It’s well documented that the best assassins were so good they could literally walk through walls! Chronos points out why this is not quite as impressive as it would be in the west.
Yes, but he has to intimidate the melon first.
Just curious for a cite on this (my vague recollection is the opposite). Though of course, the aim of a Napoleonic bayonet charge (like a Napoleonic cavalry charge) isn’t to inflict lots of casualties, but rather break the enemy’s tactical organization (i.e. make them break ranks and run away).
Shall we start a MPSIMS thread for silliest/most implausible martial arts skill? I nominate the Dragon’s Breath Touch: being able to light a candle by flicking the wick.
That would be a sight to see.
Oh, those things are quite fun! I certainly would not want to get hit by one of those hefty pointy projectiles. “Cold Steel” puts out a lot of great products.
If you can throw one the way I can, then yes, a ninja star thrown into your xiphoid process will kill you.
Ooh, “xiphoid”! That’s a word that I learned for the first time a few months ago on this board, and this is my first time seeing it actually used “in the wild”.
Oh, do tell.
Stranger
With gravest misgivings I’m not at liberty to divulge said method, lest I employ it, thenceforth.
“I don’t know what your reputation is in this town, but after the shit you tried to pull today you can bet I’ll be looking into you. Now the business we have, heretofore, you can speak with my aforementioned attorney. Good day, gentlemen; and until that day comes, keep your ear to the grindstone.”
Stranger