Robotech Crossover question

[Alpha 11]

Aboard the SDF-3...

Minmei: "Rick! I was talking to that Cattian woman Eris! Did you know on her world, you can has more then one mate."

Rick: "So?"

Minmei: "Don't you see Rick? You could have both me and Lisa!"

Rick: " Umm ... I don't know Minmei? I'd better run that past Lisa first. Quick she's coming! Hide in this closet!"

Minmei: "Ok."

Rick closes the door and pushes a button.

Intercomm: "Bridge here."

Rick: "This is Admiral Hunter, it looks like there is a problem with airlock A-24. Could you open the outer door for me?"

Intercomm: "YES SIR!"

Airlock cycles...

Lisa: "What was that about?"

Rick: "Umm ... Just cleaning up old junk Lisa!"

Rick reaches over and kisses Lisa deeply turning her back to the view port as Minmei's frozen corpse drifts by.

Wow.

Minmei:(waking up in a new Time Loop) That does it, Hunter, next opportunity I get, I'm poisoning Lisa at her Sweet Sixteen birthday party...."

[SRoss]

Tommy and Kevin stand awe-struck as they watch Minmei sorts through and checks over a massive assortment of weapons including a Type 99 tank.

Tommy: "Where does she get that all?"

Kevin: "She's half-Chinese remember."

Tommy: "!?!"

###FLASHBACK###

Minmei is at order desk at the main NORINCO Office. All around her are assorted strong men and terrorists, also processing weapon orders.

Clerk: "Ohh, Miss Minmei, according to our computers you're one of our premium customers. As a special thank you gift, you're entitled to either coupon for a Pakistani dirty bomb, or a vial of Anthrax, guarantied fresh from our labs."

Minmei: "Oooooo"

Tommy: "Wait, China is a permanent member of the Security Council! They wouldn't have that seat if they were dealing with such people!"

Kevin: "No one said the real world made sense."

[taalismn]

Meanwhile, in a certain train in a TimeLoop not far away...
Draco Malfoy: "Well, I see we have ANOTHER mud-blood fouling our academic year! Do learn your proper place-"
(Young) Dana Sterling:"WHAT did you call me?"

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "She really said that? That little thing?"
"I swear, her words exactly: "My proper place is standing atop your broken bloody body". Foresooth!"
"Well, by the time young Mister Malfoy's eggs descend again, he'll be an old man!"
"Some choir director will be very happy then."

[Alpha 11]

Tommy and Kevin stand awe-struck as they watch Minmei sorts through and checks over a massive assortment of weapons including a Type 99 tank.

Tommy: "Where does she get that all?"

Kevin: "She's half-Chinese remember."

Tommy: "!?!"

###FLASHBACK###

Minmei is at order desk at the main NORINCO Office. All around her are assorted strong men and terrorists, also processing weapon orders.

Clerk: "Ohh, Miss Minmei, according to our computers you're one of our premium customers. As a special thank you gift, you're entitled to either coupon for a Pakistani dirty bomb, or a vial of Anthrax, guarantied fresh from our labs."

Minmei: "Oooooo"

Tommy: "Wait, China is a permanent member of the Security Council! They wouldn't have that seat if they were dealing with such people!"

Kevin: "No one said the real world made sense."

If I remember right, Taiwan used to hold that seat. Or more like, the pro-US China people who had to flee China, did. Don't know when the switch over took place, or if I'm just remembering wrong.

Meanwhile, in a certain train in a TimeLoop not far away...
Draco Malfoy: "Well, I see we have ANOTHER mud-blood fouling our academic year! Do learn your proper place-"
(Young) Dana Sterling:"WHAT did you call me?"

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "She really said that? That little thing?"
"I swear, her words exactly: "My proper place is standing atop your broken bloody body". Foresooth!"
"Well, by the time young Mister Malfoy's eggs descend again, he'll be an old man!"
"Some choir director will be very happy then."

