Today, the world, even more, the entire galaxy is in mourning. It is with a heavy heart and drowned in sadness that I says farewell and pay tribute to a great woman who was a very good actress but who by her role as the Princess Leia became a symbol of the childhood of many people, including myself. I discovered Star Wars when I was a kid, and Leia became one of my favorite characters in the Star Wars saga. A female character with a strong mind, a leader, a queen .... I'm shocked to learn that Carrie Fisher died on that cursed day of December 27, 2016.
She had had a heart attack, and although she was in a stable state, it was not enough. It is with sadness that I say farewell to our dear galactic princess whom we shall love for ever. We love you, Carrie Fisher, thanks for everything you've done for us. You have joined the Force, and we will never forget you. :'(
For the last edition of the hero of the month of the year 2016, I present one of my fictional loves, and also my first fictional love coming from a French franchise: Evangelyne, the archer female Cra from the universe Wakfu.
Evangelyne is member of the Cras race, a humanoid people like elves, and specialized in archery. When she was a child, Evangelyne was sent to the Sadida realm, as a companion of the Princess Amalia, who was the same age as she was at that time. The two girls grow up together and become very friends. As a young woman, Evangelyne continues to serve Amalia. But one day, Amalia forced Evangelyne to come with her, telling her that the god Sadida appeared to her in a dream, telling her that a great mission was waiting for her, but in reality it was a pretext invented by Amalia for Flee his kingdom, wishing to live an adventure in the vast world.
It is during this adventure that she and Amalia make meet Yugo, Sir Tristepin and Ruel, who together with them, will form a group of adventurers. Evangelyne agrees to help others find the missing family of Yugo and the group sets off on an adventure around the world of Wakfu. When Evangelyne and the group arrives on the island of Oma, they find what they are looking for, but at the same time they discover their true enemy: Nox, a Xelor, a magician capable of controlling time and eager to seize Each Wakfu present in the world. When Nox and his army attack the Sadida kingdom, Evangelyne and his group have no choice but to face it. But the battle quickly turned bad, and Tristepin sacrifices his life to save Evangelyne and Amalia. Evangelyne, who during the adventure had developed feelings for Tristepin, is annihilated by the death of the knight Iop, whose body disappears in his arms, called by the god Iop to be at his side. But after a hard fight, Nox is finally defeated and so the group of adventurers becomes famous for being the saviors of the world. Evangelyne becomes a true legend in her people, under the nickname of "Eva the legendary Cra".
As a Cra, Evangelyne possesses a bow she holds more than her own life, as an arch is sacred for a Cra. Eva has many powers in her bow, like being able to shot arrows of fire, ice, explosives or many more. Like all the Cras, she has a very develloped hearing, a great agility and an eagle's view. Evangelyne is a rather authoritarian character, tomboy, preferring to affiliate her combat techniques or deepen her knowledge. Eva also has a big heart, like her friends, she does not hesitate to help the poor people in distress. Even if she often criticizes Tristepin for her limited intelligence or her way of rushing without thinking, she loves him deeply and will go so far as to embrace him, thus showhing her true feelings, which seem reciprocal on his side.
I did not expect one day to be nominated for an award about blog, I did not even know that an award existed for it. It's fun and interesting as a concept. If it can allow bloggers looking for themselves to have some publicity and find the audience they are looking for, it's a good idea. After exceeding 20,000 views, the Killmaster must be worthy and above all, being himself.
In the first place, I thank my good Canadian friend Emily Hill, the Sci-Fi Queen, since we met, we have supported each other. His comments have more than once restored my morale and the desire not to let go. With this mutual support, we have several times stand against internet trolls that were looking to put crap. A fight that I led alone since forever, but now, I am no longer alone. Emily and I have been friends since 2013, we have never met for real, and yet, trust is there, as the friendship. Who knows? Maybe one day we will meet. The Killmaster thanks you again Emily \m/ Keep Rockin' \m/
To go in the universe of Emily, let's go Right Here
If you're a nerd, and proud to be, don't hesitate, Go!
For the rules I have to respect, I have to tell 7 things about myself. Alright, the Killmaster will deliver his life.
1. From 2008 to 2013, I've been a Wrestling Fan, especially of the WWE. My favorite wrestlers were superstars like Undertaker, Edge, Cm Punk, Umaga, Beth Phoenix.... But now my Wrestling period is finish, cause the good period of the WWE ended, for me, and the new is not at my taste. Too bad.
2. In high school, I fell into a nervous breakdown and almost committed suicide one night.
3. The band who made me become a Metalhead is Motörhead
4. I can not stand injustice, racism and intolerance. I'm not a violent person, but these three things have the gift of making me really crazy.
5. My first trip abroad was in London.
6. From 2012 to 2013, I trained myself to become a professional wrestler, in the French Federation, the WS (Wrestling Stars), but I abandonned this project because of my asthma I could not keep up the rhythm and I discovered that I was not made for that.
7. When I was eight months old, I could have been dead. One day in the street, my parents and I were almost hit by a car, whose driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. My father had some slight fractures, my mother was not hurt, and luckily for me, the stroller where I was has been solid enough to take the shock, to be just pushed to the side, and saved my life. This incident even appeared in the local newspaper.
Ok, now I have to nominate 15 other bloggers, but I don't know a lot, so, I will nominate those I know, even if they are already nominated, well, it will make one more vote for them, I'm glad to give.
Another blog, from my German friend, Madlen Reuter, about his Metal trip through the festivals and the interviews she gave.
