“Disabled” is just another word for “pretty much lost since we are ready to jump the moment the prince is on board and leave everyone else behind who cannot follow”. I wonder how fanatical the common Dragalex soldiers and sailors are when faced with the choice of being shot to death by battle ship lasers or being imprisoned as PoW.
I’m not sure there will be a twist. The Drang’laex leaving with the Starcaster, but at a cost will progress the story on two fronts. The prince can become a more deep character than ‘angry genocidal maniac’, as he will get both praise for the Starcaster but anger for sacrificing part of the fleet. The Federation will have a partial victory as well, losing an experienced (though no master) Starcaster and at least a dreadstorm, but destroying part of the enemy fleet. It is not a clear victory for either, leading to more development on both fronts.
I’ve got a feeling they can’t really afford to have too many ships “disabled” during what is about to become a retreat from probably overwhelming odds?
That depends entirely on how many galaxies they control, how quickly they can recover loses due supply lines and depends on their population number as well as how many slaves they control (to increase their productivity). I wouldn’t wonder if they actually do not fully control even their own home galaxy, after all a galaxy is usually massively vast with billions of stars, plenty ways for rebels to hide and cause trouble.
I do not know the exact size. I think it is intentional we don’t see all, as won’t fix the readers or the writer to specific numbers. We do know about 2/3rd of the Drang’laex fleet is here. We also know it is more a scouting fleet than a scourge of the galaxy fleet. They wage guerilla warfare as they can’t live a direct confrontation with the Federations full might. Afaik the Federation isn’t even the only power in this galaxy. Just one of the if not the biggest. The Drang’laex are a warrior race and not pushovers, but can… Read more »
So what’s different then? They already are on a holy mission to exterminate the galaxy.
Besides that, if the Dranglaex do lose the Prince here, they’ll likely have lost the war already. He’s the one carrying the Starcaster, so losing him means the Federation should be able to recover that as well. That would put the Dranglaex back at a 3v1 disadvantage, on top of losing a decent chunk of their fleet. Considering how things were mostly even at 2v1 with their full fleet available, that should be insurmountable odds.
Don’t underestimate when a thing becomes personal or if you prefer when one of the Emperor’s son becomes a martyr. That is a strong message for the rest of the Dranglaex.
Looking this issue cover, I can easily see that the Prince is able to send the Starcaster with other survivor ships out of the battle while he sacrifices himself, fooling the Federation, giving to his people the weapon and as I said, giving a martyr to the crusade.
Also…waiting for the cliche third sibling…maybe a sister/cousin, even more fanatic.
I’m not disputing that martyrs or personal losses can incite action in people. The problem I see with that concept working here is that (again) the Dranglaex are already fighting a holy war to exterminate all life from the galaxy. This isn’t just some conquest, it’s their sacred duty to purge all the unworthy life from the galaxy. What more could wanting the Federation dead for losing their Prince/brother add to that? There simply aren’t enough ways for them to hate the Federation more than they already do. That kind of ‘vengeance’ plot point tends to work better when dealing… Read more »
Robert
5 months ago
I sense a hastily applied starcaster beam coming right up.
When the Prince goes on a mission, countless soldiers and ships get sacrificed so he can succeed.
When his big brother went on a mission, he made all the sacrifices himself.
I hesitate to use the term “noble” to describe the guy who blew up a planet, even in the most relative terms, but compared to what his brother is gonna do now that he has a starcaster, I think we’re going to miss his restraint.
Not sure if that’s really a fair assessment. For one, Kelias never had a Starcaster, so it’s not like he had the option make any ‘sacrifice’ like that. (And his first reaction to his brother doing it was concern about the toll, not glee at finally seeing the bloodshed) He also did personally take the lead here, including ordering his troops to begin retreat before leaving himself. He’s not just hanging back while his minions do all the risky work. Vectanix also seemed considerably more content about losing troops at the last battle (provided they got enough value). There’s plenty… Read more »
Karrde
4 months ago
Something to consider- The Dranglex losing the more impulsive of the two Brothers may be more dangerous.
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“Disabled” is just another word for “pretty much lost since we are ready to jump the moment the prince is on board and leave everyone else behind who cannot follow”. I wonder how fanatical the common Dragalex soldiers and sailors are when faced with the choice of being shot to death by battle ship lasers or being imprisoned as PoW.
they seem like the type that starts indoctrination at birth
They’re being kept at PoW’s? Unlikely.
