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stxleslyds · 3 years ago

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Also, the writers' failure to understand, every crime Jason committed had a motive. Attack other criminals? Holy warrior destined to purify the world of evil. Attack Bruce? Joker's still alive. (Oh, Jason, it's much worse than that.) Attack Tim? A parody of what he once was. He wasn't just a "bad boy". He was dangerously insane.

Hi, Anon! Yup, there seems to be a lot of things that writers have gotten confused about Jason Todd/Red Hood and the biggest one is his motivations to kill certain criminals.

Let’s be honest, Judd Winick set a golden path for the upcoming Red Hood writers. But each and every writer that used Red Hood in their stories completely missed the point of Jason’s character. All of them. It’s so incredibly wild to me that every other writer read UtRH and came up with whichever version of Jason they came up with.

Let’s list the writers that completely missed the point.

Geoff Johns in Teen Titans vol.3 #29.

Geoff Johns was one of the first to completely mischaracterize Jason, why on earth would Jason go to the Titans Tower to beat up Tim? This is not me saying that Jason would never do that because Jason thinks of Tim as his brother or a friend or the person that he can trust the most from the Bat-Clan (can you believe Lobdell tried to sell us that one?), this is me saying that Jason wouldn’t have done that because he couldn’t have given less of a fuck about Tim’s existence.

When Jason found out that Bruce had another Robin he wasn’t bothered by his “replacement” he was mad at Bruce for having another child playing hero after he lost his life as a fifteen-year-old. Jason didn’t even think of Tim as his replacement as fandom likes to make us believe, Jason called Tim “pretender”. And that was that, but to go from minimal recognition to go out of his way to beat him up at Titans Tower is a massive mischaracterization.

Paul Dini in Countdown (to Final Crisis).

Paul Dini in Countdown did absolutely nothing with Jason, I am sorry but that’s all he did. Him writing Jason was like watching a dog trying to catch their own tail. He started with a pretty basic take on UtRH Jason, then he added a bit of Jason being an annoying man with Donna, then we had the jealousy arc because apparently, Jason had the hots for Donna but she didn’t want anything to do with him and he was all angsty when she paid attention to Kyle instead of him, and then, later on, he had that whole Red Robin bullshit (I am sorry about this, but I absolutely hated that, it was so dumb, I am so glad it didn’t last long because it was just too bad), and after all that mix of just not interesting stuff he went right back to the Jason that he had at the very start. It was a waste of time, but I guess that he had to be there because he was an anomaly and all that. I just think that was DC’s first try at making Jason Todd/Red Hood something more than just a street-level vigilante and they failed miserably.

Tony S. Daniel in Batman: Battle for the Cowl.

Even though the first two did make mistakes with Jason’s characterizations, this man was the first to just throw UtRH out of the window and make up his very own version of Jason Todd. And his version was horrendous, that Jason had no problem with attempting to kill children and innocent people, he also really wanted to be Batman because Gotham needed a Batman and he wanted to be the person to wear the Cowl and he was looking for a Robin for himself.

I know, the whole concept is the perfect opposite of what Jason Todd and Red Hood were in UtRH. Every aspect of BftC Jason is based on nothing.

Jason wanting to be Batman because Gotham needed Batman is just the beginning of what’s wrong in this book. Jason became the Red Hood (in part) because he believed that Batman and his ways weren’t what Gotham needed so he made a better version of Batman with Red Hood (according to him) because Red Hood did what Batman refused to do. Another thing that is just wrong is Jason wanting, Damian, Tim or Dick to be his Robin, there is just so much wrong with this, first of all, Jason wanted Batman to stop having Robin because child soldiers ran the risk of dying at a very young age and that’s exactly how he saw the whole thing because that was what had happened to him. Second, if Jason was mad at Bruce for getting another Robin why would he now want one of his own to team up with his Batman? Damian was a child, Tim was someone that apparently Jason hated (because Jason beating Tim was mentioned in this event), and then Jason actually asked Dick Grayson, Nightwing, to be his Robin? Listen, there is no way that was Jason, nothing about him makes sense, even taking into account that Jason had beaten Tim already in this event Jason actually tried to kill both Tim and Damian (it might have been just one of them but yeah, it still doesn’t make sense).

I just don’t think that Tony S. Daniel knew who Jason Todd was, maybe he got confused but the thing is, his “villainous” and deranged version of Jason Todd allowed a villainous and deranged version of Red Hood to happen with the next writer that I will be talking about.

Grant Morrison in Batman and Robin vol.1 #3-6.

This was the birth of the villainous, deranged and bloodthirsty Red Hood. There is absolutely no trace of UtRH Jason here, not even if we are looking at the opposite of things like we could do with Daniel’s Jason. Grant Morrison wanted Dick and Damian to have a villain to match their Batman and Robin and they decided to give us a red-haired-pill-headed-red hood. Everything from Morrison’s characterization of Jason is crazy, from the red hair (hello pre-crisis) to the awful Joker’s Red Hood looking suit, everything was just weird.

