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#1 Forkrulian

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 03:19 PM

While I was in general disappointed with the extreme ease at which just about every Pure Blood FA was dispatched by anyone they were fighting in the book, I did laugh my arse off reading the passage depicting their brief encounter and was reminded of a scene from my childhood favorite show, which I had to find on youtube:

skip to :50

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P.S. Don't have the book in front of me but believe it was Reverence

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 03:36 PM

Are you talking about the bit where Hood bites an FA in the face? That was Equity I think, and reminded me more of the bullfighter who got gored in the throat so badly it came out his mouth.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 03:47 PM

I think he means the leader FA on top of the spire that Hood smashed to bits by repeatedly slamming her into the ground while holding her by the ankle.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 03:58 PM

Ah yes, I remember that bit now. Example pretty much nails it.

Someone really needs to paint that scene, by the way. Gesler dead, Bent sidled up to him, Reverence a shattered mess on the ground and Hood staring at Gu'Rull while he gathers the Heart. Would be epic.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:27 PM

That would be an epic picture. I imagine it as depicting the top floor of the spire. In the center of the picture. is the fountain with the giant KCCM crouched on top of it with his feathery wings spread out as a shadow against a smoke and sorcery filled sky. In its hands is blood dripping heart of the CG.

To the left stands hood in his cloak, with the broken shape of reverence on the floor. Maybe have Roach worrying her leg or something.

To the right lies Gesler with the guard dog standing above him protecting his master with his body.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:41 PM

My imagining is pretty much the same, although in my head the scene looks over Hood's shoulder with him holding Reverence's shattered corpse.

Oh, Griiiiiiim...

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:46 PM

When hood said his epic line while killing reverence, did anyone else imagine it in samuel jackson's voice?

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:51 PM

iRFNA, on 11 April 2011 - 04:46 PM, said:

When hood said his epic line while killing reverence, did anyone else imagine it in samuel jackson's voice?

Hahaha, yes, just with a few motherfuckers tossed in for good measure.

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Illuyankas, on 07 April 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:53 PM

When he killed Equity I thought it was more like AL Pacino in Scarface. "We don't need no stinkin' allies"

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:56 PM

Battle Plaptypus, on 11 April 2011 - 04:53 PM, said:

When he killed Equity I thought it was more like AL Pacino in Scarface. "We don't need no stinkin' allies"

And if the fact that he goes from Pacino to Jackson in a single book isn't confirmation of just how incredibly badass he is, I don't know what is.

Illuyankas, on 07 April 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 05:45 PM

MTS, on 11 April 2011 - 04:41 PM, said:

My imagining is pretty much the same, although in my head the scene looks over Hood's shoulder with him holding Reverence's shattered corpse.

Oh, Griiiiiiim...

I know I'm not Grim, but damn, you guys are giving me ideas and I just bought a big canvas the other day that wants to be filled.. Now, just how to make time for this.. >_<

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Posted 18 April 2011 - 10:24 AM

Puck, on 11 April 2011 - 05:45 PM, said:

MTS, on 11 April 2011 - 04:41 PM, said:

My imagining is pretty much the same, although in my head the scene looks over Hood's shoulder with him holding Reverence's shattered corpse.

Oh, Griiiiiiim...

I know I'm not Grim, but damn, you guys are giving me ideas and I just bought a big canvas the other day that wants to be filled.. Now, just how to make time for this.. >_<

I know I'm not Puck, but damn you guys are giving me ideas. There's PSD file on my computer that wants to be filled. I shall make time for this!

But holy crap, way to push the difficulty to the max, Battle Plaptypus! Jaghut, K'Chain Che'malle, FA, humans and dogs in one painting!? Me and Nobbsy are working on a painting with only three different races (a scene from DoD), and that's difficult enough...

Challenge accepted!

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Posted 18 April 2011 - 03:20 PM

Christ that was a powerful scene. I mean we've seen the FA take some serious punishment: pinned under a stone for cenuries (or was it eons), dropped in a pit and burned to death with a burner, face bitten off, consumed by their God's Di'vers form, but Reverence (the elite of the FA) is beaten so bad that she actually sobs before dying.

ouch!

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Posted 20 April 2011 - 01:36 PM

Is this anything like what you guys had in mind? Remember it's still a very basic sketch

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Posted 20 April 2011 - 01:46 PM

Hmm.
1. Wasn't Gu'rull supposed to have a short snout? Also, way more muscular.
2. I always thought Gesler was bald. No proof, just a feeling.

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Posted 20 April 2011 - 02:08 PM

Gothos, on 20 April 2011 - 01:46 PM, said:

Hmm.
1. Wasn't Gu'rull supposed to have a short snout? Also, way more muscular.
2. I always thought Gesler was bald. No proof, just a feeling.

Gesler was bald in the earlier books. Whether hes still bald in these later ones after him and Stormy were lightly toasted in KT im unsure but I remember someone commenting on their golden hair being pretentious. Also epic scene if any fancies a paint.

Just to point this out this the thread title is somewhat spoilerific. If you know at some point there is a conflict between Hood and Reverence then thats a spoiler in my book.

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Posted 20 April 2011 - 03:47 PM

Hood really cleaned house here... but remember, she was weakened by ruling the entire army, and fighting off Gesler. He came in, caught her by surprise (not because she didn't know he was coming, but because she had just taken care of Gesler), and used her body to try to batter the floor to pieces... repeatedly. She didn't know what was approaching. Remember how bad-ass the Jaghut Tyrant was in Darujistan? Wouldn't Hood be that multiplied by a factor? After all, he was a Jaghut who not only ascended, but became the God of Death.

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Posted 21 April 2011 - 12:57 PM

Gothos, on 20 April 2011 - 01:46 PM, said:

Hmm.
1. Wasn't Gu'rull supposed to have a short snout? Also, way more muscular.
2. I always thought Gesler was bald. No proof, just a feeling.

1. I think he has an elongated head at least, nt sure about the snout though. Anyone have any quotes on this? And yes, will add more muscles!

2. Says his head is shaved, at some point during the series, but don't know if that still applies.

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Posted 21 April 2011 - 05:24 PM

Grimface Insultbear, on 21 April 2011 - 12:57 PM, said:

Gothos, on 20 April 2011 - 01:46 PM, said:

Hmm.
1. Wasn't Gu'rull supposed to have a short snout? Also, way more muscular.
2. I always thought Gesler was bald. No proof, just a feeling.

1. Quote from DoD, page 42.

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The Shi'gal lifted his foreshortened snout.

2. Gesler lost all his hair while travelling through Kurald Thyrllan, as did Stormy. Stormy's grew back but I can't remember if Gesler's did or not.

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Posted 21 April 2011 - 05:57 PM

Both Gesler and Stormy had golden hair after Beak's stand in RG.

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