Best Fighting Animations? (Race)

[Kai Leonhart]

I like Hume Females, they looks so elegant and graceful. >.< I hate the elvaan males dagger stance, makes me wanna kick them in the legs until they stand up straight!

[wstussyb]

Galka Sam imo are better then Hume sam
mine 45 and I love watching him in battle, I have yet to see a fem Elve as a sam, I have seen every other option but that, I have seen a few in town, but never in battle
worst part about playing Galka is watching the tail when you always run

[Rekiem]

I really like Elvaan stances. They are really stylish and unique. But the dagger and runnings stances are really ugly. Rest is pretty cool, mostly the spear/scythe/pole. I also like Mithra battle stances too, they have they "Im gonna jump in your face" kind of motion which is neat. Only problem is that it starts to get repetitive after awhile, all the stances look the same, only difference is how they hold the weapon.

Coolest stances ingame IMO is Trion battle animation.

[JayblahX]

Running: Mithra (it totally fits them, the way they run gives such a sense of speed and agility.)

Sitting: Hume M (so non-chalant, unlike Elvaan which look pretty homo when they sit (hell, when do they not?), or Galka which just look clumsy)

Sword & Shield:
Stance - Hume F (So graceful, and they put their shield in front like perfect defenders) or Elvaan F (also raise their shield in front, look like true tanks)
Animation - Elvaan M (The downward slice with their other arm raised above head looks powerful)

Axe & Shield: (see above)

Great Sword:
Stance - Galka (Elvaan Male stance is a popular pick, but I think it looks awkward and stupid).
Animation - Hume M (Great Sword uppercut for the win)

Great Axe:
Stance - Galka (Angled to the side, like a realistic chopping/cleaving stance. Elvaan holding a gigantic top heavy axe like they do Polearms simply looks stupid)
Animation - Galka (gigantic overhead swing where Galka brings down axe from above and cleaves the foe, axe literally appears buried in the ground)

Polearm:
Stance - Elvaan M
Animation - Elvaan M (The massive thrust animation they do looks brutal)

Scythe:
Stance - Elvaan M
Animation - Elvaan M

Hand-to-Hand:
Stance - Hume M and Taru M/F (looks like a martial stance, and both effectively share the same stance. Elvaan look retarded with their arms hanging down, totally open to attack)
Animation - Elvaan M (the uppercut) or Galka (the straight left, looks vicious with their giant arms) or Hume M (the kidney punch, vicious)

Dagger:
Stance - Mithra
Animation - Elvaan M (the one straight stab they do when the lean forward looks brutal)

Dual-Wield / Katana:
Stance - Galka or Mithra (I like the one arm in front with weapon held defensively, and one arm to side with weapon held ready to strike stance. Elvaan again look retarded with both weapons held behind them, totally open to attack)
Animation - Depends on the weapon.

Great Katana:
Stance - Hume M (alot of people like Elvaan M, and while its cool, the fact that they hold it right at their crotch just looks ... )
Animation - Galka (one handed side swipe, anyone?) or Elvaan M (when they bring it down hard and low)

Bow:
Stance - Elvaan M (ghetto-style firing is too cool)
Animation - Elvaan M (see above)

Gun/Crossbow:
Stance - Elvaan M (one handed bust-a-cap in yo' ass!)
Animation - Elvaan M (see above)

[Cade]

Elvaan males have the wierdest stab motion for Spirits Within. They hold their arm high with their wrist twisted down. Looks more like a light fencing poke than an actual sword thrust.

You don't see many Elvaan female monks, but their fighting stance is very... well... sassy. They look like they're ready for some bitch-slapping.

Hume's don't look too bad running, but their butt shakes..

Yeah um... when people use their legs, their hips sway.

[sharlngan]

absolute worst is elvaan male + dagger ._.

absolute best - elvaan male + bow ^^

thats why i switched from 50 thf to 43 rng yaaaaaaay

[Synbios]

Taru Polearms.
"HELP I'M FALLING THIS IS TOO HEAVY FOR ME!"

[Balgas]

In my opinion Hume Females have the best battle animations except for weilding staves. I only like one of their staff animations and that's the overhead swing.

Sword and Shield combo is the best, they just look so badass, left hand in front with the shield at ready, the right hand over the hip, poised with confidence.

I really like the way the mithra dual wield swords.

Elvaan most of their animations look pretty good but as said before, their running is just so retarded!

Tarutaru are so kawaii, and I hardly ever PT with galkas so I've only seen a couple of their animations.

[Stolin]

Elvaan M, Hume M, and Galka monks look totally awesome. I think they all look equally awesome.

Elvaan has that "Come get some " look with the arms hanging down like u dont know that hes gonna totaally mess u up but u know u will totally mess you up.

Hume is cool too has the martial arts look.

Galka mnk hp will just make u laugh. They're fighting motions are cool too.

The Hume F fighting stances are trash. I'm sorry i know the cartoons are sexy and some of you are even married to some of them, but still it makes them look weak. It looks like they can hardly hold the great axe/ scythe up. Well they do look hawt with an Axe + Shield in warrior AF i do admit. I think square is just afraid of making a strong female presence in the gaming community. They are just too macho to let a girl kick some ass too. Yea they had female main character in FF10-2 but you have to admit they were just there to look cute and nothing else.

Elvaan F characters look like they are holding large toothpicks. They just sort ofstand there and nonchalantly stab at whatever your fighting.

Tarutaru F characters are the ultimate in cuteness. Even though I am as manly nerd as they come i couldn't resist being one of these things. They also have the greatest shock factor. If you ever see one of these in WAR or DRK AF you know that guy is a crazy mofo.

Tarutaru M- 99% of them look like their heads were carved from an onion. The other 1 % look like Alfalfa. They do have a nice shock facter in most melee jobs. They look cool in DRK AF.

[Rougtan]

Don't think anyone has said this, But when Elvaan's use spells or abilities their cloths act like there is a wind come from under them. They are the only race that gets this effect.

Elvaan running really softly, but when your forced to run at the same pace as Taru Taru you need to tread softly.

Elvaan Battle Stances own all. Period, doesnt matter what weapon. (cept dagger cuase dagger sucks)

[modnar]

Have you seen the "select character/race" sequences? The Elvan characters in there have different body proportions (arms not as long), and when they run they have the BEST running animation. WHY do they change that in-game?!

[Kagerou]

If they didn't there wouldn't be as much anti-elvaans out there. We would just look too cool lol.












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"The only things people can ever know about you are the ones you let them see" -Rule of Four

Don't ever call me gal. My name is pronouned Ga-le-os, so call me gale at least T-T

[Kagerou]

Oh, btw I think Yagudos have the coolest battle animation as Samurai. :spin: :spin:












I mean it...

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"The only things people can ever know about you are the ones you let them see" -Rule of Four

Don't ever call me gal. My name is pronouned Ga-le-os, so call me gale at least T-T

[Nodachi]

Originally posted by Taurius
Each race has 3 types of swings for each weapon. MNKs have 4 if you include their kicks. The one thing I've found weird, is that Elvaan males seem to hold their 2 handed weapons left handed. Left hand on bottom, right hand on top. Maybe they are naturally left handed...
But as for just cool factor, of course Elvaan males. Nothing more stylish than seeing a Elvaan male mnk/war do double hit, kick, counter, counter in one attack. But I love the way Hume females run. So damn cute XD

Actually taru only has 2 swing animations for many 2H weps.

[Wings of Icarus]

I like the way hume females run and hold 2H & 1H weapons...