MikePetersSucks, on Oct 7 2009, 02:20 PM, said:
Well, there goes my night of sleep.tvtropes
Posted 06 January 2010 - 05:50 PM
Posted 08 January 2010 - 02:52 AM
'Orca' said
Both my brother and I dreamt of learning
this technique in our youth. We worked so
hard to collect the crests...
But it took many long years and adventures
beyond count before we even approached
finding ten of them, and we both grew old...
'Figurine Description' said
Orca
Birthplace: Outset Island
Talent: Swordplay
In his younger days, Orca had hoped to be
a swordsman, but he suffered a serious
injury that ended that dream. He soon
returned to Outset and became a fisherman.
On a ledge on one wall of his house is a
memento from his days of training with a
blade. Orca is a lifelong bachelor.
Edited by Average Gamer, 08 January 2010 - 02:57 AM.
Posted 08 January 2010 - 02:49 PM
Posted 08 January 2010 - 04:46 PM
Posted 09 January 2010 - 02:23 PM
Posted 09 January 2010 - 04:00 PM
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『ふしぎの木の実』は、カプコン制作。最初から3つのトライフォースが揃っており、ガノンが既に封印され、リンクがハイラル城に出入りできる立場にあり、ゼルダ姫とも面識がある世界観から、『神々のトライフォース』『夢を見る島』の後の話と推測される。当時発売された『64DREAM』等の雑誌では、『ふしぎの木の実』の情報として『神々のトライフォース』のリンクと同一人物と報じていた。『時のオカリナ』とは同名の別人と思われるツインローバがガノン復活に尽力し、最後はその身を捧げてガノンを召喚するも、トライフォースを宿したリンクに再び滅ぼされる。『夢を見る島』と『ふしぎの木の実』がどちらが前か後かははっきりしていない。しかし、『ふしぎの木の実』のエンディングにリンクが海へ出航するシーンが存在し、『夢をみる島』ではリンクが船で遭難するところから始まるため、『ふしぎの木の実』から『夢をみる島』へと物語が続いていると見る事もできる。
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『Nut in Wonderland』 is Capcom Production. From the first three and the two have all the Triforce, Ganon has already been sealed, in a position to enter and leave the castle Hailar links from the view of the world I have met with Princess Zelda, Triforce gods 『Guide『 Island Dreams show presumably after the talk. 『64DREAM』 was released in the magazine and then, see the information 『nut in Wonderland』 Guide triforce gods were reportedly linked to the same person. Ocarina of Time 』and『 committed to revive the non-gadget Tsuinroba that someone else thought of the same name, and finally also devoted himself to summon the Ganon, the Triforce be destroyed again 宿Shita link. 『Island Dreams show in Wonderland and The nut is either before or after』 is not clear. But a slowly nuts in Wonderland scene 』sail to the sea there is a link to the ending, access the island to explore Dreams begins with a link to lost in the ship, the fruit of Illusion『 a 』from『 explore the island dream also show that the things that also followed the story to.
Edited by Nerushi, 09 January 2010 - 04:01 PM.
Posted 10 January 2010 - 01:10 AM
'MikePetersSucks', on 09 Jan 2010 - 7:23 PM, said:
Not really. He just say he grew old, not that it was the reason he quit.
Posted 10 January 2010 - 08:08 AM
Posted 10 January 2010 - 11:32 AM
'Arturo', on 10 Jan 2010 - 1:08 PM, said:
Pretty sure it's Gods in the Japanese too. But there are a lot of different words for God in the Japanese. That's why the "Tower of the Gods" was translated to "Tower of Spirits" in the NoA version, probably to avoid confusion with WW's Tower of the Gods.Ok guys, I have some kind of "mission" for you
I am playing Spirit Tracks right now (in Spanish, obviously), and was talking yesterday to Serkol because he asked me whether the origin of the trains is ever stated. I told him what I knew: that the Gods are explicitly said to have created the tracks and the train Link uses is as well of divine origin. That's why I assumed that the Gods gave humans the technology to make trains.
Yes, I am talking about Gods... Because what the English translation calls "Spirits of Good" are called Gods in Spanish. That's why I want to ask you how they are called originally in Japanese.
(Although it doesn't really matter whether they are Gods or Spirits because it seems clear they taught men how to make trains)
Posted 10 January 2010 - 02:17 PM
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Orca's implication that he became too old to continue traveling is quite blatant while the figurine description is written in a such a way that it sounds like he was crippled and had to quit.
