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End of the world

Favourite moments from Kamen Rider Ryuki #1: Kamen Rider Zolda’s final attack in Episode 10.

He begins by summoning MagnaGiga, his contracted monster, then loads his Final Vent card and inserts his Magna Visor into the beast’s back.

Preparing to attack, MagnaGiga raises its arm weapons, lowers cannons from its shins and opens its chest bays to reveal an imposing array of missile bays. MagnaGiga seems to draw energy from the very air around it as it warms up its entire arsenal.

Finally ready, Zolda pulls the trigger and all hell is let loose.

(Screencaps: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.)

This spectacular sequence takes a little over a minute to complete but seen in all its glory, it will make you swear in admiration.

If someone would only hand the creative minds behind this series a Hollywood budget …

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By Gobi – Friday, October 15, 2004

It’s all geek

I wonder if some anthropologist or psychologist has studied why geeks feel almost a pathological need to belittle their fellow geek.

You’d think someone geeky would understand and emphathise with a fellow geek’s eccentric passions but no, some of the most vicious criticism will actually come from another geek.

As someone pointed out, there’s something quite absurd about a geek dressed as a Klingon mocking a geek dressed as a Romulan.

“Desired marginality” is another quirky geek hallmark. The fancy phrase is the rationale for geeks who loathe it when their particular area of interest gets mainstream action.

To borrow a Mitch Kapor quote, “This is the snobbery of the people on the Mayflower looking down their noses at the people who came over ON THE SECOND BOAT.”

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By Gobi – Thursday, October 14, 2004

Meet the geeks

/. meet Bush, Kerry and Nader (executive summary).

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By Gobi – Thursday, October 14, 2004

Heh … uh

This is one of those jokes that make you laugh and then feel slightly discomfited about the fact you know what it’s about.

(In a similar vein … .)

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By Gobi – Thursday, October 14, 2004

Fighting words

Seiya

From a Hong Kong-subbed Saint Seiya Hades Sanctuary Chapter OVA.

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By Gobi – Thursday, October 14, 2004