Yes, Riku makes a comment, but that is also because of the Nobody that Marluxia was joined with. Also, technically the control of the Castle was dropped since Marluxia died. Marluxia was inside the thing. How about we give credit to where it goes...the creature Nobody that was like a Twilight Thorn.
Destiny Islands seems to be the place I'd want to most hang out at. Nice weather, swimming, relaxing, tropical drinks, sparring, lounging in the tree...yeah, sweet life. I think to enjoy there you have to live somewhere crappy first and I have so I'm so for it. Halloween Town would be fun if I wasn't worried about getting bitten by vampires or monsters under the bed etc. Deep Jungle...could be kind of cool but I'm sure there are no computers there and that would just be boring then. Though wandering around the jungle could be fun. Tarzan could be a great tourist guide. Wonderland...I would have a good visit but just can't see it as somewhere I'd want to call home. I'd want to shoot some of the weirdos there including the Queen after about 4 days, though the Mad Hatter rux. Traverse Town...I'd rather be in DI, but it would be alright to hang there. It's just so cramped though and there are always Heartless. I suppose if I had a Keyblade it'd work out fine.
Sora mentions the power beyond the door is great. Not Riku Replica. Also, that makes no sense that he -created- it so it makes him more powerful. How many things did Vexen create? Vexen also didn't use any creations, nor did anyone else, when fighting Sora. They all went mano-a-mano with the Keyblader. Marluxia used a cheater thing. It still does not prove Marluxia was more powerful than the other Org members at all. It still supports what I am saying and truly I'm not sure why you are arguing it. He used leverage over other Org members by being able to have control of the Castle and Namine. He himself was average with the rest of the Org there. That pretty well says there that it's the real Marluxia and his Nobody pal. What's the problem here? He didn't need strength. He needed the right personality and to accomplish missions successfully and to be placed by the Superior as he wanted. What? What dangerous energy and power? ALL of the Org showed mysterious dangerous energy and power. Hell, Larxene moved fast enough to hit Sora straight off and wound him and the Riku Replica too and she was physically strong. Lexaeus smacked Riku into a wall after he had been defeated. I'm not seeing how Marluxia's powers were displayed as more potent than the others. Their abilities were actually doing things that hurt the good guys and made me say 'damn!' Also, Namine lured Sora to the castle. Marluxia caught her doing so and made her lure him the rest of the way. In other words, he was doing nothing but bossing her to do what she wanted to, just in his way. Also, I never said to take Marluxia lightly. The point is that NONE of the Org members there should have been taken lightly. He isn't that incredible of a figure whether he has pink hair, flowers and a pretty scythe or not. Not when compared to his neighbor Nobodies. They all could kick butt. One on one, he would not be the victor all the time, amongst just those at the Castle Oblivion. Note, I am leaving the others out here because it isn't even important. He's tough, but any of them were tough and given the right circumstances, any of them one on one could have won. His advantage PURELY was because he had favor with Xemnas. Show me otherwise instead of just saying stuff. No, you didn't say they feared him. The point was they did not really have that genuine an amount of care at all for Marluxia. For someone who's supposed to be soOOo dangerous, they simply don't have any regard for it. However, Xemnas...that makes people fear and have respect. That is the deal. He did not have anything higher than the others except his position as keeper of the castle and Namine and really everyone knew it. If someone like Xaldin or Saix had been in charge, there would have been no arguing with the guy. They would know that doing so would be costly and those two wouldn't wait around to narc to ol' Xemmy. The lack of respect and concern shows he's not someone any of them considered above them but with his responsibility. Power-wise, it's not like they assumed they could take him, but they also had nothing to worry about