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C.M. Top 10: Heroes who've fallen in the line of duty &/or heroics.

Every hero has their 1st moments to be the best hero they can be. But sadly just as the hero rises to the occasion to prove his worth....they sometimes fall saving the ones they love & swore to protect. We must never forget our heroes or forget their strengths that make them who they are. Their courage, their will, their kindness & above all willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may live to tell their children of the kindness & heroism they've shown.

So this ten features the heroes of all kinds who gave their life protecting the innocent. Which hero will you always remember? You be the judge of that. & may they rest in peace...

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1. Young Justice: Phantoms - Tomar-Re

"In brightest day in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power Green Lantern's light."

2. Seven Deadly Sins - Escanor Lion Sin of Pride

3. Overwatch - Balderich von Adler

"Live with honor, die for glory. Live for glory, die with honor"

4. Rise of the TMNT - Karai

"あなた一人じゃありません"

(Anatawa hitori janai)

Translation: You are not alone

5. DBZ - Vegeta

"Trunks, Bulma...I do this for you. & yes...even for you, Kakarot."

(I know, I know he's technically still alive but don't get me wrong he's had a few close calls in the past of literally no return. & he has sacrificed himself once or twice so I'm gonna count it this one time. Trust me if it wasn't for fan-service, he would've had the old classic Thanos Fade in a heartbeat years ago.)

6. Pacific Rim the Black - Atlas Destroyer/Loa

"You will get there. I will ensure it."

7. RWBY - Pyrrha Nikos

"Do you believe in destiny?"

8. Star Wars Rebels - Commander Gregor

"Don't worry about me. You made me remember who I am. I'll make my way home, I promise."

9. Cyberpunk Edgerunner - Rebecca

"Alright David let's go to the top then."

10. Transformers Rise of the Beasts - Apelinq

"This is my fight. It is now your time to lead the Maximals, Optimus Primal."

[uniasus]

Damn you Pacific Rim The Black for giving me feels about an AI

[monsterblogging]

Manifestation/LOA girlies in the Pacific Rim universe being like, "Awww your house got smashed by a kaiju? You didn't affirm and persist living in a world with no kaiju hard enough!!"

[rigil-kentauris]

loa, incredibly smart fully functional ai: hey how bout i open these doors with massive sirens that if heard would summon kaiju to kill all the children living here peacefully.

loa: would that be funny or what.

[realbacchus]

Pacific rim the black loa <3

[creativejamie]

Review of the fantastic anime series Pacific Rim: The Dark Zone / Pacific Rim: The Black Explained: What’s Up With the Ending?

Pacific Rim: The Black Genre fantasy, anime Creators Greg Johnson, Craig Kyle Voiced by Gideon Adlon (Haley Travis), Calum Worthy (Taylor Travis), Erica Lindbeck (Loa), Ben Diskin (Boy), Victoria Grace (May), Andy McPhee (Shane) and others. Netflix channel Release year 2021 Series 7 Site IMDb The Pacific Rim movie franchise is Transformers vs. Godzilla, but without any gimmick about a race of…

