Salkafar

I kind of meant in the terms of character development and intrigue that does not concern fighting.

"Goku fights a guy, overcomes some kind of case-specific adversity, and wins". Is that unfair?

Don't you find this just a little bit repetitive?

Perhaps that is not the aspect of her 'personality' they will focus on. In the new 52, Cat is not only a minx, but also an enterprising journalist. http://deadline.com/2015/02/calista-flockhart-cast-supergirl-pilot-cat-grant-1201379787/

Extremis is not a virus, per se. ...It wouldn't make him stronger... it might make him a lot weaker. An Extremis enhancile is basically a Hyper-Zoanoid who doesn't change form. Although a very strong one: faster than Thancrus, easily as strong and tough as Derzerb and with his flame breath too, electric powers like Elegen... and healing as fast as the Guyver from anything that isn't fatal. But if Guyot was as tough as a Guyver in human form... well, it's no telling what Archanfel is capable of. He always uses energy attacks, or psychokinesis. Who knows? He could easily be as strong as an Extremis enhancile now. And his anatomy is radically different, I should think. This could well be a downgrade, provided he even survives the process! On the other hand: if it works, he probably wouldn't have to hibernate anymore. ... I read 'Archanfel' for 'Aptom'. I don't think Extremis could affect Aptom at all.

Cat was never voluptuous, I don't think. I mean, to me, the word 'voluptuous' suggests someone like Mae West, but Cat was always more lean.

Well, I sort of perceived his 'Ultimates' stuff as the live-action version of the cartoon version of the original Marvel stories. In fact, wasn't that the point of the Ultimate universe? But it all got ruined, mainly by Jeph Loeb.

The first two volumes of 'Ultimates' were so good. Ooh. Real shame about what happened after that. 'Ultimatum' is regarded as one of the worst comics of all time. And now it's all going to end, anyway...

The comic book view of DNA - and indeed the public view of how DNA works in general - is so absurd. I hope they tighten the screws on that after the Marvel universe reboots.

Probably not, since they didn't exist yet at the time.

...This sounds vaguely worrying. In what way? Well, how do they choose? What if they choose someone who is wildly unsuited to the role? Like Frieza, for instance?

You're absolutely right. I mistook the Vision's forehead gem for the Falcon's mask beak. How embarrassing!

Your Japanese Name Is: Takai Yamashina It would be nice if they explained WHY.

You Should Rule Jupiter Huge and hot, Jupiter is a quickly turning planet with short days and intense gravity. You are perfect to rule Jupiter, because you are both dominant and kind. You have great strength and confidence, but you never abuse your power. You are always right. Even if you make mistakes, you compensate for them... before anyone knows it. Headstrong and ambitious, you always have a goal in mind. You are optimistic and believe thing things will always work out. You can't really rule Jupiter. I would like to rule the Galilean moons though.

Your Name Comes From Mercury You have the gift of gab, and nothing energizes you like good conversation. And it's likely that when you're not talking, you're writing. You love communicating your thoughts. You are also quite studious. You find learning to be both easy and rewarding. You are good at understanding what is being communicated to you. You also know what questions to ask to better clarify things. Kind of right?

You Are an Adventurer You're not good at any one thing, and that's the problem. You're good at so much - you never know what to do. Change is in your blood, and you don't stick to much for long. You are destined for a life of travel and fun. Your strength: Your likeability Your weakness: You never feel satisfied Your power color: Bright yellow Your power symbol: Asterisk Your power month: May This is so completely wrong it almost could not be more wrong.

...This sounds vaguely worrying.

I see the Falcon gets some new duds... interesting. Some shots in Transia (Marvel Universe's Transsylvania, basically); no indication of Klaw this time; and Ultron being Ultron, trying to play on Quicksilver and Wanda's fears, I am guessing. I am stoked.

Ghost in the Shell should be arthouse, anyway. It's about alienation, the definition of what it means to be human, indeed the definition of life, posthumanism, the slippery moral slope and the general meaningfulness of human action. If they make it all-action then there really isn't any point at all.

To be fair - not a lot of Caucasians in Asian cinema.

Well, the Exceed was created in response to Archanfel... but I don't know if that means they are equal in power.

They don't know who he is. They think Apollon dumped him on the island, like they were. I guess they don't question the eyes and ears... Is there some sort of cultural reference with cats and the name 'Al' I am not getting?

Barkas was Carthaginian, but yeah, they were Phoenicians, originally... However, Hamilcar Barcas lived in the third century BC. The name Barca is uncommon, but not unknown; however it is not tied to a particular nationality. I always assumed he was Portuguese because of the way he dressed and the time he lived in (circa 1600). *** It occurs to me that there are not even that many people who know what Archanfel's human form looks like - the Zoalords and Aptom and that's it. And Aptom might not even realize it.

The translation is up... They don't know who he is...!! Man, Mizuki's face when she finds out... And they can't even understand what he is saying. Making me wonder whether Archanfel even speaks Japanese. I wonder what language he does speak by default. Portuguese, learned from Barkas? If Barkas even is Portuguese? But he's been in telepathic contact with Imakarum for so long... And they call him 'Al' , I guess. But of course Japanese has no separate letter for 'L'... this is a bit of a throwback to the whole Alchanfel / Archanfel thing.

They'll never go back to what they were. I mean, just think back to how you were when you were a teenager... unless you still are a teenager, of course... and compare to how you are now. Now imagine what it would be like if you went from perfectly normal middle-class life (and what society has more normal middle-class life than Japan) to a state of constant global war against shapeshifting super-warriors. It's a miracle they didn't just go insane.