Tu Bian Yingxiong X Episode 4 Discussion

Apr 26, 5:59 PM

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WHAT
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

Also, anyone have any idea what number of animation styles we're remotely on now? I think it's probably like 7 or 8 now with some of those crazy good ones now.

Apr 26, 6:05 PM

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Jakeab

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Bruh wtf… 10/10

Apr 26, 6:05 PM

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Ckea

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This was such a fantastic episode! Truly the pinnacle of what they could have done with the whole trustvalue hero premise imo! Love how Ling Ling became a real hero without having to pretend to be Nice anymore. I really do hope that Moon's death however is just another bad dream like in episode 1. Would suck for her to be kiled off at this point :(

Apr 26, 6:06 PM

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deg

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wtf moon is killed the nightmare prophecy happened

Apr 26, 6:08 PM

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GentleGale

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First, it was really cool seeing that the fans were literally able to prevent heroes from trying to save people by wishing that they don't do anything.

Second, that ending WTF.

Apr 26, 6:08 PM

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Mr_Popepo

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What the hell just happen?!?!

Apr 26, 6:10 PM

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Stevlin

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bruhhh.... I know that moon will die because there is a foreshadowing in the first episode, but I didn't expect that E-soul is the one who will kill her.
How did he find her and even get to that Island tho, even god eye (enlightenment/Qishi) did't know where she is XD.

Apr 26, 6:15 PM

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Subs

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NO ARE YOU SERIOUS NOOOO BRO WHAT

Apr 26, 6:21 PM

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GentleGale

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For the E-Soul episodes, it could be building off of the ideas bought up in Episode 3. E-Soul was introduced in that episode too.

We saw that Wolf Girl was trying to paint a "negative" view of Firm Man (albeit for a good purpose). But if enough truly believe that a hero is secretly evil or a killer, it could cause them to form a evil persona of sort.

And it's seen in this episode that Lin Ling is being fully restricted, even knocked out, when trying to go against what was expected of him by the fans. So being forced to become a killer despite what the person think, is fully possible here.

Apr 26, 6:22 PM

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lucio54

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It was expected, but still brutal....and to be in that moment in the end....holy shit.

Apr 26, 6:27 PM

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KingShisui

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bro each episode gets better and better, jjk riko ahh ending my heart cant take dis no mo 😭😭😭

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Apr 26, 6:34 PM

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Profesorkiwi

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Such a perfect and brutal end to The Commoner, Lin Lings arc. I love how much the trust and belief of the public effects things in this world in such simple and literal ways at times. The story and animation was unbelievable I was on the edge of my set a the entire episode this show it just too good.

I was really looking forward to E souls episodes up next from just his tailer, and honestly even more so now, as I NEED to know why tf he did that at the end IMMEIDATLY. 😭

Apr 26, 6:38 PM

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THE_BigDingus

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Really hoping this was just another vision & that he's repeatedly seeing Moon's death so that in the future he can prevent it.

Or maybe it's just cope. I don't want Moon to be gone already!

“No, you can’t have a show where everybody’s Krillin!” – Shinpachi

Apr 26, 6:44 PM

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detarameMAL

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And that concludes the Nice arc, or, should I say, the Hero Ling arc.

Moon got Riko Amanai'ed. I was expecting the cliffhanger, with Li Haoling's directing style and all, but I was not expecting E-Soul to be the one to kill her...

Well, time to learn about E-Soul! From the episode 5 preview, it seems like E-Soul has a darker approach to hero-ing. Still, he seems to have his reasons: his character PV seems to indicate a much heavier background story compared to Lin Ling's. Based on his character PV – where he seems to struggle against an evil version of himself – I think GentleGale is onto something and that he probably either knew someone who got turned evil by trust or is at risk of becoming evil himself due to trust. I guess it could be really interesting to explore the concept of a person who is equally trusted and feared.

GentleGale said:

We saw that Wolf Girl was trying to paint a "negative" view of Firm Man (albeit for a good purpose). But if enough truly believe that a hero is secretly evil or a killer, it could cause them to form a evil persona of sort.