I still don’t believe that was Jason, to be honest, I would rather think that version of Jason was actually a rouge Skrull that came all the way from the Marvel Universe and lost his way in Gotham City. Maybe when he made the jump between universes, he got too much information and got confused and took the form of the wonkiest Jason Todd he could come up with.

This Jason was absolutely deranged, he knew exactly what he was doing and he didn’t care if innocents died. This Jason was the one that got locked up in Arkham. This is the Jason that Dick put in Arkham for Jason and everybody else’s safety.

Dick putting that Jason in Arkham wasn’t a bad thing or something that anyone can use to shit on Dick Grayson (not on this house). This Arkham was reformed and that Jason knew that if he stayed in that new Arkham he would stay away from trouble, but here is the thing, that Jason loved trouble, so he took all the tests to prove he wasn’t insane and asked to be transferred to Blackgate (where all the Red Hood’s enemies were). That Jason didn’t ask to be sent to Blackgate because the Joker was a cell away from his in Arkham, he did it so he could go on a killing spree in Blackgate (which he did when he got there).

Skrull Jason was just bloodthirsty and nothing like UtRH Jason, he had no motive other than just killing for fun or whatever. He didn’t want to protect Gotham and he couldn’t have cared less about the drug trade in Gotham. In Batman and Robin vol.1. Jason Todd was unrecognizable. And luckily, we never saw him again.

Scott Lobdell in Everything that he ever wrote about Red Hood.

This one is pretty self-explanatory. Lobdell was the king of overpowering Jason, he was the one that drove Red Hood farther and farther away from his street-level vigilante status. He continuously added more to him, he was a big deal because he was meant to take down Ra’s al Ghul, he was a big deal because he was the only human to train in the All-Castle and learned to summon the All-Blades.

This Red Hood’s morals and ideals were kind of gone, there just wasn’t any kind of interest in Jason to get rid of drugs or try to control its trade in Gotham, he just had no interest in street-level threats, everything was extraordinary in both New 52 and Rebirth. If he wasn’t in space he was in some mystical land. His friends and allies became even more and more powerful, his level of power was completely off compared to the others. His personality was ever-changing and quite honestly you could barely see the Jason that he once was.

This Jason also was very inconsistent in the way that he felt towards people (obviously because Lobdell is a shitty writer), he wanted to follow Batman’s rules and was shown as someone that still had fond memories of his life with Bruce before he died but was also willing to let those memories go, to move on? Maybe? I don’t know. But he changed his mind about Bruce and following his rules or not for a very long time. Jason was also a little bitch about Dick, and he was a little bitch because he (Lobdell) never gave the reader or anyone a concrete reason as to why he hated him so much and then in Rebirth he decided that Dick wasn’t that bad. Also, Jason went from “Willis Todd, abusive husband and father that deserved to die” to “Willis Todd abusive husband and father but he sent me letters when he was in prison and Penguin had him killed so now, I really want to avenge him”. Yeah, I don’t really know why that happened and like most of Lobdell’s arcs and stuff it was never really completed or well thought out.

Lobdell’s Jason characterization was a mess for ten years and that’s the prime reason why Jason is a character with no solid background, story or future.

James Tynion IV in Red Hood and the Outlaws.

Tynion’s Jason Todd was a hero, he was like a mini Tom King Batman. Everything he did was right and there was just no way that you could bamboozle him. This Jason was able to hold to Blades that drained his soul as well as hosting the Untitled in his body (that were able to drain his soul too) and on top of all that he completed his journey of the Chosen One by making those ancient martial arts moves that he learned before he was Robin even though Talia hadn’t been able to master it yet.

Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley in Batman Eternal and Batman and Robin Eternal.

A mess, this was pure New 52 levels of bullshit and they all just wanted to push the “Batfamily” and while Dick was gone, they were trying to make Jason fill the void that Dick left in Batman events. It didn’t work at all and all they did was mess around with Jason’s characterization more.

Geoff Johns in Three Jokers.

I have talked enough about Johns’ takes on Jason Todd and Red Hood, but let me tell you something real quick, if a writer thinks that the best they can do with a character is make them give up their morals/ideals for an unrequited love interest, then they can keep that idea for themselves. Geoff Johns wrote a book that was absolutely not needed and then proceeded to butcher every characterization that he could, Three Jokers was three issues long and he managed to add more trauma to Jason’s torture, push the narrative of Jason being at fault for his own murder and make Jason’s motivations to be the Red Hood weak enough to make him want to give up his work for a woman that he barely knows (and doesn’t like him at all).

Joshua Williamson in Future State: Red Hood and Robin #5.

