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Jun 19, 2009 3:05 PM
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Ah, what a heartwarming ending.
Jul 15, 2010 4:19 AM
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I thought it was sad. :<

I liked Ray, and thought that he would move on after defeating the claw man and get with Yukino.
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Sep 19, 2010 11:22 AM
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I gotta admit I havnt given this anime my full attention >.>
I always watch it when I'm busy.

They way they kept saying OPEN in this epi reminded me of Kaiba's Enemy Controller parody vids XD

Haha Claw Man chose his life over his deam. Go Ray! Enjoy teh afterlife~
Apr 19, 2011 7:53 PM
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Anitnelav said:
I thought it was sad. :<

I liked Ray, and thought that he would move on after defeating the claw man and get with Yukino.


I know right?! Ray totally should have gotten with Yukiko after all that, but he just had to die. At least he can enjoy the afterlife with Shino.
Dec 14, 2012 2:46 AM
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Wow, such a great end. Yet again it's sad about Ray for sure.

Jan 21, 2013 1:46 PM
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Thank you Ray. You've been the most intelligent of all these characters. And you managed to finally wipe that stupid superior grin of the Claw's face. I salute you.
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Feb 18, 2013 2:42 PM
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Now Ray is a man who knows how to get revenge. I couldn't think of a more fitting punishment than letting him live, deprived of his dream.

As Jafar would say "There are things so much worse than death".
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Nov 14, 2013 4:34 PM
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Thank you Ray. You've been the most intelligent of all these characters. And you managed to finally wipe that stupid superior grin of the Claw's face. I salute you.

Indeed.
Seeing the Claw with such a horrified look on his face made the episode and redeemed a lot of the tedium of this show.
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Mar 2, 2014 3:22 AM
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Aww. I wanted Ray to get his revenge, move on with his life and get together with Yukiko. I guess not. But at least he got something on The Claw.
Mar 27, 2014 8:36 PM
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Its funny he was way more hell bent on killing the claw then van and instead did something els. It was indeed a sad end for him but at least he is back with his wife in the afterlife. It was a nice touch to show the afterlife. I thought the claw was actually going to flip out and show his evil side more when he gave that face since I keep thinking how did this old guy kill anyone. he doesint do much of anything.
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This show could've chosen any other character to kill off and I wouldn't give a damn.

Wendy, Joshua, Carmen, Priscilla, or even Van.

Why did it have to be Ray? WHY?!

Why did it have to be the one character that deserved any shred of sympathy, that had more amazing moments than anyone excluding Van, that had the coolest mecha design ever, that had among the most complex personalities in the show, that was arguably THE fan favorite of the show?

Gun X Sword dropped the ball many, many times but I've never witnessed anything this unforgivable.

Even episode 8 of Gurren Lagann didn't stoop this low...........................
May 31, 2022 4:27 PM

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Damn... I got very attached to Ray and Volcain thanks to Super Robot Wars 30 so I was very interested in how his character was in the anime. He definitely did not disappoint. He's my favorite in the series.

It was obvious he was gonna meet his demise chasing revenge, but I'm glad he managed to at least delay the Claw's plan long enough for Van to fully stop it and he reunited with Shino in the afterlife.

Excellent character. I'll always remember him.
Mar 19, 12:03 PM

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Legends die young, and that proverb holds true to this anime too. The only reason Ray didn't get to kill Claw himself there was because he isn't the protagonist, thus granting Claw plot armour; but at least he got to undermine Claw's plans in the process, and catch a glimpse of him losing his composure for once.


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