Go Check!
Thank you again to all those who support and believe in me. The spirit of the Killmaster is protecting you. Now, have a good night, and never forget: All you know is who you are, and what you want to be! \m/
For the release of the movie Rogue One, I honor the most emblematic character of the franchise Star Wars and one of my first and favorite childhood villains: THE lord sith, Darth Vader.
Before becoming one of the biggest threats in the galaxy, Vador was called Anakin Skywalker, and was destined to become the savior of the galaxy, the one that would bring balance. But by a tragedy arising from the death of his wife, Padme, and a conspiracy orchestrated by the Lord Sith, Sidious, Anakin lost his mind, sank into total anger and became what he had sworn to fight, destroying the Jedi Order rather than save it. Severely wounded by Obi-Wan and burned all over his body, Anakin had to receive implants and cybernetic members, and permanently wears an armor, without which he can not survive. Formed by Sidious in the path of the dark side, Vador sowed terror throughout the galaxy, eradicating any threat likely to harm the empire. But one day he found the traces of Luke and Leia Skywalker, two young brothers and sisters who turn out to be his children, born to their mother Padme before she died. During this adventure, Vador will reveal to Luke who he really is, which will have a very strong impression on Luke (and we can understand why lol).
However, Luke, increasingly persuaded to be able to bring his father back to the right side, succeeded in making Vador doubt about what he is (in the discussion scene on Endor, when Luke, seeing Vador denial of reality , Says that his father is really dead, and Vador, remaining alone, plunges into a kind of thoughtful silence, so we can think that he reflects on what his son has just told him.) And when Luke, brought before the Emperor Sidious, tries to kill the latter, then enters a fight between father and son, of which Luke emerges victorious after he cut the cybernetic hand of Vador. Sidious, thrilled by Luke's brutal power, tries to corrupt the young Jedi, pushing him to kill his father and take his place, but Luke refuses, refusing to become a soulless machine. Sidious, furious, decides to kill Luke by lightning, and for a moment Vador remains silent, wounded, watching his own son being killed before his eyes. It is then that the spirit of Anakin returns to life, regaining real consciousness of who he is, and seizes the emperor. Electrocuted by flashes of force, Vador, returning as Anakin, throws his old master into the void, ending the reign of the emperor and the sith lord. Thus, Vador / Anakin, completes the prophecy to which he was always attached: defeat the sith and bring back the balance. This was his last act of bravery, because Anakin died shortly afterwards, weakened by his wounds and desirous of wanting to die in peace after having done so much harm around him, knowing that his children, Luke and Leia, would do better, to reestablish the order in the galaxy.
In all history, Darth Vader is one of the most tragic characters, and epic villains, as much by his appearance, his personnality, or his breath. Formerly good and promised a bright future in the jedi order, he became a soulless and heartless killer, destroyed by the influence of the dark side and the death of the woman he loved. What a drama!!! Vader is surely one of the most dangerous and powerful sith, mastering the force with disconcerting ease and handling the lightsaber as an elite. Moreover, its cybernetic members give him a superhuman strength. Vader is also without pity with his own allies and does not hesitate to kill those who disappoint him, which earned him a terrifying reputation among the officers of the empire, who fear him above all else. His armor was made to inspire terror, to keep him alive, but also to make him suffer permanently while remaining alive (a punishment inflicted by Sidious to punish him for have not killing Obi-Wan Kenobi).
Sorry if there was no DiscoveRock in November, but I was not at my best and I did not feel inspired to write, but now, for the month of Christmas, I come back for The new edition. This time we go to Italy, to discover a band that I saw in concert, with whom I made a photo, and which are for me one of my most beautiful discoveries of the year 2016: Sinheresy.
Formed in 2009 first as a cover band featuring Nightwish songs, Sinheresy begins to make his own songs from 2011, but keeping his Metal Symphonic style powerful and very addictive. The magnificent voice of the female singer, Cecilia Petrini, and the powerful voice of the male singer, Stefano Sain, are in perfect coherence in the songs and with the melodic guitar riffs, the beat of the drums and the melody of the keyboards. For the moment, the band has made a demo, an EP, and their first official album, Paint the World, was released in 2013. I saw them at Paris, as opening act band for Tarja Turunen, and I felt in love immediatly with their music style and their songs. For me, Sinheresy are among the future of the Symphonic Metal.
If you like Symphonic Metal, Sinheresy is made for you.
To finish a year by the concert of a group that you like is good, but to finish with a group that is part of your top 3 personal is better. This happened to me on December 1st, in Paris, when I went to see the group that for me is the future of rock music: Airbourne.
For my last concert of the year, I was not alone, because my father was with me. I made him discover Airbourne, he loved, and he wanted to see them in live, and there too he loved. For the concert I was on one of the balconies, close to the stage, with a very good overview. I could have chosen to go into the pit, but I knew that with Airbourne, the pit would turn into a battlefield, and I was right. From the first song, the entire pit began to become a crazy mess. But that's it, the Airbourne style!
At the beginning, I was a little afraid because I had learned from the news that a group of terrorists had planned a new attack on Paris the day I went to see the concert but fortunately, the cops arrested the terrorists and defeated their plans in advance. I can not say if the concert room le Trianon was one of their targets, but I was reassured. Thank you to the police and the anti-terrorism unit.