either. If he's so much more powerful than those there, they'd have at least felt something to the necessity of their survival as Axel did with Saix in KH2. It's just not there. It's another thing to prove the issue of people trying to say he's a higher powered Nobody than those others. AGAIN, it doesn't make him weaker. Uhh...I'm confused here what your point is. He used a girl to hide behind to get rid of Axel by tattling to Sora that Axel was going to go through Namine to get at him. It's a classic villain ploy. He knew what he was doing. He did not want to face Axel and could have Sora get rid of him because it is a fight he may have lost or won. Of course he was smug. He knew that Sora would fight Axel because Sora always protects the wussy girls. He also knew Axel would possibly actually do the act of attack. So what if it's strategically planned? He still hid behind a girl to get what he wanted because Keyblades hurt worse than Marluxia could. Vexen's expressions were always weird but the point is what the words say in the script dialog. Vexen's expressions were shock at the audacity of Marluxia to threaten him. The words say it all. Vexen countered and really, the only holding card that would make Vexen bow to the demands was Marluxia narcing on him that he was failing to Xemnas. There's nothing that Marluxia had over Vexen at all other than this. Period. The point is that you are trying to place Marluxia as higher than the other members there at the Castle and I just do not see him as being weaker or stronger without the power of the Castle and having Namine and the script itself also agrees with this. There is NOTHING showing that Marluxia one on one compared to others is superior on his own, nor weaker. Keep in mind, I'm speaking of those in the Castle. Not those out doing actual work for the Org. One on one, he's not superior. A fight between any of them could go either way. The point is that Lexaeus says it about he is more powerful than Vexen and would be Marluxia's puppet. Why didnt' he say he's more powerful than Marluxia? Because no one regarded that Marluxia was actually more powerful than Vexen. It's a stretch and I admit it, but it is part of the script too. In the end, you are taking what I am saying wrong and the only point I was trying to declare was what the story itself pretty well shows. People are always saying either Marluxia is uber strong and above the other Org members at just below Xemnas's level or they try to say he's an ultimate puss and the weakest of the Org. In a neutral stance, I can't see he's either of those. I think it's fanboyish to say he's uber ultimate and could take on the Org members one on one and defeat them at the castle, and I also think it's hater material to say he sucks and should be the lowest rank. His 'power' of influence, fact he could speak well, had a prominent ego, acted out a leadership role were great traits to put him in charge whether to use him or to not use him for dubious reasons. If he did anything else utterly amazing, maybe we'll see it in 358/2 Days but maybe not since it is about Roxas. As far as I can tell, it's like having a team of kids playing a baseball game and you decide to make one captain because he plays by the rules, looks good and can speak well and you feel he's not going to be doing something stupid while you are taking care of other business, and he wants the job. It doesn't mean the other kids aren't just as good or some aren't even better at certain things than that person is. What I'm confused about is you are going at me and yet you said this before. I did agree he is smart and strong. I don't really find him intimidating but he has a strong aura of arrogance and self confidence. We aren't differing that much in opinion here. I just don't place him in the top 5. You do. We both agree he's not of the absolute strongest or weakest. So I'll just concede to stop bothering looking up more because it feels like a lame argument that you leapt on me for and it makes no sense.
I can believe it and now that HD is going out to Bluray solidly, it seems that PS3 will probably continue to do better and Sony made a big gamble that could pay off. It was looking edgy for a while but I'm glad to see PS3s are selling more and aren't out of the game. I kind of like all of the consoles and would hate to see any of them go.
