Shutting Down the Avatar State via Chakra Points

Is shutting down the Avatar State via Chakra Points a thing? I know Azula was able to do this against Aang, but that was more hitting a transformation that is vulnerable. What about in the middle of a battle? Could it be possible to shut down the Avatar State by hitting specific chakra points?

"I hit the base of your spine. You can't use Earthbending anymore". (The inverse was Aang reactivating said Chakra point in the Aang vs. Ozai fight). If so, would a pure martial arts villain (think Raoh from Fist of the North Star) work? I mean, Raoh has Muso Tensei, which allows him to visualize this. Could something similar exist in the Avatar Universe?

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u/Sampleswift — 23 hours ago

What if Fire Emblem Characters had Modern Weapons?

And which would adapt best and worst?

Worst: Rhea. Given her memories about the Agarthans, she would despise modern weapons.

Best: Most of the bow characters would adapt quickly. Hello, Claude with a military helicopter.

u/Sampleswift — 23 hours ago
▲ 2 r/gate

Zorzal's Individual Matchups

Explanation: Zorzal (Gate) might be the crappiest attempted multiversal conqueror of all time. Losing to a modern military is one thing, but he himself is a "peak human with dubious magical buffs" yet his matchups/comparisons are all vastly stronger. I present to you the Homelander of Roman/Medieval fantasy.

Matchup list:

Utrom Shredder (TMNT 2003): Another fraudulent "attempted multiversal conqueror" who is only multiversal because killing Turtle Prime affects the entire TMNT Multiverse. Still wins the 1v1 (and the army fight if Shredder gets Upgraded Technodrome in Turtles Forever).

Kaos (Skylanders) Immature evil Portal Master... except this one is actually continental lowball possibly universal if Skylanders comics are canon due to the Darkness.

Eren (Attack on Titan): Both lose to a modern military, but Eren is stronger than Zorzal due to Titan physiology. Getting the Rumbling is an easy win for the army fight.

Shao Kahn: Another attempted multiversal conqueror, extremely arrogant and fight a modern world, except Shao Kahn has vastly stronger magic. Army vs. Army means Shao Kahn gets Shang Tsung and other heavy hitters.

Ashnard: Mad monarchs with an appetite for conquest. It depends on where you scale the heavy hitters of Fire Emblem, but if Ashnard really is Town/City level or higher then he stomps the 1v1. The army fight, he gets access to Black Knight.

Ganondorf: Kings/Emperors of Evil. Except Ganondorf has massive resistance to non-holy weapons.

u/Sampleswift — 1 day ago

Does Kaos have Reality/Fiction Interaction?

Does Kaos have Reality/Fiction Interaction? In Skylanders Giants, Kaos was sent to the "real world" and turned into a figurine, however, he escaped that and then interacted with a Portal of Power to return to the Skylands Universe. Is this reality/fiction interaction?

Also IIRC Kaos attempts to influence the Real World in Trap Team, but fails (only picking up random junk). Or is that a fanfic?

Are we supposed to believe Kaos has reality fiction interaction due to his feat in Giants?

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u/Sampleswift — 4 days ago
▲ 788 r/TheBoys

Private Angel's View on Race Relations

Which do you think it will be?

u/Sampleswift — 8 days ago

Hardest Spirit Battle and why?

What is the Hardest Spirit Battle and why?

I've heard many people say the Dry Bowser fight is really hard, same with the Baby Bowser spirit battle. But those are in the base game. I've cleared them, but those two were the hardest to clear. They also don't seem to have any cheese options (Unlike Pauline with staff, The Boss with poison heal, and Dr. Wily with Falco Reflect cheese with down special up and KOs heal health).

But then there are DLC spirit battles too, which I haven't tried. Which is the hardest spirit battle? It will likely be a DLC spirit battle, and I'd like to hear which one is the hardest and why.

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u/Sampleswift — 10 days ago
▲ 52 r/gate

The Gate Ending: When It Happens

What do you think the ending should be? There won’t be an epic final battle of magic vs. technology. It’s not that kind of franchise where magic is actually strong. When I wanted an ending for Gate, I expected a Final Fantasy like ending where the other side would be modernized and eventually turn into something more than a least developed country. Something that has both magic and technology in it like the early modern and modern Final Fantasy settings. 

