boo600
Welp
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Huh. I mean, partial transubstantiation is useful (and a nice way for Paul to resist even bullshit that bypasses all reasonable defenses), but honestly, given how much of an Octopus is neuron (their tentacles are brains!), I would think that human consciousnesses could exist in some form - if you stripped away all motor function and coordination. Which would harm their mind a fair bit, but still allow a normal octo-lantern to use their ring and try to fight back.
Although it probably wouldn't be good for their sanity, meaning it would be more of a Kog Maw-you-can-fight-back-after-you-shouldn't thing. (Karthus?)
Also, it's nice to see Assimilation put to use. Subtle uses of the orange light (and benefits of mastery and ascension) are lovely, but asset denial+repurposing is the Point of Orange Light, and Apocalyptians are an excellent example of sapient, powerful, and morally understandable assimilation fodder. Will he keep the nigh-indestructible skin, I wonder? It's weak to x-ionised blades, but a construct with krytponian base surface durability should still be useful (and a sapient construct can both fly and generate weapon-constructs as if it was a lesser lantern, making Shaligo much more useful than Paul's recent arsenal...)
...why doesn't he use his New God minions more? The shipmaster is weak, but he could have helped against the OMACs. Streamlined heuristics to avoid choice paralysis explains a lot, but he should really train himself to think of throwing minions at more problems. Especially since the general public doesn't understand constructs, and his constructs aren't mostly demons now!
Edit: And there's no chance of Assimilating S'ivaa, but given that he's apparently immune to the Omega Effect (and probably resistant to the Anti-Life, as long as its only a piece or two), I really wish there was a way to aim him at Darkseid instead of the universe at large.
Although it probably wouldn't be good for their sanity, meaning it would be more of a Kog Maw-you-can-fight-back-after-you-shouldn't thing. (Karthus?)
Also, it's nice to see Assimilation put to use. Subtle uses of the orange light (and benefits of mastery and ascension) are lovely, but asset denial+repurposing is the Point of Orange Light, and Apocalyptians are an excellent example of sapient, powerful, and morally understandable assimilation fodder. Will he keep the nigh-indestructible skin, I wonder? It's weak to x-ionised blades, but a construct with krytponian base surface durability should still be useful (and a sapient construct can both fly and generate weapon-constructs as if it was a lesser lantern, making Shaligo much more useful than Paul's recent arsenal...)
...why doesn't he use his New God minions more? The shipmaster is weak, but he could have helped against the OMACs. Streamlined heuristics to avoid choice paralysis explains a lot, but he should really train himself to think of throwing minions at more problems. Especially since the general public doesn't understand constructs, and his constructs aren't mostly demons now!
Edit: And there's no chance of Assimilating S'ivaa, but given that he's apparently immune to the Omega Effect (and probably resistant to the Anti-Life, as long as its only a piece or two), I really wish there was a way to aim him at Darkseid instead of the universe at large.
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