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Are all JRPG bats the Worst?

FelixSH

FelixSH

(He/Him)
Are there any that are fine?* Any that are not "Damn, more of these jerks, incapable of killing me, but trying their best to kill my patience?"

Or maybe the more relevant question: Which are the worst? Pokemons Zubat? The bats in FF IV?

Don't even TRY to defend these horrible, horrible creatures.

Real-life bats are likely totally cool and chill. It's a crime, how they are always portrayed as the most obnoxious of creatures in JRPGs.
 
Aeonus

Aeonus

Still not amused
(he/him)
Torzelbaum said:
JRPG bats are pretty bad but what about bats in platformers?
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Now that you mention it, isn't it weird that some 250-pound slab of beef with a whip gets thrown in the opposite direction when a 3-pound bat flies into him mid-jump? That's like if you got hit by a car and it bounced off you.
 
Neo Skimbleshanks

Neo Skimbleshanks

Zubat in Pokemon Let’s Go! Pikachu is the only shiny ‘mon I’ve ever caught/had. I have respect for that, although of course they just stayed in a box because even fancy and only among 151 critters, not a top six choice.
 
Octopus Prime

Octopus Prime

Mysterious Contraption
(He/Him)
The bats in World of Final Fantasy can be promoted into vampires, and the vampires kind of look like Power Rangers bad guys.

This is as close to Good as Video Game Bats get
 
Zef

Zef

Find Your Reason
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Bats in Final Fantasy have about the same encounter rate as Zubats, but Zubats will, at worst, make your pet hit itself in its confusion, while bats in FF spend ten minutes draining your blood every turn they get. Clearly they're the bats of choice for a chaos god.
 
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Torzelbaum

Torzelbaum

????? LV 13 HP 292/ 292
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I just remembered that there are the bat "NPCs" in Final Fantasy 1 but they tend to get in your way while you're trying to get through the Earth Cave or into the final dungeon. So I guess that might be as non-annoying as they can get.
 
Zef

Zef

Find Your Reason
(He/Him)
Torzelbaum said:
I just remembered that there are the bat "NPCs" in Final Fantasy 1 but they tend to get in your way while you're trying to get through the Earth Cave or into the final dungeon. So I guess that might be as non-annoying as they can get.
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The bats in the Temple of Fiends are the original Sky Warriors, thus transformed by... Tiamat, IIRC? But yeah, I think I remember other NPC bats blocking your way elsewhere.
 
Octopus Prime

Octopus Prime

Mysterious Contraption
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And the Earth Cave is absolutely not the kind of place where you want to be taking any more steps than are strictly necessary
 
Torzelbaum

Torzelbaum

????? LV 13 HP 292/ 292
(he, him, his)
Zef said:
The bats in the Temple of Fiends are the original Sky Warriors, thus transformed by... Tiamat, IIRC?
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The wiki says that the Sky Warriors were "cursed by the Fiends" and I can't remember the in-game text so I don't know for sure.

Octopus Prime said:
And the Earth Cave is absolutely not the kind of place where you want to be taking any more steps than are strictly necessary
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Perhaps the same could be said of all religions every dungeon in FF1.
 
Peklo

Peklo

Oh! Create!
(they/them, she/her)
Bats I have known:

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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Chrono Cross

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Koudelka

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Phantasy Star

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Romancing SaGa

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Romancing SaGa 3

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Suikoden

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Suikoden II

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Vagrant Story
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I'm not here to judge!
 
WildcatJF

WildcatJF

Let's Pock (Art @szk_tencho)
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WildcatJF said:

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any mews

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It's a squirt bottle.

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HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

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.......I'm not okay with this either.

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Do you think I am? Nobody likes squirt bottles. But this isn't filled with water. It says.................."REPEL".

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What could that mean?

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llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll NOEZ

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We're trying to move past that, Finn. REPEL. REPEL. REPEL. You sure it's not REBEL?

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100%. Wait. REPEL...in a squirt bottle. ...oh no. It's really, REALLY good the gals missed that exhibit.

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Oh? You figured something out?

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Cod, we HAD A CAVE FULL OF ZUB--


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--ATS...


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...IN THE...



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--MUSEUM



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THIS...


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ENTI--


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Okay, okay, I think people get it. What a horrible prank!

WILD ZUBAT (Pokémon)

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#42 (53 points, nominated by Dracula [17], Ixo [2])
First Appearance: Pokémon Red/Blue


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Batman
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Zubats were the only bats on Talking Time's Top 60 Video Game Enemies, so clearly they were notable!
 
Exposition Owl

Exposition Owl

more posts about buildings and food
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Octopus Prime said:
That’s the popular line, but can you prove it?
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Well, take a look at this excellent li'l batski:

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Note that it only has four limbs, rather than six. Note that its wings (of which it has only two, not four) have developed from its forelimbs, rather than being a whole separate dealio. Note that it has two camera-type eyes, rather than a whole bunch of compound eyes. Finally, note that its skeleton is inside the ball of fluff that is its body rather than on the outside. To me, all of that says "tetrapod" rather than "insect."
 
q 3

q 3

here to eat fish and erase the universe
(they/them)
Bats backwards is Stab. That is why JRPG bats wield swords. Or, alternatively, [insert obscure Pokemon joke here]
 
Octopus Prime

Octopus Prime

Mysterious Contraption
(He/Him)
Exposition Owl said:
Well, take a look at this excellent li'l batski:

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Note that it only has four limbs, rather than six. Note that its wings (of which it has only two, not four) have developed from its forelimbs, rather than being a whole separate dealio. Note that it has two camera-type eyes, rather than a whole bunch of compound eyes. Finally, note that its skeleton is inside the ball of fluff that is its body rather than on the outside. To me, all of that says "tetrapod" rather than "insect."
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Consider:
Bats typically eat nocturnal insects. And furthermore, as proven in all medical textbooks, you are what you eat.

Therefor, bats are insects. And Insects are Bugs
 
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