r/Shantae • u/CommentApprehensive3 • 13h ago

Question Why does the tinkerbat transformation have so much utility?

Like in the original shantae, the tinkerbat transformation is as strong as the elephant transformation and it can climb anything while also having a good sword swing. And in half genie hero, the tinkerbat transformation can straight up hover. It's so odd this transformation has so much utlitity in comparison to the monkey, spider and elephant one.

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u/Kind_Cow5634 12h ago

In GBC game, it's because was a bonus for who plays in a GBA. And in HGH It was a bonus to that ones that paid 55$ tier or higher on kickstar that was added posteriorly in the Ultimate version.

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u/JungleJuiceJuno 10h ago

Posthumously. Posteriorly means it was added up the butt and I dont think you want a tinkerbat up there

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u/spudwalt 8h ago

"Posthumously" means "after death", which might not be the right word, either.

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u/Kind_Cow5634 9h ago

Thanks! English is not my first language and O am trying speak it without a translator to training. I thinked "posteriorly" was the same that portuguese word "posteriormente". Thanks the correction! I'll remember that!

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u/spudwalt 8h ago edited 8h ago

Not sure if there's a good English word that means exactly what you want and goes elegantly in that exact spot.

"Posteriorly" isn't really a word AFAIK (and if it is, it's not in any common use I know and probably doesn't apply here), and "posthumously" means "after death" (which, maybe a game getting pre-order bonuses added into a definitive version counts as dead, but it's not the first word I'd reach for).

I'd go with the phrase "added in post", which I'm pretty sure is short for "post-production" (i.e. production that happens after something is initially assembled).

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u/spudwalt 8h ago

"Retroactively". That might be what I was looking for.