Yeah, that works! Thanks for the idea there! Thoughts on what Hector's moveset, namely special moves?
America's Funniest President: Mo Udall Presidency & Beyond
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I can see his moveset being full of hard hitting moves that has the downside of being slow and unwieldy (because he does use a massive Axe to fight), and I can see them using his Crit Animation from Blazing Sword (readies his axe before spinning it above his head then jumping to bring his axe down on his enemies) as his ultimate move.
Yeah it makes sense! I am thinking one of his moves could be throwing a hand-axe like his Side or Down Special. I appreciate your feedback and insight and hope to have more of it in the future. Any further questions or whatnot with pop culture as we move onto 2003?
Wait so is it Violet or Purple? I wonder what this year's Pokémon: Violet would be called ITTL if the name is the former.
Violet. Lugia would be a bit more violetish/lavender in color. And well, we will see if we get there...
Interesting.
Kinda like this then? (Shadow Lugia from the 2005 game Pokémon X-D: Gale of Darkness)
Not really. Lugia looking more a subtle lavender and the indigo parts a deep purple. It's subtle, but still a bit noticeable in coloration
Winter 2003- Internal Affairs
Winter 2003- Internal Affairs
Fred Rogers (1928 - 2003)
Fred Rogers (1928 - 2003)
As the United States House of Representatives and Senate saw more diversity in party representation, including the rise of the Federalist Party, more political goals awaited President Clinton. This would be the final year of Supreme Court Justice Amalya Lyle Kearse after all and thus Clinton would soon begin the search for her replacement. This would not be the first time he would do this. With the retirement of Stephen Gerald Breyer over last year, his replacement would come in the form of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which would be decided in a relatively peaceful, if delayed process, due to various mishaps. The current Court would be Amalya Lyle Kearse, Richard Riley, Janie L. Shores, Charles Kirbo, Bruce Babbit, Laurence Tribe, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and José Alberto Cabranes, while being overseen by Chief Justice Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. However, rumors have circulated that Charles Kirbo would also be retiring this year, before his tenure is up. Some attributed this to his advanced age and declining health while others noted it would be so that there would not be a way of retirements by those who came in 1994. Additionally, some rumors have also brought up perhaps expanding the Court to 13 Supreme Court Justices, if to match the number of the 13 United States Courts of Appeals. That said, there accompanying rumors about increasing the number of circuits in the first place. All of this remains speculation however, especially as the Clinton Administration has been facing other prominent decisions. From the DC statehood bill arriving over to the House to the potential creation of a Puerto Rico statehood bill, there was plenty that was being discussed throughout it all. There was also the Clinton Administration pushing for their own decisions. The Department of the Interior would be renamed back to the Department of Conservation and additionally, would include an expanded Bureau of Indian Affairs, renamed to the Bureau of Native American Affairs, sometimes shortened to the "NatAm Affairs Bureau." Clinton also pressed onward for the creation of the Department of Internal Security, with it likely to pass over in the spring.
This was not the only place in the world seeing growing political reforms and shifts. The People's Republic of China is still ongoing, both in their political reforms along with the growing peace talks over with Taiwan, a phenomena that has started since Ziyang's ascension as general secretary and 'paramount leader' back in the late 1980s. The idea of the two nations becoming one remains controversial and up in the air over with it is feasible. The Koreas have continued making progress in their growing closeness while North Korea's leader continues his plan in opening up North Korea bit by bit to the world and investment by South Korean companies. Over in Europe, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro" (after its constituent states) after its leaders reconstitute the country into a loose state-union between Montenegro and Serbia, marking an end to the 73-year-long use of the name "Yugoslavia" by any sovereign state. [1] Some have noted this was a bit similar to how the Sovereign Union was. Of course, there was still violence going on over in the world. Rebels would sprout out over in Sudan as the War in Darfur would begin as a result of the Sudanese government repressing the non-Arabized people. [1] Furthermore, it looked like that they were getting supporting, mainly getting some armaments and medical support over from Ethiopia. All the while, the war in Arabia kept raging on and the Coalition was picking up more and more steam. With Syria, Qatar and even Afghanistan backing the rebels, it seemed only a matter of time befoe the House of Saud fell. Questions remained on how how long and how violent it would go, especially with the Coalition, while dominated by the Neo-Baathists, still had other leaders and groups.
The more fascinating view was the growing interest of the Sovereign Union into the conflict. With the Sovereign Union having mostly recovered from their economic troubles, they were looking in their expand their influence. Not by conflict though, but by diplomach, logistics and finance. No tensions of war or ideological conflict like the Cold War. It was unknown what the Sovereign Union's interest in the area was, but some have noted that it may have to do with energy. Some of the members of the Coalition, such as Osama Bin Laden, have noted the urgent need for the region to transition away from their dependence on petrol exports and diversify the economy. One major branch of promise was solar energy, which they saw could provide alot of power with enough investment and support to kickstart it. Clean renewable power research was shared liberally thanks to the growing efforts and treaties, especially of the US and SUSR, to build off one another's hope. Solar was coming more and more to its own, if still lagging a bit behind wind and both still having to deal with technologcial limitations. Geothermal maintained a strong interest along with others like nuclear. And of course, there were plenty of other events going on. In something that would come out of a Hollywood movie would be the Antwerp diamond heist; an Italian gang steals loose diamonds, gold and jewellery valued at more than $100 million from a Belgian vault, one of the largest robberies in history. [1] In good news, the Space Shuttle Columbia would safely land for what many suspect would be one of its final missions as NASA looks to go further regarding the future of space travel. This was especially uplifting in light of concerns over potential issues in the Shuttle, even with recent fixes. In more tragic news, beloved children's television show host, Fred Rogers, would pass away at the age of 74 over from stomach cancer. [2]
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[1]- Information and phrasing from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003
[2]- Information and phrasing from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_the_United_States
Well, not supposed to be Shadow Lugia anyway.