[taalismn]

Yet another TimeLoop, not all that far removed from the last:

Draco Malfoy: "So I take it from the scar on your forehead you're the oh-so-famous 'Boy Who Lived'? If you ask me, it would have been better for all of us if you HADN'T!"
Red eyes glared from under a mop of ash-blond hair in a dark-skinned face. There was a popping of knuckles as arm muscles flexed under heavy tattoos....

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "Where's his 'EAD?!"
"I think that may be it, sticking out of his 'arse!"

[Alpha 11]

Yet another TimeLoop, not all that far removed from the last:

Draco Malfoy: "So I take it from the scar on your forehead you're the oh-so-famous 'Boy Who Lived'? If you ask me, it would have been better for all of us if you HADN'T!"
Red eyes glared from under a mop of ash-blond hair in a dark-skinned face. There was a popping of knuckles as arm muscles flexed under heavy tattoos....

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "Where's his 'EAD?!"
"I think that may be it, sticking out of his 'arse!"

So, does Harry have Tatoo magic now?

[taalismn]

Yet another TimeLoop, not all that far removed from the last:

Draco Malfoy: "So I take it from the scar on your forehead you're the oh-so-famous 'Boy Who Lived'? If you ask me, it would have been better for all of us if you HADN'T!"
Red eyes glared from under a mop of ash-blond hair in a dark-skinned face. There was a popping of knuckles as arm muscles flexed under heavy tattoos....

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "Where's his 'EAD?!"
"I think that may be it, sticking out of his 'arse!"

So, does Harry have Tatoo magic now?

No....Harry got substituted with another anime/manga character...one with a WHOLE lot more anger...

And in the same vein/xover theme...

Yet Another TimeLoop(almost immediately alongside the previous)

(Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
Draco Malfoy: "Oh, get aload of the LITTLE mudblood! We didn't even get a complete one, either! What with that metal arm and gimpy leg!"


(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "What's this in his hair at the back of his head? Prickers? Brambles?"
"I think those are his TEETH."

[Alpha 11]

Yet another TimeLoop, not all that far removed from the last:

Draco Malfoy: "So I take it from the scar on your forehead you're the oh-so-famous 'Boy Who Lived'? If you ask me, it would have been better for all of us if you HADN'T!"
Red eyes glared from under a mop of ash-blond hair in a dark-skinned face. There was a popping of knuckles as arm muscles flexed under heavy tattoos....

(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "Where's his 'EAD?!"
"I think that may be it, sticking out of his 'arse!"

So, does Harry have Tatoo magic now?

No....Harry got substituted with another anime/manga character...one with a WHOLE lot more anger...

And in the same vein/xover theme...

Yet Another TimeLoop(almost immediately alongside the previous)

(Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
Draco Malfoy: "Oh, get aload of the LITTLE mudblood! We didn't even get a complete one, either! What with that metal arm and gimpy leg!"


(Later)
Hogwarts Nurse: "What's this in his hair at the back of his head? Prickers? Brambles?"
"I think those are his TEETH."

This one I did know. Though the last one is still to vage for me. Can't even google that info. Though I wonder what a Rifts experice Harry would be like when he got back home? And what new things he'd bring back. Maybe a dragon girlfriend?

[taalismn]

[ This one I did know.

If you got the last one, you should get the first one, since they come from the same universe. And you don't have to google for it. Just go up the page to find reference to dark-skinned, blond-haired, red-eyed people. And who else, given that, has a prominent scar on his forehead?

[SRoss]

The scary part is when Edward starts looking at various Robotech mecha as replacement bodies for Alphonse.

"Good God Man! There's a Bioroid following you!!!"

Edward: "That's just my brother..."

[taalismn]

The scary part is when Edward starts looking at various Robotech mecha as replacement bodies for Alphonse.

"Good God Man! There's a Bioroid following you!!!"

Edward: "That's just my brother..."

This is Envy.

This is Envy on the wrong end of a Spartan missile barrage...

This is Envy on the wrong end of a Spartas main cannon blast...

