Platuan4th wrote:
The Punch of Kill Everything(P.O.K.E.) doesn't hurt him when done correctly as it's a directed explosion. Think of it like a shaped charge.
Yeah, but it's a huge blast! A really, really huge blast. There's no amount of charge-shaping that can stop it from hurting when it's not attached to your fist - it IS your fist. Or in Rainbow's case, her head.
Platuan4th wrote:
It can also be used to make swimming pools.
But I zink ze swimmingk pool wud look bettah ovah zehr!
Platuan4th wrote:
That said, as a former Gladiator, he's still incredibly tough.
He is! But, as shown, his POKE can still hurt him, if done wrong... (How that even makes sense, I have no idea)
Long story short (Because Rainbow Dash isn't Lugnut, and FiM isn't TFA); cartoon physics. Like how Twilight can have all that crap dropped on her (piano... anvil... etc), and survive easily (She was already in a wheelchair, and apparently all that did to her was break one of her legs), when (in a dangerous/serious situation) an object of equivalent weight about to fall on top of a pony would be liable to actually kill or seriously, seriously, seriously injure them. Kind of like how Pinkie can teleport, but not in a serious situation where it could be used as a power to save lives/beat villains, etc.
I’m a detective. It says so on my door…well…it would if I could get one of those cool fractured glaze windows. The stained glass depicting yakface rising to his ascension is not what I had in mind when they said ‘and you’ll get a cool door’
First, I might try to describe myself.
Seven foot Humboldt squid. Yes. A squid. Pretty mundane for Dakka, really. I wear a trench coat and hat and move around with foot-tentacles, I am not a gumshoe, mainly because I don’t have any shoes and my suckers provide enough resistance as it is.
I would have ‘normal’ human body, if that was encased in a molluscian shell and a normal human breathed through his chest. Biology of a squid. Look it up.
Where was I? oh yeah.
It was a dark and stormy night… hmm…not much past that. I set down my typewriter and began to brainstorm. (briansquid?) When the door was knocked upon.
I was a bit wary, A few nights ago a troll burst in, not one of the Troll Nation gang members, but one of the nutso flaming hicks, the mods were a few steps behind him and trussed him up for a long ban.
But as I said, I was wary. I reached for my piece, a little wonder I like to call the ‘flamer one shot and POW, no more poster spirit, it was not actually legal and if a Mod caught me with it I would have a stern talking to, but we of the larger-post-count class of folks here get off with a warning. Mostly.
The Flamer was your standard revolver, with an’ ignore’ in each chamber.
Not as pansy as your ordinary flamers, mine was upped with a ‘delete key’ inside, just for that extra oomph.
Where was I? oh yeah, knock on the door.
The door opened.
And boy howdy, the figure was a strange one to say the least. It looked like a miniature Warhound Titan. Wearing cowboy hat.
“Raptor, what can I do for you?”
RaptorsTalon was an old friend of mine, we met while serving aboard the old SS Inter-Astrum. The ship had sunk on it’s second voyage out of board, it was astonishing, an RP threadship with a cargo of plots, maps, characters, races and technology. All gone. Most say it died because it was left in the Mill for to long, I agree. That was why. Not any conspiracy or anything…poor ol’ mordo, we worked and slaved on that thing, then it all died. His hopes were on dredging it up from the bottom of the Into Ocean. But that was unlikely.
Raptor answered. “I’ve had a trying day, right? You just gotta hear this.”
“what?” I asked, poking at my ashtray. The ash of many a story had solidified into a kind of grey rock.
Raptor answered
“Someone’s been killed.”
You should start a thread for this in Dakka Fiction.
I’m a detective. It says so on my door…well…it would if I could get one of those cool fractured glaze windows. The stained glass depicting yakface rising to his ascension is not what I had in mind when they said ‘and you’ll get a cool door’
First, I might try to describe myself.
Seven foot Humboldt squid. Yes. A squid. Pretty mundane for Dakka, really. I wear a trench coat and hat and move around with foot-tentacles, I am not a gumshoe, mainly because I don’t have any shoes and my suckers provide enough resistance as it is.
I would have ‘normal’ human body, if that was encased in a molluscian shell and a normal human breathed through his chest. Biology of a squid. Look it up.
