Superego: It’s been a while since you’ve put together a meme in MS Paint. People probably miss your edits. Just do the first thing that comes to mind; I’m sure it’ll be funny.
Id: What if Genos jumped to the obvious answer instead of scanning his core?
Talk about a controversial opinion! Well, I intend to defend it! With thanks to Eldrich_Void, who heard my rantings out.
This is not an opinion I rushed to. However, it has bothered me a lot that Blast seems to have a real track record for fucking things up. Almost all his endeavours seem to end up cursed in some way.
His evil partner, the ninja village horror he set up, and the way he seems intent on protecting the guy. His estranged son. The two heroes he saved both having serious complexes as a result. The monster he couldn’t subdue.
Now that we get to see how he saw the situation on the ground, I think that Flashy Flash’s accusing him of being unconscionably hesitant is right.
Under the circumstances, if I were Flash, I’d not trust that pressing that button would summon Blast in a manner timely enough to matter to me.
Well said. Blast cares more about maintaining worldwide balance and winning battles than about protecting the lives of individuals in jeopardy.
Being at the top can make you think big picture. Blast was undoubtedly more concerned with the fate of the earth as a whole and finding a way to get Garou off world than the people who were dying in front of him.
That’s a nice thought for the people in far away cities who aren’t currently at risk and can be saved, but it’s not exactly comforting for someone caught up in a Blast operation.
If Blast shows up to fight and you’re there, he has higher priorities than saving you, and you’re the grass in a brawl between elephants.
Ogami Daikichi in Monster of Earth said it best:
“How shallow of you to think that a hero only has to defeat his enemies! A true hero is a guardian of peace.”
