tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000470816682343885.post663811225687794809..comments2020-01-05T19:38:21.412-06:00Comments on The Noel Network: Samurai 7 #9: The BanditsNoelCThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000470816682343885.post-48071886296656461012009-10-30T00:09:11.872-05:002009-10-30T00:09:11.872-05:00It sounds like they're just using the otherwor...<b>It sounds like they're just using the otherworldly setting to exaggerate the action.</b><br /><br />Yeah. And while it hasn't been explained, it is consistent, and not so over the top that it has me scoffing.<br /><br /><b>It sounds a lot like the Jedi who use swords [Albeit laser swords] in a universe that prefers rayguns. By the time "Return of the Jedi" rolled around, Luke didn't carry a gun at all. I always kind of liked that stubborn adherence to tradition.</b><br /><br />That's a very good point. What's interesting about what they've done here is that all of the rare guns are massive. Seriously, there's nothing smaller than a 7' cannon, which seems to support the arguable possibility that the chemicals needed for projectile combustion are either different from those of the real world, or rare. Once again, they are consistent on this.NoelCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000470816682343885.post-55046248389178032632009-10-29T23:22:35.251-05:002009-10-29T23:22:35.251-05:00And, yet, our human heroes are still able to cut t...<i>And, yet, our human heroes are still able to cut them down with ease. My one problem is that it's never explained exactly why samurai are capable of such superhuman feats. Is there a difference in gravity in this world? Is genetic engineering involved? Merely a statement on human evolution amongst the cosmos? It's great to see them hack battle ships in two and the use of their abilities is consistent, but I still wish they'd slip in some form of explanation as to why such things are possible.</i><br /><br />It sounds like they're just using the otherworldly setting to exaggerate the action.<br /><br /><i>Now, here, they do try to slip in a bit of a explanation as to why such devices aren't more common place in this steam punk society, but I don't think the answer that no samurai would dishonor himself by carrying a gun is enough. You just know the bandits have already crossed that ethical line and their mecha bodies would be laden with the things.</i><br /><br />It sounds a lot like the Jedi who use swords [Albeit laser swords] in a universe that prefers rayguns. By the time "Return of the Jedi" rolled around, Luke didn't carry a gun at all. I always kind of liked that stubborn adherence to tradition.Tony Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227041873740244630noreply@blogger.com