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All I see is how 2020 has been a horrible year so far and, folks, we haven’t even gotten to the American election yet. We will either see four more years of Trump or four more years of Trump and Republicans/Conservatives crying and ranting against the deep state and trying to undermine a Biden presidency. Or we could get a civil war.
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As always, I rewatch Rick and Morty after a new season comes out. I first watch the new season and then rewatch it from the first so I can get context for the new season.
Here’s my hot takes. Spoilers ahead:
- Evil Morty is the original Morty
- Morty isn’t necessarily always Rick’s grandson in all the timelines. In the timeline that R&M happens, though, Morty is is Rick’s “grandson”.
- What makes our Rick “the most Rickiest Rick” is his Attachment to his grandson which was the product of the union between Beth and Jerry. Something all Rick’s seem to disdain. So they try to circumvent that by breeding Morty’s in the Citadel and regulating them to “sidekicks and partners” as opposed to grandchildren. That’s why Rick mentions there are very few versions of Earth that's just like theirs and that’s because there are few where Morty is Rick’s grandson. That and they are humans as we saw in Wasp World. Nothing suggests that Morty and Rick are related in Fascist World, Fascist Shrimp World, etc.
- Rick engineered his entire family, including Jerry, sometime before Season 1 due to an unexplained tragic event. That’s why everyone is so complete at the start of it but becomes broken as it progresses and into Season 2
- Each member represents a facet of Rick this fueling this theory: Morty is Rick’s regret and aversion to aging/desire for innocence, Beth’s desire for love and recognition from those close to her, Jerry’s humanity and vulnerability, and Summer’s vanity and desire to feel important. These are all facets of Rick that surfaces throughout the series.
-They lost one Earth timeline to the Cronenburgs in Season 1 (the R&M equivalent to the Ocarina of Time chronology split) but they also had to jump ship when Morty could hear squirrels and discovered they were planning on taking over Earth. Rick insinuates they will have to find a new Earth timeline due to this. This of course was one of Morty’s erased memories so we can assume they found a way to reverse it.
-Dr. Wong was 100% right about her psychoanalysis of Rick in the Pickle Rick episode in Season 3 and her appearance in Season 4 finale was a clear indication of this considering How much Rick messed up due to his own issues in that episode.
- We can also all agree that Rick is a ****ty father.
- We can also all agree that R&M has amazing music and this song is one of the best. Gets you on the feels really hard. Especially as you ponder how Rick tried to move galaxies and the universe for his daughter, created worlds for her, made her inventions, and even cloning her so she can live the life of a wife/mother as well as an space adventurer/mercenary but ultimately failed as a father.
https://youtu.be/1l3iLpOiSHQ
Why do I feel sad now...Rick also ends each season being depressed and getting owned by his own family.
July 7th...7/7 for character 77. It’s gonna either be Mamoswine or Togemaru. I just feel it...
A long time ago, someone asked me “why top pro Smashers aren’t moderators on the site”. Back then, I didn’t really know but I said “Most either don’t have a Smashboards account or they do but it’s inactive.”
Now, I have the perfect answer to this question...
When I first came to Japan, I lived six years in Kumamoto prefecture in Kyushu. In terms of Pokémon, I lived around Mt Chimney in Hoenn. My wife is from There and we still have tons of friends and family who live there. We don’t anymore and we love closer to Tokyo now (to the northern slopes of Mt Moon to be exact). We were shocked to the find the entire prefecture of Kumamoto to be under a disaster emergency due to intense flooding from torrential rains. It seems my wife’s hometown is Ok for the moment but the city we lived (different from her home time) in is currently underwater. Thankfully, my friends who live there are safe and have been evacuated.
https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200704_05/amp.html
After the deadly earthquakes of 2016 that destroyed large areas of Kumamoto in a span of five months; it’s sad to see the prefecture get more damage and hope the neighboring ones of Oita, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima are also safe and as well as the rest of Japan as this massive storm surges eastward. My family and I are perfectly safe though. We won’t be getting this storm surge as we are far too far north. Very worried for our friends and family who live in areas prone to flooding.