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I am playing Spirit Tracks right now (in Spanish, obviously), and was talking yesterday to Serkol because he asked me whether the origin of the trains is ever stated. I told him what I knew: that the Gods are explicitly said to have created the tracks and the train Link uses is as well of divine origin. That's why I assumed that the Gods gave humans the technology to make trains.
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Yes, I am talking about Gods... Because what the English translation calls "Spirits of Good" are called Gods in Spanish. That's why I want to ask you how they are called originally in Japanese.
Posted 10 January 2010 - 05:12 PM
'MikePetersSucks', on 10 Jan 2010 - 7:17 PM, said:
When people grow old, they become more likely to be injured in crippling ways. When people are crippled by injuries, they usually link it to their unsettling age. Come on, dude, I know you're capable of connecting dots.
Edited by Average Gamer, 10 January 2010 - 05:18 PM.
Posted 10 January 2010 - 11:16 PM
Posted 10 January 2010 - 11:37 PM
'FDL', on 11 Jan 2010 - 04:16 AM, said:
Or, he simply was injured and by the time he recovered he was much older and had a harder time journeying. They're not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Posted 11 January 2010 - 12:27 AM
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But the elderly are naturally slower, weaker, and more fragile than young people. Why couldn't Orca have simply realized he became too old? Again, the figurine description is written in a way that sounds like a crippling injury (that Orca doesn't appear to bear) ended his journey, whereas Orca himself twice points toward time as the thing that ended his dream. That's why I requested a translation; I want to see if the Japanese text allows the descriptions to fit better with each other.
Posted 11 January 2010 - 04:18 AM
'MikePetersSucks', on 11 Jan 2010 - 05:27 AM, said:
He may have believed that his fitness and training allowed him to transcend these problems until he was humbly disproven.
Posted 11 January 2010 - 02:43 PM
Posted 11 January 2010 - 05:05 PM
'MikePetersSucks', on 11 Jan 2010 - 7:43 PM, said:
Does it really fucking matter? Christ, it's not like anyone gives a shit about Orca. His only purpose in life is to give you a sword and a spin attack.
Edited by Average Gamer, 11 January 2010 - 05:07 PM.
Posted 12 January 2010 - 02:23 AM
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It's part of a larger discussion on ZU involving Vaati. Vaati's figurine description in TMC states that he's a ghost of sorts in the final battle, even though he appears to be very much alive during the fight. Orca was brought up because his figurine description and his own words seem to clash, which would lessen the value and importance of the figurine descriptions and shoot down the "Vaati was a ghost" theory.
Posted 12 January 2010 - 03:09 AM
'MikePetersSucks', on 12 Jan 2010 - 07:23 AM, said:
Well, in a way he technically is. In the third phase of the fight, Vaati is describable as being "lingering hatred."
Posted 12 January 2010 - 01:52 PM
Posted 12 January 2010 - 07:20 PM
Posted 12 January 2010 - 09:44 PM
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How would it be a forcible exorcism if he wasn't possessing anything? Also, how would he keep the Light Force in death?
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However, all of TMC's Vaati battles take place in strange rooms or alternate dimensions, so I wouldn't call that a ghostly trait.
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Defeating Vaati also makes him drop the Minish Cap, which Link physically brings back with him after the boss battle. I don't see how the final fight could have been in Link's mind.
Posted 12 January 2010 - 11:25 PM
'MikePetersSucks', on 13 Jan 2010 - 02:44 AM, said:
A spirit doesn't have to be possessing something to be "exorcised." Exorcism and Banishment are essentially synonyms, and you can exorcise a spirit from the area, or from the living world in general.
'MikePetersSucks' said
We also don't know the mechanics of the Light Force; it's possible that he could use it's wish-granting nature to hold onto it and cheat death
'MikePetersSucks' said
The first two phases take place in a normal room, and a twisted, distorted space of that same room made to bound within itself in a moebius strip.
'MikePetersSucks' said
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YourMindMakesItReal
'MikePetersSucks' said
But it was never a serious consideration anyway; the point is that his possessing corporeality doesn't mean anything about his living status, as many spiritual undead in the Zelda series have had physicality and presence.
Edited by Average Gamer, 13 January 2010 - 02:57 AM.
Posted 13 January 2010 - 02:51 AM
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Exorcism generally refers to possession though.
