atorichan
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Post by atorichan on Dec 1, 2008 17:44:55 GMT
I decided to read the comic over again so I'd understand a little better. Page SixIs it ever explained why Shadow 2 could not cross the Annan waters? There's lots of shaded areas, unless he's afraid of water... |
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Post by nikita on Dec 1, 2008 18:10:06 GMT
Kat later finds out that he is made of a thin layer of some substance.
So he'd probably be torn apart or dissolve in water - either way, staying on top of the water's surface is probably impossible.
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atorichan
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Post by atorichan on Dec 1, 2008 18:11:56 GMT
But he doesn't have to touch the water....
He could stay against the rocks...like a mountain climber or something.
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Post by Count Casimir on Dec 1, 2008 19:51:53 GMT
Etheric means: He just can't okay?
Hah, I don't know if there's a better explanation, but if there is it'll probably be explored eventually.
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Post by atorichan on Dec 1, 2008 22:07:09 GMT
Heh heh.....
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Post by fishf00d on Dec 1, 2008 23:27:13 GMT
Mabye its part of their "rule system" we know that Rey broke their laws.
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Post by tetsamaru on Dec 1, 2008 23:28:53 GMT
But Shadow has to constantly be on a surface. He cant just "Hop" from rock to rock or branch. Think of Shadow like a snake. Hes going to touch everything he travels on. Therfore, the only way to go through a river is though a 1 piece solid Bridge. Not rocks that are scattered a few inches in the water.
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Post by todd on Dec 2, 2008 0:37:12 GMT
It might be a variant of how many etheric (to use the webcomic's term) beings can't cross running water.
Of course, much of it stems from the needs of the story. If Shadow2 could get across the river on his own, he wouldn't have needed Annie's help, Annie wouldn't have rebuilt Robot and sent him across the bridge, etc.
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Post by atorichan on Dec 3, 2008 0:56:35 GMT
But Shadow has to constantly be on a surface. He cant just "Hop" from rock to rock or branch. Think of Shadow like a snake. Hes going to touch everything he travels on. Therfore, the only way to go through a river is though a 1 piece solid Bridge. Not rocks that are scattered a few inches in the water. Ok, that makes lots of sense.... But how can he have been projected on the wall when Annie shines the lamp behind her? He doesn't have to hop from rock to rock, just slink against the wall. All the other theories make sense too. I have a hard time accepting something in a story that was "just because" It worked for the story. I don't see much of that happening in Gunnerkrigg Court. |
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Post by cenit on Dec 3, 2008 13:31:31 GMT
...eh wasn't projected, he simply used the shadow in the wall
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Post by Hazel on Dec 3, 2008 17:39:17 GMT
He doesn't have to hop from rock to rock, just slink against the wall. What wall have you managed to find that stretches all the way across the Annan Waters? That got me thinking, though — doesn't the bridge have sides, and a bottom? Which might not be as well-lit as the top of it. |
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Post by nikita on Dec 3, 2008 17:48:26 GMT
I wondered about that - I guess the reason why he can't use the underside of the bridge is that he first has to get there somehow.
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Post by Hazel on Dec 3, 2008 21:54:40 GMT
Oh yes, that would make sense. In Annie's words, "Shadow 2 was barely able to venture outside without me providing cover under foot." (Missed that somehow.)
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Post by King Mir on Dec 6, 2008 8:28:03 GMT
He doesn't have to hop from rock to rock, just slink against the wall. What wall have you managed to find that stretches all the way across the Annan Waters? That got me thinking, though — doesn't the bridge have sides, and a bottom? Which might not be as well-lit as the top of it. As for the bottom, these shadows may not be able to stick to ceilings. |
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