So, back in chapter 526 (Season 3 Chapter 109), we got introduced to Lo Po Bia Kirin, someone labelled as a Top-Level Tamer within the Family (the title varies a little depending on what translations you read, others say it’s Top Trainer and others Great Tamer to put some examples). We didn’t get to see him much but SIU made sure to transmit the message that this dude is a really big shot within the Family:
Now, the quantity (number) these words represent is fairly subjective and highly depends on the context, but from what I’ve checked a “few” tends to be used more often than not as “more than 2, but not many (3 or 4?)" although some pages also state that it can be “not many but more than one”, which means it can be something as low as 2.
“Handful” is also another subjective concept that depends on the context. Most of the definitions I’ve checked also revolve as “a small, undefined number or quantity”, but there’s one that says “a small quantity, usually approximately equal to 5”. We’ll take it with a grain of salt as well.
From all of this, I would say the number of Top-Level Tamers is at the very minimum 2 and at most around 5? Judging by the context, I would say this is probably what makes the most sense (considering some of the statements that will come later in this post, there can't really be many more than this).
At the same time, Perseus mentions how there are 2 people whose strength stands in a place unreachable to them. They’re the only ones capable of filling in for the Family Head in times of war. Let's call these people the "Regents".
Despite the fact that Perseus, Whitegarment and Pudidy are the 3 strongest Branch Leaders, the likes of Pudidy are considered to be only among the 10 best warriors of the Family according to Holand (I'd guess something similar applies to Whitegarment and Perseus). This is not all that surprising considering Yas should be more or less around their level and there are at least 2 more people (3 if we include the Family Head Traumerei) that stand on a whole another realm entirely.
Jinsung also mentions interesting things. He mentions how he thought Pudidy was supposed to be one of the strongest combatants when he was in the Lo Po Bia Army, but later on, he mentions that if the Main Units of the Lo Po Bia Army come, there's no way he and Baam stand a chance against them. Granted, he most likely doesn't know Traumerei is already here, but this suggests that as strong as Pudidy is, he's not good enough to register as one of the main assets/units of the Lo Po Bia Army.
Those "Main Units" were also mentioned a long time ago in Season 3 Chapter 85. In these fan translations (courtesy of Pajaka) we can see the exact same term:
- Lefav: Sigh- I guess I have to tell you then. // Other branch leaders and I came through that portal to get to this Nest unlike the army of Zahard. // I was inside a special floating ship when I took the portal, so I don't know the exact location of that portal.. // Everyone thinks that this Nest is completely cut off from the outside, // But truth be told, there is one portal that leads to the outside of the Nest. // And the place we came from.. which is the place the portal is connected to is // The mothership of Lo Po Bia. // This Nest has been connected to the mothership since the ancient times. I came here from the Lo Po Bia family's mothership. // And currently, most of Lo Po Bia's core members are gathered there. // Which means that the main units of Army of Lo Po Bia family can jump over here at any time.
- Hansung: The core units of Lo Po Bia family are ready to come at any time.. then.. that could mean...
- Evankhell: Yes. He'd have to be out of his mind to come out his way to face some scrubs like us.. but the centre of Lo Po Bia and the strongest unit - // 'Head of the Lo Po Bia family' can also come through the portal. // If that happens, we will be doomed.
Based on this, what do you think of the following:
1. Is Kirin one of the 2 "Regents" left on the Mothership?
2. Are "Top Level Tamers/Trainers" the Regents? Or do you think they'll have a different title when they're introduced?
3. How many Top Level Tamers do you think there are in the LPB Army (assuming you don't think just the Regents are Top Level Tamers)? Are they the Main Units Jinsung, Lefav and Hansung spoke about, besides the Family Head?
4. How do you think the Top 10 Warriors of the Family is structured? Is Traumerei included on that Top (this might seem like a stupid question on the surface but Yuri for example was deemed as the most talented person in the Ha Family despite Yurin being also a Ha)?
- He lies in the drawing-room of the Family Head and within there, he has a massive throne for him alone.
- Yasratcha said he felt unlike anything he saw so far at that point in time and mistook him for the owner of the Mothership.
