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 Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:54 am
Okay then. Sounds appropriate.
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:23 pm
(Note, the following submission is made with the acknowledgment it won't come into play until a later round, provided Omi advances at all.)
Redesigned Weapon: [Ignus Pata]
The premise of this modification to Omi Barsait's arsenal would be taking his left gauntlet, and modifying its general structure so the forearm of the gauntlet is in fact the supporting hilt for a blade. A blade of 21" length past the gauntlet's frontward exterior [4" prior melded into the gauntlet itself], 1.7" width, 0.4" thickness. Not tapered at all, it holds a double-edged blade.
Produced with the (improvised) wootz steel method, containing tungsten, vanadium, and traces of carbon nanotubes - the blade keeps a sharp edge but is exceptional at its malleable quality, making repeat clashing with other metals a lesser concern. Finally, the blade has an extremely thin, dark red finish for contrast to the gauntlet's gray appearance. Straight bladed with a tweaked gauntlet-style hilt.
Such a weapon can be utilized as a sort of katar, but the truly deadly aspect is that the added support of this weapon being laid across the forearm allows for it to be a devastating slashing weapon, without occupying the hand. Those familiar with Omi's standard approach to battle could see the intent a mile away.
An example of this weapon type [though this is only an example] would follow this design with a ceremonial gauntlet:
Finally, a single, 5mm long 3mm wide slit rests on the crest of the gauntlet & blade's junction; pushing a serpent into this would trigger a small mechanism that would eject the blade out of the gauntlet by force, letting it drop off the gauntlet to the ground. A must for a man who occasionally craves letting just his fists do his talking.
[Weapon Rational]:
If one referred to Omi's past combat experience in the very first Gaian Tenkaichi Budoukai, he in fact originally bore a blade. Lightweight, it often was shifted to his left hand so as to free the right up for a satisfying smash over the opponent's skull. It had shed blood, and Barsait neither then nor now had qualms about killing if he believed it necessary - but something occurred during the competition that unsettled him.
It was one thing to acknowledge you will claim a life, then doing so. It is quite another when you've absolutely no intent of doing so only to have it forced upon you regardless of your intentions. Kneeling on the ground soaked in his own blood with his skull ringing in a constant stupor, a younger Omi Barsait could only gape in horrified confusion when seeing the presumably victorious opponent slumped dead all the way to his sword hilt, much less the .. curious circumstances that followed with a vocal judge stepping into the ring.
Ever since, partially because he enjoyed the free-roaming nature of relying on his fists and his trademark serpents, partially because touching any kind of sword again just irked him, Omi has not wielded a conventional weapon. Yet, constantly he would face circumstances where a wry yet hulking opponent would simply march on through right into him - and constantly this would prove irritating. A simple yet always bothersome ploy.
Finally, after his last match with Vash when witnessing a blade piercing the ground and practically firing an electrical [Sonic Boom] at him, he decided it would be advantageous to hold a blade again. But not just that- it was something that had nagged him for a whiles, and what better way to face even the most minor of inner demons than to face them head on and crush them between your fingertips?
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:13 am
It's approved, Fist, and can be used in the coming Round 5.
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