Saber Marionette Them's be fighting words!

The return of the SFT!! ^_^* (j/k!)

1) If Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry fought each other in combat, who'd win?
Sure they argue over who gets to "have" Otaru,but I really don't see a knock-down,drag-out,no-holds-barred,till-death-do-we-part fracas happening among these three. Just to make things interesting however,I will give an analysis of what could happen in such an event,however unlikely.

Lime: She is the fastest of the group,but average in all other respects. Her speed is her biggest defensive and offensive aspect,allowing her to deliver lightning-fast strikes while dodging just about anything under the sun.

Cherry: The brains of the group,she quickly be able to assess her opponents' strengths and weaknesses,and devise measures to exploit their weaknesses while guarding against their strengths. However,she doesn't seem to be nearly as strong as Lime or Bloodberry in terms of pure offense and defense. This translates into a mediocre strike capability and a fragile frame,which is probably the worst you could have from a purely physical perspective (though we aren't necessarily considering only physical aspects).

Bloodberry: Her pure brawn and stamina are her biggest assets. While not as likely to hit as Lime or Cherry, when she does connect,you can expect it to deal out serious pain,while her impressive stamina allows her to absorb punishment longer than either of her allies/opponents.

Overall: I suspect that Bloodberry's stamina advantage would pull her through,but Lime and Cherry would put up a good fight,meaning that Bloodberry would win a Pyrrhic victory.

2) Same as above, except Luchs/Tiger/Panther...
Again,I somehow doubt that it would come to a fight to the finish,but it seems to me that a battle among the Saber Dolls would go down similarly to a battle among the Fruit Salad Girls. However, if you factor in the fact that the Saber Dolls seem more balanced physically and you factor in Tiger's strength of emotion,then it seems likely that it would end in a draw,though Tiger could pull off an upset victory based on her strength of emotion.

3) In the episode where Otaru faces off against Soemon the two swordfight for a bit... until a Gart Saber blasts Koyuki... if the interruption hadn't happened, how do you see the scene ending?
If the Garlant saber hadn't interfered,I suspect that Soemon would've won the battle for two reasons. First of all,his martial arts skills are far superior to Otaru's,as he consistently beats Otaru in their duels (cf., the weaponless sparring match in ep. 5. He also drew first blood in their duel in ep. 20). Secondly,it's important to note that the Jitte (Otaru's weapon) is primarily defensive in nature - meant mainly for disarming an opponent,and not much more. However,Cherry and Bloodberry probably would've intercepted Koyuki at some point,ending the battle,if not providing a distraction for Otaru to do something to Soemon...

4) Do you think Mesopotamia was a "good guy" or a "bad guy"?
Tough call. I'd have to say that the Mesopotamia was misguided at least. Love and jealousy can cause someone to do some strange things,even things that one wouldn't ordinarily do under normal circumstances. But that doesn't justify the rampant bombardment of Terra 2 as the marionettes reached peak growth,or the killing of the Mesopotamia's crew for that matter. It is obviously intended to be the ultimate antagonist in the series (ultimate in the sense of "final," not ultimate in the sense of "main,"not by a long shot),trying to justify it's rationale for commiting serious atrocities with a screwed up sense of logic.

5) What are your opinions/reflections/impressions of each of the original six clones (Ieyasu, Faust, Virey, Joy, Wang(?), Alexander) ?
Ieyasu: analytical,somewhat conservative,in love with Lorelei
Faust: pragmatic,obsessive (especially in regard to Lorelei)
Virey: can't form an impression since he's practically a nonpresence in the flashback scenes.
Joy: I don't get much of an impression of him,other than his knack of stating the obvious,and use as an emotional punching bag for Faust in the immediate aftermath of the crash.
Wang: As with Virey,he's virtually a nonpresence.
Alexander: cf.,Wang and Virey...

InuYasha - rambling on and on and on and on and on and o-*500 hands clamp over his mouth* :sweat2: