The Heroic Legend of Arslan
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| dat endcard. . thank the yamada gods |
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| yeah the endcard, my ship is sailing DaryunxArslan :D |
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| Daryun is one hell of a fighter, that was very interesting battle. I couldn't care less for the two brothers and their country's issue, however I felt sad for Jaswant. He would most probably join Arslan now since Mahendra told him to not follow the wrong person. |
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Wow, my favorite episode of the series so far. Freaking awesome & intense battle. I knew Daryun was badass, but damn.   |
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| Arslan turned pretty badass there when he threatened him. |
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| Haha that end card caught me off guard. |
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P3TE said: This.  He can be used as a trap to fool the enemy. |
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| it was a really intense episode, and I had teary eyes when Jaswant's mentor died.. |
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| Not bad. Now lets see Rajendra's true colors. |
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| oy come on Daryun can't lose the duel was intense |
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| Okay episode I guess. Of course the plot armour of Daryun would make him win lol. Let's see when Rajendra betrays Arslan. It's obvious he will. |
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| The duel before the Gods: Daryun against Bahadur. In raw power Daryun was lost but even then he managed to win. So Rajendra is the new king of Sindhura! I think King Karikala was a wise man. But Gadevi doesn't accept this decision, a new fight begins. Because of this, Arslan is in danger and Jaswant helps him, so Jaswant probably joins Arslan's group. When Gadevi kills Lord Mahendra, everyone realizes that Gadevi can't be the new king: the fight ends. A good episode, 5/5. |
TheTsunami said: P3TE said: This. And thus, the boy would become queen. Shion657 said: yeah the endcard, my ship is sailing DaryunxArslan :D I'm between that and ArslanxEtoile myself. |
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| It was like seeing Guts vs Zodd all over again! Amazing episode! |
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| Well shit…I know I said that that hulk was a fool for going to a duel completely unarmored but didn’t expect him to be Berserker's long lost brother – guess he looked smaller from the preview. Great duel regardless and a lesson that every warrior(at least a normal human one) should always good to carry at least one spare weapon. But did Narsus REALLY have to call out the moment before Daryun turned the duel to his advantage? Seriously, you'd expect that at least in a fight that he has no control over he wouldn't be so self-assure but the guy apparently play's a part in everything. It's a bit grating, IMO, and I can't help but think that the show overall would've been more exciting without Narsus. |
| *sigh* next episode will be the good old back stab i guess. -_- |
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Always-Hungry said: P3TE said: This. He can be used as a trap to fool the enemy. LOL but Daryun's expression is the best part. Harrymanhunter said: Okay episode I guess. Of course the plot armour of Daryun would make him win lol. Let's see when Rajendra betrays Arslan. It's obvious he will. What plot armour? Daryun has skill and that big hulking monster was stupid and reckless. All he had was strength. Daryun beat him because Daryun is boss. |
| I love how much Arslan values Darun and downright threatened Rajendra in his moment of panic. I'm surprised that no one was surprised at his outburst. Arslan: You! You knew this and you chose Daryun to be your proxy for the duel before the gods?? If Daryun should be killed by that monster… I swear upon the gods of Pars that I will have your head and that of that monster and hang them from the castle gates here! He's never shown that much passion in anger before. Very nice scene and shows how deeply he cares for his comrades. :D This main cast will always succeed in the beginning because they are righteous. I'd be quite surprised if anyone died at this point. |
MirorinAug 3, 2015 5:41 PM
| Daryun was in quite of a disadvantage with that behemoth of an opponent. I seriously thought that Daryun would be killed off but fortunately that did not happen. There are some hints that Jaswant will join Arslan and company (when Arslan spared his life), the number one being the opening and ending credits. I felt bad for him. He didn't know his parents and Lord Mahendra was the who took him in. Instead of like some shows where characters develop a one-sided respect for another person, their relation was mutual. Lord Mahendra's death made me teary-eyed. They were like father and son. Jaswant will definitely take Lord Mahendra's last words to heart and follow a man of worth (Arslan). |