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Welcome to the news channel of the Angry Nature, Today we will tell you about Cotopaxi volcano,Ecuador,, Biggest volcano Mauna Loa👇 https://youtu.be/mS9Iu6ZbsYs Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 . Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km south of Quito, and 31 km northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m.  IG reported that the eruption at Cotopaxi continued during 11-17 January, characterized by daily steam-and-gas emissions often with variable content. On 11 January ash plumes rose as high as 200 m above the crater rim and drifted W and SW. Minor ashfall was noted in areas of Mulaló, Macaló Grande, San Antonio, San Ramón (127 km W), Ticatilín (15 km SW), and MAE Norte (18 km N), and a sulfur odor was noted in Ticatilín and Control Caspi (20 km WSW) of the Parque Nacional Cotopaxi. On 12 January steam, gas, and ash plumes rose as high as 1 km and drifted SE, SW, and W. On 13 January a dense ash plume rose 2 km and drifted NE, causing ashfall in Ticatilín; other ash plumes rose 1 km and drifted W and N that same day. Steam-and-gas emissions rose 300-700 m during 14-17 January and drifted E, SE, and SW. Ash-and-gas plumes rose 1 km on 17 January and drifted W and SW; minor ashfall was reported in Mulaló and San Juan de Pastocalle (20 km WSW). Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias. The mountain has a long record of violent eruption. The largest historical eruptions took place in 1744, 1768, 1877, and 1904. The eruption of 1877 was known for its lahars (volcanic mudflows) that traveled more than 60 miles (100 km) to meet the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Amazon River basin to the east. #cotopaxi_volcano #ecuador_volcano #angry_nature #geology #cotopaxi_earthquake _______________________________ The channel lists such natural disasters as: 1) Geological emergencies: #earthquake  #volcanic_eruption  mudflow, #landslide landfall, avalanche; 2) Hydrological emergencies:  #flash_flood #tsunami  Limnological catastrophe, floods, flooding; 3) Fires: Forest fire, Peat fire, Glass Fire, Wildfire; 4) Meteorological emergencies: #tornado, ATTENTION: All videos are taken from open sources. The selection is based on publication date, title, description, and venue. Sometimes, due to unfair posting of news on social networks, the video may contain frames that do not correspond to the date and place. It is not always possible to check all videos. We apologize for any errors! Thank you for watching, don't forget to subscribe our channel, We Wish you good Weather,

[kevynthedevylman]

I love her!🥰

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My fanart celebrating the release of Pacific Rim: The Black!

[excalirebagel]

I have problems

[onceuponalegendbg]

Loa’s so done.

“Of course.”

Like, girl, I feel ya.

[manyprofoundbonds]

i felt so seen when joel fell in love with loa in 2 seconds same dude

[dappercritter]

Once More Unto the Bre-er, Black, I Guess:

Quick Thoughts on that Pacific Rim Anime

Having given into my curiosity, I have decided to start watching Pacific Rim: The Black.

While, I am still skeptical of the significantly darker tone and how much farther they’ll take it before it becomes unwatchable, I am pleasantly surprised that that’s not all there is to it. The series is going to some bleak places, make no mistake, and this will no doubt turn off those who want lighter and more uplifting fare from their Pacific Rim content. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that the series has a good dose of heart and wit—with colour to boot! So far the series feels like an enjoyable blend of the pathos and heart of the first movie, with the escalated stakes and saturated colour and sense of humour of the sequel.

In a way it feels like a welcome change of pace and a course correction of sorts: It learns from the mistakes of Uprising while building on the foundation the original set in place.

The characters and story already have me engaged. Right from the get-go, you get a sense of how dire this fight is, being plunged right into the action at its most intense. You feel the stakes even before anything that serious has happened yet. The Travis family already shows a healthy balance of resolve, charm, and angst that even at it’s earliest, you can’t help but care for these folks. Hayley already strikes me as my favourite for her spunk and her soft-heartedness. Taylor is a bit rougher around the edges and can feel bit like a jerk at times, but he’s got just as much of a heart, and you quickly learn why it’s hardened.  Loa is already stealing the show, as you can imagine a snarky mecha AI would. The first training scene gets special mention just for how hilariously inspired it feels.

When the tragedy does strike—and believe me, friends, it strikes fast here—you will be caught off-guard. I won’t ruin the surprise because I don’t want to overhype it or spoil it for anyone who wants to watch it too, but in short, you are lulled in a sense of secure tranquility. You get the feeling that things aren’t so bad where the story starts off. You get to know the other characters just a little bit, but you get a real sense of connection between everyone. Then just as when things seem to be getting fun, things take a drastically dark turn. There is a shocking loss, that while sterile in some ways, makes it clear right off the bat, that no one is safe in this world and it sticks.