Where was I? oh yeah.
It was a dark and stormy night… hmm…not much past that. I set down my typewriter and began to brainstorm. (briansquid?) When the door was knocked upon.
I was a bit wary, A few nights ago a troll burst in, not one of the Troll Nation gang members, but one of the nutso flaming hicks, the mods were a few steps behind him and trussed him up for a long ban.
But as I said, I was wary. I reached for my piece, a little wonder I like to call the ‘flamer one shot and POW, no more poster spirit, it was not actually legal and if a Mod caught me with it I would have a stern talking to, but we of the larger-post-count class of folks here get off with a warning. Mostly.
The Flamer was your standard revolver, with an’ ignore’ in each chamber.
Not as pansy as your ordinary flamers, mine was upped with a ‘delete key’ inside, just for that extra oomph.
Where was I? oh yeah, knock on the door.
The door opened.
And boy howdy, the figure was a strange one to say the least. It looked like a miniature Warhound Titan. Wearing cowboy hat.
“Raptor, what can I do for you?”
RaptorsTalon was an old friend of mine, we met while serving aboard the old SS Inter-Astrum. The ship had sunk on it’s second voyage out of board, it was astonishing, an RP threadship with a cargo of plots, maps, characters, races and technology. All gone. Most say it died because it was left in the Mill for to long, I agree. That was why. Not any conspiracy or anything…poor ol’ mordo, we worked and slaved on that thing, then it all died. His hopes were on dredging it up from the bottom of the Into Ocean. But that was unlikely.
Raptor answered. “I’ve had a trying day, right? You just gotta hear this.”
“what?” I asked, poking at my ashtray. The ash of many a story had solidified into a kind of grey rock.
Raptor answered
“Someone’s been killed.”
You should start a thread for this in Dakka Fiction.
Goddard wrote:That's one reason I'm not toing to watch Doctor Who. Too much gak to catch up on.
Even so, it's really worth catching up with dr who. Not the old series, mind, it's doesn't have a real link with the 2005+ series.
One of the great joys of catching up with a series, I think, is having a lot of material to watch. If something exciting happens in the story, you can quickly skip to the next episode to see what happens.
I watched series 1 to 4 in about 2 weeks... it was a glorious 2 weeks..
Goddard wrote:That's one reason I'm not toing to watch Doctor Who. Too much gak to catch up on.
Even so, it's really worth catching up with dr who. Not the old series, mind, it's doesn't have a real link with the 2005+ series.
One of the great joys of catching up with a series, I think, is having a lot of material to watch. If something exciting happens in the story, you can quickly skip to the next episode to see what happens.
I watched series 1 to 4 in about 2 weeks... it was a glorious 2 weeks..
It's actually pretty forgiving to new viewers.
Every time he gets a new companion, he has to reexplain everything again.
Aduro wrote:The next one is a Sweetie Bell/Rarity centric episode. I think it was Supposed to have been yesterday, but it got delayed a week till next week.
Aduro wrote:The next one is a Sweetie Bell/Rarity centric episode. I think it was Supposed to have been yesterday, but it got delayed a week till next week.
Amphsix wrote:Still have loads of other shows to catch up on.. if you keep yourself occupied, before you know it, you will have -missed- a few episodes.
I like Discord! :c He's an awesome! His defeat was incredibly anti-climatic though. Also, they're very lucky that everything went back to normal after he was turned to stone.
As for next villain; we're not even close to Season 3 yet! But I'm betting on Pinkie Pie.
Frozen Ocean wrote:I like Discord! :c He's an awesome! His defeat was incredibly anti-climatic though. Also, they're very lucky that everything went back to normal after he was turned to stone.
As for next villain; we're not even close to Season 3 yet! But I'm betting on Pinkie Pie.
Or something entirely Lovecraftian.
Friendship is ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
Gummy is actually the ancient god Sobek, sealed away by the Celestia and Luna not long after he emerged from the waters of chaos and created Equestria.
He'll introduce the Mane 6 to the idea that the princesses aren't actually the benevolent rulers they make themselves out to be.