| Last couple of episodes have been a little lackluster, but this one was great. Emotional ending, too. |
| Seeing that Sindhura's king had a wise choice of wording was nice. I can see why Gadevi did not have a chance of being named the crown prince. However, he did not do a good job in parenting them. Quite shrewd, no honor, and maliciously cunning. Daryun really was in a pickle there, and I was ready to brace his death, since I wasn't sure if he had plot shield on (now I do). The involvement of the fire was expected, but using it in such a patient and careful way was nice in itself. If the timing had not been right, Daryun really would've been out of the game. Arslan's panic over Daryun really shows the compassion that a normal royal prince wouldn't be able to attain. Many people have made stories of such a compassionate royal member, but none were able to capture it this well. I could stare at the end card for awhile... :p |
| Intense episode. I knew Daryun was going to have trouble but I felt quite scared for him during that battle. I predicted he'd use the fire but it was exciting nevertheless. The end was really depressing, poor Jaswant. Speaking of him, a bit of a shame they pretty much spoiled him changing sides in the current OP and ED, would had been a nice surprise. |
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AoiMizu said: TheTsunami said: And thus, the boy would become queen. STAHP! x'D But, the preview sound ominous to me....uhhu =A='' LOL LOL, the man's voice who always says and thus, the boy would become a king. |
Comander-07 said: screw the fight and everything else. Did Arslan actually acted like a man for the first time in 17 episodes? Did he really said he wanted to behead Rajendra? This. I watched the episode almost without a blink and by far my favorite part is when Arslan said that in that way xD. I watched twice, I thought it was other show hahaha. It's good Arslan deep down have some guts. |
| I wouldn't call Arslan threatening Rajendra "acting like a man". Quite the opposite in fact, he is blaming someone else for the consequences of his own decisions, it's unsightly from my point of view. TheTsunami said: P3TE said: And thus, the boy would become queen. This made my day. XD |
AjunkyAug 4, 2015 11:00 AM
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Ajunky said: I wouldn't call Arslan threatening Rajendra "acting like a man". Quite the opposite in fact, he is blaming someone else for the consequences of his own decisions, it's unsightly from my point of view. +1 You know, I really don't understand creators in this, they are emphasizing his weaknesses and flaws all the time, yet there is no effort for him to overcome them. This show is named Heroic Legend of Arslan but rather, it's heroic legend of everyone else. Daryun, Narsus and Farangis are real heroes here. Since episode 1 we are viewing acts of his misconceptions and insecurities, and there is no real character developement. And I don't find this entertaining at all. I really don't get the thinkning behind this. |
| Wow this episode was epic, the animation of the fight was great. One of the best episode. |
Ajunky said: I wouldn't call Arslan threatening Rajendra "acting like a man". Quite the opposite in fact, he is blaming someone else for the consequences of his own decisions, it's unsightly from my point of view. TheTsunami said: And thus, the boy would become queen. This made my day. XD ...isn't that what acting like a man is? Blaming someone else all the time? LOL i joke don't hurt me male readers. But I agree you can hardly call his outburst manly. He sounded like a child throwing a tantrum. I was cringing as he did it, felt so unnatural. |
| Man, Daryun is just too freaking badass. Definitely my favorite character alongside Narsus. It's the first time I've seen Farangis speak so highly of someone other than Arslan. I'm hoping she has a thing for Daryun...if only to see Gieve grieve. I have to agree with some others here. Arslan's outburst was unsightly. He knew what a trial by combat meant before he agreed and ordered Daryun to be Rajenda's proxy. Also, Rajenda wants to become king so why would he purposely set Daryun up to a match he could quite possibly have lost? Use your head, boy. Also, it wouldn't have hurt Arslan to have more faith in Daryun. Overall it was an awesome episode. |