Regardless if we get Dante, Monster Hunter, Chris Redfield, Phoenix Wright, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, or whatever, I really want Capcom-themed Mii Outfits. These are my main picks. It could be any of these and I be happy:
Mii Brawler
M. Bison, Chun-li, Akima (Street Fighter)
Demitri (Darkstalkers)
Wesker (Resident Evil)
Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
Captain Commando (Captain Commando)
Mii Swordfighter
Dante or Vergil (Devil May Cry)
Strider Hiryu (Strider)
Sigma (Mega Man X)
Frank West (Dead Rising)
Leo (Red Earth)
Arthur (Ghosts n Goblins)
Mii Gunner
Mega Man Volnutt (Mega Man Legends)
Vile (Mega Man X)
Bass (Mega Man)
Nemesis Tyrant (Resident Evil)
Nero (Devil May Cry)
Mii Hats
Amaterasu Hat (Okami)
Felyne Hat (Monster Hunter)
Hauzer Hat (Red Earth)
Servbot Hat (Mega Man Legends)
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No, I don’t want Tencent anywhere near Pokemon.
Taiwan is Taiwan. Trying to say otherwise is denying 23.78 million people their right to a nationality that is uniquely their own.
I’m still in shock that we got Vault Boy as a Mii Costume. I love Fallout and have loved it since it’s beginnings. I even like 4 and 76 despite their shortcomings. I don’t even mind Shelter despite Youtube cramming it down our throats every second. While Vault Boy wasn’t on my most wanted list (Dragonborn or Doomslayer gets that spot), a Vault Boy Mii Costume is amazing. The ending shot of him sitting with Duck Hunt had me laughing so hard. It was poetic. Sad though we didnt get an accompanying music but Fallout isn’t known for its original score and rather by its old timey music.
Excited to see which ARMS is coming to Smash but I’ve been thinking about what new characters might come if we get an ARMS2 announcement. Here’s my choices:
Updated mascot characters for ARMS2. While Spring Man and Ribbon Girl would be present, I think having two new ones to fit. To contrast the “good” and “clean” image of these two, here are my ideas for the two mascots:
Dirge, an ARMS fighter who has a chip on his shoulder. Chaotically good, he has a punkish vibe and hates Spring Man and his “squeaky clean” personality. His arms are based on “ammo belts” which have the Explosive element to them.
Rosetta, an ARMS Fighter who is an ex-spy on the run from her former employers. She seeks to clear her name by fighting in the ARMS tournament. She will do anything to clear her name. She is more chaotically neutral. Her arms are based on thorny vines which have a Plant element to them which deals damage and saps away stamina and speed.
From here on out, the next Fighters would just have a small blurb and what their arms are made of/elemental affinity without the back story and reasons for fighting:
Captain Hijro: A city firefighter who is a one-man fire department. He uses his skills in combat with arms made of water hoses and his high-pressure Water element.
Jethro: Reach for the sky. This Western outlaw is all about making gold and could be entering the tournament for a potential benefactor. Aside from riding on a horse, he also has arms made from a Lasso!
Virtue: It’s unknown why but researchers believe it’s a genetic trait. Whatever it is, Virtue’s arms have increased by pairs of three giving her a total of 8 arms! This benevolent abhors violence against the downtrodden and uses her Light based arms.
SpeedBooster: This famous racer is renowned for his speed both on and off the track. He’s so hard to keep track of that he’s called the “Extended Blue!” His arms are a mix of check-pattern flags and asphalt with yellow speed arrows.
Tenor: Tenor is a world renowned musician who finds inspiration during the heat of fighting. He’s responsible for all the great musical pieces in ARMS! He fights using arms made from an Accordion which has a Sound element. This weakens elemental properties from other ARMS.
Peaceful protestors protesting outside the WH forced Donnie to go into bunker mode. Now, imagine if everyone started to storm the W....wait...I could get in trouble for this. Nevermind.
On that note, it feels like Storm Area 51 was like 3 years ago. Anyone else feels like that? Good times; back when we could all socialize without breathing apparatuses made of fiber and clothe.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe officially declared that the government will be lifting any restrictions due to COVID19 including reopening of all businesses, resuming events, opening public places like movie theaters, and easing on social distancing measures. All businesses currently under orders of remote working will resume normal working hours at the place of work. International travel to and from the country will reopen based on other countries COVID19 outlook but America, China, Russia, Italy, Spain, UK,, and Brazil will having restrictions placed for the unforeseeable future.
