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I think much of what you're saying about Adam is speculative. When I look at that scene again, Adam didn't look off-balance to me. What it ''looked'' like was that Adam sliced through Blake... and she somehow passed right through the blade. Either that, or her arms have a longer reach than his sword swing, because she's able to immediately follow up with a double-hammer strike to the face. Here's a slow look at the scene:
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I think much of what you\'re saying about Adam is speculative. When I look at that scene again, Adam didn\'t look off-balance to me. What it \'\'looked\'\' like was that Adam sliced through Blake... and she somehow passed right through the blade. Either that, or her arms have a longer reach than his sword swing, because she\'s able to immediately follow up with a double-hammer strike to the face. Here\'s a slow look at the scene:
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Now, the badness of this scene is an issue unto itself, but the point is that I don't see clear indication that it was because of Adam's psychological state, nor that it was because he was
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Now, the badness of this scene is an issue unto itself, but the point is that I don\'t see clear indication that it was because of Adam\'s psychological state, nor that it was because he was \"off-balance.\" Maybe the show/creators will later claim this happened (which would be a contradiction, but hey, those happen in stories), but that doesn\'t change what was presented here.
And you know, even if I could buy that it was because of Adam\'s psychological state, it\'s still extremely jarring that this dude who sliced through Atlas mechs and curbstomped both Blake and Yang was struck down so easily, all because he panicked. All that combat prowess meant nothing because he was shocked. Remember, AnticlimaxBoss is all about expectations. It\'s fair that Adam may return in the future, but this was still a direct confrontation, and bosses can be fought multiple times.
In retrospect, however, I now think Roman isn\'t really an example, mostly because he wasn\'t built up as a \"direct fighter.\" He could hold his own, sure, but he mostly did his dirty work from the sidelines (one time he even fought within a mech). Plus, Blake once stomped him with the right resources, so that diminishes the build-up to a final direct fight. He wasn\'t really built up as an intimidating boss who\'d be fought directly; the plot didn\'t seem to be implying he would be such, which is necessary for an AnticlimaxBoss. Adam, however, most certainly was.
And you know, even if I could buy that it was because of Adam\'s psychological state, it\'s still extremely jarring that this dude who sliced through Atlas mechs and curbstomped both Blake and Yang was struck down so easily, all because he panicked. All that combat prowess meant nothing because he was shocked. Remember, AnticlimaxBoss is all about expectations. It\'s fair that Adam may return in the future, but this was still a direct confrontation, and bosses can be fought multiple times.
In retrospect, however, I now think Roman isn\'t really an example, mostly because he wasn\'t built up as a \"direct fighter.\" He could hold his own, sure, but he mostly did his dirty work from the sidelines (one time he even fought within a mech). Plus, Blake once stomped him with the right resources, so that diminishes the build-up to a final direct fight. He wasn\'t really built up as an intimidating boss who\'d be fought directly; the plot didn\'t seem to be implying he would be such, which is necessary for an AnticlimaxBoss. Adam, however, most certainly was.
