I really don't buy Usagi's personality here.  She doesn't read as
though she's in pain.  She reads more as a witty, sarcastic superhero
out of a generic fanfic.  I don't see how she evolved from being Usagi
to being like this at all.  That's a big problem, since I like the
original Usagi.  I don't like this one.

       There are clues later on, if you missed them.

Plus, Therm, please go read Spiderman, several DC heros, etc.  The
"wisecracking, witty" hero is a staple. ALL were shaped by pain.
It's also not unheard of in Anime, ethier.  Being "witty and saracstic" is a
coping mech, as well... plus Usagi's what? at least 6 years older here?

Yeah.  I don't like the comic book heros that much.  ^_^

I've only watched up to episode sixteen of Sailor Moon, but I'm
already quite sure that Beryl is not a patient woman.  Letting Jaedite
run around on his own for years while suffering constant defeats at
the hands of Sailor Moon simply isn't believable.  She would either
have done the same thing she did in the anime--that freezing thing,
whatever it was--or she would have let her other generals go to work.
Years of patient waiting is something I just can't believe.

If you haven't noticed, this is *NOT* based on the anime, but on the new
live-action version. Events are *VERY* different in some respects in that.

And, since I haven't YET watched the LA (bad cabbit...) it's also very
familiar to manga readers (according to what I've heard the LA is based on
the Manga, as closely as possible. In which they were a LOT different
(espically Usagi, and Rei, though the others had noted differences.
*snigger*)
Go talk to Chris Jones about the major differences between the two series.

I've got a url for manga summaries for the entire series.  I've been 
putting it off for a while.  I guess I'll read them over Christmas 
break.

Hm.  Overall thoughts?  This isn't Usagi.  The way that Usagi ended up
here from her original state is quite unclear.  How Usagi ended up
very dominant in her relationship with Luna isn't indicated.  How the
whole lesbian thing with Rei showed up is never even mentioned.  The
respectful relationship between Jaedite and Usagi that developed isn't
very clear.  The idea of all this waiting years to happen (by this
point all of the other SM enemies should have long since shown up,
too, which is a problem) is hard to go along with.

       Your comments are rather obviously pointing to the fact that you
didn't notice which continuity this AU was based on.

*me restraines biting comments to the first poster*
Therm, no offense, but watching only 16 eps of the Anime SM, really, really,
REALLY REAAAAAALLLY doesn't give insight to Usagi.
At all.  While this is based on (according to Aleh) the LA one, which is
closely patterned after the _MANGA_ version of Usagi...
there are some things to note about Usagi.  Her _biggest_ strength is her
_love_.

Yeah.  She's very different in the manga in the second half of the R 
series.  Rather angsty with the whole Chibicest thing, to say the 
least.

Now, turn her love for her family into whips of pain... what do you get?
^_^ (I was working with Nightelf on a varaint theme, nice job Alex on
this...)

I find this Usagi _QUITE_ belivable for ethier the Anime _or_ the Manga
version, and more importanly, I _can_ see the blows she took.

Bleh.  I don't know if I could ever like a sarcastic, wise-cracking 
Usagi.  I get enough of that behavior just from reading Ultimate 
Spiderman every month or so.  It's annoying, because I like the fic 
otherwise.

On Tuxy's being a "theif"
In the Manga version of SM (and hte LA, apprenlty) Tuxy is HUNTING for the
Crystals, and is QUITE willing to steal.  ANd, is supposed to protect a
"princess"
(has a BIT more of a clue than the Anime one. I perfer the Manga SM in a lot
of respects, mind you, but... *shrugs*)

Well, what I read of the manga (second half of R) was rather rushed.  
I may end liking the manga characterization more, but I'm pretty sure 
I'll prefer the anime pacing.

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