For the concert, Airbourne played a few songs from the new album released this year, but also many old songs, such as No Way but the Hard Way, or Too Much Too Young Too Fast, and of course the best known: Live It Up and Runnin 'Wild. The atmosphere was completely electric and the room was full. Joel O'Keeffe, the leader of the band, sprinkled the first rows of the pit with cans of beer, as usual, smashing them on his skull. He also went through the crowd playing the guitar, all on the shoulders of a vigil. At one point, during a song, Joel noticed me. I made the horns of the devil in his direction, he was looking towards the balcony at that moment. He smiled, and made the horns of the devil in my direction. I was too happy. And of course, Airbourne also paid tribute to one of their idols, the great Lemmy Kilmister, playing the tribute song they created for him: It's All for Rock N Roll.
Setlist of the show:
Ready to Rock
Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
Chewin' the Fat
Rivalry
Girls in Black
It's All for Rock 'n' Roll
Down on You
Breakin' Outta Hell
No Way but the Hard Way
Stand Up for Rock 'n' Roll
Live It Up
Runnin' Wild
Thank you fucking much Airbourne, for have made my last concert of 2016, a 200% rock show, hot as hell!!!!
Already fifteen editions. Time goes really fast. And for the fifteenth, return, again, in the world of Game of Thrones, and this time to announce the coolest non-human character in the series: Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun (or Wun Wun) the most badass of the giants.
Wun Wun is a member of the ancestral race of the giants, and is one of the last of his people, if not, the last. In the story, he took refuge, with the wildlings, at Hardhome, hoping to escape the threat of the white walkers. When Jon Snow comes to see the wildlings to offer them an alliance against the army of the dead, Wun Wun shows no sign of hostility towards the Night's Watch, and even seems to pay attention to what Jon is saying. But later, Hardhome found himself attacked by the white walkers, and hundreds of wildlings died in the first minutes, swelling the army of the dead. Wun Wun fights fiercely against the zombies, shredding them in his hands or crushing them under his feet. To protect the escape of the last survivors (including Jon, Ed and Tormund), Wun Wun remains a little behind, armed with a large wooden beam, kills a dozen zombies and gets rid of those who climb on him. Being too heavy for the small boat, the giant is forced to escape by swimming in the icy waters of the north, but he survives. Wun Wun becomes the first giant to cross the wall, but being the only one of his kind, he is very quickly seen by the men of Night's Watch.
After the murder of Jon Snow, Wun Wun and the wildlings attack Castleblack, to prevent the mutineers from burning Jon's body. Wun Wun destroys the door without any problem, and kills a crossbowman who had the bad idea to shoot on him. The giant follows Jon and his army in the quest towards Westeros, considering Jon as a leader. Wun Wun becomes the only giant in Jon's army, but a valuable asset. During the Battle of Winterfell against the Bolton Army, Wun Wun fought again with all his might, killing a horse with a single blow of his fist, and pulling the head of a soldier by the force of his hands. Though wounded, the giant throws himself, body and soul, against the sealed door of Winterfell, destroying it, before falling to the ground, but nevertheless allowing the army of Jon to enter the city. Full of arrows and dying, Wun Wun is killed by Ramsay Bolton, while Jon was worried about the health of his giant friend. Thus died Wun Wun, the last of the giants, who by his sacrifice allowed the liberation of the north and the end of the Bolton tyranny. Wun Wun, the only giant who sacrificed himself for humans.
Wun Wun is my favorite non-human character in Game of Thrones (on the same rank as Drogon and the Night's King). His death saddened me a lot (yeah, I shed tears), because he was a wise character, because he took the time to listen to what others were saying around him and to make decisions on his own. He could have chosen to kill Jon and the other humans, but Wun Wun is intelligent, knowing the threat of the white walkers and knowing that the only way to survive is to be united. For me, Wun Wun deserved more screen time, and I would have liked that his friendship with Jon Snow to be more described. I even wanted that Daenerys, on her way to Westeros, could meet Wun Wun and see a real giant for the first time.
Last night, on a cold November night, and despite the cold and rain, I lived one of my best concerts of this year.
Tarja Turunen, the great soprano singer of Metal, a true legend in Finland, ended her tour by coming to the French capital, and I had the honor of being there. The concert hall was the Casino de Paris, a rich, huge, well-known room in France, which dates back more than 100 years (it was inaugurated in 1880).
Tarja, the only and one <3
The first opening act band: The Shiver
The second opening act band: Sinheresy
For this beautiful end of tour, there was not only one, but two first parts in the show. Although I liked the band The Shiver with their mix of rock and electro elements, I admit that I preferred the second band, Sinheresy, whose the style Symphonic / Heavy metal, is in the line of the great groups like Nightwish or Within Tempation. A new discovery for me, to the point that I made a photo with three of the members of Sinheresy after the concert, as a memory.
But of course the artist I was most impatiently waiting for was the Finnish queen of metal in person, the one and only, Tarja Turunen, always as beautiful, as much by the voice as her appearance. Accompanied by her group, she gave us almost two hours of an unforgettable show, in the old and magnificent decoration of the Casino (of which Tarja told us that it's a very beautiful place). For the concert, Tarja was dressed in a magnificent large black dress, decorated with feathers of ravens, like a raven princess of metal. Her outfit was almost Medieval Fantasy and I loved it, I even thinked about the Night's Watch from Game of Thrones. Even though the audience had to be seated on seats, the atmosphere was not affected. The French metal public was there, to acclaim Tarja, because in France, she is loved and respected, her audience is faithful and will always remain. For the last songs, the public (including myself), we all raised for her and have remained standing, and the vigils have let us do. In short, a magnificent concert full of colors and emotions, and metal! A great way to finish a tour. Thanks to you, beautiful Tarja, to give us so much happiness through your voice and your songs. You will always be welcome in France, we love you!
