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Annotated 29-18
I’m just gonna quote the script at you for a bit here.
- The World’s Rebellion charges. As ordered, Savasi are in the very front, with trolls at either side of them and land sharks coming up behind them. Most are practically roaring with battle-frenzy.
- The Silver Centurion raises his sword and rides his mighty steed… and a mixture of human, gnomish rifleman and wood elf soldier follow behind him, bravely if a bit less eagerly.
- The wedge of Rebel troops collides with the wall that is the Gastonian alliance. Auto-Lancers and Hammertanks are moving in to take the fight to the next level, while the troops draw first blood against each other. The Silver Centurion is good at what he does and he gets right into it with the Savasi, but he doesn’t use the magic, Frigg-like powers that we saw him use at the start of Chapter 24.
OMFG REPORT ALT-TEXT WE JUST NEEDED TO WIN ONE TEAMFIGHT AND SNOWBALL FF
The alt text was probably about wow battlegrounds like WSG or AB, not about moba games. Funny that while times have changed, the phrase can still apply in a different context to a different genre.
You know, the more I think about it, the more I can’t help but compare the Silver Centurion to a Magical Girl. By believing in the Spirit of Gastonia (which empowers the trinket), you can hold up the magical trinket that powers the Silver Centurion, have a little animated dress up sequence, and then at the kick some VILE REBEL BUTT. Kawaii!
“Next Time On ‘Hyper Silver Centurion SD’! “War on the Plains? The Evil World’s Army Attacks!” What’s worse than rebel adventurers? the Savages openly attack! … I am the shinning guardian, who fights for justice: Silver Centurion… in the name of Gastionia: I Will Punish You!”
Honestly, this would have been a great idea
Was the choice to not have the Silver Centurion show off his powers a clue for the readers that he isn’t the usual SC?
This occurred to me separately as I was doing a later annotation. Phil and I didn’t discuss it as such and he was the point person for this part of the script but… yeah, probably!
No spellcasters in this fray? Any Tectonicus’ priest on the Rebellion side? Spellcasting elves (or even amateur casters, like E-Merl) fighting for Gastonia? I mean, either side might want to attack with some area spells before sending the troops, don’t they?
Although there must be some temptation to throw a fireball in the midst of those goons, I think it’s still a smarter move to save the spellcasters’ juices for strategically more important things, like trying to interrupt the line of command, hold/break the gate, or foil some strategic maneuver on the enemy’s side. At least if magic works in some way similar most tabletop games, you can’t just go around throwing about your most powerful spells all day. If it works kinda WoW-style (cooldowns), you still need ot be careful with your more powerful ones. And you need to be even more careful with placing your casters too close to the front line because that makes them targets, too.