Jormungand

[Archangel]

Dat Velmet.

[Buffalobiian]

gg - Episode 10

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gotta love watching Koko's business dealings.

[Ryllharu]

Yeah, I like how so long as her opponent is civil, Koko is civil. When threatened with force, Koko responds brutally. When the former-actress nearly had her cornered, Koko played by the rules and out-maneuvered her, and even kept outsiders from interfering (and she used non-lethal force).

But when the "dragon" started throwing tantrums and attempted to force his way into Koko's sovereign territory, and interrupting her deal...she ruthlessly had his men hunted down while she casually sat on the tarmac. She didn't even give him the dignity of death in combat, she sold his ass for additional profit to the US (and probably ultimately The Hague).

I also love how she plays Schokolade against Scarecrow, always favoring Schokolade because she is nicer to her.


Lastly, the animation on the flares in the wingtip vortices was great.
(another real example)
(edit: even better! Found a prop one.)

[Buffalobiian]

I also love how she plays Schokolade against Scarecrow, always favoring Schokolade because she is nicer to her.

Even better for me was how Shokolade showed once again she trumps Scarecrow in common sense by taking the deal (damn Scarecrow ended up taking it from her :< ). Koko is lucky she had her there though, since I don't think she would have wanted to get rid of him herself under the HCLI banner, or let him loose so he can bite her in the ass next time. Anyonw would have gone in if she sacrificed the bounty with it, but that's not very Koko-like.

Arguably my favourite part (due to simplicity) was how Valmet defends Koko (albeit politely) even against the likes of Lehm.

[Archangel]

So is that an actual thing? A cannon that shoots metal arrows? That's cool!

[Buffalobiian]

So is that an actual thing? A cannon that shoots metal arrows? That's cool!

Sure seems like it.

It's clearly anti-personnel, and current warfare doesn't set you up against a battalion of enemies lined up like they used to.

[Archangel]

Duuuuuuude...

[Buffalobiian]

Duuuuuuude...

What do you mean?

[Archangel]

It's like... woah... blew my mind braw...

[Xelbair]

MLRS systems can bombard an area with missiles carrying flechette - it means death to everything from 50-80km range in 1km^2 area(circular). Just one missile truck can do this.

[Ryllharu]

Yeah, they're nasty as shit.

That's why I appreciated that the scene cut to black, so you could just imagine what happened. And for those who didn't know what flechettes were...they cut to an absolutely silent sunset field...filled with flechettes.

[Buffalobiian]

gg - Episode 11

[shinta|hikari]

I hope someone in Koko's team dies. It is too unbelievable that they all survive each and every time.

I do find it hard to believe that Lehm was so easily knocked out. I hope they show what actually transpired in this episode next time.

I am looking forward to the new pair's adventures in the next episode.

Koko was absolutely awesome when she blew that punk's face away. She is ruthless even when she does the killing herself.

[Buffalobiian]

I do find it hard to believe that Lehm was so easily knocked out. I hope they show what actually transpired in this episode next time.

Same. If there was someone undefeatable (in a general sense) on their team, it would have been him. The entire opposing team had night-vision on though..

Take-home-lesson: keep a flashlight on you. Always. It will increase your visibility when the lights go out AND blind the hell out of anybody with NV.

Before I learned that Jonah left the group for Koko's sake, I thought he "upgraded" his tastes.

[shinta|hikari]

Koko is max. There is no upgrade available.

Lehm could sense killing intent in the previous episodes. How can a bit of darkness and some bumbling oaf with garden tools knock him out?

[Buffalobiian]

The very fact that the guy walks around killing people with mere garden tools makes me reserve my opinion about how much of a "bumbling oaf" he really is...

He's likely not intelligent, but his prowess may more than make up for it.

[Ryllharu]

The huge dude flew through the window on a rappelling line. If Lehm was standing in front of the window, he'd get dazed, then the big dude smashed him into the wall.

The scary part is for how crazy this team of assassins seems to be, they are showing amazing restraint if they run off after killing Ugo and not taking the opportunity to take Lehm out as well, since he's one of the most dangerous next to Valmet. If they really commit to the one-by-one plan, they're trouble indeed.

(And bolt cutters are not garden tools, Buff. It's the same weapon that the big guy in Pumpkin Scissors used to the same effectiveness.)

Koko doesn't seem to like drugs very much. She didn't even try to get them to pay her properly, she just had them slaughtered. That's the first time we've ever seen her kill by her own hand, and I can't say that's all due to her being unsettled about her big sister figure leaving. Koko's on edge, but the cold brutality of doing her own killing isn't something we've seen her capable of before.

The dropkick to her guys in the doorway...that's the Koko we know.

Totally knew the "old" Chinese guy was the exactly the person Valmet was looking for, don't know why they felt they need to tell us. Karen was obviously his student, not some separate guy.

[Buffalobiian]

(And bolt cutters are not garden tools, Buff. It's the same weapon that the big guy in Pumpkin Scissors used to the same effectiveness.)

Hmm.. I thought they were just branch cutters, like this:
http://www.rbsm.me.uk/images%5Clisam...20standard.jpg

I think Chang's backstory was necessary because we've only seen his past self in Valmet's flashbacks. The rest of the crew wouldn't have put the pieces together without some investigation.

[Archangel]

Velmet will have that shit hanging over her head forever if one of them dies while she's not there.

[Buffalobiian]

gg - Episode 12