Another ounce of disrespect for Kalel21 (20Q's)

[Thawmus]

I'm thinking of a fictional character.

You've got 20.

[Kalel21]

Did the character originiate in a work of prose fiction?

[JKLantern]

Is the character male?

[Thawmus]

Did the character originiate in a work of prose fiction?

No.

1 down, 19 to go.

[Thawmus]

Is the character male?

Yes, he is.

2 down, 18 to go.

[Kalel21]

Did the character originate on a TV show?

[Thawmus]

Did the character originate on a TV show?

No, he did not.

3 down, 17 to go.

[Kalel21]

Is he a science fiction character?

[Thawmus]

Is he a science fiction character?

Yes, he is.

4 down, 16 to go.

[Kalel21]

Did he originate in the movies?

[Thawmus]

Did he originate in the movies?

No, he did not.

5 down, 15 to go.

[readyeddy?]

Did he start as a comic book character?


Unrelated question: What did Kal do to earn all this disrespect?

[BudPalmer]

Unrelated question: What did Kal do to earn all this disrespect?

Oh, he knows. That' all that is important! :devious:

[JKLantern]

Oh, he knows. That' all that is important! :devious:

Optimus was never the same...:disappointed:

[Thawmus]

Did he start as a comic book character?

No.

6 down, 14 to go.



Unrelated question: What did Kal do to earn all this disrespect?

Wintremute did a 20Q poll, and titled it, "With respect for Kalel21".

I'm a jackass.

That's pretty much it.

7 down, 13 to go. :laugh:

[Kalel21]

Did he originate in a newspaper comic strip?

[BudPalmer]

Is he from a single book (as opposed to a series)?

[Thawmus]

Did he originate in a newspaper comic strip?

No, he did not.

7 down, 13 to go. For reals this time.

[Kalel21]

Is he from a single book (as opposed to a series)?

We already know he's not from prose fiction, so he's not from a book at all.

[Kalel21]

Did he originate on Old-Time Radio?

[Thawmus]

Is he from a single book (as opposed to a series)?

Since Kalel already asked about prose fiction, I won't count this question against you guys.

No, he isn't.

[Thawmus]

Did he originate on Old-Time Radio?

Heck no, who listens to that stuff anyways? :laugh:

8 down, 12 to go.


I'm feeling good about this so far. :cool:

[wintremute]

What about Kal's radio question?

[Kalel21]

He's not from:

prose fiction
TV
movies
comic books
comic strips
radio


Okay, is he from a theatrical play?

[BudPalmer]

Since Kalel already asked about prose fiction, I won't count this question against you guys.

No, he isn't.

Alright, alright! Sorry. Its my first day back from vacation so I'm not as good at the "multi-tasking" as I usually am! Jeeze!

[BigDaddyHub]

Did he originate from poetry or song?

[wintremute]

I'm thinking of a fictional character.

You've got 20.

Ya know, this could just be a figment of his imagination. It would fit the parameters.

[BudPalmer]

Ya know, this could just be a figment of his imagination. It would fit the parameters.

Then the answer would be "super-cool and popular Thawmus". :grin: I keed! I keed!

[JKLantern]

Ya know, this could just be a figment of his imagination. It would fit the parameters.

In the words of Nappa, from DBZ the Abridged Series:

"Dick move, guys. Dick move."

[Thawmus]

He's not from:

prose fiction
TV
movies
comic books
comic strips
radio


Okay, is he from a theatrical play?

No.

9 down, 11 to go.

Did he originate from poetry or song?

No.

10 down, 10 to go.

Ya know, this could just be a figment of his imagination. It would fit the parameters.

Nah. There's only a couple of characters that have even gotten a breath of air here, so I wouldn't use them. I want this to be moderately difficult, not impossible.

I mean, unless Kalel's the only one guessing. Then I might pull out the "Big Guns". :laugh:

[Kalel21]

Did this character originate on the Internet?

[Thawmus]

Did this character originate on the Internet?

I would include Internet writings as prose fiction, so I won't deduct for this one.

No.


Is it hint time?

[Kalel21]

Is this character from mythology or legend?

[BudPalmer]

Is it a video game character?

[Amora's_best_friend]

He's hardly going to be a myth/legend if he's a science fiction character...

[JKLantern]

He's hardly going to be a myth/legend if he's a science fiction character...

What do you mean there's no such thing as Space Jesus? :laugh:

[Thawmus]

Is this character from mythology or legend?

Also, in my mind, prose fiction.

Hint time?

[Thawmus]

Is it a video game character?

Yes, he is.

11 down, 9 to go.

[Amora's_best_friend]

Does he wield a sword?

[Kalel21]

Is he from a 1st person shooter type game?

[BudPalmer]

Yes, he is.

11 down, 9 to go.