I do not often have the opportunity to go to rallies or fans conventions, but the 4th November, I could go to the Paris Manga convention with my sister, our main goal was to meet the actor Charles Dance, the special guest of the first day of the convention, and was present only on 4 November in Paris.
For the convention, I did not come in cosplay, but for the opportunity to meet a GOT actor, I put all my assets related to the series: my t-shirt with all the sigils GOT, my pendants Targaryen and Stark, and my Targaryen hat. To begin, when I arrived at the place of the Convention, I felt immediately like in paradise. Dozens of stands everywhere, selling all sorts of things: figurines, posters, clothes, and a lot more diverse and varied. Most things were related to the Manga universe, which is understandable with the name of the convention, but several of my favorite fictional universes were present, as Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Marvel and DC comics, and also some mangas I watch like Pokemon, Fairy Tail, Attack on Titan....
Photo with BB-8!
Of course, no surprise, there was a stand dedicated to Star Wars, but even more, the most iconic droid of the saga, I mean of course R2, was present, and came to say hello to people who came to see him. When I wanted to take a picture of him, he came to me and stopped, as if to pose for the photo. It was really funny.
But the nice characters of Star Wars were not the only ones to be present. The soldiers of the Galactic Empire were also there. Stormtroopers and Imperial officers, all armed, and I even thought I saw the Emperor Darth Sidious. I could not resist the opportunity to take a photo with the Empire (what? I'm a traitor? Yes, it is possible, and after?)
One of the highlights of the day was the Game of Thrones conference that I attended, with the three actors from the series invited for the event. I could see Ellie Kendrick, who plays the role of Meera Reed. Keisha Castle-Hughes, who plays Obara Sand (but also the role of the Queen of Naboo in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith), and finally, the exclusive guest, Mr. Charles Dance, aka Lord Tywin Lannister (who also played the role of Dr. Clemens in Alien 3). During their arrival on the scene, the whole crowd (me and my sister included), have applauded and encouraged them with all our strength, to show them that we love them and that France loves Game of Thrones. Charles, before sitting in his seat, even took a photo of the crowd with his phone. Hearing them talking about their experiences in the world of the cinema was really interesting. Ellie Kendrick knows how to speak French, and she has a very good accent, and she said that her favorite character is Brienne of Tarth, 'cause she's really badass. Charles Dance said his favorite character was Tyrion, and told us that each time he apologized to Peter Dinklage for all the wickedness that he had to tell him in the scenes they played together. I would like to ask them a question, but I have not been chosen from all the people who had questions. Oh well, it will be for a next time.
I ended my day in Paris Manga with the moment I was waiting for several months forward. After giving my ticket, I could enter the small studio or were professional photographers. Charles Dance was there for the photo session with fans. As GOT fan, it was a real honor to shake hands with Charles Dance, talk to him and take a picture with him. An unforgettable memory that I keep preciously. Charles is really nice, smiling, and has a great personality. As many fans were waiting after me, I could not stay long with him, but I was able to exchange a few words with him. A big thank you to Charles Dance for his visit to Paris and Paris Manga to have invited him to the event.
If I say words like Come As You Are ..... ..... Nervemind...... Smells Like Teen Spirit ..... You probably think about the Grunge band became famous worldwide in just a few years: Nirvana. Formed in 1987 by the young rocker Kurt Cobain, Nirvana's success is slow to surface, the group is forced to debut playing in small crappy rooms. In 1989, the band released its first album, Bleach. But over time, Nirvana attracts media attention with his dynamic style Grunge, with sometimes violent lyrics, criticizing many life itself. The band's career takes a global turn over the years, and despite only three albums, the most epic remains Nevermind, many of their songs have become legendary, like Come As You Are, Lithium, Rape Me, In Bloom, or Smells Like Teen Spirit, still today considered as one of the rock anthems. Unfortunately Nirvana career was short-lived, and the group ended in 1994 following the death of Kurt Cobain, found dead at his home, a bullet in the head. He was 27 years old. Kurt had always had a very self destructive side, the theory of suicide is more credible, although still today, many people say that this is a murder. Kurt Cobain received honors befitting a legend, worldwide rock fans paid him tributes and Kurt joined the pantheon of rock legends. Even today, his music is always heard and always loved, and his legend continue to live.
Members:
- Kurt Cobain (vocals / guitars)
- Dave Grohl (drums)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
Yesterday I celebrated my 23 years old. Is what I'm deciding to become an adult? Hmmm ..... Nooooo. Why change and impose conditions when I am as I am? Anyway, this year, the rock and metal were one more time present in my birthday, and this is what I received:
To start at the top of the list, the DVD + audio CD of "Clean your Clock", the last concert of Motörhead recorded on DVD, which took place in Munich, Germany, just some months before that Lemmy passed away. It was one of the last shows where he was in good shape, where he could do a whole concert, and where his voice did not seem too weak. They especially replayed old school songs, like Metropolis, Stay Clean, Bomber, Overkill, and my favorite of course, Ace of Spades. At least Lemmy did what he wanted, and the group left a last magnificent DVD which advance at the same level as the last album, which is really excellent.