Nerivant wrote:Gummy is actually the ancient god Sobek, sealed away by the Celestia and Luna not long after he emerged from the waters of chaos and created Equestria.
He'll introduce the Mane 6 to the idea that the princesses aren't actually the benevolent rulers they make themselves out to be.
Nerivant wrote:Gummy is actually the ancient god Sobek, sealed away by the Celestia and Luna not long after he emerged from the waters of chaos and created Equestria.
He'll introduce the Mane 6 to the idea that the princesses aren't actually the benevolent rulers they make themselves out to be.
Then, he'll unleash Basti (Opalesence) and Anubis (Winona) to help him...
lord commissar klimino wrote:cause its followed by an awesome story,funny characters,and good animation?
I refuse to believe that... yet...
which parts? the animation is good,even if you dont like the show. animation has nothing to do with the shows likability.
The worst part is that I should be going to sleep right now, and I want to watch more... I still refuse to call it good because I can't put my finger on as to why its good... but its interesting...
lord commissar klimino wrote:cause its followed by an awesome story,funny characters,and good animation?
I refuse to believe that... yet...
which parts? the animation is good,even if you dont like the show. animation has nothing to do with the shows likability.
The worst part is that I should be going to sleep right now, and I want to watch more... I still refuse to call it good because I can't put my finger on as to why its good... but its interesting...
It's good because it stimulates the part of your soul that hasn't been activated for a long time. The child like feeling, the emotions of playing in the sandbox and building Lego rocket ships.
It's a happy feeling. One you can't really name, but you can definitely feel.
lord commissar klimino wrote:cause its followed by an awesome story,funny characters,and good animation?
I refuse to believe that... yet...
which parts? the animation is good,even if you dont like the show. animation has nothing to do with the shows likability.
The worst part is that I should be going to sleep right now, and I want to watch more... I still refuse to call it good because I can't put my finger on as to why its good... but its interesting...
And another brony joins the ranks of the righteous...
lord commissar klimino wrote:cause its followed by an awesome story,funny characters,and good animation?
I refuse to believe that... yet...
which parts? the animation is good,even if you dont like the show. animation has nothing to do with the shows likability.
The worst part is that I should be going to sleep right now, and I want to watch more... I still refuse to call it good because I can't put my finger on as to why its good... but its interesting...
And another brony joins the ranks of the righteous...
Enjoy your stay :3
righteous!?!?! have you not seen what we write about!!?!? >_>
Well if he's only seen two episodes, I would hazard a guess it's the first two episodes, which are arguably the weakest pair of episodes to get you hooked on the show as they're just trying to introduce the mane characters and their base personalities. Give it a couple more for the fun to really start.
Aduro wrote:Well if he's only seen two episodes, I would hazard a guess it's the first two episodes, which are arguably the weakest pair of episodes to get you hooked on the show as they're just trying to introduce the mane characters and their base personalities. Give it a couple more for the fun to really start.
First off... Yes, I've only seen the first two episodes, as its generally better to start in the beginning with most things. Second, Chowder said the same thing over Skype last night as I was watching them... The first two episodes are the weakest (which scares me because they were decent episodes, and I fear for my sanity as I watch more).
Also:
Aduro wrote:they're just trying to introduce the mane characters and their base personalities
I see what you did there, and I don't appreciate your awfoal puns
Alfndrate wrote:First off... Yes, I've only seen the first two episodes, as its generally better to start in the beginning with most things. Second, Chowder said the same thing over Skype last night as I was watching them... The first two episodes are the weakest (which scares me because they were decent episodes, and I fear for my sanity as I watch more).
They follow a different structure than the others. Instead of being self contained episodes the first two are a series. Personally I liked the first two, they're sort of what got me to watch the rest of them.
There is surprisingly almost no ponies for Hordes, only Warmachine. I say almost, but I can't actually recall seeing Any off hand, though I'm sure it has to have been done Somewhere.
like i said,only we would understand. its a nation controlling game. i control norway,but changed are name cause we execute prisoners by pushing them off cliffs.
anyways, anyone whos been on daily probably has seen those tiny rubber ponies. i find it amusing how they are just the mane 6,plus Macintosh, re colored.
like i said,only we would understand. its a nation controlling game. i control norway,but changed are name cause we execute prisoners by pushing them off cliffs.
anyways, anyone whos been on daily probably has seen those tiny rubber ponies. i find it amusing how they are just the mane 6,plus Macintosh, re colored.
