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Aldnoah Zero Season 2 |OT| Inaho or Out, It's All The Slaine

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Heysoos

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I'm a huge fan of overpowered MCs, but Inaho just does awesome things and beats totally overpowered enemies without seemingly pulling miracles out of his ass. I mean, in the context of the shows, pretty much every Martian knight he has killed has felt completely fair. He's doing with a training bot, he doesn't even need a totally overpowered Aldnoah driven mecha. Not only that, he's doing it looking like a boss every single time. His personality might be flat, but it's okay, at least he's not Slaine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

Parakeetman

No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I don't get people who like anyone in this show.

All about dat Inko.

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wait wrong one!

 
I'm a huge fan of overpowered MCs, but Inaho just does awesome things and beats totally overpowered enemies without seemingly pulling miracles out of his ass. I mean, in the context of the shows, pretty much every Martian knight he has killed has felt completely fair. He's doing with a training bot, he doesn't even need a totally overpowered Aldnoah driven mecha. Not only that, he's doing it looking like a boss every single time. His personality might be flat, but it's okay, at least he's not Slaine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The show is trying to push it as Inaho being smart and using clever tactics, but all I'm seeing is that everyone he fights is incompetent.
 
I'm a huge fan of overpowered MCs, but Inaho just does awesome things and beats totally overpowered enemies without seemingly pulling miracles out of his ass. I mean, in the context of the shows, pretty much every Martian knight he has killed has felt completely fair. He's doing with a training bot, he doesn't even need a totally overpowered Aldnoah driven mecha. Not only that, he's doing it looking like a boss every single time. His personality might be flat, but it's okay, at least he's not Slaine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Does it though? With the exception of the very first enemy due to circumstances that allowed him to properly setup the counterplan I don't think any of his other confrontations with enemy knights have really felt legit. I can accept that the dude is genuinely a really intelligent guy but his combat prowess despite having 0 formal battle experience never made much sense to me. He's not just smarter than the entirety of Earth's forces, he's also uncontestedly their best pilot.
 

Parakeetman

No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Does it though? With the exception of the very first enemy due to circumstances that allowed him to properly setup the counterplan I don't think any of his other confrontations with enemy knights have really felt legit. I can accept that the dude is genuinely a really intelligent guy but his combat prowess despite having 0 formal battle experience never made much sense to me. He's not just smarter than the entirety of Earth's forces, he's also uncontestedly their best pilot.

It still bugs me that literally the actual trained troops are worse than stormtroopers when it comes to combat.

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Mupod

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The show is trying to push it as Inaho being smart and using clever tactics, but all I'm seeing is that everyone he fights is incompetent.

well some of them ARE. High ranking nobles in overpowered mechs not really expecting any kind of resistance from the low tech peasants.

But I mean you'd think after the first few went down they'd learn.
 

Parakeetman

No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
well some of them ARE. High ranking nobles in overpowered mechs not really expecting any kind of resistance from the low tech peasants.

But I mean you'd think after the first few went down they'd learn.

Seeing how they all are not exactly the type to communicate with each other + most of them seem to be giant balls of ego, its no wonder why they still are getting their asses kicked.

Would be almost certain that when ever they hear of one of them getting defeated it was due to said persons lack of ability / talent etc and something which would never happen to them.
 

kiunchbb

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Great ep but I don't get Slaine's motivations

He got 2 princesses now, 1 in his room as decoration, and another one keep wanting his attention. I don't know about you, but I am willing to enslave mankind with aliens for just one princess. Can't really blame Slaine for this.
 

Parakeetman

No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
He got 2 princesses now, 1 in his room as decoration, and another one keep wanting his attention. I don't know about you, but I am willing to enslave mankind with aliens for just one princess. Can't really blame Slaine for this.

And the kicker will be that the new one will fall for Inaho also just like the first one did. :D
 

striferser

Huge Nickleback Fan
Someone really needs to explain to me the appeal of Inaho as a character because I am actually baffled he has such a huge fanbase.

Teenage Batman with a personality of a brick.

#Inahorisingrevengeance
Oh yeah, Inaho rise from the grave to kick more martian ass. Slaine kill 4 earth mech and he's in cloud nine just for that. Inaho kill a fucking martian mech and he's all cool about it.Classes son.

Also, ALDNOAH DRIVE, SON! incoming.
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
And Slaine is turning into Mr. Freeze.

Aldnoah Zero is basically Batman Forever now.

Slaine would probably be the worst quipper in the history of quippers. If he was piloting that ice robot from this latest episode he'd probably have said 'Things are really heating up AHAHAHA'
 

Ruuppa

Member
This is such a glorious goddamn trainwreck. Glorious.

I want a big reveal towards the end, where Slaine is completely unhinged and foaming at the mouth, giggling and spouting insanity. That's where it should end.
you know, in shows of this irk... why does North America always go down first?

think they got stomped early on in Geass too.

I would imagine they would nuke everything just out of spite. Leave the invader with an uninhabitable, irradiated hellhole. Ha! Shows you!
 

Corgi

Banned
you know, in shows of this irk... why does North America always go down first?

think they got stomped early on in Geass too.
 

MrChom

Member
you know, in shows of this irk... why does North America always go down first?

think they got stomped early on in Geass too.