I definitely think police brutality is something that should be addressed and corrected at the highest form of government and that the Black community experiences unprecedented amount of racism, discrimination, and prejudice. However, I do want to ask people to keep in mind another racial minority that, as of late, has been getting a lot of hate and racism thrown at them with barely little push back. This is the Asian-American population. Just within the week; there has been an uptick on attacks on Asians due in part because of COVID19. There’s the letters pinned on Asian households in SF telling them to go back home, there are the Asian families who were harassed at parks, and, recently, a Japanese store owner who received a letter that if he didn’t go back to Japan, they would blow up his store. My friend, who is Japanese, was called the racist word associated with Chinese people at a supermarket. She even said people laughed at her as she left the store. Another friend, who is Thai, was spat on in New York and was called “a diseased rat”. As someone who is quarter Japanese and who is married to a Japanese person and has two young kids; this worries me as we will be moving back to the States next summer. Yes, Asians aren’t getting shot dead by cops for simple offenses but they have been unfairly targeted by racist people due to COVID19. Sadly, these news stories often get buried and, beyond a single article, nothing else happens and gets pushed off to the side. This goes along with all of the marginalized groups that truly what makes America such an amazing country. Please don’t think I believe the focus should be on Asians as someone who is technically apart of that community. I just hope more light is shed on these offenses rather than it being a case of “read and forget about it”.
I tuned in. Super psyched for New Pokemon Snap. Loved the first game and this one looks amazing! My daughter hates brushing her teeth and it’s always a fight to get her to let me brush them. But she’s almost 3 and she loves Pikachu so I will download pokemon smile in hopes this gets her interested in brushing her teeth.
Would you eat a fish eyeball that was in fish soup? Cause I wouldn’t but my daughter just did.
Took my soon-to-be three year old to the kids play area that just reopened so she can goof off. It was limited to 30 minutes for ten families max for about 8 bucks. A little before our time was up, she found Pac-Man. She stated to play it and got a hang of the controls but a ghost eventually got her. This prompted her to scream and make a mad dash to the exits before I could catch her. For the next three hours, she would say how scary it was. Even now, 12 hours later, it’s still scary. Doesn’t help she left her favorite stuffed rabbit toy at the supermarket.
So she’s very afraid of Pac-Man now.
Thanks to the Japanese state media, this is how BLM is perceived now in the minds of the population:
https://youtu.be/WqmII4DuJO0
The intent is good but the entire presentation is totally uncalled for. A lot of this video contains the stereotypes of the black community that is well known in Japan. It’s just a tad bit shy of Mr Popo.
Wait wait...so some people think Mr. Floyd’s killer, Derek Chauvin’s wife and the other officer involved, Tou Thang, are related?!? Because they both happen to be asian and both are from Laos??
Not only is the Asian-American community getting nasty letters and harassment for “importing the virus” but now this? Ridiculous. Shouldn’t be surprised though, more than half of the white side of my family still think my wife is “Chinese or something” after ten years. (My great grandmother was Japanese on my mother’s side. My grandma was half but largely lost their cultural identity. I’m the only one who was interested in it and picked up - which made that side upset.)
I got a notice issued my by city where to go in case of earthquakes, flooding, landslides, typhoons, etc. partially because of the “Summer of Disaster” Japan experienced in 2018. That was the double whammy of earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, flooding, and hate waves that killed many people. However, this updated notice shows how to properly observe social distancing while in an emergency shelter. Like where to place your cot, personal hygiene (especially if running water is cut off), and how to keep your mouth covered if you don’t have proper face covering equipment.
Willing to bet we will have a Direct/presentation announcement on Tuesday/Wednesday with it airing on Thursday.
Just found out my last grandparent finally passed away. She was 99 and lived a long life. Her daughter passed away just over a year ago due to cancer. Last time I saw either of them was back on 2015.
Posted this back on May 30th
Here’s a little hint spoiler at what I will be working on for our News section:
“>June’s character analysis will be epic.
>Taking another look at a largely overlooked item and why it’s important
>ARMS
>Ganondork
>Do you like stages?”
Well, here ya go:
June’s character analysis will be epic.
https://smashboards.com/threads/%E2%80%9Cjonesy-drops-in%E2%80%9D-jonesy-and-fortnite-smash-analysis-part-1.505115/
ARMS
https://smashboards.com/threads/arms-music-we-could-see-in-smash.505193/
I wonder what other news articles will be coming out...
Last year, I applied for a teaching position where I would be a fully-fledged teacher in Japan, in charge of classes, and indefinite employment as well as salary increase double what I make now. The catch was the requirements where “Japanese people only”. I still applied knowing full well that I couldn’t get through as I’m not Japanese (and being a quarter doesn’t help apparently). Yet, I actually made it through the three rounds of individual interviews (all a week between each other) before they told me that “We appreciate your enthusiasm and ingenuity but, unfortunately, we are looking for only Japanese teachers.” I felt sunk as not only did I fail my interviews, I also wasted like $400 in fees and travel expenses as well as three weeks of my summer vacation.
