Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
Radiation. Some sort of magical radiation no doubt considering the location. Apparently harmful to mainly humans, maybe only humans with magical capabilities. Precia herself was a powerful mage and there might have been additional shieldings in place as well, explaining her survival. Or she just teleported out in time.

I don't really consider that an issue at all. I have handled enough radioactive material myself to accept such plot elements...
Hmmm.. alright. I can live with that explanation.

Quote Originally Posted by Ryll
Like Raising Heart said, they beat Fate with superior tactics.
I was under the impression that Nanoha said they were evenly matched in wisdom, tactics, magical output etc, and it came down to your desire to win be their friend.

Quote Originally Posted by Shinta
I think Fate's attacks wasted Nanoha more than enough though. Her final divine buster probably used up her remaining magic. That's why Starlight Breaker is so unfair. You can go all out on the setup, and it only actually enhances the moves effectiveness.
I was talking more about battle-damage and crippling. I keep forgetting that magical attacks leave you physically unharmed. (Good thing too - Fate got to grow up all hot and scareless. )

I guess the barrier jackets getting blasted apart threw me off.

Quote Originally Posted by ryll
Starlight Breaker is totally fair. It's a huge spell requiring a very long casting time. Nanoha can get interrupted during the gathering phase at any time and it would all get dispersed again.

It comes down to tactics again. If Nanoha hadn't caught Fate in a bind, Fate could have stopped her.
I guess it's not fair in that only Nanoha can use it (until Teana came along anyway - but even that was a bit different).

Talking about Starlight Breakers just reminded me of one thing - this one didn't have the "Break.. SHOOOT! part in the middle. I can't remember if Nanoha had that in her original SB or if it was a later addition.

The other thing too about SB being "unfair" (at least in the particular fight in this movie) was that Nanoha had both arms bound and took that attack head on, while Fate shielded herself against both attacks and still lost...

Or why Fate's bind dissipated after the first attack while Nanoha's tied her in for both, if we consider the first two attacks even.


/me in Fate Imbalance Complaint Mode