"Now, let's discuss your roses..."
I note that everyone disses the roses. Remember, people, those things may
not be that powerful an offensive weapon-- but as a DEFENSIVE one they are
insanely powerful.
I LIKE the roses. They always remind of that one scene from Bubblgum Crisis
where Largo tosses Priss's railgun needle at her.
They can blow through damn near any magical or physical restraint,
disrupt attacks of almost any level (The Wiseman/Death Phantom's mega beam
in
the final eps of SMR was STOPPED by one of those flowers-- sugoi!) and just
plain almost NEVER miss. There's no end of times when a youma or the like
has almost got the drop on Sailor Moon when one of those things distracts
it,
breaks the bonds that tie her up, shatter the crystal shell growing over
her,
and smash down walls. They'll cause a monster to lose concentration just
long enouh for a nice little senshi dogpile. They may not do as much
damage
as a gigantic pink heart or a flaming bow and arrow-- but they are very
powerful in thier own way.
And other ways too.
Don't diss da roses. ^_^
They're armor piercing, they're explosive... They slice, they dice, they
make Dandelion salad! ^_^
Seriously, if Tuxy ever applied the things properly, he'd be twice as
dangerous. Even a youma can't survive with a hole through its skull, and
those roses, well. They're better than a gun.
So. Yes, they're very good at defense. They're also good at offense-at least
as good as starting level senshi, probably much better.
The roses are cool.
Be well.
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Nathan Baxter, Grand High Emperor of the Lobsters.
Author, Bubblegum^5, El Hazard: The Continuing World
(Now, if you've heard of both of these, THEN I'll be
impressed.)
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