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Pendragon

Discussion in 'Books and Anime Discussion' started by Cruentus, Jun 6, 2008.

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  1. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Jun 7, 2008 #61
    Exactly. That and oppressive people that think working you like egyptian slaves is a good thing.

    Alder was a good hero. He was a warrior, and he died a warrior..

    Patrick was just unsuspecting.

    Edit:
    Exploding clay and slave drivers is all I remember for the Merchant of Death.

    Do you mean for the other books?

    Edit II: Lol, agreed. Quigs are just...better off not talked about.

    Although, the ones on Rayne were pretty cool.

    Stinging, buzzing, glowing death.
     
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  2. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Lets see. What other weird shit was there that nearly got them killed?

    Not a lot.....It seems like everything and their dog was trying to kill them at one point.

    The less said about quigs the better.
     
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  3. QuaziJoe

    QuaziJoe Dolphin Boy

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    I'm conflicted, on the one hand the possibilities are intriguing, and I can see a few good fics coming out of this, but on the other, I just know there going to mess with Saint Danes Character and he's just to awesome to let that happen.

    I don't think DLP is ready for pendragon yet.

    Edit:

    I actually really like the idea of Quigg's. It's almost like their hell hounds or something. The fact that they change with each world there in is just Coolio( I'm going to keep saying that to desensitize myself before I read the next two books.)

    Who would kick who's ass...

    Voldemort or Saint Dane?
     
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  4. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Jun 7, 2008 #64
    Oh? Maybe your right. Vash could probably write Dane and Nevva, but he would probably butcher Bobby.

    I wonder if he would be able to write a good Loor...

    Ya the Quig bees were pretty cool, but Eelong's were neat as well.

    Did we ever see quigs on Veelox?
     
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  5. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    It would have to be a secret following, of course, Quazi.

    I think Pendragon falls below the standards of a lot of people on DLP. I mean, screaming pre-teen and such.

    Haha, the first Bobby/Saint Dane fic I see, I'm punching a baby in the face. No really.

    You know, I don't really recall any. I think that played in with the fact that the majority of the place was really dead, so why would their be quigs to protect it? Also, once he got on Life Light, iirc, Saint Dane had digital Quigs.
     
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  6. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    I'm afraid I would have to let my inner hulk out to play.

    Well ya that was the whole RB in a nut shell.
     
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  7. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    I dunno. Voldemort had a finite command of magic. He could pretty much do with it what he wanted. While Saint Dane messed with entire worlds, spreading discourse throughout. Voldemort terrorized a teenaged boy who ends up beating him anyways.

    Saint Dane is tougher, IMHO.

    Haha, mighty post chain we have.\

    Edit:
    Huh?
     
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  8. QuaziJoe

    QuaziJoe Dolphin Boy

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    Did you WTF as well when reality crumbled when the monster came out to play in the real world. I swear if my science teachers were dead they would be rolling in the graves.
     
  9. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Saint Dane...after all we have seen him
    come back from the dead in a much more impressive fashion.

    Voldemort could have been much better then he was.

    Sadly JKR was infected with da AIDS.

    Ya I'm not sure if that was ever explained.
     
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  10. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Ah, right.

    This leads to more questions though. See, Voldemort goes through a ritual, while Saint Dane just wills it?

    Not only that, but he has the ability to pretty much shape shift into any pwn ass form he wants, right?

    Not only that, but he pretty much controls the reality of any world he's in.

    Saint Dane > Voldemort.

    On a power scale though, Voldemort = or =/= Saint Dane?

    And with all of Saint Danes control, what does this mean for Bobby?

    He's just discovering he has control. Bring Loor Back to life, etc.

    Edit: A.I.D.S and a very bad Yeast infection.
     
  11. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Saint Dane is greater then Voldemort, after all the most deadly attack is the one you never saw stabbing itself into your back, and with Dane's powers thats not very hard.