Now, with Williamson I have issues only when he writes Jason, not because his stories are bad, don’t get me wrong, I would have completely enjoyed FS: Red Hood if it weren’t for the completely unnecessary Rose/Jason side plot he had going on. Jason was clearly working undercover for some people that he hated working with. He had to arrest or kill “masks” (vigilantes, just like he “used” to be) for the Magistrate.

His ideas were pretty solid, Jason did the job but he never killed the masks and actively didn’t trust the Magistrate but he was working there to tear them apart from within, and that’s amazing if Williamson had given us Jason Todd/Red Hood working undercover to dismantle an organization I would have been really happy.

But that’s not all he gave us, even if I just forget about his failed attempt at giving Jason a relationship, I can still see that Williamson is the kind of writer that wants (or is just following DC) to make the “Batfamily” happen no matter how dumb and out of place it looks in comics’ canon. So, I am a little bit weary, any writer that leans too much towards making Jason and Bruce work together and become a family makes me want to scream, but I do understand that is just me, many people want those two to be buddy-buddy, I, personally, would love to see Jason kick Bruce in the balls and tell him to lose his number.

Chip Zdarsky in Urban Legends: Cheer.

Ah, yes, I remember the days in which I thought that this could have been something good. Well, I was utterly wrong and I suffered all the way through this mini. I feel like now I can safely say that Zdarsky only wanted to write a Batman book but DC told him, “Hey you can write Batman but it has to be within a Red Hood story, but don’t worry, you don’t have to know much about the Hood guy, just come up with something and write Batman around that”.

I know that’s what happened because I read that story and all we got from it was horrible characterizations for pre-Robin Jason, Robin Jason, Jason Todd and Red Hood. I don’t know how he did it but yes, he managed to mess it all up.

From Jason not really wanting to be Robin and acting recklessly every step of the way, to secret desires of a perfect family with Bruce and so many other people that he couldn’t care about, Urban Legends: Cheer is the perfect book to avoid at all costs if you believe that the concept of “Batfamily” is the biggest lie, DC is trying to profit off this time around.

Zdarsky also nerfed Jason in ways that I thought DC only wanted to nerf Dick Grayson. But I was able to see that I was wrong. Zdarsky’s run also pushed some of the most disastrous narratives that DC really wants readers to believe like: Robin Jason wasn’t good at his job, he was too reckless and ultimately his death was his own fault. Yay! I want to cry!

I will give Zdarsky two points for at the very least showing that Red Hood wants to protect children and that he has a huge issue with how the drug trade is controlled and abused in Gotham City, it had been a while since we had seen that aspect of Jason’s Red Hood make an appearance.

It’s just too many writers completely missing the point of Red Hood’s character or simply writers agreeing to destroy Jason’s uniqueness in the DC Universe so DC (as the publisher) can further push the abomination that is the “Batfamily” in comics’ canon.

I do agree with you Anon when you say that Jason isn’t just a “bad boy” but I also don’t think that we can call UtRH Jason “dangerously insane”. Personally, I will only use that last description for BftC and Batman and Robin Jason, those two were dangerously insane indeed.

UtRH Jason was very meticulous in who he wanted dead and who got to live. He entered Gotham’s most dangerous world and he had to make a big entrance, he invited the eight most prosperous street dealers to a meeting, showed up with the decapitated heads of each of their right-hand men and an AK-47 and said:

“I am offering you a deal. I will be running the drug trade from now on. You will go about your business as usual. You will kick up forty percent to me. That is a much better deal than the Black Mask will give you. In return, you will have total protection from both the Black Mask and Batman. The catch? You stay away from kids and schoolyards. No dealing to children, got it? If you do, you’re dead.”

This was Red Hood! Red Hood wanted to control the drug trade in Gotham because he knew that Gotham is far too corrupt and filled with drug lords for him to just want to eradicate drugs from Gotham. If he had tried that he would have been a dumbass, but he wasn’t. He didn’t want to start a gang war and get innocent people killed because of it, he wanted to set the rules of his new Empire and he had to start with the street-level drug dealers, from there he grew until he became a major pain in Black Mask’s ass.

We went from Jason wanting to control the drug trade and take over Gotham’s underworld so people like Black mask couldn’t have people work for him (or being dependent on him) when they were still in high school or were in a vulnerable position, to Jason fighting a war for a mystic land because he was their “Chosen One”. DC really wanted to do something grand (yet boring) with Jason instead of sticking to a street-level vigilante that could have become a Drug Lord to control the drug trade of a city that is so filled with crime and corruption that it can’t be saved by anyone.

Batman doesn’t eradicate crime, he “controls” it, puts a blank it over it, lets it nap up until it wakes up once more to make more mess.

Red Hood had other plans, certain criminals didn’t get to nap, or, better said, they would get to nap forever.

So, no. I wouldn’t call that “dangerously insane”, I will call that “vigilante that believes himself judge, jury and executioner” of a city that is drowning in crime and corruption.

