Aptorian, on 13 May 2010 - 04:39 PM, said:
I think that one of the books will see Marcone dead and Harry having to figure out who done it.
Hmmm, I hope not. Gentleman Johnny is easily one of my favourite characters. Plus I think JB has already done the "attack on Marcone" thing. Still ... maybe an attempt on Marcone's life with him saved by Harry, or owing him big time would be very interesting.
Abyss, on 13 May 2010 - 04:41 PM, said:
Animace, on 13 May 2010 - 04:37 PM, said:
For me, Marcones storyline has been progressing towards a gradual, dresdenverse version of "ascension". Not anything too major, but him getting some extra status or mojo from somehow or somewhere (besides being a signatory, or maybe as a result)
On a certain level this would make sense but i would be dissappointed - part of the awesome that is Marcone is that he's a 'normal' human, playing on the supernatural level with for the most part only human resources.
Abso-tively! Although I believe if Marcone could somehow get a powerup that he figured out wouldn't come back to bite him on the arse, he'd take it. Or maybe not so much a powerup, but an ace up the sleeve/ shaved knuckle like that discussed upthread is an interesting concept.
The reason he can compete on the spooky playing fields is his fantastic (juicy?) brainzzz give him the ability to conceive of possible threats or advantages, and either come up with ways to neutralise them or get them on his side. He is an awesome strategist. Like Harry's frequent references to wizards, I believe if Marcone has the ability to be aware of a possible threat, and the time to prepare, he could come up with some sort of plan to either win/buy more time/stalemate/find threat's weakness/etc.
Animace, on 13 May 2010 - 04:42 PM, said:
Hmm, would be a great storyline, but he's such a major character to kill off. I always pictured Marcone there at the end, with Dresden or even being one of the final bad guys. Hes an unpredictable character, one of his greatest assets really.
Yeah, as much as I love the character, much of the appreciation comes from the unpredictability, even though he is a self-confessed proponent of stability himself. Who knows where his strategies may lead?
acesn8s, on 13 May 2010 - 05:12 PM, said:
How crazy would it be if Marcone ended up with one of the swords?
Wow, that's really a left-field one. Cool.
But with the example of Sanya, I think it demonstrates the possibility that for the Almighty, nothing is impossible when it comes to the desire for redemption. One more reason to love the unpredictability of Marcone is that I believe that is a very real - if lower probability - possibility. Simply because of the brilliant way he is written, I think we the readers would NOT be dismayed (startled maybe) if that happened, because JB wouldn't just pull it out of a hat, there would be some sort of leadup. A deal with Uriel or one of his ilk maybe? It's not beyond possibility that God will work through whatever resources he can find that fit the bill - even an atheist former Denarian henchman. Could Marcone fulfill the critical criteria (heh) of remorse/redemption? Anything is possible with a character like that.
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