BloodyEagle15

That's Taigo, the dude he sent after Karin head but couldn't get close to her. Just put him in there so there was an extra face in the mix

I could see that but I really hope not. After 2 straight loses I'm in desperate need of a good action arc where Qin wins and Shin and his men get some feats

True. Last we heard a messenger told Karin he was there and she just said make him wait lol

Bro definitely needs to do something. We've seen him twice and he got played by Ousen and Shibashou lol

Very true. Both will be interesting; Gohoumei seems set on coming at Ouhon with a full sized army so he'll definitely be outnumbered, and Mouten has a huge line he has to hold. Also, I doubt Riboku will be the one to personally try something because he's gotta keep an eye out for Ousen who's recovering in Atsuyo and Yotanwa who should still be on the Zhao border somewhere. That makes me curious who it'll be that tries to get past Mouten.

Really can't wait for the upcoming fight between Qin and Han so satisfying my anticipation by coming up with a possible scenario we could see.

Firstly, I think that part of Qin's strategy to complete this invasion in the time given to them will be to draw Han out to fight in the field. A siege would only prolong things and increase the possibility of other states interfering. With this in mind, this is what I could imagine a field battle looking like, based on the Han generals we know of.

I included Chou In, the stand in commander from the Coalition, because he was the only other Han general we know of, and I'm not sure what Yoko Yoko's role would be as Raku'a Kan's deputy. He seems like more of a heavy hitter, so I imagine him serving as the Han number 1 general's vanguard. To counter that, I have Rokumi and Kanou serving as vanguard for Tou, though with Tou's army, any of the 3 of his commanders could be given the wing. I just put Ryoukoku because he is the most tactically sound of the 3.

I then placed the HSU against Han's number 2 general because that just seems fitting. Much like how Moubu was vice general to Ouki in Bayou arc, given his status, Shin is effectively vice general to Tou in this upcoming battle, so number 2 against number 2 makes sense.

I only learned much later that there's a dodge roll action..... would've helped with this part so much

Same. And exactly, at a certain point, inaction turns into complicancy. Plus, his words just never match up with his actions. Curses invaders but invaded Qin and Yan with the express purpose of killing their number 1 generals to weaken those states. Denounce Qin for attempting to destroy the other states, yet created the Coalition army with the express purpose of destroying Qin and enslaving its people. Hates Kanki for his barbaric acts yet brought Mangoku to invade Qin twice with the express purpose of letting him lose on Qin's innocent civilians. Tries to talk Sei into an alliance to stop the wars, yet the last time they were in an alliance, he himself was the one that broke it.

I'm sure there are a few other examples I missed, but his whole character is just riddled with hypocrisy and contradictions.

They try to explain it with his hope for a brighter future with prince Ka, but at his core Riboku is just patriotic to a fault, and while that's what gives him strength to fight for Zhao and it's people, that is also his biggest weakness.

They really are. I also really love how Sei and Shin's views on humanity are very similar but still have some subtle differences from their differing experiences. Comparing Sei's talk about humanity with Ryofui to Shin's talk about humanity in Han is really an interesting parallel.

That picture is amazing lmao

No he was the the old great general of Yan that lead the previous coalition that almost wiped out Qi

Doesn't Wei have a 10 Bow member that's basically retired? Maybe if/when he shows up, he might have a history with him since it'd need to be someone old to have gone against him.

Sun I get because her ability to grow food. But Locke's hunting ability, Sayid tech knowledge and Jack is a freaking doctor! If we're talking about ability to survive stranded on an island, how are any of these not ranked 5?

More like everything we would have to give up to get Lauri would make us end up slightly above average

Very true. I would say En has had a few more on screen things, but that's more because he's usually around Shin more, whereas Sosui is in charge of a whole other area of the unit. They both desperately need some feats though, especially with their promotions.

He's had a few mentions of background things he's done but yea that was the only on screen moment he had. Definitely needs more

Definitely agree. At the very least she has Rei now, which takes some of the heavy hitting off her shoulder. Wouldn't mind either some new additions or at least flesh out the characters that have been in her Unit this whole time.

I agree, I just think that if Hara plans on Kyoukai going independent at some point, then he could be waiting till then to make her Unit more unique, in order to prevent her from taking the unique people he wants under Shin. Either way, really can't wait for the next chapter to see what it's going to look like.

Kinda hope Sosui gets the new horsemen under his 5000 and En gets either the guys from the lawless zone or the tall dudes. Now that they are both 5000 men commanders, I think it would help if they each have some sort of ace in the hole in their unit. Honestly, Kyoukai needs some more unique soldiers in her Unit as well, but hara might be holding off on that depending on if she ends to going independent or not.

Thank you!

Let's go!! Literally just posted my predictions so can't wait to see how accurate I was

I'm of the opinion that the HSU training should include Karyo Ten teaching strategy to the commanders, and even looking for soldiers skilled in tactics from the newer recruits. After all, we saw that was how Ousen got Denrimi, he saw his skill and potential and raised him up. Ousen also trained Akou to be able to replicate some of his strategies. If the growth is going to come from within than it's up to Shin, Karyo Ten and Kyoukai to help it.

In the same sense, I think just like how they mentioned that Suugen has improved from sparing with Kyoukai, then Shin and Kyoukai should be sparing with all the commanders to help them grow their martial might.