Alex (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} terra) wrote,@ 2008-04-11 18:54:00 |
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| Entry tags: | final fantasy iv, my life as a nick hornby novel, the bitches love sasarai, when memes attack! |
Top Five Redundant Titles
Okay, so first I'm posting the first few of the top five lists from the last entry. I think I'm gonna be doing these in parts-- some of them seem to demand illustrations.
6. Sasarai vs. Hugo (Suikoden III) "Flame champ? More like Flame CHUMP!!" If this degree of wit and erudition doesn't endear you to His Grace the Bishop Sasarai, then nothing will and I don't want to be your friend anymore.
5. Thierry vs. Ganelon (La Chanson de Roland) Trial by combat might seem like an illogical practice, but in the land where Roland est preux et Olivier est sage, and Charlemange speaks in verse, duels are the ONLY FORM of interrogation. Somewhere between Law and Order and David vs Goliath, but with more treachery, assonance, and shiny armor. Plus, Thierry has a cool name.
4. Duncan MacLeod vs. George Gordon, Lord Byron (Highlander: The Series) It's not so much that this fight features Lord Byron as an immortal rock star whose songs seem to blend art house rock and hair metal, or that George and Duncan quote poetry at eachother while swordfighting (Byron always does that). It's that Byron, who has been inconsistently portrayed with a limp the whole episode, feels the need to shoot MacLeod in the leg and quip, "Now we're even." That's what really seals this one for me.
3. Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr (New Jersey, 1804) Of course this one had to turn up somewhere. Now for a totally accurate historical reenactment of the exchange the late Secretary of the Treasury had with Aaron Burr, That Dastardly Villain, Esq.
Hamilton: Yeah, Burr, I bet you totally screw your daughter since no one else will love you.
Burr: My daughter's dead!
Hamilton: Exactly.
He certainly was a classy fellow.
2. D'Artagnan vs. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis (The Three Musketeers) This is probably my favorite scene in all of Dumas, and what keeps it from being number one is that the duel never technically takes place, they all wind up fighting some of the Cardinal's men in the streets of Paris instead. The story goes that on his first day in the big city, D'Artagnan manages to offend the three greatest of the king's musketeers. He pencils them into his busy schedule one after another, and when he arrives at the square where they're gonna be sticking pointy things into fleshy parts, he's surprised to find all three of them showing up, as Athos' seconds.
"But this is the gentleman I was to duel!"
"But not until two o' clock!"
"And I was to duel him also!"
"But not until three o' clock!"
Badass, thy name is D'Artagnan.
1. Hornblower vs. Simpson (Mr Midshipan Hornbower/The Even Chance) Early in his naval career, Hornblower is unaccustomed to naval life and is constantly seasick and awkward. He is, however, both capable and intelligent, and his incurs the ire of the thirty year old midshipmen whose careers are off on a very long expedition to Antartica. Anyway, the end result of this is that everyone is unhappy and in the British Navy we solve these problems with alcohol. Now, Hornblower is very good at Whist, good enough to count cards, which prompts Simpson to accuse him of cheating. Hornblower, both mathematically inclined and somewhat suicidal, challenges Simpson (who's way better at this kind of thing) to a duel. Hornblower's stipulations are pistols at dawn, but only one of the guns will be loaded. Who gets which gun is random, of course, but the clever thing here is that this gives Hornblower an even chance where he had none at all before.
5. Garlic bread -- this mostly because I love to eat garlic bread, and so have to prepare it first.
4. Linguine with clam sauce -- Garlic smells really good when you saute it, and then I like making sauces on the stovetop. Mmmmm.
3. Beef Stew -- I like making one-pot meals. Plus, slicing up vegetables is fun, and you get to smell the food cooking for a long time. Mmmm.
2. Coq au Vin-- Kind of a variation on the last one, this is chicken cooked with red wine and assorted vegetables. Cooking chicken is probably the thing I'm best at, and this is a bit more fun than straight up chicken breast.
1. Chocolate Chip Cookies -- They smell so good! And I love baking, even if I'm not very good at it and don't get to do it very often. Plus, you can eat the dough.