See you all get mad at me for asking similar questions (when you go and do the same thing!) but who gets the ball rolling just before hint time? That's right, ME! In all of your faces!

[wintremute]

<< ignore >>

[Thawmus]

Does he wield a sword?

No, he does not.

12 down, 8 to go.

Is he from a 1st person shooter type game?

No, he is not.

13 down, 7 to go.

[BudPalmer]

Is the chracater currently exclusive to one game system?

[Kalel21]

I'm afraid I'm out of ideas. I rarely play video games.

[Thawmus]

Is the chracater currently exclusive to one game system?

No, he is not.

14 down, 6 to go.

[JKLantern]

Is the character human (within the setting)?

[Thawmus]

Is the character human (within the setting)?

No, he is not.

15 down, 5 to go.

[JKLantern]

No, he is not.

15 down, 5 to go.

Heh heh heh, I just thought of a hilarious potential candidate...:laugh:

[Thawmus]

Heh heh heh, I just thought of a hilarious potential candidate...:laugh:

Cmon, spoil box it. I wanna know!

[Thawmus]

BTW, no pressure, but I'll be heading home in 45 minutes....

[JKLantern]

Cmon, spoil box it. I wanna know!

It's a certain Lombax with spunk...

[Thawmus]

It's a certain Lombax with spunk...

I hope people aren't just waiting for me to respond to this. Because if they are, I'll just deduct a question for it. Cmon now!

[JKLantern]

Let's see...other nonhuman sci-fi male video game characters...for some reason the main ones popping into mind are from the same series as the above idea...

[JKLantern]

Is the character a robot/android/mechanical being? (Just making sure I've got the general bases for that one covered.)

[Thawmus]

Is the character a robot/android/mechanical being? (Just making sure I've got the general bases for that one covered.)

No, he isn't.

16 down, 4 to go.

[wintremute]

FOUR TO GO! I think it's hint time!

[Thawmus]

FOUR TO GO! I think it's hint time!

Tell you what, I'll recap for you:

It's a guy.
He's from a video game.
You've ruled out just about every other medium for him to exist in.
He's not human.
He's not from an FPS.
Not a robot/android/machine.
Doesn't wield a sword.

So, here's your hint:

South Korea.

[JKLantern]

Tell you what, I'll recap for you:

It's a guy.
He's from a video game.
You've ruled out just about every other medium for him to exist in.
He's not human.
He's not from an FPS.
Not a robot/android/machine.
Doesn't wield a sword.

So, here's your hint:

South Korea.

Is it a Zergling?

[Thawmus]

Is it a Zergling?

No. That's silly.

17 down, 3 to go.

[JKLantern]

No. That's silly.

17 down, 3 to go.

Hey, when my former Tae Kwon Do instructor had part of his team from Korea staying over at our house (which was an entertaining experience), Starcraft and NHL 99 were the two games they wanted to play!

[Thawmus]

Hey, when my former Tae Kwon Do instructor had part of his team from Korea staying over at our house (which was an entertaining experience), Starcraft and NHL 99 were the two games they wanted to play!

I was more talking about a Zergling being the character. I already said he was male, and Zerg are asexual.

[JKLantern]

I was more talking about a Zergling being the character. I already said he was male, and Zerg are asexual.

Admittedly, my first guess was going to be the Overmind. But Zergling seemed to be funnier to tack onto the South Korean bit. Of course, there are plenty of other less ambiguously gendered characters in the game.

[BigDaddyHub]

Is it Adun the Protoss?

[wintremute]

Is it Adun the Protoss?

Perhaps we should ask if it is a Starcraft character.

[Thawmus]

Is it Adun the Protoss?

No, it is not.

18 down, 2 to go.

[readyeddy?]

You know I got knocked out of this as soon as it was determined to be a video game. I haven't been kept up to date on those since my son moved out. I didn't even know about Halo until Action clix came out.

[wintremute]

You know I got knocked out of this as soon as it was determined to be a video game. I haven't been kept up to date on those since my son moved out. I didn't even know about Halo until Action clix came out.

What's Halo?

[BudPalmer]

What's Halo?

A rip-off of Larry Niven's Ring World but that's not important right now (it also isn't a yes or no question)!

[Thawmus]

Perhaps we should ask if it is a Starcraft character.

That seems the wisest move at this point.

[JKLantern]

Is it a Starcraft character?

[Thawmus]

What's Halo?

A great example of how a good game with great multiplayer can be ruined by the very demographic that plays it.

[Thawmus]

Is it a Starcraft character?

Yes, he is.

19 down, 1 to go.

[JKLantern]

Is it Tassadar?

(Can't be Zeratul, since he wields a sword, Fenix is sorta out for the same reason, it can't be the chick one, which leaves Tassadar, Altaris, and the young one from Brood War.)

