The Entire PS Series: Who is the Best Claw User? (Spoilers!)

Discuss the saga of Algo, where the legend began.

Who is the Best Claw User?

Myau
0
No votes
Nei
7
35%
Mieu
4
20%
Rika
9
45%
 
Total votes : 20

The Entire PS Series: Who is the Best Claw User? (Spoilers!)

Postby The $ Avenger » Mon Aug 6, '07, 12:47 am

So who's your favorite? Nei gets thrown in her despite translation nonsense giving her "Bars" instead of Claws :misspeak: . Also, as with the other polls, I'll restrict this to player characters. Sorry, Miun. :( This time, I'll refrain from my answer for a bit. Fire away!
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Postby Thoul » Mon Aug 6, '07, 4:27 am

Rika, simply on the merits of having the best attack animation. If Mieu had such an animation, I'd go with her instead.

In Generation 1, Myau uses his teeth to bite instead of slashing with claws. :x I didn't like that change.
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Postby The $ Avenger » Tue Aug 7, '07, 1:23 am

Thoul wrote:Rika, simply on the merits of having the best attack animation. If Mieu had such an animation, I'd go with her instead.

In Generation 1, Myau uses his teeth to bite instead of slashing with claws. :x I didn't like that change.
Yeah, I think I like her attack animation too. I'll still reserve my judgment for a bit...

What!?! They changed Myau to using his teeth? That's a rotten change. :down:
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Postby Thoul » Tue Aug 7, '07, 5:53 am

Yeah. :( When he attacks, instead of a claw slash, it shows a set of giant fangs biting on the monsters.
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Postby The $ Avenger » Thu Aug 9, '07, 1:42 am

Well, the Claw users aren't getting any love! I'll go ahead and discuss my favorite. Despite the mystique surrounding Nei, and her being a pioneer of the Numan player characters, I list her the lowest on this list. She's such a tragic figure; an outcast, threatened by nearly everyone because of her race. Her portrait is just so reticent and sad, like she's been broken by society. And she isn't that useful in combat with such awful defense and techniques, and then there's her availability.

I really like Mieu in PSIII. She's unlike all the other robots of the PS series in that she's indistinguishable from a human. She's basically there from the start, and is a great companion to have in combat. But like nearly everyone is PSIII, she doesn't get enough screen time.

It comes down to Myau and Rika. Myau is a stalwart in combat, and he's the only playable Musk Cat in the series. Big pluses there!

But my vote goes to Rika. I love her cheery attitude; she doesn't act like an outcast whatsoever. She also never even considers leaving the party, showing her fortitude in finding what is going wrong in Algo. Her combat abilities cinch it. She's an excellent fighter, and her techniques are necessary too. Finally, like Thoul said, her Double Slash animation is awesome! :)
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Postby Divine Dragon » Thu Aug 9, '07, 1:51 am

I guess I don't have much of a fair answer, having only played PSI and PSIV, but my vote goes for Rika.
From the start she's cheery, even after having lost Seed, something that would normally crripple someone, the loss of what was essentially her father.. .. I assume Seed was male..
Anyway, yes, she accepts he is gone and carries on, I don't recall her ever being angry, or showing any signs of hate, something I rather envy.
She is comforting, helping Chaz get through Alys' death, not even mentioning Seed in a kind of "I got over it so can you" way.
She really learns, everything from first leaving the Birth Valley is a new experience, well .. okay not everything.
All this from a one year old. :D Seed really improved the Nei experiment quite well.

Lastly, her combat skills are excellent. Doubleslash is ever useful. Her healing capabilities are second only to Raja, and she has excellent agility.
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Postby The $ Avenger » Fri Aug 10, '07, 1:07 am

It looks like Rika in a runaway! And I thought Nei would take this one easily!
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Postby Tsunami » Fri Aug 10, '07, 4:43 am

I think the reason why Rika gets the most votes is due to the lack of character development in the earlier games. That, and her personality's not so bad either. Many funny moments with Rika. Like when Wren prepares for a crash landing on Dezolis and Rika's excited about it, while poor Chaz's having a panic attack... :D

My vote? Mieu. I love her character! :mrgreen:
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Re: The Entire PS Series: Who is the Best Claw User? (Spoile

Postby H-Man » Mon Sep 20, '10, 8:29 pm

Gotta show my support for Mieu wherever possible.
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Postby Rick » Mon Sep 20, '10, 11:15 pm

Nm-2011!
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