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On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

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JKD_666 said:
If he tries that shit with Shirogane, the injuries (and legal action) he'll face will be very much NOT of the comedic variety.
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Honestly I'm not sure that he's even human. He took four simultaneous kicks to the body from four Uma that sent him flying several metres, his insides should be paste, but he just... Gets up and walks it off.
 
WrandmWaffles said:
Yeah, that's the set she probably has the best chance at winning a triple crown for. It also helps that those races aren't one time entries compared to the Classic Triple Crown, which spoilers, Shirogane has low odds of winning

And given Shirogane's resilience, she could theoretically run those races year after year until most of her bigger competitors retire.
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I have the odd image of Shiro just being around for multiple generations like some kind of weird ass fixtures.
Like the woman who was the mother and grandmother of multiple emperors and lived til 106 in a time when people lived til like... 50.


WrandmWaffles said:
I imagine if Shirogane had been a real racing mare, when she retired there'd be a lot of interest in pairing her with the Sunday Silence line, such as Fuji Kiseki, to see if they could get a mix of speedy horse and small, durable horse. There'd probably also be hope that her even temperament would balance out the eccentricities that came down the Stay Gold line too.
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Ok but Tachion and Shiro baby would be like a 9mm bullet.
WrandmWaffles said:
Shirogane: "Huh, this is a lot of money for a young adult to make. I wonder how far I can take this? Obviously not a lifelong career, but..."
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She would proceed to run for over 10 racing generations.
uioor1 said:
It really drives home that Shirogane's main motivation is her family, followed by money to help said family. It's the first thing she brings up in conversation about her weekend, not her debut race, it's the first thing on her mind. Furthermore, she spends more time at the start of the chapter reflecting on her time spent with her family & family friends than the race itself. And I have a feeling that the gap between Shirogane and her classmates is only going to continue to grow so long as they don't pick up on or learn that for Shirogane, family is #1, not races.
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Special Week might have the best chance in the class to close the mental gap because she was also raised by a human and has a big family bent.
WrandmWaffles said:
Royal Flush? Dual Monarch?
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Triple Jewel?
Like loose gems off a crown and a Tiara.

WrandmWaffles said:
Because while she's undersized and underspeed for a racehorse, Shirogane is actually quite large and extraordinarily fast for a warhorse.
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Girl goes to visit her family in poland and is the tallest Uma in 100 miles.
WrandmWaffles said:
Neo Universe having daymares around Shirogane and Manhattan Cafe wondering why her friend runs away from Shirogane.
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Neo Universe is gonna have ah bad time.
Doctor: She has PTSD, specifically based on world war two.
Trainer: Fucking WHAT!?
 
I'm surprised no publicist has taken an interest in Shirogane yet. Her story has all the elements of a celebrated hero. Born an Uma to two working-class human parents, Shirogane trained diligently every day despite their limited means. She worked as the delivery girl for her parents' restaurant, becoming well-known for her speed running through the streets. One day, a famous manager noticed her potential and brought her to Tracen, even though her top speed was lower than others. It's a classic underdog story, and I'm amazed Shirogane hasn't leveraged it yet.
 
PolyBBenson said:
Wasn't the war that Tanya fought in more similar to WWI, not WWII?
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Depends on which phase of the war you're talking about. She had at least a year of trench warfare, but then other parts do seem to lean into WW2. We even have a defeated Not!French leader fleeing not!France after his country's occupation.
 
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