[BudPalmer]

OOh! OOH! Is it James Rainer? (if its Stukoff, you totally suck!)

[JKLantern]

OOh! OOH! Is it James Rainer? (if its Stukoff, you totally suck!)

Rayner's human. If it's the Ruskie (who was infested) or Duran (who is...something), Thawmus sucks.

[BudPalmer]

I thought the character was human. Its totally Kerrigan then.

[JKLantern]

I thought the character was human. Its totally Kerrigan then.

Kerrigan's a girl. Thawm's character is not, if I remember correctly.

[BudPalmer]

Well I can't remember any of the other character names (I haven't played the game in well over a year). Wait how about Tassadar?

[JKLantern]

Well I can't remember any of the other character names (I haven't played the game in well over a year). Wait how about Tassadar?

I guessed that several posts ago. *Headcap!* :laugh:

[BudPalmer]

What do you expect in a disrespectful thread?

[Thawmus]

Is it Tassadar?

(Can't be Zeratul, since he wields a sword, Fenix is sorta out for the same reason, it can't be the chick one, which leaves Tassadar, Altaris, and the young one from Brood War.)

No, it is not Tassadar.


It was Fenix. Fenix doesn't wield a sword, he uses psi blades on his forearms. It was one of those questions where I had to answer it with a black-and-white answer, when it deserved more than that. If I had said, "Yes", we would have been talking about Diablo II and Oblivion for the rest of the game.


BTW, I felt the South Korea hint was a bit much. Hell, their most popular TV show is where they just watch people play Starcraft.

I was waiting for the, "Is he dead?" question, so I could be all like, "Yup. Twice over."

[JKLantern]

What do you expect in a disrespectful thread?

Literacy. :laugh:

[JKLantern]

No, it is not Tassadar.


It was Fenix. Fenix doesn't wield a sword, he uses psi blades on his forearms. It was one of those questions where I had to answer it with a black-and-white answer, when it deserved more than that. If I had said, "Yes", we would have been talking about Diablo II and Oblivion for the rest of the game.


I'd put that in the category of tricky judgment call, as opposed to the category of "dick move."

[BudPalmer]

Wasn't there a question about him being roboty? Fenix was the one who got turned into a walky thingie, right?

[JKLantern]

Wasn't there a question about hi being roboty? Fenix was the one who got turned into a walky thingie, right?

The question was whether he was a robot/android/mechanical being. Technically, he was half a Protoss in a jar riding a giant walkie thingie of AWESOME!

[Thawmus]

Wasn't there a question about hi being roboty? Fenix was the one who got turned into a walky thingie, right?

He was turned into a Dragoon after he died, which is a Cyborg. Think Robocop, but with 4 legs and a really really big energy gun.

The question was whether he was a robot/android/machine, which he was not. Again, had I said he was, I think you would have been more apt to count Fenix out of the parameters, rather than count him in.

[BudPalmer]

If I bothered to remember any of the answers, I'd probably feel a bit cheated.

[JKLantern]

He was turned into a Dragoon after he died, which is a Cyborg. Think Robocop, but with 4 legs and a really really big energy gun.

The question was whether he was a robot/android/machine, which he was not. Again, had I said he was, I think you would have been more apt to count Fenix out of the parameters, rather than count him in.

Apparently, in at least one of the cutscenes from Starcraft 2, the Dragoons are gigantic compared to humans and your standard Protoss soldier.

[Thawmus]

If I bothered to remember any of the answers, I'd probably feel a bit cheated.

Well, okay, if we really want to talk about how you all lost...

The 10 questions spent to discover which medium the character was from, really didn't help. You want to ask questions that generally split the playing field every time, and there were too many questions that didn't take a bite out of it at all.

[BudPalmer]

Well, okay, if we really want to talk about how you all lost...

The 10 questions spent to discover which medium the character was from, really didn't help. You want to ask questions that generally split the playing field every time, and there were too many questions that didn't take a bite out of it at all.


I totally agree and I wasn't really in on those (though I did put a stop to them). It really isn't a big deal. I'm just being a smart arse.

Worst 20 questions ever!

[wintremute]

Well, okay, if we really want to talk about how you all lost...

The 10 questions spent to discover which medium the character was from, really didn't help. You want to ask questions that generally split the playing field every time, and there were too many questions that didn't take a bite out of it at all.

Oh...NOW you offer advice. Where were you 15 questions ago? I'll tell you where I was, I was on that wall.

[Thawmus]

Apparently, in at least one of the cutscenes from Starcraft 2, the Dragoons are gigantic compared to humans and your standard Protoss soldier.