Anyway, I hope you have a really nice week Anon and thank you so much for sending me this ask!

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glopratchet · 4 years ago

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probably a maiden) Although you appear as a ghost, he definitely noticed your roar Just didn't react to it One simple punch can cleave away half your health and even the bites land really bad damage You can't even walk around since you are restrained to a small are of airspace around the Stormtop And he punches and roars ; (Lightnings) much more frequently than the other movie monsters you've faced Right now, he's close enough to reach, You are dead before you even begin the process of climbing onto his snout ; (Which most would find counter-intuitive) One simple punch can cleave away half your health and even the bites land really bad damage Avoid his thunder beam tactic and find a way of dealing damage from the safety of your sheet ; (Which, as you thought, would most likely prevent you from reaching him) Upon death, you see the 'new level up' screen: Your overall abilities have improved because of constant training Strength: 05 → 06, Agility: Stamina: 04 → 05 ; (Scales to account for bodily changes), Intelligence: 04 → 05 You need 234 experience points until the next level Avoid his thunder beam tactic and find a way of dealing damage from the safety of your sheet ; 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You dont want this delivery to last longer than it has too so you pull up your socks and get through this Tails can be easy to break you will need a back hop up armor Tails can be easy to break you need proper armor for your adventure ahead Tails looks like hes trying but just cant manage it no matter what he tries You watch him spindel out of control shortly after liftoff and smash directly into the rocky mountainside His consciousness quickly fades away afterwords Tails was the only one who believed in you, and supported your dreams since you first met Tails can be easy to break you will need a back hop up armor Infections- no way to rid yourself of the virus too integrated into your dna to remove without destroying your mind in the process Also the virus helps with radiation resistance so its probably not a bad thing to have in small doeses anyway Head will not break until he is less than 30 percent health so he will try to hang on the best he can You need something with push force, maybe crouch and use bursts of speed and a weapon that engages the largest targets vunerable area's ; (Heavy reliance on guns) Choose what is needed to succeed A good support/quest item or a combat item Need healing item or push your luck with weapons damage types again? 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taking several blows from you to his body and head, suddenly you could sense something change in him-You didn't really understand it but looking deep within you found some new state within yourself and Enraged- after a certain amount of damage is inflicted the alligator will become enraged and its attacks and moving speed will increase Release an earth shattering roar which poured like water over your opponents reflexes and actions, tearing down its abilities until everything slowed and sluggishened, until it was so pooly thereafter that any pre-calculated action would assure a hit or evaded miss Release a sonic pulse using echolocation to pinpoint the fearful, weakened prey like state of the alligator naturally reacted too to frighten him severely in such a confusing, overwhelming manner that its running panic quadrupled and it could barely move Release an earth shattering roar which poured like water over your opponents reflexes and actions, Now it moves faster harder, better, now that it's emotions have become clear throughout It's a challenging foe: Confident of its abilities it doesn't tire Scared- Its scared, panicked and fleeing Why it would ever do such a thing I have no idea but the adrenline from such an unexpected thrill of its rider gives you brief surges of energy and speed to run its body fast enough to evade all your attacks, retaliations missed Now it moves faster, Attacks more frequently and accurately- You begin to dip into the ferocious sets of emotions within, the rushes of anger from initially peeling open its mind, shredding its musings, getting in there, and now that you have acess, you're gonna keep it that way Feeling creatures terrorized states sends its attacks wild but keenly accurate, as they just attempt to get the scary thing off of them Attacks more frequently and accurately- You begin to dip into the ferocious sets of emotions within, Hits harder, faster while tiring less- Pressing into the frightened creature's mind you can feel its state And while something naturally shuts down from excess terror, it hasn't yet so, yet it's shutting more down than it has, meaning your actions are overloading the capacity to feel too much fear and it's becoming paralyzed with fear While the madness comes to consume the alligator as its mind breaks from breaching BRAAIINNNSSS Is that what this is? and faster while tiring less- Pressing into the frightened creature's mind you can feel its state Could gain some new attacks skills or enhance existing ones- Your in, time to having some fun Feel the gnashing waves of madness begin eating away at what was left in there and really playing with its newfound abilitiesets, though while its too busy shuddering in confusion you are preparing attacks or enhancements for your own warrior, not that a muscle needs to be moved anyway Could gain some new attacks, It will not fall back - You're smirking and laughing now Maybe you should get some nearby tourists to film this Proceeding now, as the mighty beast manages to react to your mindtouch, push your attacks, create new sensations and pain for it and generally drive it mad as its tries in vain to fight you As was mentioned if you were in close enough range to DO anything too it, it would've attacked first due to the disparity in speed It will not fall back- You're smirking and laughing now Sometimes