New character intros ahoy!

[gryphon_leaper]

Hi, everyone! This is Cam, with a new character I picked up this month. Her name is Thalestris, and she's from a novel called The King Must Die, by Mary Renault. It's a historical version of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur that takes place around 1250 or so BCE, with a lot of the familiar elements of Greek myth cast as historic people or events, some of which are cast out of the order we know. (For instance, Agamemnon is depicted as the first High King of Mykenai, long dead by the time Theseus rolls around- and the Trojan War doesn't happen until well after the events of the novel's sequel, The Bull From The Sea.) The gods are treated as a matter of religion in the books, but even when someone claims to be a god's son there's no real indication of their presence that doesn't also have a logical, physical explanation, at least not to the modern reader.

Thalestris herself isn't Greek; she's a Sauromantian, from somewhere in what's modern-day southern Russia. Her people are close kin to the Amazons of the time, though, and worship several of the Greek deities, albeit under different names. She may or may not recognize various names. It's a geography thing, mostly. Fair warning.

Oh, and she's about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the reason she's in the novel at all is because King Minos exacts tribute from everybody, except the Egyptians, and her family happened to be in a town where the Cretans were collecting tribute on exactly the wrong day. She's really not thrilled with that.

Anyway, thought it might be a good idea to introduce her- and if anyone else wants to introduce a new character here and give people an idea what to expect from theirs, go for it!

Comments

[petraarkanian]

*pounces on the introduction.*

Clash of cultures here- should be interesting.

[gryphon_leaper]

Oh, yeah. I mean, this is Bronze Age Greece we're talkin' about here. I'm not sure she even understands what glass is, except for the kind you get when lightning strikes sand.

Great idea!

[monkeys_arecool]

I hope to give Garfield/Beast Boy here an Ep sometime later this week, maybe tomorrow. He's a shape changer who always does animal form which are always green despite the species. He is also quite familiar with telepaths. Unless I mention it, when he is humanoid he will have a lot of simian features, sort of a monkey boy. While he is not as slapstick crazy as the Beast Boy from the Teen Titans animated TV series, he is very youthful and exuberant.

If you're from a canon with a Beast Boy, feel free to recognize him. I just ask that you not canon punch since I don't know if comics of super heroes exist in his world but even if they did, his team is supposed to be secret.

Re: Great idea!

[sdelmonte]

The TT Animated Cyborg has got to meet him.

Re: Great idea!

[monkeys_arecool]

Definitely though BB won't recognize him since there hasn't been a Cyborg in Young Justice yet.

Also did you hear a Teen Titan Go! series has been announced?

Re: Great idea!

[sdelmonte]

I heard! Though it sounds like it won't be in the same canon, since it's in the vein of the current chibi shorts and not the old show. I plan to suggest that it's actually a cartoon even in Cyborg's world.

Re: Great idea!

[monkeys_arecool]

I like that idea a lot. = )

[olive_and_clove]

Oh and as soon as I catch up on my past due tags, I'll tag Thalestris with Palamedes here. = )

[tobenormal]

And since I took you up on the pup intro offer here's another.

This is Hank McCoy from the X-Men First Class movie. I am waiting on bringing him in until he meets Charles, Erik and Raven. Once that's done, he'll be coming in while human looking and working for the CIA. Feel free to recognize him and confuse him if your world has a Beast but please keep quiet on the future furry-ness. I plan on Hank knowing about the Many Worlds theories so if it slips that's okay, he'll just pass it off as an alternate world thing. Still I would prefer not to have to do that.

Also, since this is a movie (and movies must be serious right?) there is no mention of Marvel comics (plus mutants are secret for now anyway) so please don't canon punch.

[sdelmonte]

Fi and I have been playing it that Howard Stark's name is familiar even though the Avengers and X-Men films are distinct timelines.

[tobenormal]

Sounds good and I can see Hank knowing the name Stark as well. I've also been bouncing around in my head the idea that Hank's catch phrase, "Oh my stars and garters" may have come from a Captain America comic he read as a boy in the 50s.

