Can you really consider someone in a powersuit badass?
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Eh, still the game balance is concerned less about representing the actual cannon strength of any of the fighters and more about keeping it fun.zealk said:
Besides, you cited one in game example. Big whoop. That exchange could easily been a fluke, lots of odd stuff happens if you just watch.
I can already guess where this thread is going to lead:
Mister Rogers is the most badass person in existence. You can just tell from the way he ties his shoelaces every morning that he's had experience in wrapping them around his enemies' throats.
And that's just with his regular shoelaces.
Mister Rogers is the most badass person in existence. You can just tell from the way he ties his shoelaces every morning that he's had experience in wrapping them around his enemies' throats.
And that's just with his regular shoelaces.
Um, yes. XD.Ironic said:
Actually, immediately after writing that, I thought of two things:
1. The anime Gunslinger girls (but they're cyborgs, so it's a bit iffy.)
2. Hit girl. - And you just demonstrated why.
I can see your point. If they're abilities are augmented, how much of their competence can actually be attributed to them? It might be fun to play with it though, have a guy in giant power armor plowing through enemies of bad guys only to have this exchange take place:
Enemy: "Oh, aren't you quite the man with your big fucking minigun!"
Badass: "Fine then I'll just kill you with my bear hands!"
Enemy: "Oh, aren't you quite the man with your big fucking minigun!"
Badass: "Fine then I'll just kill you with my bear hands!"
Speaking specifically about Master Chief here, if you had ever read The Fall of Reach, you'd know that the Chief was badass before he even joined the UNSC let alone became a full fledged Spartan. The guy was a badass at 6 years old
[nerd mode]Actually, the Chief's aiming isn't entirely his. The augmentations the Spartans got included enhanced vision. The ability to aim and shoot accurately at what he sees on the other hand, that's all Chief[/nerd mode]Buchholz101 said:
lol nice with the nerd mode, and good refresher, i forgot how good that book was, might have to go read it for like the 5th time now.The Sandvich said:
Well when the guy in the power-armour can still ripe you in half with his bare hands, not his power-armour doesn't detract from his badassery.
A massive mech plowing through a bunch of unarmed baby orphans? Not badass.
A power-armoured dud going up against an army of power-armoured dudes armed with weapons that reliably ignore the power-armour? Definitely badass.
A massive mech plowing through a bunch of unarmed baby orphans? Not badass.
A power-armoured dud going up against an army of power-armoured dudes armed with weapons that reliably ignore the power-armour? Definitely badass.
The fact that the power suit isn't easy to move in, and that it usually requires that you be super human already is badass. Also, it's never how strong they are that makes someone badass, it's how skilled they are.
You could be able to rip an entire car in half with you bare hands, but if you aren't really skilled at anything, then you aren't really that awesome.
Being a badass requires that you are incredibly skilled in at least one aspect of your life.
Take the Chief for example. Sure he has shields and power armor, but so do most of his enemies. In fact in most cases his opponents are several times stronger than him, but his training and skill allow him to overcome even the greatest foes.
Samus also faces insane creatures, that would wipe out entire armored collumns if they were set loose upon a military force. She also needed to train for quite a long time to use her suit effectively in combat.
It really doesn't matter what I or anyone else says, because every single person on the planet has a different idea of what is badass.
You could be able to rip an entire car in half with you bare hands, but if you aren't really skilled at anything, then you aren't really that awesome.
Being a badass requires that you are incredibly skilled in at least one aspect of your life.
Take the Chief for example. Sure he has shields and power armor, but so do most of his enemies. In fact in most cases his opponents are several times stronger than him, but his training and skill allow him to overcome even the greatest foes.
Samus also faces insane creatures, that would wipe out entire armored collumns if they were set loose upon a military force. She also needed to train for quite a long time to use her suit effectively in combat.
It really doesn't matter what I or anyone else says, because every single person on the planet has a different idea of what is badass.
Until I read the full post, from the heading I thought he meant power "suit", as in , business suit, and I have known some pretty badass folks who have to wear suits because of the "professional" environments they are stationed in.
WELL> shows me.
WELL> shows me.
I'm with the Bad-ass is more than just what you can defeat, a lot of it depends on attitude. I also don't think power armor disqualifies from qualifying as a bad-ass. They have to have some skill-set or ability that gives them an edge. For Batman it's martial arts training, technology, and his suit isn't made of silk, it does resist some damage. For Superman, it's the powers he gains from our sun. For Iron-man it's a complete lack of combat training, and a power suit that lets him fight.
As for my choice of who is the most bad-ass though, I gotta go with Spike. Martial arts, guns, and goes out in a blaze of glory.
As for my choice of who is the most bad-ass though, I gotta go with Spike. Martial arts, guns, and goes out in a blaze of glory.
I usually don't think power armor is badass at all, now yes, in a the case of Metroid or something that takes place in the vacuum of space they are nessisary. BUT if you're like Master Chief and the ONLY reason you're super powerful is because of your suit then you are far less of a badass. Like you said guys like Batman are badasses BECAUSE they do not need special armor (Most of the time at least)