Iaculus
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One thing I appreciated about CP2077 was that it created the sort of setting where you would absolutely, 100% see both of those people having a shootout with each other. Gotta stay fabulous, choomba.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One thing I appreciated about CP2077 was that it created the sort of setting where you would absolutely, 100% see both of those people having a shootout with each other. Gotta stay fabulous, choomba.
Piloted mecha were actually a relatively late innovation to the genre. Rouge is a classic, not like those newfangled Mazinger clones.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Piloted mecha were actually a relatively late innovation to the genre. Rouge is a classic, not like those newfangled Mazinger clones.
Right, I was simply noting that this is one of those cases where the personal is political (as opposed to less central flaws like Trump's bizarre fashion sense). This is actually what Farage is campaigning for.
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Right, I was simply noting that this is one of those cases where the personal is political (as opposed to less central flaws like Trump's bizarre fashion sense). This is actually what Farage is campaigning for.
I'd add here that this underlines that you can't really blame social media too much for this because, well, the rest of the country uses social media too. Why didn't they radicalise as fast and hard as our central media-political class?
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'd add here that this underlines that you can't really blame social media too much for this because, well, the rest of the country uses social media too. Why didn't they radicalise as fast and hard as our central media-political class?
I guess she technically is? Just, uh, human-sized.
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I guess she technically is? Just, uh, human-sized.
Though in this case, the character flaws (being openly racist) are at least somewhat related to the politics Farage espouses. 'Racism is bad' is a pretty fundamental tenet to push if you actually want a democracy. It's not something you can strategically tack away from.
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Though in this case, the character flaws (being openly racist) are at least somewhat related to the politics Farage espouses. 'Racism is bad' is a pretty fundamental tenet to push if you actually want a democracy. It's not something you can strategically tack away from.
The trans issue is particularly instructive because you can actually see how the spike in anti-trans newspaper articles significantly anticipated any shift in public polling. It very much started in the U.K. as an elite obsession.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The trans issue is particularly instructive because you can actually see how the spike in anti-trans newspaper articles significantly anticipated any shift in public polling. It very much started in the U.K. as an elite obsession.
Though that's part of the point. They're more 'murky spec ops in the imperial periphery' than your classic Astartes, complete with tacticool tricked-out bolters, which is a variant of that 'black knight' compromise of ideals.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Though that's part of the point. They're more 'murky spec ops in the imperial periphery' than your classic Astartes, complete with tacticool tricked-out bolters, which is a variant of that 'black knight' compromise of ideals.
Similarly, they're tasked with hunting enemies that are extremely straightforwardly evil, unlike the Deathwatch (who are all about murky black ops shit) and the Sororitas (who are the internal affairs enforcers for the Cruellest, Most Bloody Regime Imaginable).
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Similarly, they're tasked with hunting enemies that are extremely straightforwardly evil, unlike the Deathwatch (who are all about murky black ops shit) and the Sororitas (who are the internal affairs enforcers for the Cruellest, Most Bloody Regime Imaginable).
Mmm, not sure about that. The Grey Knights can afford to be more noble than is average because they're such a limited and valuable resource. If you call on them for anything short of serious daemonic shit hitting the fan, the Inquisition will have... questions for you.
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Mmm, not sure about that. The Grey Knights can afford to be more noble than is average because they're such a limited and valuable resource. If you call on them for anything short of serious daemonic shit hitting the fan, the Inquisition will have... questions for you.
They're directly contrasted with the Grey Knights, who are about as traditionally 'knight in shining armour' (both literally and figuratively) as Space Marines get.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
They're directly contrasted with the Grey Knights, who are about as traditionally 'knight in shining armour' (both literally and figuratively) as Space Marines get.
Continuing the 40K business, it's interesting to note that the Imperium has a sanctioned, formalised type of 'black knight' in the traditional sense in the Deathwatch. Knights who temporarily suspend their usual allegiances and codes in order to serve secretive and treacherous (nominal) allies.
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Continuing the 40K business, it's interesting to note that the Imperium has a sanctioned, formalised type of 'black knight' in the traditional sense in the Deathwatch. Knights who temporarily suspend their usual allegiances and codes in order to serve secretive and treacherous (nominal) allies.
Another absolutely iconic one - a Black Knight from Dark Souls.
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Another absolutely iconic one - a Black Knight from Dark Souls.
Yes, explicitly and absolutely. They were asked to choose between welcoming climate refugees and massacring them, and they have made their decision.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yes, explicitly and absolutely. They were asked to choose between welcoming climate refugees and massacring them, and they have made their decision.
On the opposite side of the field, there's Archaon, Lord of the End Times.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
On the opposite side of the field, there's Archaon, Lord of the End Times.
For a more conventional knight, Warhammer has some pretty classic designs, like this Reiksguard.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For a more conventional knight, Warhammer has some pretty classic designs, like this Reiksguard.
Consider also the samurai valkyrie knight Malenia from Elden Ring.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Consider also the samurai valkyrie knight Malenia from Elden Ring.
Consider the Knight of Gold. Mamoru Nagano does some pretty rad mecha design.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Consider the Knight of Gold. Mamoru Nagano does some pretty rad mecha design.
Superpowers optional if you're well-dressed enough.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Superpowers optional if you're well-dressed enough.
Certified ladykiller. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-_...
Gundam Build Fighters - Flirting with gunpla
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November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Certified ladykiller. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-_...
As many have said, beware the old man in a profession with a high casualty rate.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
As many have said, beware the old man in a profession with a high casualty rate.
Context for thread readers unfamiliar with this terminology, which was definitely an influence on 40K (just look at some of those namedrops in the Wikped article). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ha...
Left-hand path and right-hand path - Wikipedia
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November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Context for thread readers unfamiliar with this terminology, which was definitely an influence on 40K (just look at some of those namedrops in the Wikped article). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ha...
Outsiders and unbelievers aren't as inherently a threat to you personally, since you are not the church (at least, until you personally reach the peak you're striving for). They're resources at best, prey at worst. It's all very self-centred.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Outsiders and unbelievers aren't as inherently a threat to you personally, since you are not the church (at least, until you personally reach the peak you're striving for). They're resources at best, prey at worst. It's all very self-centred.
Yes, but fanatical in subtly different ways. It's more of a personal spiritual journey (with a concrete material reward at the end in the form of daemon princehood) than integrating yourself into an institution.
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yes, but fanatical in subtly different ways. It's more of a personal spiritual journey (with a concrete material reward at the end in the form of daemon princehood) than integrating yourself into an institution.
I dunno, I don't think that, by definition, Chaos has that kind of institutional structure for organised hatred of the normies (except for Khorne-worshippers, of course). I imagine that for most of those who notice and care, it's more 'oh yeah, it's just a phase, they'll get past it'.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I dunno, I don't think that, by definition, Chaos has that kind of institutional structure for organised hatred of the normies (except for Khorne-worshippers, of course). I imagine that for most of those who notice and care, it's more 'oh yeah, it's just a phase, they'll get past it'.