Then, the new album of the Australian band Airbourne, released in September this year: Breakin 'Outta Hell, fourth album since their creation. What to say? Well that Airbourne has lost none of his energy and sound power. I have preferences for some songs, like Rivalry, It's All for Rock N Roll, It's never too loud for me, but my favorite is one that has the name of the album, Breakin 'Outta Hell. Airbourne must continue like that, they will become fucking legends, I am sure, because I believe in them and their talent.
And finally, my favorite Finnish band, my dear monsters I like so much, Lordi, are back with the new album, their eighth, also released this year on the same day as the album Airbourne. Monstereophonic: Theaterror vs Demonarchy. I still love how Lordi are playing with the words to create their own. The idea is interesting to have two sides on one album, like monster vs demon. The songs of the Demonarchy part also seem more aggressive. My favorite song? I say Let's Go Slaughter He Man. Although the video clip of Hug You Hardcore had disappointed me, I liked the song itself. So, not disappointed with this new album, Lordi are still overflowing with creativity to create their new costumes every time, even if I have a preference for the outfits of SFO and TBONTB eras.
A big thank you to my family and friends (French and foreign) for their nice messages. Love you all! \m/
In the recent years, in the field of video games, the Mass Effect saga was one of my best discoveries (thanks to some of my friends who made me discover this franchise). Impressive graphics, charismatic characters, interesting story, the game adapts depending on the choices that we make, we can create the hero in our image and choose his past ..... So great. Also, the game provides a romance with a character, and here are my two favorite female characters, with whom I had a romance (each in a different game)
1. Liara T'soni
(Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3)
Even before I started the game, I was already looking at pictures of some characters to get an idea, and among them I saw the asari Liara T'Soni. Immediately, she interested me, and when I knew I could have a romance with her, I was even more motivated. Liara is one of the best characters in the saga, very smart, with a moving story, touching, she can be nice as she can sometimes be more pragmatic, especially towards her enemies. Liara is young (she has only 106 years old, but the Asari can live till 1000 years old), but she already has a strong character who pushes her to fight, and on top of that, I find her really beautiful. I always had a crush for alien women.
In the first game, I followed the advice of a good friend, who advised me to go talk to Liara between each mission and learn as much about her. With my character (Mathias Shepard), I discussed with Liara many times, and each time, I supported her, and little by little, friendship began to become stronger. I took her as teammate in many missions (the trio that I prefers is Me / Liara / Garrus). And towards the end of the first game, we had our first kiss, and Liara, with her powers, created a bond between us. We were linked.
In the second game, I had no other relationship with another female character, I remained faithful to Liara, and when we were together again, I helped her to defeat the Broker's Shadow. After that she took his place as the new Broker's Shadow, we spend an evening together to celebrate this victory, and our relationship.
In the third game, my relationship with Liara was not tainted. We always loved so much, and I proved it. Throughout the game, we have traveled the galaxy devastated to collect the largest galactic army. Shortly before the storm, we had our last moment of love together. I sacrificed my life to save the galaxy and allow the remaining races to survive. Liara survived, she put my name on the funeral monument of the Normandy, and I continued to watch over her. Wise as she is, she surely understood my gesture of sacrifice. Rather a life than billions.
2. Miranda Lawson
(Mass Effect 2 and 3)
Female soldiers are also part of my crushes, although at first I had difficulties to accept the beautiful Miranda Lawson. At first, she was distant, cold and almost insensitive to the feelings. And it was hard to accept that she can work for the organization Cerberus, that I really hate. But gradually as I learned about the life of Miranda, and our friendship has really formed over the missions, I begin to better appreciate her and to be honest, I do not have was insensitive to her beauty, both internal and external. Because yes, Miranda is not so cold as that. She asked me to help her sister, Orianna, that she really loves. I could not refuse to help her, and the story of the sisters Lawson really touched me.
And finally, our friendship turned into something stronger, and little before attacking the base of the Collectors, she told me to join her in the engine room.. And it's in this room we really started our love relationship (I precise that my romance with Miranda was in a different game of the one where I'm with Liara). Mirand can be nice when she wants, with a true honor, especially when she choose my side to fight against Cerberus.
And during the suicide mission in the base of the Collectors, Miranda managed to survive and I got her, with Garrus, to fight against the final boss (I only had one loss: Jack)
In the third game, as in my game with Liara, I had no other relationship with another female character. I had to help again Miranda to save her sister from the clutches of their father, a true asshole. I managed to save sister and makes that Miranda survives.
And you? Who is / are your ME Romance Choice(s)? And why?
After watched his 2014 movie last night, I finally decided it was time for him to have his edition.
For the fourteenth edition of the greatest fictional heroes of our world, I will introduce this time one of the greatest hero ever known, both in terms of size and popularity. Considered as a true superstar, especially in Japan, this monster now even got his own star on the Hollywood Boulevard. The most famous of all monsters and their king: Godzilla.
