Opposing Combat Philosophies: Difference between revisions

 

See also [[Ace Pilot]], which includes a section on various piloting styles.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* In the world of ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'', Midchildian tactics generally focus on defensive barriers and long range [[Beam Spam]], while the Belkan Knights first introduced in Season 2 prefer to get up close and personal with the enemy to overwhelm them with superior strength and aggresion. The heroes eventually incorporate both approaches.

* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'' has this in two forms. The first is between fighting styles. "Dou"-type martial artists fuel their skills using aggressive emotions like rage, while "Sei"-types usually stay calm and collected. Despite what that may sound like, Dou-types [[Dark Is Not Evil|no more or less likely to be evil]] than a Sei-type [[Light Is Not Good|is to be good]].

** Later on, another set of opposing philosophies appear in the forms of Katsujin-ken and Satsujin-ken. The former, as practiced by Kenichi and his masters, is to fight without taking life if at all possible. The latter are of the belief that martial arts are meant to be used for killing one's opponents. Unlike the above, this ''does'' tend to mark the line between Good and Evil in the series.