[ceitfianna]

Actually though after talking with the rest of the Marvel movieverse pups, that idea doesn't really make sense. I love it but I think when we use it to try and connect them all, it becomes headache time.

[guppy_sandhu]

*squees accordingly :D*

We had a Hank McCoy once before, and I've missed him, so yay!

(Guppy is well behaved and will keep his mouth shut)

[bjornwilde]

I've been tempted by Hank before but I knew I didn't have the gravitas or whatever for the comic version. Then the movie version came and jumped in my head so I hope to do him justice. = ]

[the_huntsman]

Also pouncing on the pup intro offer. *grin*

This is The Huntsman, of Snow White & The Huntsman fame. (Technically, Eric The Huntsman, but he's not named in the theatrical release, so...yes.) He's coming in pre-movie, so he's mostly full of beer and swagger and likely to get himself into trouble. He's from undetermined-fairytale-land, and will likely talk very generally about 'the castle', 'the queen' 'the village' and 'the forest'. Which means that if your character looks generic and mentions the above vaguely (as opposed to naming names) he'll likely assume that they're from the same land.

Those who know Thor, feel free to remark on the similarity. Because I'm always amused by dopplegangers.

[ahuntsman]

ahahahaha ... hi.

[notinthebook]

Why do I not have an Emma facepalm icon?

[ahuntsman]

I know, Emma. I know.

[the_huntsman]

Oooooh....*grins* I've not been watching OuaT (should be remedied once t'boy downloads it) but I have been hearing things about it.

*rubs hands gleefully*

[ahuntsman]

Yes! Definitely give it a watch. :D

They can bitch about The Queen over beer. It'll be glorious.

[the_huntsman]

Yessss. It will be wonderful. \o/

[mjolnir_retriever]

Heeee!

For doppleganger purposes, I'm totally fine with them looking disconcertingly similar. But I'd vote they don't look exactly alike -- I mean, even with the same underlying facial structure, the Huntsman has had a pretty hard-knock life, whereas Thor is an alien demigod prince with superhuman healing and resilience. And Chris Hemsworth keeps their facial expressions pretty different, I think, except when yelling and charging opponents while swinging a heavy weapon. *grin* But a certain similarity is totally fine by me!

[the_huntsman]

*nods* that works fine for me. Similar, but not exactly the same. Plz to be ignoring the fact that I have some Thor icons right now - people are being very slow off the mark with Huntsman icons. *scours web some more* ;)

But yes, facial expressions and hair colour alone make them look very different. Except for the 'swing-heavy-weapon-round-head-and-run-full-tilt-at-enemy' mode.

[mjolnir_retriever]

Facial expressions, hair color, and hygiene. *wry* I don't know HOW Thor manages to stay shiny and clean after launching himself through the skull of a giant troll-monster-thing, but I guess he's JUST THAT SHINY.

Anyway, sounds like a plan!

[the_huntsman]

God (ha!) knows. But if you could bottle and sell it, you'd make a fortune. Maybe he rotates fast enough to like, fling the troll-brain-goo off. Or maybe, since it's a frost-troll thing, it's just made of gooey ice...? *grasps at straws*

*thumbs up* and if all else fails, they can drink, and fight and make their ancestors proud.

[mjolnir_retriever]

It's true! Who needs L'Oreal when you have... whatever the heck they use in Asgard? I bet Sif and Thor use the same SHININESS TIMES TEN shampoo.

Maybe he just has this surrounding buffer of wind from Mjolnir that means the gore doesn't actually touch him? It bolsters the attack and it keeps him looking pretty!

Also, oh man, yes. This must happen sometime. I promise that if Thor dumps the Huntsman in a horse-trough, it will only be in the friendliest of manners!

[the_huntsman]

Yes! And poor Loki curses because it just leaves his all stringy. Which is yet another reason why it's Not Fair That Thor's His Brother.

...that, oddly, makes sense. Like a sonic boom of awesome.

Bwahaha awww, he wouldn't take it personally. For long.

[vance_prime]

On a related note, I'd like to know where Dr. Banner buys his trousers. The friggin' things must be sewn together with spun adamantium.

