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[mirpuzzle]

Hii! Sorry if this has already been asked before, but I wanted to know if you think Ghost could've beat Yami Bakura in their duel. What do you think would have happened if he won?

Hello! 🌸 I'm glad you ask. When I see people talking about this duel, they usually act like Kotsuzuka had no chance at all. Now, what if I told you that, had he played his cards differently, Kotsuzuka could've saved himself and his friends?

I've analyzed their duel obsessively like the occultshipper I am and concluded that, yes, Kotsuzuka could've had a chance to defeat Yami Bakura. And I can show you how.

First, let's review the duel from turn 4 onwards. After that, I'll tell you what he could've done.

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👻 Turn 4, Kotsuzuka's turn. Yami Bakura: 3950 LP | Kotsuzuka: 3500 LP

Kotsuzuka normal summons Dragon Zombie, then activates Premature Burial, paying 800 LP to special summon The Snake Hair from his graveyard. He's left with 2700 LP. Next, he activates Polymerization, using Dragon Zombie and The Snake Hair on his field as materials to special summon Great Mammoth of Goldfine. Per the rules of Battle City, fusion monsters cannot attack during the turn they are fusion summoned. He sets a card face-down and ends his turn.

😈 Turn 5, Yami Bakura's turn. Yami Bakura: 3950 LP | Kotsuzuka: 2700 LP

Bakura draws a card. Kotsuzuka activates his face-down trap, Skull Invitation, which will deal a player 300 damage every time a card goes to their graveyard. Yami Bakura activates Spiritualistic Medium. He discards 4 cards from his hand to raise the ATK of The Earl of Demise on his field to 4000 until the end of this turn. Skull Invitation deals him 1200 damage, leaving him with 2750 LP. The anime doesn't show this, but, at this point, Spiritualistic Medium goes to Yami Bakura's graveyard, so Skull Invitation should deal him another 300 damage, leaving him at 2450 LP. The Earl of Demise attacks Great Mammoth of Goldfine, leaving Kotsuzuka with 900 LP. The Mammoth goes to Kotsuzuka's graveyard, triggering Skull Invitation, and he now has 600 LP left. Yami Bakura ends his turn.

👻 Turn 6, Kotsuzuka's turn. Yami Bakura: 2450 LP | Kotsuzuka: 600 LP

Kotsuzuka draws Nightmare's Steelcage and activates it. This card remains on the field for 2 of the opponent's turns, and during that time, monsters cannot attack. Kotsuzuka sets a monster and ends his turn.

😈 Turn 7, Yami Bakura's turn. Yami Bakura: 2450 LP | Kotsuzuka: 600 LP

Yami Bakura draws Ectoplasmer and activates it. During his End Phase, he tributes his Earl of Demise, dealing half of its ATK (1000) as damage to Kotsuzuka, bringing his LP to 0, and winning the duel.

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Now, what could Kotsuzuka have done differently? Let's go back:

👻 Turn 4, Kotsuzuka's turn. Yami Bakura: 3950 LP | Kotsuzuka: 3500 LP

Did you notice something odd during this turn? Kotsuzuka normal summons Dragon Zombie, only to use it as fusion material, when Polymerization lets the player use monsters from their hand, too. I mean, the animation where the monsters on his field get dragged and merged is cool and all, but that little decision cost him his life. So, let's say he uses Dragon Zombie in his hand and The Snake Hair on his field as fusion materials. He special summons the Mammoth. Then, he would still have his normal summon. Now, take a look at his hand:

Do you see that card on the very right? That's Crass Clown; a monster that, if changed from defense position to attack position, returns an opponent's monster to the hand. He should have used his normal summon to set that monster on the field. So, he now has Great Mammoth of Goldfine (which cannot attack this turn since it was just fusion summoned), and Crass Clown face-down on the field. He sets Skull Invitation and ends his turn.

😈 Turn 5, Yami Bakura's turn Yami Bakura: 3950 LP | Kotsuzuka: 2700 LP

For now, let's suppose the duel continues as normal, except for the change I made. Yami Bakura discards his entire hand, and the Earl of Demise attacks and destroys Great Mammoth of Goldfine, Skull Invitation does its thing. Kotsuzuka would still have Crass Clown face-down.

👻 Turn 6, Kotsuzuka's turn Yami Bakura: 2450 LP | Kotsuzuka: 600 LP

Kotsuzuka draws Nightmare's Steelcage, but he shouldn't activate it. Instead, he can normal summon Armored Zombie, which we saw in his hand in the screenshot I showed you earlier. Now, he should change Crass Clown to attack position, which would trigger its effect, returning The Earl of Demise to Yami Bakura's hand. Guess what? Yami Bakura has no monsters left on his field, and no face-down cards, either. Guess what else? He has 2450 LP left. Kotsuzuka has two monsters on the field. Crass Clown (1350 ATK), and Armored Zombie (1500 ATK). 1350+1500= 2850. Attacking with both monsters directly would end the duel with Kotsuzuka's victory before Yami Bakura even drew Ectoplasmer.

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Of course, this isn't the only possible outcome. As we know, Yami Bakura discarded 4 cards that we couldn't see. Depending on what these cards were, he could've changed his strategy to account for Kotsuzuka's face-down monster.

The change I proposed doesn't guarantee that Kotsuzuka would've won the duel, but the possibility was there. He could've saved himself and his friends and I'm screaming.

The only thing that could ruin my... theory? is if the anime version of Polymerization works differently than the OCG/TCG one. If it doesn't allow Kotsuzuka to use monsters in his hand, everything I just wrote would be pointless.

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As for what happens after that, I don't know. Unless Yami Bakura calls the Shadow Game off or something, he'd be the one to suffer the fate that was meant for Kotsuzuka, right?

