Podcasts about Lavos

Eine Zeitreise der besonderen Art: Chrono Trigger im Videogamecast"Millennia Fair? Toshi Station? Luke, wach auf!" – Falls euch diese Wortfetzen ein nostalgisches Lächeln ins Gesicht zaubern, dann schnallt euch an, denn in dieser Sonderfolge des Videogame Cast begeben wir uns auf eine Zeitreise der besonderen Art. Wir tauchen ein in die 16-Bit Pracht von Chrono Trigger, einem RPG-Meisterwerk, das uns bis heute mit seiner cleveren Story, den unvergesslichen Charakteren und Akira Toriyamas unverwechselbarem Stil begeistert. Das erwartet euch in dieser EpisodeWir lassen die Pixel tanzen und diskutieren alles, was Chrono Trigger so besonders macht: Von den ersten wackeligen Schritten auf dem Emulator (Zsnes oder doch SNES9X?) bis hin zum epischen Showdown mit Lavos. Wir erinnern uns an die coolsten Quests, wie Robos 1000-jährige Aufforstung oder die nervenaufreibende Suche nach den Rainbow Shells. Natürlich dürfen auch die verschiedenen Ports und Versionen nicht fehlen – inklusive einer hitzigen Debatte darüber, ob die FMVs der PlayStation-Version den ewigen Ladezeiten standhalten können. Und wer weiß, vielleicht lüften wir ja auch das Geheimnis, warum dieser Titel nie offiziell in Deutschland erschien… Für wen ist diese Episode?Diese Episode ist ein Muss für alle Retro-RPG-Fans, Chrono Trigger Veteranen, die in Erinnerungen schwelgen wollen, und alle, die sich fragen, was an diesem Spiel so besonders ist. Ob ihr nun schon 15 Mal durchgespielt habt oder noch nie von Crono und Marle gehört habt – hier ist für jeden etwas dabei. Bereitet euch auf eine geballte Ladung Nostalgie, Wortwitz und die eine oder andere philosophische Betrachtung über das Wesen der Zeit vor. Die Spiele dieser EpisodeName des SpielsPlattformenRelease-DatumLinkChrono TriggerSuper Nintendo, PlayStation, DS, PC (Steam)11. März 1995Steam Trefft uns auf unserem Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/MUknMumXdR Schaut uns live zu auf Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videogamecast/ Viel Spaß beim Hören! Tobi & Gordon

We're bending the rules of time and space on this episode of Longplay as we play you the best of the music from the soundtrack to the SNES classic Chrono Trigger. Chapters: (00:00:00) - Welcome to Longplay! (00:00:58) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Presentiment (00:01:22) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Chrono Trigger (00:03:19) - This is Longplay 1 (00:10:59) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Morning Sunlight (00:11:32) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Peaceful Days (00:14:04) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Memories of Green (00:17:37) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Guardia Millennial Fair (00:20:39) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Gato's Song (00:20:59) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - A Strange Happening (00:22:24) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Wind Scene (00:25:28) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Goodnight (00:25:31) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Secret of the Forest (00:29:57) - This is Longplay 2 (00:34:00) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Battle 1 (00:35:31) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Courage and Pride (00:38:43) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Manoria Cathedral (00:39:12) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - A Prayer to the Road that Leads (00:39:16) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Silent Light (00:41:21) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Boss Battle 1 (00:42:30) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Frog's Theme (00:43:32) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Fanfare 1 (00:44:04) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Kingdom Trial (00:47:31) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - The Hidden Truth (00:48:25) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - A Shot of Crisis (00:50:05) - This is Longplay 3 (00:55:02) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Ruined World (00:57:23) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Mystery of the Past (00:57:25) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Lab 16's Ruin (00:58:42) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - People Without Hope (Variant 1) (01:01:28) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - People Without Hope (Variant 2) (01:04:15) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - People Without Hope (01:07:02) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Lavos' Theme (01:08:23) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - The Day the World Revived (01:09:27) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Robo Gang Johnny (01:10:45) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Bike Chase (01:11:38) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Robo's Theme (01:12:53) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Remains of the Factory (01:15:44) - This is Longplay 4 (01:28:18) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Battle 2 (01:29:32) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Fanfare 2 (01:29:36) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Brink of Time (01:31:43) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Delightful Spekkio (01:34:15) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Fanfare 3 (01:34:17) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Underground Sewer (01:36:18) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Boss Battle 2 (01:38:43) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Primitive Mountain (01:41:34) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Ayla's Theme (01:42:43) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Rhythm of Wind, Sky and Earth (01:44:19) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Burn! Bobonga! (01:45:36) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Magus' Castle (01:46:00) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Confusing Melody (01:46:59) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Battle with Magus (01:49:43) - This is Longplay 5 (01:56:17) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Singing Mountain (01:58:07) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Tyran Castle (02:01:39) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - At the Bottom of Night (02:03:53) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Corridors of Time (02:06:36) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Zeal Palace (02:10:09) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Schala's Theme (02:12:35) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Sealed Door (02:14:59) - This is Longplay 6 (02:19:09) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Undersea Palace (02:22:11) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Far Off Promise (02:23:43) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Wings That Cross Time (02:26:47) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Black Omen (02:29:32) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Determination (02:30:21) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - World Revolution (02:33:55) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Last Battle (02:37:22) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - First Festival of Stars (02:39:51) - This is Longplay 7 (02:46:49) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - Epilogue ~ To Good Friends (02:48:46) - Chrono Trigger (SNES version) - To Far Away Times Longplay is a Terra Player Original podcast and is produced and distributed by Terra Player. Get more episodes of Longplay, alongside all our Terra Player Original podcasts and the best gaming music radio and entertainment podcasts from across the internet at https://terraplayer.com.

