The sheer *nerve* of Hachi to devise a strategy that didn't involve just blindly hacking at Barragan totally blew me away; I thought everyone was doomed to just futilely get aged into oblivion. Seeing him calmly deploy those kido seals, knowing exactly how to turn Barragan's own power against him, made me wonder if he'd been quietly observing and planning for this horrifying moment long before any of us even knew what Barragan was capable of. It was a genuine display of intellect in the face of overwhelming despair.