1. It's never going to be Japan.
2. They need a convincing "Well if you can beat THAT.....well...yeah..." moment.
3. They're not really supposed to say anythign aggressive about China.
 

JCG

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Haven't seen this yet, but it's hard to not be spoiled about everything going on.

think they got stomped early on in Geass too.

In that show it was "America" doing the stomping, strictly speaking. The original Mobile Suit Gundam would probably be a closer example with the Zeon invasion of Earth, to say the least, though there the technological gap between both sides wasn't too big in the grand scheme of things.
 

Aureon

Please do not let me serve on a jury. I am actually a crazy person.
you know, in shows of this irk... why does North America always go down first?

think they got stomped early on in Geass too.

It's the only relevant first world place on a different landmass than Asia, i guess.
 
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1. It's never going to be Japan.
2. They need a convincing "Well if you can beat THAT.....well...yeah..." moment.
3. They're not really supposed to say anythign aggressive about China.

America is Worf.
 

J@hranimo

Banned
This is still one of my fav anime series right now, despite the nonsense going on with it :)

I enjoyed episode 13, time to see what else unfolds.
 
He got 2 princesses now, 1 in his room as decoration, and another one keep wanting his attention. I don't know about you, but I am willing to enslave mankind with aliens for just one princess. Can't really blame Slaine for this.


"Decoration"? Is that what he calls his fap material?
 
I'm at episode 8 and will catch to this thread once I have seen the other episodes but barring the stupid adults and some bad writting ,this is a pretty entertaining show so far. I love the design of the Earth Kats and I hope the Vers ones are more like the first one, and now like the second one. The third one was pretty eh and I have a hard time believing the earth forces cannot defeat the 37 Kats just by sheer strategy and numbers alone. They might be powered by an almost limitless amounts of energy, but the count/ess pilots have to eat and shit somehow.
 
Finally caught up....what did I just watch? Fucking Slaine is a creep.

I'm still enjoying the show better than Reconquista G though. Now that one is a non-sensical mess.
 
Just watched the episode...

I feel like... this is Gundam 00 season 2 all over again haha. Just... could not let it be what it was could they.
People dead, HA, fuck that noise EVERYONE IS ALIVE with super powers, fuck all ya'll who thought we had an impactful ending to season 1! THIS IS ANIME AT ITS FINEST.

Least the fun "scientific" ways to beat enemies is still there, honestly the only reason I sat through season 1.
 

Kvik

Member
They should've made Inaho a cheerful character for Season 1, and the injury he sustained in the finale made him a cold and expressionless character in season 2.

I might be able to sympathize with his character if it were the case.
 

Corgi

Banned
They should've made Inaho a cheerful character for Season 1, and the injury he sustained in the finale made him a cold and expressionless character in season 2.

I might be able to sympathize with his character if it were the case.

or the opposite. He should go full yandere.
 
They're the much needed blood for the Inahogod.

More blood for the blood god.

They should've made Inaho a cheerful character for Season 1, and the injury he sustained in the finale made him a cold and expressionless character in season 2.

I might be able to sympathize with his character if it were the case.

I agree but I did enjoy the
bit when Yuki finds that note she left for him in season 1. Humanizes him a little.
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Wiktor

Member
Bro, did you even watch the episode? Slaine killed Inaho, Aldnoah brought him back.

Did he? Inaho was still alive when they brought him to ship. Aldoah might have saved him up there, but it';s still a pretty big failure to do a headshot that doesn't result in insta-kill.
 

Frog-fu

Banned
Glad I only missed the first-ish week of the new season.

First episode was less eventful than I expected. Inaho remains the only competent soldier on the Terran side. How they even managed to survive without him for 19 months is a mystery. Slaine doing an apparent 180 is curious, I'm assuming he bended the knee to Saazbaum in order to save Asseylum's life which was in immediate danger at the time, something along those lines, whatever it is, I don't think he is truly backing Saazbaum. I'm still firmly #TeamSlaine on that belief.

The new princess has potential to be interesting, as does the other new Martian attendant. It looks like Slaine will have the more interesting storyline once again by virtue of Martians being more interesting in general as opposed to the Terrans, who only appear to be of importance but really just serve as background decoration and instruments to illustrate how "awesome" Inaho his.
 

Bombless

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Glad I only missed the first-ish week of the new season.

First episode was less eventful than I expected. Inaho remains the only competent soldier on the Terran side. How they even managed to survive without him for 19 months is a mystery. Slaine doing an apparent 180 is curious, I'm assuming he bended the knee to Saazbaum in order to save Asseylum's life which was in immediate danger at the time, something along those lines, whatever it is, I don't think he is truly backing Saazbaum. I'm still firmly #TeamSlaine on that belief.

The new princess has potential to be interesting, as does the other new Martian attendant. It looks like Slaine will have the more interesting storyline once again by virtue of Martians being more interesting in general as opposed to the Terrans, who only appear to be of importance but really just serve as background decoration and instruments to illustrate how "awesome" Inaho his.

If I recall they didn't say he was out of comission for so long, only that he was returning to their unit. I'm pretty sure he's been busy going all over the front to activate Aldnoah drives for the terrans. The martians mentioned there were several castles that had surrendered, I suspect he had something to do with them.
 
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