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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#9626: Jun 29th 2015 at 8:28:25 PM

Isn't Samus' ship a room away from the landing place of the frigate? As in, the place crawling with aerotroopers?

Yep, vapor for brains.

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#9627: Jun 29th 2015 at 8:33:08 PM

[up]That's why I said the pirates are shit at searching for things. It's also right next to the Impact Crater. Both of those sites are places the pirates would want to monitor so not noticing her ship makes them complete idiots.

edited 29th Jun '15 8:33:21 PM by Kostya

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#9628: Jun 29th 2015 at 8:36:05 PM

"How did you idiots not see it, it was bright orange!"

"We saw it. We just didn't want the hunter to KNOW we saw it."

"Then why didn't you report it so that we could bomb it?"

"It threatened to stab us."

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#9629: Jun 29th 2015 at 8:54:50 PM

I imagine Ridley is a member of the High Command, and thus one of the de facto leaders of the pirates.

I want to imagine Ridley sitting bored in meetings with the rest of high command, doodling on his notepad and rolling his eyes whenever one of his peers makes a vapor-for-brains suggestion or proposal.

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ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#9630: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:00:12 PM

I figure Ridley is probably only in command of the Ground Forces.

The Pirate airforce (Such as it is, consisting mostly of jetpacks) leader defers to Ridley most of the time. As does the navy leader.

The only jerks who don't are the guys from Science Team.

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#9631: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:34:15 PM

Incidentally, I once read a fic I liked that portrayed him as a Blood Knight that just kept fighting Samus despite getting killed every time 'cause it was fun.

I think I know the fic, does he stick inside Samus' mind too?

As for the ship, I'm pretty sure it has stuff in place to prevent the Pirates from finding it.

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#9632: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:35:55 PM

Whenever a Space Pirate comes near it, it flashes a sign a says "This is not the ship you are looking for. Move along."

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#9633: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:36:41 PM

[up][up] Yep, that's the one.

[up] I'd believe it.

edited 29th Jun '15 9:38:30 PM by Perseus

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#9634: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:40:09 PM

I wonder what the deal with the Pirate Commander from Corruption is.

Was he a member of High Command or just a military general? Did he personally commision that Red Phazite armor? Or is it standard issue for his rank, if he has a formal rank? Why doesn't Ridley have Red Phazite armor?

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#9635: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:41:59 PM

It might have been rare enough that they couldn't make enough for Ridley, just that one guy.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#9636: Jun 29th 2015 at 9:50:30 PM

"So... you get the ultra-durable Red Phazite they found, as armor."

"Yep."

"Even though I outrank you."

"There's only enough for one standard-size armor. You're too big, sir."

"God, like I haven't heard that enough lately..."

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Kostya from Everywhere Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#9637: Jun 29th 2015 at 10:00:46 PM

My guess is the commander was the pirate placed in charge of the phazon research facility.

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#9638: Jun 29th 2015 at 10:27:15 PM

At this point, I'm willing to say that the Space Pirates would be amazing cast for a sitcom.

Somebody get on this, either as a fanfic or a webcomic. I'd read the hell out of this.

Also make sure Ridley does get into some sort of board meeting.

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#9639: Jun 29th 2015 at 10:31:15 PM

I'm generally not a fanfiction guy, but there was an amusing story set from the perspective of the Space Pirates, mostly Ridley, that was really funny and sitcom-like.

I don't think Ridley got into any board meetings, though.

edited 29th Jun '15 10:31:36 PM by Anomalocaris20

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#9640: Jun 30th 2015 at 1:47:46 AM

Since Samus' ship looks a lot like her helmet much of the time, I'm sure it gives the pirates anxieties if they do find it.

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#9641: Jun 30th 2015 at 4:47:13 AM

I have a theory; Pirates have trouble seeing purple and orange. Hence purple pirates are actually wearing camouflage.

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#9642: Jun 30th 2015 at 5:54:31 AM

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#9643: Jun 30th 2015 at 5:59:54 AM

I sorta love some of Ridley's lines in the manga.

Like, bearing in mind that it's a fan translation. Most of the lines are over the top, but some are sorta understated.

Like, "Why is my ship on fire?" or "...What was that shaking just now." and "Deal with it calmly and don't leave your post. Why haven't you found the recon ship yet? What's the search party doing!?"

...Also, as an aside "If you are to believe Mother's data, Samus is a lone wolf operative that frequently disobeys orders."

Fuck you too Other M. Whatever flaws the manga has, it still manages to be better than you.

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#9644: Jun 30th 2015 at 6:23:09 AM

Nah. The issue with that system in Other M wasn't her obeying orders. It was her shutting down everything without even receiving an order like that.

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#9645: Jun 30th 2015 at 6:43:51 AM

Up to and including "not activating the heat shields in a hot room".

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#9646: Jun 30th 2015 at 7:13:31 AM

RE: Gunship

I'm sure the gunship has automated defenses, made to scare off any pirates approaching. Similar to the scene in The Dark Knight where the Batmobile goes into "intimidation mode".

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#9647: Jun 30th 2015 at 7:19:16 AM

It might be worth remembering that the Pirates (even if they're actually searching for her ship) have to find it by accident (scanning it in Prime shows it's got ways of fooling scanners, and since her power suit can decrypt their secure logs with the scan visor, it's fair to assume it works) on an entire planet.

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#9648: Jun 30th 2015 at 7:23:21 AM

[up]I get that they'd have to search for it but they're already going to be monitoring the crash site of the Frigate Orpheon and the Impact Crater. They should just stumble upon the ship while on their way to one of those two.

edit: I guess the ship could have a cloaking system but I don't think any game has ever mentioned something like that.

edited 30th Jun '15 7:23:51 AM by Kostya

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#9649: Jun 30th 2015 at 7:27:17 AM

Maybe they just can't see orange.

Or they see Orange and Green as the same.

Orange, yellow and green are fairly close on the visible spectrum of light.

Most of the time when they fight Samus she's not in green environments.

Maybe they all have Dichromasy.

Which means that Samus is basically perfectly camouflaged against them.

edited 30th Jun '15 7:37:13 AM by unnoun

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#9650: Jun 30th 2015 at 7:37:16 AM

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