This seems to be going so much better than I expected at the end of the previous issue.
😀
Yeah. Possibly going too well.
Waiting for the twist at the moment.
Probably, starcaster-brother arrives in time to save the situation a bit.
But still think the Dranglaex will have a big loss.
Well if the dragalex get away with the starcaster they also won so then both sides can have a hyric victory.
Pyrrhic victory?
I’m not sure there will be a twist. The Drang’laex leaving with the Starcaster, but at a cost will progress the story on two fronts. The prince can become a more deep character than ‘angry genocidal maniac’, as he will get both praise for the Starcaster but anger for sacrificing part of the fleet. The Federation will have a partial victory as well, losing an experienced (though no master) Starcaster and at least a dreadstorm, but destroying part of the enemy fleet. It is not a clear victory for either, leading to more development on both fronts.
How big is the Drang’laex fleet anyway?
I’ve got a feeling they can’t really afford to have too many ships “disabled” during what is about to become a retreat from probably overwhelming odds?
That depends entirely on how many galaxies they control, how quickly they can recover loses due supply lines and depends on their population number as well as how many slaves they control (to increase their productivity). I wouldn’t wonder if they actually do not fully control even their own home galaxy, after all a galaxy is usually massively vast with billions of stars, plenty ways for rebels to hide and cause trouble.
I do not know the exact size. I think it is intentional we don’t see all, as won’t fix the readers or the writer to specific numbers. We do know about 2/3rd of the Drang’laex fleet is here. We also know it is more a scouting fleet than a scourge of the galaxy fleet. They wage guerilla warfare as they can’t live a direct confrontation with the Federations full might. Afaik the Federation isn’t even the only power in this galaxy. Just one of the if not the biggest. The Drang’laex are a warrior race and not pushovers, but can… Read more »
And what if the great loss of the Dranglaex is the Prince himself? Then there will be a holy and personal reason to destroy the Federation
So what’s different then? They already are on a holy mission to exterminate the galaxy.
Besides that, if the Dranglaex do lose the Prince here, they’ll likely have lost the war already. He’s the one carrying the Starcaster, so losing him means the Federation should be able to recover that as well. That would put the Dranglaex back at a 3v1 disadvantage, on top of losing a decent chunk of their fleet. Considering how things were mostly even at 2v1 with their full fleet available, that should be insurmountable odds.
Don’t underestimate when a thing becomes personal or if you prefer when one of the Emperor’s son becomes a martyr. That is a strong message for the rest of the Dranglaex.
Looking this issue cover, I can easily see that the Prince is able to send the Starcaster with other survivor ships out of the battle while he sacrifices himself, fooling the Federation, giving to his people the weapon and as I said, giving a martyr to the crusade.
Also…waiting for the cliche third sibling…maybe a sister/cousin, even more fanatic.
I’m not disputing that martyrs or personal losses can incite action in people. The problem I see with that concept working here is that (again) the Dranglaex are already fighting a holy war to exterminate all life from the galaxy. This isn’t just some conquest, it’s their sacred duty to purge all the unworthy life from the galaxy. What more could wanting the Federation dead for losing their Prince/brother add to that? There simply aren’t enough ways for them to hate the Federation more than they already do. That kind of ‘vengeance’ plot point tends to work better when dealing… Read more »
I sense a hastily applied starcaster beam coming right up.
From who?
When the Prince goes on a mission, countless soldiers and ships get sacrificed so he can succeed.
When his big brother went on a mission, he made all the sacrifices himself.
I hesitate to use the term “noble” to describe the guy who blew up a planet, even in the most relative terms, but compared to what his brother is gonna do now that he has a starcaster, I think we’re going to miss his restraint.
Not sure if that’s really a fair assessment. For one, Kelias never had a Starcaster, so it’s not like he had the option make any ‘sacrifice’ like that. (And his first reaction to his brother doing it was concern about the toll, not glee at finally seeing the bloodshed) He also did personally take the lead here, including ordering his troops to begin retreat before leaving himself. He’s not just hanging back while his minions do all the risky work. Vectanix also seemed considerably more content about losing troops at the last battle (provided they got enough value). There’s plenty… Read more »
Something to consider- The Dranglex losing the more impulsive of the two Brothers may be more dangerous.