Hmm....such ones as I've picked thus far:
Sell-sword: Shoot to
Thrill by AC/DC
Principally because the lyrics, played straight instead of a metaphor, are pretty damn apt. The phrase in particular "too many women and too many
pills" sums up Sword's situation rather well, given the female heavy nature of Riot Force and the Legendary both. I can count on two hands the number
of male characters he regularly teams with. As to the pills....aspirin maybe?![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
This one I'm not very satisfied with, and the open suggestion box is
always open for new ideas here.
Net Sabre: "Blade Running"
by Oskar
I only actually know the artist for this one. The title was adopted from the above AMV. But the techno beat and such are absolutely perfect for something
Nene'd be playing in her helmet on a mission, in between the various other music. Nene's inherited my eclectic sensibilities in music, for certain.
Inyme W'tin: Crashed by
Daughtry
Admittedly, this is a little premature. Inyme has yet to actually reach 35 and undergo her little terminal motivation failure crisis, but the song itself is
pretty much dead-on applicable for her and Alice otherwise. Presently, very angsty heavy metal, or Evanescence if nothing else is available, fits her pretty
well. Suggestions welcome.
Gauche Sabre: Alive (N' Outta Control) by Papa Roach.
Gauche is a Sabre most people haven't met yet, so this is a little expository. Her fighting style, armor appearance, and personality are patterned off
Nanami Kiryuu from Revolutionary Girl Utena, but without a Touga type to really give her her interesting personality defects, I had to find an alternate
reasoning. Given the tendency of anime/manga/pop culture-inspired Sabres, we thus had three more that were originally with her, being Nanami's trio of
followers from the series. You'll note I have only one Sabre, not four alts. That's because the latter three were killed during the escape(as far as
Nanami knows) getting her out. Gauche is thus very bitter and grief-stricken, but hides it behind a very, very bitchy stuck up mask. Alive N'Outta Control
sums up her mask fairly well. For her inner perspective, perhaps Devils Never Cry would be more applicable, especially if you follow the latter parts of the lyrics. (Disclaimer: Both songs came to my attention while surfing Black
Lagoon AMVs. The contained content is very bloody, as a result.)
Demolition Sabre: Harder, Bester, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
Demo's really laid back, but her theme's her "on the job" view. Which really sums up the grind I've seen most tanks take to continually
improve their status as invulnerable bulwarks that can take damage that could KO the squishies in one or two hits.
Psycho Scimitar: Pet by A Perfect
Circle
Psycho's a Mind/Electric Dominator, and her personality is essentially "Nene, minus a conscience, plus mind control powers". While Runaway Robot,
one of Matrix's alts, is her principal "toy" that she enjoys utilizing as someone to hide behind, this song pretty much sums up her view on
anyone she could get her hooks into. She's easily the scariest of my villians to me, because while Largo's evil, Psycho's nom de guerre is far, far
too apt. Largo rarely engages in the kind of "fun" that Psycho does when she's bored.
Maximillian Largo: Largo from the Red Eyes Soundtrack, The Strongest Boomer from the same (couldn't find either on
YouTube), and When You're Evil by Voltaire
Largo's played as a very self-aware
Magnificent Bastard, for me, but that
isn't to say he doesn't take pleasure in his work. Admittedly, he'd probably alter the standard Conan quote a good deal to fit his more Chessmaster approach, but for a guy with a serious god complex, he's very in touch with "lesser
pleasures". This entry was sponsored by All The Tropes.
Edge Sabre: Zettai Unmei
Mokushiroku/Absolute Destiny Apocalypse (movie version) and Rinbu Revolution (movie version), both from the Utena movie
This should be a no-brainer for anyone who knew Edge's "secret identity", but the song choice may seem odd. While I find the *plot* of the Utena
movie utterly incomprehensible(Shiori is the primary villain at the end...but she's a possessed race car...and Utena is a car as well...being driven by
Anthy...WHAT?) the musical remixes of the themes from the series were VERY good(as was the art design. The duelist uniforms alone...). These are the movie
editions of the opening theme and perhaps the most famous "walking up to the Dueling Platform" theme(and there was competition. It's been remixed
freaking eight or nine times!) And for those of you that've read this far and like the Utena music...a bonus: ***
Thrust SSC: Danger Zone by
Kenny Loggins
Really, this was a simple one to pick out for me. Especially since it was playing the entire time of the last two BP world runs that got Thrust her super speed
at level 14 last night. And the race with Cyberman afterwards. Which will be written. Because it's IN MY HEAD. Incidentally, until yesterday, I didn't
know there was an underwater tunnel in Talos. The more you know...
BU-55C: Mainframe
Tampering from the Transformers 2007 movie soundtrack
Purely instrumental, very ominous, and very "looming danger". All things that BU-55C sums up. He doesn't talk much.
Dosvydanya: Russian National Anthem (Rock Version) from Ace Combat 6
"Isn't this somewhat disrespectful?"
"See nothink wrong with bringing patriotism for Motherland into modern era, nyet?"
Sephira Ross: Chateau from the
Matrix Reloaded soundtrack
Despite the fact that Sephie is still very much intended as a Sephiroth and bishounen in general parody(she's just a fit young Jewish girl with a taste for
black and trenchcoats. Is that SO wrong?), Stormgear and I realized all she needs is a pair of shades and her MA/WP build is perfectly suited for showing up in
the Matrix.
Twilit Blade: Complicated
by Bon Jovi
Lynna's backstory is probably the second most complicated of my original characters(the gold medal going to Inyme), and this particular song fits her in
tempo, lyrics, and everything. The *title* is even perfect.