[the_huntsman]

Best answer to this has to be Eric Bana being interviewed, way back when, being asked how his trousers stayed on.

"It's quite simple *serious face*...you can't have a green d**k in a kid's movie."

[leeshajoy]

Oh, don't give me that "kid's movie" bullshit. Loki called Natasha a quim, for God's sake.

[the_huntsman]

oh no, Avengers? Definitely not a kid's movie. He was talking about Ang Lee's Hulk, in which he played Banner.

A mewling quim, no less.

[thenextround]

Here's an introduction with actual scenes from Merlin.

This is Gwaine. He's a bit of a flirt. Merlin's his only friend (or will be, as they haven't met just yet).

The end!

[notinthebook]

I want to throw SOMEONE at Gwaine but I can't decide who! He is marvelous ♥

[thenextround]

I welcome anyone and everyone!

(I fear most threads will be the same though: A drunk Gwaine gets his flirt on, does something silly, and then passes out.)

[gavin62truck]

I vote for Emma because it's not like she needs another guy to flirt with her.

[haole_cop]

I think she might actually kill me in my sleep. SOMEHOW.

...But it's so FUN.

[gavin62truck]

That should be a DE post some day. What have you done to your pups that would make them want to kill you in your sleep.

[haole_cop]

This is Danno. He may not love you YET, but I'm sure he will eventually! He's a continually-exasperated Jersey cop who's been unwillingly transplanted to Hawaii. Most people -- including me -- would think this is AWESOME. Danno is less convinced.

He'll be using a cane for a little while, thanks to a torn ACL. He usually has his gun and badge on him.

[theoldfirm]

I love Danno! Just passing by to say that. XD

[notinthebook]

And Danno loves you back! ♥

[gavin62truck]

I envision Tommy being annoyed with Danny at first because he'd remind him of himself, but then as soon as they really start talking about stuff they'll be all I KNOW RIGHT and OMG SRSLY

[notinthebook]

I KNOW RIGHT

I can't wait for him to meet Tommy. Between the two of them, they'll suck all the air right out of the room. The talking will never stop.

[singsometimes]

*POPCORN.GIF*

:D

[common_sellsword]

Bronn says hello. He just had his first EP, which is still open (Hint hint).

Bronn is a commoner mercenary from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, though I'll be playing him heavily influenced by the TV series, since they gave him more (and even better) scenes. He's dangerous, discrete, and smarter than he seems at first sight. He's not a good man, but he not as bad as most evil men either.

He comes in pre-canon, right before he got to the Crossroads Inn.

[singsometimes]

I've posted her in already, too, but this is Jess Day! She's from the TV show New Girl, and she's been a hell of a lot of fun so far.

She's a teacher in her mid-to-late twenties, she just broke up with her boyfriend of six-ish years when she caught him cheating on her with a girl called Rochelle. Who's a mermaid. (No, she's not really a mermaid.)

She now lives with three guys in an apartment on the fourth floor: Nick, Winston and Schmidt. They're a fun bunch! They also get into a lot of shenanigans.

Her best friend is a model named Cece who is sassy and amazing and would probably flip out if she ever came into the Bar. And then get her drink on after.

She's still getting used to the whole bar scene, and one of the big things I do have to worry with her about is canon-puncturing! She makes a lot of cultural references in the show, some of which might feature a pup in-bar. I'm pretty meticulous about making sure to speak to the mun before anything happens! But if you're reading this and have issues right off the bat, let me know!

I have a post on Jess' journal open for all these things too, if you want to take the dialogue there.

[sky_child]

I have the very opposite of issues right off the bat. I do not know what a fourth wall is

Although it depends on how specific she'd get with her references, if she's the sort to make Zelda references.

[singsometimes]

I doooon't think you'll have to worry about her making specific Zelda references; she may have headthoughts like, "Hey! I think I recognize this boy from a video game!" but it probably wouldn't get any more detailed than that.

And I'm going to handwave majorly that she's been given the whole spiel about canon-puncturing by someone in the Bar.

So hopefully her thoughts will remain in her head.

:)