- He’s supposed to be the one (or one of the ones) that moderates conflicts between Branches (and thus, between Branch Leaders, people that are supposed to be mostly within the Top 200 considering Lefav’s comment, although at that point in time they were most likely far weaker than what they are currently).
- He regards the magnitude of these conflicts as trivial matters that the Family Head shouldn’t even pay attention to and that he can perfectly handle on his own.
- After hearing from the Family Head that he should kill both of the Branch Leaders, he accepted the order and said that he would accomplish it on his own without being bothered by it.
- Judging by this dialogue, he should be capable of ordering and mobilising the Branch Leaders.
- A handful of Top Tamers/Great Tamers = Alpha Scans and Shiin.
- A few Top Trainers = Line Translation and Papago App.
Now, the quantity (number) these words represent is fairly subjective and highly depends on the context, but from what I’ve checked a “few” tends to be used more often than not as “more than 2, but not many (3 or 4?)" although some pages also state that it can be “not many but more than one”, which means it can be something as low as 2.
“Handful” is also another subjective concept that depends on the context. Most of the definitions I’ve checked also revolve as “a small, undefined number or quantity”, but there’s one that says “a small quantity, usually approximately equal to 5”. We’ll take it with a grain of salt as well.
From all of this, I would say the number of Top-Level Tamers is at the very minimum 2 and at most around 5? Judging by the context, I would say this is probably what makes the most sense (considering some of the statements that will come later in this post, there can't really be many more than this).
At the same time, Perseus mentions how there are 2 people whose strength stands in a place unreachable to them. They’re the only ones capable of filling in for the Family Head in times of war. Let's call these people the "Regents".
Despite the fact that Perseus, Whitegarment and Pudidy are the 3 strongest Branch Leaders, the likes of Pudidy are considered to be only among the 10 best warriors of the Family according to Holand (I'd guess something similar applies to Whitegarment and Perseus). This is not all that surprising considering Yas should be more or less around their level and there are at least 2 more people (3 if we include the Family Head Traumerei) that stand on a whole another realm entirely.
Jinsung also mentions interesting things. He mentions how he thought Pudidy was supposed to be one of the strongest combatants when he was in the Lo Po Bia Army, but later on, he mentions that if the Main Units of the Lo Po Bia Army come, there's no way he and Baam stand a chance against them. Granted, he most likely doesn't know Traumerei is already here, but this suggests that as strong as Pudidy is, he's not good enough to register as one of the main assets/units of the Lo Po Bia Army.
Those "Main Units" were also mentioned a long time ago in Season 3 Chapter 85. In these fan translations (courtesy of Pajaka) we can see the exact same term:
- Lefav: Sigh- I guess I have to tell you then. // Other branch leaders and I came through that portal to get to this Nest unlike the army of Zahard. // I was inside a special floating ship when I took the portal, so I don't know the exact location of that portal.. // Everyone thinks that this Nest is completely cut off from the outside, // But truth be told, there is one portal that leads to the outside of the Nest. // And the place we came from.. which is the place the portal is connected to is // The mothership of Lo Po Bia. // This Nest has been connected to the mothership since the ancient times. I came here from the Lo Po Bia family's mothership. // And currently, most of Lo Po Bia's core members are gathered there. // Which means that the main units of Army of Lo Po Bia family can jump over here at any time.
- Hansung: The core units of Lo Po Bia family are ready to come at any time.. then.. that could mean...
- Evankhell: Yes. He'd have to be out of his mind to come out his way to face some scrubs like us.. but the centre of Lo Po Bia and the strongest unit - // 'Head of the Lo Po Bia family' can also come through the portal. // If that happens, we will be doomed.
Based on this, what do you think of the following:
1. Is Kirin one of the 2 "Regents" left on the Mothership?
2. Are "Top Level Tamers/Trainers" the Regents? Or do you think they'll have a different title when they're introduced?
3. How many Top Level Tamers do you think there are in the LPB Army (assuming you don't think just the Regents are Top Level Tamers)? Are they the Main Units Jinsung, Lefav and Hansung spoke about, besides the Family Head?
4. How do you think the Top 10 Warriors of the Family is structured? Is Traumerei included on that Top (this might seem like a stupid question on the surface but Yuri for example was deemed as the most talented person in the Ha Family despite Yurin being also a Ha)?
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