- 2,866
- 1,326
I'll try to make this simple. (I always write this at the start of a CRT just for it to never end up being simple )
The calc in question: Atomic Samurai Intercepts a Laser
G4 didn't actually shoot the lasers from the samurai form. It did so from its "True Form". G5 also has a "True Form" like this but this one has never even been shown to shoot lasers. The databook even specifically attributed G4s lasers to its True Form. This means that there is absolutely no reason to believe they are the same type of beam as they're different forms of different versions of the robot, and all the pro-light speed arguments for G4 don't apply to this G5 beam. To compile it:
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The calc in question: Atomic Samurai Intercepts a Laser
Problem #1: Atomic Samurais true movement
The calc assumes AS did a full 180° slice in the mentioned timeframe. The issue is that the beam he was cutting is lower than the middle of the slice. This means that AS only needed to move less than half as fast as the calc suggests in the time frame used. Therefore using 90° would be far more accurate which would drop the results at least by 50%.Problem #2: Light Speed justifications
For those unaware, G5 is considered to shoot light speed lasers because of it's superiority over G4. There's a single striking issue with this: We have no evidence this specific beam was a laser like G4s. The arguments are fairly simple:G4 didn't actually shoot the lasers from the samurai form. It did so from its "True Form". G5 also has a "True Form" like this but this one has never even been shown to shoot lasers. The databook even specifically attributed G4s lasers to its True Form. This means that there is absolutely no reason to believe they are the same type of beam as they're different forms of different versions of the robot, and all the pro-light speed arguments for G4 don't apply to this G5 beam. To compile it:
- G5s beams are never stated to be lasers or light.
- G5s beams never show refraction like real light would.
- Are shot by a different version of the G bot.
- Are shot by the samurai form rather than the true form which is what originally shot lasers.
- Just because it's a better version of the robot doesn't mean that ALL of it's attacks are faster than ALL of the previous versions, nor does it mean it has all of the abilities that it's previous version had.
Conclusion:
Not only is there an error in the calc itself, but the entire reasoning is shaky at best. Given how the feat would massively upscale Atomic Samurai and a ton of characters (by like hundreds if not thousands of times), the evidence for the beam being light speed should need to be a LOT stronger.Staff agreement: Qawsedf234, Damage3245
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