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Re: Crossover Battles [Boreas v. Jolteon]
Hey look, it's Boreas! Well that's, uh, surprising.
I've never actually reviewed anything here before, but I figured as someone who's currently nearing the end of their seventh or eighth read through The Surprising Adventures of a Glaceon in Unova, I'd give it a go this once for Boreas' sake.
So yeah, I thought Boreas came across very well, and he felt like much the same great glaceon he is in Surprising Adventures. The fact that basically everything that happens is entirely his fault seemed hilariously apt to me, though I did think randomly sending Aqua away so Boreas could do something stupid did seem a little like a plot convenience more than anything else. But otherwise, I loved how he immediately jumped to the conclusion he was supposed to help her get out of the clip, without considering it might not be a good idea. And then went from trying to restrain her to trying to beat her, just because his ego couldn't take being beaten by a child. Yep, definitely the Boreas we know and love!
I've not read A Sine of Things to Come so I can't really comment so much on Jolteon and whether she's appropriately portrayed or not, but judging from everyone else's reaction, I think it's probably fair to say she is. So yeah, I did find her a very interesting character. The thing of not being able to control her powers and really wanting to hurt anyone made quite an interesting twist for someone who doesn't know her from the source material, and definitely made this stand out from the other battles since, at least at first, neither of the combatants meant the other any harm. I presume Jolteon ran from Boreas in the first place because he was scaring her or something, though not knowing her character better, I'm not sure if this is the right way to interpret that or not. Either way, she, as well as probably everyone else, seems very much like a victim more than anything else, which I also very much like. I spent the 'fight' hoping no-one would really get hurt, rather than rooting for either side, which was definitely one of my favourite things about this one.
So yeah, not sure if Crossover 'Battle' is really the right term for it, but anyway it was a great, very entertaining read. Don't really have any complaints, other than the aforementioned plot convenience of getting Aqua out of the way, and the minor nitpick that at the start you say Boreas and Aqua's boat has an engine, then call it a 'sailboat' a couple of lines after (I believe Surprising Adventures specified a sailboat as well, though I may be mistaken). But yeah, as I said, that's just a nitpick. Otherwise, I don't know, it's kind of a shame you didn't get Boreas' 'Frost Concussion' move in, but I can't think of a situation it would really have helped him, so it's not really a problem. I guess I would've liked to see a little more of Aqua, but then again, if Boreas had seen sense sooner, it might have detracted from the action and drama. Plus she more or less makes up for her absence when she knocks him off the pier at the end anyway. So, um, yeah, not sure I have much more to say. Pity I don't have more to say about Jolteon, really, but I guess I'll just have to read A Sine of Things to Come sometime.
Note to self: when lacking experience reviewing, just start rambling, and people will assume you know what you're saying, like maybe even with this sentence tagged on the end.
Edit: Actually, turns out Surprising Adventures specifies the boat has both a sail and an engine, as you wrote. And also is blue, for all that counts. I stand corrected.
Hey look, it's Boreas! Well that's, uh, surprising.
I've never actually reviewed anything here before, but I figured as someone who's currently nearing the end of their seventh or eighth read through The Surprising Adventures of a Glaceon in Unova, I'd give it a go this once for Boreas' sake.
So yeah, I thought Boreas came across very well, and he felt like much the same great glaceon he is in Surprising Adventures. The fact that basically everything that happens is entirely his fault seemed hilariously apt to me, though I did think randomly sending Aqua away so Boreas could do something stupid did seem a little like a plot convenience more than anything else. But otherwise, I loved how he immediately jumped to the conclusion he was supposed to help her get out of the clip, without considering it might not be a good idea. And then went from trying to restrain her to trying to beat her, just because his ego couldn't take being beaten by a child. Yep, definitely the Boreas we know and love!
I've not read A Sine of Things to Come so I can't really comment so much on Jolteon and whether she's appropriately portrayed or not, but judging from everyone else's reaction, I think it's probably fair to say she is. So yeah, I did find her a very interesting character. The thing of not being able to control her powers and really wanting to hurt anyone made quite an interesting twist for someone who doesn't know her from the source material, and definitely made this stand out from the other battles since, at least at first, neither of the combatants meant the other any harm. I presume Jolteon ran from Boreas in the first place because he was scaring her or something, though not knowing her character better, I'm not sure if this is the right way to interpret that or not. Either way, she, as well as probably everyone else, seems very much like a victim more than anything else, which I also very much like. I spent the 'fight' hoping no-one would really get hurt, rather than rooting for either side, which was definitely one of my favourite things about this one.
So yeah, not sure if Crossover 'Battle' is really the right term for it, but anyway it was a great, very entertaining read. Don't really have any complaints, other than the aforementioned plot convenience of getting Aqua out of the way, and the minor nitpick that at the start you say Boreas and Aqua's boat has an engine, then call it a 'sailboat' a couple of lines after (I believe Surprising Adventures specified a sailboat as well, though I may be mistaken). But yeah, as I said, that's just a nitpick. Otherwise, I don't know, it's kind of a shame you didn't get Boreas' 'Frost Concussion' move in, but I can't think of a situation it would really have helped him, so it's not really a problem. I guess I would've liked to see a little more of Aqua, but then again, if Boreas had seen sense sooner, it might have detracted from the action and drama. Plus she more or less makes up for her absence when she knocks him off the pier at the end anyway. So, um, yeah, not sure I have much more to say. Pity I don't have more to say about Jolteon, really, but I guess I'll just have to read A Sine of Things to Come sometime.
Note to self: when lacking experience reviewing, just start rambling, and people will assume you know what you're saying, like maybe even with this sentence tagged on the end.
Edit: Actually, turns out Surprising Adventures specifies the boat has both a sail and an engine, as you wrote. And also is blue, for all that counts. I stand corrected.
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