O-Chul's harem sign up!

[Barebarian]

Let's face it, O-chul has to be the most eligible bachelor in OOTS. He's a hunky, scarred, thoughtful, intelligent, wise, considerate, caring, brave, determined, strong, chivalrous and decent silver fox with a heart of gold [*fans self*] So sign up here if you'd join his harem, whether upon his triumphant return home or when he gets rewarded in the afterlife!
If you don't want to join but want to discuss the awesomeness of O-chul, you're welcome to post here also!

*Signs!*

[MReav]

Let's face it, O-chul has to be the most eligible bachelor in OOTS. He's a hunky, scarred, thoughtful, intelligent, wise, considerate, caring, brave, determined, strong, chivalrous and decent silver fox with a heart of gold [*fans self*] So sign up here if you'd join his harem, whether upon his triumphant return home or when he gets rewarded in the afterlife!
If you don't want to join but want to discuss the awesomeness of O-chul, you're welcome to post here also!

*Signs!*

Didn't we already have this a long time ago?

In any case, I would like to resume my old position as Chief Arbiter of the Sanctified Pudding Arena.

[Darth Paul]

Wow.

After reading that description, I might possibly be the Michigan version of O-Chul. (More hair, 1 less scar.)

[Peelee]

Wow.

After reading that description, I might possibly be the Michigan version of O-Chul. (More hair, 1 less scar.)

Welp, now I gotta make the Darth Paul harem sign up thread.

[Barebarian]

Didn't we already have this a long time ago?

In any case, I would like to resume my old position as Chief Arbiter of the Sanctified Pudding Arena.

Almost ten years ago, yup! I figured it was well past time for the harem to have another recruitment drive. We all know O-Chul deserves it.

Wow.

After reading that description, I might possibly be the Michigan version of O-Chul. (More hair, 1 less scar.)

Why can't there be an Australian version? *Sigh*

Welp, now I gotta make the Darth Paul harem sign up thread.

Which board would that even go under?

[Peelee]

Why can't there be an Australian version? *Sigh*

There was.

[Darth Paul]

Welp, now I gotta make the Darth Paul harem sign up thread.

Flattering, but who needs an entire harem? I'll be happy finding just one.

Which board would that even go under?

We don't have a "personals" section, do we?

[Barebarian]

Flattering, but who needs an entire harem? I'll be happy finding just one.

We don't have a "personals" section, do we?

True but why turn down a good thing? Also if you're the Michigan O-Chul it's your responsibility to make as many willing young ladies happy as possible! There's no weaseling out of it!

Personals? :P

[RatElemental]

Not one to join (though it is tempting...) but O-Chul is definitely one of the best paladins, no, characters in the strip.

When I homebrewed a bunch of MTG cards for all the paladins his was one I put extra thought into, and almost didn't include the ability for him to fall. But then, I imagine O-Chul's a powder keg of justice type: Not that he's seething with anger constantly, but that he would definitely sacrifice his paladinhood if he thought it was necessary for doing the right thing.

[Darth Paul]

True but why turn down a good thing? Also if you're the Michigan O-Chul it's your responsibility to make as many willing young ladies happy as possible! There's no weaseling out of it!

Personals? :P

"Personals" is the American version of the Lonely Hearts column, in case the term was puzzling you.

Very well, I see my duty and I will not shirk it.

[Barebarian]

"Personals" is the American version of the Lonely Hearts column, in case the term was puzzling you.

Very well, I see my duty and I will not shirk it.

Oh I see XD "Single guy looking for concubines, must look good in harem pants"

Attaboy! Get pleasing!

[Mightymosy]

You are talking my language, babe :-D

[understatement]

I thought he was asexual...? In GDGU

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He mentions he's unmarried and probably will remain that way

and we all know he's going to end up with Lien anyway.

Besides, he and MiTD can make their own one-person harem.

[Caerulea]

He does not seem like the sort of person who would want or participate in this sort of thing.

—Caerulea

[Peelee]

I thought he was asexual...? In GDGU

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He mentions he's unmarried and probably will remain that way

I know a guy like that. Definitely not asexual. So that didn't say anything about O-Chul for me.

[Darth Paul]

He does not seem like the sort of person who would want or participate in this sort of thing.

—Caerulea

Yes, but playing hard to get only seems to encourage it.

[Barebarian]

You are talking my language, babe :-D

And what language is that?

I thought he was asexual...? In GDGU

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He mentions he's unmarried and probably will remain that way

and we all know he's going to end up with Lien anyway.

Besides, he and MiTD can make their own one-person harem.

That doesn't imply asexuality! He even says 'probably' which doesn't indicate he's opposed to the idea, it just doesn't seem likely, which is perfectly reasonable considering he's a busy paladin in a dangerous world.

He still can! That's the whole point of the harem solution. Everyone wins!

One-person harem?

He does not seem like the sort of person who would want or participate in this sort of thing.

