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> Alles"]Also lol at all-a people in here who act like they'd be able to perfectly whip out every applicable skill they have under sudden life-or-death pressure; there's a reason people like military personnel and martial artists and bodyguards and first responders practice constantly to be able to respond instantly. [/bq]

 
There's a difference between one isolated incident of extreme stress and literally forgetting skills _*for the entire movie._

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There were multiple times where teleportation would've solved an issue. Klugetown for example. "Oh no, we've got people surrounding us. Shame we need a song and dance routine from an untrustworthy cat to escape." Or the desert. Sure they didn't know the exact direction to go, but Twi could've helped them along rather than simply do a tired "walk through the desert" cliche scene.


 
There have been examples in the show of stressful situations where they had no problems using their skills. The movie just flat-up ignored most of Twi's spells for the idiot ball trope."

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> There are times when said ability would come in handy during the series, but I don't see anyone raising the issue when discussing, say, "Gauntlet of Fire". [/bq]

 
I've seen plenty of discussion about moments in the series where said abilities would come in handy but weren't used. Some straight-up arguments in fact.

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[bq="TexasUberAlles"]Also lol at all-a people in here who act like they'd be able to perfectly whip out every applicable skill they have under sudden life-or-death pressure; there's a reason people like military personnel and martial artists and bodyguards and first responders practice constantly to be able to respond instantly. [/bq]
There's a difference between one isolated incident of extreme stress and literally forgetting skills _for the entire movie._

There were multiple times where teleportation would've solved an issue. Klugetown for example. "Oh no, we've got people surrounding us. Shame we need a song and dance routine from an untrustworthy cat to escape." Or the desert. Sure they didn't know the exact direction to go, but Twi could've helped them along rather than simply do a tired "walk through the desert" cliche scene.

There have been examples in the show of stressful situations where they had no problems using their skills. The movie just flat-up ignored most of Twi's spells for the idiot ball trope."

[bq]There are times when said ability would come in handy during the series, but I don't see anyone raising the issue when discussing, say, "Gauntlet of Fire". [/bq]
I've seen plenty of discussion about moments in the series where said abilities would come in handy but weren't used. Some straight-up arguments in fact.