This is Envy after making the acquaintance of the wrong end of a Bioroid Terminator's assault rifle...

This is Envy on a Saber Cyclone CADS...

This is En- you get the picture.

(Actually, the Bioroid Terminator would be coolest because it's close to human size and has some decent stealth, and given that Ed and Al were trained by Izumi Curtiss...see the possibilities?)


(On the other hand, with a full-sized mecha, even if Martel got inside Al, unless she had some rudimentary mecha piloting skills, she wouldn't be able to do much to keep Alphonse from moving)

[SRoss]

Envy: "I'm Envy, fear me."

Minmei: (Sound of receiver bolt being drawn back) "That's MY line, sister."

[taalismn]

Envy: "I'm Envy, fear me."

Minmei: (Sound of receiver bolt being drawn back) "That's MY line, sister."

Greed: "I want to get to know that lady!"
Johnathon Wolff: "Be careful what you wish for."

[Alpha 11]

[ This one I did know.

If you got the last one, you should get the first one, since they come from the same universe. And you don't have to google for it. Just go up the page to find reference to dark-skinned, blond-haired, red-eyed people. And who else, given that, has a prominent scar on his forehead?

Aaaaa..., got the guy now. But should he have like white hair instead?

The scary part is when Edward starts looking at various Robotech mecha as replacement bodies for Alphonse.

"Good God Man! There's a Bioroid following you!!!"

Edward: "That's just my brother..."

Or one of the Monsters?

The scary part is when Edward starts looking at various Robotech mecha as replacement bodies for Alphonse.

"Good God Man! There's a Bioroid following you!!!"

Edward: "That's just my brother..."

This is Envy.

This is Envy on the wrong end of a Spartan missile barrage...

This is Envy on the wrong end of a Spartas main cannon blast...

This is Envy after making the acquaintance of the wrong end of a Bioroid Terminator's assault rifle...

This is Envy on a Saber Cyclone CADS...

This is En- you get the picture.

(Actually, the Bioroid Terminator would be coolest because it's close to human size and has some decent stealth, and given that Ed and Al were trained by Izumi Curtiss...see the possibilities?)


(On the other hand, with a full-sized mecha, even if Martel got inside Al, unless she had some rudimentary mecha piloting skills, she wouldn't be able to do much to keep Alphonse from moving)

Nice!

Envy: "I'm Envy, fear me."

Minmei: (Sound of receiver bolt being drawn back) "That's MY line, sister."

Envy: "I'm Envy, fear me."

Minmei: (Sound of receiver bolt being drawn back) "That's MY line, sister."

Greed: "I want to get to know that lady!"
Johnathon Wolff: "Be careful what you wish for."

[taalismn]

[ This one I did know.

If you got the last one, you should get the first one, since they come from the same universe. And you don't have to google for it. Just go up the page to find reference to dark-skinned, blond-haired, red-eyed people. And who else, given that, has a prominent scar on his forehead?

Aaaaa..., got the guy now. But should he have like white hair instead?:

I believe the term is 'ash-blond'.

[Alpha 11]

[ This one I did know.

If you got the last one, you should get the first one, since they come from the same universe. And you don't have to google for it. Just go up the page to find reference to dark-skinned, blond-haired, red-eyed people. And who else, given that, has a prominent scar on his forehead?

Aaaaa..., got the guy now. But should he have like white hair instead?:

I believe the term is 'ash-blond'.

I just saw pictures. It sure looks white to me.

[taalismn]

White ash. White ash.
And he'll still kick $%&$$&^.

[Alpha 11]

White ash. White ash.
And he'll still kick $%&$$&^.

No arguements there. As a side note, more Space Battleship Yamato 21999 epidsoes are out.

[taalismn]

[
No arguements there. As a side note, more Space Battleship Yamato 21999 epidsoes are out.

At least they redressed the original horrid male-female ratio aboard ship, though at admittedly that's given them the opportunity to up the fanservice quotient.
Haven't been able to check, but are the guys still wearing bell-bottom-style pants-boots combos while the women are in skintight boots?

