With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

I recognize the reference, but cannot remember the name of the show. Was it the one with the Holograms being backup singers for the main character?

 

The show was named Jem. The basic story: Jerrica Benton learns her late scientist father made a supercomputer AI named Synergy which controls a holographic projection technology. She uses it to become a pop-star, battling punky rivals the Misfits and doing good magical-girl-style with her adopted sisters as her back-up band, the Holograms.
Bizarrely, there's no thought given to the possible applications of the hologram tech outside of performing, despite the whole miniturised projection aspect of it, Like, say, military camouflage or even weapons, as apparently the lasers involved can be powered up to lethal levels...

 

I know a lot of other folks have already explained a lot about this thing, but apparently in order for it to come out the wieder has to desire the destruction of its target, which is (or at least used to be) a bit difficult for Paul, since he really likes alien- and/or schizotech and magic and stuff, and most of his enemies have either used those things against him, or have been so knowledgeable in these fields that killing them would’ve represented a serious waste.

I think it’s also kinda overkill in a lot of situations? Most of the time his usual weaponry (cold beams, etc.) are more surgical and energy-conservative, and most threats that require heavier firepower respond similarly well to something like a singularity projector or whatever.

At least that’s my impression, anyway.

 

Where did this come from, anyway? I remember it being used recently (last episode?), but not before that. I guess it is the new flavor of the month [previously: Shock Crowns, Crumblers, Rail Guns, Special Rail Gun Rounds (including crumbler, spell eater, angel feather), Praxis Horde]

But where and when did he first encounter and steal the destruction pulse, and why is has he switched to using it now when he had been using the rail gun as his default general purpose weaponry?

Here was the first I'd heard of it.

 

More proof that he didn’t come back form Boss Smiley the same.

 

Mr Zoat, parts 18, 19, & 20 of Z-E-R-O on your TOC don't link to their chapters and instead link to the page after the chapters.

 

Pop Tarts in the US.



Pop Tarts in the UK.




Hungery for more?

 

Weird. Thank you, fixed.

 

Giant Man-Hawk vs Giant Snake fight? Maybe it didn't try to kill that thanagarian because Thasaro wants to turn as many of them as possible into Man-Hawks? Also, love the fact that Paul keeps mentioning that for whatever crazy thing aliens try, humans have done crazier.

 

Sarcastic and referencing.

You got it!

 

Inside the Orange Power Battery a giant orange snake just hissed in smug satisfaction.

 

So he still has Drakul Karfang's ring on him. Nice bonus charge, even if the stat bonus is worthless.

Spoiler: Commentary spoilered for length

Not 'destruction pulse'? Then again, it is certainly destructive...

Boy, that sentence is long and unwieldy... But entirely suitable for the stream of consciousness style.

Great, near-super-speed.

Tanking time!

Space… Bubbles, the sudden gravity shear created by the creature...

Ah, the Orange Adept advanced skills coming into play. Best part of the Class at this level.

Yes, yes, Earth is Bullshit.

"The creature you're fighting is called a Blessed One.

Yes, my Agent. MINE!

And anytime OL drops the Oath in a battle, things get AWESOME.

Hopefully, that's enough to kill it...

 

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A bit of a contradiction here.

I few episodes ago Paul did not want to show the Thangarians his crumbler tech.

 

Ambient magic gathering tattoo's + ambient shape-changing magic = the audience once more face-palming at Paul.

 

Not for a fight with low-level thugs, but this is a different matter.

 

Yes, DC's Earth is more weapons depot/ insane asylum than a death planet, but it still works for a good old HFY moment.

This is a good mile marker moment for OL, contrasting nicely with his early level complaints about being stuck learning on Earth-Crazy mode.

 

He re-accelerated the paragraph after it screams, when he shoots it in the beak.

You don't waste strong attacks on grey mobs. This is a purple Boss, though. The kind you drop once-per-day moves on.

 

Thank you, corrected.

He started again at 'I surge forward'.

He'd have preferred not to, but giant monster takes precedence. Also, that was a construct.

 

Yeah, Snake-chan has already claimed Paul's body and soul!

 

Possibly, but the situation in hell was basically "This is 100x faster than it should be unless they know exactly how my tattoos w- oh shit they have Constantine's evil twin". I doubt that that'll become a issue again unless he goes somewhere with really potent or infectious magic. It's a slow collector, not a Dyson for magic.

 

More power. Reshape the universe according to my desires!
Shouldn’t this be colored orange?

 

Thanks. Sorry I missed that.

Good point. I can see why that's different from the crumbler rounds on his railgun.

 

So is that just dramatics or is his enlightenment finally kicking in with some higher level metaphysical bullshit?

 

a little of A, little of B?

keep in mind, THIS time his Rings Caught it, and the Later is actively reverting the changes faster then they take without needing manual intervention- id call it a concerning capability for the OPFOR, but not facepalm-worthy for OL- he has automated countermeasures set up AND a warning programmed- sounds like due diligence against the previous threat to me!

 

i always enjoy it when the Ophidian shows up.

maybe when OL takes Hinnon back to Maltus, we could get an update on how that bargain that Paul made with the Ophidian is going... does she like having all of those Lanterns, and all of that progress, and all of that purpose? i'm missing our Patron Entity of Avarice.

anyway, since i don't post that often, keep it up Mr Zoat. pleasurable reading as always.

 

Nope, Orange Enlightenment means that everything he does is tinted orange, so Zoat doesn't use orange text for it.

 

First I've heard of it too.

At first I was interested cause I wondered what would cause Superman to grow up evil? And it is Superman basically. They can call the kid Brandon Breyer instead of Clark Kent all they want.

After watching the trailers for Brightburn though I'm going to give it a pass. From the looks of it, it's implied Brandon is autistic, gets bullied in school because of it, and decides to go Columbine on everyone.

I'd watch it if it was like the government gets his parents killed when they try to take custody of him or something. But no, it's basically "Superman, but we replaced Clark Kent with the kid from The Omen."

EDIT: Apparently the kids name is Brandon, not Kyle. Sorry.

 

Stealing this from Ghostbusters
Blessed One - Take me now, sub creature
Paul - We never talk anymore-waaaaaaa *Blessed One grapples the Orange Lantern and throws them on the ground*
Paul - Easy, easy, easy, I gotta rule. 'Never get involved with possessed people.'
Blessed One kisses Paul
Paul - Really its more of a guildline than a rule...

 

Surprised that OL didn't decide to try the Sword of Second and Third.