What do you think? What does the ending need to have to be good, in your eyes. Is it still possible? Very many recent franchises (Game of Thrones, The Boys, Chainsaw Man) crash-landed the ending. 

u/Sampleswift — 10 days ago

He Said the way my Blue Eyes Shined: A Masterful Opening

For the 20th anniversary of "Tim McGraw", I'm going to analyze its opening. Tim McGraw is still an underrated song primarily by virtue of being on Self-Titled. Taylor Swift had these amazing lines to start off the first song of her first album. 

"He said the way my blue eyes shined

Put those Georgia stars to shame that night,

I said, 'That's a lie'."

This is the opening line to her first song in her discography. I think this series of lines is very strong because it hits like a freight train in terms of imagery. It's a good setup for not just this song, but her debut album and perhaps her entire discography. These lines foreshadow the literary nature of her songwriting.

The boyfriend character compared Taylor Swift’s eyes to the Georgia stars, and claims that her eyes would outshine the Georgia stars. Stars are often depicted as beautiful by many writers and artists, so when something is more beautiful than the stars, this is a significant development. To put it another way, her boyfriend is lost in her eyes, and is showing his affection. Stars are also important in navigation, which could be useful for these couples who are lost in each others' eyes. This is very similar to the metaphor Shakespeare uses in Romeo and Juliet, especially with how in love the couples are. The lyricism of these lines are fantastic. 
The song also ends the same way, which is a very good bookends to bring the listener back to the start and hear it with a new light. This is something she will continue to do in many of her songs.

What do you think?

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u/Sampleswift — 16 days ago

He Said the way my Blue Eyes Shined: A Masterful Opening

Tim McGraw is still an underrated song primarily by virtue of being on Self-Titled. Taylor Swift had these amazing lines to start off the first song of her first album. 

"He said the way my blue eyes shined

Put those Georgia stars to shame that night,

I said, 'That's a lie'."

This is the opening line to her first song in her discography. I think this series of lines is very strong because it hits like a freight train in terms of imagery. It's a good setup for not just this song, but her debut album and perhaps her entire discography. These lines foreshadow the literary nature of her songwriting.

The boyfriend character compared Taylor Swift’s eyes to the Georgia stars, and claims that her eyes would outshine the Georgia stars. Stars are often depicted as beautiful by many writers and artists, so when something is more beautiful than the stars, this is a significant development. To put it another way, her boyfriend is lost in her eyes, and is showing his affection. Stars are also important in navigation, which could be useful for these couples who are lost in each others' eyes. This is very similar to the metaphor Shakespeare uses in Romeo and Juliet, especially with how in love the couples are. The lyricism of these lines are fantastic. 
The song also ends the same way, which is a very good bookends to bring the listener back to the start and hear it with a new light. This is something she will continue to do in many of her songs.

What do you think?

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u/Sampleswift — 16 days ago

Does Dragon Ball Super Pan have any feats?

Does Dragon Ball Super Pan have any feats? I've heard that Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero actually gave Pan something? Dodging bullets from Red Ribbon Army soldiers, or was that it? IIRC she may have also avoided a blast from Cell Max or at least its blast radius(which is probably impressive given that ki blasts are pretty fast). What do you think? Does Dragon Ball Super Pan actually have anything?

And what about the future? Do you think Pan should get more in the future? Maybe Super Saiyan or Ultimate Form?

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u/Sampleswift — 18 days ago
▲ 302 r/CivVI

Latest Ship Ever

Explanation (Rule 5): This is the latest I've ever made a ship unit in a Civ VI game. Turn 243. This was a Pangaea map and I only had one coastal city (conquered a few more from Khmer) playing Gorgo Greece. I got this unit via great admiral points (was Ching Shih so not even that good). I suppose "the crew of the Great Admiral" refers to the crew of the Great Admiral's flagship (that's the Great Admiral unit in the game).

u/Sampleswift — 24 days ago