This week Nick and Dave get their hands on probably the Greatest JRPG of all Time; Chrono Trigger. They take control of the time-traveling crew of Frog, Ayla, Lucca, Robo, Marle, and Crono and their task is to save the world from the clutches of Lavos while traveling multiple time periods. Will Nick be able to get over how much content is stuffed into such a small cartridge? Will Dave ever stop gushing over this 28-year-old gem?Support the show at patreon.com/criticalarcade or criticalarcade.comEmail us at nick@criticalarcade.com and dave@criticalarcade.comThanks for listening and keep on gaming! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read transcript It's time for Press B's March Radness! A month long celebration of salt and tears as each week in March we do bracket tournment style episodes. On this week's episode of Press B, join our hosts as they dive into the world of video game villains and battle it out to crown the ultimate bad guy! We've assembled (scientifically and randomized) brackets of 12 of the most iconic and memorable video game villains, from Bowser to Sephiroth to GLaDOS. Listen in as they debate and discuss each villain's strengths, weaknesses, and overall impact on their respective game's story and gameplay. Who will come out on top and be crowned the ultimate video game villain? Tune in to find out! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com, or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel and Instagram @pressbtocancel. Special thanks to The Last Ancient on SoundCloud for our podcast theme. Transcript: Chard (A): If he dies, he dies. Greatest video game vitillins today on. Wulff (B): Um. Chard (A): Welcome, everybody, back to another actual, live bless you episode of Presbyter cancel tonight. I am the blessed host of this evening's episode. But I'm not alone. As Jake say. No, I'm not alone. I'm with four of the greatest villains I know running amongst us here. Jake, how are you, sir? Jake (C): I'm doing good. Thanks for being having me back. Chard (A): Thanks for being having back. Thanks for being having back, too. You hit me. I'm just werewolf. Jake (C): I'm distracted setting shit up and oh, crap. Chard (A): How are you set up if we're running? Jake (C): I always set stuff up. Sins (D): The intro. Chard (A): No, even every mad scientist has an evil contraption werewolf. How are you, sir? No. Wulff (B): Is the audio long? Sins (D): There we go. Chard (A): There it is. Wulff (B): Okay, so I unmuted after the sneeze. Cool. Chard (A): It works. Wulff (B): Just muted after the sneeze. Great. Chard (A): Your reverse machines work great. Wulff (B): I apologize for that sneeze. Sins (D): Hey, I caught a light sneeze. Chard (A): Of the evening. I guess I also made my own pretty hate machine. Citistar, how are you? Sins (D): I am Valaneous tonight. Chard (A): There's a pill for that GP. How are you? No whimsical, friend. GP (E): Speaking of Charlie, speaking of whatever those erection pills were that you sent me, they are nuts if we can keep this episode under 2 hours, because at the end of about an hour and a half from now, I will need to go to the Er. Two and a half hours ago, my. Chard (A): Wife accidentally washed those pills, and now I cannot get my pants to fold. Guys, just as bad as that joke are these people that are on our list today. You like that, Segue? Jake (C): That's pretty damn smooth. GP (E): We go hard. Chard (A): We do in the paint, as a matter of fact. Sports reference. Sports ball. Sins (D): Sports ball. Chard (A): Guys, it is march. Radness. We continue fourth on our continuation of brackets bracketeering the brack on tears. Isn't that a Jack White band? No, we're talking music, and we're definitely talking music and sports today. And unfortunately, these guys have come along. We're going to break these guys down. We have several selected villains that we are going to do in our own scientifically, whimsical, Canadian lies way of discussing who tyrannically. Sorry, tyrannically is what I meant to say. Jake (C): I have whimsical back. I'd rather be whimsical. But, you know, out of our no. Chard (A): There'S no Whimsical out of our list of these people. Now, we know there's other villains out there. We dug very deep on the surface of these to try and figure out which one of these villains would be good. Some you'll know, some we won't know. It'll happen, trust me. And some you will probably rant rave that these were poor choices, but guess what? We're the host, so we pick what we want, because that's how things work around here. Sins (D): If it's not on our list, call out in the comments or come yell at us in discord there you go. Chard (A): Yeah, that 100% of us have full time jobs. It's very difficult to find a list when you're having people yelling at you all day. Well, okay. Sorry. 90% of us. Wow. Sins (D): Jeff throwing down early. Chard (A): Time job. Wulff (B): You take care of it. Chard (A): That's not easy. That beautiful background behind you. That's beautiful. That's hard work. Wulff (B): I don't get to see it as. Sins (D): Much as I used to in Chat. Jeff's throwing down early. GP (E): Let's ease up on the spoilers. Chard (A): What do you think? Jake (C): Kafka may not even be there. Sins (D): Kefa didn't make our list. Jake (C): Yeah, he's a small time you guys. Chard (A): Are using the Kafka didn't make our list. Chard Monk didn't make the stream. Wulff (B): All right. Chard (A): It's kind of a one, and it's like, if there's one thing that comes with me everywhere, that's not my wife, it's Kefca. Let's just be honest, all right? I do. I'm trying to get a Kefca tattoo, as a matter of fact. That's not a joke. That's true. Let's go ahead and fire things off. We're going to start with our first two villain matchup back to back here. Our first selection is Joker Mark Hamill. Sins (D): Mark, joker. GP (E): Need to specify that. Chard (A): And Bowser from Mario from the Mario Brothers series. Jake (C): The Marios. Yeah. Sins (D): We're specifically talking video game versions of these villains. So Joker, Mark Hamill, I know that there's similarities, but it is the video game arkham series and not the cartoon series, where he's the Joker. Jake (C): Right. He's great in both, but specifically the video game in this case. Yes. GP (E): Also, when we're talking about let's read. Chard (A): Everything'S about video games here. Right. GP (E): But also, is the metric or the rubric that we are saying for best villain, meaning, like, most iconic, most likable, most successful. What's the metric here? Jake (C): I think we have to be well rounded with this. Right. We have to look at their impact in the game, their successes, their character. I think it's a well rounded we should look at all angles when we're talking about these villains. GP (E): Yeah, agreed. Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): We got to think about some longevity issues that are in here too, because Bowser has been an iconic villain for a long time, while the Joker has been an iconic villain, but not in video game tropes for as long as Bowser. Jake (C): Okay. Sins (D): And if we do look at backstory, then Joker actually comes all the way in from whatever 1930s or 40s or whatever it was, right? If we're talking backstory. Chard (A): Right. Not joaquin. Phoenix's. Joker, by the way. Sins (D): No. Chard (A): Still a great movie. Jake (C): No. GP (E): I could do an entire podcast episode on why that movie upset me. Chard (A): All right, who wants to go round robin on this first? I'll go. I'll tell you what, I'm going to just announce this right now. I know Sinister said he would go last, but I'll tell you what, as the host, I will be the tiebreaker of going last. I will make that decision. Sins (D): This is how Kefco wins call me a tyrant. This is how Kefko wins. Chard (A): I'm trying to ease everybody's mind on here. Although I do like it when GP says, all right, Char, well, you and I, our opinions don't matter. So what do you pick? GP (E): I'm going to go and call it Chard. You and I, our opinions don't matter. Chard (A): So who wants to go first in this round? Jake (C): I'll go for this one. Yeah. The randomized brackets are really cruel here because this is a tough matchup. I mean, Bowser is one of the longest standing video game villains. It was randomized. We discussed this off this, off the stream. It's randomized, scientifically, accurately, through the AI. Anyway, bowser has been a longtime villain, but Mark Hamill, forget the animated series, forget everything else in his career. Just the arkham joker, like Arkham city and Arkham Asylum. He is so good. His voice acting is just iconic as this villain. He's chilling. He's just scary. He's such a great villain and such a great performance in the Arkan games. I mean, Bowser is great and all, and he's a big part of the Mario franchise. But I mean, come on. Joker, I think, is the villain. I think he's like, such an iconic villain. I like Bowser, but I think especially the more recent Mario games where they had the opportunity for things like me voice acting or a story, they don't really do that right. Like, even in Mario Odyssey, the story was Bowser's kidnapping Peach to get married. It makes no sense, and it's barely even a damn plot. So even though he's like, iconic looking, he's not really impactful in the storylines to Mario. Not that there is one to begin with. I mean, he's memorable, I guess, because of nostalgia. But I think Mark Campbell's performance as the joker in Arkham is so damn good. Sins (D): All right, I want to go next. That's why I was holding up my finger there. Chard (A): Because I was getting my bingo card out? Sins (D): No, because I was going to make the argument, you already did this, but I guess I'm going to probably drive it home a little bit. Bowser, while being a long term video game villain, he hasn't actively tried to murder at mass levels. His whole goal is to marry Peach and rule the mushroom kingdom. Right? And then here's the Joker who has literally tried to kill everyone through infection or some other whatever, and he does it with almost a lack of reasoning or care. We've done this trope before, but some people just want to watch, so well. Ben right. GP (E): Specifically, your Mark Hamill impression is horrible. Sins (D): It is. Chard (A): I thought that was Bowser. GP (E): I should have said that. Jake (C): Jack black. Sins (D): But one thing I want to point out, and this happened, I think this was in Arkham Asylum. The first of kind of the video games that we're talking about at the end, he actually has destroyed the cure and he is infected and he knows that Batman is going to save him. And so he goes into this just balls to the wall. Because he knows that no matter how bad of a villain he is, his hero is going to save him because he knows Batman is that good. And so he is just that bad that he is like I will destroy my chances of even surviving this because I know that the hero is going to save me. So I also vote joker. GP (E): Interesting. I hear what you're saying, Sinistar, and also I hear what you're saying, daddy, but I think that it's tough. I think the more iconic villain here in terms of video games is going to have to be Bowser. Which villain do I find more ultimately captivating? Interesting? Would I rather party with all those things going to go to the Joker? But if we're just talking across the spectrum of pop culture, I don't know, it's tough. If the Joker did not exist in movies, TV shows, or anything other than the Arkham series, I don't think he would be as prolific as Bowser, who is primarily in the video games. Yes, he's been in some movies, dennis Hopper, but that's not what he's known for. Sins (D): We don't talk about Super Mario Brothers. Jake (C): Yeah. Chard (A): John Lang Guizamo was excellent as an Italian plumber. GP (E): Okay, first off, John Lang Guizamo is great in about anything. I'll watch him read the dictionary. Johnny Legs, if you're watching, I love you. Hope I can call you Johnny Legs. The other part of that, though no, again, I think if the Joker didn't exist outside of video games, he would be a cool villain, but I don't know that he would be as prolific as Bowser. So I think I got to vote Bowser, even though, in fact, right now, I'm wearing my Batman pajama pants. You guys know I'm a big Batman fan. I got to give it to Bowser. I'll lock it up. Wulff (B): All right. Chard (A): That was an incredible twist of events I did not expect. Wulff (B): Let's look at the lengths that Bowser will go to accomplish his goals. Chard (A): He is willing oh, you're going to read the book. Wulff (B): No, he's going to read the he. GP (E): Is the biggest employer of the Mushroom Kingdom, I wager that. Wulff (B): But he's willing to go to the moon to accomplish his goals. He is willing to. What was the other one? He'll work with Mario if he absolutely has to. GP (E): Mario RPG. I like that. Wulff (B): Which he's done. He can set aside his personal differences to achieve his goals. And when a villain really wants to accomplish what they want to accomplish, they have to learn to be able to move forward with the circumstances they're given. And Bowser always does that. Bowser also lied to his child about who his mom was. Who the fuck does that? That's dark. Jake (C): That's how bad a villain he is. He lies to his children. He's a bad daddy. That's what. Chard (A): His nephews we have the daddy of daddy. Sins (D): I want you to remember somebody who knows something. I want you to remember this argument for later. Because me? Yeah, because there is a villain that we are going to bring up daughter issues. GP (E): No, I don't want to know. I have done my way to ignore the list that you all do some research. Chard (A): I know what you're going to talk about. Jake (C): Okay, real quick. Bowser versus Mario. Can't we all agree that Mario is killed more than Bowser? So isn't Mario a better villain than Bowser anyway? So that automatically disqualifies. GP (E): That goes back to what I was saying though. I mean, Bowser is the largest employer of the Mushroom Kingdom. You have the Princess Kingdom who rules over all these individuals. And then you have the Plumber who comes in and kills them all trying. Jake (C): He's a bad employer. He's a bad boss, but doesn't make him a bad guy. GP (E): Look, yes, we all know horrible employers, but in the end of the day, is he not putting food on tables? I don't know. Chard (A): It sounds like the premise for horrible boss is three. Wulff (B): Yeah. How many things does Bowser kill? We never see him kill anything unless he kills Mario. Right. Have you watched Mario brother throwing yoshis into lava pits and off of cliffs? Sins (D): Yeah, never mind. Never mind punching yoshi in the back of the head to make him eat things. Chard (A): Yeah, right. Wulff (B): Friends. He's throwing off of cliffs and into lava pits. GP (E): For what it's worth, count for a lot. It's mutually. Wulff (B): Mario is the villain. Jake (C): I think so. Browser's biggest crime is just not having his fortresses up to safety. GP (E): That's not true. There's the kidnapping and presumed attempted rape, which you can't sweep that under the rug. Chard (A): That's true. Sins (D): Trigger warning. GP (E): Sorry folks, nobody's a piece of shit. But I think if the issue is iconic have we voted? Did everybody go? Wulff (B): I said bowser. To me. Bowser. No line is too much to cross for him. Jake (C): Okay. GP (E): Yeah. Jake (C): So it's two to two, I guess, right? Chard (A): Yeah, the tiebreaker is wow. Jake (C): There you go. Your opinion does matter. Chard (A): It does matter. It never matters that far. Okay, well, on that note, listen. You guys say that Bowser hasn't killed a whole lot of people. I've watched Cindy Star play Mario Brothers. That's not true. He's killed a lot of people. GP (E): You're thinking of gravity. You're thinking of gravity and spatial awareness. Chard (A): He did design spatial awareness. That's true. The big villain here is actually gravity and spatial awareness. That's true. Sins (D): In a trick twist, the first bracket goes to gravity and spatial awareness. Chard (A): Aka Bowser. Listen, bowser turned the Mushroom Kingdom people into bricks and Mario did kill them. That's where I thought you were going with that wolf. I got to lean on this whole thing with me and the Joker. The Joker and Mark Hamill. Fantastic. Let's think of it this way. I'm going to do how my discussion on the phone went today. Listen. Mark Hamill. Incredible actor. Wonderful job. Top tier, couldn't have done any better. Top notch. However, not going to cut it in this bracket. I got to go with Bowser on this one. And purely because, like GP said, if it wasn't for the Joker being iconic and other things and in comic books before he was put into video games, he's everywhere. It's not really a video game character. He's everywhere. Bowser is a video game character. He was created for gaming and gaming likeness and then has spawned into Dennis Hopper playing King Cooper and the whole nine yards. I'm just saying that if we're going to the roots of video game villains, got to go with Bowser. And it may be the nostalgia again talking. Don't know, don't care. I'll go with bowser. So I've noticed that the bowser fight. GP (E): In Super Mario World. Sorry for the Super Nintendo. After you jump on him and he's in his little thing, he pops out and she's waving. She's like hell. Not to show my sensibilities here, but that was terrifying to me as a kid. She's obviously not wanting to be there. Don't do that. Sins (D): Yeah. Chard (A): Horrible, right? Sins (D): And Bowser, don't stand on her when you're flying your little weird propeller chair. GP (E): That's a TARDIS. There's more room down there than what you think. Jake (C): Yeah, figure it on the inside than isn't. Sins (D): I don't want to hear about Bowsers down there. It's fine. Chard (A): I was going to say it's an undetectable extension charm. GP (E): I love that. All right. Bowser. Jake (C): Bowser. Chard (A): Okay, so round two. So round one goes to Bowser of the Mario franchise. That's fantastic. I'm excited about this one. I'm really excited about this next matchup. We had discussed this amongst our MPs together as a team and we were kind of very him and ha. But Jake actually had a very solid point about this. Could have some really good discussion going into it. So without further ado, I had a good point. Sins (D): No, it's getting delayed. Chard (A): As I am told quite often when I say see, I say things that are smart, I usually get retorted with, well, a broken clock is right twice a day, too. So I'm going to hit you with that one. 1%. One in a row, Jake. One in a row. Sins (D): Except for you're running in military time. And it's once a day, sir. GP (E): My anxiety can't handle this. What's the bracket? Is it like two minutes? Jake (C): Come on. Chard (A): Don't a, I'm going to pronounce this the way I feel it needs to pronounce. Do not at me. This is Magis from Chrono trigger fame. Wulff (B): What? Chard (A): And Handsome Jack versus Mages and Handsome Jack. Sins (D): All right. Can I go first? Jake (C): Only you called megas. GP (E): Maybe. Chard (A): Not called magic. Called magic. Thank you. Sins (D): Look, we're going to have a GIF versus GIF argument here. It's fine. Like my juffed, I'm going to start with Magis. So my experience with Magus Magus, Magus, magus is so far I have only had him as the villain, and I ran him off. I haven't seen some sort of redemption story, but I've heard tell of redemption story. Chard (A): Should we have Citizen mute his headphones for this discussion after he's done making. Sins (D): No, well, it's fine. Jake (C): He's already past the point of the spoilers for that anyway, right? Like you did the NC Palace. I saw you stream it. Chard (A): Yeah, no, he did not go to the end of the he's in the area, like right before one of the boss fights. Sins (D): It's fine. It's okay. That game is 30 years old. However years old it is. Jake (C): Yeah, there is a redemption in that. He's not the big bad, right? In crone trigger. It's Lavos. That's the big bad. Sins (D): And that's kind of where I'm going, is even knowing that he's a redemption story. He did start the whole Lavos mess, right? Well, didn't he kind of kick it off? I mean, it's fine anyway, but with the redemption story, he feels a little soft. He feels a little soft as far as a villain goes. Now, Handsome Jack handsome Jack literally places a floating space station in orbit that can nuke basically whatever he wants. And when his daughter, who has the Siren abilities, accidentally kills her mother through a fight with another person, he decides that he's going to imprison her to power his station. So if you want to talk a daughter arc, if you want to talk a father daughter arc, here's a guy that's like, well, sure, you accidentally killed your mother, but you know what? You're now my power source and enslaves her and then proceeds to basically destroy any vault hunter that decides to show up on Pandora. He purposefully murders, unless they have the chance to open the vault for him specifically. GP (E): But he was honest about who the mother was, and I think that counts. I agree. Handsome Jack for the win on this one. Sins (D): Yeah, I'm going Handsome Jack over. Magus. Magus. Magus. GP (E): Have you guys heard of Dragon Ball Z? Chard (A): Yeah. GP (E): Who is the greatest villain from Dragon Ball Z? Here's a hint. Not Vegeta. Chard (A): That's true. GP (E): Okay, well, I'll close it there, but no law applies. And between these two I got to go. Handsome Jack. Though I do very much enjoy Maggis. Sins (D): That's two for Handsome Jack, then. GP (E): His Majesty. No, too much. Sorry. Chard (A): Booker T. Booker. Majesty. Booker. Sins (D): Yeah. Chard (A): Wrestler do you want to go or. Wulff (B): You want I have a quick question. Is Handsome Jack's daughter, serif or Seraphim, whatever her name was. Whoever. Sins (D): No, he enslaves her later when his I think his daughter ends up dying and he ends up putting the other Siren in her place. Wulff (B): I didn't finish. I only got like maybe halfway through or something. Sins (D): Yeah. Angel. Thank you. Wulff (B): Angel. Yeah. Thank you, jeff but McGuff, he was an asshole. Chard (A): I love it. Wulff (B): But his intentions were in the right place. He was trying to do something for the greater good. He wasn't trying to be a villain. And his end goal was to save the world, not destroy it. Right? That's not much of a villain. He's Chronos nemesis for a time, but he's not the villain of the game. Handsome Jack is a villain. I got to say that's coming from I knew about his redemption chance the first time I played Chrono trigger, and I still said, Fuck that, Maggus. You're going down. GP (E): He's not your gus. He's Mcguss. Wulff (B): Yeah, he's Mcguss. Jake (C): As a youth, he was Janus. As an adult. He's megas janus. Wulff (B): Janice. GP (E): Which would you rather be called? Anus. Chard (A): Look, we don't get to pick her. Jake (C): Names that her parents bestowed on us. And he was named J Anus. And that's just the way it is, my kids. Wulff (B): Question. How do you pronounce his sister's name? Chard (A): Shala. Wulff (B): I'm sorry, I derailed the conversation there. Sins (D): Quick aside, quick aside. I do have to give Handsome Jack. He did create. Or he bought, actually. But without Handsome Jack, we wouldn't have butt stallion but. Chard (A): The iconic. Wulff (B): But my vote is Handsome Jack on this one. GP (E): Yeah. Jake (C): Okay. Chard (A): Well, Jake, looks like you're, in my opinion, don't matter. So what do you got, bud? Jake (C): I tell you. Here's the thing. Okay, fine. So you want to argue that Handsome Jack is maybe the more sinister, the more evil villain. That's fine. Villain does not necessarily always mean evil. Sometimes it could just be a jerk and that could be a villain, right? GP (E): Are you talking about Kirby? Jake (C): No. Kirby has many villains. Can you do those? Misunderstood. Chard (A): Anyway, is this a veiled attack? Jake (C): No. So maggus. Magus magus magus magus maggas. His aura, okay? His look, his garb, the cape, the rubber gloves, the dark slick back hair, the paley pasty white skin, the red eyes. The theme music in the boss battle with Megas is fucking iconic and is one of my favorite boss encounters. And you don't do boss encounters against friends. He's the bad guy. Is he the world's most evil villain? No, but he's a pretty awesome bad guy. GP (E): Conversation is, though. Jake (C): Handsome Jack is just evil. Chard (A): Sure, but he's just rich. Jake (C): He doesn't look cool. He's got a cool horse, he spends his money. Sins (D): He's handsome. Is he? GP (E): We will have other episodes where we discuss handsome doable dude in video games. Is that is not this one. Chard (A): Wow. Jake (C): Ride his crystal horse all he wants. He's not the best bad guy in this match. Sins (D): He purposefully diamond horse. It's a horse made of diamonds. Literally of diamonds. But he is so handsome that he put his face on a whole bunch of doppelgangers on purpose. Jake (C): Look, is Batman the best hero because he's rich? No. Chard (A): He's arguably not a very good hero to begin with, but let's not get into that debate. Sins (D): Jeff. Jeff is correct. Wulff (B): In Chat, this isn't about heroes. This is about village. Sins (D): Jeff is correct. In Chat, Handsome Jack succeeded. GP (E): Now, is it not Handsome Jack. Jake (C): It's Handsome handsome also, am I not wrong? Chard (A): Who cursed? Jake (C): Wasn't it not Magus who cursed, Frog? It was maggus, right? GP (E): Glenn? Chard (A): Magis. GP (E): Not to dachshund, but Glenn, yes. Jake (C): Who cursed? Glenn. Chard (A): Glenn of 600 Ad. Sorry, dude, my bad. GP (E): Wow. Everybody's going to go hunting for Glenn now. Sins (D): It was Maegus. Wulff (B): To be fair, Cyrus had no business dragging Glenn around with him to fight McGuff. Chard (A): They were buggy. I go everywhere. Dennis Star, he doesn't drag me around. I just fucking chill up. Wulff (B): How many squires? How many squires? Just Glenn. He's the only one taken advantage of by heroes in that game. Chard (A): Cyrus is so good, he doesn't need multiple squires. He only needs g. Lynn all right, so we're going to go with Mages on that one, Jake? Is that what you're saying? Jake (C): Yeah. I'm saying magus mages cool. GP (E): Please agree. How to pronounce jump. J Is it Forest Jump are we having. Chard (A): I don't know a lot about Borderlands, I know a lot about Chrono Trigger, and I'm going to go ahead and chime in on this one. Magus is not a villain. He is a man of circumstance and time. Literally of time. He's a man that is trying to get revenge. Sinister plug ears earmuffs sinister ear muffs. Thank you. He's a man that's trying to get revenge on what his mother did to him and his family and how and his sister and all the shit that went down with there. The man was just trying to get back at him and unfortunately, people were getting in his way to get it done. Yes, it is the Vegeta complex, we will call it that. It is vegeta. It's literally vegeta. Wulff (B): Literally trying to what his family broke. Chard (A): With the risk of how this sounds, it's Vegas. It's what it is. It's what it's going to be. We're going with it. I don't care. Don't die on me, Jake. Jake (C): Really? Chard (A): Vegas? Yes. Handsome Jack, you could put your there you go. Handsome Jack is so fucking twisted that in his brain, he thinks he's the hero. GP (E): Well, that's the hallmark of a good villain. Chard (A): Yeah, he thinks he's doing the right thing, but it's so fucking twisted and fucked up, he doesn't care. He still thinks he's right. He still thinks he's getting roll up. I did research today. I've barely played any Borderlands, so I have plenty of people here to tell me if I'm wrong or not. GP (E): You knew he was from Borderlands. Chard (A): Like we are killing off all the Volt hunters because he thinks he's doing it right and he's doing world dominance. Thinks he's the hero. He thinks he's saving his daughter by turning her into the power source for his doomsday device. So as much as I love Mages, or Ages, or Mcgaggas, or Janus Forest Guillumpus, I'm going with Handsome Jack. Sins (D): It's Forrest. Chard (A): I did not stutter. So, I think Handsome Jack is going to be the true villain out of these two. I think that Mages is a really good story and could be a really like on its own debate on on his experience. His depiction is direction, but for actual villainry, I got to go with Handsome Jack on that one. Jake (C): Look, Handsome Jack doesn't have a theme song. Just saying. He does not have a clip. Chard (A): Mages theme song is easily I had it recreated for my stream. That's how good it is. Sins (D): I love that Handsome Jack gets not one, but two games, right? Two entire games of him as the villain. Chard (A): If Chronocross wasn't garbage, then maybe Mages could have had two games too. But unfortunately they decided to shit all over that one. But listen, in terms of cool factor, if we're talking cool factor and badass fights and great lead ins and music and shit, majors wins nine times out of ten and twice on Sundays. He's incredible. But in the villainry department, without spoiling it for Sinistar, heads of Jack wins. You're good. GP (E): What constitutes as a theme song for a villain? The reason I ask there is a song my dad used to hum when I was a kid and he would not important. Chard (A): Let's move on. Was it an original piece? Jake (C): Wow. GP (E): I don't know. Chard (A): Made it up as he went. That it's his this was fucking dark. You want to go dark? I'll dive right into that black pit with you. Right. Sins (D): Sorry, YouTube. Chard (A): Everybody said he was going to be agreeable. Sins (D): Yeah, he's agreeably. Tainting all of every story with his. GP (E): Dad always up on the backstory on the lore. The GP. Chard (A): Lore. Doesn't the GP lore. GP (E): Yeah. Chard (A): All right, guys, let's move on to the next one. So I just recently got to know one of our villains in this particular bracket, and I'm pretty excited about it because she's fucking funny as shit. She kills me, literally. Tries to at least a couple of times. And then this other one is we went with the human form, the later form of this in particular. So we're going to go with Gladys from Portal and Ganondorf Ganondorf, the dorf in the later versions. Ganondorf Dorphy. Good old the zelda. This is a good bracket montage. GP (E): It also sucks because gentlemen, these are great bad guys. Start your bad AIS. Sins (D): Who's starting this one? GP (E): I don't want to. Wulff (B): I will start. So we've got the humanoid gannon. Ganondorf. Or we've got genetic life form and disc operating system. Chard (A): But she's so funny. Sins (D): Have you played number two? Yeah, I've been playing no, jimmy, have. Wulff (B): You played the show? Yeah. Sins (D): Okay. Wulff (B): Portal two. Chard (A): This would be the time where I pull out my steam deck and say, yes, I've been playing on my steam deck, but it's in the living room because I was playing it on my steam deck. Wulff (B): Absolutely. I've played portal one and two. I love those games. But glados. Oh, man, I don't know. This is a tough one because Gannon is just such an evil prick who is relentless, right? GP (E): What an. Ahole, absolutely. Chard (A): But he has a smug look on his face too. Jake (C): Don't punchable face. Chard (A): Big fucking nose, asshole. Wulff (B): Gladys isn't even really capable of emotion. She's just doing what needs to be done. Sins (D): No, but she is an asshole prick too. With the whole parents thing. Your parents don't love you. Or this air is recycled from outside. I'm just kidding. Or I saw a deer today, but you don't get to. Chard (A): Stasis. Wulff (B): She is definitely endlessly demeaning, I will give you that. Chard (A): Which most people, when they come out of stasis, tend to lose a little bit of weight and are fatigued. You don't appear to have lost anything. Damn, bitch. Call me fat man. Sins (D): When she has celebration for the character's parents, confetti comes out. Chard (A): Oh, I'm sorry, they don't love you. Wulff (B): It's just a insults and attacks constantly. Sins (D): Just verbal. Wulff (B): Not just verbal, but you know what I mean, because she does try to kill shell numerous times. Sins (D): What about when she's in the potato? She actually kind of has a personality with feelings when she's in the potato. Wulff (B): I think that's partly because she doesn't have the personality core limiters. Sins (D): Right, right. Wulff (B): So it's really all the Tweaking to her systems that have made her how she is. She was not inherently that way, but at the end of the day, those tweakings to the systems are still Gladys and not the original person that she was based on. That worked for Cave Johnson. At her core. She's Cave, johnson's assistant. But the personality limiters have made her glados. Right. And that's what we see as the villain in Portal. And then you've got Gan, and again, like I said, he's just a relentless reincarnating self aggrandizing wanting to take over the world. Bastard, right? GP (E): Yeah, he's the archetype. Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): I don't know. GP (E): Part of what makes Blatant so kind of scary and chilling is because her motives were kind of unknown. To what degree? What is her end game? If I die in this building, is she going to continue mocking my corpse? Sins (D): Well, and that's the thing that I want to bring up is that's the thing I want to bring up is yes, Ganondorf has continued to try to take over the world. Right? But here's the thing about Gladys. The world has already ended and she's continuing on with this last person. Jake (C): Is that the lore for Portal? Wulff (B): We don't know for sure. Sins (D): You don't know? But there's no humans. You don't ever see any other humans. Jake (C): Right? Well, the facility is empty except for the one character. Sins (D): Well, but there are allusions to basically saying like, this is post the end of humanity. There are illusions to that. Jake (C): Okay, you guys kept saying Ganondorf is wanting to take over the world. He does, though, in Arcarena of Time, he actually ends up taking over the world when Link is stuck in a time thing. And when you come out as adult Link, the world is basically an apocalypse. Gannon rules everything. So he kind of does win in Link to the Past. He maintains dominion over the entire dark world. So he's always had in some capacity like this. He controls vast number of people and, like, takes him down. But he still he wins to a degree. Right? Wulff (B): Yeah. Well, he also you come into Breath of the Wild, and Gannon has already won. You're well past Gannon winning. Sins (D): That's true. Wulff (B): Gannon is supposed to be the physical form of evil in The Legend of Zelda. Right. Like, that's what Gannon is, no matter what iteration of it. Gannon is the physical manifestation of evil in Zelda. Sins (D): Right. Wulff (B): Whereas glados she's got goals with psychopathic tendencies. Right. And it's hard to say which is scarier, kind of no, this is crazy, is scary and Gladys is crazy. GP (E): And you don't have enough information because of the Starkness and the scarcity of anything in the Portal games, your knowledge of what is is severely limited. But you know that there's this very irritating but oddly charming, funny, sexy, early bond kind of voice talking to you. Sins (D): Anyway, Gannon, real quick aside, real quick aside, there's a poker game on steam poker night. Wulff (B): Poker night at the inventory. Sins (D): Yeah. And the second one, Gladys, is the dealer. And it is delicious. It is absolutely delicious. Chard (A): I just had dinner, too. Wulff (B): This is a tough one. Chard (A): I forgot Wolf hasn't been yeah, I. Wulff (B): Think I have to it's it's very close, but I gotta go Gannon on this one. GP (E): I agree, Gannon dorf. But who would I rather probably have a conversation with? Gladys? Sins (D): There's two for Gannon. There is a scene in my mind there is a scene in my mind in Portal Two when Wheatley has been helping or you've been helping Wheatley get the system activated again and all of a sudden that elevator starts going up and all those switches start flipping. And then you see Gladys peel herself off the floor in her cybernetic bits and pieces and it is terrifying. And then on top of that, for those that have VR whatever, that steam that VR. No, but I'm talking the game that they made where you can like but it's all portal based game stuff. Chard (A): Oh, is it really? Yes. Sins (D): And Gladys gladys is massive and terrifying. Wulff (B): So they did something. Chard (A): You can play portal on VR. Sins (D): No, it's its own game. I can't remember what it's called. There's a scene where you assemble the little dudes that are in Portal Two. Wulff (B): And there's a scene where you okay, this is a thing that they built to sort of teach you how to use the valve index. Sins (D): It was prior to valve index. This was during live. Wulff (B): Okay. Sins (D): But if you go into that, you put that headset on it, you look up a gladys, it's called the lab. That's what it is. It's the lab. Chard (A): The lab. Sins (D): It is terrifying. Yeah, it is terrifying. I'm going to say Gladys because to. GP (E): Me. Sins (D): There is nothing more sinister than what seems like the world has already ended and the villain is still going. Like the villain has one last toy and is still going. So I'm going to vote for Gladys because it's not even trying to take over the world. She just wants to experiment on these people. GP (E): Just wants to watch the world burn. I think I just came up with that. Chard (A): That is kind. Sins (D): So gladys here. Jake (C): So I was already to say Gannon but then sister is making a good point and then Wolf said something that's sticking with me where it's just like Gannon is the embodiment of evil. Sure. But Gladys is crazy and crazy is scary and terrifying. Wulff (B): Yeah, crazy beats scary is what it was. I think. Chard (A): Crazy hot. Crazy hot scale, right? Jake (C): So Link against Gannon. Link kind of knows where he stands with Gannon, right. At all times. He's evil. He's the bad guy. His mission is defeat Gannon. He knows this. They could enter a room together and they know where he stands with Gannon. He's just the bad guy. Glados you never know. Is she throwing you a bone, throwing you some cake, trying to get you to help you? Or is she just experimenting as another trap, another twist, another minor cake. GP (E): There will be cake. You will. Sins (D): Spoiler. Warning for those that haven't played portal one I'm going to say this. There is a line where she says in one of the experiments she says I lied to you but I won't lie to you again. And then later, like a couple of experiments later she says you will be baked and then there will be cake. And you think it's a slip of the tongue. GP (E): But there is no tongue. Jake (C): Yeah, it's not. GP (E): There's only a disk operating system. Jake (C): The other thing is too is Gannon. Chard (A): Is he's the bad guy. Jake (C): He's kind of like created these dungeons or added his minions to these dungeons. His final tower is constructed by him. It's really not effective at all. Really. Link easily trounces the final dungeon arcane of time and makes it to the top. It's not much of an obstacle. Whereas Gladys has made a maze of traps and just terrifyingly difficult puzzles to torment and torture the player. I actually think Gladys I think is the better villain in this case. I didn't think I'd go this way but I'm going to vote Gladys. Sins (D): All right, one last thing. And this has no voting like tie to it whatsoever. I talked to Chard about this but the anger module is voiced by Mike Patton. GP (E): Also Ganondorf I think has to win with horse riding abilities. So not that's part of the official you ever see Gladys on a horse? I've not. Chard (A): How fortuitous that I am here yet again. Being the tiebreaker between you chosen charge. Jake (C): Your opinion matters again. Wulff (B): Yeah. Jake (C): Two for two. GP (E): Wow. Chard (A): Two for two. That's never did it right there. GP (E): What do we got? Chard (A): I'll approach. It the same way that my phone call went this morning. Gannon Dorf is a fantastic additional fuck it. Gannon is an evil motherfucker and he's repetitive, but it's the trope. It's the same thing, right? I'm going to kidnap Zelda user. GP (E): It's consistency. Chard (A): My shit is pretty consistent and nobody wants to hear about that either. Sins (D): It's true. GP (E): Charge. Deuce. Moving on to the next round. Chard (A): That is my shit. Sins (D): In a surprise twist, not only do we have gravity going one round, but we have charged shit going on round three. GP (E): What kills more people? Gravity or charge? Jake (C): Please continue. GP (E): I'm sorry, I'm done interrupting. Chard (A): I am Gwen Stefani. Shit. GP (E): But one more thing. Chard (A): Okay, Fenda? Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): I got to go. Gladys. So here's my thing about Gladys. Sinister literally pulled the thing from my brain is the thing coming up and you're flipping all the switches on and Gladys coming in, following that. Gladys remembers you killing her, and she constantly reminds you of it the entire time you're running around inside the fucking maze. And every time you feel like you're going to get out just puts you further, deeper in and then gives you some fucking snide comment about you. That's horrible. And it's literally it's the kid with the magnifying glass on the anthill. That's exactly what it is. She is playing with you the entire time. GP (E): One of my favorite things about Portal was discovering that it was kind of a psychological horror game going into it. You don't know it. It's fun, it's cheeky. It's a puzzle game. Chard (A): You just think it's a puzzle game. GP (E): Oh, my God, I'm getting shot at. As you're learning more, I really don't. Chard (A): Want your learning the entire way. Yeah, she's twisted. She's twisted. Fuck. And she does want to kill you, but unlike Gannon, wants to take over the world and links just in the way of that. That's pretty basic, right? You're in the way of me. Or he's already done it and he's trying to maintain his evil persona and links. He's the fly in the ointment. He's the monkey wrench in the gears. I got to kill this motherfucker. Gladys is just like inkling of hope. You may have no, take that away. Oh, hey, I'm going to give you a little bit. No, I'm going to go ahead and take that away. And you're just going to keep getting worse and worse. She goes, I'll kill you eventually, but right now, this is just too fun. GP (E): It's that whole going back to talk about my dad real quick in a weird coincidence. Jake (C): I'm kidding. GP (E): Please, go ahead. Chard (A): Yeah, I got to go. Gladys and it's fresh with me. It's a fresh thing with me. So it's still like, on the brain with her. I've been really impressed as I think Jake said it, where it was like this. You think it's just a puzzle game. GP and Jake both said it. It's a puzzle game. And I just never got into how interesting the puzzle aspect of it was. But there's so much more into it, and she's so fucking twisted. I remember fighting her at the end of the first one. It's like, this is crazy. All the shit's going down. Gladys is my winner for this round. Sins (D): And for me, one of the things I absolutely love is I went into that game thinking it was just a bear puzzle game. Just a bear puzzle game. And then it has this very cool backstory of what Gladys is doing to you. Chard (A): Anyway. All right, so Gladys, winner of the over Ganondorf. Perfect. All right, I'll try and speed these up because we're already 52 minutes in and we still got at least three more to go. All right, our next one ridley from Metroid series and Salvanis from the Warcraft series. Now, I know there is a lot of deep knowledge amongst this panel for at least one of these characters. I'll go first. So please have added gentlemen, give us. Jake (C): That Lord dump GP. GP (E): Well, okay, no, I don't want to retread things that everybody here clearly already knows and it would be insulting to the audience to go over too much. One of the things that I like so much about Ridley is actually tangentially to Glados. It's this idea of the unquantifiable entity. We don't exactly know the motivations right away. We just know there's, in the case of Ridley, this big, imposing figure that we have to figure out how to take down. And the fact that Ridley comes back several different times for the series, I don't know. And then, of course, the other person that you named who I mean, what. Sins (D): Needs to be said about Sylvanis? GP (E): What else can you say that hasn't already been said and documented in the annals of time? But that said, Ridley I always thought Ridley, aside from being kind of scary or whatever, just a really cool bad guy. And then the revelation of Ridley being in prime when you first see him and all that kind of thing and then you think you've taken him down with the space frigate and then just for him to I don't know, it was some cool shit and a dope looking bad guy. Chard (A): That's my I think you pronounced annals wrong. It's j annals. Sins (D): Analyze anals. GP (E): I thought you were going a different direction. Anyway, yeah, so that's me, of course. I'm kind of a Metroid fanboy, so yeah, that's where I fall between that one and. Wulff (B): Runner. GP (E): Sylvana. Chard (A): Windrunner was my maiden name. Sins (D): Ilvana. Wulff (B): Let me give you guys some backstory on Sylvanis and Ridley. GP (E): Please. Chard (A): You mean Kerrigan? Wulff (B): Yeah, I can do some backstory on Ridley, too. Actually, I did some reading about him today. Fantastic. I want to preface this by saying if we were counting expanded lore outside of the Games, ridley would win. Okay? Because Ridley, shown outside of the Games in the manga is one evil, soulless son of a bitch right? But once you limit your lore base to just what's in the video games, Sylvanis wins. And it's not entirely because she's just a bad person. Because she's not entirely a bad person. She was actually someone of great stature and honor who her soul was ripped out of her by the Lich King, and then he turned her into a monster. And she's been wrestling with that ever since. Her soul was split in two when that happened. When it's together, she is at least someone who is trying to make a better world for the people like her, the Forsaken, the undead that don't answer to the Lich King. Right? But when her soul is ripped apart, separated, the evil part is pure evil and commits genocide. Right? She burned down the world. GP (E): That's Sylvana. Chard (A): Sylvana Winchester. Wulff (B): She was willing to do whatever it took for other people's nefarious devices. Right. But when her soul is whole, she actually means well and does not get her hands all that dirty unless she absolutely has to for the greater good of the Forsaken first, the Hoard second. She's for her people first and then for her faction second. But that's still way up there, right? It's just the fact that her soul can be separated again makes her a scary villain because she will go to great darkness to achieve things. Chard (A): Remember that episode where Sylvanus and Dean were fighting the Lich King outside of the hotel? And then the yellow eyed Lich King, he throws the holy water and he says, hey, ass face, and then he throws on her, and then Sylvanus gets trapped. Her soul gets trapped in the cage with Satan or Lucifer. I remember that. Wulff (B): It wasn't as face. It was ass butt. Sins (D): Yeah. Wulff (B): Okay, you're a short ass, but. Jake (C): I want to build on what Wolf said. So the thing with Savannah so when we're making this list of villains, I think we had to put a Blizzard villain on here. The problem is a lot of Blizzard villains are very formulaic, right? Like, we joked. Carrigan. Right. There's also the lady who played Diablo in Diablo three. Kind of some similar personality traits, I guess. But Sylvanus, though, she's a long standing character. Going back to warcraft three and then World of Warcraft. Yes, in World of Warcraft Three, or sorry, Warcraft Three, she was the bad guy, but she's under the control of the Lich King Arthur when she freed herself in World Warcraft and built up a faction of basically the undead who opposed the Lich King. She's not necessarily a bad guy. Yes, she's looking for people and very Xenophobic, maybe you could say. But she's still looking out for people. So I don't think she's evil then. And there were recent expansion. This is why I want on the list. She becomes the bad guy in that expansion. I think she goes to, like, the afterlife. I don't know the warcraft lore, but she goes to the afterlife and makes a deal with the jailer, the demon. And part of the deal is that she becomes alive again. But she has to kill people to feed him souls. And that's why I felt she was, like, such a great villain. But by the end of that Expansion, she's redeemed her soul. Pieces that are split are burst together, and she feels remorse and guilt and all those things. And by the end of that Expansion, she's no longer a villain. She's trying to redeem herself. So that, I think, does not make her villain. Just like megas. I was all ready to say she was the big, the winner in this. But when I read that last bit of lore today at the end of the expansions, that's what happens to her. That's her fate, is she redeems herself. And she's out there in the world now trying to gain due penance to make up for the atrocities that she's committed. I think that turns around. And much like Meghan, I think she's maybe not the better villain in this case. Wulff (B): Yeah. Sins (D): All right. Chard (A): Sylvanus's origin story is going to premiere on The WB here real soon, too. Sins (D): So, are you saying that's two for Ridley and one for Sylvana? Jake (C): Ridley is not a great villain. Like, Ridley, to me, is super Metroid, and that's it, right? You shoot him in the intro and then you have a boss fight with him. GP (E): Sorry, did Ganondorf show up in a bunch of other properties I don't know about? Wulff (B): Other than Ridley? Chard (A): Mega Ridley? Holy shit. That thing is mega. Wulff (B): Ridley is not Ridley. Right, but it's made of himself to show how powerful he is. Jake (C): Oh, I thought it was him. Chard (A): That's a pretty evil trope. You know what? I'm going to make an evil robot of myself just to prove you how fucking evil I am. That seems pretty evil. Jake (C): That's the robot I'm delegating. Chard (A): I may not have seen that episode of Supernatural, but I'm telling you, that's pretty fucked up. Wulff (B): Two things we never actually learn of Ridley's personal motivations in the Games. Also, he just works for Mother brain. GP (E): Kind of a dick, non quantifiable entity. Why is this person destroying Henchmen then? Jake (C): Not a villain? Is that the argument? Sins (D): I guess. Wulff (B): Yeah. He's basically a cooper kid. Chard (A): What is it, two and two still? Sins (D): I'm going last. I haven't voted. Chard (A): Okay, well, you know what? Jake (C): I think I might go back to savannah has been a villain, right, in the past. I can't even see the name. Windrunner has had a villainous past. She may not be a villain currently, but she was. Ridley's just a henchman and has always been a henchman. He's just a schmuck. All right, you know what? It will flip me. I'm Sylvanis. Sins (D): Okay? So sylvana. Sylvanis. Ridley for GP. What are you charred last? Chard (A): Go. GP (E): No, real quick, please keep in mind to the two other guys who still need to vote here, if you vote Sylvanis, that means that Sylvanis will show up in another bracket and we're just going to have to talk about her some more. We all have to act like we know what's going on. Wulff (B): She's a better villain. Chard (A): No, I'm going, Ridley, because I've seen that episode of Supernatural and it wasn't very good. Sins (D): So now it's two and two, right? Wulff (B): Yes. GP (E): Okay, that's announced my retirement. Go ahead. Sins (D): I'm going, Sylvanus, because no werewolf is absolutely right. We talked about how these are specifically the video game villains versions and Ridley in the video game is just a boss. Sylvan just a boss and not the final boss. Chard (A): All right, that's fine. No, that's fine. You could be a bad guy for like, a segment and then be good again and still be a better villain than a person that's a villain all the time. That's fine. That seems to make perfect sense. GP (E): That's all it is. You're just a temporary asshole. That's all it is. Chard (A): That's fine. I'm sorry I didn't eat today. I was hangry. Best villain ever. Jake (C): Have a snicker. Chard (A): You're good. Sins (D): Except for I didn't eat today and I'm an asshole means I actually fed human lives to the Lich King. That's fine. Chard (A): I fucking slept 3 hours. I guess I'm the best villain today. Cool. GP (E): If somebody would just give don't worry. Chard (A): And my advanced DG, all my soul shards will come back together and I'll stop eating a dick. Cool. Your soul shard villain. GP (E): I love that. Chard (A): They're all in my kitchen next to my advanced GG shaker. Terrible pick. Let's move on. So what everybody's been waiting for? Let's go. We got two final fantasies back to back, but I'm going to throw you a curveball. Yeah, we're going to pick. Everybody likes Sephiroth for some reason is picked on here. I don't know why we went with Sephiroth. There's better villains than that, but not Canadian. So I guess I don't have to understand. Jake (C): I didn't make these brackets. It was a group. Chard (A): Of the gods. Section two. GP (E): Versus what? Chard (A): I love all the squids. It's just Kafka. I'm just fucking with you. It's Kafka. Kafka versus Sephirothko. This should be an easy one. Sins (D): Kafka, look. GP (E): Life, dreams, hope. Where do they come from? Where do they go? Such meaningless things. I'll destroy them all. Kafka for the win. Forever and always. Sins (D): Where did you go? Chard (A): Oh, must be exhausting. GP (E): We talked earlier about how one of the benchmarks of an interesting villain is a strong willed person who believes they're doing the right thing thanos Ultron. Just use some comic book tropes. The great thing about Kefka is Kefka doesn't really have the ideals of right or wrong. They are bat shit crazy in a similar way to the Joker, but to a very, very successful degree. Sins (D): We talked about how crazy is scarier than evil. Kafka is crazy when he man killed an entire kingdom. GP (E): Yes, the kingdom of Doma poisoning. And he becomes all powerful and in a way that's what he's after. But he doesn't really care about being powerful. He just cares about destroying the power is not the goal. Ending everything is the goal. The power is just the means for it. And. Sins (D): The power to destroy a world was in Kafka all along. Chard (A): Yeah. And all of us. Wulff (B): Yeah. GP (E): I don't know about all right, that's two for Kefka. Chard (A): How did Sephiroth even get a fucking. Wulff (B): Heyday, Sephiroth looks cool. Chard (A): Yeah. Jake (C): He is a big source. Wulff (B): An angry toddler. Chard (A): Yeah. Wulff (B): He is just mad about his life circumstance. Chard (A): Genetically enhanced toddler. Wulff (B): That's all it is. Whereas Kefka and we're going to bring it around. We're going to bring it around. Kefka is the joker. If Joker had magic. GP (E): Yeah, that's exactly right. That's a mic drop. Don't drop the mic. But that's right. Chard (A): There goes the thing is, somebody lied. GP (E): To Kefka about who his real mom is. And the reveal of that in the game, I think was one of the highlights of Final Fantasy Seven, because he believes he was an ancient, but turns out he wasn't. He ends up being descendant of this other horrible thing that came to Earth. So big twisty reveal there. You don't have to have a big twisty reveal with Kafka. He just did the thing he said he was going to do. Wulff (B): Yeah, he's just horrified. All he cares about is himself. That's it. Chard (A): I don't even think he cares about himself. I think he doesn't care about anything. Wulff (B): No, he cares about him. If he didn't care about himself, he wouldn't name things after him. He wouldn't say, I'm rebuilding the world in my image. Chard (A): He is, right? Jake (C): Yes. Wulff (B): An egomaniac to the umpteenth degree. Right. He wanted power, so he became a general for Emperor Gestalt. And then Gestalt was like, no, stop. And he was like, you're stupid. You don't know what you're talking about. I'm not stopping here. And so he kept going and kept going and kept going. And then he succeeded, and then he kept everybody down afterward. Even after he was a success, he still didn't care about anybody but himself. GP (E): Yeah. The closest thing Kepka ever cared about, in my opinion, in my estimation, is trying to get people to understand why nothing matters, and he doesn't really care that they understand it, but he still poses those questions. Why do people cling to life knowing it has to end, and that once you're dead, none of it will have meant anything? Like, that's? Some lofty ass shit for six year old me. And I'll say this. Even if Kafka was we'll say, Dr. Wiley, I would probably still vote for him based on nothing other than the Kafka Tower fight battle music fair. I'll stop now. I'll let everybody else talk. Chard (A): You're good. So is that three for Kafka? Wulff (B): I vote Kafka. Chard (A): All right. Sins (D): Jake, you don't matter. Jake (C): Yeah, I know. The story of my life. Chard (A): I'll just say. Jake (C): I thought when the brackets were randomly selected in this. I thought there'd be more of a fight and more balanced fight, but I guess I was wrong. I mean, the brackets fate was wrong. GP (E): That speaks to Kepka. I'm sorry. Would easily beat see how Gladys feels about it. Charge. Jake (C): So Sephiroth's greatest achievements is he burned a village down and he killed Eris. Wulff (B): Or Erith well, I mean nearly destroyed the planet with a giant comet, if you recall. Jake (C): Yeah, but then Kafka literally destroyed everything. GP (E): The weapons, the giant elemental weapon beasts. He took down Midgar, which is the source of all the horrible stuff. Wulff (B): Transformers. GP (E): Yeah. Sephiroth is a badass again, that doesn't. Chard (A): Take away from Sephora screamer off. Jake (C): I think I'm going to go back to what you said earlier. Crazy is scary. Like, crazy is terrifying. And Kefka is going to win. But I was hoping that Sephiroth would have more of an argument for him. But ultimately, I think kefa. This one. Wulff (B): I've always thought that Sephiroth was just like an adult child having a tantrum. GP (E): Scary or pure than a child. The quote from Bebop or crazy. Jake (C): No, but GP, when you mentioned the backstory in Sephiroth and where he came from, I completely forgotten. He thought he was an ancient. And there's a whole weird thing there that the story in fanface seven was always just confusing. I still never understood. I was hoping the remake would expand on that when they finally finish whatever, how many parts they do. Chard (A): We're going to leave out all that important stuff. GP (E): I think we took out Liquid, am I correct? I'll mention this real quick. The reason I thought Liquid Snake would have been interesting for this is because the whole premise to Metal Gear Solid is we have these two genetically almost identical twins who are manufactured, and then one is believing himself to be the inferior clone, and the other one superior, and it kind of goes back and forth. So then Solid Snake ends up winning. And the big kind of twisty thing there, because they do that in that series a lot, is that in fact, Solid Snake was the inferior one, and that theming. And that twist kind of speaks back to the only thing, in my opinion, that really makes Sephiroth super interesting is realizing or finding out eventually you're not what you thought you were. Wulff (B): You heard it here first, folks. Solid snake is Danny DeVito. Confirmed. GP (E): Anyway, all right, sorry. Chard (A): Thank you for that Kafka sweeps. Okay, I'll cut it short. I don't need to go on my die triad for that. You know how I feel about that. All right, we'll go into the next one. Robotnik eggman as depicted by Jim Carrey in the recent films and Dr. Wiley of the Mega man series. Sins (D): Gentlemen, can I start this one? Chard (A): You have your doctor's degrees, you have your eight years in college and in what do they do in practice? Residence. That's it. Resident, please don your white lab coats and. Vote. Sins (D): Okay, my vote. Chard (A): Sorry, you can go first. Sins (D): My vote. Who cares? Move on. Chard (A): Because we'll have a fucking awkward leg if that's the case. And Kefi will automatically win. Sins (D): Fine. Dr. Wiley. Because Mega Man I don't know, I always felt like eggman robotnik was like I always felt like he was a joke. Honestly, I always did. At least Wiley was. I don't know, he felt like robots should always be subservient. So let's go. Wiley wins. Wulff (B): They're both pretty egomaniacal and kind of inept. Let me say something here. How many eons of injustice is Dr. Wiley responsible for? Start with Mega man. He is responsible for the events of Mega Man X, which lead to the events of Mega Man Zero, which lead to the events of Mega Man ZX. All of that is Wiley's fault. GP (E): Yes, he even comes back as surges in my mind palace in X Two. I know there's a subreddit there, but you're exactly right. I don't want to step on you. I'll wait for my turn. Chard (A): Go ahead. GP (E): Sorry. Wulff (B): No, and even if you look at the Battle Network aspect, I'm pretty sure he's responsible for all of those six. And then it goes on to what? Star Force? Which is a spin off of Battle Network. So regardless of Mega Man timeline, you follow, wiley is responsible for everything. Maybe he didn't Wiley all along, but he did the most damage. GP (E): Yes. I'll kind of make my case here. The bad thing about Wiley is he failed a bunch. I can name at least eleven instances in which he did. With that said, whatever it was, he died. His final fuck you to the world was leaving the Zero virus like his last send off was apocalyptic levels of horseshit. But the pro for him being voted is, like you said, the longevity. His legacy of evil is top tier. So if you look at Robotnik, kind of a silly bad guy. I don't really fully understand the story there, why he hates Sonic. Here's the thing though. If you're going to say a pro about Robotnik, and this will lead into his con, he's actually faster than Sonic the Hedgehog. If you make it to the end of Sonic Two, as I recently did, there is a foot race that happens and it doesn't matter if you're running a Sonic or if you're in your little run like Naruto. Yeah, and Naruto runs all the way to the end. So he is faster than the enemy that he is trying to beat. And his enemy, Sonic, the only thing he's famous for is his speed. So why go through all the extra stuff? Why build the giant robots? Why do all that stuff when you can just say Sonic, I bet I can beat you, and we'll go our separate ways? Wulff (B): That he's got to think it's jewelry, right? GP (E): Yeah, I mean, can't blame that. Wulff (B): All he's really after is the the bling bling. GP (E): So, you know, that's robotics kind of. Chard (A): Cue the ring sound. Cue the ring sound. GP (E): Sinister, would you put the the ring sound in after you make the shiny thing? And anyway sure, and show me every step of the process. But the thing is I love you so much, Sinister. You're my best friend. I got to give it to Wiley for those reasons. Chard (A): Oh, man, there's so many inside jokes in this episode. I think you and I might have a similar answer being Sega kids at one point in our lives. Jake (C): Yeah, for me, when I look at this matchup, they do feel very similar in that they both fail a whole lot. And I'm not as familiar with the X lore and ZX and all that stuff. I only know the classic Mega Man games and Dr. Wiley there, where even when he's not the bad guy, he still kind of is, but he still loses every damn time, and he keeps making invention after invention, and they all fail to make a man. So I don't know, but it's also. GP (E): The sorry, go ahead. I'm sorry, I don't mean to keep interrupting. Jake (C): Yeah, not to say Robotnik is this supervillain. He also loses a Sonic every damn time. What does it say when the most brilliant mind in that franchise loses to a blue little fur ball? Every time, right? Like every single time. Yeah, he's faster than. Sins (D): All that means is that Sonic was the true villain all along. GP (E): Look, either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Jake (C): So here's where I'm going to fall on this one, because I think both of them are inept villains. From my experience in the franchise, I played with them. They both lose all the time. Sins (D): I come back and come down. Jake (C): No, well, I care for the sake of the science in this bracket, in this tournament important, it's relevant. We're doing dedication here, dedication. We're professional at Press B. So, look, don't let me forget, my point comes down to shit, I lost it. GP (E): Well, while he's searching Sonic, which one are you picking? Chard (A): Robotnik or Wiley? Jake (C): Who's more recognizable as a bad guy? If you went to the