Never mind....just checked. They do.

Kara Thrace: "You gotta be kidding me...that's what you wear on DUTY?!"
Yuki Mori: "They're pressure suits in an emergency."
THrace: "...then why aren't the guys wearing them."
Doctor Sane: "Trust me, you do NOT want to see me in something like that."
Shiro Sanada:"...too late....Pass me that sake? I need to start drinking heavily."

[Alpha 11]

[
No arguements there. As a side note, more Space Battleship Yamato 21999 epidsoes are out.

At least they redressed the original horrid male-female ratio aboard ship, though at admittedly that's given them the opportunity to up the fanservice quotient.
Haven't been able to check, but are the guys still wearing bell-bottom-style pants-boots combos while the women are in skintight boots?

Never mind....just checked. They do.

Kara Thrace: "You gotta be kidding me...that's what you wear on DUTY?!"
Yuki Mori: "They're pressure suits in an emergency."
THrace: "...then why aren't the guys wearing them."
Doctor Sane: "Trust me, you do NOT want to see me in something like that."
Shiro Sanada:"...too late....Pass me that sake? I need to start drinking heavily."

I was thinking along the lines of fanservice also, when you said the male female ratio, though I haven't seen the origal. And at least the male uniform isn't half bad, IMO. And for the last part:

[taalismn]

[
I was thinking along the lines of fanservice also, when you said the male female ratio, though I haven't seen the origal. And at least the male uniform isn't half bad, IMO. And for the last part:

In the original Space Battleship Yamato, there was only ONE female on the entire ship, and that was Yuki, and frankly I think they overworked her. In ADDITION to being a bridge officer, she was Doctor Sane's nurse(complete with abbreviated tunic outfit) and the Captain's nursemaid. Now admittedly almost everybody on the ship wore multiple hats(Kodai being EO AND fighter pilot), but poor Yuki had to do a complete uniform change for each separate job...And when the mutineers on Iscandar decide they're going to start a colony, who do you think they kidnap? Yep.....

At least the live action movie more women began to appear and in more realistic roles...Though admittedly Yuki as a Kara Thrace butch girl was rather jarring, though a female Doctor Sane actually worked.

So SBY2199 updates for better demographics, and it seems the first Gamilon prisoner they take is female too(cue gratituitous alien underwear scene). Though, I agree with you, it probably wouldn't be as eyecatching if everybody was wearing unisex rutabaga-sacs....

[Alpha 11]

[
I was thinking along the lines of fanservice also, when you said the male female ratio, though I haven't seen the origal. And at least the male uniform isn't half bad, IMO. And for the last part:

In the original Space Battleship Yamato, there was only ONE female on the entire ship, and that was Yuki, and frankly I think they overworked her. In ADDITION to being a bridge officer, she was Doctor Sane's nurse(complete with abbreviated tunic outfit) and the Captain's nursemaid. Now admittedly almost everybody on the ship wore multiple hats(Kodai being EO AND fighter pilot), but poor Yuki had to do a complete uniform change for each separate job...And when the mutineers on Iscandar decide they're going to start a colony, who do you think they kidnap? Yep.....

At least the live action movie more women began to appear and in more realistic roles...Though admittedly Yuki as a Kara Thrace butch girl was rather jarring, though a female Doctor Sane actually worked.

So SBY2199 updates for better demographics, and it seems the first Gamilon prisoner they take is female too(cue gratituitous alien underwear scene). Though, I agree with you, it probably wouldn't be as eyecatching if everybody was wearing unisex rutabaga-sacs....

Of course not!

Spoilor for latest SBY2199 epiodes! Don't read if he haven't seen them or want to see them first!

Spoiler:

Though it looks like the crews of the SDF-1 and the Yamamato would get along great. Both of their high commands roally screwd them over.

[taalismn]

[Spoilor for latest SBY2199 epiodes! Don't read if he haven't seen them or want to see them first!