it will chase you other times, you will chase it as it attempts to criscross and doubleback on its own trail to evade you Which is useless given that your mind can keep track of all its movements that way Fortunately it doesn't cross your mind that you can also create the paths it takes so you'll always know where it's going to be, just like how you know when and where it will stop, turn and spear from Sometimes it will chase you, It eventually becomes normal or it may become tired and slow from all its running about now All of its options have been generally closed off, now that it's mind has been crippled leaving for it nothing more than a bleak future of endless panic, pain and suffering at your hands Which of course you get to enjoy greatly It eventually becomes normal or it may become tired and slow from all its running about now Pin -pointing the exact location You instantly know where it is Same old position, just stuck in the turns of a fallen tree, smacking into it Ohh that must hurt You love it! Firing your mighty trident like a javelin with righteous fury like the avenging angels of god, you impale its head from above! Pin-pointing the exact location Some alligators have pin attacks too, grabbers, might've been useful but too darn picky on how distances are measured! -come out of the water like a missile and jam it right through its noggin-Dead? What does dead mean! That's what you wanted right? Pushing off its now limp body with struggle you crawl atop the beast Its tail lazily slaps the water but hardly even stirs it Some alligators have pin attacks too, The alligator will launch forward and pin you down and then tear at your limbs! That's what will happen if you continue this fruitless struggle you fool! You're right God always is You wipe your brow and step backwards but first you have to mark its place, lest someone else fishes it out before you come back The alligator will launch forward and pin you down and then tear at your limbs! Attempt to eat you --Who could resist a prime cut like yourself? Get over here! I love your tender human meat! woah it might even be sentient Oh wow, this is great eating so much mmm how come you never tasted so good before humans? You stared too long and now the rest of them might get the same gloriously tasty idea too you fool! Get out of there! Attempt to eat you--Who could resist a prime cut like yourself? You can escape by releasing a fart you think, with you're brain waves these humans will not notice anything either You can escape by releasing a fart you think, Weakened and fevered as you crawl out from the watery abyss you once more swim up to the light and pray that you're far enough away Then finally collapsing in blessed air you manage a cough and can once more think clearly Zombie alligator nature abhors a vaccum and so did you apparently When no natural prey was around you turned to the next most fragile things available, humans Weakened and fevered as you crawl out from the watery abyss you once more swim up to the light and pray that you're far enough away When weakened, an alligator will sometimes float at the surface, basking and catching prey that wanders too close No doubt you'd caught the eye of a few as oblivious food fated to become the accidental alligator trainer Or should this tale be the start of your being seen as some weird alligator demon by the unfortunate campers that had spied you? an alligator will sometimes float at the surface, Slowly turn its heels and limp to safety- an area where it will attempt to rest before pursuing any humans it may catch a whiff of Though you doubt it will not linger near this area anymore Alligators and their kin survive for a reason: they have their territorial spots, where they know where to find easy food and few dangers, that they've marked as theirs Slowly turn its heels and limp to safety- an area where it will attempt to rest before pursuing any humans it may catch a whiff of Sleeping off the damage of such an ordeal, you awake with a slight lingering cough that fades by nightfall Most of your minor wounds are already gone You've survived another great challenge it seems You're probably in Florida by now, as the rivers are now too small to be the large drainers of the state Chamisiblee, Cypress, Little Manatee They all flow in from the East into this estuary where you're resting Sleeping off the damage of such an ordeal, When a monster is weakended it will retreat to an area to rest it will eat its fill there and then never return, having found a safe heaven Between the alligators mistaking you for one of their kind and your own devastating counter-attack you would say that 'Nature found balance' but nature does NOT balance things out, no matter how much you wish it was so Nature creates imbalances and weapons of destruction, that's what it does Taking a breath you head out once more into the world When a monster is weakended it will retreat to an area to rest, Capture quests instead of kill quests for 24 hours Get a 'Zombie Dragon' mount! AGAIN? Bloody hell, you don't get off your arse and head out into the Everglades once more! By now seeing how the whole zombie thing turned out once more you head out carrying a horribly smelly piece of roadkill to camouflage yourself with Capture quests instead of kill quests for 24 hours Break his legs carry him over and tie him to yourself, then run at the Lock X when the Cop is not looking Does not work Moron Run out into a quiet area, set tyre alight and throw it at him and then run like hell to the lock! Nope, The 'attack andidate' fails too, perhaps you're just unlucky? Maybe a trip south for some r and r is just what your tired mind needs? Break his legs, Imtimating size and fair amount of damage to corner the man, the spider goes for the head bouncing off the protective glass there is enough of a distraction for you to get a small rock and flick it at its eyes This works and the thing scuttles off disappointed No doubt hungry and tired yourself you settle down in a quiet corner of this relatively safe location Imtimating size and fair amount of damage to corner the man, Bring meats to