According to his story, Godzilla is as old as the world itself, born in a very distant time, when the earth was much more radioactive than before. The world was dominated by titanic creatures, feeding themselves of radiations to live and grow more. Godzilla was the king of this ancient world, dominating all other creatures by his strength. But after the many climate changes over the centuries, the great monsters disappeared almost all, and the survivors were forced to take refuge in the depths of the oceans abysses, in burrows to the core of the earth, to feed of its radiations. Thus, Godzilla could survive and lay dormant for thousands of years, until one day, in the 50s, a submarine that beat the diving record, woke him up and made him emerge from the ocean. The famous testing of nuclear bombs in the Pacific islands were actually a hidden pretext for trying to kill Godzilla, without success, the monster being invincible and insensitive to radiation. One day, some giant mutant creatures made their reappearance in the world: the Mutos, kind of gigantic parasitic creatures that feed of radiations, and apparently, mortal enemies of Godzilla. When two Mutos, a male and a female, appeared and caused havoc across the planet, Godzilla came back from the abyss, to stop them at all costs. He stalked relentlessly the creatures across oceans and continents, until one day, while the female Muto had founded a nest and laid her eggs, Godzilla came and hired the fight. Despite its power, the king of the monsters found himself in difficulty facing the two mutants who attacked simultaneously, but the distraction allowed a band of human soldiers to recover a nuclear missile stolen by the mutos, and to destroy the nest with all eggs. While the female Muto tried to retrieve the missile, Godzilla took the opportunity to recover its forces and killed the male Muto.
And while the female Muto was about to retrieve the missile, Godzilla grabbed her by the neck and killed her by spitting his blue flames across the body of the creature, destroying her from within. But after this hard fight, Godzilla fell unconscious in the middle of the ravaged city. First, humans believed his death, but while rescue forces were trying to retrieve all the survivors in the debris, Godzilla awoke, and having accomplished his mission, returned to the depths of the ocean, under the crowd cheers for him.
Even if he has the appearance of a giant lizard, Godzilla is a lot smarter than a mere animal. He is actually the god of an ancestral ecosystem, and its purpose is to ensure the natural balance of the world. Whenever this balance is threatened, Godzilla rises from the ocean to protect him. He does not attack humans unless he feels threatened by them. It is unclear whether he does this to protect humans, or just if he ignore them, and does it because he has to. Anyway, he's smart enough to know that humans are not his real enemies, and leave them alone after defeat his opponents.
Being as old as the earth, we can deduce the divine status of Godzilla, being apparently immortal, and having a power equal to a god. Not weapons, not even nuclear missiles, can hurt him. It seems that only the mutant creatures as large as him are able to hurt him. With the radiations he eat over the centuries have allowed him to reach a titanic size larger than a building, and also allows him to spit kinds of powerful radioactive blue flames.
According to the versions, Godzilla is either the protector of the earth, or a creature of the Apocalypse coming to destroy humanity. He is still popular in Japan these days, to the point that in the country, he is considered at the same rank as the superstars, even almost as a living legend, and for a fictional character, that's really badass.
Becoming the most famous monster, an icon of cinema and a global superstar, Godzilla deserves more than its place in the pantheon of fictional heroes.
In recent days, I listened to a lot to lof songs of Lordi, and I replayed one of my favorite sagas in video game, Dead Space. Well, last night, I had a dream combination of both. A mix of dream and nightmare, both terrifying and awesome.
It was almost like a clip of Lordi. I could perfectly hear one of their songs, I think it was Good to be Bad. I was in my room, in the dark, dressed in the outfit of Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 2, but I had no weapons. For some reason, my house was overrun with Necromorphs. One of them wanted to pounce on me but I avoided it and give a kick to his head before running away from the room. On the walls, the ceiling .... Everywhere there were Necromorphs, roaring and howling like rabid beasts, that they are in fact.
All the necromorphs species I saw in my nightmare, from left to right:
Slashers, Fodders, Exploders, Pregnants and Crawlers
A Necromorph Slasher tried to decapitate me while I was running down the stairs, but I avoided his blade and I I pushed him. He tumbled marches with violence, and fell on another creature. In the living room, they were more numerous. A Exploder was crawling with his disgusting pustular arm, uttering twisted groans. A Fodder tried to kill me with his ax, but I stuck with my arm, and take the opportunity to push him with a kick. As quickly as I could, I ran to the garden, and it was there, I saw Lordi, in their outfits of Monstereophonic.
As in one of their videos, they were there, with their instruments, in the middle of my garden, playing the song. Amen with his mummified guitar, Ox with his bass, Mana behind the drums, Hella behind her keyboards, and Mr. Lordi singing without microphone. Without further ado, I approached and curiously, the Necromorphs dared not approach to Lordi, as if their song produced a kind of protective invisible field around them, and to me as I was approached to them. Necromorphs were looking at us, in circle all around us, and gesticulating in all directions by growling, almost like a concert crowd. Lordi seemed conscious that their music had an impact on the Necromorphs and continued to play, without fear. Mr. Lordi to suddenly took his ax, but I understand why, 'cause when the music stopped, the Necromorphs began rushing towards us, and when they were going to tear me into pieces, I woke up.
A rather short dream, but very, very scary, but yet so great. I really felt like a clip of Lordi. Why the song Good to be Bad? I don't know.
And so he spoke.....And so he spoke. That lord of Castamere. But now the rains, weep o'er his halls, with no one there to hear. Again, for this edition of the Villain of the Month, we return to the world of Game of Thrones, and this time, to present the Lord of the House Lannister: Lord Tywin Lannister.
In the story of Tywin, and first of its past, it is known that Lord Tywin, when he was still young, was sent to King's Landing to become the squire of the king Aegon V. Later, Tywin fought at the sides of the prince Aerys, and this one, to thank him for his help, made him as knight. It is covered with glory that Tywin returned to Casterly Rock, where he realizes that his father, Tytos Lannister, became a weak man, miserable, and he drags a bad reputation, like the rest of the family. Tywin decides to take matters in hand. Thus he becomes the new lord of Casterly Rock and the governor of the West. In the period where are happening the series and books, Tywin is still lord of his house, and at first everything seems to be fine. But fate falls as soon that Joffrey, who became king after the death of Robert, killed Lord Eddard Stark, triggering the North Rebellion and the War of Five Kings. Forced to defend his land and his family, Tywin goes at war with its bannerets and his troops to fight the army of Robb Stark, the main leader of the rebellion. But seeing that his nephew Joffrey does everything wrong, Tywin, exasperated, sent his son Tyrion to King's Landing, as Hand of the King, to finally make obey Joffrey and bring him back to the reason to become a true king.