1. You CONTROLLED Norway. Thine heresy has stolen the right.
2. Yeah, "blind bag" ponies.
Hasbro, the single largest toy developer in the world:
like i said,only we would understand. its a nation controlling game. i control norway,but changed are name cause we execute prisoners by pushing them off cliffs.
anyways, anyone whos been on daily probably has seen those tiny rubber ponies. i find it amusing how they are just the mane 6,plus Macintosh, re colored.
1. You CONTROLLED Norway. Thine heresy has stolen the right.
heresy? thats unfair. just cause of my opinion,im booted?
2. Yeah, "blind bag" ponies.
Hasbro, the single largest toy developer in the world:
those things are a waste of money. what would i do with a fake pony anyways? id just think of it as whoever it looks like anyways,plus id still not have anything to do with them. if i got them,id lose them,let them collect dust,or make them kill each other.
oh celestia i hate you all...i see potential for a mane 6 vs clones army men war. FETH.YOU.
Yes. But why? Why are we so attracted to the show? We could argue animation, story, and depth, but many shows have all those things and we would still hate them...
Perhaps, deep down, we all like this stuff, and it's only with the advent of casual anonymous internet do we share it.
Yes. But why? Why are we so attracted to the show? We could argue animation, story, and depth, but many shows have all those things and we would still hate them...
Perhaps, deep down, we all like this stuff, and it's only with the advent of casual anonymous internet do we share it.
You're the reason.
I'm the reason.
We're the reason.
It's the one thing that every similar show doesn't have.
Yes. But why? Why are we so attracted to the show? We could argue animation, story, and depth, but many shows have all those things and we would still hate them...
Perhaps, deep down, we all like this stuff, and it's only with the advent of casual anonymous internet do we share it.
easy.just realized this. its cause we dont expect ponies to have that.
Yes. But why? Why are we so attracted to the show? We could argue animation, story, and depth, but many shows have all those things and we would still hate them...
Perhaps, deep down, we all like this stuff, and it's only with the advent of casual anonymous internet do we share it.
You're the reason.
I'm the reason.
We're the reason.
It's the one thing that every similar show doesn't have.
The year is 5991, the haters have taken over and sent an unstoppable killing machine back in time to kill the the great creator of ponies, thus stopping the ponies from ever becoming the world religion they are destined to be.
My name is Corporal Arfun and I've been sent back to stop this machine.
I don't get why there are so many haters. I haven't seen the show myself, but I see no reason why it should inspire such disgust. Besides, we all play with toy soldiers. How is that any more mature than watching a show about ponies?
Okay, bad story: This kid in Texas apparently got booted out from his house by his Mom when she discovered a pocket of pony-related content. From what I can tell in the comments, his family is abusive, and his mother is paranoid and homophobic.
I feel for the kid, and the entire thing is almost enough to get me genuinely angry...
But, there are still people who think that videogames were made by Satan to corrupt the youth, and D&D players need to be put in jail or undergo forced exorcisms. Sadly, this really, really doesn't surprise me.
Kasrkai wrote:Okay, bad story: This kid in Texas apparently got booted out from his house by his Mom when she discovered a pocket of pony-related content. From what I can tell in the comments, his family is abusive, and his mother is paranoid and homophobic.
lord commissar klimino wrote:
and i could write grimdark like i was breathing
Breathing is too hopeful for grimdark.
Stop immediately.
its not when your breathing in toxic gas.
Spoiler:
you throat bleeds and swells. your chocking on blood. whats that? your eyes are melting,and your ears are clogged with pus. you rip at your throat to no avail but riping it open. as you slowly die i walk up and laugh insanely,and drag off you poor body to go feed the homeless.
you throat bleeds and swells. your chocking on blood. whats that? your eyes are melting,and your ears are clogged with pus. you rip at your throat to no avail but riping it open. as you slowly die i walk up and laugh insanely,and drag off you poor body to go feed the homeless.
you throat bleeds and swells. your chocking on blood. whats that? your eyes are melting,and your ears are clogged with pus. you rip at your throat to no avail but riping it open. as you slowly die i walk up and laugh insanely,and drag off you poor body to go feed the homeless.