get him out of an exhausted state at least Though you have the presence of mind you are still hungry and sleep deprie, so you barely manage to drag some fresh meet with you into an exhaustled restful sleep Maybe your scent? Bring meats to get him out of an exhausted state at least -monster rancher style ending- -monster rancher style ending- Ko thresh hold mush be reached der shtunnel you passed the insane randomizer created challenge! Probably not worth doing again though you could see how different careers might change it up Ko thresh hold mush be reached der shtunnel It will fall over dazed for a few seconds and you will be able to get the door open and reach the tunnel Which you do An exhausting way to pass the time and get an amazing view of nature Wait, nature? Well it was night when you climbed down here so could not see anything but this seems Unnatural! Why walls of cutted trees? You sharpen your eyes and inspect further down the tunnel There is definitely red shining back at you! It will fall over dazed for a few seconds and you will be able to get the door open and reach the tunnel The alligators toleracnce gets much higher with every ko making it harder and harder to ko them You get your tire kill in the perfect spot where, should the cop look, he could easily see it, but the offenders were all filing out of the marshrute and well down the slop toward their car when you set it alight and trunced ot scream with laughter as the now screaming croc went mental and traped some of them leg before taking off after you! The alligators toleracnce gets much higher with every ko making it harder and harder to ko them Long cooldown animation leaving you wide open for a finishing blow as the croc travled in, you did your best to play dead but were incapable of that needed final moment bluff Ko for realz this timez Long cooldown animation leaving you wide open for a finishing blow as the croc travled in, Critcal draw to add 100 percent affinity for your unsheath attack You incappeditatly block the rolling blow as he pushed you into the marshrute wall but you manage to slip his arm and wrench the knife from him The subsequent knife fight did not last long but you were sweating at the time As they say Every minute outside the lab is a victory! You take 1 Rad-Away; (Rad+10) and grab some meat from one of the many dead goners littering the area; (1groups worth) Focus which charges speeds up by twenty percent You approach the terminal just to discover a extremely easy set up The words AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED appears on the screne so you punch in RUST-101 and you are granted access Quicksheath seaths your weapon faster just by double-tapping the specific weapon and holding it out The lab door is impossibe to bruteforce open but jamming out some wiring with a bat lets you short it and walk in Rotten flesh everywhere, gone to pup, all the beworks It even sickened you You rest for the night and get full heal before taking on Gluttons Canyon at night You swear you will never go there ever again Quicksheath seaths your weapon faster just by double-tapping the specific weapon and holding it out Monsters can be incapaicted just like players Makes hunting a lot safer for you and you find the Monster's armory A giant safe just Waiting to be opened All it needed was for someone to smash open with a well place kick Monsters can be incapaicted just like players The king of versatitility (What can't it do? You got some green weapons just perfect for killing softskins! Cleaver, machete, and Cricket bat all lay within So many, they won't miss just one! High noon means visibility for the toons and death to those without a cowboy hat! You have only ever seen one in Sweet town, which was unusable back then You lucked out just finding one now but where? The king of versatitility! A tool that allows you to maintain constant damage while keeping a defensive stance Protects against first degree burns and reduces heat exhaustion chances But Its Heavy such that you can not run while using it and too slow to be effectively used as a melee weapn This versatile medical consumable containes a blend of adrenaline, fake blood, painkillers and various hortatory drugs ; (+1 to BT) If used before the pants are actually destroyed they might give the impression of one to a casual observer You try your luck at some rotten zombie corpses Most people see the great sword as a piece of slow clusmy junk good only forge smiths and wood choppping But unlike most people you Unfairgidely find it has a unique special ability when properly integrated into the neural CPU of organic host namely it's capable of injecting highly poison cytokinins toxins directly into the wearers blood steam every 6 seconds and propel him into a berserk like state superior to that of any exstasy fueled raver Most people see the great sword as a piece of slow clusmy junk good only forge smiths and wood choppping That will get you discovered no matter what they have metal detectors at the gates by now for your own good Luckly there are tons of rat carcasses everywhere so you decide to harvest some of the poison Most people see the blowgun as some pansy dart shooter but combined with poison and the fact that it can be occasionally used for actual hunting makes it the most reliable of silent killers Hit and run strategy for the rest of your days? You like the sound of that? You and Mike can be like real bandits! Won't be easy though there are several militia stations spread throughout the area They don't move around too much but they are mainly in the most populated areas such as Bunker City, The Boardwalk, and The Square Hit and run strategy for the rest of your days? Middle ground you and Mike could go start a new life in Sunshine Meadows Middle ground, Strike fast and strike strong get some guns, hideout in hulland , and just lure the threat to you before wiping it out once and for all You and Mike are right where the Newlin gang was they will try to flush you out but you have the home advantage Strike fast and strike strong, Sheer simlicity and the favor of God Who exactly is this M