Two DE's today since we have a problem with settings on the other one.

[bjornwilde]

Yet still from boston_bruiser :
Chess allegories!

If your character was a chesspiece, which would they be?

Comments

[bjornwilde]

Ben's quite easy and would be a rook of course.
Hank I am seeing as knight, more for the craftiness needed to fully utilize the pieces movement pattern.
Palamedes is another knight for the metaphor this time.

Thalia is another rook since she is pretty straight forward.
Jessica is Queen as she is tricky and seems capable of just about anything to get the mission done.

[justdyedit]

Actually, after the skrulls and HYRDA, Jessica likely would say she's a pawn but I still stick with her as a queen.

[ceitfianna]

Will would be a knight who considers himself a pawn.

Charles would be either the king as he sees the bigger picture and doesn't do as much action or possible bishop or rook.

Sameth would be a good rook.

William would be another knight who thinks he's a pawn.

Moist would be a bishop or a knight though he would try and be other pieces.

Demeter would be a queen as would Jane as they both have a lot of power but wield it differently.

Tumnus would be a rook who sees himself more like a pawn.

The Pirate King would be a knight.

[ever_lovin]

I love you reasonings! This DE didn't seem as introspective to me at first. = ]

(BTW, did you see my plot bunny posts on my journal? Might be something more for Moist there.)

[ceitfianna]

I did and Moist would need convincing to share what he does, but he would in time. If Palamedes gave him something in exchange.

[bjornwilde]

Cool. Could be something to work for and if it doesn't work out, it could lead the way for Pally to figure it out on his own.

[abitofawildman]

Much as I think Raph would hate to hear it, he'd totally be the queen.

Bumi and Mike are bishops, because they're always going to come at you sideways.

I'm not sure about Splinter or Aang though...

[bjornwilde]

And now I am not imagining Ralph dressed as the Queen of Hearts...really.

[mnt_raph]

^ does he look like this in your Not Imagination?

[saphyria]

He's a killer queeeeeen..... *sings along*

[immortalthief]

Amanda would be a queen or rook because she is always ready to move in what ever direction she needs to and all over the place. She is like the king as she more often then not tries to run away from danger.

[olive_and_clove]

Some day Lady, when my mun hath a better grasp on his day, we shall have to meet. I believe we may have much in common.

[immortalthief]

Dear sir i would like that. As my mun is still getting used to playing again if slowtimed thread is desired a slowtimed thread shall be yours.

[olive_and_clove]

I believe that shall do nicely. I will keep my eye out for thee or if thou happens to see me first, do introduce yourself.

[immortalthief]

http://milliways-bar.dreamwidth.org/24598540.html

[awesome_binomial_theorems]

Moriarty would be a knight. They're the most unpredictable in how they move.

(My headcanon for Moriarty says that he's never played chess, doesn't really understand the rules, and is probably one of those people who calls the knights 'horses' and the rooks 'castles'.

He would also wonder why the Queen is so limited in her movement. Surely she should just be able to appear anywhere on the board and take every piece in a five square radius.

He'd probably pick it up very quickly, he's just never been interested in learning about it.)

[visible_sariel]

I'm pondering which Sariel would be, a rook or a bishop. Hmm. I can't honestly see her as a knight, and though she's canonically minor enough a character to be a pawn... she's not just one of those. I'm going to say bishop, tentatively.

[genarti]

River is a knight, both for the warrior aspect and because she doesn't move in straight lines.

Trowa is an Assassin in Discworld chess uh. A bishop, I guess? (Really, he's an Assassin.)

Regan is probably a pawn. Sorry, Regan.

Thor is a queen. Ironically enough. Although you could make an argument for rook: straight unsubtle lines, swift motion, occasional ace (or king) up his sleeve.

Clare is a pawn who gets promoted to queen partway through the game.

[ever_lovin]

Wit' all that beautiful flowin' hair, what else ya expect from Goldylocks?

[Ben seems to enjoy snarking the backroom lately.]

[mjolnir_retriever]

At least none can doubt his royal blood!!

[Isn't snarking what the backroom is for?]

[bjornwilde]

This link has no bearing on this discussion, none at all.

[This is very true...at leas tif TOmmy and Voodoo are anything to go by.]

[mjolnir_retriever]

Wow, great font tags, self. The strikeout was supposed to end after "Discworld chess"!

[saphyria]

Yrael would be a knight, always attacking from unexpected directions. :3

Sunshine would be a queen, pretending (with varying results) to be perceived as a pawn. >_>

Zelgadiss would be a bishop, always heading straight for his goal. :|

[kd7sov]

HmmmmMMMmmmm.

Felix... is, I think, either/both of knight and rook. Not a queen, though; he doesn't have all that versatility, or the oblique viewpoint that says "bishop" to me. He's just... straightforward, and not necessarily where you'd expect him to be.

Kain is a bishop. This causes me some little amusement.

Fluttershy is a king. This causes me somewhat more amusement, but it fits: she's the one that stays to the back and is unlikely to capture another piece in a typical game.

Cranky is... probably a pawn.

[sky_child]

do i have to answer this

[death_gone_mad]

Amascut in canon is a King. She sends the other pieces off to do her dirty work/die. I think this is for narrative convenience, mostly. She has shown how effective she is as the Queen and that she is willing to do it, but well, that would wreck canon beyond repair. WHICH WOULD BE JUST FINE ACCORDING TO HER.

[inlovewithwords]

Henry is a pawn. He's all ickle and can't do much, but a real threat sometimes anyway. He sometimes moves at an angle, and when he hits the end of the board he'll get a nice promotion.

Lois: she's on some sliding scale of knight-rook, depending on the situation. She's frequently Unsubtle, but also versatile and unpredictable. (She occasionally gets queen moments, though.)

Tavi is probably some piece in ludus, AKA Aleran-and-Canish not!chess. I'm sure it has some crazy, not-equivalent piece. In chess, he is a stupidly overpowered combo: knight-and-queen. He's decisive, swift, deadly, and versatile--and a wildcard doing the unexpected and insane.

[themightyspazz]

Voodoo's a knight-rook combo.

I'm inclined to think John and Mako are both pawns. Though there is a voice in the back of my head telling me Mako's a bishop.

[gavin62truck]

Tommy is so very much a knight, jumping over others to get into the thick of the action.

I think Kenny would be a pawn, steadfast and straightforward while watching everyone else's back.

[lady_mary]

Mary is the queen. Because she is better than you.

[knightoftheswan]

You know, I've actually been thinking about using this for Halloween costumes this year. But beyond being lazy, I couldn't think of a reason why all three of mine would be chess pieces.

The Knight isn't allowed to be anything but. He says so.

Lucas is a pawn. Who will make it across the board and become a queen.

Mia is a queen.

[againsttherules]

You know what? After thinking about this since this DE has been put up, I've finally worked it out. (Well, for Jack, at least)

Jack is a pawn. Small, and easily overlooked, but just as capable of taking anyone else if you let him.

[a1enzo]

I know I'm late on this, but if anyone's still looking, I'm curious what other people think for Enzo. Whatever he is, he started the game as a pawn.