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u/Weneedmalllions May 21 '14
Ah man Kimmimaro, that takes me back, he was great. Plus he was the first enemy a drunk Rock Lee engaged for us.
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u/thesilentpickle May 21 '14
He should be used more on this sub.
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u/Volcanicrage May 21 '14
He's hard to balance. He's terminally ill, so anyone who can tank can just wait for him to die. Without the illness, we don't really know what all he's capable of, since he never had a chance to fight unhindered. He's obviously really good, but he only ever fought Lee and Gaara, so we don't have a great barometer on his exact capabilities. But yeah, he needs to be on here more. Dude would clean house against Marvel's various Wolverine knockoffs.
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u/Wallzo May 21 '14
Good post.
u/Asian_Prometheus is going on May 28th with Perrin Ayabara.
u/Silvadream is going on June 4th with Nui Harime.
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u/pinkie_da_partynator May 21 '14
Nu... NUI HARIME?
MAKES MY BLOOD BOOOIL
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u/Weneedmalllions May 21 '14
Just mad she's second best girl while Ryuko is only third.
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u/LittleMantis May 21 '14
What if you already entered but it wasn't accepted, should I enter another character? Not obscure enough?
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u/ItzSrsBiz May 21 '14
This guy would have been perfect for the anti-plot armor thread. So powerful, but never truly won the battle (his task was to stop them from chasing Sauske).
He's the equivalent of a nearly invincible guy (bone hardening) with a gun (firing his finger bones) in the naurto universe.
To add, Gaara sealed edo tensei versions of former Kages with his sand, yet Kimimaro could not be held under 200 meters of his sand (though it could be argued the sealing techniques are stronger).
As far as his character, he has a sad background that many of the powerful bad guys in Naurto have. Tragedy then devoting his life to the one person who would show him attention (similar to Haku and Zabuza).
The various ways the bad guys are set up give the manga a bit more depth than those that have 'I'm the bad guy becaue I'm bad' characters. In Naurto, it's common for the writer to try to give understanding to a character before they are killed off. The principles of a character/person being (at least in part) a function of their environment and experiences is a nice touch in their writing. It is a great reason why Kimimaro has such a lasting impression with such a small amount of 'screen time' compared to other characters.
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u/manofathousandvoices May 21 '14
Yeah, but the sand sealing feat with the edo kages was when he was much more powerful.
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u/Brook420 May 21 '14
Had Kimimaro not been deathly ill he would have wrecked two of the more powerful characters in the show, at the same time.
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u/midnightmealtime May 21 '14
is that the real voice acting for naruto??? it sounds so bad...
and this guy sounds REALLY awesome could be really gay that he died from a poison sounds like he never got to even fight naruto or anything... was it like a PIS that they noticed naruto couldn't defeat him wihtout becoming stupid strong stupid fast or was it likea legit death???
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u/Roflmoo May 21 '14
The English dub was almost as bad as the One Piece debacle. I can only watch the subs.
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u/Arteza147 May 21 '14
Yeah the VOs were pretty bad back then. Some of them still are.
As for the death, I wouldn't label it as a PIS, however he was WAY to strong for any of them to fight. He would have likely been Akatsuki level if he were not weakened by disease.
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May 21 '14
It isn't as bad as you think. I am assuming you are hearing Rock Lee. I think the dub team made his voice sounds stereotypical Chinese martial artist on purpose because of how he fights.
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u/MrMaxAwesome May 21 '14
Me and my friends used to play the old Japanese Naruto on gamecube, and we nearly banned Kimimaro for being op. Funny thing is Kimimaro's Japanese name sounds close to someone yeling
"Kimumaro! O P!"
It was a meme between my friends and I.
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u/Calistilaigh May 21 '14
Still my favorite character from the show. Stopped watching after his arc.
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u/Cerberus0225 May 21 '14
I think you'd like the Akatsuki. [Wiki] (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Akatsuki)
Most of the characters have a similar 'badass with a past' thing.
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u/Manisbug May 21 '14
I still submit that his fight vs Rock Lee followed by his fight with Gaara is the best fight in Naruto.
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u/FriendlyFapper May 21 '14
Kimimaro is an underrated badass. Good shit.