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KENZICHI



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:25 pm Reply with quote
I can't BELIEVE you didn't add Olivier Armstrong to the list! ...But then again (looking at the list) you were probably going for something else when you meant scariest idk lol.
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:31 pm Reply with quote
Knives as #1 is absolutely perfect.

Also, THANK YOU so much for including both Nanoha AND Fate on the poll! I don't think they'll win, but the fact that you included both of them made me incredibly happy Very Happy
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Stark700



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:56 pm Reply with quote
Well helloo Knives. Anyways, I personally think the Chimera King from Hunter x Hunter should also be on this list.
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Azure-Wind91



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:25 pm Reply with quote
KENZICHI wrote:
I can't BELIEVE you didn't add Olivier Armstrong to the list! ...But then again (looking at the list) you were probably going for something else when you meant scariest idk lol.

A scary boss, but by no means a bad one.
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Tavia_93



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:32 pm Reply with quote
Yūgo Tennōji definitely deserves his spot on this list. That scene with him had my jaw drop to the floor, lol. And Knives is perfectly placed at #1.

I voted for Izumi from FMA.
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Touma



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:01 pm Reply with quote
I cannot say much about the bosses because I have not seen most of those shows, but I can see why Giovanni and Il Palazzo would be on the list.
Working for a boss who is totally insane and might do anything to anybody and has as much power as they do would definitely be scary.

For the new poll about super moms I am a bit lost.
When did Nanoha and Fate become mothers?
I have seen the first Nonoha series and A's and do not remember anything about that. Am I just forgetting or is is something that happened in Strikers or one of the movies?

If I had to vote now I would go with Neo Queen Serenity because she is the only one that I remember very well.
I like Armitage as a character but I cannot really say anything about her as a mother.
Shuuko in Angelic Layer would get my vote for least favorite, and probably worst, mother.
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gedata



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:14 pm Reply with quote
I think I'd rather deal with Mr. Braun then Frieza

but that's just me
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:26 pm Reply with quote
Touma wrote:

For the new poll about super moms I am a bit lost.
When did Nanoha and Fate become mothers?
I have seen the first Nonoha series and A's and do not remember anything about that. Am I just forgetting or is is something that happened in Strikers or one of the movies?


spoiler[It happened halfway through StrikerS. A little girl, Vivio, was introduced who became a big part of the plot. She started living with Nanoha and Fate, who treated her like a daughter. At the end, they adopted her. All works following StrikerS timeline (i.e. the manga) have Nanoha and Fate as her mothers.]
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Raneth



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:35 pm Reply with quote
Ah, Knives. He made a big impression on me when I first watched Trigun. Nothing but a narcissistic genocidal maniac, and such a good villain as a result.

Good luck reforming that one, Vash. Although,spoiler[ I still can't quite decide if Vash kills Knives at the end of the anime and was looking for a place to bury him, or if he was bringing him back to get medical help.]
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:37 pm Reply with quote
I'm surprised Dilandau from Vision of Escaflowne isn't on this list! He was scary INCARNATE! With overly exaggerated facial expressions to boot!
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:38 pm Reply with quote
FireChick wrote:
I'm surprised Dilandau from Vision of Escaflowne isn't on this list! He was scary INCARNATE! With overly exaggerated facial expressions to boot!


He wasn't a boss, despite being scary as all get out Shocked
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dtm42



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:40 pm Reply with quote
^
He did have his band of obedient young boys whom he screamed at.
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Tavia_93



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:42 pm Reply with quote
Raneth wrote:
Ah, Knives. He made a big impression on me when I first watched Trigun. Nothing but a narcissistic genocidal maniac, and such a good villain as a result.

Good luck reforming that one, Vash. Although,spoiler[ I still can't quite decide if Vash kills Knives at the end of the anime and was looking for a place to bury him, or if he was bringing him back to get medical help.]


It almost seemed to imply the latter. At least, that's what I got from the ending, considering Vash's character/attitude toward killing things.
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:49 pm Reply with quote
Tavia_93 wrote:
Yūgo Tennōji definitely deserves his spot on this list. That scene with him had my jaw drop to the floor, lol.


Okay. I do not know how the anime handled this, but I heard they changed it from the visual novel, in which spoiler[he shoots himself dead because he doesn't want to kill her after all, leaving his daughter, Nae, to kill her instead. Because in secret, Nae's actually someone from the FAR future, who works for SERN and eventually is the one to kill Okabe. Made me very, very suspicious of her in Robotics;Notes, too. Anime hyper]
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Angel M Cazares



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:30 pm Reply with quote
I voted for Masane from Witchblade. And who in their right mind would vote for the spoiler[selfish, self-serving and cold-hearted bitch] that is Marianne vi Britannia?
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