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Minotaur heads were an option for CAS in the previous Soul Caliburs, but this is the first time I think you could have hooved legs. Between that, and better adjustment of your character's size (now you can really make hulking beasts), I decided to create a Kiltar (using Astaroth's moveset, obviously). I think the design can be improved though, but the pieces I'm thinking about using from the previous games haven't unlocked yet.

Its why I've been holding off on creating some characters. So far, I've made a Kaz (I still haven't decided on the right color set, the Crane Clan's colors were light blue and white, so I've been using that), Angelyn (and her non-fallen form, Arduine), Innocence Wrapped in Exquisite Torment (and with the ability to add tattoos anywhere now, I added a tramp stamp), and Linaria. I think those designs can be improved by pending equipment (particularly the full armor sets) Once those armors are unlocked, I can make a Siltrana, and they actually have a skull faceplate thing, so I can make a more accurate Gambit! I'm kinda pissed you can't use Ezio's movesset for created characters, because it would've been perfect for Abdul. And I think I said before, I've never made a Belle, but I have some ideas. I'm thinking Patroklos or Pyrrha (either version) for the moveset since she did use a sword and shield (of missile attraction, but with immunity to normal missiles). Hmm, and I just had an idea for a Takeo, using the Devil Jin moveset.

(Yeah, I know only one or two of you know what the hell I've just been talking about, but whatever)

I also forgot to mention you can now add patterns to the clothes/armor, which gives you even more options. Particularly if you've always wanted tiger stripes or leopard print to give your clothing/armor a more animal hide type appearance. So that's cool.

TV commentary:

White Collar- Wait, when did Sara and Neal break up?! I thought she was made at him over his deception, but with Keller menacing them, I thought they worked it out. Like, all this time she wasn't around, I just thought she was working a case outside of NYC!

Anyways, so that E! online poll for 2012's best TV couple I posted about a couple of entries ago has been extended and a captcha added. The current stats have Barney and Robin neck and neck with Britanna, and Jannie, Castiel/Dean, and Faberry with a sizable lead over their opponents.

I'm sure like all online polls, there's some cheating involved, much like when The Grimstari flooded the ballot box for William Wallace in WWWF's grudge match of William Wallace vs Groundskeeper Willy, but I'm actually kinda curious if E! is implementing such measures because of the cheating, or because they did not expect the... tenacity of the fandoms, and are not pleased with the results.

I mean, if the current stats do end reflectng the actual winners, that means 2 of the couples in the final four are "non-canon" and "same-sex though none of the characters is actually gay". And those two are going against each other, so the finals will guarantee one of the choices is a non-canon not gay/lesbian on the show same-sex couple. And I'm not sure they know how they would write up their article if either won. Like, "apparently a bunch of people voted these two characters as the best TV couple of 2012, even though they are not an actual couple on the show, or each other's sexual preferences"?

And the non-canon thing is one thing, but if Britanna beats out the BroTP, its up against Jannie. I'm not sure who has a more rabid shipper fanbase, Brittany and Santana or Jeff and Annie. I think Britanna would prolly win over them, because while both have decent internet followings, I think there are more rabid Glee fans than Community fans. Well, let me specify. Glee has more rabid fans who love Brittana than Community has Jannie fans, because there's a significant portion of Community fans who hate the very idea of ships on their beloved show and think the time they spend on Jeff and Annie is wasted. Then again, Jeff and Annie did win last years poll.

Anyways, if it did end up being Brittana vs either Castiel/Dean or Faberry, that would put the final two as same-sex couples, and while I like to think we've progressed enough as a people in America to be fine with gay couples on our television screen, the best TV couple in 2012 being a same-sex one? That might be hard for some fans to swallow!

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TV commentary:

Castle- Is it me, or was the one twist pretty obvious? ( spoiler cut )

Hawaii Five-O- I actually thought the guy's plan was rather ingenious! ( spoiler cut )

NCIS- So tonight was the 200th episode. Has it really been that long?! In any case, interesting implications, even though overall it was kinda clunky for a "This is your life" episode. The way they set it up, they acted like Gibbs was going to die because he wasn't gonna shoot that kid down before he shot him. And the whole point of this little fantasy excursion was to show Gibb's he's all important and stuff, and thus should stay alive, even if it means killing this kid. Which is fine and all, except he doesn't end up killing the kid, he talks it out!

If its not life and death, then why spend all this time questioning Gibbs and trying to convince him the world is all the better for him being in it if him living isn't contingent on doing something like killing someone else (even if its a kid) If Gibbs wasn't going to get lethally wounded even if he didn't shoot the kid, then this whole thing make it seem like he has a death wish, and Franks is trying to convince him not to give up and let himself get shot and die!

Owel, interesting implications in all the different scenarios. ( spoiler cut )

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So I just read the latest ish of Buffy. ( spoiler cut )

Ha, so it looks like that E! Poll is down to the final four. I correctly guessed the winners would be Britanna, Jannie, Destiel, and Faberry. However, they switched it up and put Britanna against Faberry. So right now its looking like the finals will be Faberry against Destiel. But, heh, I am getting more suspicious that E! doesn't want that, because this year they've instituted a "wild card" vote from Twitter to let people vote for any of the previous couples that might have lost.