The opening theme from the PlayStation game Soul Edge.

Transcending history and the world, a tale of soul and swords eternally told.


To love! To shine!
We all need to shine on, to see
how far we've come on our journey
How far yet to go, searching for our star
Deep in the night, I pray in my heart
for that special light
to shower me with love
to shower me with power
to shine from above
I got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on what I believed in from the very start
I got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on deep in my heart
To love, to shine (2x)
Come strip down and face it, your all
About time you broke down your wall
Free your mind
A brand new world waits for you, you'll find
Nobody can just do it for you
It's time that you knew
It's up to you to love
it's up to you to shine
the light true and blue
You got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on what you believed in from the very start
You got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on, deep in your heart
You got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on what you believed in from the very start (3x)
You got to get to the Edge of Soul, to carry on, deep in your heart
To love, to shine! (2x)
To love!
Depending on whether or not Doug had ever played the game (presumably walking into the room after the song had played, familiarizing himself with gameplay and characters, and only then listening to EoS), but I could see it as giving every person in Doug's AoE a moderately kickass custom-designed weapon.
--Sam Ashley
"He beat up ten ninjas with a loaf of french bread!"

Because something that robkelk mentioned in another part of the forum struck me.
"Under the Sea" from the Little Mermaid soundtrack.
Lryics at: radish-spirit.com/cbl/the...thesea.htm
It gives Doug the powers to swim like a fish, breath underwater, manifest some water defenses, and give fish simple commands.
Could be a very fun song to use at Sea World. This also caused me to think of another song. "Jump in Line" done by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
Lyrics at: www.lyred.com/lyrics/Soun...%3Bora%29/
I can see the scene from the Mask in my head. Doug creating a instant conga line in his area of affect. Anyways sorry for the long urls.
Shawn Earl

He's got a road map of Jupiter
A radar fix on the stars
All along the highway
She's got a liquid-crystal compass
A picture book of the rivers
Under the Sahara
They travel in the time of the prophets
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
Like lovers and heroes, and the restless part of everyone
We're only at home when we're on the run
On the run
He's got a star map of Hollywood
A list of cheap motels
All along the freeway
She's got a sister out in Vegas
The promise of a decent job
Far away from her hometown
They travel on the road to redemption
A highway out of yesterday -- that tomorrow will bring
Like lovers and heroes, birds in the last days of spring
We're only at home when we're on the wing
On the wing
When we are young
Wandering the face of the Earth
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
Learning that we're only immortal
For a limited time
Time is a gypsy caravan
Steals away in the night
To leave you stranded in Dreamland
Distance is a long-range filter
Memory a flickering light
Left behind in the heartland
We travel in the dark of the new moon
A starry highway traced on the map of the sky
Like lovers and heroes, lonely as the eagle's cry
We're only at home when we're on the fly
On the fly
When we are young
Wandering the face of the Earth
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
Learning that we're only immortal
For a limited time
We travel on the road to adventure
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
Like lovers and hereos, and the restless part of everyone
We're only at home when we're on the run
On the run...
-- Rush, Dreamline-- Bob
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Chaos isn't really chaos if it isn't Lawful part of the time.

... but I don't want to step on anyone's toes. (And I don't know whether I'll have time to write it, anyway.) So:
1) Bob (or anyone else), do you have a steampunk/pseudo-"Jules Verne" Step planned?
(If the answer to this one is "yes", then we can all ignore the rest of these questions...)
2) Does Doug speak French, or Kiswahili?
3) Does anyone have any suggestions for late-19th-century-era "power" songs? (I won't limit myself to these, but it would be nice for Doug to pick up maybe one or two songs.)
4) Just how spaceworthy can Doug get?
(Careful pondering of these questions should give more than a clue as to where this fanfic Step would take place...)
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Its been mentioned that Doug eventually gets a hang of the dimension hopping deal, and, well, barring some America specific lyrics this song seems almost tailor made for Ranma.
The Eagles: Take It Easy
Well, I'm running down the road
tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women on my mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says she's a friend of mine
Take It easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own
wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
and take it easy
Well, I'm a standing on a corner
in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford
slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
gonna save me
We may lose and we may win though
we will never be here again
so open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
Well I'm running down the road
trying to loosen my load,
got a world of trouble on my mind
lookin' for a lover who won't blow my
cover, she's so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
don't let the sound of your own
wheels make you crazy
come on baby
don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
gonna save me, oh oh oh
Oh we got it easy
We oughta take it easy---------------
If you want a competition to see who is best at rezoning aqueducts, prepare to be whipped little lady. When it comes to choosing accommodation for hell machines, Id be grateful for a little slack.
-Mayor of Tackleford: Scary Go Round
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Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

Angel 0?
The image that was the inspiration for something I shan't describe, lest I fail to adequately torture the unknowning.
Well, I think that this was the one. 's been a while.
Ja,
-n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

I just think this Nightwish song fells appropriate for a EVA step, no idea what kind of power, if any, it'd grant.
Planet Hell
Denying the lying
A million children fighting
For lives in strife
For hope beyond the horizon
A dead world
A dark path
Not even crossroads to choose from
All the bloodred
Carpets before me
Behold this fair creation of God
My only wish to leave behind
All the days of the Earth
An everyday hell of my kingdom come
The 1st rock thrown again
Welcome to hell, little Saint
Mother Gaia in slaughter
Welcome to paradise, Soldier
My 1st cry neverending
All life is to fear for life
You fool, you wanderer
You challenged the gods and lost

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman
Save yourself and let them suffer
In hope
In love
This world ain't ready for the Ark
Mankind works in mysterious ways

I can certainly see Doug meeting Lazarus and the rest, if not getting along with them...
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What would happen if Doug ended up in some really screwed up anime world? I'm not talking wacky screwed up, I'm talking truly disturbing places.
Elfen Lied? Sadistic experiments on cute psychopathic killers?
Gantz? 'Rescued' random strangers sent on bizarre missions to kill aliens, apparently as some kind of game. Average fatality rate - over 75% per mission.
Gunslinger Girl? Brainwashed adolescent girls turned into cyborg assassins.

I was listening to some of my old CD's, and for some reason this song made me think of Asuka.. especially late in the series.

Proud swagger out of the school yard
Waiting for the world's applause
Rebel without a conscience
Martyr without a cause
Static on your frequency
Electrical storm in your veins
Raging at unreachable glory
Straining at invisible chains
And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
Staring down into a heartless sea
Can't face life on a razor's edge
Nothing's what you thought it would be
All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
Turn around and turn around and turn around
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Don't turn your back
And slam the door on me
It's not as if this barricade
Blocks the only road
It's not as if you're all alone
In wanting to explode
Someone set a bad example
Made surrender seem all right
The act of a noble warrior
Who lost the will to fight
And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
Staring down into a heartless sea
Done with life on a razor's edge
Nothing's what you thought it would be
No hero in your tragedy
No daring in your escape
No salutes for your surrender
Nothing noble in your fate
Christ, what have you done?
--"The Pass" Presto Rush

mmmm... I like this song.
--Jervic