It's funny, no really (slightly edited)

[alexmegami]

Alex says: Why would you EVER use Brawl when everything except *one* Mega-Strength move can use Martial Arts?
Alex says: You still get your autodamage.
Alex says: (Once you hit, anyway)
Patrick says: Mega-Strength has a few uses.
Patrick says: Same as Mega-Charisma.
Alex says: Brawl is a functionally useless category except for Smackdown.
Alex says: Mega-Charisma has taint-negating uses outside of combat.
Alex says: That doesn't exactly make up for it, but it is good.
Patrick says: I mean, Soothe is your most used power.
Alex says: I can see why Strength isn't tied to anything (power-monkeys), but the same reason (power-monkeys) appears to be the reason why Charisma and Appearance aren't tied to anything.
Alex says: Yes, but that's because Vicki hates conflict.
Alex says: I could just as easily have gotten Disorient and Mega-Manipulation instead.
Alex says: Same effect.
Patrick says: Disorient doesn't destroy Taint.
Alex says: True. Technically neither does Soothe (it just lessens the negative; the taint is still -there-, it just doesn't stress anyone out.)
Alex says: "Hey! Radiation poisoning! I'm cool with that, dude."
Alex says: I prefer your way though.
Patrick says: I've figured it eliminates non-physical aberrations.
Alex says: Mostly because I am the TaintNegator~
Alex says: It's like the Terminator, for taint.

Comments

[user-lain.livejournal.com]

To me, it's not about bulgy muscles. Brawl makes you look mean, like you've just come off a bender and found out someone killed your wife and kids. You're bottom of the barrel, nothing left to lose and you don't have time for fancy moves (including fancy wrestling holds). You're just going to keep hitting them until they don't get back up.

[alexmegami]

I disagree that all martial arts look the same, but that's as someone that's taken a couple of different types.

Again, I agree from a cinematic point of view. Tactically, it is worthless.

Besides, with ANY good character, it's all in the specializations, which helps that "cinematic" thing.

[alexmegami]

Agreed. MD is far more useful, especially given that no powers use Mega-Strength, whereas Mega-Dex and Mega-Stamina and their basic counterparts are the two stats most used for powers.

I'm trying to figure out why this is, and not really coming up with a good explanation.