Fett guy? You have never heard of him before, let alone someone more famous than Jango or Boba Fett Sheer simlicity and the favor of God Incredibley disruptive when used incorrectly it can cut through solid beams and shock your enemy Whether you are an honorable fighter of not, this lightsaber is a powerful force on the battlefeild Third person really helps when detailed descriptions need to be given especially for action Incredibley disruptive when used incorrectly, Types of chariots are used when you really need to look awesome while kidnapping a princess Thank Zeus the flash forewarned you of such a glorious day You may tear up out of joy if not for the piercing light destroying your vision at the moment Seems Jazelle planned earlier for this occaison Sight and logic, not feelings, will decide your next choices Infiltration or invasion? Types of chariots, Hovering power suit Type-B? Since when is B for Boba Fett themed… guess that gets BBBB on one board… At least 3gbd per native These lights are gonna cost you dearly Luckily only need one and they come with their own batteries! Hovering power suit Type-B? Gaint power suit More Like GIANT power suit Why don't you shrink down so you can fight properly OR at least get a normal sized person to pilot it, like one genie You heard they were good for 3 wishes…least of all a wish to be able to ride this beast properly Boba Fett? As in the Bounty Hunter? The guy who chases your archnemesis and killer? Gaint power suit? Hoverboard or personal jet pack? ONLY this board was able to fit in your magical bag The other one is a no go it would be able call unwanted attention since the other technology in the sky Hoverboard or personal jet pack? Armored lion look-a-like but with 4 legs and a mechanical tail Roar and motions to attack Horn section of marching band? Now those are some occupational hazards if there ever were any Skilled they may be, their talent will soon become decoration for your half finished floor 8 legged robotic appliance cleaners Nicer than a robo-vac though as they seem to enjoy their work…perhaps a little too much Armored lion look-a-like but with 4 legs and a mechanical tail Horse with power suit helmet, of course in green There is a small chance he might be related to Genghis Khan but more likely a promotional gag item why not get out of this cramped foreboding space that only contains danger and perhaps) and go somewhere even more confined, possibly dangerous and most definitely follows a strict schedule an elevator The reward for all your months of gathering is finally here Horse with power suit helmet, Types of deliveries other than plain sealed or in a bottle? Specfically mention of laundry so that means How fortunate, an intelligent living being to explain all this neat stuff! Mayhaps this dwarf will know of some of it's final destination Types of deliveries other than plain sealed or in a bottle? Bow and arrow -easy to use-hard to be effective-powershots [focus-wide-blast]rapid fire -evade [speed, roll]-and cool looking As your ascending up the large column stairway, you realize the door at the top is sliding open Why would it do that? Hope nobody is leaving, or worse, entering It's hard to see due to the light but you are almost there wait, that looks like a tan uniform is that Boba Fett? What would he be doing here! Bow and arrow -easy to use-hard to be effective-powershots [focus-wide-blast]rapid fire-evade [speed, Heavy bowgun-king of constant damage -bullet type for everyone-heavy-target riveting Bright flashy lights start coming on, big spot light and bright neon signs Seems unnecessary they probably have a no glitter policy As you approach the edge of the stairway landing nearest to the elevator door, you see them 3 meters tall at least Gigantic Machines! Massive robotic well robots is all they are, marching in unison with handy clawed hands, buzzsaws for legs and Heavy bowgun-king of constant damage-bullet type for everyone-heavy-target riveting Perpetually staggers- fire untill you run out of ammo ignore pain, (sometimes explode) -heavy They are so distracting, you fail to notice the SMASH! A huge foot crushes you and your newly aquired treasures Looks like Boba Fett had something to do with this afterall Perpetually staggers- fire untill you run out of ammo, Reload spped determines how long to reload between shots, firing speed same when fully reloaded, spread affects how widely rounds will fling out, recoil based on weight of gun EA ; (every action)-Vats displays a sequence of events for the move: Attack-aim-stop to display what happens in that order If not stopped at end of turn or when danger is observed, the sequence will complete itself and then check to see what happens If no harm occured from whatever you into, it will simply continue Reload spped determines how long to reload between shots, Recoil determines how practicle a shot really is spread is always from the point of aim, damage is based on the gun, not the ammo type which is very purpose specific Poison delivery system-uses poison to fill dart, fast acting, curable, gets through armor Static defenses? Whatever will you do if attacked here? 3 turrets in good condition-unknown ammunition specifics but can be acquired on site He's still just a little man and can't do anything to you Recoil determines how practicle a shot really is, High recoil dont use it for one shot kills, but it is good at knocking folks around the way you figure it, this is either some huge mistake or something else is going on Since you doubt you are in ANY danger, you'd better find out what is happening right now You need to wake this guy up! The captain has a very dark complexion and if he got any bigger, he wouldn't fit in the elevator Was that his truck you seen outside? High recoil dont use it for one shot kills, Recoil to great you will fire shots slowly but can use them repeatedly, Concentration adds extra rounds and stops recoil from throwing off too much, fire rate adds speed to shots but reduces concentation & adds recoil The thing that catches your eye is a shiny badge on his chest An insignia shows a circle surrounding three