When Eric Daino formed The Holophonics in Denton, Texas in 2012, there weren't a lot of other bands in his area playing ska. That was fine with him. The group went hard regardless, recording originals and a ton of ska covers (18 covers albums in fact!). The vibe was goofy. They imagined exaggerated versions of Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake as characters they were playing. That changed. The band no longer plays cover songs and doesn't want to be perceived as a goofy band. Their latest album, LAVOS, on Bad Time Records, really showcases this. It's an extremely personal, heartfelt record that deals with Eric's anxiety and trauma, and finds him grappling with his identity. Musically it's informed by RX Bandits, Thrice and Mars Volta--though still rooted in ska-punk. Today, we talk to The Holophonics singer Eric Daino. He walks us down the band's interesting history, while also shedding light on Denton's music scene, as well as the scene in Long Island, where he grew up. We talk about the band's many covers, which even included Luis Fonsi's "Despacito." (Their ska cover has over 2 million views!) Eric also tells us about the covers record that was their most sincere, a full album tribute to Jimmy Eat World's Clarity. We also get into detail about LAVOS. Eric talks about the trauma that informed the record, how therapy helped him process his pain, and how he used Chrono Trigger to help articulate it all in his music. He also tells us about the Ska By Skawest festival and which song he told the crowd is about "how we're all going to die." Tunes & TumblersA podcast pairing music & original craft cocktails. Cheers!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify This Is An ExperimentThis Is An Experiment is where conversation and music meet, out of Los Angeles, CA....Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