They were in the original Starcraft as well, but only in cutscenes. I think they wanted them to be the tanks of the Protoss initially, but when they needed to have a standard ranged unit, they relegated it to that instead. The Reavers were never cool, though. Reavers were resource hogs that couldn't handle anything on different elevations, were slow to fire, and slow to move. I'd take an attack force of 24-36 Dragoons and 12 Zealots any day over a group of Reavers.

Have you seen the gigantic walker that the Protoss get in Starcraft 2? I forget what it's called, but it makes their buildings look tiny.

[JKLantern]

They were in the original Starcraft as well, but only in cutscenes. I think they wanted them to be the tanks of the Protoss initially, but when they needed to have a standard ranged unit, they relegated it to that instead. The Reavers were never cool, though. Reavers were resource hogs that couldn't handle anything on different elevations, were slow to fire, and slow to move. I'd take an attack force of 24-36 Dragoons and 12 Zealots any day over a group of Reavers.

Have you seen the gigantic walker that the Protoss get in Starcraft 2? I forget what it's called, but it makes their buildings look tiny.

The Reaver we were never impressed with. However, if you are being a cheating bastard, very little is quite as satisfying as whipping up a group of twelve fully stocked and upgraded Carriers, and unleashing Death from Above on all your enemies!

I haven't seen much of the Starcraft 2 stuff. But I should probably look into it a little bit...

[BudPalmer]

I'm gonna need a new computer when Starcraft 2 comes out. That sucks!

[JKLantern]

I'm gonna need a new computer when Starcraft 2 comes out. That sucks!

Doubt I'm going to get it/them straight off the bat. Gonna have to wait a while.

In other vaporware news, did I hear correctly that 3D Realms folded, thus further decreasing the likelihood of Duke Nukem Forever?

[Thawmus]

The Reaver we were never impressed with. However, if you are being a cheating bastard, very little is quite as satisfying as whipping up a group of twelve fully stocked and upgraded Carriers, and unleashing Death from Above on all your enemies!

I haven't seen much of the Starcraft 2 stuff. But I should probably look into it a little bit...

Okay, try this....

In a game of Big Game Hunters with my floormates (this was like 6 years ago), I took the Protoss, and MCed one of my opponent's SCV's when he wasn't looking. I then just bunkered down, and didn't let them know I was building a Terran base. As they were all killing each other, I came out of nowhere with a fleet of 16 Carriers, 12 Battlecruisers, 5 Arbiters, 6 observers (to keep my boys out of trouble), and a couple Dark Archons in a Dropship that just stayed cloaked in the fleet and integrated a couple of the enemy BCs or Carriers every once in a while.

Needless to say, after that game, I was never able to have a moment's peace again in-game. I would constantly get hit from all sides, just to ensure I never did something like that again. :laugh:

[Thawmus]

Doubt I'm going to get it/them straight off the bat. Gonna have to wait a while.

In other vaporware news, did I hear correctly that 3D Realms folded, thus further decreasing the likelihood of Duke Nukem Forever?

Yes. Furthermore, there are rumors that Duke Nukem Forever was just a ruse so that Epic could get their hands on space-age 3D engines without having to waste dev time on them.

Of course, if Epic had space-age 3D engines that didn't have significant physics issues, it'd be a little more believable.

There's yet another rumor that Take-Two may still produce DNF, since they own the rights now.

And some of the comments from 3DR employees have been that upper management never knew what they wanted, and would continually scrap things from the ground up just because they let them be for a couple days.

[JKLantern]

Okay, try this....

In a game of Big Game Hunters with my floormates (this was like 6 years ago), I took the Protoss, and MCed one of my opponent's SCV's when he wasn't looking. I then just bunkered down, and didn't let them know I was building a Terran base. As they were all killing each other, I came out of nowhere with a fleet of 16 Carriers, 12 Battlecruisers, 5 Arbiters, 6 observers (to keep my boys out of trouble), and a couple Dark Archons in a Dropship that just stayed cloaked in the fleet and integrated a couple of the enemy BCs or Carriers every once in a while.

Needless to say, after that game, I was never able to have a moment's peace again in-game. I would constantly get hit from all sides, just to ensure I never did something like that again. :laugh:

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to this Magnificent Bastard (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/MagnificentBastard) again.

[Thawmus]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to this Magnificent Bastard (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/MagnificentBastard) again.

Yeah, it was pretty awesome.

The Carrier/Arbiter/Observer fleet I do pretty often, though. There's nothing more horrifying than seeing 96 Interceptors sprout out of a couple of Arbiters and just rain death on everything you own. Then disappear completely.

The problem with Carriers? Scourge. They do a number on Carriers. Battlecruisers just zap them all before they get near them. Carriers can't react fast enough, so I have to constantly give them Scout and Corsair escort, which is a pain in the ###.

Of course, if you do it right, it's the last pain in the ### you'll have to endure that game.