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Dick in Spaaace

Started by beejazz, May 01, 2007, 04:35:43 PM

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beejazz

May 01, 2007, 04:35:43 PM
I'm going to run a scifi billions of years in the future (cryogenic seed ships without FTL travel slowly) and I was wondering what a feasible (or even less than feasible) explanation would be for including Dick Cheney as a villain.

Mcrow

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May 01, 2007, 04:40:59 PM



I have no idea. I always seen him as more of an idiot than a villain.

Sosthenes

#2
May 01, 2007, 04:41:37 PM
Erm, there's a god behind the universe who's rather childish and immature?
 

beejazz

#3
May 01, 2007, 04:42:23 PM
For serious... maybe as a clone or an AI... or maybe an artificial heart leading to a prototype full cyborg thing, but Dick Cheney's gotta live or come back for this.

beejazz

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May 01, 2007, 04:42:54 PM
Quote from: SosthenesErm, there's a god behind the universe who's rather childish and immature?
That too.

Koltar

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May 01, 2007, 04:55:37 PM
Quote from: beejazzI'm going to run a scifi billions of years in the future (cryogenic seed ships without FTL travel slowly) and I was wondering what a feasible (or even less than feasible) explanation would be for including Dick Cheney as a villain.

 Can't you try for a more interesting villain ?

 Thats SO 20th/21st century.

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May 01, 2007, 04:56:33 PM
Quote from: beejazzI'm going to run a scifi billions of years in the future (cryogenic seed ships without FTL travel slowly) and I was wondering what a feasible (or even less than feasible) explanation would be for including Dick Cheney as a villain.

He would make the perfect villan!

And of course you could have a running side joke where he accidently shoots one of his underlings every once in awhile

"I thought he was a Quail"  

:)

beejazz

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May 01, 2007, 05:00:23 PM
Quote from: KoltarCan't you try for a more interesting villain ?

 Thats SO 20th/21st century.

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Quote from: Blue DevilHe would make the perfect villan!

And of course you could have a running side joke where he accidently shoots one of his underlings every once in awhile

"I thought he was a Quail"


Oh, Dick would totally abuse his underlings.

Blue Devil

#8
May 01, 2007, 05:07:28 PM
Quote from: beejazzOh, Dick would totally abuse his underlings.

Oh!  I just had a really good idea pop into my head!!!

How about if we find out (maybe later on) that one of his underlings is George W. Bush!

The tables have turned and now Dick is in charge and George W. has to do what Dick says!

What do you think?

Mcrow

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May 01, 2007, 05:09:31 PM
Quote from: Blue DevilOh!  I just had a really good idea pop into my head!!!

How about if we find out (maybe later on) that one of his underlings is George W. Bush!

The tables have turned and now Dick is in charge and George W. has to do what Dick says!

What do you think?

That would be too realistic, this is supposed to be sci-fi. :p

Sosthenes

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May 01, 2007, 05:16:59 PM
Meh, he doesn't have any good props. No wheel-chair, no cat, no mechanical hand. Not even a decent accent. Bad villain. Pope Benedict wouldn't even need his Death Star for him...
 

Blue Devil

#11
May 01, 2007, 09:09:52 PM
Quote from: McrowThat would be too realistic, this is supposed to be sci-fi. :p

  Oh yeah, your right.

  Person One:  "Dick just shot an underling"

  Person Two:  "Yeah, so? The real one does that all the time!"

  Person One:  "You make a good point"

  :)

Pseudoephedrine

#12
May 01, 2007, 10:07:09 PM
If you want to include Dick Cheney as a villain, your game is probably going to veer towards the humourous. So don't worry too much about coming up with a super-plausible explanation. In fact, an implausible explanation is probably funnier.

If you're going for a serious game, you should avoid any mention of Dick Cheney. Just have a character with a different name, but a similar appearance, demeanour and position. Allusions inspire less silliness than an outright mention would.
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May 01, 2007, 10:31:12 PM
dude, it's right there with your cryogenics. In the dying days of the Bush Administration, Cheney disappears and has himself frozen, swearing to return in 1000 years to wreak vengeance when the stars are once again aligned for the Bend Dexter....
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May 01, 2007, 11:55:54 PM
Quote from: Calithenadude, it's right there with your cryogenics. In the dying days of the Bush Administration, Cheney disappears and has himself frozen, swearing to return in 1000 years to wreak vengeance when the stars are once again aligned for the Bend Dexter....
You've got it all wrong.

Dick's a zombie.  That's why he hasn't croaked yet.  Sure the first couple of heart attacks were legit, but all the "heart troubles" he's had since were actually secret operations to strengthen his conversion to one of the undead.

After the party loses the 2008 elections, he goes into hiding, both to alleviate suspicions of unnaturally extended life span, and to await the day when his evil might be better poised to take over the earth.
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