On this episode we are pleased to talk w/ Eric Daino of The Holophonics again! We discus about what went into writing and recording the latest Holophonics record "LAVOS" as well as what the title is referencing. We also get insight into Eric's album creation process, and some hints of projects to come! All that, plus Ska News and our weekly Ska Picks! Get yr tix to SPI Fest: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spi-fest-2023-tickets-512563259507 On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska www.ontheupbeatska.com On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com On The Upbeat Bandcamp: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/audio

This week we chat with Jeff Richey from Control This. Jeff tells us how he got into ska and about his time in The Toasters. We also learn how Control This got their start and we listen to a song from the band. Jeff talks about how he got his start in being a promoter and he shares his tips over other promoters. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. Control This: https://www.facebook.com/ControlThis?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://controlthis.bandcamp.com/music https://instagram.com/floridaskaevents?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com Ska News…. 1. The Holophonics On December 9th The Holophonics released their third and final single of the up coming album, Lavos. The new song is called The enchiridion. https://open.spotify.com/track/4mO3tfqqYJ47kfQvZP2R6i?si=yyDZPX6mRdqWbitNLdJybA 2.) Rudebeard On December 9th Rudebeard released a new EP called A Mucky Fumble with Rudebeard. https://open.spotify.com/album/0yQMz7Mal8i0asoRd56Xvf?si=-B_Ep3pLTuqDqzHNzcScsA 3. Fishbone Fishbone is kicked off their The Red Hot Holiday Tour in Vancouver, BC on 12/9 and the tour will end on 12/18 in San Diego. Joining them for the whole run is JER/Skatune Network. Go to http://fishbone.net for tickets. 4. Arose Such a Clatter: Letters to Santa https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/album/arose-such-a-clatter-letters-to-santa Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main Theme Song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat

This week Tahlena Chikami from Bite Me Bambi joins us. We discuss the band's upcoming tour, their latest music video and celebrating two years on Twitch. We also discuss Bite Me Bambi's upcoming holiday song and what the future holds. Lastly, we give you some ska news and our ska picks of the week. Bite Me Bambi: https://www.bitemebambi.com On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com Ska News…. -The Holophonics It was announced by Bad Time Records that they will be releasing The Holophonics new record called Lavos. This new record will be out on December 12th and you can preorder the vinyl from bad time records now. Along with this announcement The Holophonics released a new song entitled Weirdo with a capital Oh?!?! https://open.spotify.com/album/7v6LdI4BIgUFxAa9GnTpwm?si=cz58XtMlRfebI7nc6Jtp0w -Bombskare - Monsters released on November 11th. https://open.spotify.com/album/5m8OVG4GoupafY3GBp1Qd5?si=18hxvkSWRceumYAeq03M9g -The Third-Rates.. On Friday November 11th The Third-Rates released their cover of Escape from the City from Sonic Adventure 2. You can download the song digitally from The Third-Rates bandcamp page and it's streaming everywhere now. https://open.spotify.com/track/2mf0XoZg5AZRI0LyFXxxe5?si=b-iq2xM1QKylLm99OxZQSg Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main Theme Song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat

We're back from the past, in the future, talking about a game from the past!This week, Rick is joined once again by Ryan from List Off Podcast and Dave from Tales From The Backlog to finish up Chrono Trigger. What happens to our group of heroes - can they defeat Lavos? Magus? Will they ever return to the Millennial Fair? Will Ryan sing a popular Lizzo song? Answers to all of this and more, on the next episode of Pixel Project Radio!PATREON: www.patreon.com/pixelprojectradio DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Rfjx2ptWP5TWITTER: @pixelprojectpodINSTAGRAM: @pixelprojectradiopodcastTALES FROM THE BACKLOG: https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/ List Off Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ListOffPodcastThank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!

In the finale of Chrono Trigger, the boys travel to bring Chrono back to life, tie up some side quests and loose end, and finally ATTEMPT to take down Lavos. Were we successful, did we save the future from being destroyed? All of this plus the reveal of our next interstitial in this exciting episode. Find all of our socials, our Patreon, as well as our discord server here! https://linktr.ee/PlayAlongPodcast Episodes of this podcast go up every Tuesday at 9 am PST Intro and outro music is done by https://boqeh.bandcamp.com All music for the music breaks were taken from the "Malcom Robinson Music" YouTube channel. The tracks used are: Music Break 1: Chrono Trigger Main Theme

In the penultimate episode of Chrono Trigger Jared, Ky, and Ben are slowly making their way towards stopping Lavos. They finally encounter Lavos, when tragedy strikes! Someone declares themselves king of the land, and the party gain a new member. Find all of our socials, our Patreon, as well as our discord server here! https://linktr.ee/PlayAlongPodcast Episodes of this podcast go up every Tuesday at 9 am PST Intro and outro music is done by https://boqeh.bandcamp.com All music for the music breaks were taken from the "Malcom Robinson Music" YouTube channel. The tracks used are: Music Break 1: Undersea Palace --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our featured interview tonight is with Brazilian pipe maker Luiz Lavos. Luiz started making pipes while living in Portugal, and recently he has moved back to Sal Paulo. Luis's career as a graphic designer and experience as a luthier and woodworker comes through in his pipe designs. He is a big fan of Danish pipe makers like Hans "Former" Nielsen, Tom Eltang and Jess Chonowitsch, and it shows is his clean designs. In Pipe Parts, Brian will give us his final results on microwaving tobacco.

