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On Sat, 13 May 2006 06:53:20 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Xocyll wrote:

>"Jim Vieira" <WhiplashrAT@wiDOT.rrDOT.com> looked up from reading the
>entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>say:
>
>><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.
>
>While I agree with most of what you've said, there is one thing you
>aren't considering.
>A Brawler isn't trying to kill/maim.
>
>Small skilled Martial artist who is willing to kill vs Brawler who is
>looking to hurt and i'll put my money on the Martial Artist.
>
>Bruce Lee vs Mike Tyson, with Lee ready to kill Tyson - a lot of dancing
>around for position and then one hit in the right place and it's Bye Bye
>Mikey.
>
>Sure punching him in the face isn't going to do much, but that same
>punch applied to the throat will.
>A kick to the face will hurt, a kick to the temple may kill.
>
>The reavers are ultra aggressive brawlers, they aren't even trying for
>quick kill shots.
>
"Man... Lee was so fast, he could pull your heart out and show it to you before
you died!"

~Dennis Miller, who later commented about how much fun that must be at a party.


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