    Ah. Thanks for clearing that up.
     
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  12. QuaziJoe

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    Bobby with the power to resurrect is a bit much, I'm waiting for the draw back. I mean I'm assuming since the travelers don't exist technically Bobby can do whatever he wants to them. It probably wouldn't work on someone like mark...

    I'm just wondering if the acolites themselves are going to play a role as the only beings in all of hala who are real and taking a active role in this whole mess.
     
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    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Well according to Dane the old Travelers could have done the same thing as Dane but didn't for some reason so maybe there is some kind of drawback.
     
  14. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Maybe it works on a substitution like basis? If Bobby gives up something, say a memory, emotion, or even a part of his humanity, then maybe he could use it. That would be overkill though, depending on the ability cost. I'm more interested in when he learns its all the Matrix, and just goes Neo on Saint Dane.

    Well, Mark and Courtney did travel to Eelong, and you saw what happend there. No Travler escort, so they went and shot the flume.

    I don't see how they can do anything, other than a letter campaign. Lol... Seriously.
     
  15. Cruentus

    Cruentus Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Yes it does seem like their ability to help is hindered more or less by the fact that they are real.

    Well Gentlemen it is getting late and I have a long day tomorrow, or today as the case may be, so I bid you good night, and happy reading.
     
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    Rehio Bad Dragon ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Jun 7, 2008 #76
    The first time I went to MacHale's forum for the Pendragon series, I was terrified. A whole bunch of idiots gathered in one place. The first theory I looked at suggested that Saint Dane was Bobby from the future. I haven't gone back there since.

    They have a fanfiction section over there, read at your own risk.
     
  17. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    I saw that as well. I'd rather not read their tripe. FF.nazi has plenty of it.

    That, and yeah, I think its the parents of the kids that like the books that get on there in order to be hip.

    I only go there to see when the next book is going to be released, and then I hightail it out.
     
  18. Danjam

    Danjam Seventh Year

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    Jun 11, 2008 #78
    I just finished reading the latest book last night. Interesting ending.

    I was a little scared to pick it up, because it had been awhile since I first read through the series, and I remember recently picking up the first book and being horrified at the absolute corniness, and couldn't get past stuff like "coolio."

    I think thats one of the best things about this series, that it starts off really kind of childish, not just in the characters, but the writing (though I guess that since it is a journal, it is the character) and that drastically improves.

    Though I have to say, The absolute best thing about it in my opinion is the way everything that happens connects, all the back to even the first book, like the way tak comes up, or that in

    The Pilgrims of Rayne, Ibara turns out to be Veelox, which was last seen 4 books ago.


    The only complaint I have is that some of the writing still comes off as trying to be cool, which just leaves a bad taste in the back of my mouth.

    Edit:Fixed Spoilers
     
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  19. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    As has been discussed, yeah, the use of certain teeny words did push a few of us to far. I think, though, in the end, all of it balanced out. MacHale is a decent writer for his intended genre. Its always nice when the mystery isn't easily discernable within the first few pages of the book. He doesn't foreshadow as much, so when it does happen, its like I said eariler, as well as Cruentus and Quazi, that it just smacks you in the face.


    Quick,
    [\spoiler] On your middle part.

    Switch the foreward slash to a backslash. \ to / .
     
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  20. QuaziJoe

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    Your right Danjam, that is by far one of the best things about the series... assuming you don't read ahead, your always utterly shocked by the sudden twist.

    MacHale Plots like a Pro, which is surprising considering he wrote for this

    That so was not Coolio

    Not Coolio at all.

    Edit:

    Pendragon read status

    :cool: The Merchant of Death : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Lost City of Faar : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Never War : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Reality Bug : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Rivers of Zadaa : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Quillan Games : ( Coolio )
    :cool: The Pilgrims of Rayne : ( Coolio )
    :mad: Raven Rise : (Mark is Anti-Coolio )     ​
     
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