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Post by shaxper on Feb 16, 2016 20:28:30 GMT -5
  Published: August 1994 Synopsis: Usagi attempts to liberate a village from a band of brigands that has enslaved it, but bites off more than he can chew. Notes: Though the "Slavers" storyline officially lasts two issues, the conflict continues into the "Daisho" storyline. Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 25, 2016 20:34:11 GMT -5
This is the beginning of one of my least favorite Usagi stories. The action is good and I like the villagers and in this issue Usagi's personalty remains unchanged but from after here until the Daisho story's conclusion he's almost unlikable which kills me.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 28, 2016 14:09:18 GMT -5
This is the beginning of one of my least favorite Usagi stories. The action is good and I like the villagers and in this issue Usagi's personalty remains unchanged but from after here until the Daisho story's conclusion he's almost unlikable which kills me. I just had a hard time watching him get his butt kicked so badly and get so humiliated and tortured by a random bad guy who didn't seem particularly formidable. It was painful to watch. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 29, 2016 7:44:25 GMT -5
This is the beginning of one of my least favorite Usagi stories. The action is good and I like the villagers and in this issue Usagi's personalty remains unchanged but from after here until the Daisho story's conclusion he's almost unlikable which kills me. I just had a hard time watching him get his butt kicked so badly and get so humiliated and tortured by a random bad guy who didn't seem particularly formidable. It was painful to watch. I'm fine with him losing if the story is good, but this plot was so generic and the villain wasn't very compelling so it just felt flat. |
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Post by shaxper on Mar 29, 2016 7:56:31 GMT -5
I just had a hard time watching him get his butt kicked so badly and get so humiliated and tortured by a random bad guy who didn't seem particularly formidable. It was painful to watch. I'm fine with him losing if the story is good, but this plot was so generic Well, what wasn't generic was Usagi losing. That could have been powerful and shocking. Instead, it ended up being upsetting, from my standpoint. I think I would have liked more of a reason being provided for why he lost -- was it carelessness, a superior opponent, or were we to understand that Usagi always takes a risk and this was just his unlucky day? I needed to understand that, one way or another. Instead, it just came off as arbitrary. Probably safe to say this is my least favorite Usagi story for that reason. Yes. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 29, 2016 8:02:20 GMT -5
I'm fine with him losing if the story is good, but this plot was so generic Well, what wasn't generic was Usagi losing. That could have been powerful and shocking. Instead, it ended up being upsetting, from my standpoint. I think I would have liked more of a reason being provided for why he lost -- was it carelessness, a superior opponent, or were we to understand that Usagi always takes a risk and this was just his unlucky day? I needed to understand that, one way or another. Instead, it just came off as arbitrary. Probably safe to say this is my least favorite Usagi story for that reason. Yes. True any one of those explanations could have improved the story. |
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Post by brutalis on Jan 4, 2017 8:35:02 GMT -5
Perhaps the idea here is that it isn't always the most expected or stronger opponent that defeats us but it can be our own fault for failing when we take a risk? Maybe we need reminding that every risk taken has a chance of reward but also an equal chance to fail? Usagi can at times be almost stubborn in his arrogance of being right and honorable and this story shows his downfall and eventually even how human Usagi truly is that he makes mistakes, errors and fails at times.
Much of this story i think is more of a set up to showing Usagi's anger and frustration not at having lost a fight but at losing his sword's: the highly personal and valuable representations of his honor, integrity and beliefs. What may the changes be in Usagi should he have truly lost his swords? We see him forging forth lost in demands of revenge and retribution being very unlikable and nearly being as despicable as the one he searches for. A harsh lesson taught and learned that many fail to recover from...
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Post by shaxper on Jan 5, 2017 11:03:13 GMT -5
We see him forging forth lost in demands of revenge and retribution being very unlikable and nearly being as despicable as the one he searches for. A harsh lesson taught and learned that many fail to recover from... It would be fascinating to see an Usagi What-if? story where he doesn't recover the swords. |
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Post by brutalis on Jan 5, 2017 13:27:30 GMT -5
We see him forging forth lost in demands of revenge and retribution being very unlikable and nearly being as despicable as the one he searches for. A harsh lesson taught and learned that many fail to recover from... It would be fascinating to see an Usagi What-if? story where he doesn't recover the swords. Marvel would turn int into a whole series spun off that moment. The darkly haunted warrior whose spirit is slowly dying with each horrendous act he commits despicable acts under the guise of revenge at any cost. i bet Stan could create a 1 issue "sequel" exploring Usagi's inner struggle emotionally as he struggles to find a way to retain his honor without allowing himself to be swallowed by the shadows of desperation and retribution. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 5, 2017 14:01:07 GMT -5
It would be fascinating to see an Usagi What-if? story where he doesn't recover the swords. Marvel would turn int into a whole series spun off that moment. The darkly haunted warrior whose spirit is slowly dying with each horrendous act he commits despicable acts under the guise of revenge at any cost. i bet Stan could create a 1 issue "sequel" exploring Usagi's inner struggle emotionally as he struggles to find a way to retain his honor without allowing himself to be swallowed by the shadows of desperation and retribution. Old Man Usagi  |
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