Redartz: Good day, all! How many of you are fans of the HBO series “Game of Thrones”? A lot of you, most likely. The show tells the story of the conflicts between several families vying for control of the “Seven Kingdoms” of the land of Westeros. “GoT” is violent, complex, and rife with ‘adult material’. It also is magnificently filmed, with engrossing writing and fascinating, deeply drawn characters. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it highly.
Anyway, watching the show got me thinking about some of the Marvel Universe’s royalty, and their conflicts. There is Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner – monarch of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis.
There is Doctor Doom, Lord of Latveria...
You have Black Bolt, leader of the Inhumans. And then there is the Black Panther, scion of the kingdom of Wakanda.
Continuing on, youhave Ka-Zar, the Mole Man, and so on and so on. Knowing what we do of these individuals, which do you think would be most capable to overcome the others (either by battle, by cooperation , or both) and take control of the whole world? Who would their allies be?
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| King Joffrey Baratheon |
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| Danaerys Targaryan |
Would they be benevolent, caring, working to make a better world (as in Danaerys Targaryan; freer of slaves and Mother of Dragons) ? Or would they be a tyrannical, cruel despot ( think Joffrey Baratheon, sadist, liar and overall creep).
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| Lord Peter Baelish |
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| John Snow |
Is there someone who has their fingers in everyone’s pies (Peter Baelish, manipulator , lurker, plotter par excellance)? Who in Marvel would you entrust with protecting the world from the evil forces threatening all Kingdoms (a noble, courageous John Snow, after all ‘Winter is coming’)?
Ponder all this, and post your thoughts. Or, you can always ask your Maester to send a raven.
