History Headscratchers / LyricalNanoha

** In Jail's case, he probably doesn't give a damn who Nanoha is. To him, she's just another TSAB mage, in contrast with his interest in Fate and Erio; products of Project F, which he had a hand in developing. In Quattro's case, she's just a smug bitch who thought she could beat Nanoha by playing with her emotions, [[KickTheSonOfABitch We all know]] [[DungeonBypass how that]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome turned out.]]

*** Rewatch that scene, Nanoha before she entered to fight against Vivio, used Excellion buster, then went straight to Blaster 1 against Dieci. (Which causes yet another person to wonder if Nanoha is human or not.) And Tiana makes mention of the drones that were around the other three cyborgs as she fought, so she did have to deal with some sort of AMF, apparently. Remember, Combat Cyborg mode doesn't use magic, so they aren't hindered by any AMF. And, yes, Vita does have an Overdrive mode. [[DroptheHammer Destruction]] [[ThisisaDrill Form.]]

* So the TSAB have banned "mass-based weapons". Does this cover ''all'' non-magical weaponry, or does it just ban[[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter projectile, explosive, and nuclear/thermonuclear weaponry]] while excluding/allowing directed-energy weapons (particle beams, lasers, [[StarWars blasters]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} plasma weapons]], etc)?

** The movie makes it a bit clearer. As I understand it, this is exactly what Precia was ''trying'' to do when she and Jail created Fate. She didn't go off the deep end until she started hitting UncannyValley moments where Fate was ''almost'', but not ''exactly'', like Alicia... but when she does, she gets this horrified expression on her face and backs off like she's suddenly found herself holding some kind of monster. That was when she hatched the 'find al-Hazred, get TEH REAL ALISIA back' plan.

** I believe it's a combination of a) the fight didn't do any propierty damage nor injuried anybody whatsoever aside from them and b) she [[LawfulGood didn't feel it was]] [[IDidWhatIhadToDo the right thing to do]] (she accepted the fight after all)

* Why didn't Precia do something like, say, create a soulless[=/=]mindless[=/=]"blank" clone body of Alicia and transfer her soul[=/=]neural patterns[=/=]actual brain into it, effectively bringing her back? I know the ''real'' reason is so we viewers ([[SchoolgirlLesbians and]] [[WordOfGay Nanoha]]) could have [[DarkMagicalGirl F]][[LoveMartyr a]][[TheWoobie te]], but in-story?

** [[http://www.onemanga.com/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_StrikerS/2/12/ The Wolkenritter discuss this in the StrikerS manga]]; Vita initially thinks she'll have to say goodbye to all the senior citizens she plays croquet with, but Signum says that she can still visit. In [[http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1592232&postcount=1210 one of the Sound Stages]], Hayate, the Stars and Lightning Squads and Shamal are seen bathing with Alisa and Suzuka.

** In the A's Manga, she seems to indicate that [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_lyrical_nanoha_a_s/v01/c006/9.html she and each of the Wolkenritter took responsibility]] ("I don't want anyone to blame themselves, because we're all at fault, although I still want everyone to bow deeply and apologize for the trouble we've caused!"). This would indicate that she wasn't the only one held responsible, and Regius Gaiz seems mainly upset about the idea of a criminal commanding a unit (he doesn't complain about the Wolkenritter or Fate).

* Does it seem odd that Vivio left a few people whom she owes for her present happiness off her [[http://www.onemanga.com/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_ViVid/1/07/ mailing]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_ViVid/1/08/ list]] for her commemorative photo? 1)Yuuno; disregarding the shipping implications of not including him, [[http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=37267&page=63 Sound Stage M3 indicates that the two are somewhat close and he's been teaching her search magic]]. 2)Shamal and Zafira; Shamal says in Sound Stage M4 that she and Zafira regularly get emails from Vivio with pictures of her and Nanoha, Zafira is Vivio's babysitter of sorts, and Shamal is Nanoha's (and possibly Vivio's) doctor. 3)Teana; in the ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'' sound stages, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG2mz1IY8RY&feature=channel Vivio states at 2:08 that as Teana is her mother's student and she owes her a lot, she wants to help her with the Mariage investigation]], and she's also the only forward not shown getting a picture.