While I failed, I had an amazing experience, networked with people I still keep in contact with, and felt a little about how it’s like to be denied something due to a difference in nationality, race, gender, sex, social class, and other related issues.
Don’t let these limit you and, while they may define who you are, what ultimately matters is you as a person. I was ashamed to have not made the cut but I decided to use that experience to strengthen myself and improve who I am. In light of everything going on right now, I hope people can take a step back and look inward; on both sides of the fence.
While I think it’s fairly unlikely given that, unlike Sony, Nintendo is still largely Japanese-based and Japan isn’t as affected by the protests but I definitely think the proper thing to do to is postpone all releases or reveals, including Smash, for the time being.
Tokyo is seeing protests as well but caused by a different incident opposed to America but partially spurred on by the Floyd protests. This incident is about the brutal arrest of a Kurdish man who is a restaurant owner and has lived in Japan for 15 years. He too said “I can’t breath” while being choked and the police prevented his friend from filming the incident. Over 30 officers responded to the scene because, as a cop friend told me, arresting a foreigner is a huge promotion for the officer (especially if drugs are found).
https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/hundreds-protest-alleged-tokyo-police-violence-against-kurdish-man/amp/
I’ve had numerous encounters with the cops and each one makes me extremely worried I could risk getting deported and never able to see my wife and kids again. There are very little protections for foreigners living in Japan and, while I do love this country, I know there are very few willing to help fight for my rights. Thankfully, most encounters didn’t escalate cause I made sure I followed the rules and instructions to a T (and I generally am a law abiding citizen). Most of my run-ins are traffic related save for three incidents where I was simply going along that the police said “what are you doing in Japan. Show us your passport. Oh you have an alien registration card? Never mind then. Sorry to bother you, sir”
I got a message on FB Messanger from someone on my friend’s list who I haven’t seen in over a decade. She sent me a message basically saying that she is unfriending me because I don’t support the Black Lives Matter protests.....
I haven’t posted on my Facebook in 3 years, everything is on the strictest privacy settings and I have removed all my pictures, and don’t even have the app anymore but...ok...not posting articles and making support posts every minute doesn’t mean I don’t support the movement.
I officially regret starting the immigration for my family to the States. At least we have about a year for it to officially be approved so hopefully they sort their **** out before then. With everything from the virus to riots and looting to whatever 2020 has i store, America is breaking apart at the seams. I feel FAR safer in Japan even with earthquakes (just had a 4 on the Shindo scale this morning. Broke a few plates), killer hornets, and typhoons. If things get progressively worse between now and winter time; I will most likely cancel and stop all immigration proceedings for the family.
Trump is in a bunker now. Tomorrow he will go golfing.
And then he will blame China on the riots and looting.
I just found out my wife was a Dhalsim main back in the day.
I love Ark and how challenging it is and how stupid behavior gets you hurt but...damn. I’m livid right now.
>after hours and hours of trying to establish a good base camp after getting run out due to lack of resources or a rampaging Spinosaurus, I managed to build one in a pretty calm southern area
>build a nice stone house complete with a rooftop garden, storehouse, dodo coop, and port along with a dinosaur pen for my tamed Parasaurolophus and Triceratops. Next to it was my tamed Dilophosaurus pen where I kept a pack of 8.
>got enough levels to afford a Pteranodon Saddle.
>got enough materials and slayed enough giant turtles for keratin
>woke up and found a pteranodon next to my house. Bola’d it to keep it grounded and knocked it our using my wooden club. Fed it berries. It doesn’t like berries. It likes meat. Fetched some meat and used my stash for prime meat I stole from a giant crocodile carcass that I didn’t kill but one of the giant turtles did.
>Tamed the sucker in like one minute
>Flew around the map and had tons of fun
>Came back home and put it on “wander” thinking it needs to eat and spread its wings Went to bed
>Woke up looking forward to the next flight to find it flew the coop. No sight. Spent two game days whistling around the area to try and find it.
>No luck and resolved to build a new saddle and farm the 75 keratin again.
>Slew at least 15 giant turtles and got enough materials
>After twenty attempts of Bola‘ing a Pteranodon and knocking out, I couldn’t manage to tame. Read online to wait for 7 real minutes before giving it meat whirl it’s unconscious.
>Tried but still no luck
>Remembered I used prime meats earlier but I have no ones. I decided to kill a Diplodocus
>Killed a diplodocus using a metal pickaxe
>Fibally tamed a Pteranodon. Huzzuh! It’s purple so I named it Ridley.
>Flies around for ten minutes. Resolved never to put it on wander again
>Visits a swamp north and runs into a Titanosaur, the largest creature in the game. Marveled and flew around the beast.
