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Tony K.
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My guess is she was traumatized by the death of that adventurer, probably made a prayer out of desperation to have some semblance of strength, got her god spell/weapon, and now tries to do everything herself, but mostly in respect to clocking out of work on time.
The thing that throws me off, though, is the series started out so comedic, it felt like it was becoming mostly a satire about the workplace. But then it got a lot more serious through Alina's flashback and the whole dark god fight. After that got resolved, it started getting comedic, again. So I don't really know what to expect, anymore, in terms of tone. I guess that'll keep it from getting stagnant. Although, personally, the way things began, I would've been just fine with the comedic route, a little badass action on the side, and then some slice of life sprinkled in. Maybe the dark god stuff could help with some world-building and lore? Depending on how deep the writing tries to go with that, it could be a difficult balancing act. |
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Blood-
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My instinct is that Alina being granted god-tier skill has something to do with that dude (her father? guardian?) what got kilt when she was younger. I just think this particular show is going to come up with a specific rationale for the blessing, as opposed to a celestial, "tee hee, wouldn't it be fun, if...?" or a divine, "whoopsie!"
eta: written before I saw Tony K.'s post above. Clearly I agree with the significance of that particular death to her current situation. |
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Alan45
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Episode 2: Beginning at about 6:05 and ending about 8:20 shows why Alina got her Dia Skill and ends with her getting it. Basically at the end of the festival two years previously she wished for it harder than anyone else. Interestingly, I don't remember this scene in the source material.
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smurky turkey
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Huh, that would raise some questions. Say one person every festival gets a Dia skill, not only would that indeed involve a god choosing someone but it would also mean that Aline is likely not the only one having a Dia.
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Blood-
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Thanks for that handy reminder, Alan45. I still feel that ultimately we will find out there was more to it than just wishing harder than anybody else, but I could be wrong. I'm mean, being wrong has got to happen to me at least ONCE in my lifetime, right???
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Alan45
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@smurky turkey
I believe the idea is that someone would get a "blessing". That is that it would not necessarily be a Dia skill. As to why Alina got the first known dia skill we don't know. It may be as simple as right place, right time or there may be some other factor we don't know of as Blood- said. Edit: I checked the manga and light novel versions of this show. Neither have the scene explaining how and when Alina got her Dia skill. It is anime original, at least at this point. The light novel does explain that skills are random, both in nature and when you get them. Unlike magic you cannot learn them. I suspect the author thought that was enough explanation. |
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smurky turkey
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@Alan45 From the sound of that we will likely never get a clear answer.... so random chance it is.
Episode 6 was interesting in that while it had some moments of frolic and bonding I would call it a rather foreboding episode. The research done on that orb/mass of sigils shows that a dark god has basically limitless skills to use as long as he/she gets enough souls to activate them. There was also Laila acting more than a little shady with her statement and Lululee's former colleague is sure to show up again. The biggest worry is all of that overwork being done though, that surely means shit is going down at the festival. |
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Edjwald
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Yah, Laila did seem to know something.
