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#237026 gingerninja 666 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:28:30 PM from Aboard The Damocles

The concept of playing chess against death still baffles me.

It's DEATH!! How the hell do you outthink death?!

7th Seal

edited 27th Jun '12 9:30:02 PM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#237027 kegisak Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:30:27 PM

I was given to understand that was the point of the metaphor.

You can plan, and think, and be as great as you like... but no matter how great you are death always wins in the end.

right, my apologies. Not sure why I thought twelfth.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:30:55 PM by kegisak

#237028 stevebat Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:32:45 PM

Never heard of seventh seal. CURSE MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT FICTION.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:32:54 PM by stevebat

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.

#237029 storyyeller Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:33:26 PM from Appleloosa

Remind me how the horse shaped ones move again

Are there any other SC 2 sockpuppets here? The only one I've seen is The Orz.

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#237030 Japanese Teeth Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:34:34 PM from Meinong's jungle

Okay, I have to go to bed. See you guys tomorrow.

Goodnight.

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#237031 gingerninja 666 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:35:15 PM from Aboard The Damocles

I was always annoyed by the Final Destination movies.

because they had the potential to ACTUALLY be interesting. Instead they ALWAYS succumb to Downer Endings and it's shown time and again that death is unbeatable. Compelling drama that does not make. Why should I care if there's no chance that any of the heroes will survive?

Maybe if they showed Death to actually be fallable then it'd work

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#237032 storyyeller Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:36:42 PM from Appleloosa

That reminds me. I once had an idea for a game where you go through the underworld to bring someone back to life. The final boss is Death but instead of fighting, you have to beat him at chess. Except that since the computer is extremely good at chess, what you're supposed to do is secretly switch out the chess game for Connect Four, which is actually winnable.

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#237033 Meta Four Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:36:47 PM from NE

Well they do make statements like "with Celestia as my witness, " which unless there's another Celestia somewhere, seems to imply divinity (or at least percieved divinity).

Although... it was Rarity saying that...

Pretty sure Fluttershy also said it in "Putting Your Hoof Down".

Kicked off the lectern at a worship song summit. My hymns all plummet 'cuz church ladies still can't hum it.

#237034 marston Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:37:24 PM from America

Didn't the first film have one surivor? It's been a while since I watched those films.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:37:49 PM by marston

#237035 stevebat Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:38:00 PM

Well, You try living in the public eye for a thousand years and maintain a Monarchy without any rebellion. You would be deified too.

Oh and don't forget they took down the GOD OF CHAOS. Which is basically the human equivalent of two powerful wizards blowing the fuck out of cthulhu, and winning.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:38:47 PM by stevebat

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.

#237036 gingerninja 666 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:39:06 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@mars The first one ended with the cycle of death starting over as a massive billboard swings down towards the mane character's friend as he asks "what's wrong?"

edited 27th Jun '12 9:40:02 PM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#237037 Meta Four Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:41:41 PM from NE

"Really, ponies, I'm not a goddess. I'm just an ordinary, immortal pony with the combined powers of unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies, plus complete control over the sun."

Kicked off the lectern at a worship song summit. My hymns all plummet 'cuz church ladies still can't hum it.

#237038 storyyeller Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:42:08 PM from Appleloosa

Didn't the first film have one surivor? It's been a while since I watched those films.

Also, I think that character died immediately into the second film. (I haven't actually seen any of them).

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#237039 Chadaman 99 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:44:13 PM

Well put.

Everything's been done. Everything has a meaning. However your life at best is to serve as a building block for others.

#237040 marston Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:44:56 PM from America

@Ginger: I see.

BTW, since you usually don't seem to like the protagonist's of anything you watch/read/play, I gotta ask, have there been times where you actually liked the main charector alot? Besides mlp fim, ovbiously.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:46:00 PM by marston

#237041 gingerninja 666 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:46:10 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@mars I usually like them. I find it really hard to like something if I can't stand the mane character. They're just never my favourite characters

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#237042 stevebat Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:48:57 PM

Two more days until news dump time. I have a theory that Hasbro might make a gut-busting announcement at Bronycon.

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.

#237043 storyyeller Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:49:40 PM from Appleloosa

Bronycon is in two days?

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#237044 stevebat Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:50:24 PM

YEP. 30th-1st. And I am sad. But next year! NEXT YEAR! I am so SO going to it.

edited 27th Jun '12 9:50:43 PM by stevebat

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.

#237045 Meta Four Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:51:36 PM from NE

Kidding aside, I like to imagine that FIM is set in an AU of the Greek mythology 'verse. Discord killed the original Greek pantheon, then Celestia and Luna deposed him.

Kicked off the lectern at a worship song summit. My hymns all plummet 'cuz church ladies still can't hum it.

#237046 gingerninja 666 Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:52:40 PM from Aboard The Damocles

the only logical assumption:

Celestia&Luna > The ENTIRE Greek Pantheon

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#237047 Pannic Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:56:37 PM

First Final Destination had two survivors, one died off-screen between films and the other died in the second film. Second film had two survivors, then they died between 2 and 3. The others have no survivors. Films seem an exercise in pointlessness. Blah blah blah foregone conclusion.

I should see The Seventh Seal. It's Bergman's most famous film, and I've seen Wild Strawberries (one of his other really famous ones) and The Magician (which is... not very famous).

edited 27th Jun '12 9:57:34 PM by Pannic

#237048 kegisak Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:58:36 PM

They're basically gore shows. My friend who likes them admitted he only goes to see them to see how the deaths can get more over the top. Doesn't give two kicks about the plot at all, or anything.

#237049 Meta Four Wed, 27th Jun '12 9:59:45 PM from NE

Perhaps if the Greek pantheon fought Discord as a team, they would have defeated him. But no, Discord exploited their flaws to turn the gods and goddesses against each other. So he only ever had to fight one or two of them at a time—and several of them he didn't even kill directly himself.

I should see The Seventh Seal.

Yeah, it's quite good. You know what else is good? This music video

, which is a tribute to The Seventh Seal.

Hmmm... does Luna escort dead pony souls to the afterlife, or does somepony else have that job?

edited 27th Jun '12 10:09:28 PM by MetaFour

Kicked off the lectern at a worship song summit. My hymns all plummet 'cuz church ladies still can't hum it.

#237050 edvedd Wed, 27th Jun '12 10:09:52 PM from Over there. Maybe?

The Greek pantheon is basically on the verge of a meltdown anyway.

Discord wouldn't have to work very hard.

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