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Kitsune Sniper (foxhack) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-27 12:51:00

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char: hawkeye/ronin/clint barton, char: spider-man/peter parker, creator: brian michael bendis, theme: randomness week, title: new avengers

Spidey and Ronin discuss Ninjas

For randomness week, of course. This is from New Avengers #31.

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psychop_rex
2009-10-10 10:38 pm UTC (link)

Look - when you think of defining Captain America moments, do you think of him punching someone or saying something inspiring in the face of incredible odds? Me, I think of the latter. If a character can DEFINE a character concept as well as Cap has, then to a large degree that stops becoming a concept and starts being a character trait.
Misty Knight, again, is PRIMARILY KNOWN as a martial artist - the fact that she carries a gun is secondary.
Whether Psylocke is a martial artist or not is a tricky question - after all, she didn't actually get her skills the normal way; she sort of inherited them after switching bodies with a ninja. She has a ninja assassin's body, complete with skills, but I would still call her primarily a telepath/telekinetic, because those have been her main skills since the beginning. She's a pretty confusing character, really - I like her, but looking up her history is enough to give one a headache. Let's just say she falls into a grey area.
Daredevil counts as a martial artist - his primary foes are all martial artists, he was trained by a martial artist, and he uses martial arts himself on a consistent basis. He's a martial artist, all right. How long has he been the head of a group of ninjas, though?

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va1tyr
2009-10-10 10:49 pm UTC (link)

when you think of defining Captain America moments, do you think of him punching someone or saying something inspiring in the face of incredible odds?

Actually, my defining Cap character moment is him crying - does that make him a weeping artist? Didn't think so.

Daredevil's defining character moments aren't punching people. Deadpool's a martial artist, and his defining character moments aren't punching people. Batroc - hey, for that matter, savate is a French martial art, so by your standards Batroc the Leaper is not a martial artist! LOL!

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	psychop_rex 2009-10-10 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Are we taking my comments out of context again? Why yes, I do believe we are. Let's just end this, OK? We both have our own definitions of who is and isn't a martial artist; neither is likely to admit defeat in the near future, and basically, this could go on for weeks. Let's just agree to disagree. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	va1tyr 2009-10-10 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	You have been shifting the definitions and contradicting yourself again and again throughout this discussion. I'm quite content to end this in the knowledge that you have been proven wrong about just about everything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-10-10 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Think what you like; I have no regrets. Ta-ta. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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