So the boyfriend told me about Ivy last night. Ivy from SoulCalibur. Described as my body type with purple hair - I was like WTF? For reals? Yeah, I can hack the Aeon look, but I'm not lanky enough. I'm handy enough with guns, but I really prefer to use my hands, a staff or a sword. (I've just gotten back into practicing Aikido + sword work). And wow, is her sword interesting. Yeah, yeah, I know it's a video game, and she's a character, but so is Madonna. As far as alchemy, which is basically a metaphor for personal transformation - come into my secret lab.
But yeah, the purple is very very cool. I love her huge claw hand/arm protector. You know what is funny. My brother and I were doing a thought-experiment a few years ago about cutting our arms off and I was not actually that concerned about losing my limb, as long as I could have a super awesome cyborg one to replace it with. We're almost there, technology (science, it works bitches). But no need to act before time.
Back to Ivy. There's another problem with wielding a sword and being busty. Form. Yes, my chest gets in the way of my arms holding standard form. I can't imagine the technique modifications if someone was seriously as busy as the new Ivy. It would be a challenge to hold the forms - especially if wearing a hard breastplate. I'm constantly squishing myself when I bring my sword strike down. Of course, I'm wearing a distraction and as much as any male warrior can practice, it's gonna be hard to not look a certain somewhere (unless he's not into women at all). So in a way, I can see a benefit for being a woman swordsman. And actually, as a woman swordsman, knowing the bustyness is so distracting, I can see the benefit of busting out more bustiness. A bigger breastplace. Women know the value of padded bras - it's not just to make us look bigger - it's protective of our magical mams. (Did I really just write that? Oh, it's so cheezy I know, but true!!!)
Anyway, so yeah, Ivy, you're on my radar babe! I'm gonna check out your sword technique now - especially with that crazy magical sword you've got. In the meantime, I'm gonna find me some purple thigh-highs up on Hollywood Blvd. I might even modify the claw arm to include this hip-top flame throwing I've been dreaming of...
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