Actually I found Marluxia to be the easiest fight out of the Nobodies in the end, with both fights but that's just me. I thought he was a crappy end boss because I waltzed through both forms. Despite this fact and how some people feel the first form was more difficult, Sora had no problems with going against it. Also, it was a replica...but that's not so important. He says as he's standing outside the door that the power beyond it (which is 2nd form Marluxia) is great, so in the end we are supposed to know that the 2nd form is in fact the more powerful one which is boosted by the Nobody he uses. When he first faced Marluxia, he didn't really comment on power in any such way at all. Also, once again, I must state that I am not implying he was -weak-. I just said that he had advantages that put him over his companions that were from being in charge of the castle. ALL of the Nobodies there were pretty powerful. There were none there that were pushovers. His presence and aura of arrogance as you say, and superiority complex made him seem stronger than some others, but really, I see nowhere that he's more powerful than the other Org members there who actually seemed just as deadly. I think it does the other Org members a disservice to say that he was more powerful when they were the ones that were fighting out front and doing a lot and were pretty devastating in their own rights. Here are some ways to show really that the Org never feared Marluxia himself or had that much respect for him despite his aura of arrogance etc. They in fact feared the Superior. Meanwhile, Vexen also knows that they are using Sora but for what...hmm. It seems though that Vexen thinks Sora will be used for the purpose of the Organization and the three assumed in this and Reverse Rebirth that he would turn over Sora, but they come to realize rather quickly that's not true. Now, where does Vexen actually -fear- Marluxia? He does not. No one did. And he had the greatest risk of needing to fear as they were at odds. He only fears once Marluxia says he's going to narc on him and that treason is a capital crime. This shows that his position with being holder of the castle makes him more important but that he's not really above the others in power necessarily, just authority and the power that authority grants him. Now does Axel fear Marluxia? It doesn't seem so. He pretty well spoke that he was going to kill the 'traitor' and we all know in the end he meant Marluxia, so Marluxia could not take the order back. Again, it seems that it is power of the castle and position bestowed on him by Xemnas that let him have this influence. No one actually seems to really fear -him- but instead, the Superior. Now, as for needing Riku.... Vexen before he's cut down by Axel. He doesn't seem to even fear Marluxia again, and this is where in RR they do suspect Marluxia a traitor and so he pretty well tells Sora he's in a trap. Unfortunately, Marluxia also knows that Vexen knows too much and he also ratted out things about Roxas so he could use that to make the act considered treasonous. Fortunately, (or unfortunately) Sora is too daft to get the info but eh, it was more judgement on Vexen and death by being caught in a compromised weak position that took him down than fearing Marluxia again. Sora is obviously part of Marluxia's plan so this is why again, the other side needed Riku. Keyblades hurt Nobodies as they do other Darkness beings. Also, if simply letting Namine go was well, the time when the plan was toast... I mean seriously...the words say it all. Marluxia isn't weaker than the other Org members but he knows he can't possibly destroy them without the Keyblade. He -has- to have it. Here's the lines between Axel and Marluxia that show this plan and well Sora -has- to be used to overthrow the Org. So his plan is to use Sora...so yeah, again, where is this vaunted power that is above the other Org members? He then of course dark portals away. He only really had to deal with Axel. After all, Vexen is dead. Lexaeus is also dead by this time and later Axel goes to speak with Zexion after his battle with Sora. So he couldn't face Axel? There's a good chance he could have won Axel, but it seems that it obviously was not that -great- of a chance or he'd have done something other than hiding behind a girl. After all, Axel trashed his whole plan. Convenient he gets the 'Keyblade' master to do it. I think this is the point with Marluxia. He's more powerful bossing people around and manipulating, doing things behind people's backs etc than he is at being upfront. It doesn't make him weaker but really, until he has nothing left to lose, he was just manipulating others, etc. In RR, they comment about why Riku was needed right here. He was a counter to Sora. Also, Lexaeus makes a comment that suggests Vexen may have been more powerful than Marluxia. So, there's the reason for Riku. It is not to deal against Marluxia at all. It is to deal with not wanting to get Keybladed to death. It all makes perfect sense to me. Also, as I have said now, I am not trying to convince people Marluxia was -WEAKER- than the other members of the Org there. What I am saying is that he was not really more powerful either. He had a higher position in chair status by what his purpose was as keeper of the Castle Oblivion while Xemnas was gone and the other Org members were doing their thing. No one actually feared Marluxia or were worried about him at all, but for his -PLAN-. If I had a choice of who I'd pick to fight between Marluxia and Sora...yeah, I'm going to go beat on Marluxia. It's clear that Riku and Sora were the most powerful beings in the castle and everyone came to know that. Axel knew it and he just sat back watching it all fall apart.