* Why exactly are the Section 6 members sent to Earth in ''[=StrikerS=] Sound Stage 1'' less discreet about their affiliation with the TSAB in the presence of people who don't know aobut the TSAB than the crew of the Arthra in ''A's''? [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WeBuEZu08mQ/RlYhJCXFPNI/AAAAAAAAADw/2N5uZGzurwE/s320/MahouOST.jpg Official artworkp seems to depict Hayate, Fate and Nanoha in uniform alongside the Forwards and Rein in casual clothing]], and Subaru refers to Vita by her rank in front of a public bath clerk, and Vita claims to be an adult, despite in the [=StrikerS=] manga, suggesting that she [[http://www.onemanga.com/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_StrikerS/2/13/ would have to transform to look older if she revisited Earth]], and apparently not doing so on this mission. By contrast, Fate starts to call Lindy "Admiral Lindy" in front of Nanoha's parents in Episode 4 of ''A's'', but corrects herself and calls her "Lindy-san" instead, and Dr. Ishida (who still isn't aware of magic or the TSAB) becomes suspicious when Hayate refers to Letty as "Admiral". Granted, Nanoha's family, Arissa and Suzuka know about the TSAB but it doesn't seem as though the rest of Earth is any more aware.

** [[http://www.mangapanda.com/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha-strikers/10/12 This question was asked in the StrikerS manga However no answer was reached.]] Nanoha was out of commission for a year, before returning to active duty. Fate on the other hand failed her Enforcer exam twice. They both end up S+ rank in power, however I feel that Nanoha is able to achieve greater output of power then Fate therefor able to cast stronger spells.

** In Precia's case, the woman's blatantly insane with grief, and for all her horrific abuse towards Fate she doesn't have the ridiculous SmugSnake VillainSue status the Huckebein have.

*** [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny She also built it so he could buy milk.]]]]

** In Jail's case, he probably doesn't give a damn who Nanoha is. To him, she's just another TSAB mage, in contrast with his interest in Fate and Erio; products of Project F, which he had a hand in developing. In Quattro's case, she's just a smug bitch who thought she could beat Nanoha by playing with her emotions, [[KickTheSonOfABitch We all know]] [[DungeonBypass how that]] [[MomentOfAwesome turned out.]]

** Just have to respond to the MST3KMantra posted earlier and say that this section is called JustBugsMe; it exists for the purpose of ignoring the mantra and talking about small things you find annoying. As for the inconsistencies with other series in my complaint, I'll admit it only bugged me here for some reason. Hell, it isn't the interdimensional bureau thing that bothers me, having an Englishman speak Japanese is the point when FridgeLogic kicked in for this troper.

*** He isn't ''always'' present, and while I can't remember seeing him summoned, I recall at least one instance of Lulu "un-summoning" him (whatever the correct term for that is). Granted, though, that summons don't necessarily fall into the same category as familiars. While we're on the topic, Garyuu's characterization in ''[=StrikerS=]'' JustBugsMe -- for most of the story he appears to be as mindless as the Jiraiyo, and then in the final battle he all of a sudden shows independent thought. It would have been nice if this had been shown to us beforehand; as it is, I found it quite jarring.

* When Graham retired to England after the events of A's, how exactly did they keep people from noticing the Lieze twins/familars had cat ears and tails? They are a ''pair of catgirls in maid outfits'' after all. That kind of concentrated Grade-A FetishFuel could hardly escape notice!

** Hayate never ordered them not to fill the book, she only asked Signum to tell the others not to ([[LoopholeAbuse thus giving her a say in the matter]]). Had she worded it as a direct order, it's likely that they wouldn't have been able to disobey her.

** What needs to be understood is that Anti-Magic fields in this series seems to work more like the "Drain" status effect in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' rather than a "forced deactivation" like you'd find in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' or ''{{Rifts}}''. Rather than cutting off the flow of magic, it ''eats'' it, like the grime off a penny dissolving in vinegar (or food in your stomach). Therefore, it can be fought by putting a protective layer around the buff that the field has to eat through first, or by simply putting out more magic than it can eat at a time.