And it's seen in this episode that Lin Ling is being fully restricted, even knocked out, when trying to go against what was expected of him by the fans. So being forced to become a killer despite what the person think, is fully possible here.

Still; why the heck would E-Soul kill Moon? I don't get it.

Anyways, speculating is pointless. I think the Lin Ling arc was wrapped up rather well, with my only question being why Lin Ling had the vision of a dead Moon in the first episode.

Apr 26, 6:46 PM

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Sheol01

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What an episode! This has actually become my favorite show of the Spring. But I guess this wasn't a hallucination at the end this time. Maybe the last time was more like a premonition? Literally like WTF?! And just when it felt so happy. Never trust this, I keep forgetting he also writes Link Click!

Sheol01Apr 26, 6:51 PM

Apr 26, 6:47 PM

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StarlitCapz

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Even across universes, Tanjiro’s headbutt remains unbeatable

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Apr 26, 6:51 PM

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Asa07-SalihG

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It was incredibly good, the way the characters were able to tie their stories together so well, the foreshadowing parts and the fact that he was a real hero. I'm starting to think that the real villains are heroic agencys. The show must to go on, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're the ones who even create the evil characters. We say goodbye to the first main character, Lin, and continue through in the next episode e soul. The use drawings and animations is still very impressive, but I am very curious to see new parts about ost and art.
My rating for this episode is 8/10 solid.

Apr 26, 7:04 PM

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Magicmist

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Nice is dead, and the whole world knows it. I'm glad Lin Ling was able to break free from that identity. God Eye's such a troll for baiting him with a hologram. But here's hoping this new truer image from this fiasco has considerably fewer drawbacks than Nice's.

That episode 1 cliffhanger returned with a vengeance. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor after that one...

Apr 26, 7:13 PM

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pixelante

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I think that if they had forced him to stay as Nice he would have gone out the same way as the original even though it turned out the hostage Moon was a fake. But for all that he has cast off the persona of Nice the game is not ready to let him as it seems the former fans of Nice have placed their trust in him now.

That after credits scene was something else though, Moon did not deserve that, but is she really dead? She looks almost the same as she dead at the end of episode one so I can't help but think something else is going on here.

Apr 26, 7:14 PM

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TheMaXIM

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Absolute peak, I don't wanna hear it
So you got Paragon AND Jeopardy in the same ep with the pinnacle of the animation for now. The ending is perfect, like why did e soul killed moon!? It makes a lot of sense for heroes to have rivalries, but this goes way too far my man.
Fuck E-Soul Man ⚰️

Apr 26, 7:35 PM

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Ryuseishun

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Bruh wtf, not Haolin the director pulling another Toji shooting gun moment again.
Did it previously in Link Click S2 and now here with To Be Hero X.
This man must've been a big fan of the Hidden Inventory Arc.

This transition into E-Soul's arc is gonna very interesting for sure.

Apr 26, 7:54 PM

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iburi

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ABSOLUTE CRAZYYYYYY

Apr 26, 8:16 PM

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Sand_bag

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Best episode so far but I didn't liked lin ling's hero name.

Apr 26, 8:25 PM

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DirtyOldGuy

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Great ep but fuck that ending!

Apr 26, 8:34 PM

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brandon14754

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Reply to detarameMAL

And that concludes the Nice arc, or, should I say, the Hero Ling arc.

Moon got Riko Amanai'ed. I was expecting the cliffhanger, with Li Haoling's directing style and all, but I was not expecting E-Soul to be the one to kill her...

Well, time to learn about E-Soul! From the episode 5 preview, it seems like E-Soul has a darker approach to hero-ing. Still, he seems to have his reasons: his character PV seems to indicate a much heavier background story compared to Lin Ling's. Based on his character PV – where he seems to struggle against an evil version of himself – I think GentleGale is onto something and that he probably either knew someone who got turned evil by trust or is at risk of becoming evil himself due to trust. I guess it could be really interesting to explore the concept of a person who is equally trusted and feared.