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While we don't know too much about the Light Force, characters typically lose additional magical powers/artifacts when they die in Zelda. Also, isn't the Light Force ultimately just a large collection of Force magic/energy? Additionally, regarding the whole mind thing, Vaati clearly shoots a lightning bolt down in front of Link and Zelda before the battle, indicating that he's not a mind-assaulting spirit.
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Vaati still demonstrates the ability to distort/create worlds though, and Link is taken from and returned to the same place before and after defeating Vaati in the third phase, meaning that the site of the final battle may have also been a twisted distortion of the space Link was in. Doesn't the alter with the petrified Zelda hang in a sort of abyss as well?
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Said undead, however, are typically transparent, capable of passing through walls, etc. Vaati lacks those traits in the final battle, and his pre-battle speech sounds quite calm and confident; he certainly doesn't sound like a guy who just got murdered, and bosses in general usually save their real power, or final form, for last.
Edited by MikePetersSucks, 13 January 2010 - 02:55 AM.
Posted 13 January 2010 - 03:48 AM
'MikePetersSucks', on 13 Jan 2010 - 07:51 AM, said:
Only in Catholicism. Animism and Shamanism and Vodun and Shintoism all call for exorcismic ceremonies for purifying buildings and areas.
'MikePetersSucks' said
If Vaati loses both the Light Force and the Minish Cap, how come he comes back in his demon lord form and not as a Minish?
'MikePetersSucks' said
Clearly he kept his power, and I wager that with his near-mindless state in the later games, he's still "undead" to some degree and has become an eroded, deteriorated lingering sentiment that only vaguely remembers his goals and power, which is why Ganon eventually seems to gain control of him.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Also, Bellum is a "Phantom", but still has plenty of "life force."
'MikePetersSucks' said
The altar is just at the top of the castle.
'MikePetersSucks' said
It's not merely a twisted distortion that Vaati's third phase is fought in, because Zelda is removed from the scene entirely.
'MikePetersSucks' said
The sprites in Minish Cap for ghosts and stuff aren't transparent, so that's moot,
'MikePetersSucks' said
and there's no walls for him to pass through, so also moot.
'MikePetersSucks' said
He does come up through the floor though.
'MikePetersSucks' said
And sorry, but King Daphnes sounds calm and confident and perfectly lucid even though he's a ghost,
'MikePetersSucks' said
so that doesn't mean anything, and a Boss saving his power for a final form isn't exclusive from said boss being undead or a lingering sentiment: See Zeromus or Exdeath from the Final Fantasy series, or Sephiroth.
'MikePetersSucks' said
EDIT: Hold on, here's a couple of Vaati's figurine descriptions in the game.
Edited by Average Gamer, 13 January 2010 - 03:49 AM.
Posted 13 January 2010 - 04:17 AM
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Karma perhaps? Also, wasn't it mentioned in the translations thread that a person can eventually become a demon over time just by being wicked and corrupt enough?
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Vaati has some wit and personality in FS though, and wasn't he actually acting independent of Ganon in FSA, unintentionally being a diversion of sorts?
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This is the first I've heard of Bellum being a "Phantom". Please elaborate. Also, while we're discussing phantoms, would the various Phantom Ganons in the series be like Bellum, or simply regular enemies made in Ganondorf's image?
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I checked on Youtube and it appears to be an unsupported platform (not counting the thin bridge leading to it) in the middle of a purple and red void.
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However, the walls were seemingly removed in the second phase of the fight as well, and the background vaguely resembles the corrupted room from the second phase and the void seen from the altar platform.
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But do they still have any traditional ghostly traits, such as halos, lanterns, or "blanket bodies"?
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He powerfully shakes the ground/screen when he's shot out of the air though, and he also generates wings to make himself more mobile in the air.
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Is there any real proof that Daphnes is a ghost though? He could have just had a long life due to magic, similar to the Twinrova sisters, and his teleportation in Hyrule Castle may just simply be that; he turns around during the cutscene, so it's not like he can't interact with the ground or anything.
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It still seems rather unlikely that a villain would hold back to the point where they would actually die before using their full strength though, and Zelda villains often like to, for a lack of a better word, troll. Veran from OoX also apparently had a "delayed" final form.
While I don't remember the situation with Zeromus, Exdeath's final form was something random that he didn't account for, and wasn't Sephiroth already dead by the time of the final battles or something?
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But the point of this discussion was to see if said figurines were accurate in the first place. Also, Vaati transformed into his second state; he wasn't "shattered" or anything.
