Showing posts with label predator. Show all posts
Showing posts with label predator. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

WTF WED! EMPEROR MARK HAMILL'S MINIONS GO TO PREDATOR COLLEGE!


This is a frickin' masterpiece. There are many Star Wars mash-ups and there are many Batman mash-ups, but never before have I seen the two married in to such a perfect matrimony of merriment in the form of redubbing scenes from The Return of the Jedi with Mark Hamill's Joker! It's a brilliant, twisted, and multi-layered bit of meta humor to have two of Mark Hamill's characters play off of each other so naturally. It even has a big bonus for fans of the Dark Knight Rises.


I don't we Summoners often give the minions in the League of Legends much thought than what they can do for us and what they can do for our opponents. Yes, the little stream of minions, super and non-super, can take out each other, towers, other champs, etc. but do we ever consider their feelings about being murdered by the hundreds every match? No. Maybe every time a minion gets in a lucky kill or a jungle creep fights of an overeager champ, we should consider the oppressive lifestyle they lead in the Summoner's Rift and on other maps.


One of my favorite animators on youtube, plagueofgripes, has really outdone himself (again) with his latest animated Let's Play of the guys from TWO BEST FRIENDS PLAY! going on a ludicrous and fantastic tangent about the university years of the Predator from the "classic" video game Predator: Concrete Jungle. The animation really elevates the bit from what most of us would imagine to something truly, truly outrageous! Enjoy!

BONUS FUN FACT: The classic and quintessential manga and animated film, Otomo's Akira, predicted Tokyo winning the big for the location of the 2020 Summer Olympics. In fact, the climax of the film takes place in the stadium built for that Olympics. The film hit theaters in 1988.


Sunday, June 24, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 6/24/12.

chopper [chaw-per]
noun
1. An object that cuts things up.
2. Slang. A helicopter.
3. Slang. A motorcycle.

EX. "Get to the chopper!" -Predator (1987)

Meanwhile, in the underground base.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 4/2-4/8. BATMAN WEEK!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS
FOR THE LOVE OF BATMAN WEEK!
7. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/4/12. Gumshoe.

It is unnatural that I want to see a Batman musical complete with an Officer Krupke parody about good ol' Commissioner Gordon?

WEST SIDE STORY- OFFICER KRUPKE

Or that he makes me think of Brian Blessed declaring, "GORDON'S ALIVE!"

Well, regardless, Commissioner Gordon is everyone's favorite ginger cop.

"Punk is nothing but DEATH...and CRIME....and the RAGE OF THE BEAST!"

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/6/12. Immortality Syndrome.

This was a challenging article, to be sure. Not only did I sum up the Death of Superman, I dove into the poorly conceived "Death of Batman" that was one of the fifty two climaxes in the clusterf*** of Final Crisis (which tried to tie up about fifty two loose ends and failed).


Perhaps someday I'll review 52, Countdown to Final Crisis, and Final Crisis. I can list out 52 things I love about 52, 52 things I hate about Countdown, and 52 things that confused everyone in Final Crisis.
4. WTF WEDNESDAY! WESTERN SHOW ON SUPER MARIO WORLD?!
Sandwiched in between 8 Batman articles from last week, one article barely keeps Batman Week from being a sweep. To be honest, I'd get bored if I did NOTHING but Batman articles for a whole week. Last week's WTF article focuses on the internet classic from Nico Nico Douga's 2ch. A must see for Mario fans and lovers of WTFery.

Batman doesn't use guns. Alfred shot the Predator with a goddamn blunderbuss. If that doesn't sell you on clicking this article and reading, I don't know how to help you.

2. THE DASTARDLY DOZEN: BATMAN TOP 12 VILLAINS!
Which Batman villain is your favorite? I ranked these villains by least likely to most likely to kill Batman, but my favorite villain? I'm going have to go with the Joker, because I absolutely love a creepy laugh in my villains.

1. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/8/12. Sidekick. THE ROBINS!
My favorite Robin is a lot easier for me to pick out; Tim Drake.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 4/5/12.

major-domo [mey-jer-doh-moh]
noun
1. A man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
2. A steward or butler.
3. A person who makes arrangements for another.

Ex. Batman doesn't use guns. Alfred shot the Predator with a goddamn blunderbuss.

Alfred Pennyworth isn't just Bruce Wayne's butler-- he is also Bruce's best friend, his guardian, his second father figure, his spiritual adviser, his mentor; he is THE major-domo.

(You better believe that Damien'll get his turn)
Every kid wants an Alfred. He would make you breakfast, drive you to school, slip notes into your lunch, right next to your snack pack, reminding you about the Vulcan nerve pinch he taught you to deal with that bully Greg Larson, and, on the ride home, he'd give you advice on how to get that girl, the one with pig-tails, to ask you out to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Why? Because, you'd be the young master of the house and he has sworn his life to the house!

And besides Predator aliens, Alfred has to put up with a lot of insane bulls***. He has been kidnapped by maniac clowns, had to hide Bruce's nightly hobbies from the public, dealt with meta-humans, took Batman's calls from the Justice League, stay up all night sowing kevlar and chainmail into tights, take care of Ace the Batdog, and so much more. Oh and he cleans up Batman's cave lair (all the bat guano!). Alfred doesn't all for Master Bruce with a reliable and unwavering expression that can only be tempered by the occasional smirk at his own sense of humor.

Alfred is the butler. And the butler always did it. It, in this case, being "everything".