"FoulDragon" <fouldragon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I notice Valmont's definitely learned regret for his actions (he never
> should
> have bought that dragon at the Evil Rummage Sale!), which Demona seems
> willing
> to avoid forever.
Well, in TGS she starts to turn around, now that she has Angela around.
And
Valmont doesn't seem that regretful of anything except getting caught.
> Hak Foo's interesting. He bows at every tinpot baddie holding a drop of
> power,
> but wants to be powerful himself. Weird.
He's also funny. ;)
> And here's an interesting ponderable. What did Tarakudo do which was
> actually
> evil? His goals seemed to only involve dialing down the brightness of
the
> planet. There's no sign he's actually a nasty person (in fact, he's the
> nicest
> of the major villians), except for legends of his evil, which were
> obviously
> not written by his sup****ters.
Hmm. That's a good point. OTOH, he does have (by proxy) armies of Shadow
Ninjas who have no compunctions about playing rough. And the "dark chi"
energy seems to have an inherently destructive/evil effect (see Goth
Jade).
> Final thought: you didn't debate me on the heroes.. Do you agree on
it?
> Hudson's no Uncle as old men go.
Well, both sets of heroes are pretty iconic.
Gargoyles has the brooding tough guy (Goliath), the seasoned but
out-of-touch veteran (Hudson), the loveable goofball (Broadway), the
angsty
bad boy (Brooklyn), the whiz kid (Lexington), the token tough girl
(Elisa),
and the dog (Bronx).
JCA has the hero (Jackie), the kooky old wizard (Uncle), the spunky kid
(Jade & Paco), the tough guy (Capt. Black), the loveable goofball (Tohru &
El Toro), the tough/bad girl (Viper), and the dog (Scruffy).
>>Uncle would probably be able to tell the difference between a gargoyle
and
>>an on
> Come on! I just put that bit in as a joke. You're stuck in literary
> analysis
> mode :)
Yeah, but literary analysis is fun.
I'm thinking up some scenario where the heroes and gargoyles cross paths,
and Jackie or Tohru misidentifies the gargs as oni, and Uncle smacks them
one. "Ai-yah! These not oni! These gargoyles! ANYONE can tell the
difference!"
> Could the Oni actually represent gargoyles with a spell or two in their
> hands?
Hmm. Maybe, but I wouldn't expect Gargoyles to go that power-mad. OTOH,
see
my earlier observations about dark chi.
Mark
"Notes that Hak Fu would probably fit in well with the Pack."
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