Nice episode.
Looking over the episode again, the pincer attack is what's probably going on. Daiba's vessel had cannons mounted on it that can cause a shitload of damage at port/to ships; making it easier for Kushan familiars to paint the town red. Meanwhile, the land general's (Ganishka himself?) sending forces from inland to attack simultaneously, preventing escape or retaliation time from the docks. Hope Azan found another place to sleep by now. :)Aazealh said:I thought about a pincer attack back then, with Daiba and his casters controlling familliars and attacking stealthily from the sea, and a regular army inland that would deliver the coup de grace later on. However, it's possible that the terrestrial army also possesses magic users, like you said (besides, cats don't like water ).
dwarfkicker said:Hundred bucks says Guts will enter Beast mode at some point during the war. Any takers?
Aazealh said:It's part of this Young Animal issue.
Oooh that's a dangerous bet there, Evil Knievel. You like to live dangerously don't ya? If Griff shows up, we can almost guarantee it will happen. Great episode. Ganishka rocks. The invasion proper will very likely begin next episode, and we only have to wait a full month to get to the juicy stuff!dwarfkicker said:Hundred bucks says Guts will enter Beast mode at some point during the war. Any takers?
Yeah, I doubt it's Ganishka so it's definitely someone we haven't seen. Wonder how he's getting high on his Ganishka fog...Walter said:Still waiting to see the Kushan Ground Forces General myself...
MaN said:Thanks for the ep, Aazealh,
Quick question when Schierke said "I felt an enormous evil force. That is the same apparition that ambushed the old mansion." after Gansihka apprears does she mean when the house in the forest ambushed by Griff's army ?? Would hardly call it a mansion more like a wooden shack ;D
October 14th... Bah Humbug. Oh well I can study peacefully.
Aazealh said:I think Ganishka just invests all of his casters with a part of his "fog" (a part of himself?), and that's how he bestows them with magic powers and the ability to control familiars, supervise the creation of Daka, etc. Same thing for the familiars, except they are the subject of mutations. This process isn't unlike the way some apostles create pseudo-apostles (Count and Zondark for example). By combining his powers as an apostle and a magic user, Ganishka manages to do some pretty interesting things. He probably also has the ability to communicate with his subordinates by telepathy, like Schierke with the group (instead of hair, he uses the fog).
Jhot obs said:Meanwhile, the land general's (Ganishka himself?)
Jhot obs said:it shows how important this (failed) mission was for the emperor himself to come down there and yell at everyone.
dwarfkicker said:Hundred bucks says Guts will enter Beast mode at some point during the war.
Jhot obs said:And I'm sure now he knows of Guts' presence there if Daiba didn't give him the word already.
MaN said:does she mean when the house in the forest ambushed by Griff's army
xechnao said:I think she was talking about that lonely house at the beach, where they found shelter.
Dark Wanderer said:So, from the looks of things, I'd say that the city's now surronded and the time to escape is long gone now.
Dark Wanderer said:Will Guts & Company nonetheless try to escape... Or will they enter the battle, fightning alongside Farne-chan's family...?
Dark Wanderer said:And Guts himself should be able to inspire some good morale into the troops, slaying Dakas and all manner of familiars all around him XD.
Dark Wanderer said:So chances are that he has not yet really noticed them, but if he won't in the coming battle, then I can't imagine WHAT would bring them to his attention
SaiyajinNoOuji said:I predict Gut's getting Ganishka's attention by 2 ways.. one he see's some sort of relationship between him (Gut's) and Griffith or Gut's kills the field general
Edited for teh spelling!
Smith said:That give me an idea that Ganishka might persuade him to join his army against the hawk or something
Aazealh said:Yeah, no need for friends when you fight along with Daka and Pishacha. And if he gets wounded they'll try to devour him! Fantastic! The best part though is that if Ganishka won against Griffith, it would still be an apostle ruling the world, something I'm sure Guts is looking forward to.
Aazealh said:Well, Guts and the group planned to get a ship anyway, and Vritannis is surrounded by the Holy See Alliance's troops. It really all depends whether they'll be able to find a vessel or not. Coincidentally (or not), I think that the seashore will be the most dangerous place to be at.
I don't think the Vandimion family will take part in the fights. They're not in the military or anything so...
Actually, I'm wondering if we'll see some Daka or not. Their creation as well as handling until they mature seems to be a hassle, doubly so for a mobile army during a campaign.
I think it's all about the recurrence. Happens once, twice, three times, five... Then it'll become more than just a minor annoyance. Though I'd say it's already more than that, considering that without Guts and co the leaders of the Holy See Alliance would be dead by now. And Federico did piss Ganishka off.
(By Smith) That give me an idea that Ganishka might persuade him to join his army against the hawk or something
MaN said:Guts might want to get even with Griffith soooo bad that he would agree to an unholy alliance.
Dark Wanderer said:Well, if the kushans are coming mainly from the sea, then that's where the battle will be fiercest.
Dark Wanderer said:Perhaps he won't before Guts has slayed about half of his army..
CnC said:Guts must seem like a useless "pebble" on that path to Ganishka.
CnC said:it would be interesting (to me at least) if he used him rather than ally himself with him. If Guts was tricked or was working to Ganishka's benefit unintentionally that would prove to be an interesting turn of events.
Aazealh said:
roberto999 said:This is from episode 243
Saiki said:Daiba - But one thing that bothers me....the sense from one of the Harashada's has ended (Harashada = casters)
Daiba - There shouldn't be anyone on this land able to defeat the Pishacha's that I received from the emperor....
roberto999 said:we also don't know if the child will not be somewhat involved (He is near too - even if he has vanished mysteriously he cannot have been able to go too far away)
xechnao said:Most propably their "nightmare" will come to its conclusion in less than a week.