And the pwning begins!
pillaroforder wrote:
And the show is over. If that doesn't put Sara out of commision, she has a really thick noggin'.
No, not over. Rather, just begining.
In the last panel, under the
POW, it can clearly be seen that Sarine does not have a hold on the Dolon. The two prior panels show Sarine reaching out and grabbing the Dolon's haft, using it to pull Sara off balance, finishing up with a right-cross.
Also note that, just above the
POW, is the end of the Dolon and it is clearly powered off. Sarine didn't take it out of Sara's hands and only used it as a grab-hold to pull Sara towards her. Sara retained her hold on the Dolon or it wouldn't have been possible to pull Sara off balance with it. That right-cross clearly disrupted Sara's focus enough to deactivate the Dolon. It also clearly shows that Sarine has relinquished her grip on the Dolon's haft, probably just before the strike landed.
It is also extremely clear that Sarine is not trying to kill Sara or she'd have simply run Sara through with the Hape instead of delivering the right-cross. Such moves are milliards more effective than smack-talk. This is classic alpha-bitch establishing dominant superiority.
Note that grabbing the Dolon's haft is the same trick that Jon used to capture Sara in the first place. It is the only safe place to grab one of those things and
it is not protected behind the weapon's active zone.
Kung Fu has a weapon that looks very much like a Dolon but the haft can separate in half, yielding two long-handled swords that can be used much like
Chinese Butterfly Knives (usually used in pairs). In this case, two Spatha. Sara's Dolon obviously cannot do that.
Sarine has a strong point that applies to all polearms. Polearms were designed and used as an equalizer for foot infantry against mounted cavalry. Halbards suxors against other infantry with swords. This is because your working zone is a minimum of a meter away and anything closer than that is gonna cut off your nuts/tits/whatever other parts of anatomy that are dear to you.
At the distance that Sarine moved into Sara, there is no way Sara could have gotten to her with either Dolon blade. Sarine is inside a Dolon's minimum working zone but still outside the minimum zone for a Hape, which she bloody well proved.
Sarine's next move is to step back and let Sara recover enough to continue the lesson. Poor Sara.
If Sara is smart, she breaks her dolon in half but I seriously doubt that she's studied Butterfly Knife techniques.
Meanwhile, back at the campfire, Jon's making breakfast for three
Edit:Added link for Butterfly knives/swords