In other news, Final Fantasy IV DS has an American release set for July 22, and the next Phoenix Wright game will feature a certain pink-suited prosecutor. My life is pretty much golden. Also, I went to the comic store yesterday and picked up the latest Green Lantern in addition to all the random titles I usually read, out of a desire to read at least one mainstream DC comic and also because
karenjeane had good things to say. I liked it enough that I'm gonna pick up the next one and see what happens from there.a. Post a list of 25 fandoms.
b. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each one.
c. When guessed, bold the line, include the character name, and write a sentence about why you like that character.
Organized vaguely by level of difficulty.
1. Final Fantasy VI -- LOCKE COLE Pixel for pixel, there's no greater embodiment of heroism and the dangers thereof. Guessed by: Like everyone, this was a gimme.
2. Final Fantasy VIII -- Laguna Loire Negative three on the manliness scale, number one in my Squenix shaped heart. Guessed by:
carbon, south0, e_dimension3. Suikoden -- Nash
proglution, carbon, south04. Final Fantasy IV -- Kain Highwind Because he doesn't backstab, he downstabs, and without him we'd be down a whole archetype. Guessed by:
prpl_pen, carbon, south0, e_dimension5. Valkyrie Profile -- Lezard Valeth The JRPG's stylish answer to both Harry Potter and Dr. Doom, plus, proof that I make passes at guys who wear glasses. Guessed by:
omame, prpl_pen, carbon, south0, e_dimension6. Final Fantasy Tactics-- Delita
prpl_pen, e_dimension7. Tales of the Abyss -- Gailarida Galan Gardios Guy's been there and done that, and his strength of character is a notch above the typical RPG fare-- plus, I love a womanizer who's deathly afraid of women. Guessed by:
omame, jadax8. Tales of Symphonia -- Zelos Wilder Alternatively, I love a womanizer period. Guessed by:
e_dimension9. Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Zuko! His angst taught my face a PERMANENT LESSON, but he's a really well-written character when you get right down to it. Redemption stories are my favorites, outside of, you know, stories with swords. Guessed by:
onthewing10. Twilight -- Jasper
carbon11. Death Note -- Light Yagami I'm far, far away from agreeing with him, but the combination of hubris and how the shadows tend to fall menacingly around his eyes seals the deal. Guessed by:
e_dimension12. Runaways -- Chase Stein Victor's been demoted on account of him being a hobag, so Chase reclaims his throne and he's a wiseass dude with a psychic dinosaur and a poor upbringing, so he wins. Or rather, loses in my absolute favorite way. Guessed by:
prpl_pen13. Shadow Hearts: Covenant
14. Full Metal Alchemist -- Roy Mustang See: I love a womanizer, add on political ambitions, it's a recipe for success. Ling would've counted here, too. Guessed by:
e_dimension15. The Dark is Rising -- Bran Davies Bran knew how to tell Will where to stick it, and man did I ever have a crush on him when I was twelve. Guessed by:
prpl_pen16. The Chronicles of Prydain -- Fflewddur Fflam He's the best sidekick an assistant pig-keeper could ask for, and that scene with the harp in the end always gets me. Guessed by:
prpl_pen17. 1776 -- Hint: I mostly like him because he has the best waistcoats.
18. Arrested Development
19. Non-Runaways Marvel Comics -- HINT: NOT BUCKY!! A solidly B-list, longtime supporting player. I like my Silver Age Strange Tales.
20. DC Comics -- Jimmy Olsen More a never-ending source of crack than a character proper, but I love him anyway. Recently discovered just how much by being all huffy about his appearance in Countdown, great show of GIRLY NERD RAGE there. (My other favorite character is Maxwell Lord, hahaha, if you want to talk about characters being abused.) Guessed by:
south021. Baldur's Gate
22. Boston Legal
23. Great Expectations -- Hint: It's a dude!
24. The Chronicles of Narnia -- Eustace Clarence Scrubb "There once was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Great opening line, and I really loved the dragon story, the whole metaphor of transformation still rings true to me. YOU KNOW THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IS THE BEST NARNIA BOOK. Don't deny. Guessed by:
koenil25. Jane Eyre -- St. John Rivers I KNOW IT'S LIKE I'M CRAZY, but he's actually the only hot guy in the book and I love me some zeal. Creepy dude, but an endlessly problematic and fascinating character. SEE ALSO: I LIKE WICKHAM MORE THAN DARCY. Guessed by:
in_solis, flowerling