The sad thing is....that's not ALL my alts yet.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
Sell-sword: Shoot to
Thrill by AC/DC
Principally because the lyrics, played straight instead of a metaphor, are pretty damn apt. The phrase in particular "too many women and too many
pills" sums up Sword's situation rather well, given the female heavy nature of Riot Force and the Legendary both. I can count on two hands the number
of male characters he regularly teams with. As to the pills....aspirin maybe?
This one I'm not very satisfied with, and the open suggestion box isalways open for new ideas here.
Net Sabre: "Blade Running"
by Oskar
I only actually know the artist for this one. The title was adopted from the above AMV. But the techno beat and such are absolutely perfect for something
Nene'd be playing in her helmet on a mission, in between the various other music. Nene's inherited my eclectic sensibilities in music, for certain.
Inyme W'tin: Crashed by
Daughtry
Admittedly, this is a little premature. Inyme has yet to actually reach 35 and undergo her little terminal motivation failure crisis, but the song itself is
pretty much dead-on applicable for her and Alice otherwise. Presently, very angsty heavy metal, or Evanescence if nothing else is available, fits her pretty
well. Suggestions welcome.
Gauche Sabre: Alive (N' Outta Control) by Papa Roach.
Gauche is a Sabre most people haven't met yet, so this is a little expository. Her fighting style, armor appearance, and personality are patterned off
Nanami Kiryuu from Revolutionary Girl Utena, but without a Touga type to really give her her interesting personality defects, I had to find an alternate
reasoning. Given the tendency of anime/manga/pop culture-inspired Sabres, we thus had three more that were originally with her, being Nanami's trio of
followers from the series. You'll note I have only one Sabre, not four alts. That's because the latter three were killed during the escape(as far as
Nanami knows) getting her out. Gauche is thus very bitter and grief-stricken, but hides it behind a very, very bitchy stuck up mask. Alive N'Outta Control
sums up her mask fairly well. For her inner perspective, perhaps Devils Never Cry would be more applicable, especially if you follow the latter parts of the lyrics. (Disclaimer: Both songs came to my attention while surfing Black
Lagoon AMVs. The contained content is very bloody, as a result.)
Demolition Sabre: Harder, Bester, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
Demo's really laid back, but her theme's her "on the job" view. Which really sums up the grind I've seen most tanks take to continually
improve their status as invulnerable bulwarks that can take damage that could KO the squishies in one or two hits.
Psycho Scimitar: Pet by A Perfect
Circle
Psycho's a Mind/Electric Dominator, and her personality is essentially "Nene, minus a conscience, plus mind control powers". While Runaway Robot,
one of Matrix's alts, is her principal "toy" that she enjoys utilizing as someone to hide behind, this song pretty much sums up her view on
anyone she could get her hooks into. She's easily the scariest of my villians to me, because while Largo's evil, Psycho's nom de guerre is far, far
too apt. Largo rarely engages in the kind of "fun" that Psycho does when she's bored.
Maximillian Largo: Largo from the Red Eyes Soundtrack, The Strongest Boomer from the same (couldn't find either on
YouTube), and When You're Evil by Voltaire
Largo's played as a very self-aware
Magnificent Bastard, for me, but that
isn't to say he doesn't take pleasure in his work. Admittedly, he'd probably alter the standard Conan quote a good deal to fit his more Chessmaster approach, but for a guy with a serious god complex, he's very in touch with "lesser
pleasures". This entry was sponsored by All The Tropes.
Edge Sabre: Zettai Unmei
Mokushiroku/Absolute Destiny Apocalypse (movie version) and Rinbu Revolution (movie version), both from the Utena movie
This should be a no-brainer for anyone who knew Edge's "secret identity", but the song choice may seem odd. While I find the *plot* of the Utena
movie utterly incomprehensible(Shiori is the primary villain at the end...but she's a possessed race car...and Utena is a car as well...being driven by
Anthy...WHAT?) the musical remixes of the themes from the series were VERY good(as was the art design. The duelist uniforms alone...). These are the movie
editions of the opening theme and perhaps the most famous "walking up to the Dueling Platform" theme(and there was competition. It's been remixed
freaking eight or nine times!) And for those of you that've read this far and like the Utena music...a bonus: ***
Thrust SSC: Danger Zone by
Kenny Loggins
Really, this was a simple one to pick out for me. Especially since it was playing the entire time of the last two BP world runs that got Thrust her super speed
at level 14 last night. And the race with Cyberman afterwards. Which will be written. Because it's IN MY HEAD. Incidentally, until yesterday, I didn't
know there was an underwater tunnel in Talos. The more you know...
BU-55C: Mainframe
Tampering from the Transformers 2007 movie soundtrack
Purely instrumental, very ominous, and very "looming danger". All things that BU-55C sums up. He doesn't talk much.
Dosvydanya: Russian National Anthem (Rock Version) from Ace Combat 6
"Isn't this somewhat disrespectful?"
"See nothink wrong with bringing patriotism for Motherland into modern era, nyet?"
Sephira Ross: Chateau from the
Matrix Reloaded soundtrack
Despite the fact that Sephie is still very much intended as a Sephiroth and bishounen in general parody(she's just a fit young Jewish girl with a taste for
black and trenchcoats. Is that SO wrong?), Stormgear and I realized all she needs is a pair of shades and her MA/WP build is perfectly suited for showing up in
the Matrix.
Twilit Blade: Complicated
by Bon Jovi
Lynna's backstory is probably the second most complicated of my original characters(the gold medal going to Inyme), and this particular song fits her in
tempo, lyrics, and everything. The *title* is even perfect.
The sad thing is....that's not ALL my alts yet.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."