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The List - 8 Ace Pilot You'd Want in a Dogfight


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ZakuAce



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:08 am Reply with quote
No Shin Kazuma? Come on!
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Vaisaga



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:24 am Reply with quote
Axis is an asteroid, not a planet...
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Key
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:25 am Reply with quote
Great to see a character from Simoun get some props on a list like this (although the spelling of her name in the official English subtitles is "Aer"). She's not one of these over-the-top stand-outs, but she's definitely good and reliable in a fight.
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jsieczkar



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:26 am Reply with quote
ZakuAce wrote:
No Shin Kazuma? Come on!

Agree on Kazama Shin and I would take Maximilian Jenius over Ichijou Hikaru any day.
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Ovan~the~Rebirth



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:30 am Reply with quote
ZakuAce wrote:
No Shin Kazuma? Come on!


Yeah I was expecting Shin too, but never the less another great article of The List!
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JohnnySake



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:54 am Reply with quote
Key wrote:
Great to see a character from Simoun get some props on a list like this


I'd like to second this sentiment. Simoun gets mentioned so rarely for any reason and the show had some pretty good air battles in it.
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Beltane70



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:15 pm Reply with quote
I'm saddened by the absence of Max Jenius on the list. I would have also included Amuro Rey, since as far as I'm concerned, is a much better pilot than Char.
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Sunday Silence



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:31 pm Reply with quote
Beltane70 wrote:
I would have also included Amuro Rey, since as far as I'm concerned, is a much better pilot than Char.


I'd have to agree. Char is a great pilot, just he is a better politician and manipulator.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:33 pm Reply with quote
ZakuAce wrote:
No Shin Kazuma? Come on!


My first immediate thought too. Dude proved himself an ace, in actual honest to god normal jet fighter combat against other aces.
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Furudanuki



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:41 pm Reply with quote
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what alien planet would you immigrate to?

Aqua (Mars) from the ARIA franchise is not included, which renders this entire poll invalid.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:43 pm Reply with quote
Furudanuki wrote:
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what alien planet would you immigrate to?

Aqua (Mars) from the ARIA franchise is not included, which renders this entire poll invalid.


I know right? The rest of them seem pretty awful, aside the one where men would be treated like kings by catgirls... but I'd still choose Aqua.
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tangytangerine



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:17 pm Reply with quote
I'm guessing Char probably got top spot instead of Amuro because he never second guessed piloting a MS(like Amuro does in Z Gundam). Seems like a lot of the Gundam pilots had trouble piloting after their "big final battle" throughout the franchise.


walw6pK4Alo wrote:
I know right? The rest of them seem pretty awful, aside the one where men would be treated like kings by catgirls... but I'd still choose Aqua.


Yeah, kinda scratching my head on some of the choices. DBZ's pick gets destroyed, so why pick a planet that you know gets wiped out? If there's going to be a choice where men are treated like kings, why not Girls Bravo's planet Seiren, where the male population is 10%?
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:26 pm Reply with quote
ZakuAce wrote:
No Shin Kazuma? Come on!

This is the biggest omission in my opinion. Kazuma proved his worth in aerial battles over and over throughout Area 88.
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sainta



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:41 pm Reply with quote
Kamina? Crying or Very sad
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Venus. Boy, was Cowboy Bebop wrong.
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