—Caerulea

Don't be so sure! He's very much a not!samurai [the social class or the rpg one? Up to you to decide ] in not!Japan [What's a Japan??] and for most of Japan's history polygamy and concubinage were legal and popular. Plus, how could a chivalrous paladin make a whole bunch of women unhappy by refusing?

I know a guy like that. Definitely not asexual. So that didn't say anything about O-Chul for me.

This!

Yes, but playing hard to get only seems to encourage it.

Exactly! It's never the harem chasers that get one.

[Darth Paul]

Exactly! It's never the harem chasers that get one.

Well, from here on out, I resolve: the more the ladies chase me, the more unavailable I'll be. Until someone catches me, that is.

[understatement]

A one-person harem IS a dilemma.

Much like Haley's hair.

[Barebarian]

A one-person harem IS a dilemma.

Much like Haley's hair.

Do me a favor and join then? ;D

How so?

[Chronos]

So, Darth Paul, do you also have a best friend who may or may not be Godzilla?

And I suppose that, technically, I ought to be jealous of guys other than me getting harems. But yeah, he's earned it.

[Darth Paul]

So, Darth Paul, do you also have a best friend who may or may not be Godzilla?

And I suppose that, technically, I ought to be jealous of guys other than me getting harems. But yeah, he's earned it.

I've never seen Peelee in person. He may or may not be Godzilla. I consider him my best friend here in the Playground. So... yes?

And O-Chul has earned anything good that happens from now on. That guy has been through the wringer.

[Peelee]

I've never seen Peelee in person. I consider him my best friend here in the Playground.

Hooray!

He may or may not be Godzilla. So... yes?

HOORAY!

[137beth]

The exact quote from Good Deeds Gone Unpunished is

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As Shojo is getting ready to explain the Secret Lore of the Sapphire Guard to O-Chul,

Shojo: You can’t even tell your spouse about this.
O-Chul: I am not married, and have no interest in such pursuits. I will gladly swear myself to secrecy.

It doesn't explicitly say he is asexual, but that seems to be the implication.

[Darth Paul]

It doesn't explicitly say he is asexual, but that seems to be the implication.

Or, the implication is that he's so focused on being a paladin that he has no interest in romantic pursuits. That's such a common trope that I couldn't begin to list the instances of "career-driven man/woman unexpectedly finds love" examples there are out there. Granted, it's mostly a trope involving women, since our society seems to assume a female can't combine career and family.

For my money either interpretation is valid, it's the eye of the beholder.

[Peelee]

Or, the implication is that he's so focused on being a paladin that he has no interest in romantic pursuits. That's such a common trope that I couldn't begin to list the instances of "career-driven man/woman unexpectedly finds love" examples there are out there.

Especially since, as an army captain and soon-to-be secret elite strike force member (and especially one who has a "if you must hurt someone, hurt me instead" mentality), he may figure hed rather not when he could die any day.

[Aveline]

Especially since, as an army captain and soon-to-be secret elite strike force member (and especially one who has a "if you must hurt someone, hurt me instead" mentality), he may figure hed rather not when he could die any day.

I've been ambivalent on the topic, but this is what convinced me that it isn't a comment on being asexual. It's a much deeper interpretation than "exactly what it says on the tin" and, frankly, more relevant to the overarching themes of the book than if it were some kind of token.

(Disclaimer: I haven't read my GDGU in a while so I can't remember the exact context of O-Chul's line.)

[hroþila]

Personally, I'm more inclined to believe that it's a hint towards his being asexual because O-Chul doesn't seem to be so single-mindedly devoted to his duties that he can't also maintain a close relationship with his mother, for example.

[Peelee]

I've been ambivalent on the topic, but this is what convinced me that it isn't a comment on being asexual. It's a much deeper interpretation than "exactly what it says on the tin" and, frankly, more relevant to the overarching themes of the book than if it were some kind of token.

(Disclaimer: I haven't read my GDGU in a while so I can't remember the exact context of O-Chul's line.)

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Shojo is telling him he can't reveal the secret Lore to anyone, not even his wife.

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Personally, I'm more inclined to believe that it's a hint towards his being asexual because O-Chul doesn't seem to be so single-mindedly devoted to his duties that he can't also maintain a close relationship with his mother, for example.

I can see why you read it that way, and indeed it might be the case, but I want to note, for the record, that this is a known "trope" of sorts, applying not to Paladins specifically, but to soldiers devoted to their cause: many soldiers feel that getting married is out of the question because their job means they can't be at their spouse's side for sometimes months at a time, and that is unfair to all involved. Such considerations don't apply to your parents, who once you are an adult, tend to accept that you aren't going to live with them daily from then on.

Or, as Billy Joel put it,
"he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life"

It's hard, to be both a soldier and a family person - this is a central characterization, verging on trope, of many a career soldier in many different stories. It is only natural that some look at that trope and tell themselves "I'm not putting someone I love through that. It's not worth it", and choose to not form such attachments.

Grey Wolf