I have to say, when Jade was musing on how he had to get stronger, he reminded me a bit of that poor shmuck who got romantically involved with the OP female lead of Villainess Level 99. So, now there's a misunderstanding about this Shroud fella, and if clearing it up is dependent on Alina's communication skills, it's a misunderstanding that's likely to be around for a bit. On the plot development front, people have to be sacrificed to wake up the dark gods, and the dark gods have to sacrifice more people to gain skills. Sounds like there are going to be ziggurats built with rain gutters to drain all the blood if these dark gods take over. Feel free to fill in your own soul food joke here. |
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Harleyquin
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Considering how the series started out, it's actually turning out to have quite a serious core of a main storyline. Alina is the archetype of the reluctant hero who just wants to live life the way she chooses, but external events conspire to ensure she won't get what she wants until the core issue (someone stirring up adventurers with rumours to feed Gods with unwitting sacrifices to unlock their skills) is resolved. The Silver Sword really do get all of the troublesome tasks set by the guild, since it appears they are the only group with enough trust and standing to do what the guild wants and without questioning orders. Jade made a comment to that effect when he and his team were sent on the suicide mission to the first Dark God's lair, but it seems a little unfair to them that despite their manpower shortage (Alina doesn't count as she's just a temporary ally whose interests align with theirs) they are still forced to do these pro bono commissions without reward. I take it Jade and his mates are loaded because they actually do finish guild quests the regular way for their rewards, but not having any other teams to share the burden with is difficult to say the least. Lululee's source of trauma is now revealed, and she too shares some of Alina's weaknesses (namely a tendency to bear too much responsibility alone). We aren't told what exactly happened to her former teammate Aiden, but it wouldn't surprise me if he lost another arm or leg if Alina used the sharp end of her weapon. We already know her current teammates will die for her, so it's not a surprise Lowe simply laughs off the accusation. It'll make her feel better since she's closest to him, but if she doesn't forgive herself she'll never get over those nightmares. Jade feels he doesn't deserve Alina because she's so much stronger than he is, so he'll do anything to get to her level despite not being blessed with Dia skills nor having the same desperation to get them some of his peers are being misled to. Those side-effects from trying to use multiple skills at once sound awful, but he seems willing to take the risk to win Alina's heart. Having heard her drunken outburst, he now has the opportunity to look into her personal life as it's doubtful she'll remember what she said in her ale-filled stupor. If he does find out the truth about who Shroud is (and with his authority a background check is possible albeit time consuming since Shroud is dead) what will that do to his affections and impression of Alina to date? Give it up to that guildmaster: he kept his word he would keep Alina's identity secret and is doing so even to his superiors who do not trust Alina because of the mysterious source of her powers. Understandable, since organizations like guilds need as much information as they can acquire to maintain some semblance of control. They still think the Executioner is male and have not questioned the guildmaster more about the adventurer's background. Can he keep up his charade for long though? If one of those robed figures has the ability to read minds, it would definitely mean the end of Alina's current (overtime packed) life. |
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Episode 6
So Lululee is a damn, dirty murderer. Well can't say I'm surprised. I never did buy into her supposed pink-haired cutsey-wootsey-ness. Clearly a stone cold killah. Minor question for those with better memories than me (i.e. the entire world): there was a shot of the guild headquarters looking clearly damaged... was that The Executioner's doing? |
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 10364 Location: Virginia |
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The building was probably damaged in the same barrage of rocks that took out Alina's home. Assuming that is new and not from a prior era. Did we ever see it undamaged?
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Yttrbio
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I skimmed through the first 2 episodes, I don't think we see the building until after the rock thing, so we can't really tell.
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Harleyquin
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Episode 2, there is a shot of the headquarters just after the guildmaster calls out Alina to HQ and just before she's sitting on the bench lamenting her secret has been exposed. It looks exactly the same as the shot in episode #6, and this is in the aftermath of the golem rampage in episode 2. The first shot of guild HQ is in episode 2 with nothing before the golem rampage, so either the damage was caused by rock fall (the same boulders which destroyed Alina's house) or it was from a much older disaster pre-dating the adaptation which the guild never bothered to fix. I'm not really bothered about it either way, maybe the adaptation will tell casual viewers why before it finishes. |
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 10364 Location: Virginia |
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@smurky turkey
I'll have to change what I said about how Alina got her Dia Skill. The scene is not anime original. It shows up in the light novel at a place equivalent to the third episode about 6:30 between Alina leaving Glenn's office and her waking up in an unfamiliar bed. When she found the festival closed she wished for power and got it. It does say that while there was a history of the person wishing the hardest getting the blessing of Dia, that it hadn't happened in so long that it was no longer expected. Concerning the Guild headquarters. The light novel just states that it is outside the city limits and looks like a fort. It is built on a former S ranked dungeon that had been cleared. The manga shows a standard castle with crenelated walls and towers on either side of the entrance. The appearance in the anime is apparently the idea of the background designer. I've noticed in most of the books involving adventurers that they are ranked from F for lowest to A and the ranking then jumps to S as the highest. Why is S the highest? Does anyone know what it stands for? |
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Blood-
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That seems to be standard ranking system in anime/manga. I've always assumed the S stood for either Special or Super.
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