Grrl Power #979 - Final boss?

Michael

Final Fantasy 8 is about where I lost interest, but then again I didn't get to play 2, 3, and 5 until much later. But Yeah, Nobuo Uematsu was a master at his craft.

Eric Loken

The fight is what he wants. He would probably do it until the universe dies of heat death if he could.

Eric Loken

I'm pretty sure Max could vapourize him if she choose to just blast him, so I'm assuming that they are going for something less final that turning him (and everything else for a 1 km radius) to ash.

Andrew Denton

Any time you talk about taking more time with "Tamer", my response is "Sweet! More Tamer!"

Richard du Maine

she's a tired 8 ;)

Richard du Maine

that just makes it nasty!!

Evgeny Sandu

Don't forget the hypno-boobs! Those were crucial!

Bowoodstock

So, one thing I've said before: I would love it if we could get an update of the "cast" page for this comic. Not only has the cast grown significantly, but if this page and many of the previous ones are any indication... If Sydney is now Maxima's tag-in partner, I don't think she's a "6" on the power rating scale anymore.

eddi_TBH

It has been a while. Here's how Sydney beat him last time. After crushing his throat with the Light Hook, and nearly drowning him with the help of most of the brick-types. https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-285-power-down/ https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-286-aaaand-scene/

Doug Northcote

Can easily see this go as many have said above, with lots of blast'n and tentacle orb etc etc. Or as when Vehemence first showed up with the two standing in the middle of the battle royale early in the strip having a conversation. And him at this point saying "Ok I'm good, exercise over. Thanks for the work out/meal." I keep coming back to the whole conversation Syd had long ago with "Am I a starship?" cause she seems about as powerful as a certain Heavy Cruiser with the agility of an A-wing on pixie sticks. At least with Shield up and flight orb etc. Seems bad match up for the big guy. Depending on Sydney's mood maybe?

D.A. Lamont

I can't wait to see where this is going. She'll probably just drain him, since she's strong on DEF. 🤷‍♂️ Also, you do you on TE2. Glad you're making progress and enjoying the creative journey. 💪😎

Xinunar

I think Sydney's best ploy would be to simply use her light hook to grapple with him. Wear him out, fighting something that is not giving him any vehemec energy.

MaxBigfoot

I'm stumped by why they've got Sydney up after Max. Also, I wonder if Vehemence is so violence oriented that it never occurs to him to just run away. He would be bloody hard to stop, I think.

BJ

Can Sydney beat him without killing him? I mean, he can overpower the hentorb, pretty sure, and the pewpew might bisect him. Maybe the rapid fire could do something, but that would ultimately just boost him, I think. She could probably wait him out inside her bubble, sure, but not sure how well that would work, practically.

Otoger

i can see it, Syd got it taken away she had a Bluetooth box with her to play one of the epic boss songs

Michael Obert

I can't hear what Dabbler's saying without hearing it in Morbo's voice (Futurama)

Anton Schleef

I think a lot of you guys have forgotten that it was Sydney who took him down the first time. She managed that partially because her shield blocks his violence aura, so she was able to cut off his energy supply.

Jared Juetten

Kevin: Why am I just now hearing boss music? **Sydney has entered the Battle**

Dave Barrack

It's all good stuff, but yeah.

Dave Barrack

I somehow missed Earthbound. I think I thought it was a farming simulator or something and never checked it out.

Stephen Gilberg

I still play JRPGs, but I too much preferred FF4 and FF6 to FF7, not least for the music.

Stephen Gilberg

I take it you meant to call attention to the last music used during the battle in that clip.

Magraal

Seiken Densetsu 3 (these days known as Trials of Mana) has always had my favourite SNES soundtrack. Case in point- https://youtu.be/xSl4W0-3zsg

Immortal_Knight

Do you consider earthbound to be a JRPG? That's one of the few rpgs I've beaten along with Chrono Trigger, and a few others.

Brad Kirkwood

she has a laxer powerful enough to blow a hole through a gigantic alien kaiju, she could end him in seconds

Anybody else read that in the Scott Manly voice?

akrasia

I did not consider Syd to be even on the list of failsafes. Thinking about it, I don't think she really is - seems like more of a test to see if he's simply violent, or actually evil.

Aclys

Violence is a pretty broad term, using fire to burn someone or lightning to electrocute them are both most certainly violent things.

Marc Vun Kannon

The proper response at this point is 'I surrender'.

Marc Vun Kannon

Actually, I would think a lot of them could be a serious threat to Vehemence. Not all of their powers are inherently violent. That lady with the fire powers, for example, or the lightning. Unless you're defining 'violence' in some very broad way.

Marc Vun Kannon

And Sydney's still only a recruit at this stage?

Justaguy

*Makes a hand gestor that is NOT the Vulcan salute* "Love Long and Plentifully."

Kizik Ucalegon

Love the evil shadow grin Maxima's got going on there. I'll also say, even if you have no interest in playing it, FFXIV has absolutely continued the trend of unbelievably excellent music - do a YouTube search for FFXIV Primal themes, they're generally the best ones. And if you are interested, it's got a free trial from 1 to 60, gets you all the way to the end of the first expansion and ought to be a good hundred hours of story content. It's insane.