Instantly stopped by unicorn magic.
NOW WHAT!?
duh? my guy used to be a unicorn. he breaks off your horn with a blast from a magically enhanced projectile. have fun feeding the homeless.
wait...you wouldnt of seen the gas coming,so while your still stunned by it id remove your horn. by saw or snapping it,whatever works.
oh,and my in completed prologue.
Spoiler:
Prologue.
Creation. Life,warmth,evil,good,chaos,happiness,death. It all came from something. It all had a beginning. a thing that made it. This thing was perfect. It was everything,creation itself. It had a vision. A perfect vision. It tried once, but the reptiles it made were to un evolved,too primitive and savage,and had to be destroyed. So it gave its next creation a gift. Thought. Thumbs. Ideas.
It dubbed them humans,the second try at life. At perfection. But it gave too much,and didn’t look deep enough. Corruption spread. Fast and deadly. War, greed, all spread like a plague. The creator was horrified by it all,and turned its backs of the humans,letting them rot themselves away...away into nothing....
in its anger, the creator took up creation and smashed it,and flooded the gap full of whatever it thought was what had made the humans turn out bad. It sent thought in. it flooded in bright colors. It flooded in freedom,and control,and a want for happiness. What it got,made it surprised. A magical land, filled with similar creatures to the human world. Ponies. But not just ponies, but buffalo, unicorns, zebras,griffons,and more. It saw a odd good in this world. A need to be good,and get rid of evil. Giving life one last chance,it created to beings to rule this world. Immortal,so leadership would never be challenged. Powerful,so they could prove their worth. Beautiful, to make people love them. The creator gave one the sun,the other the moon. It also blessed the rulers with some knowledge of itself.
But fear was still in creation. It did not want to wait and see if this world would fall. So it stripped away is own powers,concealing it in a orb,and let itself die. It hid the orb in an unknown location,never to be found. Of course,some saw and heard about the strange lights and the magical light being. They made myths and maps,trying to find this creature,and the treasure it must have. None did,but some got close.
That is,until HE looked for it. Him. A scorn on the planet that should of been perfect. He found it,he re hid it, and he learned its secrets.
He was the insane pony. His name lost to time. His crimes considered so horrifying ponies wounder it there true. They are. Murder, mutilation,deception,assassination;all true. He was a rare breed among ponies. An evil breed.
His story dates back to before the luna rebellion. He lived an ordinary life. No troubles, no odd happenings, a nice little life. He himself was an normal unicorn. Not bad,not good. Until his mom committed suicide,taking his father and little sister with her. Right before his eyes.
He sat there til the cops showed up,crying over his little sister, his dad,his family,holding the odd weapon his mom had used. The cops startled him. He never meant to,but he jumped and turned, blasting off the weapon,killing one of the cops. The other shot back,shattering his horn and cutting his ear. He barely escaped,and ended up alone,in a dark alley. Darkness took him. Madness shattered his mind,And death became his life. so he decided to hand it out selflessly.
By the end of 5 years,he had killed and robbed countless ponies, evading even leaving simple clues to who he was, and sending fear across canterlot. He became a legend in the underground,and started taking jobs from the crime lords. With his help,they started to rule the city,the royal guards out numbered. Things got so desperate that when the guards got a leak about “the king of murders” hideout,they burned it to the ground hoping to get rid of the problem. Insane pony escaped,but his sides were burned and scarred, leaving his cutie mark gone.
As his fame grew, people wanted to know what to call this shadow pony,who is never seen yet can get anywhere. At some point,he was call “one insane little pony” and the name insane pony stuck.
Nerivant wrote:
Also, is it sharp enough to use as a weapon?
I assume, since we've seen Twilight(and I think Rarity, too) lower her head to use it on a charge.
Ah, I'd forgotten about that. Thanks! That's a much better explanation than "because horns are supposed to be pointy."
lord commissar klimino wrote:wait...you wouldnt of seen the gas coming,so while your still stunned by it id remove your horn. by saw or snapping it,whatever works.
oh,and my in completed prologue.
