History Headscratchers / GunGrave

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*** Short of the orgmen, Harry doesn't do anything that Big Daddy couldn't have and may well have done. Eliminate rivals? Par for the course. Absorb said rivals? Ditto. Kill friends? Given the emphasis on the Code of Iron, and we ''see'' it being enforced by men from Big Daddy's "generation," it's at least a distinct possibility. Bioengineered zombie-men aside, the only "proof" we have that Big Daddy was a kinder, gentler criminal or that he was "good" for the city is the way he's framed by the narrative, whether or not it makes sense. We only see Big Daddy ''after'' his ascent, and one of the points the anime makes is that becoming powerful lets you put up a "legit" front: Compare the early-series street-level gangs with Millenion. Additionally, Big Daddy's uniting the Mob would have entailed chaos of the Capone-era, violence-in-the-streets type, given how corrupt the city is/was and how strongly other factions would have resisted; most of the conflict during Harry's tenure comes from other gangs and the Millenion splinter-group. Harry's dealings with the orgmen may make him worse than Big Daddy, but I doubt it's as big a gap as the anime wants us to believe. Granted, the focus was on Brandon and Harry, but Big Daddy's depiction as the "good gangster" boils down to "He did all his bad stuff ''offscreen''."

*** Short of the orgmen, Harry doesn't do anything that Big Daddy couldn't have and may well have done. Eliminate rivals? Par for the course. Absorb said rivals? Ditto. Kill friends on your way to the top? Given the emphasis on the Code of Iron, and we ''see'' it being enforced by men from Big Daddy's "generation," I'd say it's at least a distinct possibility. Bioengineered zombie-men aside, the only "proof" we have that Big Daddy was a kinder, gentler breed of criminal or that he was "good" for the city is the way he's framed by the narrative, whether or not it makes any sense. We only see Big Daddy after his ascent, and one of the points the anime makes is that becoming a powerful criminal lets you put up a "legit" front: Compare the early-series street-level gangs with Millenion, both during Big Daddy's reign and while Harry's in charge. Harry's dealings with the orgmen may make him worse than Big Daddy, but I doubt it's as big a gap as the anime wants us to believe.

*** Short of the orgmen, Harry doesn't do anything that Big Daddy couldn't have and may well have done. Eliminate rivals? Par for the course. Absorb said rivals? Ditto. Kill friends on your way to the top? Given the emphasis on the Code of Iron, and we ''see'' it being enforced by men from Big Daddy's "generation," I'd say it's at least a distinct possibility. Bioengineered zombie-men aside, the only "proof" we have that Big Daddy was a kinder, gentler criminal before he became too powerful to challenge is his own word and the way he's framed by the narrative, whether or not that makes any sense. We only see Big Daddy after his ascent, and one of the points the anime makes is how becoming a professional/powerful criminal lets you put up a more "legit" front: Compare the early-series street-level gangs with Millenion, both during Big Daddy's reign and while Harry's in charge. If there's anything Harry taught us, it's that a nice suit doesn't mean a nice guy.

* What really bothered me was the revelation that [[spoiler: alien parasites were behind it all]]. I'm all for the series, but I was kinda hoping that it would be like ResidentEvil (man-made viruses/bio-engineered viruses being a component of necro-rise). Did it just ''have'' to be [[spoiler: aliens]]?

*** Oh, well... That makes sense. Not sure how I missed that one.
*** I know what confused me. In the sub, Harry's rant is using the past-tense, so it made more sense: "Big Daddy took something, so I took everything." In the dub, Harry uses the present-tense, so I wasn't sure if he was just in the midst of a raving-madman moment, seeing as he ''already'' took everything from a man who's already long dead.

*** Oh, well... That makes sense. Not sure how I missed that one.[[hottip:*:And may I just say: What a surprisingly prompt reply.]]

*** Ah, thought so.[[hottip:*:And may I just say: What a surprisingly prompt reply.]]

*** Ah, thought so.[[hottip:*:And thanks, for the surprisingly prompt reply.]]

*** Ah, thought so.[[hottip:*:Thanks for clearing that up, and with a surprisingly prompt reply.]]

*** Ah, thought so.[[hottip:*:Thanks for clearing that up with a surprisingly prompt reply.]]

*** Kinda thought that was where it was going, wanted to make sure I wasn't assuming something... or at least, that I wasn't the only one doing so.[[hottip:*:Thanks for clearing that up, as well as the surprisingly prompt reply.]]

* Anime-wise, during the last episode, while Harry was yelling about Big Daddy 'stealing the most important thing in his life,' what exactly was he talking about? Granted, Hary was ranting, and maybe I missed something, but that still confuses me.

* If Juji is able to survive thanks to his meditation, why is he bursting in rage constantly?

* If Buji is able to survive thanks to his meditation, why is he bursting in rage constantly?

** Some people have joked that "bad fashion sense" is another side effect of Necro-Rise. Or that Dr. T. is a fan of spaghetti westerns, and decided to dress Grave up for fun. *laughs* Other than that, I dunno. =3

*Not one really involving me, but a friend of a friend is bugged by Brandon's deadman name (Grave). "That's not a name, that's a sentence!" So my friend talks to me about it...and all I could really say was "...Because this is a Nightow series and it sounds cool?" *laughs*