GentleGale said:

We saw that Wolf Girl was trying to paint a "negative" view of Firm Man (albeit for a good purpose). But if enough truly believe that a hero is secretly evil or a killer, it could cause them to form a evil persona of sort.

And it's seen in this episode that Lin Ling is being fully restricted, even knocked out, when trying to go against what was expected of him by the fans. So being forced to become a killer despite what the person think, is fully possible here.

Still; why the heck would E-Soul kill Moon? I don't get it.

Anyways, speculating is pointless. I think the Lin Ling arc was wrapped up rather well, with my only question being why Lin Ling had the vision of a dead Moon in the first episode.

@detarameMAL How did E-soul even find the island? is this maybe related to the will of the audience being "Moon is Dead" and so forced a hero to make her dead?

Apr 26, 8:49 PM

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RAT-Man84

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Best show of this anime season. Gorgeous animation. The show is tackling heroism and the pitfalls of it from an angle that is different from everything else. Incredible series so far.

Apr 26, 8:52 PM

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Kkkaptain

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Absolutely peak！

Apr 26, 9:00 PM

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PettankoLover

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Damn, fight was regularly epic but really nice plotwist at the end.
these type of deaths always hit hard lmao

Apr 26, 9:05 PM

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Btw Ep5-7 Are E-Soul Eps.
Also , Lin Ling arc " ep 1-4 " is one of the last arcs of the season , So we will get to see Og Nice In the next episodes .

Apr 26, 9:10 PM

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Rezurrekt

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What an action packed show. The visuals and animation during the fighting scenes were good as usual. The songs were definitely fitting as well. But Moon got murdered AGAIN? That episode 1 foreshadowing is insane. But I guess this ensures that fans continue to believe she was dead already. Crazy cliffhanger though. Wow.

Apr 26, 9:26 PM

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ConClasher333

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Ngl for most of the episode I loved it but thought it was too much of a basic way of wrapping up the Lin Ling arc until that cliffhanger nahhh we are gonna see Lin Ling crash out next episode and can't wait to see E Soul's reason for it

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Apr 26, 9:29 PM

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PokeChess

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Is it really E-Soul at the end of the episode? I don't think this time it was some dream/premonition/whatever that happened before. But what if it wasn't in fact Moon again, as has happened before? But if we assume that it was indeed Moon this time, who's to say that whoever did it wasn't a villain with powers of illusion, posing as E-Soul and fooling the heroes and us (this episode's villain used a robot to impersonate Moon, let's not forget)? In fact, what if it was actually E-Soul but he's being controlled/possessed by something? Or is E-Soul under the effect of an illusion? We can't blindly trust the cliffhangers we see in this show, remember episode 01 (we're dealing with the director of Link Click too, after all).

The show potentially wants us to be angry and/or think it was E-Soul. It's not hard to deduce that. But it could be some kind of misdirection (even if it is E-Soul in the end), we don't know what actually happened and/or what followed from that yet. Another possibility is that it could be something to do with the tournament, and that E-Soul actually did it since, as I understand it, the heroes can fight each other since they're aiming for the title of X (just remember the hero who attacked Lin Ling in episode 2 when he was exploring the hideout of the “villain” from episode 2). What's more, they're on a deserted island with no one apparently watching them, so they can theoretically commit certain atrocities without losing people's trust if no one finds out.

Apr 26, 9:33 PM

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Moosegod12

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The whole episode lacked emotion 🥱

Apr 26, 9:36 PM

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guilhermejohn

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absolute peak cinema

Apr 26, 9:37 PM

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Moosegod12

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Sand_bag said:
Best episode so far but I didn't liked lin ling's hero name.

Episode 2 was by far the best episode yet by far can’t top that

Apr 26, 9:40 PM

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DryBrined

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Amazing episode and great 'conclusion' to Nice's arc. Love how the 'dream' wasn't just some weak plot point and was brought back into the spotlight. That said, the plot twists thus far have been devious. What a show.

Apr 26, 9:40 PM

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alchemy310

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I'm just so confused about that ending... Just why?

