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The Cblog Fapcast Episode 7 - #1ReasonHow
Somehow my fancy $200 mic didn't turn on, so I realize too late I'm using my lousy stock mic. Oh well! At least Scotty gets on to help me make sense of all these cblogs about women and video game jobs and why women aren't in video game jobs. Thanks Jim! Thanks for stirring the pot so well! I appreciate that.
This week's c-question is are you excited to get something this holiday season? You can leave it here, on our twitter, or our Facebook
In this week's episode...!
On this week's Fapcast with ScottyG, we talk Black Ops 2 in earnest and stupid eco-cases! Jim Sterling's big article about #1ReasonWhy also stirred the cblog pot on women in video games! Also, Red Vs Blue. Why not?
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Blogs highlighted this week!
Hashtag One Reason Why
Triple R Theater: Hyper Fighters
A Declaration of War on the Bastard Smurfee McGee (NVGR)
Red and Blue, resolving into purple.
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About CblogRecapsone of us since 11:27 PM on 07.02.2008
About Cblog Recaps
Recappers:
Monday - Lord Spencer
Tuesday - vacant
Wednesday - Dere
Thursday - NeoTurbo
Friday - Gamemaniac3434
Saturday - AmnaUmen
Sunday -
Reservists:
Riobux
Torchman
CelicaCrazed
TheBlondeBass
Mike Martin
Kevin Mersereau
Chris Moyse
[YOUR NAME HERE] - We want you!
Current "Bloggers Wanted" assignment
Villains that did nothing wrong
Villains in all media, not just video games, can end up being a dime a dozen. Far too often, a villain's motives boil down to "I am a bad, and so I do bad things. Fear me." While this format has worked for countless stories, at this point in my life (the ripe old age of 20) I’ve become jaded and grumpy, finding myself rolling my eyes when I see yet another antagonist wreaking havoc with no background or reasoning presented as to why they’re being such a butthole.
What’s far more interesting to me is when a villain’s motives or actions come across as justified, perhaps leaving you rooting for them to defeat the protagonist [insert Elder God Tier villain meme here].
My favorite example of this would be Meruem from the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter. While he doesn’t necessarily fit the exact mold I laid out above, he’s easily one of the most dynamic and curious villains I’ve ever come across. For the sake of not spoiling what is perhaps one of the most exciting, action-packed, and tear-inducing arcs in anime history, I won’t delve into the details of what makes Meruem so great. Instead I encourage anyone who hasn’t seen Hunter x Hunter to set aside some time and plow through the series. Really, it’s that good.
But hey, that’s just how I feel. I’m sure there are folks out there who prefer their villains to be simple. If I ever met one of these theoretical people I might have a panic attack, but I’ll deal with that should the time come. I’m sure after some deep breaths we would get along. Maybe we could even snuggle, should my husband allow such an event to transpire.
All said and done, we arrive at the topic of this month’s Bloggers Wanted: Villains that did nothing wrong. Due to communication errors, this entry in the hallowed halls of Bloggers Wanted is a tad late. Regardless, all you have to do is head over to the Community Blog section of the site, and whip up a Cblog about a villain who you feel was secretly the good guy all along.
Current Community Contests
LOL nope desu~
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Legend:
WORDtoid
A- Articles
S- Series
B- Bloggers Wanted
P- Podcasts
CONTEStoid
C- Community Contests
W- Winners/Updates
E- Entries
COMMUNItoid
E- Events
F- Fight Nights
D- Destructoid in the Wild
S- Stories
C- Contemplations
I- Introductions
B- Birthdays
R- RIP
H- Houses, cribs, setups
GAMEtoid
N- News
V- Videos
R- Reviews
P- Previews
T- Thoughts
D- Development
$- Deals
CULTUroid
A- Art
M- Music
F- Film/TV
L- Literature
S- Swag
OTHEroid
L- LOLs
R- Random
V- Videos
C- Could Be Better
?- Defies Description
FAILtoid
S- You Are Slow
F- Maybe Fail?
Recappers:
Monday - Lord Spencer
Tuesday - vacant
Wednesday - Dere
Thursday - NeoTurbo
Friday - Gamemaniac3434
Saturday - AmnaUmen
Sunday -
Reservists:
Riobux
Torchman
CelicaCrazed
TheBlondeBass
Mike Martin
Kevin Mersereau
Chris Moyse
[YOUR NAME HERE] - We want you!
Current "Bloggers Wanted" assignment
Villains that did nothing wrong
Villains in all media, not just video games, can end up being a dime a dozen. Far too often, a villain's motives boil down to "I am a bad, and so I do bad things. Fear me." While this format has worked for countless stories, at this point in my life (the ripe old age of 20) I’ve become jaded and grumpy, finding myself rolling my eyes when I see yet another antagonist wreaking havoc with no background or reasoning presented as to why they’re being such a butthole.
What’s far more interesting to me is when a villain’s motives or actions come across as justified, perhaps leaving you rooting for them to defeat the protagonist [insert Elder God Tier villain meme here].
My favorite example of this would be Meruem from the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter. While he doesn’t necessarily fit the exact mold I laid out above, he’s easily one of the most dynamic and curious villains I’ve ever come across. For the sake of not spoiling what is perhaps one of the most exciting, action-packed, and tear-inducing arcs in anime history, I won’t delve into the details of what makes Meruem so great. Instead I encourage anyone who hasn’t seen Hunter x Hunter to set aside some time and plow through the series. Really, it’s that good.
But hey, that’s just how I feel. I’m sure there are folks out there who prefer their villains to be simple. If I ever met one of these theoretical people I might have a panic attack, but I’ll deal with that should the time come. I’m sure after some deep breaths we would get along. Maybe we could even snuggle, should my husband allow such an event to transpire.
All said and done, we arrive at the topic of this month’s Bloggers Wanted: Villains that did nothing wrong. Due to communication errors, this entry in the hallowed halls of Bloggers Wanted is a tad late. Regardless, all you have to do is head over to the Community Blog section of the site, and whip up a Cblog about a villain who you feel was secretly the good guy all along.
Current Community Contests
LOL nope desu~
________________________________________
Legend:
WORDtoid
A- Articles
S- Series
B- Bloggers Wanted
P- Podcasts
CONTEStoid
C- Community Contests
W- Winners/Updates
E- Entries
COMMUNItoid
E- Events
F- Fight Nights
D- Destructoid in the Wild
S- Stories
C- Contemplations
I- Introductions
B- Birthdays
R- RIP
H- Houses, cribs, setups
GAMEtoid
N- News
V- Videos
R- Reviews
P- Previews
T- Thoughts
D- Development
$- Deals
CULTUroid
A- Art
M- Music
F- Film/TV
L- Literature
S- Swag
OTHEroid
L- LOLs
R- Random
V- Videos
C- Could Be Better
?- Defies Description
FAILtoid
S- You Are Slow
F- Maybe Fail?