The $%*! frustration thread

[Thought]

Oddly enough, no.

[Shee]

Sorry to all who recently lost pets.  That sucks.  Remember the good times you shared with them, may they rest well.

[Sajainta]

My computer lies to me.  It says I have an hour and a half left of batter life.  LIES.  It's out after 20 minutes.

And insomnia sucks.

[Zephira]

I think I did something to my back. I've got this stupid paint right under my right shoulder blade. Could be from using the laptop too much, my textbooks, or sleeping on couches at school, but it really hurts to move. Times like this I wish I had robotic arms.

Also, it's morning. I need to eat but I want to. Food is never really very appetizing in the morning and it's never as filling.

[ZeaLitY]

Fuck Schala. Fucking weak character who's inexplicably popular.

No, wait, it's not inexplicably. She's the Japanese archetype of a dainty pure princess dominated by the circumstances surrounding her.

HAHAHAHAHHAAH

FUCK

THAT

[Mr Bekkler]

I was never sure why she was so popular either. Frog FTW.

[ZeaLitY]

Yeah, the DS version just made it worse.

"I'm so emo that I'm going to let myself fuse with Lavos and destroy all of space-time."

Her wrists cut themselves.

[Truthordeal]

I suppose, if nothing else, that Chrono Cross gave a purpose for it all and gave her some character development.

[KebreI]

I do agree, Schala never was impressive to me. Infact I never thought of her any more then I thought of King Guardia XXI. Robo all the way!

[FaustWolf]

Schala's got the hair, and she's got the name. Popularity was guaranteed.

I was going to suggest that Schala was poorly written, but stopped myself mid-type. Sometimes it's a character's flaws that make them stand out the most. It's Schala's personal tragedy and human failures that give her story oomph; I'm not sure there's a single Schala fan who actually looks up to her, or wants to be like her.

Now that I think of it, Kato probably designed Schala as a thematic foil to Crono & co. Also, with the turn in popular opinion regarding Magus' mission (I think the majority view is that he was out for pure revenge and didn't care to save Schala in the least during most of CT), Schala amplifies the pure horror of Magus' mission. Her weakness probably sickens him to the point that Magus' mind dehumanizes her, allowing him to use her as a simple stepping stone to further his goal.

The ending of Chrono Trigger suggests, and the CT:DS bonus ending solidifies, the fact that Magus had a change in heart somewhere along the way; probably when he reflected on Death Peak after Crono's friends save him, and he still had a total lack of motivation to rescue Schala in the same way until it was too late.

Masato Kato might be one of the great literary geniuses of our time.

[Zephira]

There's still the shot of Magus flying through some snowy mountains during the Epoch ending of CT. If he had no motivation to search for her, then what was he doing?

Frustration: this computer still has no sound, so I can't finish Chrono Cross, and I'm too lazy to go to dad's house to get the disc.

[FaustWolf]

There's still the shot of Magus flying through some snowy mountains during the Epoch ending of CT. If he had no motivation to search for her, then what was he doing?

That's the original, before CT:DS proof that Magus had a change in heart. His change in heart probably occurred during this scene. I've reached the conclusion that before that moment, Magus was a one-track-minded, cold-hearted, SOB who cared only about defeating Lavos. And that's part of why we're all fascinated by him, after all.

It's possible Magus could have had the change in heart even if he wasn't in-party for that scene, but I wonder if Magus' extra reaction suggests that Magus' presence at Crono's resurrection is canonical.

[Uboa]

I think the change of heart you're talking about begins in this scene, Faust.  Note the look of consideration before he's sent off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeKkuyjILls#t=08m02s

(I couldn't find a version without commentary.  At least this guy's commentary is humorous.)

Edit:  It doesn't work?!

I'll try to figure out what is going on...

2nd edit:  Apparently it works sometimes.  So, if it doesn't work try clicking again!

[Sajainta]

(I couldn't find a version without commentary.  At least this guy's commentary is humorous.)

...

I now have to watch all of those videos.  Dammit Uboa! 

[Mr Bekkler]

I hate his pronunciations. Craw no, Skaw la, Meh gas.

*Shakes fist and stares at the sun*

BAILEEEEEEEEEEEEY!


Edit: Masamunay, I-la and Marley also? Man.

I know people disagree a lot about pronunciations, but this guy pronounces everything but Robo and Frog the way I don't. It's fine if it's you in your house by yourself saying the names wrong.
But you don't make videos where you say them over and over and over.

(For the record, I know there's a thread about this, but whatever. It annoys me NOW.

Crow no. Shah lah. Mah gus. Ay (Rhymes with Hey) la, Marl (Like Albemarle), Masamoon. <-My preferred pronunciation. Not like you care, but anything else bugs me. Fucking nostalgia is distracting and unproductive.