Apr 26, 9:41 PM

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Moosegod12 said:
The whole episode lacked emotion 🥱

That's the problem with Chinese animation. Yes their animation is top tier but they lack of emotions to make us really care with their circumstances

Apr 26, 9:45 PM

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>Moon's dead!
>Oh it's just a dream
>Moon's in danger!
>Oh it's just a mannequin
>Moon's dead frfr this time! <--We are here

Great episode. I loved how Lin Ling discarded the Nice persona and became his own hero. I'm guessing the rest of the story is gonna pivot around the fact that he's shown anybody can become a hero.

I know we didn't get to see much of the real Nice, but it's kinda sad how this episode was like a farewell to him or at least his relevance in the story (perhaps not). Though this is Nice's last episode, not Lin Ling's, so we'll probably see more of him throughout the show. I haven't seen much of the other characters, but was that E-Soul at the end there? I'm starting to get The Boys vibes from this.

Poor Moon couldn't catch a break. Stuck being a hero, stranded on an abandoned island, and now, well, probably dead. But who knows? For all we know, that could've been a ketchup gun he shot Moon with. Hahaha.....ah. Felt a bit random that Lin Ling visited her at the end there. I wonder how she instantly recognized him. Was waiting for her to ask about his appearance and all that, but I guess that's never gonna happen, now :/

YuezApr 26, 9:59 PM

Apr 26, 10:10 PM

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lingojk

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holy I can't take anymore of these bloody cliffhangers

Apr 26, 10:14 PM

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degenbob

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That ending holy fuck, I screamed

Apr 26, 10:37 PM

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PinkHeart19

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it was an amazing episode before moon died. without killing her off 10/10, with killing her off, 6/10

Apr 26, 10:42 PM

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Ahohite-killer

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please tell me its another dream please 😭🙏

Apr 26, 10:42 PM

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DonghuaFan

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Best episode so far but I didn't liked lin ling's hero name.

@Sand_bag Oh but Lin Ling doesn't have a hero name. His is just called Lin Ling.

Apr 26, 10:42 PM

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Saikyonojujutsu

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Damn i'm freaking amazed the fight was mind blowing but damn that ending and cliffhanger was just on another level.

Apr 26, 10:44 PM

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DonghuaFan

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Reply to Yuez

>Moon's dead!
>Oh it's just a dream
>Moon's in danger!
>Oh it's just a mannequin
>Moon's dead frfr this time! <--We are here

Great episode. I loved how Lin Ling discarded the Nice persona and became his own hero. I'm guessing the rest of the story is gonna pivot around the fact that he's shown anybody can become a hero.

I know we didn't get to see much of the real Nice, but it's kinda sad how this episode was like a farewell to him or at least his relevance in the story (perhaps not). Though this is Nice's last episode, not Lin Ling's, so we'll probably see more of him throughout the show. I haven't seen much of the other characters, but was that E-Soul at the end there? I'm starting to get The Boys vibes from this.

Poor Moon couldn't catch a break. Stuck being a hero, stranded on an abandoned island, and now, well, probably dead. But who knows? For all we know, that could've been a ketchup gun he shot Moon with. Hahaha.....ah. Felt a bit random that Lin Ling visited her at the end there. I wonder how she instantly recognized him. Was waiting for her to ask about his appearance and all that, but I guess that's never gonna happen, now :/

@Yuez The smile incident hasn't been resolved yet so OG Nice will most likely still be in the story as a flashback.

Apr 26, 10:45 PM

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Reply to Ilhan391

Moosegod12 said:
The whole episode lacked emotion 🥱

That's the problem with Chinese animation. Yes their animation is top tier but they lack of emotions to make us really care with their circumstances

@Ilhan391 I thought it had plenty of emotions.

Apr 26, 10:57 PM

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Draco_X4

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Dawg she got the Riko Amanai treatment 😭

Apr 26, 11:10 PM

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Howzley

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Watched Link Click. This was unfortunately expected. ;-;

Apr 26, 11:15 PM

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Anchesta

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ditembak ultraman

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