Forum - View topicINTEREST: Madoka Magica Girls Turned Into Literal Chess Pieces
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Chowing
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At first glance I thought it said "Cheese Pieces" and I was like.. "Oh Japan, why am I not surprised" xDD
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darkchibi07
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I grinned happily! 
I'm rather surprised that Sayaka is not represented as a knight piece. |
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dtm42
Posts: 14084 Location: currently stalking my waifu |
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Warning; there are spoilers for PMMM in this post. If you haven't watched the show yet then you shouldn't be here.
I gotta say, the characters and the pieces were matched fairly well. Madoka is King, which makes sense, given how important she is. Homura was the most powerful Puella Magi for most of the series, so the Queen suits her. Mami is a Knight, which makes perfect sense, given her disposition. Sayaka is a Bishop, which invokes slicing through an enemy's defensive line, just like a sword. Kyouko doesn't really fit the role of the rook, but given that was what was left then hey, she'll just have to make do. I guess you can say she's very stubborn and very direct, so you can make an argument for her. Kyubey as the pawns is a bit of a toss-up. On the one hand it makes perfect sense given that he has multiple bodies in the show and that people are sure to want to kill him time and time again. On the other hand, Kyubey was the chessmaster of the show, and everyone else (except Madoka) were his pawns. |
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The Coffee God
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Yeah, it would have been much more apropos being represented like this: Madoka: King Homura: Queen Sayaka: Knight Kyōko: Bishop Mami: Rook Kyubey: Pawn |
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TarsTarkas
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Wonder if this is going to be sold as a complete set, or will they be sold separately as mystery boxes. So you have to buy plenty of excess duplicates to have a complete set, and god save you if you want to get the rare color pieces.
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Red Fox of Fire
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Good to know Japan ships the pairing! I would have raged if they'd down those two any differently. |
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Cryssoberyl
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MadoHomu royal couple pleases me.
Otherwise, Kyouko would be better as Knight because of her actions in the show. Mami would be better as Bishop, given her mentorish position, and Sayaka's heavy-tank role would be better represented through the Rook. |
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enurtsol
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Who would represent the black pieces?
Dunno if I could play with these designs............. too distracting......... |
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ConanSan
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Where are their arms?
Also, Nintendo Model Kits? Tell me more. |
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peachsncreamsoda
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Lol, I was gonna say the same thing. So then, he'd be like, the player and therefore shouldn't even be on the board... 'course then what would be the pawn... not much really to choose from. As a spoiler[witch ] would make no sense. The idea sounds pretty cool... but I gotta say, i'm not really liking the designs  .
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The King of Harts
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The witches? They could use cute Charlotte as the pawns. |
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dtm42
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The pieces need arms. Right now they just look weird, I'll agree with you on that one. |
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MasterGhost
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The fanboy in me in squealing.
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ralphmerridew
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Kyoko has an explicitly religious background, so she should be the bishop.
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dtm42
Posts: 14084 Location: currently stalking my waifu |
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That's a good point, I hadn't thought of it from that angle. Would you make Sayaka the Knight and Mami the Rook, or the other way around? |
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