Quote:Looked to me like the "rape" did not even happen, that Knives had either puppeted Female Crew Member A (can't remember her name just now) to make the accusation or implanted a fake memory in her head. But that's a tough call.
Ahhh. I see where we're diagreeing. I don't think that Knives can puppeteer people the way Legato does. The closest I can remember him coming is forcing the activation of Vash's Angel Arm ten years ago - which, since he built the six-guns, could just as easily be him using a 'backdoor' in -that-.
Likewise, way back when on the SEEDS ship, Knives does his manipulation the hard way, rather than just wiggling his brain at them.
Quote:Well, since Knives spent most of the last twenty years stuck in a regen tank, we may presume he needed a mobile agent to go manipulate people for him. Also, two teeps are tougher than one.
Beyond the fact that my version closes the loophole we're discussing, it also avoids the question of "If Knives can manipulate people like this, what does he need Legato for?" (beyond being just a sick fuck, which I will admit would be well within the bounds of his character.) since Legato's powers are then inborn, and probably unique.
Besides that, in your version Legato doesn't need Vash's left arm for any purpose other than Knives being, as we both agree, a sick fuck.
I can't recall any other characters whose powers aren't based in hard technology. Well, maybe the Cyclops, but her hypnotic eye is a tough call.
--Sam
"If you're so evil--EAT THIS KITTEN!"