Spoiler:

Though it looks like the crews of the SDF-1 and the Yamamato would get along great. Both of their high commands roally screwd them over.

Though it's hard to see HOW that could apply to the Yamato...I mean, galactic suicide mission from nuke-plastered world to begin with...And they DID spring for building in the giant hot tub on the ship....

[DhAkael]

Hate to continue the thread derailment.
Up to ep 14 now from my push... -ahem- "source" for SBY2199... and counting.
It would be nice if they actualy distributed all the Yamato's here in North Am. neh?

[Alpha 11]

[Spoilor for latest SBY2199 epiodes! Don't read if he haven't seen them or want to see them first!

Spoiler:

Though it looks like the crews of the SDF-1 and the Yamamato would get along great. Both of their high commands roally screwd them over.

Though it's hard to see HOW that could apply to the Yamato...I mean, galactic suicide mission from nuke-plastered world to begin with...And they DID spring for building in the giant hot tub on the ship....

I mean, both of their high commands basicly screwd over the earth. In the end, it might not have done any good, but at the minimume, it would have bought them more time to prepare for what was to come.

Hate to continue the thread derailment.
Up to ep 14 now from my push... -ahem- "source" for SBY2199... and counting.
It would be nice if they actualy distributed all the Yamato's here in North Am. neh?

I'm sure we will see it dub in North America in a year or so after the last episode. And it not really a derailment. Just anding more info to the crossover.

[DhAkael]

[Spoilor for latest SBY2199 epiodes! Don't read if he haven't seen them or want to see them first!

Spoiler:

Though it looks like the crews of the SDF-1 and the Yamamato would get along great. Both of their high commands roally screwd them over.

Though it's hard to see HOW that could apply to the Yamato...I mean, galactic suicide mission from nuke-plastered world to begin with...And they DID spring for building in the giant hot tub on the ship....

I mean, both of their high commands basicly screwd over the earth. In the end, it might not have done any good, but at the minimume, it would have bought them more time to prepare for what was to come.

Hate to continue the thread derailment.
Up to ep 14 now from my push... -ahem- "source" for SBY2199... and counting.
It would be nice if they actualy distributed all the Yamato's here in North Am. neh?

I'm sure we will see it dub in North America in a year or so after the last episode. And it not really a derailment. Just anding more info to the crossover.

Spoiler:

BTW; does Ditze get ganked, is she part of the regular cast as "pretty P.O.W. alien possible love interest." or was she exchanged back to Gammilas? I just D/L'd the next 4 eps. but haven't had a chance to watch 'em.

[Alpha 11]

[Spoilor for latest SBY2199 epiodes! Don't read if he haven't seen them or want to see them first!

Spoiler:

Though it looks like the crews of the SDF-1 and the Yamamato would get along great. Both of their high commands roally screwd them over.

Though it's hard to see HOW that could apply to the Yamato...I mean, galactic suicide mission from nuke-plastered world to begin with...And they DID spring for building in the giant hot tub on the ship....

I mean, both of their high commands basicly screwd over the earth. In the end, it might not have done any good, but at the minimume, it would have bought them more time to prepare for what was to come.

Hate to continue the thread derailment.
Up to ep 14 now from my push... -ahem- "source" for SBY2199... and counting.
It would be nice if they actualy distributed all the Yamato's here in North Am. neh?

I'm sure we will see it dub in North America in a year or so after the last episode. And it not really a derailment. Just anding more info to the crossover.

Spoiler:

BTW; does Ditze get ganked, is she part of the regular cast as "pretty P.O.W. alien possible love interest." or was she exchanged back to Gammilas? I just D/L'd the next 4 eps. but haven't had a chance to watch 'em.

Not telling.

[taalismn]

[q

Spoiler:

BTW; does Ditze get ganked, is she part of the regular cast as "pretty P.O.W. alien possible love interest." or was she exchanged back to Gammilas? I just D/L'd the next 4 eps. but haven't had a chance to watch 'em.

