EU mandalorian culture draws a lot on Maori culture, they even have something based on the haka.
“I come from the Maori nation of New Zealand, the Indigenous people — we’re the Down Under Polynesians — and I wanted to bring that kind of spirit and energy, which we call wairua. I’ve been trained in my cultural dance, which we call the haka. I’ve also been trained in some of our weapons, so that’s how I was able to manipulate some of the weapons in my fight scenes and work with the gaffi stick, which my character has.”
Being Boba Fett: Temuera Morrison Discusses The Mandalorian
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DoS recursive fic is basically stuck on tier Four permanently especially if it's based on literally anything that happened in the forum. It's wonderful.
Tiers of fanfic accessibility:
1. Written for general audiences
2. Presumes familiarity with the source material’s major characters and the broad outlines of its premise
3. Presumes familiarity with the events of individual episodes/chapters of the source material
4. Presumes familiarity with a particular fandom AU
5. Presumes familiarity with a specific headcanon, joke or meme known only to those who’ve been following the author’s blog since 2012
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At that point literally just make it an OC it'll be more entertaining.
I don't think anyone who's followed me for any length of time could ever genuinely believe I'm anti-fanfic or think that fanfic is uncreative, but there absolutely is a wide swath of fanfic that's literally just OCs dressed up in the clothes of popular characters as a quick way of attracting audience engagement. And that's like. A thing that should be acknowledged in discussions about fanfic I believe.
Fanfic isn't INHERENTLY lazy or uncreative, but there absolutely are writers who use familiar characters with built-in audiences as a shortcut when in actuality they have zero interest in the source material they're writing about and they're basically writing a wholly original work in someone else's clothes.
But I mean, you didn't hear it from me. Or maybe you did. Idk. Its five am, what are words even, why am I awake.
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It's because the audience couldn't see themselves fucking this Dracula.
WHY THE FUCK DID LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER BOMB
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I'm reading it right now, kordyne only has one sword.
It's Rake Nightfur from book 23 that has two
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Ranged weapons normally beat fight up close, but a sling just doesn't have the power necessary to put a badger down like a bow could.
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Okay so based on the results of these, very clearly almost none of you are familiar with actual fighting, because A. The badgers should be taking the win in every match but one, Cregga v Inbar.
B. Y'all are using anime protag syndrome to determine fights
C. Ranged weapons beat fighting up up close when given the range to do it. There's a reason guns, projectile weapons, are the the favored weapon of the day.
Time for the Best Warrior Tournament! I meant it to come out sooner but it turns out setting up thirty-two polls is a lot of work and I couldn't even include everyone who can be considered a warrior.
I am going to have each round last a week again, our fandom is relatively small and I know not everyone is online all the time so I want to give plenty of time to vote.
And I didn't do this last time cause I wasn't sure if I could pull it off but I think I can so I will be reblogging tagged/commented propaganda, please argue for who you think is best.
Round 1:
Gorath the Flame vs. Tiria Wildlough
Trisscar Swordmaid vs. Skarlath
Buckler Kordyne vs. Sarobando
Finnbar Galedeep vs. Axtel Sturnclaw
Maudie Mugsberry Thropple vs. Dippler
Luke the Warrior vs. Dandin
Nimbalo the Slayer vs. Dipper
Lord Brocktree vs. Samkim
Folgrim vs. Matthias
Dannflor Reguba vs. Martin II
Finnbar Galedeep vs. Rakkety Tam MacBurl
Felldoh vs. Skor Axehound
Rufe Brush vs. Russa Nodrey
Honorable Rosemary Woodsorrel vs. Rockjaw Grang
Cregga Rose-Eyes vs. Inbar Trueflight
Rusval Reguba vs. Denya/Zann Juskarath Taggerung
Lonna Bowstripe vs. Grath Longfletch
Sunflash the Mace vs. Mariel Gullwhacker
Boar the Fighter vs. Warbeak
Rab Streambattle vs. Keyla
Rake Nightfur vs. Tamello De Fformelo Tussock
Lord Stonepaw vs. Mattimeo
Wild Doogy Plumm vs. Ambrevina Rockflash
Martin the Warrior vs. Cuthbert Blundale Frunk
Urthstripe the Strong vs. Bragoon
Basil Stag Hare vs. Ranguvar Foeseeker
Songbreeze Swifteye vs. Jess Squirrel
Leatho Shellhound vs. Arven
Log-a-log (Mossflower) vs. Log-a-log (Redwall/Mattimeo)
Lady Amber vs. Jukka the Sling
Fleetscut vs. Skipper (Mossflower)
Orlando the Axe vs. Laird Bosie McScutta of Bowlaynee
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He also has a significant weight and size advantage so as long as he can hit her, she is not going to recover from it.
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I mean, yeah, armor is important, and Finbarr doesn't have any, but also, war hammers and poleaxes destroy everything they touch.
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Book 23, and you're right, because Skor has *actual fucking armor* and Felldoh's javelins don't even have real, metal points on them.
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I think there's some tournament tree progression going on here.
I'm giving it to Galedeep based on speed, but with the qualifier that if Axtel hits him *once*, Finbarr is probably dead.
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Outthink her, and fill her eyes and brain with arrows before she could get in range.
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Reblog if you write fic and people can inbox you random-ass questions about your stories, itemized number lists be damned.
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Otters are all Cajun, and no you can't change my mind.
so, blantantly disregarding where these animals may be found irl, this is what i think the accent of some of the different animals in Redwall would be:
- Hares: definitely British. Can you hear anyone saying something like “Good show, Corporal Rubbadub, compliments to y’sah” in anything other than a British accent? I didn’t think so
- Otters: hear me out on this one.. they sound like either surfer dudes from California or pirates. No in between
- Mice: they’re just boring, plain ol Americans.Maybe the diff. types have a slight difference, like some are more Midwestern? idk. But all Americans for sure
- Voles: any type of vole, they all have a Cockney accent. It just makes sense, y’know?
- Badgers: definitely Russian. Do you understand how scary it would be for a giant badger to rush at you holding a battleaxe or broadsword yelling “EEULALIAAAA!!” at the top of its lungs in a Russian accent? Terrifying, and perfect for a badger Lord/Lady
- Wolverine: there’s only been 2, but they’re totally Aussies. Like, you hear the names Gulo and Askor and they totally sound like Aussies
- Rats: they have that Southern twang. Rats and mice are similar, so both are American (at least, this makes sense to me), but the rats are definitely Southern. I can’t hear them any other way
- Foxes: they have a French accent, but tone it down some. Like, you can hear it but it’s not super strong
- Stoats, Ferrets, & Weasels: they’re Italian. Think like, mafia boss.
- Ermine: while they’re technically in the weasel family, I imagine them sounding differently. They have some sort of Scandinavian accent, not any specific one, just one of them ig
- Wildcats: Fully German. It just makes sense to me
(If you disagree please lmk cause i want to hear what y’all’s thoughts may be?)
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I know we all go to fanfics for more stories about our faves, but tell me about an oc from a fic you've read who lives in your mind rent free.
(And if you haven't, tell that fic's writer about it, too-- trust me, they'd love to hear it!)
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