Granted, that telepathy is one possible answer for Jinnai's strategic advantages. There is another, however.
Note that there is a class of bugrom used as messengers. They are about the size of sparrows. Other than the big transport Bugrom, they are the only ones seen to fly. And one could assume they can move _really_ fast. (What's the fastest flying bug in the real world? Anyone know?)
The humans in El Hazard do not seem to have radio technology. They do have those flying boats. But I think the fastest one of those we saw was the priestesses. And it looked like it was moving maybe 60-70 MPH?
If the messenger bugs are faster than almost all of the human transport/communication tech, then I'm thinking that a relay system of those little bugrom would provide Jinnai with all the advance communication he would need, and reconaissance capability as an added "feature".
Send swarms of them into the skies and relaying messages back and forth constantly and Jinnai would have an almost real time view of the strategic situation. Where it comes to communication lag, he may have an advantage measured in minutes or even hours over the Roshtalian forces.
This theory doesn't invalidate your own idea. I offer it as an alternative, though.
-Logan
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"So there I was, lying flat on my back, with my face pressed into the dirt, thinking, "Wait a minute, something's not rig..."
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Note that there is a class of bugrom used as messengers. They are about the size of sparrows. Other than the big transport Bugrom, they are the only ones seen to fly. And one could assume they can move _really_ fast. (What's the fastest flying bug in the real world? Anyone know?)
The humans in El Hazard do not seem to have radio technology. They do have those flying boats. But I think the fastest one of those we saw was the priestesses. And it looked like it was moving maybe 60-70 MPH?
If the messenger bugs are faster than almost all of the human transport/communication tech, then I'm thinking that a relay system of those little bugrom would provide Jinnai with all the advance communication he would need, and reconaissance capability as an added "feature".
Send swarms of them into the skies and relaying messages back and forth constantly and Jinnai would have an almost real time view of the strategic situation. Where it comes to communication lag, he may have an advantage measured in minutes or even hours over the Roshtalian forces.
This theory doesn't invalidate your own idea. I offer it as an alternative, though.
-Logan
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"So there I was, lying flat on my back, with my face pressed into the dirt, thinking, "Wait a minute, something's not rig..."
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