** [[http://www.mangapanda.com/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha-strikers/10/12 This question was asked in the StrikerS manga However no answer was reached.]] There is no hard data on how long Nanoha was out of commission, but it is not treated as a long time in the manga. Fate on the other hand failed her Enforcer exam twice. They both end up S+ rank in power, however I feel that Nanoha is able to achieve greater output of power then Fate therefor able to cast stronger spells.

*** ItsAllThereInTheManual. The Belkan Empire had been fighting a long lasting civil war, the Sankt Kaiser managed to bring the war to a peaceful conclusion before the Belkans completely wiped themselves out (although not before Belka itself was destroyed). Sometime after the Sankt Kaiser died some of her followers decided that she was a divine being and started the Saint Church to worship her. Not much is known about the Saint Church itself. What we do know is that they consider having hetrochromia with one eye being red to be a mark of the Sankt Kaiser, they encourage followers to undergo a pilgrimage, and that they are the most popular religion in the world due a relatively small number of taboos. Also, there are parts of Midchilda that are governed by the Saint Church, not unlike Vatican City.

** My guess is that she's joined a secret organization and needs to hunt down objects for the safety of the world, and that there's a girl in the opposition that she wants to befriend. Believe me, the [[TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever Takamachi family is used to this stuff.]]

** A ContinuityNod to ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever''. The "old job" they mention every so often was that of a bodyguard. In the original continuity, he got killed. In this one, he was only severely injured and decides to retire.

* What happened to [[Main/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever Fiasse]]? Does she even exist? For that matter, why is Shirou alive, and why were Suzuka and Farin added? Removing them wouldn't have meant anything to the plot.

** [[XWingSeries Probably the same way the whole population of Coruscant missed Palpatine burying an entire Imperial Super Star Destroyer beneath the city]].

* Here's one for A's: If the knights could so easily disobey Hayate's orders not to go fight anymore (and therefore prove that they have free will), then why couldn't they just do the same with their worse masters? Were they that dense? Did they really not give a f*ck? And, as mentioned in Chapter 19.5 of ''Manga/ViVid'', several other masters were nice to the Wolks too, so saying that Hayate's goodness/decent treatment of them made them nicer/have free will/etc. would be a plot hole in and of itself.

** It's clear in ''Manga/ViVid'' that Nanoha is still in contact with her family on Earth.

***** Nanoha was using blaster 1 in ViVid's mock battle so...who knows?

** When she's at the Nakajima house in ''Manga/ViVid'', she doesn't always wear it (Late Chapter 2 at the dinner table, mid-Chapter 8 when talking about the trip) and just has her eye shut. It's unclear why she doesn't wear it there, though.

*** For some reason, Sein's official age is listed as 12 in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', making her younger than all the other Numbers with given ages despite Nove, who is 13 in ''[=StrikerS=]'' noting that she is supposed to be older than her in Chapter 11 of ''Manga/ViVid'', and Sein referring to herself as Wendi's older sister when informing her that she's going to rescue Cinque from Subaru in Episode 17 of ''[=StrikerS=]''. It's possible that the ages were decided based on mental maturity, since Subaru notes that Dieci and Cinque, the two oldest of the reformed Numbers, are especially "mature and adult-like" in Sound Stage M3.

* It's been what, fourteen years since we last saw her, and Takamachi Miyuki still looks like a teenager in ''Manga/ViVid''! What kind of Oil of Olay is she ''using''?

** It's possible that her track record of service helped, as Fate has done 21 cases in the years between when she became and Enforcer and when ''[=StrikerS=]'' began, and the cases are important, but not exciting enough to make into series. Similarly, Subaru and Teana become "well-respected," among the Bureau, according to Nove, in the years between ''[=StrikerS=]'' and ''Manga/ViVid'', and Subaru is the "Silver Ace" as of ''Audioplay/StrikerSSoundStageX''.

* Why is ''NanohaForce'' considered the fourth season? Given that ''NanohaViVid'' takes place before it souldn't it be th fourth season, and Nanoha Force be the fifth season?

* According to the YMMV page for MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce and the CreatorsPet page, the author of Force suggests being surprised that the Huckebein are seen as less sympathetic than they were intended to be. Could something similar have happened with Precia, especially considering that she's portrayed more sympathetically in the movie?