Ordinarily, I’m not one for tragedies, but after Polygon’s last giant monster-based sci-fi tragedy, the infamous Godzilla Earth anime trilogy, it feels like a drastic even welcome improvement. In Gen Urobochi’s controversial high sci-fi take on the King of the Monsters, you got a barebones story where everything was either inferred, vague, or explained in an almost unbearable level of technical detail. You never got to see things at their best, or got an idea of what there was to care about or fight for. There was virtually no sense of connection between anyone, or a feeling that this universe was lived in. The characters had no real personality, defined almost entirely by their archetypes and positions, and some looked almost indistinguishable from one another. Here, the writing, art direction, and character design, all come together to create an undeniable sense of life. That’s right: not only is this an improvement over a Pacific Rim movie, but it’s an improvement over three whole Godzilla movies from the same studio. (Although having a Western writing team who is more accustomed to character tics and interactions probably helped in that regard.)

That said, the art and animation do leave some things to be desired. Again, while Polygon is clearly improving in some areas, this is pretty standard fare for them. While the character designs are nicely made and the cinematography easy on the eyes, with some shots looking beautifully rendered that I mistook a CG character for a 2D one at least twice, there are still some framerate and composition problems that stick out like sore monster thumbs. While only momentary, I did notice that sometimes the framerates for character movement would jump from smooth for a shot or two and then return back to Polygon’s normal stiff one immediately after, and while the backgrounds are beautiful sometimes it easier to tell there are CG characters walking on 2D pictures than others. Especially when it looks like the they are literally walking on a flat service at an angle.

Moreover, while the kaiju and jaeger design continue to impress in Pacific Rim fashion, they do feel like they suffer from similar problems as Uprising had. The jaegers you see in the opening and the main jaeger, Atlas Destroyer included, continue the trend of smoother and more vibrantly coloured mechas in the vein of Striker Eureka and G Danger/Avenger than the more characterized, robotic designs of the original, and if not for Atlas’s striking colour scheme and unique status as an unarmed training jaeger, probably would not stand out from any of the others. The kaiju are all looking good—and come from rifts that open on the mainland rather than the ocean this time—with distinctive new outlines and even new species for some added peril, but they do lack the monstrous alien aesthetic of the original movie’s monsters in some places, but not enough so to bother you. Although you will be wondering when the Precursors (or whoever made them, because Boy, does this show raise some questions fast) thought straight-up giant shrink-wrapped Dobermans were they way to go when it came to picking off humans, or when they decided to experiment with their colour palette. Most jarringly though, while the show does it’s best to regain that sense of weight and scale Jaegers had in the original film, they still feel lighter and faster like in Uprising, but with Polygon’s suddenly fluid framerate and stiffer range of motion, it might just stick out more here.

The music is alright. I’m not a fan of the subdued opening title music. I get it supposed to set the mood for the dire and dramatic tone and while it does, it also feels strangely too serious for a show from a franchise with as much punch as Pacific Rim. The main titles themselves are alright too, but they’re nothing too special. There’s some cool imagery and the stills of kaiju fighting jaegers remind me of the opening and end credits of the first movie, but some of looks less rendered than other parts and a lot of it feels just bland. (In short, my thoughts have improved since I first saw it, but not by much.) The series soundtrack itself is fine—it has a somewhat similar feel to the films’ scores but it’s also has some stock cues sprinkled throughout. So not much to talk about at the moment. The end theme is pretty good, since it reminds me the most of the original movie’s main theme. Hopefully we’ll get more of that.

I think my biggest gripe is one that simply cannot be overcome. The name: Why is it just “The Black”? Race-related jokes and unfortunate implications aside, it is just dumb. Bland. Uninspired. It reeks of trying too hard to seem nuanced and dark, but it just makes sound like it will be generic grimdark pretentiousness. Which is especially damaging when that is clearly not the case here. Even in the story, it makes no sense. From what I can tell about the plot and world so far, there was literally nothing stopping them from calling it “The Blackout”, which would have just been so much more appropriate. And don’t tell me “Pacific Rim: The Blackout,” wouldn’t sound even cooler.

