But shouldn't Robo be paired with a regular? Or is Robo counted as one for this arranged match, as a promising talent? (would assume Kaoru is too).
No. As far as I understand, it works like this:
Hmm, that makes sense then. I guess Kaoru + a non-regular will take on Souta + a non-regular.
Can't say I care too much for his personality, but the way his eyes are drawn in certain panels like the last one on this page reminds me of a certain scene in Danganronpa 2, so full marks from my side in that regard.
I completely agree with that, at this stage at least.
Yes, it's strange, in the sense that I cannot think why the supervisor would act that way. Unless he felt he needed to force Robo (without knowing what type of person Robo is).
He was already named in chapter 11, it just escaped me when I was writing the post. The name is Midouoka.
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Well, I suppose maybe it's just supposed to give the reader a hint of what his personality is like in general? It could be that he's very focused on success and keeps piling pressure onto Robo when trying to develop him, eventually leading to Robo cracking under it or something (or getting close to it). Then Robo would lose sight of what made him start playing golf to begin with and we'd have a revival arc of sorts, potentially also giving Youzan a good reason to ask for an early rematch and set Robo straight.
Would you prefer him to 'mentor' Robo, or let Robo be molded by the other regulars? I'm a bit on the fence with Robo needing a push atm, since he's pretty focused on becoming a better player. Of course, an experienced eye can chime in and give some great advice - which for me is what I want from the supervisor (on occasion).
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I think as far as specific techniques and whatnot are concerned, the regulars will teach Robo pretty much everything. But I could see the supervisor pitting Robo against tough opponents like he's doing right now and maybe attempt to take that "robot" image to the next level by turning Robo into a golfing machine of sorts.
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I agree about Kyosuke, and Kazama. It was mentioned that the supervisor must have high hopes for him, so we might as well too. Along with Robo he'll learn a lot from this match.
Well, not just to play, but to win as well. When we discussed this topic after the first couple chapters, I believe I said I would've liked him to keep his disinterested disposition for a while longer, but I suppose it was indeed unlikely. One thing I'm still a bit curious about here is what Kyosuke's observation means, if it means anything at all. There's a pretty good chance that it just refers to Robo's general attitude compared to his "golfer self", but there's at least a possibility that it might foreshadow something else.
What do you mean exactly?
Definitely. Just judging by this first shot, it seems like Robo might imitate Kyosuke's targets exactly for now which opens up two very interesting scenarios:
Agreed with the 60. Unless we see a lot of tied personal bests later on, this should also confirm Sota as a top 5 player nationwide for what it's worth.
I think it's a general comment about Robo vs how other golfers are. But the latter possibility, about it being a foreshadowing, could be true as well. It might just be a defining attribute that makes Robo a special player.
Well, how the supervisor pressed Robo a little bit last chapter. It wasn't just for Robo's sake, but the club as well (to learn).
Hm is there actually any causation here though? The opponents would've been the same regardless of whether Robo played or not, so I didn't read it as the special rule having an impact on the decision.
Yeah, that thought crossed my mind as well. As far as we know, Robo only has two solid options right now, his Laserbeam and the (presumably still imperfect) Snake. Of course that gives him both a straight shot and a curve shot to work with, which is good, but at the same time I doubt it'll be enough for all the traps Kyosuke might come up with - especially since Kazama mentioned that this seems to be a difficult course.
That should be correct. If I'm not mistaken they'll also switch in the case of a tie, so there's not even any real need to do anything special.
Indeed. I wonder if he'll keep up this approach throughout the entire match or if there's going to be a time when he actually has to take some time to think about his next shot.
. I don't think Kyousuke would lose to Robot, but I don't think Robot would lose for him here either. A tie would bring interesting outcomes for this newfound desire to win Robo has acquired.
It might be worth noting that while all the best scores are 58s, those are all only 12 under par, meaning they were achieved on a par 70 course. Some others have managed 13 under par on par 72 courses which match Kyosuke's personal best of 59. I don't remember from the top of my head if it's been confirmed already, but par 72 courses seem to be the most common overall, so I'd assume that's what's being used as standard in RxL too.
Fair enough. Follow-up question then: do you think there will be any time at all where Robo straight up loses? If he holds his own against both the strongest and most talented golfers, what kind of person in what kind of situation could beat him? Or will things always play out in Robo's favor for one reason or another?Hm Well, it was a mostly a guess
My impression was that the match was contingent on Robo playing, and if he had refused I would assume Kyosuke would call it off. However I re-read the last chapter and it's not implied at all, so I might be correlating things for no reason.
Yea the best scores are indeed quite low. I was thinking they played some easy course or something. Or with a handicap.
I think 72 is the common par of a course, so you're right the par 70's should yield a lower score.
Robo will probably lose more than once, for Youzan or Kyousuke (or other strong opponent in future matches), about the tie I was just referring to this mach. He still lacks in many aspects as a golfer (he didn't know anything except straight shots), Rion himself taught only the basic to Robo. If the author focus on the personalities of the players in this match, its possible that Robo ties with Kyousuke, but if not, he will lose (by a great difference) to Suzaku.
Well, I think it's worth remembering that Rion's best score is only 70 or, assuming par 72 as standard, 2 under par. So staying around par actually indicates a consistent performance from him. I think that's also important from a narrative point of view though. We only get the best scores when characters are introduced, so outside of specific cases like one-hit wonders and extremely consistent players who can replicate their best scores almost 100% of the time, those scores should be representative of their real strength.
Yeah, I'm sure the training camp will be used to flesh out the other regulars some more. I think that will mostly apply to Shintaro, Gen and Rion though since they're in the "might get replaced by Robo" club whereas I could see the specifics of Sota's skills being saved for an actual tournament match.
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