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On Sat, 13 May 2006 10:10:58 +1000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Highlandish
wrote: 

>Quoth The Raven; Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> in
><qrh9629gg8sofbqebtlbbj0cnktjm1lvso@4ax.com>
>> On Fri, 12 May 2006 12:16:11 +1000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,
>> Highlandish wrote:
>>
>>>Quoth The Raven; Jim Vieira <WhiplashrAT@wiDOT.rrDOT.com> in
>>><F6R8g.68099$Tf1.17413@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>
>>>> <gray.wizard@moria.mines> wrote in message
>>>> news:7ue662h8eh5m7kgsuim7fk448a5fslsocm@4ax.com...
>>>>> It was also rather cool to see River turn out to be a Major
>>>>> Bad-Ass(tm).
>>>>
>>>> Really? I thought that was rather simple and obvious.. I would
>>>> rather have seen her end up being some kind of psychic warrior or
>>>> something. That's the way the series seemed to be going and seemed
>>>> far more interesting to me.  Psychic powers.. reading minds,
>>>> telekenisis, etc.
>>>>
>>>> She's a frail little girl.  I don't care how many martial arts moves
>>>> she knows, she's not going to be single handidly kicking ass on
>>>> huge, brute men.  That's not to say that no woman can beat any
>>>> man.. but
>>>> it was said in the movie she's a 90 pound woman.  She simply is
>>>> not going to have enough power to seriously hurt anyone big, strong
>>>> and with stamina.
>>>>
>>>> I know women will get all in uproar over my above statement, but
>>>> it's true. People don't just get knocked out from a single punch of
>>>> kick. Watch some ultimate fighting for example, where guys are
>>>> getting pummeled repeatedly and will not submit, let alone get
>>>> knocked out cold.   Or boxing... People can take quite a bit of
>>>> abuse before they go down.  Many punches (hard) to the head
>>>> included.
>>>>
>>>> Her kicking everyones ass was completely laughable. Most especially
>>>> on all the reavers. What a joke.
>>>>
>>>> But I know many will buy it and defend it because "fake" fighting
>>>> has been the norm in the movie industry for decades.  Where people
>>>> lay each other out with one solid punch and so forth.  That's not
>>>> real at all.  Most people have alot more stamina and can take a
>>>> serious beating before they give
>>>> up.  Seriously, if anyone doubts this, you haven't seen enough REAL
>>>> LIFE fights.  Like at hockey rinks where guys each have one hand
>>>> holding the collar of the other guy, and are PUMMELING each other
>>>> directly in the
>>>> face and nose, like dozens of times, before one of them finally
>>>> falls.
>>>
>>>you do know Bruce lee was skinny and weak looking? his style allowed
>>>for small physiques, however those ppl using his style had to be
>>>wirery and honed.
>>
>> Yeah. Remember when he took down Chuck Norris in that movie. Chuck
>> just kept coming until he had to kill him, WOW.
>>
>> You know what happened to Lee in real life? He was in traction for
>> months and almost got paralized. It wasn't against Chuck Norris. He
>> was fighting for the right to teach martial arts in the US and he
>> almost got himself killed. The movie "Dragon" says it was a cheap
>> shot to the back, but I doubt it.
>>
>> Lightweight vs. Heavyweight = dead lightweight, unless he's got the
>> drop or superior knowledge on his side. Case closed.
>
>by the way, we know that River was the 3rd outcome of PAX after all the ones 
>that lay down and died, Reavers survived and went insane, and River was the 
>perfect mutated freak weapon. so she cant be equated to anything in real 
>life. i'm surprised that she was the only one of her kind

ya' cannae change the laws of physics.


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