(Or perhaps “The Mucky-Muck,” but maybe that’s just my Tenacious D fan-brain speaking.)

TLDR; the show definitely has it’s flaws and I’m concerned how far they’ll take the darkness with the series, but it’s pleasantly surprised me in a lot of ways. I look forward to seeing where it goes.

[jacensolodjo]

I’m trying to figure out how on purpose it was to name the AI for the training jaeger ‘Loa’ and the ‘city’ is called ‘bogan’ lmao

[amethyst-wind-uk]

Just binged season 1 of Pacific Rim: The Black. Spoilers within.

I really quite liked it. The first season is very much scaled back compared to the films in regards to danger (the main threat is a single, recurring Kaiju rather than the films’ larger battles against multiple opponents) but that actually works well to show that the main pilot pair of teens Taylor (older brother) and Hayley (younger sister) are very new to this. They’re actually the children of fully-fledged pilots, and their driving force is seeking out their parents (who disappeared five years before the series’ present).

They’re later joined by a third pilot, Mei, who’s a 19-year-old scavenger with a dark past. With the nature of ‘drifting’, all three pilots are aware of each others’ backstories and emotional baggage. It allows them to be more open with each other... just a little.

Generally, Mei serves as the more world-weary protagonist, and as a bridge to introduce the secondary human antagonists: the nomadic prospector/crime gang... Bogan.

Said organisation serves as the first set of characters with anything approaching an Australian accent, despite that being where the series is based - the premise being that the continent stands abandoned after multiple breaches decimated any Jaeger defences, and the Kaiju now roam the land. (The rest of the world’s Jaegers have left for parts unknown.)

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Generally the characters bounce off each other quite well: Taylor is mostly stoic (to the point where he’s clearly just choosing not to deal with a lot of stuff) but still makes the effort for Hayley’s sake.

Hayley, on the other hand, is far more empathic - she becomes the primary emotional caretaker of Boy, a mute child they find in a lab while searching for a replacement power source for the Jaeger (Atlas Destroyer) that they unearth in the first episode. [Keep in mind that Hayley is fourteen, yet still repeatedly shields Boy with her own body when threatened by armed opponents]. Hayley, too, seems to repress the emotions revolving around her family at times.

Mei takes longer to warm up to the others, but and realistically relapses while doing so - retreating back into her colder mindset when various levels of trigger hit for her. Her backstory is a bit rushed, and doled out in basically one breath of exposition by a doomed satellite character, but enough is revealed about her connection to Bogan’s unpleasant leader, Shane, that you want to know more.

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The myth arc of the series gets into full swing in the final two episodes, with the stinger basically spelling out what the next season is going to revolve around. Again, it interested me enough that I’m looking forward to it.

Far and away my favourite part of The Black, though, is Loa. She’s the AI for Atlas Destroyer, and she’s hilariously sarcastic. There’s one line in episode 7, delivered so perfectly, that I burst out laughing. I’m quite happy to get more Loa in episode 8 and beyond. She’s got her storyline going in the background, but not as much has been revealed about it just yet.

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Romance-wise, there’s little going just yet - realistically so given that the main two characters are siblings, and because there’s far more important matters to deal with in just seven episodes.

We do know that Taylor is attracted to women, so he and Mei might get pushed together (despite Hayley actually making more of an effort to get to know her as a friend), but I honestly don’t know just exactly how old Taylor is supposed to be, except somewhere within a handful of years older than Hayley.

Hayley might be also into women, given how hard she took the death of her best friend (or more?) Rosa, in episode 1, but it was left ambiguous. She wouldn’t end up with Mei regardless, being 14 and 19 respectively, so little romance going there either.

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I would say it’s definitely worth a watch. The animation’s generally good (sorta crosses between The Dragon Prince and Knights of Sidonia), and there’s lots of threads created for later episodes to follow. Refeshingly little, if any, in the way of fanservice, too.

Go watch it if you’ve got a couple of hours free one afternoon. You should find at least one thing to like.

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