>Landed some distance away for a snack and to snap a picture. Titanosaur walks right into me and Ridley.
>It’s leg knocks me to the swamps below where giant crocodiles, titanboas, Baronyxs, and crocodile-dinosaurs hybrids lurk. I tend them off with my fist in attempts to get back to Ridley. Titanosaur walls aeay smugly
>Get back to Ridley With low health to find it’s devoured by a titanboa
>Try to get the saddle at least but Titanboa bites me and the venom sinks it. I become lethargic.
>As lay dying due to poison, In my message center I see multiple messages “Dilophosaurus eaten by Rex”. Titanboa then eats me fully,
>I spawn back at my dinosaur pen to find a Rex in my Dilophosaurus pen eating them. My other tamed dinosaurs were also eaten. Part of my base destroyed. It spots me and, as I was lacking the armor I was wearing, kills me in three bites.
>I spawn back at my beach camp, across the river where my own once proud dinosaur pen lies in smoldering ruins.
>Use my telescope to watch the carnage.
>At least I have my dodos
>Resolves to build another pteranodon saddle, tame a Pteranodon and never park it next to a Titanosaur, rebuild my dinosaur pen, tame new dinosaurs, and try to salvage the What was destroyed
That’s the Ark and I feel sad now.
Here’s a little hint spoiler at what I will be working on for our News section:
>June’s character analysis will be epic.
>Taking another look at a largely overlooked item and why it’s important
>ARMS
>Ganondork
>Do you like stages?
As much as I love Ultimate and the whole promotions it had earlier, I am very disappointed and sad that newcomer posters didn’t make a return. Yeah, Inklings got them but no one else did. Banjo’s and Joker’s would have been amazing!
And then finally you have these really strange commercials. Like this one for instant ramen
https://youtu.be/edpotwajG4U
As for me, i love these commercials from a popular home furnishing store
https://youtu.be/dop8NL6t8As
It’s the idea you go through these horrible situations during the day but you can come home to a nice cool bed cover (or warm bed cover in winter). These commercials are quite popular.
My daughter loves this commercial about Kiwi fruits and I do as well. As a consumer of Japanese television, there are some amazing commercials and shows here:
https://youtu.be/eDlL_uTciCs
It took a while but the monster behind the KyoAni fire massacre was finally arrested after undergoing skin-grafting so he can stand trial. I hope the legal system prevails and that either life imprisonment or the death sentence is carried out. No one should ever have to suffer like the poor people who were burned alive or choked to death on smoke did at KyoAni.
In America, growing up, I was everyone’s “token Asian/Japanese friend” despite only being quarter Japanese and growing up in a primarily “white-bread” All-American type family. And in Japan, I’m everyone’s “token foreign/white friend” despite not being back in the states since 2015 and largely adopted a more-Japanese lifestyle.
K guys, I got some juicy leeks for you. Take note, Blocked Content. This is going to be a huge bomb.
June Presentation
>Sakurai did the recording from his home work studio; laugh track was pre-recorded.
>Sakurai will talk a bit about how COVID19 has impacted Smash
>He shows his set up at his studio as well as the set up of the other works in their own houses. We will get to see some of the workers instead of just Sakurai. Pretty awesome sauce stuff
>He will then announce that This presentation is different as they have an announcement before showing the new character
>Question ARMS2 trailer. This trailer will features the five characters in Smash plus three fighters. One has a space alien-theme. Another fighter had electrical wires for arms. And the third final is a guest fighter, Grapploct, from Sword and Shield
>Trailer finishes with a downloadable demo after the presentation
>But wait! There will be one more guest fighter
>This character will be none other than Rayman!
>Rayman will be a guest fighter for ARMS2.
>Sakurai comments this is the first time they announce a game ima Smash Bros presentation
>He then unveils the new fighter who is from ARMS2
>This Fighter will be Grapploct from Pokemon Sword and Shield but in its ARMS2 form!
>No announcement of the next fighter
>Mentions how people wanted Rayman but Grapploct is a popular Pokémon from Sword and shield and so it was chosen over Rayman
Thankfully, we haven’t had any in my area but Japan is legit shaking right now. There’s been over 40 mid range earthquakes in less than 24 hours. That’s compared to May 18th which had 3 and May 17th which had only 2.
https://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/quake_local_index.html
Everyone is saying the big “every 100 year” one that will devastate the Kanto and Chubu regions is fast approaching. Tokyo, Yokohama, and Nagoya areas are at risk if this was to happen. -
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