In this episode of Chrono Trigger Jared, Ky, and Ben have been sent spiralling back to 65 million B.C.! They are reunited with Ayla, and set out on a mission to finally defeat the reptilian enemies! But are we actually the bad guys? And just what is that giant thing hurling towards us from space?! Find all of our socials, our Patreon, as well as our discord server here! https://linktr.ee/PlayAlongPodcast Episodes of this podcast go up every Tuesday at 9 am PST Intro and outro music is done by https://boqeh.bandcamp.com All music for the music breaks were taken from the "Malcom Robinson Music" YouTube channel. The tracks used are: Music Break 1: The End Of Time (Orchestral Remix) Music Break 2: Lavos' Theme (Orchestral Remix) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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In this weeks episode of Chrono Trigger Jared, Ky, and Ben continue their journey to stop Lavos! They return to 1000AD but find themselves in a very different location; one where the monsters believe they won, and humans are shunned. They stumble across two small children guarding a legendary sword, just the sort of sword that may be able to repair an old friends' damaged ego. But those small children aren't backing down, and it seems they have some tricks up their sleeves Find all of our socials, as well as our discord server here! https://linktr.ee/PlayAlongPodcast Episodes of this podcast go up every Tuesday at 9 am PST Intro and outro music is done by https://boqeh.bandcamp.com All music for the music breaks were taken from the "Malcom Robinson Music" Youtube channel. The tracks used are: Music Break 1: Peaceful Day (Orchestral Remix) Music Break 2: Wind Scene (600 A.D.) Orchestral Remix --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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INTRODUCTION: Why Love? A couple of years ago, I heard about a man who committed to living like Jesus for an entire year. Wow! That's some commitment. I imagined the transformation that would undoubtedly happen. To find that joyful peace, or is it unwavering grit, insightful compassion, or humble adoration? Whichever way, each way, in all ways, life would never be the same.  I thought about how I would approach that challenge. How would I know that I was truly living like Jesus? Then it hit me; John says God is love. So to live like Jesus would be living love. But what is love? And how would I live love while crossing cultures with one foot on U.S. soil and the other in places like Haiti, where love is both obviously abundant and seemingly scarce, challenging and effortless simultaneously?  Not wholly unfamiliar, just listening to music, reading books, and sitting through many sermons, I have learned a thing or two about love. I know that it is universal, timeless, and ageless. It is a feeling, a choice, a given. It is all-encompassing, enduring, and everlasting. Love conquers all, never fails, and keeps us together. But it hurts, gets lost, and takes time. There are love bugs, love seats, and love boats. There are love notes, love songs, and love birds. Love is a dare, a game, a language. You can be lovesick, loveless, and lovely. You can fall in love, be addicted to love, would do anything in the name of love, playing the game of love with the power of love.You can't hurry it or buy it and don't know if it will be there tomorrow. Yet love is all you need. They say love the one you are with, and find the love of your life because love wins. There's even a “Love Chapter” in the Bible. We've heard the “Love Chapter” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) read and expounded on many times (mostly at weddings). It's one of the most memorized, admired, and well-known passages in all Scripture, even by non-church folk. We've heard this famous passage so often our eyes kind of glaze over. “Love is patient; love is kind, does not env…” Yeah, yeah. We know how this goes.        But what is love, really?  So John says God is love. Bob the Tomato says God is bigger than the boogie man, Godzilla, and the monsters on T.V. So the love that is God must be way bigger than my love of black licorice and movie theater popcorn.  Jesus named the number one law of all of the laws, and there were tons. Leviticus, the third book of the Torah and the Old Testament, lists most of the 613 rules of conduct. He could have picked any one of them. Murder is pretty heavy. Stealing isn't exactly harmless. Adultery can destroy families in a hurry. Lying about someone could get you and them into a heap of trouble. But with no hesitation, he picked the one that sat right in between “don't carry a grudge or seek revenge” and “don't mate two different kinds of animals.” (Leviticus 19:18) Jesus basically said, “That's an easy one. Love God and love people.” Just like that. There is no exception clause, no fine print, no room for interpretation, love people, all of them, every single one.+           Even deeper, Paul said that you can't go wrong if you love people because love is the fulfillment of the law. Fulfillment, like an Amazon order, picked out of the warehouse, loaded, delivered, fulfilled. It's complete, buttoned-up, stick a fork in it, done. All of it, all 613 laws, if you love with the same love that God is, you don't break any. So WWJD (what would Jesus do) is interchangeable with WWLD (what would love do).  It makes sense then if you understand love than live love, your life would change. If that love got a little contagious, the whole world could be a better place.  I will figure out love one word at a time, taking 1 Corinthians 13 to heart and feet. Live it, learn it, love it. It is quite a list, a list that I think I already know, but somehow I think I have a lot to learn.  “Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.” I Corinthians 13: 4-8 N.I.V. INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to): ·      The Benefits of Black Licorice ·      Becoming a Widow·      Success and Failures·      Surviving Cancer·      The Beauty of Death·      Leaving Medical Diagnoses on Voicemails·      The Pain of Mammograms·      Can't Pray the Gay Away·      The Difference Between God and the Church·      The Pressures of Living a Lie·      A Spotlight on Haiti  CONNECT WITH KIM: Website & Books: https://www.KimSorrelle.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3vRFWXfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/loveisbykim/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimsorrelle/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/Kim_SorrelleLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tEzK24 KIM'S RECOMMENDATIONS: ·      All You Need Is Love (The Beatles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg  CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonEmail: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com  DE'VANNON'S RECOMMENDATIONS: ·      Pray Away Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·      Upwork: https://www.upwork.com·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net·      Disabled American Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org·      American Legion: https://www.legion.org ·      Black Licorice (consult your doctor):https://www.webmd.com/diet/black-licorice-health-benefits#1 ·      What The World Needs Now (Dionne Warwick): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg  INTERESTED IN PODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?: ·      PodMatch is awesome! This application streamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you find shows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that is where you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people so that you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00]You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world as we dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: Hey everyone. And welcome to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast. I'm so thankful to have you with me again this week. God bless each. And every last one of you, Kim Sorrelle is my guest. Today. She is the author of two beautiful books and she has an incredible story. This is a woman has become like a sister to me and I am so excited to present her to the world.And in today's episode, we're going to talk about the benefits of black licorice. She's going to [00:01:00] tell us about how she became a widow. We're going to talk about the beauty of death and why doctors should not leave negative medical news on voicemails. Now, cam has a special love in our heart for Haiti.And so we spend quite a bit of time talking about Haiti, and then we get into a little bit about a voodoo, take a close, listen to this episode, and I hope you get a lot out of.Good morning. Good morning, Ms. Kim. So REL, welcome to the sex drugs and Jesus pod has today in the name of God. How are you doing woman?Kim: I am doing fabulous and I am so grateful to be here. And how are you?De'Vannon: I am fan fucking tastic van fucking tabulates and scrum daily. I'm shit. If I do say so myself, so I'm so happy to have you with me today. [00:02:00] I do believe that you're going to breathe in a shitload of value to my beautiful audience out there. Kevin likes to keep it real everybody. And so here we go. She's an author.She's an entrepreneur. He's a speaker. She's a cancer survivor and T the lover of black liquid. I'm going to give you a moment to talk about like your own history and your own way and adjust the second. But I wanted to dig into this a lover of black licorice, because never before what I've read into somebodies headlines on their profiles and things like that, that they mentioned any sort of candy or derivative of a, of a root or plant Loeser what licorice is.So I want you to tell me what is so special. What's so damn special about this black licorice, that it was worthy to go into your heading.Kim: How does a good question? Well, I feel like more people don't like black licorice than do like black licorice. And I can't imagine my life without it. It's just one of [00:03:00] those things I grew up. My, my favorite aunt, my aunt Rita, my great aunt always had black licorice in her pantry and she ran a home for old folks and I love going there and helping her out.And at the end of the day, having a piece of black licorice as a treat and I that's. Where am I love started for black licorice and it continued on. Apparently De'Vannon: Did you know, my dear that there are health, health benefits to black licorice. Kim: tell me. De'Vannon: So when I came across this, on your profile, it stood out to me. And so then I went digging around and shit as I do. And And so what I found, and I'm going to put a link of this link to web MD in the show notes of people can go and look it up, but it says it can help.It can help digestion blacklist by the laser. It's gonna help your digestive system work more [00:04:00]effectively. It can ease symptoms from indigestion, heartburn and ulcers. Black licorice extracts have been linked to a reduction in the bacteria that calls cause ulcers. And I could've sworn, I read something about this.Can have some sort of like maybe cancer-fighting qualities too. And so considering your history with cancer, which I'm going to let you tell us about, I was wondering if maybe a Lord was watching out for you. Early on in life before you got your diagnosis, because sometimes we have a taste for things that are going to heal us, and we don't necessarily realize it at the time.We just know we keep craving that for some reason. And so I'm wondering if perhaps you were drawn to that in order to help you overcome, you know, what you would be fighting later on in life.Kim: Interesting. Yeah. I love the idea of that. I have to say. Cause that's true. Like you hear about women that are expecting babies and crave certain things because there's [00:05:00] iron in it or there's something in it that, that they need or the baby needs or people in general. So yeah, couldn't possibly be for sure.De'Vannon: Yeah. So I'm just gonna read this real quick, then I'll hush and let, I was just so fascinated by this cause I'm a, I'm a licensed massage therapist and I like to get into natural healing and stuff like that. I have a shitload of essential Earls and everything like that. And so anything natural that we can do for ourselves, you know, sometimes the remedy that we need are like right there on the shelf in the house.And we don't know, you know, Kim: Right, right. De'Vannon: you know, then we go run into doctor via pumped, full all these drugs. Sometimes that's a good thing. Sometimes it's not. So I'm just gonna read this here. So it says a substance extracted from licorice root little cow cone dash a has been shown to have antitumor activity and acute leukemia breast and prostate cancer cell lines by lowering the amount [00:06:00] of BCL two, whatever the fuck that is a drug resistant protein excessive amounts of this protein are frequently associated with these cancers.Licorice is actually a plant and is found in like a couple of different countries in the world. And then that's how they make that black licorice candy. But it's not all sugar. It's bitter. Isn't that like the sweetest thing on the shelf. So yeah. I want you to know that and everybody else let's get some licorice y'allKim: There you go, you just see a level bunch of people. De'Vannon: so, so tell us about like what you, whatever you want to say about your history, and then go ahead and segue into the cancer story.Kim: Sure. Yeah. So I was going to be the first woman. That was my plan. And so I had my life laid out before me and knew where I was going to go. And when I was going to do, and then may of my senior year in high school, this man walked through the door [00:07:00] and I fell head over heels in love with him after swearing, I would never get married and have children because I had my life laid out.And 10 days after I met him, I asked him if he'd marry me. And he said, yes. And then we got married a little bit less than a year later. And so I was 17 when I got engaged in 18. When I got married, he was 22 when we got married. And he was the love of my life. I mean, I felt like we dated for a whole bunch of years.A couple years later, the baby started coming. I've got five kids and 11 grandkids and So big family. I know it's fun. It's so fun. And I love taking them to Disney world. They have this place on earth and they do sell like licorice at this new world. So that's good too. So, yeah, and I started my first business right out of high school.I'm not, intrepreneur sure. I've had businesses my whole life and and I run a nonprofit organization. I coached [00:08:00] varsity volleyball for 25 years and just whatever, been active and busy. And I've written a couple of books. De'Vannon: You know what? That's not a bad life. Kim: No, It's a great life.De'Vannon: It's not a bad life at all because you've, you've taken risks. You understand failure. You tell me about, tell me about at any point in your life where you failed at something, maybe it was a business, something that you try to do, and it didn't work out. Cause I wanted to illustrate because clearly you didn't get discouraged and you kept trying, and business can be a bitch to get into all the obstacles, the paperwork, the documentation.There's not really a clear path. And in, so sometimes we fail and we don't try again. So tell me about a time that you tried to do something. It just didn't work out.Kim: Yeah. Well, there's more than one of those stories to tell. I'll tell you that. I tried different businesses over the years. I was in business [00:09:00] on some businesses with my, my brother and my dad and some businesses alone and whatever. But we one business that didn't work out for me was fine dining. I have a golf course and and banquet facilities. So we do events, but we had fine dining. And that was, that's a tough road, man. Anybody in the restaurant business, I have so much respect for. I've been in the catering business for years, you know exactly how many people are coming, what time they're coming and what they're eating.Restaurant business is a whole different game, even staffing and knowing what food to have on hand and everything else. And there's so much loss of food and you can overstaff, or you can understand it. It's the, there's such a science to it. And to have one standalone restaurant and survive is amazing miracle hats off to those people.A lot of times you need more than one to [00:10:00] share expense and true income coming in. So yeah, that's that's, that's somebody, I have a whole lot of respect for people in the restaurant. This. De'Vannon: Yeah, I've been a server I've worked in restaurants. I've worked for catering companies. Yeah, it's, it's a bitch of an industry to be in, especially in the states because of the attitude that, that is here. You know, this may be the last country on the planet that actually still tip servers rather than just paying them, being fucking done with it.So I've wanted to highlight that because you know, with the pandemic and everything, people, you know, the world has. Like a sun has arisen over us. And I'm thankful for the disruption of the Corona virus, because it's shaken a lot of people up out of their bullshit as lie of a life that they had told themselves they were.But what I'm saying is that they were living a life that they really weren't happy with in the first place, they were lying to themselves and [00:11:00] accepting that as reality, they weren't happy. So the Corona virus took them away from the delusion long enough to get a new perspective. And then so a lot of people didn't go back to the bullshit.However, just because they're on a new path, doesn't mean it's going to be all gravy and flowers. You know, Dick sucking and all of that, you know, this is going to be some fuckery along the way. And so what, what, what words of encouragement that you say to people who are new to entrepreneurship, especially in this time that we live with so many people are, are trying new things and it doesn't matter if it's, you know, starting your own Lyft or Uber business, you're still an entrepreneur, you know, what would you say.Kim: I would say, do not give up. Don't give up. Don't give up. No, there been so many stories, story after story of people who their first try failed for second, try failed. Their third thing failed, you know, whatever in the publishing world. There's one of the books that has sold more books than [00:12:00]practically any other book in the world, maybe any other book in the world is the chicken soup for the soul series.If you've heard of it, I'm Jack Canfield and they had 144 rejections before they got a publisher to publish their book 144 and they have sold 650 million books. 650 million books. That's Yeah.no kidding. And so, so you look at that and go, well, what if they would've stopped at 1 42. And just given up, right.Harry Potter was rejected 11 times before publisher said yes. What if she wouldn't? What if JK Rowling's would have stopped that number 10 and just didn't put it out there anymore. Just don't give up. Don't believe in what you're doing. Work your butt off. Realize that entrepreneurship is the hardest road you sometimes I think people look at it and go, oh gosh, you're [00:13:00] your own boss?True. Oh gosh, you can set your own hours. Yes. But your own hours are more than anybody else. That's going to work for you. And you have to do everything alone at first, you know, like it takes up a long time to be in business before you take a vacation. So it's it's the hardest work you'll ever do.The most rewarding work you'll ever do. And really you, your name, your own price, you know, however hard you decide to work, whatever you decide to put into it is what you're going to get at. De'Vannon: Correct. And I couldn't agree more from having my own businesses and everything like that. It's bittersweet in that aspect. Like you do call your own shots. So it depends on what your value system is. Like. I value freedom. I love to come and go as I please. And I don't like being told what to do.Therefore, even though I got to go out there and hustle and make my own money every day, [00:14:00]my mental health is in a better state because I would rather the pressure of having to make my own money than to have a dumb ass boss telling me what to do and dumb ass coworkers, fucking up my vibe. Kim: So the military was great for you then. De'Vannon: the military and suck my fucking Dick.But yeah, I was 17 when I went to the military. I don't recommend that. You don't recommend it at all. Nothing. Since we mentioned Ms. JK Rowling, I always like to say, fuck you, JK Rowling for for being a damn turf, you know, and tariff is a trans exclusionary radical feminist because he has those strong views against like in like, you know, people, women who transitioned because he's like, I'm a real woman.Those bitches are not. So she's. Kim: I didn't know that about her. De'Vannon: Oh, God Google it. This bitch has been being bragged for filth and by the gay community of the two S LGBTQ plus community [00:15:00] for quite a while now, because she has liked certain posts and say a certain things, especially on her damn Twitter, I think so we love her forgiving us, Harry Potter.We love her for giving us the gay Dumbledore that was at a cute little sneak attack that she, you know, did that, or at least the fact that he was gay after all the books came out. So I appreciate the fuck out of her for that, but so she's not like against the gay people, but I don't like how she is against the trans girls to, you know, Kim: Yeah, that's too bad. Yeah. De'Vannon: it is too bad, but, you know, so she's bittersweet, you know, you know, and that's just where I stand on that. So, so let's talk about. The cancer. So some of my research and you, it wasn't just you who had cancer, you had breast cancer and said your husband had pancreatic pancreatic cancer. Now it's not very often. I talked to a person who were two people in their household had cancer at the same time. So walk me through the emotion.I [00:16:00] want to know where you were when you found out he had cancer. When you had cancer, where you were physically and where you were mentally.Kim: Yeah, well, hopefully this will be valuable to people. I was 47 years old when I found out I had cancer and I Fought getting a mammogram because I thought, oh, it's just a medical system making money. There's no breast cancer in my history that I would know if I had cancer. Like I just, I fought getting them a grams.And so I did not get them every year. Like you're supposed to, they're painful. They're horrible. It was obviously a man who invented the machine that turns your breast into a pancake. It is not a comfortable thing to have to do. And so I, I didn't want to do it. So I, I had you know, but like every few years and you're supposed to go more often than I, I was going.So my doctor convinced me to go and I went, I actually went to the [00:17:00] doctor because I tend to sell well. And she said, you know, you've not had a mammogram for a while. You really need to go. And so I went kicking and screaming and I said, Poor sweet ladies that were working at the Betty Ford clinic. I said, I am not having to be here.Like, this is ridiculous. I, this is a waste of my time. I'm a busy person. I shouldn't even have to be here doing this. And they were very sweet and very nice and did the mammogram, and then they make you wait. And then they wanted to do an ultrasound and they did that and they scheduled me for biopsy. And I was like, this is such a waste of time.There is no way there's anything wrong. And then on a Friday afternoon, two days after my birthday, actually, I wish I had a couple of my grandbabies in the bathtub and my phone rang at like three o'clock in the afternoon. And and they said Kim, the biopsies back, and you have breast cancer.And [00:18:00] that's pretty much all I heard. It was like, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. We'll call you on Tuesday. I was like, what? And they're calling me on a Friday afternoon, you know, and I watch lifetime movies. I like the lifetime good lifetime movie. And that never happens that way. You get called into the office.They tell you face to face. You can ask questions, you know, it's the big dramatic moment, right? No, they called me on the phone on a flip and Friday afternoon when I can ask no questions. That was frustrating to me. And so anyway, I didn't even know how to react. I started crying. I called my husband on the phone.He was at work and, and I could, could barely get the words out and, and it seemed like seconds later he was there and any did the right thing. All of you who have a significant other out there, he did, this is what you should do. He just grabbed me and held me. He just held me and we cried together.Cause we [00:19:00] didn't know what the future health and that cancer word is a scary, scary word. And so the next day I went to the bookstore and all the books about breast cancer were either very depressing or just medical. And I thought, I want to know what it's going to feel like. I want to know what it's like, you know, and I knew better than.Go tracing things on the internet because you see things you don't ever want to see. And so so I started writing actually, it was incredible therapy for me, but it was, I started out just as a way to inform friends and family. Instead of calling everybody, can't go to the doctor tomorrow, you know, whatever.But my writing turned into way more than, than just I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. It was what I was going through. And there are so many choices you have to make, like, one of the choices is I had the choice. I [00:20:00] had to have a mastectomy, but to take off one side or both. And I didn't know. I mean, how do you know what to do?I've never been through this before. I didn't know what the right answer was. And we were sitting around the table, a dinner table one night and talking about it. And I said, I don't, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I've got to make a decision. And one of my son said, mom, Would you get new siding on just half the house?And I went alcohol. Good point you're right. Yeah, we'll go for, we'll go for two here. So anyway, so like I was writing, continued to write my, my husband started having stomach issues. And so it was early September that I was diagnosed that I got the phone call and then the end of September, his stomach was hurting.He went to the doctor and they said, take some Rolaids it's because your wife has cancer, you know, whatever. You're just nervous. And then November, he went back again because it wasn't getting any better. And they told him the same thing, gave him [00:21:00] an appointment for a gastro guy. And the day that his appointment was not until January, it took forever to get into somebody.But the next day I was having a complete hysterectomy and so at a colonoscopy. So I was doing a clean-out the day that he went in. So I wasn't going to. Farther than five feet from my bathroom. And so he went by himself and I was the mouth. So I would have asked a hundred questions. He just went and didn't really ask questions and they did nothing.They basically told him the same thing. It's just, you're just nervous. You don't take some, Rolaids take some Tums, whatever. And I was so mad, but I couldn't really do anything about it. When he came home and told me, you know, whatever, and then the next day I had surgery and so week out of surgery and they found bladder cancer too, during my surgery, whatever.But anyways, so I was still healing and I [00:22:00] woke up in the morning. And he was sitting up in bed and did not look good. And he said, guy, my stomach, it kept me up. I just couldn't sleep. And I said, that's it go to the ER, because they'll do something, you know, at least they'll do something. The doctors are doing nothing.At least I'll run a test, they'll do something. So he drove himself to the emergency room. And my husband was a rule follower. So it said no cell phones in the emergency room. So his cell phone was off. So I'm waiting and waiting and waiting for him to call me. And as I'm still in pajamas watching reruns of Grey's anatomy or something, you know?And so he finally, he called and he said, Well, I guess they're going to keep me off or night. And I'm like, keep you overnight. They don't keep anybody overnight. Like, what are you talking about? Keep you overnight. And so I threw on like human clothing and ran out the door. And in my Vicodin ado, state drove like a bat outta [00:23:00] hell, down the highway to get to the hospital to find out what was going on.And shortly before I got there, my phone rang again and he said I guess there's a spot on my liver. I just started bawling. I could barely see to drive and I don't even remember parking. I just remember running in holding body parts because I had surgery after surgery and I was in pain, but I was, I went running through the door and they told me where he was and he was behind a curtain and I whipped back the curtain and he's just sitting on the edge of the bed.Like nothing is going on is I am balling, I'm sobbing. And, and he said I'm not going to invite you places anymore. If this is the way you're going to behave. And I said, wait a minute, you are not allowed to be funny right now. So it took us a couple of days. He spent a few more days in the hospital and they did some biopsies and a colonoscopy.They did whatever. And so it took [00:24:00] a few days for us to get a diagnosis. And I, I was fighting the doctors every step of the way they, they came in and said that his blood work, that they never saw levels like that. There's some, there's some cancer markers that they, they can tell on your, in your blood. And and the doctor came in and said he never saw the numbers like that.Never that high, never that high. And, and I'm like, well, then the lab screwed up re rewrite. When he said, no, no, no mistake with the lab. I said, really, your lab never makes a mistake. They must've made a mistake. You know, they, they act love if you've never seen numbers like this. And he's like, Nope, Nope, whatever.Anyway, I fought it and fought it, but you know, not that my fighting did any good of course, but so then when we got his diagnosis, I was actually back in the hospital again, because I was doing too much, I think, out of surgery and ended up with a bad kidney infection. And so he's [00:25:00] being released as I'm being admitted and it was just a mess.And but then we got his diagnosis and of pancreatic cancer. And that is just the worst kind. I mean, you know, with. Breast cancer has come a long way. You know, there's different kinds of breast cancer, but it sure has come a long way, you know, but pancreatic cancer just hasn't like, there just isn't a cure.And so we knew what that meant. And so we just. Started praying, man, you know, some miracle give us a miracle, like like the lame and the blind and the deaf got, you know, back in Jesus days and or the greatest miracle of heaven, but don't let them suffer was our prayer. And we had a great time together actually. Funny [00:26:00] as that may sound, we watched cash cab every day and we just enjoyed being together and spent the whole time together thinking that he had a year, they were saying probably a year. And six weeks, six weeks later, he all the whole six weeks were, were really pretty good. He, he wasn't in.And our prayer was being answered. And then but the last couple hours of his life, he was miserable. And he I called hospice to come and help with more meds or, you know, whatever to get them comfortable again. And I was holding him. He was sitting on the edge of the bed because it hurt to lay down and I was just holding him from behind.And I just felt his pain, just the agony, absolute agony that he was in at that time. And, and I just whispered in his ear as a baby, just go. And he did. That was it. He took his last [00:27:00] breath and, and that was, that was it. And it was crushing, because I was still in love with him. And after all those years, we were married a month shy of 29 years.That was 47 years old. And I expected to be that couple rocking on the porch, drinking lemonade, you know, too old to do anything else. And we were going to grow old together. And so it was quite a shock loose him because it wasn't just losing him. It was losing the dream of our future. We had just become empty-nesters and we're so looking forward to that, and I don't know why if you get to run around and make it, or I don't know what it is about that, but we were so looking forward to that, and finally it happened for us.And I believe in [00:28:00] an afterlife, I believe in heaven. And my husband was. An amazing guy who was faithful and true and a great friend of people, an incredible boss people who had great respect for him, he was generous and kind. And so I've never begrudged him. I've never like been angry at him for dying.Like I'm happy for him. Like at 51 years old to never pay a bill again, you know, or have to worry about illness or anything. Go him. Like he did it, he ran the race and finished strong and, and I miss him like crazy. If he walks through the door right now, I'd be the happiest person on earth. But I know it's not going to happen.And so I still had to deal with my stuff. You know, I had to deal with, with my cancer still, and I had to deal with life [00:29:00] now without the love of my life. And. Wasn't sure what life was going to bring. And, but I was sure one thing, I was not gonna stay in the grief. I wasn't gonna let that bring me down.I've known people that stay there. You know what I mean? Do you know people like that, that they lose somebody and they just kind of can't overcome it. They, they don't see a way out of it. And I was determined that, that I, I know there were things that happened that I wouldn't choose. I wouldn't choose to have cancer.I wouldn't choose to lose my husband and I wouldn't choose for him to have cancer, but the choices that I can make are how I'm going to live now. And I can choose to be joyful. And I can choose to embrace life and enjoy it and, and I can choose to be happy. And [00:30:00] though, so those are the choices I decided I would make.De'Vannon: Well to answer your question. Yes. I do know people who tend to get stuck in grief particularly over the death of people with. You know, it's perspective and our value system, you know, well, one thing you have in your favor is that you have an understanding of the life to come in the world to come.Usually when people die, they don't actually see still exist, you know, and, and we get people coming back to visit us in dreams and all sorts of stuff who have passed on. And this is evidence of what I'm telling you. You know, our more permanent form is our spirit form anyway. So when we die, we really become our truest selves.At that point, you know, we here on the earth are actually not yet at our highest state of evolution. So when people, and I'm seeing people cry and fall all over the casket at funerals and everything is all very dramatic, you know, what, what, what, what I feel like people really cry [00:31:00] for it. Death is the fact of.Whatever this person brought to their lives. You know, there are people who are crying over what that person can do for them anymore. Whether it's not bringing them, whether they're bringing them some sort of comfort or whatever, you know, oh my God, this person has gone. How am I going to move on? We'll see.That's really all about you. You know, from there, from the dead person's perspective, they're like peace out, you know, hell yeah. You know, I get the rest now. So I don't cry for the dad anymore because I was, I was at the hospital when my pastor died and she was like a mother to me. And that's what changed my perspective on it because she was like, okay, Yep.Yeah. She's 80 years old. She's like Bundy getting my wings. I'm not leaving this hospital, but y'all y'all are then it was just me, her and her husband was sleeping on the couch and I had served them as like their alter bore and assistant throughout high school. And so I w I went to the hospital that night.I wasn't expecting her to die. You know, it was like, okay, she'll get a miracle, you know, really [00:32:00] powerful prophetess, you know, religious woman and everything like that. I'm like, you know, very clever way and everything, you know, she can't die, you know? So she just had me like, call like one of her daughters and, you know, her daughter that lived in Texas. And, you know, and then everything is kind of like when, you know, went from there and then she did die. And I'm like, you know, I heard that last, like some call it like a death, how that lasts like gas. Life, you know, the part from her, but she was so happy. She wasn't regretting anything to you. Like I'm not in any pain.I feel totally great. Life's been great. Bye. Kim: Yeah. De'Vannon: You had like the best attitude ever. So, and then I cried because okay. I was okay. I was just been with somebody, they die. This is a first. And so but now I was like, you know what? She was really happy about this whole death thing. Old, what the fuck am I crying for?Kim: Yeah, [00:33:00] right. I mean, yeah. I, I think you're absolutely, you're hitting the nail on the head. I mean, we do, we, we mourn for ourselves, right. I cried for?them and we, they got it made, you know, we're the ones. In fact, during the time during that six weeks with my husband, there were times I would just start crying because I just couldn't help it.And, you know, try to be all tough for him, whatever. And I just started crying and he just would me and hold me. And he'd say, don't cry for me. Cry for me, cry for you. But don't cry for me. De'Vannon: He told you, right. And he had a good mind. He's like a very wise Sage. And look, I get that kids are going to die and stuff like that. And it really rips my heart apart when, when marriage is in ended because of the death of a child, I've never been in that situation only once in my life have I heard heard it said where a couple lost the kid.And they were like, you know what, we're thankful for the time God gave us what that kid made, the kid [00:34:00] was 17, but, and then they move it on. Not saying it was just that either. I don't know if they went to counseling or whatever, but you know, it's about perspective even in the death of like a kid, you know, that kid belongs to God first, before it does to the, before that he, before that individual does to the parents.And so. You know, we can have a plan for our child, but God might have other plans. And so we gotta be willing to let those plans go, you know, you know, shit, something in, and you know, sometimes we're just too married to how we think someone else's life is supposed to go supposed to end or even our own, you know, but they're there in lies the differences between somebody who has surrender to God and who not, you know, so Kim: Right. De'Vannon: it's easier to deal with the bad things in life.If you understand it all, doesn't have to go in whatever sort of way that you've already processed it in your head. Like it's going to be. And so. You mentioned [00:35:00] that they left your cancer diagnosis on a voicemail. So they left my, my doctors left my HIV diagnosis on a voicemail. It was a Saturday night, new year's Eve and much the same way, like man, really on a Saturday night, new year's Eve, you couldn't have would've fucking waited until like Monday on like on the second, you know,Kim: Oh, my word De'Vannon: So let me say to doctors in medical professions out there, just because we may or may not sign some shit that says you can leave voicemails.We mean, we still need you to exercise some modicum of discretion about what you choose to. It doesn't mean you're just billing everything on there. We like to hear good shit, good test results, appointment reminders. If it's a life altering diagnosis, even though we may have given you permission, just because you can doesn't mean you should.We would very much like you to bring us into the office and tell us if we have HIV cancer or something else, do not leave it on a voicemail and not on a Friday or Saturday night when we're trying to enjoy our [00:36:00] damn wine.Kim: Yeah, new year, happy new year. Oh, my word. I think too, like with the medical profession, like they have to deliver news like that. So often that maybe they just become a little, yeah. A little callous. Right. And so they're not necessarily paying attention to the calendar or time of day or you know how they're doing It but man, if it's something that two days or three days, isn't going to make a difference in your life, you know, health wise wait the two or three days for goodness sake.Yeah. Yeah. That's crazy.De'Vannon: It matters how we deliver bad news to people. And I didn't learn this or know it until I got that voicemail. It just does like the setting, the atmosphere, you know, I never talked to a psychologist, smart doctors bring a person. And even in the case of cancer, I would imagine you want to have the mental health staff.You want to have everybody [00:37:00] right there in the room, so that that person doesn't run out and go do something to hurt themselves. You know, something like that, you know, cause you never know what a per house person might react. And by leaving a voicemail, you Rob with the patient of the luxuries, I'm not even the luxury of the bare minimum necessities of having all the care there or at least set the appointments before they leave.I never talked to a doctor about it again, really. I never went to a, a mental health. I decided that I was going to die. And so then I became homeless and then I started getting arrested and everything. And so, you know, I had the wrong perception of what HIV was, but I wasn't in a doctor's office to get any education.And they told me the word infectious disease. And I was like, fuck, I don't want to go talk to those people. It sounds disgusting. So I was freaked out by the name of everything and I just ran. I ran ran from it.Kim: I, I can't say as I blame you, I mean, you know, HIV is certainly things have [00:38:00] changed a lot over the years, right? As far as medications, treatments and whatever, but there was a time, not that long ago that that was a death sentence. And I would think that's the first thing that's going to come to your mind is, oh my gosh, it.HIV I'm going to die.Is that what you thought? Like, is that what you were thinking?De'Vannon: It did, because at that time in Houston, when I was living in Houston, Texas, I would walk into like a gay bar and be like, Hey, where's Timmy or whatever. And they'd be like, oh, he died. He had aids or another fellow drug dealer of mine die from aids. Someone when I was growing up, when I was younger, died from aids, everyone I knew had died from aids.And so it doesn't matter how far the medication has come and the science has come and how well something can be treated if somebody doesn't know that that is just like, well, they don't know that. So, and so if you, and I didn't know that. And I didn't know anyone living a healthy life that I was good friends with.You know, [00:39:00] I might've talked to at many, met a guy on a hookup app that may have had HIV, but having sex with somebody and being okay that they're HIV positive is not really, they didn't really give me insight into exactly how they were living it. And I pushed that out of my mind because I just wanted Dick.And so I, didn't never, I didn't look at that as an opportunity to explore how one could live healthily with the virus, because I was just horny and trying to fuck, you know, so I let an opportunity pass me by, but you know, I have a different perspective about things now. I want you to you've mentioned that the mammogram was like turning like the breast and into if the pancakes and that it's a painful experience that, you know, a woman isn't probably gonna look forward to.What, what can you, what can you tell me about this machine and what it, what it does, but I'm trying to imagine the sort of torture device that you see.Kim: It's exactly what it is. You you like, you put your arm [00:40:00] up and try to get as close into the machine as you possibly can. And then it literally squishes you from the top and bound me, you know, like turn a knob or something and it goes farther and farther, farther, and it. Wishes you in there. It is painful.And I I don't know if it's better, if you're big busted or small breasted, I don't know what the difference would be. I've always known Ben well, in doubt. And so I, I had a lot to squished and it hurts. I mean, it, it, other women, maybe we're fortunate enough to have different experiences than I did, but any mammogram I ever had her like, crazy, like that was one of the blessings of may having a double mastectomy is I would never have to have another mammogram and I'm okay with that.But cause there's gotta be some silver lining. Right. But yeah, it just, it just goes squishes. Yeah. And yeah, that hurts. [00:41:00]De'Vannon: Damn. I wish I wish I thought you were telling me like what the blood work that they can detect, you know, there's cancer markers, but I wish that y'all could just get blood work done instead, but clearly that's not the case. Otherwise they wouldn't be making you go through the mammogram. So gosh, girls, I, I have the utmost respect for women, you know, from the, from having studied the the period, the menstrual cycles during the massage therapy, which.I'm telling you become a massage therapist, you have to learn so much, so much about the anatomy, things that in the body you'll never touch. And so just learning about how y'all's bodies change when you're trying to bear a child and everything like that and everything that's going on, you know, in the different, or, or Oregon's in the different anatomical structure of a female, you know, I have so much respect for women.You know, y'all are, y'all are strong, you know, mentally and physically and everything like [00:42:00]that. And in my opinion, quite unbreakable.Kim: Ah, I love that. I agree. I think women, we have to be strong and I think we need to support each other more than what we do sometimes. Like there should be a sisterhood, you know, like we should be supportive of each other and, and aren't always, you know, we can be, sometimes we can be the worst enemies and it shouldn't be like that.Like, There should be this strong bond between us. Cause we, we do have to put up with a lot. So then what happens is we put up with a sense from the time we were 10, 11, 12 years old, right. We have to deal with, with periods and cramps and pain. And then childbirth is no joyful moment. You know, it's nice.You get a baby at the end, but but it's hard, you know, and painful and pregnancy can be tough and all of that. And so then later in life, when men, you have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom more often because of [00:43:00] prostate issues, it's sort of payback in a way. It's like, oh, the one thing that the money I have to deal with kind of my, yeah, De'Vannon: Well boys, boys with better mind what energy we send out there, because it's going to come back to us later on. Kim: that's right. De'Vannon: So I played women, great respect. I identify more women than I do men, nothing against men. I mean, I like to go both ways and all the different ways that I can in the world sexually speaking, and, you know, spiritually speaking and energetically speaking for them to feel like a man to another, feel like a woman I'm not confused.I just want it all. AndKim: know, you know, the beauty of that is that I really believe that God created people to be who they are. And there are so many people out there that don't feel like they can live their authentic self, their real self, right. Because of things that they were taught growing up, or a lot of times churches doing so.much damage to [00:44:00] people saying, oh gosh, you can't be like that.Like my daughter had probably, I don't know if I should be saying this on the radio, but it's okay. But my daughter married a man. And she got pregnant on her honeymoon and when she was in the hospital delivering. He told her he was gay and wanted out of the marriage. And, but he grew up in the super strict Baptist home where you're not allowed to be gay.You know that that's a sin. Well, not all that creates you. How God creates you. You be who you are. Like there's beauty in that there's beauty in the diversity, right? People should just be allowed to be who they are without judgment or condemnation. Just be who God created you to be. De'Vannon: Fuck. When I was in California, I went through this phase where I was trying to pray the gay away, and there is a documentary and I I've been keeping this in my show notes for. Shit since it came out. So it's been a running thing [00:45:00] that I've had in my show notes for quite some time, it's called pray away.There's a documentary on Netflix about the old exited Exodus conversion therapy movement. The people who used to run that who supposedly got converted and were ungay and told everybody else has changed their ways, which resulted in suicides and deaths. Well, now they're still gay and they've come back to spill all the tea about the Exodus movement and how bullshit conversion therapy really.And so I do recommend that, that, that fucking documentary to everybody, it is some tea being spill, pour your wine, get your favorite beverage out, roll you up a blunt, whatever it is that you do, because that shit is to piss you off. But it's real. But I went through that too. I got me a girlfriend. I hung out with straight guys. I tried to fast and pray as Jesus to make me ungay and it didn't work. And I dated this girl for six months and ultimately I ended up just breaking her heart because the shit wasn't real, you know? And so where did I ever learn that something was wrong with me from the church? You know, God never [00:46:00] told me that, you know, it, look, y'all not every preacher is preaching.The truth is that we've got to get past this believing this, that somebody is on a pool pit or on television or in a suit up on a platform like they know better than, than, than you do. They don't Kim: Right. Exactly. Yeah. That, that, and and that is not the church, you know, it's churches that hurt people. God's not hurting. Right. And so sometimes people get angry about what they've been taught in church, and then they realize that they've been taught wrong, or the church that they went to can be so harsh or, you know, whatever.And that's church's fault. You know, that that unfortunately reflects on God in some people's eyes, but it's not God that God loves that is love. That's what it says in John, that God is love. Not that he loves, but that he is loved. Like in love, love, doesn't do that. Love. Doesn't [00:47:00] make people fit into some box because people are more comfortable with it loved to let you be who you are love.Just allows you to live your real self and without judgment, without thinking that you're better than, or higher than, or no more or whatever. De'Vannon: I agree with what you're saying, Kim, it, and it will take some time for people to accept that sort of truth and then internalize it, you know, because we're, we believe what we are taught growing up until we come into independent thinking. That's why I appreciate the mindfulness movement that's happening right now.And the, the push for autonomous mental thought. When I got kicked out of Lakewood church in Houston, Texas for not being straight, it caused a rift between me and God. Now I hadn't been in church. And like I said, serving my past and all of that until I was in high school and went to the military, I always held a volunteer position in church.They kicked me out and that [00:48:00] stopped me from praying is a, why did that happen? Because I had conflated. The God in the church as to one. And no, that was not, I was not as mature as I thought I was. And I was not as spiritually strong as I thought I was because had that happened. I should've just said, okay, well fuck this church, but not fuck the God.And I just said, fuck everything you see. And so, but now I would never do that because now I finally get, as I'm almost 40 years old, you know, that there's a difference in between the physical church and God himself. And the two should never church, as I say, a church is nothing more than an accessory to your spiritual walk, your most valuable time to be your alone time with God, so that when these pastors show up in their fucking scandals and when they do dumb shit, like kick us out for not being straight and the, in the straight people see them, see their friends getting abused by churches for not being straight.You know, we can still keep our relationship with God. So Jerry [00:49:00] Falwell, Jr. Did you see his latest bullshit? You know, after all of his shit, he finally came out in an article and said that he, that it was all a ruse, him running the that fucking seminary that his dad created and trying to do all that.He said, it's all a lie. He wasn't ever about all that. He wants to just, you know, do him. And that is not who he is. He ain't about all this Jesus stuff. So finally just fucking admitted it, bitch. Should we knew that because you know, when he had to address the pool boy scandal, you got, you got the pool boys running around and you got your, your pants unzip.And while you taking selfies with a bitch, that's not your fucking wife. We knew. So that whole message was to his brain fucked church followers and his evangelicals and everything like that. Like boy, and by we already knew.Kim: Yeah.but knowing, and then somebody admitting meeting two things, right? Like it can be hard when you're, when you're in the [00:50:00] spotlight and, you know, I think it can be easy for people to get wrapped up in ego. And I mean, how many people we've seen fall and it, and it can, the higher you build your pedestal the longer the fall is down.And it's sad to see. It's sad to see for sure. De'Vannon: His pedestal was fake though. But what you said is what he said. He was like, it was so much pressure to live up to this expectation of his dad, but you know, or he could have said, you know what, dad, fuck you. This is not who I am. I'm going to go have my pants up and on cruise ships and fucking pool boys.That's what I want to do. Okay. That's what you want to do, Jerry. Then go have your three ways and bring whatever, you know, we always have a choice. And so the let's make sure our pedestal is built on truth and not on a lie.Kim: Yeah, for sure. For sure. De'Vannon: So, [00:51:00] so, so we're going to close to the end of our hour here. We're definitely going to have you back on because you wrote two books one's called love is, and the other one's called cry and tell you lab. And we haven't had time to get into them at a feeling this would happen because you have so much substance going on with you.And sometimes I might have to have someone back on my show two or three or four times or whatever the case may be. And if that's the case, you know what, so be it then. But I want to talk about Haiti a little bit because God bless that nation. You know, they've been through so much. And I really want to shine a spotlight on, on Haitian people.I really, really do. And it seems like you have a strong heart for Haiti, and I love how then I was reading your book. You went there for the first time in the year 2000, and you were like talking about the poverty and the, the, the, the rank air and everything. And you it's like, you were fighting, falling in love with it, but nevertheless, here you are.And you're still in love with it. Sometimes in life. I've had that experience where my [00:52:00] first brush with something I'm like, I feel indifferent for it, or like I'm propelled by it. And really at the end of the day, I was falling in love with it. And I was like some of my favorite things, things that I hated at first, I find love now more than anything else.And I read that in the story. So the hate has been through so much. And when they had that last earthquake, a relative in my family said some stupid fucking shit like this. He was like, okay, just because of all that witchcraft they have down there, this is why this punishment has come upon them. And which I responded to his ignorance just a little bit.I was like, I'd probably say, it's something like, if you're not going to pray about them or speak something positive, then shut the fuck up because you don't know what the fuck they're doing. You know, he's never been Haiti. You know, he doesn't have, he's drawing all these conclusions from a distance yet.We'll speak about it as if it's fact. And so that shit pisses me off. And so [00:53:00] you've lived among the people. And so you have every right to have written the things that you have written. So I want you totell, to speak to me about your joy and your love for Haiti. And then I want to talk about the voodoo before we, before we wrap up, and then we're going to talk about the book in depth. The next time I have you back on and we're in really, really, really talk about Haiti alive.Kim: Yeah, I do. I love, I love Haiti. You know, people are people all over the world and we tend to put labels on people, right? Republican, Democrat, Bexar anti-vaxxer Haitia and America, and, you know, whatever, we, we put labels on people, but people aren't, their labels. You know, a person is not a label that we all have our names.We're all individuals. We all have our names and people are people all over the world. Haitian. [00:54:00] People, unfortunately, that are living in Haiti. You know, it's the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. The average Haitian eats three meals a week. Most do not have clean water. So they've got water that makes them sick.They had an earthquake in 2010 that killed over 200,000 people. And then the UN police that are there are supposed to be peacekeepers there. They end up putting their latrines way too close to the river, which is a source of water for people. They bathe in it, they wash their clothes in it, like it it's life to them.And because their latrines were too close, they introduced cholera into the country, Colorado that had, hadn't been in the country for a hundred years now, cholera's back in Haley and lots of people, thousands of people have died because of cholera because of the UN police. And it's it's. It is it's kind of thing after thinking of, to saying.Haiti is wonderful, wonderful, [00:55:00] incredible, loving people that are living in really tough conditions is really what it comes down to. And I think there's a misconception, like in some people's minds, poverty and laziness go together and poverty and laziness have nothing to do with each other. There, they shouldn't even be in the same sentence.What, what people in Haiti lack is opportunity. There are no jobs. We've done so much damage to Haiti. The world bank has done a lot of damage to Haiti. Other countries have done the understand Haiti because people make money on poverty. And so it's two people in this world's advantage financially, take heap people down and keep them living in poverty, which is. The biggest crime of all probably. Right. And so it's not a lack of intelligence. It's not a lack of [00:56:00] work ethic. It's that keeps them in poverty. It is it is lack of opportunity. It is lack of opportunity. I don't know, a lazy Haitian I'm sure. You know, like anything else there's going to be lazy people, but I don't know any people that I know work hard and, and take opportunities to work when, when the opportunity is there.It's just not always, there is the problem. And voodoo, I think is so misunderstood. You know, w we, if we break a mirror at seven years of bad luck, or, you know, a black cat crosses your path or Friday the 13th, or don't walk under a ladder, like we have our own superstitions. Right. And they're just sort of cultural superstitions within our country.And We have movies based on our cultural superstitions. Well, voodoo there's cultural voodoo. It's not all just on a [00:57:00] religious voodoo there's cultural voodoo. And so some of the beliefs, some of the, you know, things like if you pick up a baby from behind that baby is not going to grow to haul, you know, some things like that, that we'd go, what are they talking about? Well, they go, what are you talking about? You can't walk under a ladder, right? You can open an umbrella inside. You know, I mean, each culture probably has their own set of those kinds of things, but people love Jesus and have voodoo in their life at the same time. And one does not have to exclude the other because voodoo, I think people think of zombies or they think of, of animal sacrifice or human sacrifice, whole.Buddha is so much more than that. There are so few doctors and so little healthcare in the entire country that there are Buddha doctors and you don't just become one. You know, your dad was one. So your one, your grandpa, your great grandpa, and it [00:58:00] is herbal remedies and different ways to handle health issues.That's what a voodoo doctor does. It's not about curses and whatever. It's about, you know, they're in a community, there's no healthcare anywhere that you can walk to that you can get to at all. So there's a doctor basically in the community and there are some I'm sure, very valuable things we could probably learn from them with natural remedies. like you were talking about Blackwood for sure earlier, right? And that's Buddha, they're a voodoo doctor, but they're not. Skin and animals, you know what I mean? It's, there is some of that, certainly some extreme voodoo like there's extreme, anything else. But I would say, I mean, I don't know the statistic, but I know a whole lot of people in Haiti and people that I know it's they're culturally, there's voodoo, but they're not sacrificing [00:59:00] anything.They're not, you know, some of the stuff you see in movies or read in books or whatever, that's not happening. They're just people living like we're living in and it's part of their culture.De'Vannon: Well, like you said, there's two sides to everything. You have the extreme size of it and the bad side of it. When I have you go on the next time, we're going to get more into the vote. And I'm going to talk about the experience that I had when I was in high school, where somebody practiced the negative side of voodoo on me.Kim: Oh, I can't wait to hear about it. De'Vannon: And because they're both, they're both the true, you know, you have a, and then, you know, I have a couple of voodoo stories that I live here in Louisiana and voodoo is a big thing, voodoo who do whatever you want to call it, especially down in new Orleans, you know, it's serious. We, we actually still have a place called Marie.Lavos a house of voodoo, which I think is the house she used to live in. And it was soon turned into like a [01:00:00] store in her honor. You can go there and buy candles and voodoo dolls and different sort of magic accessories to do your magic craft with and stuff like that. And I love American horror story.Season three is about the a, which is the new Orleans. And and there Angela Bassett plays Marie Laveau in in, in American horror story coven is what it's called. And it's just very, it's very entertaining as the kick ass, the way that they portrayed her. But you mentioned two, two things that I wanted to touch on, and then I will let you have our last word. You mentioned that poverty and laziness, you know, you're not overly fond of those two things being coupled together. I wanted to give you a nod on that because the same, the same dumb ass relative who was talking shit about the Haitian people after they suffered the tragedy of the second earthquake than a reason of relatively short amount of time. We were driving around one day and somebody was like [01:01:00] homeless and he was all like, oh, I know they just go somewhere. And like in a program, you know, like fix that or whatever. Okay. And I think at this point I had already been homeless before that he said this stupid shit in my presence. And so I agree with you.It's not about laziness. It's about access opportunity. And then I'm going to add to that and say, state of mind, having lived amongst the homeless people and not everybody wants to become homeless, that everybody out there is unhappy. You have people living in mansions who go and fucking kill themselves or other people in the house.You know, there, there could be chaos, you know, in the richest places, but somebody out there shit. When I was in California to see the homeless people, sleeping, sleeping under the Palm trees in Cal, in Santa Monica, you know, They look fine, you know, just because we see somebody and what we consider to be the greatest state doesn't mean that they consider themselves to be in a degraded state of that they're unhappy, or that we need to go run, trying to fix them, or that there's anything [01:02:00]wrong with them being like that.And so, but it's not just because they're lazy or they don't want to work. Maybe they've had everything before they are. They don't want the pressures that come with having a successful life. Maybe they just fucking don't want anyone calling them. They don't fucking want any appointments. They don't want any meetings.They just want to round the street, get high, fuck and just go to fucking sleep.Kim: So funny that you say that I live, I live not in a huge city. It's the second biggest city in Michigan grand rapids. And there are home. We have homeless and I know a lot of them, I live right downtown. I know a lot of them by name and I know people that are afraid of homeless people. And it's like, when was the