Spoiler:
Prologue.
Creation. Life,warmth,evil,good,chaos,happiness,death. It all came from something. It all had a beginning. a thing that made it. This thing was perfect. It was everything,creation itself. It had a vision. A perfect vision. It tried once, but the reptiles it made were to un evolved,too primitive and savage,and had to be destroyed. So it gave its next creation a gift. Thought. Thumbs. Ideas.
It dubbed them humans,the second try at life. At perfection. But it gave too much,and didn’t look deep enough. Corruption spread. Fast and deadly. War, greed, all spread like a plague. The creator was horrified by it all,and turned its backs of the humans,letting them rot themselves away...away into nothing....
in its anger, the creator took up creation and smashed it,and flooded the gap full of whatever it thought was what had made the humans turn out bad. It sent thought in. it flooded in bright colors. It flooded in freedom,and control,and a want for happiness. What it got,made it surprised. A magical land, filled with similar creatures to the human world. Ponies. But not just ponies, but buffalo, unicorns, zebras,griffons,and more. It saw a odd good in this world. A need to be good,and get rid of evil. Giving life one last chance,it created to beings to rule this world. Immortal,so leadership would never be challenged. Powerful,so they could prove their worth. Beautiful, to make people love them. The creator gave one the sun,the other the moon. It also blessed the rulers with some knowledge of itself.
But fear was still in creation. It did not want to wait and see if this world would fall. So it stripped away is own powers,concealing it in a orb,and let itself die. It hid the orb in an unknown location,never to be found. Of course,some saw and heard about the strange lights and the magical light being. They made myths and maps,trying to find this creature,and the treasure it must have. None did,but some got close.
That is,until HE looked for it. Him. A scorn on the planet that should of been perfect. He found it,he re hid it, and he learned its secrets.
He was the insane pony. His name lost to time. His crimes considered so horrifying ponies wounder it there true. They are. Murder, mutilation,deception,assassination;all true. He was a rare breed among ponies. An evil breed.
His story dates back to before the luna rebellion. He lived an ordinary life. No troubles, no odd happenings, a nice little life. He himself was an normal unicorn. Not bad,not good. Until his mom committed suicide,taking his father and little sister with her. Right before his eyes.
He sat there til the cops showed up,crying over his little sister, his dad,his family,holding the odd weapon his mom had used. The cops startled him. He never meant to,but he jumped and turned, blasting off the weapon,killing one of the cops. The other shot back,shattering his horn and cutting his ear. He barely escaped,and ended up alone,in a dark alley. Darkness took him. Madness shattered his mind,And death became his life. so he decided to hand it out selflessly.
By the end of 5 years,he had killed and robbed countless ponies, evading even leaving simple clues to who he was, and sending fear across canterlot. He became a legend in the underground,and started taking jobs from the crime lords. With his help,they started to rule the city,the royal guards out numbered. Things got so desperate that when the guards got a leak about “the king of murders” hideout,they burned it to the ground hoping to get rid of the problem. Insane pony escaped,but his sides were burned and scarred, leaving his cutie mark gone.
As his fame grew, people wanted to know what to call this shadow pony,who is never seen yet can get anywhere. At some point,he was call “one insane little pony” and the name insane pony stuck.
besides grammar, how is it?
It feels very... rushed. Even for a prologue. Like you're trying to inject as much backstory as possible into their brains at once.
Everyone should post their creations. It'd inject some much needed life into this thread. Art, music, videos, fiction... everything. Post what you've made.
Nerivant wrote:Everyone should post their creations. It'd inject some much needed life into this thread. Art, music, videos, fiction... everything. Post what you've made.
*sweeps own stuff under the rug*
Gives me a thought; out of interest, who here has fanponies and how many? Characters in fanfics count if they're more than just an NPC. I still have no fanpony, the shame. >.>
Nerivant wrote:Everyone should post their creations. It'd inject some much needed life into this thread. Art, music, videos, fiction... everything. Post what you've made.
*sweeps own stuff under the rug*
Gives me a thought; out of interest, who here has fanponies and how many? Characters in fanfics count if they're more than just an NPC. I still have no fanpony, the shame. >.>