In Kingdom Hearts, the FF characters are cameos that fill spots around the games. Their pasts do not necessarily match up with what happened in their respective FF games. Aerith didn't die in KH. Selphie and Tidus are little kids. Squall/Leon appears to have come from Radiant Gardens. Cid sucks on a toothpick and doesn't cuss and builds gummi ships in his spare time, Setzer is not a gambler but instead playing around at a Struggle Match with kids, Seifer, Fuu and Rai are Twilight Town residents and teens instead of being associated with SeeD. They are placed in the story as cameos to hold some positions and give a nod to the characters. Really, there's not much more to them and so they are just like alternate versions of themselves with different pasts, associations etc.
Marluxia's final form in CoM is he is joined with a Nobody to boost his own power. I'm not getting at why that's not being seen. It's not just himself. He's using something to raise his strength etc. As for why is his seat as high as Xaldin's? The reason is because he was in charge of the Castle Oblivion. He was given a position of duty and status. It does not represent anything else other than who has Xemnas's favor and holds a position of importance to Xemnas at the time. The better the Org members do, the higher their seats. If they fail, the lower their seats, or if they have a falling out of sorts with Xemnas. It does not express power in a way. It expresses whether Xemnas likes you and what your responsibility and success rates are. That was explained in another post and is correct. My theory on why Marluxia was put in charge is because Xemnas wanted to stir up things and make the Org off kilter that were stationed at the Castle. Vexen's nosing around might have gotten back to Xemnas somehow and he had the highest number out of the Org stationed there and also is one of the original 6. Putting Marluxia in charge would be a slap in the face to Vexen, which in CoM, Vexen voices his discontentment over and Marluxia draws his scythe on him. I think in the end it was a test of who was loyal and who was not and a way to get rid of traitors by causing some infighting. There still is nothing at all showing that Marluxia had more power than the other Org members there, or intellect. He didn't have less either, as the Org members all had strengths and weaknesses. Watching over the Castle Oblivion would seem to be something though that Xemnas would want and he may have been suspicious of Marluxia but playing a mind game. His choice also could be seen as a positive too in another way. Larxene - she's a sadist. Not the best choice to put in power and also since she is female and Xemnas had a male superiority thing going on which Nomura himself states, she would not be in charge. Nomura said that initially Marluxia was to be a female but Xemnas would never place a female in charge so she's out on account of her gender even more than her nature memes. Zexion - He doesn't care to be in charge. He's socially distant and would rather study and use intellect, examining things etc than to be put in charge of seeing over others. Also, his appearance as a teenager might make others test his right to that position. Vexen - He's quirky and questionable as to how loyal he is. It is known through Ansem Reports (the real ones by DiZ Ansem) that he was -very- interested in the project Ansem was doing and also extremely interested in Xehanort. He knew things and was studying things that perhaps set him at odds with Xemnas and others of the upper 6. Despite his higher number than anyone there, his loyalty was seemingly more to his studies than it was to the Org. Lexaeus - This guy had the most chance probably of being the leader other than Marluxia. However, he is a defender and is not a speaker. He may also not have wanted to be in charge and rather was a supportive type of person, stopping fights, squabbling etc. Though he had the potential to be a great leader for the job, it is perhaps something he did not want to do but liked the power to settle things and maintain order instead from a secondary leadership position. Axel - Though intelligent, he is a wild card and Xemnas would know that. I also think he approached things in an unorthodox manner and he did not have the presence of seriousness that Marluxia possessed. Axel often comes off as unusual, extreme and seems to not want to show how smart he is, but rather play off he's of a certain stereotype to take advantage of people being blind to it. Therefore he's not a good choice and he had his job and took the things he did serious, but he was more of a follower and independent person by far than a leader. So, that leaves Marluxia who shows he has arrogance, can take insults and come back with his own, has a solid presence, seems calm and calculated etc and can counter Vexen well because he probably was not so in favor at the time of the assignment. The other Org members were actually probably doing other duties and so they were not going to be assigned to what needed to be done. It was shown in one fmv that Vexen was assigned to get potential Org members because Xigbar was busy with other tasks and he considered it a menial task. In the end, out of the choices for who would be best to lead the Castle Oblivion, if Marluxia was not a traitor, would be Marluxia because he wanted to lead and could be efficient whereas others were not either wanting it or their positions with the Org stances were questionable. It also makes sense that even if Marluxia was pondered to be a traitor that he could get the position if Xemnas wanted to keep things occupied with those who were sent to the Castle while the real missions were being undertaken by other Org members (Luxord, Xigbar, Xaldin). There is still really nothing to suggest Marluxia had more power than all of the other Org members assigned to Castle Oblivion but he did have what Xemnas wanted in personality to do the job, whether it was to stir up trouble there and occupy them or to actually watch the place and do what he should be doing.
