Digi Post #1
New and Improved: Minion Prime Explained & writeup reactions
Much of this is brand new, as per the recent controversy. I'd ask all judges, even those familiar with my Minion strategy, to read it.
The Easy Stuff
- It is commonly known that Minion gets the skills/memories/experiences/etc. of victims that he assimilates:
http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=11xg9.jpg
- The rules allow for information retention from match to match, so anything Minion assimilates is carried with him for the entire tourney. Second, Illadelph approved soul-assimilation as part of information retention, so that is included as well (more on this in a moment).
- Not mentioned in the writeup were Mary Marvel, Cpt. Marvel Jr. and Osiris (Black Adam Jr.) whose beings I assimilated in order to call down their power into Minion. Here I will talk about them.
- Btw, this is not power copying, which would be banned. Minion assimilates minds/souls. Information retention. Skills aren't powers, so assimilated skills don't fall under power copying. And in the case of the Marvels, he isn't copying their powers. It just so happens that their minds/souls give him access to the source of their powers, which he calls down. At no point was a power copied, however, to keep us legal. This is why I have, for example, Emma Frost's mind, but not telepathic skill.
- The list of people Minion has assimilated is provided in my writeup.
- Karate Kid is the most noteworthy among the "skill" assimilations. He accomplishes class 100+ feats with no powers at all, and is faster than anyone outside of speedsters. Combined with Minion's Class 100 strength, and just with those two you're looking at the strongest and most skilled character in the tournament. By a lot. The Marvel family (Mary, Freddy, Osiris) is noteworthy because their host body is now Minion's, since their consciousness helps make up the person that is now Minion. This allows me to call down their magical power (scans shown below) and make Minion into a Cpt. Marvel level character.
The Other Part (i.e. The Smurph Controversy)
Here's a recent quote from delph himself.
illadelph12 wrote on Nov 26th, 2008 12:36 PM:
A "soul" is a collection of a person's experiences, knowledge, personality, etc., which is all information, regardless of the romantic religious and spiritual overtones people like to associate with it. Minion can assimilate this data in it's raw form and utilize it, and that is 100% legal, so yes, you get the "souls" of anyone you assimilate.The only matter at this point is whether or not judges and opponents believe that Minion can access the Marvel's powers the way you claim you would by this means, which is open to interpretation, but does not violate any rule.
K, so let's look at this. Smurph's objection, and it was an interesting and valid one, is that he believed that souls were being treated as separate substances from the "mind." Delph, as well as myself, are not. Memories, actions, experiences, skills, instincts, personalities, etc. are what constitute a soul. All information, and therefore legal.
But let's justify it a bit further, shall we?
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7597/00ja5.jpg
The bio created by AIM itself for Minion, which does a great job of listing every power he's ever displayed. The important part about his assimilations:
cranial disruption siphon, with which Minion can nullify and download the bio-chemical program of a selected target.
Bio-chemical program. Convincingly materialistic, yes? Yet the scans I show about souls below use the words essence and soul. Why? Because within Minion's continuity, and therefore for my matches, the two are interchangeable. He has their minds, which also means their souls, because the soul is simply the information that makes up the mind.
Set aside any personal beliefs you might have about the duality of mind and soul, which many theists maintain, and is a valid opinion. We’re talking about what the comics show, however. Minion's half man, half machine. Nothing mystical about him. He assimilates minds, which means souls for our purposes. The two are the same.
It's true that I used the word 'soul' differently than 'mind' in earlier matches. This was to avoid confusion, and also because no ruling forced me to differentiate between the two until recently.
For Smurph's objection to nullify my plan, you have to believe that the soul is separate from the mind's memories, experiences, etc. Even if you believe that personally, for our purposes in the match it isn't justified. And none of the scans suggest that either, but rather reinforce that "bio-chemical information" is fact equivalent to the soul.
Besides, you can't get much better than 100% legal. Delph's words, not mine.
Scans that support full assimilation:
I have a couple other that I can post, but at this point it's been fairly universally accepted that Minion assimilates everything about a person into him.
Here one of Minion's personalities is transferred out of Minion into a new host body
http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dh1dx2.jpg
http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dh2nz5.jpg
The words "soul" and "essence" to describe the transfer are his own.
Minion was once destroyed almost completely, though later put back together. When this happened, one of the beings insides of him escaped. Here he relates the experience:
http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dh17ar2.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dh18uq9.jpg
And I quote: "when my fleeing soul escaped into the Battletide, I encountered the body of your latest victim, Termagaira, the demon-lord. It was child's play to possess that form..."
Misc. Scans/Points
- The point was brought up that if 1 magical lightning bolt changes one (say for Mary), the second might change her back (when Freddy calls down his power). I debunked that anyway with scans, since they're all separate occurrences that wouldn't affect one another, but it's now a moot point, because I now have 3 with such power (because we added Osiris). So if you believe that logic, it doesn’t harm me anymore.
- Also, perhaps most importantly, here is Billy using the Cpt. Marvel power in a different host body:
http://pics.livejournal.com/jeanne_dark/pic/0007kgw9
http://pics.livejournal.com/jeanne_dark/pic/0007paw2
http://pics.livejournal.com/jeanne_dark/pic/0007q8q4
So there's irrefutable proof that I can access the Marvel’s power in a new host body with nothing but their mind.
So barring new objections (which I'll likely be able to shut down just as easily) I have > Cpt. Marvel strength, speed, and total power, with KK's skills, Midnighter's calculative abilities, and Minion's versatility, healing, as well as his adamantium-esque durability. High Herald level material, folks. Easily.
If You Don’t Believe It
Well, you should. I've shown everything in scans, and quelled all objections. But, if you don't think it'll work, no worries. Read through my writeup if you haven't already. I've done more than enough. Cpt. Marvel level strength/durability is a ridiculous bonus, but in my mind just the icing on the cake.
So that's that. On with the match. Let me get us started:
Reactions to Their Writeup:
- Havok can contain black holes:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/Rewmac/Scans/Havok/tenchi_xmen159_p05.jpg
...and since the black hole bombs aren't continuous, but only temporary, averting their threat will be child's play.
- Deadpool's healing was specifically banned for this tourney. Ignore the part about them downloading it.
- My scan of Billy using his power inside Superman's body, shown above (with Kal's voice, I might add) negates their supposed debunking of my Minion plan.
- If you don't believe the Marvel part of Minion (though you should) please remember that my writeup doesn't even include it. I beat them anyway.
- Tech, meet anti-metal pulse. Anti-metal pulse, tech. I'm sure you two will get along famously ( 😈 ).
- So once I disintegrate their tech and half their team, most of their plan is shot to sh*t. No wait, ALL of it is. But even if I didn't have anti-metal, I have MORE than enough firepower to kill them anyway.
- They're really going to have to pull something fun outa their ass to even hurt Minion. How will they touch KK's level of skill? How will they circumvent Judomaster's aversion field without doing an attack that Black Knight's shield can absorb (energy, kinetic energy, etc.)? All questioned that need to be answered.
- Random scans:
A non-amped Havok, still with terrifying output:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/Rewmac/Scans/Havok/Page023.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/Rewmac/Scans/Havok/Page024.jpg
Melts an adamantium-like substance with his energy:
http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=adamantiumwalluh6.jpg
Buh-bye scoob and leo's tech.
Black Knight can absorb kinetic energy as well, then redirect it:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/jjschm20/Black%20Knight/BlackKnight-WreckingCrew.jpg
More energy absorption:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/jjschm20/Black%20Knight/0deddb58.jpg