stars Hmmm Master Chief? Private Seargent something-or-other-pfft whatever Recoil to great you will fire shots slowly but can use them repeatedly, Deviation is when the shot veers to far to the right after reaching a certain distance Increased Spread allows extra shots to be on target, near accuracy decreases the targets ability to dodge With the lights off, you are certain no one in their right mind would come down here Even less likely when a giant screams out in agony from yards away again? It happens all the time whereever you stay Strange he hasn't Seen the new threat though ah well, this will be easy pickings Load Up Deviation is when the shot veers to far to the right after reaching a certain distance, The option to remove a limiter allows rare ammo to be used, combining two elements can be devistating, Fire bullets burst into flames on impact, Engraved rounds rips apart targets with tiny strings, Poisoned projectiles taint the blood of victims Basically you need several guns for differnet tasks and seige scenarios Soldiers will use most of your equipment but who knows when it could help to have differnet types ready? This badge pretty much eliminates any fear you may have had The option to remove a limiter allows rare ammo to be used, You always have the option to forge new weapons with available materials or use scrap to build from, this place has an excellent workstation with plenty of tools, some nice ingredients in bins and the big table for heat treating and joining There are always guns to repair also, why aint there more gun people? You always have the option to forge new weapons with available materials or use scrap to build from, From scratch or upgrade current weapons provided you have the needed parts (or can steal them) Perhaps this room deserves it's own tasting Those wooden racks line the walls with an assortment of parts and weapons you have made Blueprints litter the floor and shambles of scrapped materials From scratch or upgrade current weapons provided you have the needed parts ; Upgrade current weapons as much as possible and only forge if you have to 'Rank' is based on how skilled you are in each type of weapon class When you sleep, the nightmares continue Whether it's your mind conjuring up images of bulging eyes and gore coating your hands or demons dragging you away to the eternal torment of the depths of hell, it's enough to drive anyone insane in time, you gain a greater understanding of yourself The game continues Zenny-bitcoin of the future Zenny-bitcoin of the future! If wou wnat to avoid using certain rare drops forging could be the best option (or finding yourself an expy of jackthammy) Use your best judgement in various situations Budget and Rare elements: While there isnt a dedicated 'money' system, a lot of people have expressed interest in keeping track of thins and sharing thier 'shopping lists' I'll keep a running tab from now on If wou wnat to avoid using certain rare drops forging could be the best option ; with that wealth, you'll have to start thinking about protection With connections and a gang, you'd never have to worry about anything again The following are various factions or associations that you can join ******************************* "Shield of the law! the law Such an abstract thing to swear undying fidelity towards While the function and purpose of the law is to govern all in the land, for most it is seen as a harsh master, or an unscalable wall, or an invisible guide to innocent bliss Your experiences with the law are that of neglect, flaws and Bandits You found them impotent to stop the spiral of death that took your home, distracted by political squabbles neglected to stop a violent rampage that led to an innocent child's death flawed in design as a near exempt band of mercenaries could subvert theiredar Wises' judgement a hard master as it stripped you of your weapons and freedom for defending yourself The law is here, under justified neglect due to it's actions or lackthereof: choosing to allow Behemoth destroying half the city, incarcerating you, allowing demon attack after demon attack and the bandits Cows hiding among the government, choosing to hide under the illusion of legitimacy to rob, pillage and hurt They started asroadcats ; (bandits) and are still asroadcats ; (bandits) Thieves and murderers allowed to run free so long as they do not directly hurt anyone with political influence They prey on the poor, the immigrants and con artists Bridgeburners and how could you forget the bridgeburners and your experience with them Asroadcats given special treatment because of government contracts for their supposed "exclusive skills" They get free reign to do whatever, whenever without repercussion And they abuse that unaccountable power Are they really any different from regular bandits? The law is here represented by the militia and its fringes ; (but mostly just it's fringes) and it is at its pinnacle of unreachable heights in the form of the Ebony Claw Enforcers and overlords, blinding the public eye from its rotten core with flashy colors and stolen wealth Its people are uncaring plebs fawning at random owner And ooze everywhere, making sure any dissension is snuffed out before can become lit match and at the Ebony Claw sits a stone cold reptile weighing all its member's lives on arrow balance The ruthless crime lord that subverts law and government at its own will yet stays so cautious in doing so A true shadow of evil, balancing between darkness and power Your dealings with them are few, they only first became aware of your reputation by asking about you when you had just come back toHaynton But enough about the law; you aren't one to break it Your own morals would prevent you from falling so low in your old age! most of the missions given by the Ebony Claw are assassinations that you have no qualms getting involve with Among the usual Ebony Claw operations surrounding gambling, drugs, prostitution, loansharking and slave trading is spreading it's influence through fighting and threatening forcing shops and businesses

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