Wrong. You have every right to post here. The question affects us all whether we believe in God or not. People -do- say that God is punishing us and if you are of any faith or no faith at all, you have an opinion which you posted with your stance. Do not regret your post because of one person picking on it saying you should not post here. Stand by it, but give evidence to support why you feel as you do. This is a debate section and people are meant to post, debate it out and think on things, expand our minds etc. Also, whether you are Atheist or not, you yourself said you come from a Christian background so you know the deal of what is being said. Pretty much anyone should feel welcome to comment on this who has heard some Christians say that God punishes us all because we get exposed to it and so all voices matter, whether the subject is agreed on or torn apart, etc. Stick to your guns. =:)
This is tragic as are all shootings really. My heart goes out to those victims and those traumatized by this. We do have a problem though seeing potential people that are going to do these kinds of things before they happen. The people who spree kill and tend to end up dead are just going for a way to go out in a blaze of glory because they are often overlooked, socially inept, and downcast or ostracized by society. We really need to start finding these people and getting them mental help before they decide their lives aren't worth it and finally they will get some attention and headline time even though it means they are dead. It's something to think about when you go teasing someone for smelling bad, not being as good at something as you are, or they wear odd clothes, isn't it? This is not to say I advocate in any way what these people do when they spree kill, but it just comes to my attention that they are always people that are ignored or shunned in some way and frustrated with it and life itself. Though they have snapped, you can almost always find a reason why, even if it is pathetic. We all are not built the same to handle the same problems of life equally. If we were, these problems would not happen. They are weak-willed and angry, as well as anxious and they feel pushed to the edge to make this choice.
Very well said. People do often seem to think Pro-choice refers to the right to abort a child. It also means the right to let the mother decide if she wants to give the child up for adoption, get assistance to raise the child herself etc. It gives a woman options. I applaud this comment.
I think it is very sad people have to suffer with such diseases like this and the video was posted and well, informative. However, even though some people commented stupidly about it, I don't diss the person that posted the thing up. We tend to disassociate ourselves from what we cannot see or understand. Growing up with a sister who has cerebral palsy, I know that people can be cruel and stupid. Most of my fights in school pertained to going after some people who would steal her quad-canes and poke her with them etc and well, it rather ticked me off. Also, I don't really see as many nasty comments as I do of 'wow, that's different' or 'poor guy', or religious zealots trying to defend their religion again, Most people seem to post they are surprised and/or feel a lot of sympathy. There are some nasty comments or things like 'it's Jabba the Hutt' but even those really aren't that bad when considering it's an expression of shock and humor is often a way that people face things that are different and just mind boggling. In the end, I would be more ticked off at the people who had ridiculed the guy in life picking on him and making his life miserable than the people on Youtube commenting with surprise, shock, and some stupid humor. There are some extreme people in there that say really insulting things that made me frown, but I'm glad the movie is there to see because it was interesting and sometimes you have to excuse people who make fun of others in this way. The people that were really lame are just attention hos any way so they aren't anything to pay attention to. Now the second link you posted...yeah, that's pretty crappy.
