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Aug 27, 2010 10:48 AM
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Props for this episode in one aspect, they really made the dragon a mighty and fearsome creature! Superb design.
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Jun 4, 2011 7:18 PM
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Shooting Star was so big that huge arrow from the ballista was a mere toothpick to it!

Ashram wasn't a complete bastard in the end after all.
You see there's no need to wonder where your god is,
Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy.
Aug 13, 2011 8:22 AM
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Ashram! =(
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
Jun 11, 2013 12:22 PM
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Ashram. Why did you die for a mere woman ;(
Sep 14, 2014 4:27 PM
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Awesome episode, certainly one of the best in the series.

Orson just dominated with that Heroic Spear Jump, took me by surprise and honestly stood up everybody in terms of badassery.

Really sad to see the Loyal and Alluring Pirotessa sacrifice her life. Ashram was an interesting one, glad he appreciated her devotion, sad that he didn't try to escape and make the most of her sacrifice.

5/5 here, vastly underrated I'm afraid.
Oct 15, 2014 3:41 AM
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Orson's spear attack reminded me of a dragoon's Jump ability :D

Didn't expect Ashram to die with Pirotess.
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Apr 20, 2016 8:07 AM
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Rip cool dark elf girl, i liked her a lot
Aug 5, 2016 6:18 AM
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Parn has mad aiming skills, making the ballista hit the dragon right in its eye. And then that moment lightning strikes it at that exact moment; how does that even happen? I also liked how the dragon proceeded to just turn around right away, lol.

Nooo, not Ashram. :( He was one of the coolest looking anime villains ever. May he rest in peace.
Feb 4, 2017 7:27 AM
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That was the only thing I didn't like about this episode, but they later showed that it didn't affect his eye at all. Would've been disappointed if it had.

So much happened again this episode; did Karla steal the scepter or was it one of Wagnard's henchman?
Jul 15, 2017 6:18 PM
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Ashram's death was a really gripping for me; Pirotess had really made it apparent that she had feelings for Ashram, and it was a touching moment to see that love reciprocated in both of their final moments.

While it's kind of minor character arc (and you really have to pay close attention to appreciate this scene), I was still surprised to see this show portray it's antagonistic in an empathetic light. Most of the show's villains & conflict have been extremely black & white (in keeping with the D&D roots), so to see any sort of pivot away from this is neat.

I'm writing this in 2017, and let's just say, the popular culture has definitely changed what we as audiences come to expect from villains, which makes watching this even more interesting & exciting! Heck, this show is freaking 27 years old. Wow.
Feb 22, 2021 5:37 AM

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Touching death indeed, even despite the obvious lack of time to develop the characters properly. I guess the charismatic dark elf couldn't have been left like that by the creators, hence the existence of Crystania.

Ashram would've been dead anyway, thanks to Karla's ways of "protecting" Lodoss if not now.
Feb 24, 2021 3:08 PM

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@St0rmblade "Charismatic"? XD Don't you mean "sexy"?
From what I remember, Pirotess was added to the cast for the anime adaptation, replacing a male elf and some female warrior (Ashram's squad was a lot different originally, since he had really recruited a full RPG team, mirroring the heros group in a way).

About Crystania, I've never been able to read parts of it but because of what I wrote above, I wonder if the (nice) film also added the character in or if it was copied into the books (taken from the OAVs) before that.
Dec 29, 2021 10:48 AM

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Did Ashram just die? Well, that's a major bummer. I wanted him to be like the final boss or something y'know?
Mar 6, 2022 9:50 PM

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Ashram is capable of love for a woman too huh i thought he is pure selfish warrior but he died together with his lover Dark Elf Pirotess

damn that is one sexy hot Dark Elf gone

but good thing the Red Dragon is dead too along with them

although the Scepter of Domination is taken away by somebody that looks like the Grey Witch
Aug 27, 2022 4:59 AM
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Cool episode. The lances they used to defeat the dragon really remind me of the Dragonlance novels.
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Mar 31, 2023 12:15 PM
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Rather boring and stagnant despite the attempts at pacing it.
Sep 18, 2023 4:32 PM

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As much as I would've hoped those two idiots died there, Ashram probably lived because plot armour. Don't think the dark elf woman did though, so at least there's that.




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A great fight with some nice animation. That dragon looked really cool.


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