Inugirlz said: Ajunky said: I wouldn't call Arslan threatening Rajendra "acting like a man". Quite the opposite in fact, he is blaming someone else for the consequences of his own decisions, it's unsightly from my point of view. This made my day. XD ...isn't that what acting like a man is? Blaming someone else all the time? LOL i joke don't hurt me male readers. But I agree you can hardly call his outburst manly. He sounded like a child throwing a tantrum. I was cringing as he did it, felt so unnatural. A man is about standing up for yourself and putting others in their place. It's about not letting yourself be pushed around. Arslan acted like more of a man in this instance than any time previously. He has previously tried to please all possible parties and was softer for it. This is the first time he has taken a firm stance on, well, anything. The strongest male in nature is always the one who stands above the others, not with them. Just look at any species out there. Same thing goes for humans as a species. |
| Woah, I liked an episode of Arslan Senki. What just happened? More like this please. |
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| OMG THAT ENDCARD TOTALLY STOLE MY HEART! ♥ And the whole episode was so good~ |
vanella96 said: TheTsunami said: And thus, the boy would become queen. Shion657 said: yeah the endcard, my ship is sailing DaryunxArslan :D I'm between that and ArslanxEtoile myself. Dat endcard  |
| Nice episode. Grand Vizier guy died, was it the spy's uncle or dad or sth? I hope he joins Arslan, would be nice to see some people from that country in his ranks. |
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ex_necross said: Inugirlz said: ...isn't that what acting like a man is? Blaming someone else all the time? LOL i joke don't hurt me male readers. But I agree you can hardly call his outburst manly. He sounded like a child throwing a tantrum. I was cringing as he did it, felt so unnatural. A man is about standing up for yourself and putting others in their place. It's about not letting yourself be pushed around. Arslan acted like more of a man in this instance than any time previously. He has previously tried to please all possible parties and was softer for it. This is the first time he has taken a firm stance on, well, anything. The strongest male in nature is always the one who stands above the others, not with them. Just look at any species out there. Same thing goes for humans as a species. I don't think you're wrong. A man will stand up for himself but from my perspective it just looked like Arslan was throwing a tantrum because his man wasn't winning. He thought Daryun was going to lose to a stronger opponent so he started complaining to Rajendra. They were trying to say that his opponent was a beast and therefore it was an unfair match, but in the end he was still a human, just extremely big and strong. Unless they actually show/prove that he's non-human the match was fair and Arslan should've had more trust in Daryun, rather than bitching at Rajendra (who as it turns out, was innocent in terms of knowing who Daryun's opponent would be.) Just my opinion though. |
InugirlzAug 7, 2015 8:28 AM
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| The opponent was too damn generic, a real letdown imo. And the dramatic death speeches aren't my favourite thing as well... lucidbrandon said: dat endcard. . thank the yamada gods It's beginning! |
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| Great episode. I didn't see the merit in sparing Jaswant's life earlier but I guess it worked out for Arslan that Jaswant remembered Arslan's act of mercy. Daryan is awesome. It's looking more like the sign of a great king is one who has the best tacticians and soldiers advising/fighting for him. |
| Daryun is a boss and Gadevi....is a bitch. |
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| Man after being hiatus for a month, it's good to be back :) Daryun is a beast, despite against the odds, he still finds the way to win!! Still Arslan should have more faith with Daryun. Can't wait for the next episode! Kill that fool Gadevi. |
SomaHeirSep 17, 2015 8:18 PM
| That was predictable, but perfectly executed! Loved the scene when Juswant saves Arslan. |
| Oh man. I really feel bad for the king, to see his son like that. and that other dude, seeing his adopted father die. :( |
| Oh thank goodness. I was having The Mountain and the Viper flashbacks. No, Oberyn, no!!! |
| Although there is no progress in the plot, I hope that the young Arslan has grown at least a little. His choice lightly, denotes some his ingenuity. Good fight and beautiful scenery, how I wish it would improve the quality of designs. The next episode, it looks just as interesting. |
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| THAT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY INTENSE. But that preview... Arslan betrayed?! OH MAN |
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| Bahadur vs Daryun ends with Daryun showing his tactician side. Lol, King trashtalks Gadevi. God, Jaswant's eyes were amazing when he saved Arslan. Oh shit, Gadevi just killed Mahendra. You're in for it now, Gadevi! |
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