Imagine that. Kotsuzuka would've saved the world without even knowing.

This also means he'd pick up the Millennium Ring. AUs of this could be very interesting!

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[frostedpuffs]

ppu ch.36 is so long it's starting to lag google docs

[inobeano]

alright everyone, behind the bush. it's time for a family meeting.

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: NICK NAME DMV: crazy Verdict: DENIED

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

currently oscillating between "how fucking DARE you score me 8/10 on grammar (meaning there were minor GRAMMAR AND SPELLING ERRORS, which there patently were NOT)" and "oh thank god you did, actually, because that gives me very definitive proof that you're full of shit and therefore i shouldn't value the rest of your feedback too highly"

anyway. did not make it to the finalist round of that first page contest, but At Least I Tried

[ghost--castle]

i cannot help but think of timothy stoker as a stock image man in a blue shirt

he just... sounds like one

i mean this in the best way possible tim is very cool

[rahabs]

Every time I post a fic I lose subscribers these days, which is honestly vaguely depressing.

[97-liners]

brb changing my url to 79-liners in honor of jay chou

[nebulations]

[ID: Scum Villain fanart.

Shang Qinghua stands on Shen Qingqiu's doorstep in the rain, offering out a book with shiny eyes and saying, "Please be my beta reader." Shen Qingqiu slams the door, and the perspective switches to show that the "rain" is coming from a hose Shang Qinghua is holding over his own head.

Shen Qingqiu wears green sunglasses and a shirt that says "Straightest Man Alive" plus his usual outfit, shooting finger guns with a smirk. Then we see him sitting on the ground in a dejected pose, green robes taken off to reveal the back of the shirt says "OK, maybe not".

Sha Hualing smirks and straddles Liu Mingyan, tugging at her veil. Liu Mingyan looks neutral and has a hand on Sha Hualing's thigh. Red cursive says "Girl Besties". End ID]

Scum Villain Doodles

Ok, but I do kinda wonder if Airplane Bro could write a good book now that he doesn't have to worry about paying rent

[cr3atur3-of-th3-night]

Going to go home and write to distract myself from the fact that I think I just bombed my stats final

[astramachina]

being the funniest fucker alive by adding Burning Love to the fall fest playlist.

[heartsmourne]

it has come to my attention through geoguesser games that i am in fact just complete shit at geography

[shadowkira]

Dungeon Meshi Text Posts: 1-30 || 31-60 || 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

[goblinbugthing]

HOLY SHIT

[ancientcharm]

Pompeii. New discoveries

A bird of prey stands out in the upper part of the lararium. The raptor, which can probably be identified as an eagle, holds a palm branch in its claws. In the lower part, the scene consists of two snakes facing each other which frame an altar with a fluted circular shaft on which offerings are placed. From the left, it is possible to distinguish the following features:  a pine cone, a raised element that supports an egg, and what appear to be a fig and a date. The background of the scene is filled with two bushes with lanceolate leaves and red and yellow berries on which three sparrows move about. Several interesting finds were discovered inside the niche: ritual objects, left as part of a last offering before the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79: an incense burner in achromatic clay with missing pieces dating from antiquity and a lamp, both displaying clear signs of burning. Laboratory analyses have made it possible to identify the remains of twigs of aromatic plants, while two parts of a dried fig were found behind the two objects. Two strips of coloured marble were discovered on the flat top of the altar together with a third element, presumably made of red marble, with the depiction of a face ascribable to the Dionysian world, probably a Silenus.

Text from the article by pompeiisites.org (October 2024) Photos provided by pompeiisites.org

[bioware]

Decisions, decisions... 🤔 Warning: Spoilers ahead!

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is all about tough choices - so we put together this graphic to see which stories our community told! Which paths did you take? Alt text under the break.

Spoiler Warning. Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Your Story

Who did you romance? #1 Neve, #2 Lucanis, #3 Taash, #4 Harding, #5 Bellara, #6 Davrin, #7 Emmrich

What did Bellara do with the Archive Spirit? 44% Free Archive Spirit. 56% Keep Archive Spirit

Did Emmrich become a rich or save Manfred? 54% Become Lich. 46% Save Manfred

What did Davrin decide to do with the griffons? 33% Send to Wardens. 67% Send to Arlathan.

How did Lucanis deal with Illario? 78% Jail. 22% Forgive

Which culture did Taash embrace? 21% Qunari. 79% Rivani

Who did Neve Become to Dock Town? 39% An Inspiration. 61% A Protector. 

What Titan emotion did Harding embrace? 16% Anger. 84% Calm

The fate of D'Meta's Crossing Mayor. 22% Banished to Grey Wardens. 36% Saved. 42% Left.

Which city did you help save? 49% Minrathous. 51% Treviso.

Dealing with the First Warden? 64% Punch. 36% Reason.

Isle of Gods distraction team leader? 54% Harding. 46% Davrin.

Isle of Gods ward shutdown? 58% Bellara. 42% Neve.

Top 3 companions chosen to unravel the wards with the Veil Jumpers? Emmrich, Neve, Bellara.

Top 3 companions chosen to go after the Venatori commander with the Crows? Lucanis, Taash, Emmrich.

Top 3 companions chosen to fight the Juggernaut at the gate with the Grey Wardens and Mourn Watch? Taash, Davrin, Emmrich.

Top 3 companions chosen to stay behind for the counter attack? Taash, Davrin, Harding.

Confronting Solas: 3% Sacrifice. 8% Fight. 17% Outsmart. 72% Redeem.

If you redeemed Solas: 43% Inquisitor joined Solas. 57% Left in Fade alone.

What percentage of players played Rock, Paper, Scissors with Manfred? 31%

What percentage of players petted Assan? 50%