Depends how far ahead they've planned to take the remake of the Yamato franchise. I mean, doesn't Kodai's second in command hook up with Starsha's daughter later in the series? If so, he's out of the running. If you're speculating love interests, you have to start looking at who's available...

[DhAkael]

[q

Spoiler:

BTW; does Ditze get ganked, is she part of the regular cast as "pretty P.O.W. alien possible love interest." or was she exchanged back to Gammilas? I just D/L'd the next 4 eps. but haven't had a chance to watch 'em.

Depends how far ahead they've planned to take the remake of the Yamato franchise. I mean, doesn't Kodai's second in command hook up with Starsha's daughter later in the series? If so, he's out of the running. If you're speculating love interests, you have to start looking at who's available...

I know that Kodai's BROTHER is with Starsha if they keep that in canon.
And Kodai presently has his fellow pilot Akira (female... thought Akira was a male name but *shrug*) and Yuki of course.
Deitz may just be one shot fan service OR who knows... the assistant engineers future bride-to-be...or maybe the gunnery officer's?

[taalismn]

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

[DhAkael]

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

Sadly no
She MIGHT be "Tragic sacrafice for peaceful co-existence" trope-tan as well.
Anime sadly DOES love its tropes.

...and the fan-service.
She should just be thankful it wasn't directed / written by Go-Nagai.

[taalismn]

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

Sadly no
She MIGHT be "Tragic sacrafice for peaceful co-existence" trope-tan as well.
Anime sadly DOES love its tropes.

Cheza in 'Wolf's Rain'
Lala-Ru in 'Now and Then, Here and There'
Just about the ENTIRE population of central valley folk in 'Windaria'

[Alpha 11]

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

Sadly no
She MIGHT be "Tragic sacrafice for peaceful co-existence" trope-tan as well.
Anime sadly DOES love its tropes.

Cheza in 'Wolf's Rain'
Lala-Ru in 'Now and Then, Here and There'
Just about the ENTIRE population of central valley folk in 'Windaria'

I hate sad ending.

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

Sadly no
She MIGHT be "Tragic sacrafice for peaceful co-existence" trope-tan as well.
Anime sadly DOES love its tropes.

...and the fan-service.
She should just be thankful it wasn't directed / written by Go-Nagai.

To true.

Deitz: "So I'm already being speculatively troped as either 'exotic love interest' or 'tragic alien beauty'....not giving me a helluva wide field of possibiities here, are you guys?"

Hopefully something good will come of it if she comes back.

[taalismn]

So, not killed off, but if the original series storyline holds, don't the Gamilons have some sort of indoctrination to wipe the minds of their soldiers if they're captured? OS Yamato, they sent the pilot back to his own side, an amnesiac.

[DhAkael]

So, not killed off, but if the original series storyline holds, don't the Gamilons have some sort of indoctrination to wipe the minds of their soldiers if they're captured? OS Yamato, they sent the pilot back to his own side, an amnesiac.

Won't know until later it seems...dern it...

[Alpha 11]

So, not killed off, but if the original series storyline holds, don't the Gamilons have some sort of indoctrination to wipe the minds of their soldiers if they're captured? OS Yamato, they sent the pilot back to his own side, an amnesiac.

Won't know until later it seems...dern it...

I hope that's not what happens. Though have you notic their Emperor. VERY crafty guy.

[DhAkael]

So, not killed off, but if the original series storyline holds, don't the Gamilons have some sort of indoctrination to wipe the minds of their soldiers if they're captured? OS Yamato, they sent the pilot back to his own side, an amnesiac.

Won't know until later it seems...dern it...

I hope that's not what happens. Though have you notic their Emperor. VERY crafty guy.

Dessler is one of THE most respectable of the anime bad-guys I've ever seen; period.
Even in the O/S he was NEVER defeated completely.
Lost big-time, but never defeated.