Posted 13 January 2010 - 05:31 PM
'MikePetersSucks', on 13 Jan 2010 - 09:17 AM, said:
There's still the issue of having badass, awe-inspiring powers.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Said personality is fairly subdued though,
'MikePetersSucks' said
and he doesn't seem to understand why he's kidnapping maidens, possibly a residual memory of TMC.
'MikePetersSucks' said
And I'm pretty sure Vaati was working for Ganon, since he was feeding him energy.
'MikePetersSucks' said
It's explicitly stated that Bellum and the Phantoms are a synonymous group-entity, and he created the Ghost Ship and consumes life force and possesses living people.
'MikePetersSucks' said
That's clearly the sky, dude.
'MikePetersSucks' said
As I already explained, the second phase room was made into a Moebius Strip.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Are you seriously suggesting you need Vaati to look like a cartoon ghost?
'MikePetersSucks' said
Various spiritual entities have wings they don't need
'MikePetersSucks' said
He also possesses a wooden boat
'MikePetersSucks' said
and can breathe underwater well enough to talk without creating air bubbles or suffer asphyxiation.
'MikePetersSucks' said
So why can't Vaati's third form be some unexpected power-upgrade he received post-mortem due to his intense hatred for Link?
'MikePetersSucks' said
Flowery text is flowery.
Posted 13 January 2010 - 09:20 PM
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They might just originate from being a demon. If I recall correctly, the translations thread mentioned something about a woman in Okami whose vanity and wickedness inadvertently created a powerful mirror demon.
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Couldn't that just be chalked up to Vaati being a vain douche?
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I've heard something about Vaati trying to take over Hyrule, or at least gather minions, on his own.
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The lighting and position of the colors look rather strange to be the sky, and the platform still seems to be unsupported.
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Vaati's wings actually speed him up, so they aren't superficial.
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Seeing as how Link can possess seagulls with a pear, I don't see why Daphnes couldn't have been using magic.
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Yet, aside from his magic, Daphnes was the master of the Triforce at that time; he may have possibly been able to choose when he'd be killed in that instance. Also, as far as giving the kids hope, Daphnes instantly getting ground to a pulp by the ocean wouldn't have exactly left them with a good parting image. As for Daphnes talking, the screen has faded to black by the time he delivers his only line underwater, and the series' use of text wouldn't have let us hear him gurgling anyway.
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Again, Vaati's pre-battle speech sounds rather calm. If Vaati had forced himself back into the world of the living through sheer rage, one would expect that his words would contain far more anger and venom. Also, how would he have kept the Minish Cap after the second phase if he were dead? Villains in Zelda typically don't get to take magical artifacts or additional powers beyond the grave.
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But it still doesn't make sense even when that's accounted for. Vaati, still clearly alive, floated down in his first form and basically made a "The kid gloves are coming off," statement before physically transforming. It seems comparable to Ganondorf taking on his false god form in TP.
Posted 14 January 2010 - 01:50 AM
'MikePetersSucks', on 14 Jan 2010 - 02:20 AM, said:
Other people in Hyrule who ascend to demon status become weak little Poes or Moblins
'MikePetersSucks' said
In TMC, he had no interest in women except for where it was necessary for his quest for power, and then in his future incarnations he was obsessed with women for no defined reason.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Then next time we see him, he doesn't say anything at all, and just absorbs energy to be fed to Ganon.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Ganon's involvement was a plot twist, remember?
'MikePetersSucks' said
Remember, the castle was transformed. Having an unsupported platform (which is supported, technically, by the bridge) doesn't mean anything.
'MikePetersSucks' said
It still doesn't change the fact that ghosts don't always correlate to having no need for any wings they might possess.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Link can't do things with the birds that would be against physical possibility,
'MikePetersSucks' said
Yea, he was master of the Triforce for about two seconds before he surrendered it due to his wish.
'MikePetersSucks' said
I can name loads upon loads of villains who remain calm despite seething with rage; such as, say, Naraku from Inuyasha, who's an easily recognizable example.
'MikePetersSucks' said
The Minish Cap is something that grants wishes,
'MikePetersSucks' said
and it seems to cease physically existing when he transforms anyway. He may have absorbed it into himself entirely.
'MikePetersSucks' said
It doesn't change the fact that his body shatters and he's called a lingering sentiment.
'MikePetersSucks' said
He's described exactly the same way as a Poe is: A spirit of pure hatred and evil.
'MikePetersSucks' said
Don't turn into Lex.