Yeah, will try and get some good updates now that I have some extra time. Happy Holidays!
Yeah, Merry Christmas too! I knew I was forgetting something, but wasn't sure whatNice stuff. No Merry Christmas from the Reagan Administration?
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Spring 2003- Conflicts and Clones
Spring 2003- Conflicts and Clones
Old Man of the Mountain on April 26, 2003, seven days prior to collapse
Old Man of the Mountain on April 26, 2003, seven days prior to collapse
After a few weeks of debate, some finetuning of the details, adding legislation to protect the interests of workers and pay raises, President Bill Clinton would sign in the bill that would create the Department of Internal Security, shuffling around several organizations into them. The Department of Internal Security functions like the ministry of internal or home affairs long with related organizations found in different countries. Skeptics remained wary of the the reason for the department's formation, especially in a time of peace and prosperity. However, Clinton rebutted, citing the Oklahoma City bombing and past domestic terrorism as reasons for this department's creation. In a sense, it would help manage the internal issues of the United States. However, it would be a diverse portfoilo and beyond the basics he revealed, it had additional underlying purposes, such as public safety and disaster relief as with more united coordination, it could deal with natural disasters along with miscellaneous issues. One example was to further tackle the issue of illegal arms smuggling. While the end of the War of Drugs would help cripple the presence of gangs over in Latin America, there was the concern that the looser gun laws of the United States could lead to more firearms smuggling. While some reforms were passed regarding the acquisition of firearms, the concern remained as it was suspected some institutions were not cooperating as well or letting things slide. Others believed that it could be more insidious matters like it being connected to things like embezzlement or things happening at the manufacturing levels. Despite this, the Department of Internal Security was here and would seem to be good enough over for President Clinton, at least for now. Apparently, while he was taking into account Vice President Gore's advice on a potential technological advisor, he believed that it was way too early for an official executive office for such things given the infancy. That said, some plans were being made to expand on government understanding of the rapidly evolving Internet landscape, especially given the presence of the American public ISP.
Meanwhile, Europe would be getting quite a bit of attention due to the various phenomena regarding the international organizatiosn there. The big one would be the large increase of members over into the European Union. Over in April, the Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens between the European Union and the following ten countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, concerning these countries' accession into the EU. As such, it would be set that by 2004 the European Union would increase. Such matters were having rammifications in the political sphere of other nations. [1] In the United Kingdom for example, where the EU remained something of a complicated issue among some, it came up a bit as a discussion point. However, a new camp would start rising who would blend elements of different sides. They were pro-EU and saw it as important for Britain's future, but additionally, as a way to increase British prestige by taking on a leadership role. As more and more European nations were accepting joining the EU, it was becoming clear that such international organizations and spheres were part of the future along with the need of reform. Of course, not all places were undergoing as pleasant of transition. Over in Africa, new conflicts were still springing up. There was also the growing Darfur conflict which was drawing in further Ethiopian interest in the area. And then a new conflict would arise over thanks to a mlitary coup over in Central African Republic by François Bozizé. This was leading to some concerns in the UN and related groups on how such issues should be resolved and the concern if UN peacekeeping forces would need sharper teeth and more involvement. Their neighbors were also wondering on potential involvement, such as Zaire, who had been good strides in recovery after the conflict from a few years prior.
But of course, not everything was about politics in the news. One cause of celebration over in the scientific community was the completion of the Human Genome Project, with 99% of the human genome sequenced to 99.99% accuracy. And speaking of genetics, cloning successes would be seen with Dewey, the first cloned deer, and the first cloned horse in Prometea. [1] Of course, not everything was good news. A dangerous cyclone would make landfall in Sri Lanka and caused a massive amount of havoc. Over 250 people were killed and considered the nation's worst natural disaster in 50 years. [1] However, plenty of nations would be sending in Sri Lanka to help the nation. Besides their northern neighbor in India, the Sovereign Union and China also send financial aid and assistance, though some experts were saying they had another motivation. With the SUSR having mostly recovered and China also rising up in further prominence, many would be expecting these nations to begin flexing their diplomatic muscles and grow their influence. Despite this, there was no antagonistic undertones and often, the Sovereign Union and China would be speaking with another and even with the US on these sort of international matters for peacekeeping and disaster relief. Another such would be the massive earthquake over in Algeria, specifically Algiers and resulting in the deaths of over 2200 people in the disaster. [1]
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[1]- Information and phrasing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003
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In 2003 a proposed meeting between China and the ROC the discussion Reunification
Nice stuff. No Merry Christmas from the Reagan Administration?
Thank you for the wonderful holiday wishes!