For a while Tywin rest with his troops in the ruins of Harrenhal, or he decided that prisoners will not be executed but used for their work skills. He even chose a new butler, unaware that she is Arya Stark, on the run and presumed dead.
Tywin then returns during the attack of King's Landing, or with the help of the Tyrell, he rejects the troops of Stannis Baratheon. His son Tyrion was wounded and failed in his mission, Tywin resumes hand of the king title and himself decides to take matters in hand.
For every month that passes to King's Landing, Tywin took his role of hand as King very seriously. He is even the only, with Tyrion, to dare stand up to the angry outbursts of Joffrey and dare tell him, in person, that a man who always repeats that he is the king does not look to a king. When Joffrey was poisoned to his wedding and that Tyrion is accused of the murder, it's Tywin who chairs the judgment, representing the new king Tommen. During the trial, Tyrion stands up against his father and the rest of the meeting, seeing that even Shae, the woman he loved, betrayed him. For the trial by combat, Cersei Lannister selected Gregor Clegane, and Prince Oberyn Martell chooses himself to defend Tyrion, who actually have an account to settle with Gregor. But, the fight will end in victory for Gregor, seriously injured, but killing Oberyn at the last moment. Tywin then declare officially that Tyrion is sentenced to death. Yet one night, Tyrion, with the help of his brother Jaime, escapes from his cell and had to flee out of the city. But before that, Tyrion introduced himself into the chamber of Tywin, where he discovers Shae, and discovers that she slept with Tywin. Mad with rage and sadness, Tyrion kills Shae by strangling her, then went to the latrine, or he discovers Tywin sat on the latrine. After a brief discussion, Tyrion kills his father, with two crossbow bolts. Thus ended the life of Lord Tywin Lannister, killed by a son he despised since ever.
Tywin's character is so well written that he might have existed for real in the Middle Ages. An implacable Lord, tough, sometimes cruel, but always caring of the reputation of his family. Indeed, if Tywin said he loves his children and his family, for him, it is always the name that matters, because the name of the family remains forever, not the family members. Tywin is also a known warlord, and is even considered as the richest lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Tywin sometimes knows to be lenient with the prisoners, and uses them as laborers for executing the work, for example, give work to a prisoner forgeron, and would make him work in a forge. But Tywin also knows how to be cruel, especially with his enemies with members of his own family, especially toward Tyrion, his dwarf son, that he despises and blames for the death of his wife, Joanna Lannister. As a warlord; Tywin is very smart and prefers to use guile rather than force. So, secretly, during the war of the Five Kings, he secretly formed alliances with allies of Robb Stark, promising them wealth and forgiveness if they join him. Thus, Tywin managed to return the bannerets of Robb against himself, and to win the war without having to fight.
As everyone knows, the Frozen film was a worldwide success and became one of Disney movies the most profitable in the history. I myself enjoyed the film as a whole, basic but coherent story, but there's a detail I am certainly not the only one to noticed: during the movie, the origin of the powers of Elsa is not explained. This theory is very dark and dramatic, but rest assured, I'm not trying to break the myth of the film and the childhood of kids, this is just my own theory.
Well, at first, the king said to the trolls that this power has emerged from the birth of Elsa, ok, why not, it's possible, but in this case: why Elsa is she the only one with this power, and not the other family members?
It made me think, and a theory came in my mind, but if it is well founded, it would be such a drama: For me, about my theory, Elsa is not the real daughter of the King and Queen of Arendelle, but she would be a girl adopted by them when she was a baby. How would this be possible?
If the scenario is possible, as in the kingdom of Arendelle, magic and fantasy creatures like trolls exist, it may be that the real Elsa's parents are surely being a sort of witches or wizards with that kind of power too, or a race of humans able to control elements like ice, fire, wind, etc.... and few months after the birth of their daughter, the parents were forced to abandon or entrust her, to protect her from something who was chasing them. In front of the danger, Elsa's parents, for the safety of their child and after demanded advice to the trolls, reportedly met the king and queen of Arendelle, knowing them trustworthy, and for the safety of Elsa, made promised to the king and queen to not disclose anything to Elsa about the truth, and to raise her as their own daughter. The parents explained the problem, revealing the powers of their child, and the potential danger that threaten them.