Welcome to Episode 101 of The RPG After Years! This week, Scott and Rich talk about the new Pokemon Game, slow news and the almost last checkpoint for the RPG Club. The RPG After Years is hosting an RPG Club! It's like a book club, but with RPGs, and we hope all of you play along! The current game is Chrono Trigger, and the current checkpoint is to use the Time Egg/Crono Doll by Sunday, March 6th! Teatime with Bill: Recaps what he thought about the next RPG Club Checkpoint Catch-up: What have the boys been playing? Scott beat no games this time but did play a few games. Rich has been playing the Triangle Game In the News: Slower week in news but the guys discuss a bit about the new Pokemon Gen 9 game and the new Triangle Game that was released. RPG Checkpoint: The boys talk about what they think with the newest battle on Lavos and how to save the past with the future. Please support the show at patreon.com/rpgafteryears Join us on our Discord server! discord.gg/3WPBgur Watch the show live on Twitch! We typically stream the main episodes at 9am EST on Sundays. Keep an eye out on Twitter and Discord for extra bonus recordings or time changes. It's all at twitch.tv/rpgafteryears You can also find Scott on Twitch over at twitch.tv/the_scott_spot! Send a Carrier Pigeon or Whatever: Twitter: @RPGYEARS Personal Twitters: Rich: @Hailblue1569, Scott: @TheScottSpot, Jay: @jaydhizzle, Bill: @Metunnica, Corey: @VFLCorey Email: rpgafteryears@gmail.com Check out our merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RPGAfterYears/explore We Can Make This Work Probably Network: This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts! The place for those with questionable taste! ProbablyWork.com,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com Master list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CgtJfptz1S3Da2HUsJDK86SfAIPMGA-Rmi4YZUpTGw/edit?usp=sharing Album art by Dizzy Designs: designsbydizzy.com