[Alpha 11]

So, not killed off, but if the original series storyline holds, don't the Gamilons have some sort of indoctrination to wipe the minds of their soldiers if they're captured? OS Yamato, they sent the pilot back to his own side, an amnesiac.

Won't know until later it seems...dern it...

I hope that's not what happens. Though have you notic their Emperor. VERY crafty guy.

Dessler is one of THE most respectable of the anime bad-guys I've ever seen; period.
Even in the O/S he was NEVER defeated completely.
Lost big-time, but never defeated.

I got the feeling he had read the Evil Overlords manule, or at least part of it.

[taalismn]

[

I got the feeling he had read the Evil Overlords manule, or at least part of it.

Desslock WROTE parts of it. Admittedly parts of it from hard-won barely-survived experience, but he did set some of the precedents("Never leave a body behind to let them verify your death", "Keep sequel options open", "Make sure the enemy is ALL incapacitated by your gas weapon BEFORE gloating", "Unstoppable energy weapons SUCK when reflected back at you", etc.).

[DhAkael]

[

I got the feeling he had read the Evil Overlords manule, or at least part of it.

Desslock WROTE parts of it. Admittedly parts of it from hard-won barely-survived experience, but he did set some of the precedents("Never leave a body behind to let them verify your death", "Keep sequel options open", "Make sure the enemy is ALL incapacitated by your gas weapon BEFORE gloating", "Unstoppable energy weapons SUCK when reflected back at you", etc.).

and the footnote...
"Always leave the option open to be a BENEVOLENT tyrant / dictator and make friends with your worst adversary. That way you have suckers allies to watch your back in the future."

[taalismn]

The thing is, the Star Force didn't go out of its way to hose Desslock or the Gamilons in general. It was either a case of self-defense("You attacked us, remember?") or the Gamilons were in the way("Your planet's in the way of our path to Iscandar. Please move out of our path of fire if you want to have a home planet.").
So Desslock could afford to be friendly; Kodai didn't seem the Khan Noonian Singh type, ready to go after the Gamilon Emperor out of sheer bloody vengeance(things might have gone different if they'd returned to Earth to find it dead, though, but that's alternate universe territory).

[Alpha 11]

[

I got the feeling he had read the Evil Overlords manule, or at least part of it.

Desslock WROTE parts of it. Admittedly parts of it from hard-won barely-survived experience, but he did set some of the precedents("Never leave a body behind to let them verify your death", "Keep sequel options open", "Make sure the enemy is ALL incapacitated by your gas weapon BEFORE gloating", "Unstoppable energy weapons SUCK when reflected back at you", etc.).

It's nice to have a somewhat companet bad guy for once.

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I got the feeling he had read the Evil Overlords manule, or at least part of it.

Desslock WROTE parts of it. Admittedly parts of it from hard-won barely-survived experience, but he did set some of the precedents("Never leave a body behind to let them verify your death", "Keep sequel options open", "Make sure the enemy is ALL incapacitated by your gas weapon BEFORE gloating", "Unstoppable energy weapons SUCK when reflected back at you", etc.).

and the footnote...
"Always leave the option open to be a BENEVOLENT tyrant / dictator and make friends with your worst adversary. That way you have suckers allies to watch your back in the future."

Ya, I think I know were you got that from it.

The thing is, the Star Force didn't go out of its way to hose Desslock or the Gamilons in general. It was either a case of self-defense("You attacked us, remember?") or the Gamilons were in the way("Your planet's in the way of our path to Iscandar. Please move out of our path of fire if you want to have a home planet.").
So Desslock could afford to be friendly; Kodai didn't seem the Khan Noonian Singh type, ready to go after the Gamilon Emperor out of sheer bloody vengeance(things might have gone different if they'd returned to Earth to find it dead, though, but that's alternate universe territory).

This info from the origal series?

[SRoss]

Khyron: "So Mister Abrahms is remaking Wrath of Khan let guess, you want me to play Khan?"

Agent: "Nope, JJ's going a different route, female Khan! You're playing one of the minons. Gero has been cast as Spock."

