people's faces. My favorite story involving her is probably the limited series Venom vs Carnage (which features her, Spidey, and Patrick Mulligan, aka the in-ten-issues-of-Marvel-comics-then-completely-ignored cop symbiote Toxin).

Top three female characters? Hrm. That's...actually kind of a difficult question! I would say they are most likely people like Kara Zor-El (Supergirl), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), or Spider-Girl (MC2 version, May "Mayday" Parker). All of them are, in a sense, a kind of legacy hero, and someone who outlives that legacy and becomes an icon in their own right. People recognize Supergirl, Batgirl, and Spider-Girl in their respective universes and don't look at them strictly through the filter of the progenitor heroes to whom they owe their existence. I like that a lot. I don't think any particular female character has a significant influence on my character creation, per se. Elements, sure, but not a significant influence. My current comic project involves a woman who is probably designed with more influence from Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark than anyone else, honestly.

[Grimhouse Diva]

Interesting. ^__^

Okay, simpler question.

If you could say anything critical or otherwise to Ichigo Kurosaki for any of his actions performed so far, what would you say?

[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by Thousand Eyes

Interesting. ^__^

Okay, simpler question.

If you could say anything critical or otherwise to Ichigo Kurosaki for any of his actions performed so far, what would you say?

"Stop being an idiot and just kill the bad guys."

[old hat]

Wouldn't that apply to most shonen leads though? Goku is even worse for that. Frieza is a worse villain that any of the Bleach ones.

[ThePhillyFlash]

Yo, Vai! If you were to create a "Mount Rushmore" of legendary anime characters, what foursome would you choose?

[Grimhouse Diva]

If you could say anything to Aizen Sousuke, what would you say?

[Grimhouse Diva]

Originally Posted by old hat

Wouldn't that apply to most shonen leads though? Goku is even worse for that. Frieza is a worse villain that any of the Bleach ones.

Hmm, now that you mention it, a lot of shounen leads are truly airheads. -__-

Get hit, continue to attack and repeat until some form of less than 10% damage is inflicted on bad guy. Of course, the bad guy has the high possibility of having evaded all of that or at least healed himself.

[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by old hat

Wouldn't that apply to most shonen leads though? Goku is even worse for that. Frieza is a worse villain that any of the Bleach ones.

Well, Goku did kill Frieza, technically. He gave him a chance (as a maimed and barely alive entity) and when Frieza went back on it he pretty much obliterated him. Then they retconned it later because they wanted Toriyama to keep going so he brought back Frieza as a cyborg (despite it showing his body being vaporized previously...before a planet exploded near it). Admittedly this is a problem with some shounen villains, but not all of them. Everyone from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure averts the trope.

Originally Posted by ThePhillyFlash

Yo, Vai! If you were to create a "Mount Rushmore" of legendary anime characters, what foursome would you choose?

Astro Boy, Amuro Ray or Char Aznable, Jonathan Joestar, not sure who else.

Originally Posted by Thousand Eyes

If you could say anything to Aizen Sousuke, what would you say?

I don't know. He did everything right except consume Ichigo when he had a chance, and evolve as far as possible using the Hogyoku. He would have won otherwise.

[Grimhouse Diva]

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Has there ever been virtual food that you've wanted to try in real life?

What's your favourite game that involves customizing your own character?

Ever lose something/anything creative that you worked hours on?

Ever get angry at a little kid?

[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by Thousand Eyes

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Has there ever been virtual food that you've wanted to try in real life?

What's your favourite game that involves customizing your own character?

Ever lose something/anything creative that you worked hours on?

Ever get angry at a little kid?

1. There was this thing in Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks. It basically was automatically created and vended artificial hot dog or something, but despite the bizarre sound, it looked pretty appealing.

2. A difficult choice...I'll assume customizing to mean look as well as weapons and such, otherwise it would be too much stuff...maybe Mass Effect?

3. Yeah, I lost several novel drafts once, back when I didn't keep 2-3 redundant backups just in case. Never again.

4. Yes, kind of. I get irritated but I never show it, the kids don't need to see it and it only fosters more irritation.

[old hat]

Frieza killed himself. He got in that mangled state by standing up into his own attack. He threw away the energy that Goku stupidly gave him. Goku lets absurdly evil people go all the time.

Originally Posted by Thousand Eyes

Hmm, now that you mention it, a lot of shounen leads are truly airheads. -__-

Get hit, continue to attack and repeat until some form of less than 10% damage is inflicted on bad guy. Of course, the bad guy has the high possibility of having evaded all of that or at least healed himself.

The teen ones are even dumber when it comes to girls.

[ThePhillyFlash]

Yo, Vai! What anime do you think got a bad rap but was better than people said it was?

[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by ThePhillyFlash

Yo, Vai! What anime do you think got a bad rap but was better than people said it was?

Dunno, I usually ignore people when it comes to reviewing stuff. I'd say maybe Burst Angel (which was bad, but it was supposed to be generic action fluff), Dragonaut (so terrible it was awesome), and Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (unfairly compared to its predecessor nonstop, and while it supposedly isn't as good, I thought it was nice).

[Old Ape Face]

Would I make a good Gandolf? LOL

[Vaikyuko]

Originally Posted by Old Ape Face

Would I make a good Gandolf? LOL

I have no idea, it's Desslock's thing. I haven't played around much with ideas of casting real people into fictional roles, outside of that Transformers thing I did as my sole blog post a while back, and even that was missing quite a few people.