Seeing the distress of the parents, the royal couple would have accepted, and after that, the real parents of Elsa would have disappeared without traces. Elsa would have grown up in the castle, and her new parents would have found a good excuse to justify the fact that she has a power, without ever revealing the truth, either to Elsa or to their other daughterwho was born few times after, Anna. And at the death of the king and queen of Arendelle, the only two people knowing the truth, Elsa, although being the adopted daughter but the eldest of the two sisters, would have become the new queen without knowing the truth about her true origins. If this theory proves to be consistent for you, and if the scenario of a sequel could going in this direction, it would mean that Elsa would discover the truth about her past and would, with the help of Anna, Kristoff and Olaf, go in search of her real parents, in the hope they are still alive somewhere. Or to be more dramatic, Elsa could discover the ruins and other traces of the past about her people,an ancient race of humans able to use magic, and whose her parents were the last members still alive, making of Elsa the last of her people. This scenario could explain the origins of the powers of Elsa, and she could also discover the mysterious threat that forced them to abandon her when she was a baby. And what could be this mysterious threat that chased the real parents of Elsa? Well, like ice being an element could be manipulated, other forms of magic manipulating other elements may exist, and it could be a very dangerous and dark threat, as a powerful and mischievous mage, controlling the fire for example and enemy of the ice mages, that could be the next enemy of Elsa and a new threat for Arendelle. And how Anna would react in discovering that Elsa is not her real sister, and vice-versa? Knowing Disney, I don't think they will dare to do such a scenario like this, because for them, it might be too dramatic and dark for little children, but I admit a scenario like this would be great.
And it would also be an explanation for the fact that Elsa grew up with more and more trouble controlling her power, cause she has not grown with her mages parents, so she was not prepared for control it.
Anyway, this is only a theory, my theory that I like. So what do you think? Elsa: adopted child, or not?
Hi metalheads and rockers around the world, and welcome to the daily edition of DiscoveRock, and again, I present a band from my country, France. A band that I discovered there are few, but whose the style and the songs have immediately attracted me: Unseelie.
Unseelie is a young band formed in Paris in 2010. If you like bands like Nightwish or Within Temptation, you will surely also love Unseelie. Their style of music is indeed, a good Symphonic Metal, songs both sweet, melodic, powerful and energetic, with a few subtle elements of electro sometimes added, in an atmosphere atmospheric very deep, which plunges us into another world when we close our eyes and let us take by the rythm and the lovely and beautiful voice of the singer, Anne-Emmanuelle. That's what I felt in listening. For now, Unseelie released an EP named "Unholy Light," released in 2011, and in 2014, released their first official album: "Urban Fantasy", with really great songs, as for exemple "Frontier" ou "Hunter's Game". I have not seen them in concert for now, but I hope to have that opportunity one day. This is when I listen to bands like them that I am proud that the French metal is as well represented.
To all the fans of Symphonic Metal throuh the world, go listen to Unseelie, I'd recommend it highly!
Members:
- Anne-Emmanuelle (vocals)
- Marc (guitars)
- Jonathan (guitars)
- Lucile (bass)
- Mickäel (drums)
For this edition of the villain of the month, we return to the Middle-earth to discover one of its greatest threats, but also one of the best dragons ever existed: Smaug.
We do not know much about childhood of Smaug, otherwise that he comes from the great northern lands, origin lands of many creatures, and already being a young dragon, Smaug had reached an upper size to normal which made him aside. He made his first appearance on the day in the year 2770 of the Third Age of Middle-earth, when he attacked the city of Dale and the dwarven city of Erebor, from where he chassed the dwarves, killing a large many of them, to appropriate their wealth. Smaug being huge, overpowering and indestructible scales, dwarves could do nothing against him. During 170 years, Smaug remains hidden underground in the abandoned city of Erebor whose he made his lair, brooding gold of his body and plunged into a sort of winter sleep. But one day, Smaug was awakened, not by dwarves, but a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who accompanied the dwarves group led by Thorin Oakenshield, eager to take back what belongs to his people. Smaug, at first, did not see Bilbo as a threat and began to talk to him, threaten him or prove being superior to him. It was after a series of traps orchestrated by the dwarves, that Smaug, feeling ridiculed, loses patience and under the influence of anger, decides to take revenge on the inhabitants of Lake Town.
With jets of flame devastating and colossal force, Smaug cause unprecedented havoc in the city, destroyed many buildings and killed many people. Archers men shoot hundreds of arrows, but all are useless against the dragon's scales. That's when Bard, descending of the men of Dale, comes armed with a black arrow, weapon very rare but powerful, that he kept at home. While Smaug is facing him, Bard prepares the black arrow and saw what Bilbo also noticed: on the chest of Smaug, was a crack in the scales of the dragon's chest, leaving his skin exposed and vulnerable. Bard made the best he can, and after shooting, reached Smaug right into the wound, which kills the dragon. After terrified the Middle Earth for years, Smaug the mighty, great dragon and first major threat of the Third Age, fell from the sky and fell dead in the lake.
There are two kinds of dragons: those who speak and those who do not speak. Smaug belongs to the first category. Cruel, manipulative and intelligent, Smaug is considered one of the best dragons ever, and I agree, as much for its appearance as for his mentality. Smaug seems to take perverse pleasure in tormenting his victims before killing them, talking to them constantly of how he will kill them. His vanity for gold makes him even more dangerous and vicious. In one scene, he told to Bilbo to being almost tempted to let him take the Arkenstone, just to see Thorin suffer and fall into greed and madness, as his grandfather before. But one of the great weaknesses of Smaug is his too great trust in himself. Believing himself invincible, because being a great dragon, Smaug often down its guard against smaller than him, which will make him fall into the trap in the dwarves, and later, will lead him to his own destruction. Smaug is also pretentious, describing its wings like a hurricane, his fangs like swords, its scales like shields. Everyone seems to fear him, and Gandalf understand quickly that a dragon like Smaug would be a devastating weapon in the ranks of Sauron, but we don't know if Smaug would obey the Dark Lord, or if he acts only for its own cause.
For being one of the greatest dragons in the books, and later, one of the best dragons in entire cinema history, Smaug deserves his place in the pantheon of the greatest villains.