Por aqui falamos de mudar o mundo e dos pequenos gestos para proteger um planeta em alerta máximo. E se cada um de nós pode fazer a diferença num consumo mais responsável, imagine uma empresa com mais de 5 mil colaboradores que por acaso até conhece bem. João Lavos é líder de desafio marca, serviços e impacto positivo da Leroy Merlin Portugal e é a pessoa indicada para contar ao Zona Verde tudo sobre sustentabilidade na marca de bricolage mais famosa do país.

Ira and Drew conclude the plot of Chrono Trigger. We learn of the tragedy of Schala and the surprising fate of Crono. Smaller side stories emerge as their own fascinating fables. And the final confrontation with Lavos brings a satisfying conclusion to the story while plenty of questions remain.

We meet classic and beloved characters in Robo and Ayla, ponder what we can derive from the distant future and ancient past, learn about the Masamune, and discover the truth behind the man named Magus and his desire to summon the destroyer of the world, Lavos.

Doc welcomes Eyal Levi (Daath, URM Academy) and John Browne (Monuments) for a podswap with The Riffhard Podcast, and they talk about dealing with adversity and humility, figuring out when is the best time to move on from a bad situation, applying creative pursuits to things other than music, what inspired Eyal to lose weight, the Bad Wolves singer search, Monuments next chapter without Olly Steele, and what keeps Doc interested in The Ex-Man podcast. This episode features the songs "Aphelion" by Among You and "Lavos" by Monuments featuring Mick Gordon. Follow Eyal on Instagram @EyalLeviURMAudio on Instagram and @TheRealEyal Levi on Twitter Follow John Browne on Instagram @BrowneMonuments Follow Doc on Instagram and Twitter @DocCoyle Please support this episode's sponsor Among You at https://amongyouorg.wordpress.com/ Listen to more great podcasts like this at soundtalentmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

80% das compras feitas na Black Friday são lixo após uma ou nenhuma utilização. Perguntámos ao mundo do retalho como é que uma marca pode ir no sentido contrário ao do mercado.

This time it's about time. That means it's time for ghost lore consultation, tracing the counter time effect, looking at anti annihilation energy, killing the police, controlling a sewer drone, inputting binary code, rhyming DNA with musical notes, learning about Lavos, and questioning the nature of fate. Humans will always use knowledge to corrupt the earth. 01:19 Intro | 02:45 Chronopolis Lobby | 16:19 Robot Sewer | 18:20 Coffin Room | 23:00 Map Room | 31:40 West Lab | 38:32 East Lab | 45:16 Real Net | 49:30 Outro Find us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/retroAM, on Twitter at @retroamnesiapod and through e-mail at retrogradeamnesiapodcast@gmail.com.

Rodrigo Lavos Rodrigues, 13 anos, Portugal (Biblioteca AE de São Lourenço)

The last show before the end of the world, like Lavos.Where’s Jason’s house? What happens in a storage unit? Will Lucas sleep again?Join us on Discord!Streaming LIVE every Tuesday on twitch!Support the show and become LEGION over on Patreon!

Episode Notes In this exciting season finale, we discuss the plot and philosophical questions of the beloved SNES RPG, Chrono Trigger! We take you through the main plot, the side quests, and (many of) the endings! We also discuss some of the bigger lingering questions often debated by the game's fandom: what exactly is Lavos, and who might be the Entity? Check back each week for a new discussion of a video game story! As always, catch us on Instagram and Twitter at @playervsplot, send your questions and comments to playervsplot@gmail.com, and check out our website, http://playervsplot.com! Time Stamps 0:00:00 What's Chrono Trigger? 0:14:00 The first quest: to the Middle Ages and back 0:38:00 Discovering the Apocalypse and the Future 0:45:55 Helping a frog knight defeat a wizard 0:53:00 Prehistoric era: when Lavos landed 0:58:28 Zeal and Magus's origin story 1:08:00 Side quests and getting stronger for Lavos 1:31:30 Final battle and the endings 2:02:10 What is Lavos and what does it want? 2:09:30 Who is the Entity?

