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2019-06-03, 11:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
While some people may view their family as little more than extensions of themselves, I'm not convinced Vaarsuvius does. I'd also like an explanation of how it's 'particularly' unjustified when someone makes a deal with fiends to save their family for that reason. The original point was be that there can be cases where it could be justified.
Last edited by RatElemental; 2019-06-03 at 11:08 AM.
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2019-06-03, 02:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
Yeah, V can be a bit empathic, callous, and generally terse, but they do seem to love their family. Including loving them enough to recognize when they're making things worse. It's one of the many parallels between them and Laurain: A willingness to do awful things if it means keeping their family safe.
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2019-06-03, 06:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
While some people may view their family as little more than extensions of themselves, I'm not convinced Vaarsuvius does.
I don't think Xykon is a dumb as he pretends to be, he just doesn't like to waste time on things he deems pointless. He doesn't care about planning the siege of azure city, because it's all a big distraction anyway. Why should he sweat the details when he doesn't care if they win? He is pretty sure he's powerful enough to defeat the sapphire guard when he sneaks into the throne room. That's enough planning for him.
Xykon would rather watch the TeeVo or whatever than plan an assault because he gets nothing from the planning, whereas he is mildly amused by the TeeVo.
What was that joke about jokes? "Tragedy is when I stub my toe, comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die"?
Xykon has some really excellent lines, and I totally agree this is one of them. Ironically the power that really mattered there was friendship. The MITD determined whether O-Chul and V lived there.
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2019-06-03, 06:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-03, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2010
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
Little did people notice, but V turned back to the room after hearing what Xykon is planning to do to O-Chul. This was the point of Xykon's boast.
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2019-06-04, 04:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Land of Magic and Ponies
Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
Remember: Hope springs eternal. The dark days will pass and the sun will shine again.
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2019-06-04, 07:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-04, 07:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-04, 07:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-04, 07:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-04, 07:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2007
Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
Interested in MitD? Join us in MitD's thread.There is a world of imagination
Deep in the corners of your mind
Where reality is an intruder
And myth and legend thrive
Ceterum autem censeo Hilgya malefica est
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2019-06-04, 04:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-04, 09:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2019
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
Last edited by Squire Doodad; 2019-06-04 at 09:43 PM.
An explanation of why MitD being any larger than Huge is implausible.
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2019-06-04, 10:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-05, 03:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-05, 03:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Why the Xykon "power" speech is great
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