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Apocalyptic Meme
Aug. 17th, 2007 05:56 amFrom several people on my flist:
Five fictional characters that I want on my side when the apocalypse comes.
1) Buffy Summers. Buffy has a track record of preventing this kind of thing. Even if she doesn't manage to this time, her superpowers should come in very useful after.
2) Laura Roslin. Has a track record of being ruthlessly efficient in a post-apocalyptic life, all with a nice smile and a soft voice. She'd manage to organize life not just for us but for what's left of humanity (I do care for the rest of the human race, you know). However, there might be an ethics problem sooner or later, which is why I also need Buffy and....
3) Martha Jones. Has a track record of both saving the world and surviving in a post-apocalyptic world without losing her ethics. Also, she's a doctor, and her medical skills as well as her smarts and resolve should come in highly useful. Speaking of doctors. I also want:
4) The Seventh Doctor. Why Seven as opposed to other regenerations? No, not just because he's my favourite. Any incarnation of the Doctor also has a track record in world saving, but Seven is the most manipulative and wiliest (as well as capable of hiding that under a deceptively harmless facade), which is really useful because as mentioned before, Laura's ruthless efficiency needs checks and balances, which the Seventh Doctor's different brand of ruthless wiliness should provide. This of course also works in reverse; Laura will prevent Doctor-ish hubris quite nicely. At the same time, his body looks old enough for Buffy and Martha to think "father figure" not "love interest" (though Martha is done with that in any case), and the Time War hasn't happened to him yet, so there won't be either crippling angst (Nine) or overcompensation (Ten) for same.
5) Vir Cotto. I thought about Hiro Nakamura, but Hiro in the event of an apocalypse loses his joie de vivre and becomes a grim Clint Eastwood type, and I would never do that to him. Vir, on the other hand, while just as cute, manages to retain said joie de vivre (being Centauri helps) in this type of situation, is incredibly loyal, brave, good hearted, very ethical (did I mention this is important with Roslin and the Doctor on the team?) and enjoys preparing meals. (I can't cook, you can bet Buffy can't, I'm sure Roslin could but would give me A Look at the mere idea, the Doctor would think it would be fun and come up with something entirely inedible, and Martha really really really deserves a break from being a provider.) Viiiiiiiir!
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The new AXM will be out next week, and a preview is up that makes this Emma Frost fan very very happy. Does she rock or does she rock?
Five fictional characters that I want on my side when the apocalypse comes.
1) Buffy Summers. Buffy has a track record of preventing this kind of thing. Even if she doesn't manage to this time, her superpowers should come in very useful after.
2) Laura Roslin. Has a track record of being ruthlessly efficient in a post-apocalyptic life, all with a nice smile and a soft voice. She'd manage to organize life not just for us but for what's left of humanity (I do care for the rest of the human race, you know). However, there might be an ethics problem sooner or later, which is why I also need Buffy and....
3) Martha Jones. Has a track record of both saving the world and surviving in a post-apocalyptic world without losing her ethics. Also, she's a doctor, and her medical skills as well as her smarts and resolve should come in highly useful. Speaking of doctors. I also want:
4) The Seventh Doctor. Why Seven as opposed to other regenerations? No, not just because he's my favourite. Any incarnation of the Doctor also has a track record in world saving, but Seven is the most manipulative and wiliest (as well as capable of hiding that under a deceptively harmless facade), which is really useful because as mentioned before, Laura's ruthless efficiency needs checks and balances, which the Seventh Doctor's different brand of ruthless wiliness should provide. This of course also works in reverse; Laura will prevent Doctor-ish hubris quite nicely. At the same time, his body looks old enough for Buffy and Martha to think "father figure" not "love interest" (though Martha is done with that in any case), and the Time War hasn't happened to him yet, so there won't be either crippling angst (Nine) or overcompensation (Ten) for same.
5) Vir Cotto. I thought about Hiro Nakamura, but Hiro in the event of an apocalypse loses his joie de vivre and becomes a grim Clint Eastwood type, and I would never do that to him. Vir, on the other hand, while just as cute, manages to retain said joie de vivre (being Centauri helps) in this type of situation, is incredibly loyal, brave, good hearted, very ethical (did I mention this is important with Roslin and the Doctor on the team?) and enjoys preparing meals. (I can't cook, you can bet Buffy can't, I'm sure Roslin could but would give me A Look at the mere idea, the Doctor would think it would be fun and come up with something entirely inedible, and Martha really really really deserves a break from being a provider.) Viiiiiiiir!
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The new AXM will be out next week, and a preview is up that makes this Emma Frost fan very very happy. Does she rock or does she rock?