Khyron: "Gero? He has to take his shoes off to count to ten! So, who's Khan?"

Minmei: (Brightly) "Me!"

Agent: "No, they went with Sammie."

Minmei: "WHAT!!!"

Sometime later a soot covered Minmei and Khyron are sitting in booking at GMP HQ.

Desk Sargent: "What are you two in for?"

Khyron: (Pointing to Minmei) "She set J.J. Abrahms on fire!"

[Alpha 11]

Khyron: "So Mister Abrahms is remaking Wrath of Khan let guess, you want me to play Khan?"

Agent: "Nope, JJ's going a different route, female Khan! You're playing one of the minons. Gero has been cast as Spock."

Khyron: "Gero? He has to take his shoes off to count to ten! So, who's Khan?"

Minmei: (Brightly) "Me!"

Agent: "No, they went with Sammie."

Minmei: "WHAT!!!"

Sometime later a soot covered Minmei and Khyron are sitting in booking at GMP HQ.

Desk Sargent: "What are you two in for?"

Khyron: (Pointing to Minmei) "She set J.J. Abrahms on fire!"

[SRoss]

On set at the craft services table...

Khyron: "Oooo ... Bento"

Sammie: (Drop kicking him in the back of the head with her stelleto heels) "Bento is not for the weak!"

Minmei: (In her red uniform) "Ooohh, it's SO on sister!"

[taalismn]

On set at the craft services table...

Khyron: "Oooo ... Bento"

Sammie: (Drop kicking him in the back of the head with her stelleto heels) "Bento is not for the weak!"

Minmei: (In her red uniform) "Ooohh, it's SO on sister!"

Lang: "NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!"

[Alpha 11]

On set at the craft services table...

Khyron: "Oooo ... Bento"

Sammie: (Drop kicking him in the back of the head with her stelleto heels) "Bento is not for the weak!"

Minmei: (In her red uniform) "Ooohh, it's SO on sister!"

On set at the craft services table...

Khyron: "Oooo ... Bento"

Sammie: (Drop kicking him in the back of the head with her stelleto heels) "Bento is not for the weak!"

Minmei: (In her red uniform) "Ooohh, it's SO on sister!"

Lang: "NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!"

[SRoss]

"In this corner Sammie and Minmei are going at it like hellions."

"Meanwhile Ricardo Montalbán has tagged in and is lifting Khyron up over his head!!!"

:eek: #BOOOOOM!#

"Oooo! He just brutally slammed Khyron down!!!"

"I don't care where you're from that's gotta hurt!!!"

Haydonite: (From under Khyron) "It's not ... Fzzz ... Fzzz ... Fair..."

[Alpha 11]

"In this corner Sammie and Minmei are going at it like hellions."

"Meanwhile Ricardo Montalbán has tagged in and is lifting Khyron up over his head!!!"

:eek: #BOOOOOM!#

"Oooo! He just brutally slammed Khyron down!!!"

"I don't care where you're from that's gotta hurt!!!"

Haydonite: (From under Khyron) "It's not ... Fzzz ... Fzzz ... Fair..."

[taalismn]

Haydonite1: "Thought you could come over to the Xovers thread where we're a more serious threat instead of slapstick clay pigeons, did you?"
Haydonite 2: (shattered on floor) "...yezzzzzrrr...essss....."
(Just them KAS-DA bursts in , followed by two ODSTs, and several Landmated Olympus E-SWAT)
KAS-DA: "Haydonite infiltrators detected in the downtown shopping district. Presence confirmed. Haydonites, surrender or be destroyed."
Haydonite1: "NEVER! OUR WAR AGAINST PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS CONTINUES!!!"
(The assembled UEsG troopers open fire)
((*****------------------*****))
Hyadonite1:(falling in pieces next to Haydonite2)"(rizztt)...yeah...itZZZ like...(spark) thizzz...oVVEERPPPP here all t(BLATP) time!"