It’s about time! Hailed as one of the greatest JRPG experiences of all time, and for good reason, Chrono Trigger’s the complete package for all gamers. Therefore, Justin and Mike bring in a special guest who not only is a huge fan of the game and it’s stellar soundtrack, but also named his podcast after a song title: Drew Mackie of Singing Mountain. Drew joins the XVGM Radio boys for a celebration of the ages, as they discuss the 25th anniversary of the game as of today (Yes, we’re breaking schedule to release on the official 25th birthday of Chrono Trigger!) What transpires is a nostalgic trip into the past full of name corrections, Mike sharing the track that made him cry, and of course our overlord Lavos screech discussions (Praise Lavos, of course.) Grab your Masamune, your bowls of Eyes Cream and prepare to howl with the Black Wind, as we celebrate 25 years of this milestone game!

Neste primeiro episódio, recomendo um clássico português e um inglês que se enquadram na temática da homossexualidade. Opiniões sem spoilers! 00:41 - Opinião do livro O Barão de Lavos (1891) de Abel Botelho | 09:20 - Opinião do livro Maurice (1971) de E.M. Forster Música final: OST "Maurice" - End titles" Novos episódios todas as quartas-feiras! Minhas redes sociais: https://linktr.ee/orefugiodesofia

This week! We cry our eyes out at the bottom of the Ocean Palace! Next Week: We make our way to the top of Death Peak! If you'd like to play through Chrono Trigger with us, it's available on SNES, PSX, PS3, DS, Mobile, Steam, and probably a few others. We'll be covering both translations, so whichever you pick will be fine! Our Selling out is so that you guys will have time to vote on the Best of the Rest, Year 2, on our ko-fi! ko-fi.com/rpgbookclub ------------------------------------------------- Discord Twitter Ko-fi Merch Youtube Sailor Eli on YouTube

LexiCon #255 – Mike Tyson Vs. Lavos A father, daughter and son talk videogame villains . . .   Pick up Matty’s new album, Imperfect Illusions: I’mperfect Edition, on Bandcamp. Who is your favorite videogame villain? Let us know on Twitter. And check us out on YouTube: Vidiocy (Let’s Plays, Vidiotic Theories, skits, etc.) Alexx.daSimm3r (Animal Crossing, … Continue reading →

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series playing Chrono Trigger. We discuss the handful of remaininig quests in "The Fated Hour" and defeating Lavos (as an afterthought) before turning to our takeaways and feedback. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Finish the game! Podcast breakdown: 0:48 Chrono Trigger 1:27:22 Break 1:28:05 Feedback Issues covered: reforestation with Robo, being aware that certain characters have to be in your party, Robo's world sprite, seeing Robo on the world map, being able to have player theories, not deploying Robo as a player verb, Robo's theory, a Gaia hypothesis, the double-edged sword of optional content, time travel wish fulfillment, having trouble saving Lara, a moment by a campfire, Robo's evolution, Lucca's mini robot and the progeneration of the robots, collecting the highest power loot, hunting the moon stone, Tim discovers there's an in-game map, the Sun Keep boss and randomly selecting, hitting the right flame, having a different tactic to deal with the boss, clearly telegraphing the Sun Stone, the mayor whose kids hate him, the consequences of your actions, Sins of the Father visited on the sons, how you open up a game, open worlds vs Chrono Trigger, the stifling linearity of the early game of FFXIII, losing narrative cohesion, telegraphing important decision, how your game's goals close off other opportunities, replayability vs feeling the impact of player choice, doing everything the designers want you to do, freeing Cyrus's ghost, hating on Crono, Prometheus and Robo and Atropos, pouring one out for Toma, the court scene, bursting through the stained glass, the many endings, the developer ending, the bridge ending to Chrono Cross, the Dream Devourer and Lavos and Schala, the advent of New Game+, the various final weapons, Tim's water level theory, fighting science fiction elements, supporting the party as being important, supporting party experimentation, limited party combat vs full party combat, deepening characters, subverting the tropes, letting the hero die, strong female characters, a world structure that works, not worrying too much about paradox, The Three Wise Men and Magi vs Magus, Magus's lieutenants' names, the strengths and weaknesses of the combat, splitting Chrono Trigger into two games, tragedy vs comedy, goals for translations, the richness of this game and being able to investigate it over and over, squinting and seeing Frog as the hero of the game, silent protagonists in JRPGs, a story of a killed game, the strength of this game's New Game+, systemic games and story generation. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: James Lovelock (obliquely), Rio Bravo (obliquely), Final Fantasy XIII, The Witcher 3, GTA III, Wasteland 2, Alpha Protocol, LMNO, Steven Spielberg, David Cage, Doug Church, Randy Smith, Breath of the Wild, Final Fantasy IX, Pinocchio, Boss Fight Books, Michael Williams, Akira Toriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Chrono Cross, Silent Hill 2, Fallout, Persona 5, Kingdom Hearts, Earthbound, Mass Effect, BioWare, KotOR 2, irreverentQ/Nolan Filter, Warren Linam-Church, Patrick Holleman, Shakespeare, Ted Woolsey, Tom Slattery, Rick Butler, James Roberts, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (obliquely), John Webb, Final Fantasy VII, Breath of Fire 3, Walker Farrell, NieR: Automata, Zimmy Finger, Civilization, Dwarf Fortress, The2ndQuest, Johnny "Pockets" Grattan, Marc LeBlanc, Ron Gilbert, X-COM, World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid 4, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Link: The 1UP article about LMNO appears lost to time, but here's a contemporaneous Kotaku article reporting on that article Reverse Design: Chrono Trigger Dwarf Fortress The Hamlet of Tyranny Errata: Brett referred to Tom Slattery as "Shepherd." We regret the error. Next time: Another WoW Checkin Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series playing Chrono Trigger. We hit the story notes first and doing things in your own order before turning especially to where the game goes once we reach "The Fated Hour." Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up into The Fated Hour Podcast breakdown: 0:50 Chrono Trigger 1:08:35 Break 1:09:07 Feedback Issues covered: the chapters at the end, the monomaniacal immortal queen and her daughter, underdeveloped queen nemesis, the cast of characters surrounding the queen, a battle with the Golem Twins, having bosses that are puzzles rather than slugfests, bringing in cosmic horror, fighting Lavos early, finding the locked chests organically... and not, finding the blue pyramid, a brief digression on the Ultimate Weapon, the revelation of the prophet, Chrono struggles to his feet and is obliterated, the fall of the floating continents, the party reacts to Chrono's death, choosing a new leader, losing and retrieving your stuff on the Blackbird, looking through grates, similarity to an adventure game, crashing the time ship after defeating Dalton, leveraging the history of the characters, Brett blows Tim's mind, "the black wind blows" and telegraphing Magus's identity, learning how everything came from one event, the gurus help you out, having an object out of order, bringing you full circle, having trouble with a mini game, more frustrations, QA being good at a thing, designing to the controller you have, another difference between the two versions, Brett and Tim talk about time paradoxes, whether you always have to have the main character, finding Ozzie's fortress by accident, assembling all the ingredients to fix the timelines, monsters and humans living in harmony, Brett theorizes about how to finish the desert quest, advice from the Civ 3 political advisor, modding and Civ 3, updates from the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, the appeal (or lack thereof) of developing a 4X game, worrying about the spreadsheet and chaos, not being sure you could go the distance, being able to tell a story about your game, replaying a JRPG and length, having more or less grind. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Timothy Dalton, James Bond (franchise), X-Men (series), Brian Taylor (obliquely), Final Fantasy (series), The Sneetches, Dr. Seuss, Metroid (series), Pulp Fiction, Wii/Virtual Console, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Xbox, Back to the Future, James Roberts, BioWare, Civilization 3, Wild Weazel, Soren Johnson, DOOM, Johnny Grattan, Sid Meier's Beyond Earth, X-COM, Julian Gollop, The2ndQuest, Legend of Zelda, Dragon Warrior, Shakespeare, Wasteland 2, Persona 5, World of Warcraft, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Next time: Finish the game! For real, this time! Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series playing Chrono Trigger. We talk about new modes of exploring the game, the tone of the translation between the two of us, some of the boss battles and go over the story bits for the week. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to "What Lies Beyond?" Podcast breakdown: 0:53 Chrono Trigger 1:14:42 Break 1:15:17 Feedback Issues covered: bowling balls and sashimi, slipping in jokey references, tone in translation, finding places for the game to be heavier, being caught off guard by differences in tone, the consequences of your actions, getting more information on Lavos and getting a sense of cosmic horror, being a little lost on the timeline, focusing on the linear story vs the ripple effect, other games dabbling with time travel, Tim moves to Wait mode, Wait mode and feeling like a better fit, using Marle's Haste ability and having her as a utility player, having many options for party make-up, what other JRPGs do with character roles and XP, the impact of the past, Tim moves to Wait mode, Wait being better balanced for menus and for exploring abilities, leaning on Marle's Haste ability, allowing the player to explore party makeup, XP side-leveling, party members as utility players, mixing in the characters you want to play with, Brett's long game, the spooky tone of the Magus's Castle, all the NPCs being faceless, controlling pacing, chasing Ozzie from room to room through traps, fighting a part of the environment, fighting the Magus and shifting elemental attacks, having a role for the whole party, Tim having the benefit of auto-combat, not being clear on why you go back in time, Lavos being summoned and learning more about his history in the world, finding and riding pterodactyls, exploring the world and finding breadcrumbs for later, Brett gets over-geared, Tim asks Brett about jerky things, stepping on buttons in the reptite castle, starting in on dual techs, fighting Nizbel again and being allowed to pass but not really, the arrival of the red star, portaling to our last time period, taking the bifrost, getting a new trope, a quick review of the royal house of the Enlightened ones, being sent away by Schala and powering the amulet Marle wears, coming back to the scientist who is building the ship, coming full circle with time, recordings from the Guru of Life, going through the Beast's lair to ascend Mt Woe, strategies for defeating Giga Gaia, the dragon counting down, ATB in various Square JRPGs, later exploration coming, a full Final Fantasy ATB survey, Tim getting a JRPG itch, the way tech conveys character, how you learn techs and prerequisites, the trade-off of a multi-character technique, forgetting where the magic chests are. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Final Fantasy (series), Avengers: Age of Ultron, Memento, Looper, Primer, Time Lapse, Rear Window, SNES, Ultima (series), Earthbound, Eternal Darkness, Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages, Ocarina of Time, Shadow of Destiny/Shadow of Memories, Shenmue, Ni No Kuni, Pokemon, Errol Flynn, Ron Gilbert, Day of the Tentacle, Thor, Walker Farrell, Chrono Cross, Eric Anderson, Kingdom Hearts, Stardew Valley, Reed Knight, World of Warcraft, James Roberts, Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenara, Obsidian, inXile, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Next time: Finish this game! Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin our series playing Chrono Trigger, the beloved 1995 SNES classic. We cover a lot of ground with this one, including the story, some of the combat, the way the game pays attention to you... all sorts of topics for a corker of a game. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to The End of Time! Podcast breakdown: 0:51 Chrono Trigger 1:31:07 Break 1:31:41 Feedback Issues covered: COVID-19, SpaceWorld and E3, the year 1995 in games, the creative team, character design in hand-drawn art and intro, the Dream Team, the top-down look of a 16-bit era game, companions following around, combining the background and the foreground in the PlayStation era, the quality of the art direction, running right into combat vs modal play, lack of random battles, choice of battle mode, Active Time Battles, differences between active and wait styles, the overworld and entering spaces, influence of other games, the basic menu presentation, the "Sakaguchi style" and its culmination, being able to approach things fresh, getting on with it, the bouncy playfulness of childhood, Chosen One tropes, Mom waking you up trope, relatability, the princess incognito trope, mixing up a trope, feeling more surprises in FFIX, short-term goals vs long-term/Chosen One goals, signposting the Day of Lavos, whether or not we're able to choose to come back, having another JRPG pay homage, seeing the change in various timelines, enjoying our time with the Frog, the evil Chancellor, the Cathedral and Yakra's minions, having a moment of talking with the monsters, the juxtaposition of drama/horror and comedy, space for Japanese vs letters, returning to the present with Nadia and having a trial, referring back to things you did at the fair, the designer noticing you, the game is safe, the theme of our choices mattering for our future, wanting to be the paladin, the courtroom as setting, escaping the dungeons, a little scene in the warden's office and telegraphing importance to the player, possibly a stealth mechanic, the Dragon Tank on the bridge, affine transformations in the background, using atmospherics for setting tone, the computer telling the tale of Lavos, recruiting Robo, having to pass through Lab 32, the flamboyant Johnny, racing Johnny in Mode 7 to the end of the Lab, Johnny the Biketaur, Robo getting beat up by the other robots, the valiant robot who sacrifices himself for you, Brett gives Tim a hard time for ST: Nemesis, humanizing the non-human characters, gunbows and floral horrors, Tim's big hike, renaming in the new translation, the difficulties of translation, localization as its own art form, adding difficulty with IPs, machine translation, recognizing the great translators, testing your focus as much as your execution, repetitive learning, playground of moves, looping in failure to the style of play, board games and failure, higher highs, rubbing death in your face, worsening the traditional model, obfuscatory, dealing with people who wave their brains around, being open to looking foolish, "Caveman Tim" and being self-deprecatory to diminish status differences, asking simple questions repetitively, active listening, reflection as a means to learning in the moment, being in the moment, being okay with vulnerability. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Ted Woolsey, Tom Slattery, SNES, Dark Forces, TIE Fighter, LucasArts, Full Throttle, The Dig, Phantasmagoria, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Warcraft, Command & Conquer, N64, Dracula X (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood), Twisted Metal, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Bomberman 3, Kirby's Dreamland, Earthbound, Dragon Quest (series), Trials of Mana, Tales of Phantasia, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Final Fantasy (series), Yuji Horii, Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball, Shonen Jump, Masato Kato, Xenogears, PlayStation, Shiren the Wanderer, Ninja Gaiden, Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu, SquareSoft, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, Pokemon, Kingdom Hearts, GameBoy, Ni No Kuni, Ultima (series), Breath of the Wild, Skyrim, The Witcher (series), John Romero, Fallout, Wasteland, Enix, Activision/Blizzard, Dragon Warrior, Dungeons & Dragons, Jason Schreier, Chrono Cross, BioWare, Ocarina of Time, Aladdin, Diablo, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon Ho, Day of the Tentacle, Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Mass Effect, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV, Wall-E, Shenmue, Mario Kart, The Mandalorian, Planetfall, Isaac Asimov, Star Trek: Nemesis, The Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed, James Roberts, Stretch Armstrong, Boss Fight Books, Michael P. Williams, Republic Commando, Star Wars, Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxane, Douglas Hofstadter, Un Ton Beau de Marot, Love in the Time of Cholera, Edith Grossman, Margaret Jull Costa, Odyssey, Emily Wilson, Warren Linam-Church, Jeff Morris, Civilization, Mario 64, Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Super Meat Boy, Beyond Earth, DOOM, Batman: Arkham Knight, Soren Johnson, Maas Neotek Proto, The Turbo Encabulator, Obduction, MYST, Metroid Prime II: Echoes, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Next time: Up to The Magus's Castle Errata: Brett said RPGs when clearly he meant RTSes. We regret the error. (It's Tim's fault.) Links: John Romero on Chrono Trigger Tim's Charity Webpage Pacific Crest Trail Association Big City Mountaineers The Turbo Encabulator  Anime Intro Movie Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

As COVID-19 begins to spread via community contact in the Bay Area, San Francisco's government, businesses and residents are changing myriad aspects of daily life. From my perspective, this was the week the city really began to transform, so this episode examines some of the virus' early social, economic and emotional impacts. As I posted on Twitter, "while we cope with the novel coronavirus, let's temporarily change #SanFrancisco's motto from oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra (gold in peace, iron in war) to Lavos las Manos (wash your hands)."

Before we bow out for an indefinite hiatus, journey from 65 million BC to parallel dimensions in this Lavos-sized 150th episode. To far away times SHOW NOTES 0:00:00 – Presentiment / Chrono Trigger0:25:48 – Guardia Millennial Fair (CT)0:29:02 – Memories of Green (CT)0:32:54 – Wind Scene (CT)0:36:16 – Secret of the Forest (CT)0:48:58 – Battle [...]

This week Jurek and Earl finish up their three part series on Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo! The guys pick up the game near the end and go through part of The Black Omen (a dungeon in the game) but then decide to just jump to Lavos and see if they can actually finish the game! Turns out Lavos takes a REALLY long time to beat... Be sure to let us know what you thought of our RPG experiment and if there is anything we might be able to do better! Thanks, Revelers! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: Once again we had audio issues with this episode. Many apologies for the sudden crunchy spikes in sound. We will suss out the issue and make sure it doesn't happen again. Thanks for listening, Revelers!

This week Earl and Jurek continue the quest to save the world from the evil Lavos in part 2 of their series on Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo! The guys pick up the game roughly half way through and they attempt to storm the castle of Magus! This game just continues to shine! They also do a few more "Poorly Described Video Games!" Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: We had some major technical difficulties with this episode that didn't get noticed until long after the show had been recorded. It means there are some funky audio levels throughout, so many apologies for the poorer than usual quality of this one. Thanks for understanding and thanks for listening, Revelers!

Will fans of this classic SNES gem be lost to Lavos, or will they endure, like Gaspar at the end of time? Where does Chrono Cross figure into the whole situation? Fortunately, we know someone who wrote the book (well, _a_ book) on the subject: we're talking with Michael P. Williams, author of _Chrono Trigger_, about fans of... well, Chrono Trigger! Next week, it'll be the (smile) bomb, as we talk about fans, of a certain popular shonen 'sho' from the 90s! ## Where can I learn more about Michael P. Williams? If you want to learn more about Michael's work, your best bet is to check out... - His book, [Chrono Trigger](https://bossfightbooks.com/products/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams), published by Boss Fight Books (now available in [audiobook form](https://www.audible.ca/pd/Chrono-Trigger-Audiobook/B07G4L4VFT))! - [Boss Fight Books](https://bossfightbooks.com/) where he does a lot of editting - The Boss Fight Books twitter, [@bossfightbooks](https://twitter.com/bossfightbooks) (Yes, there is a trend here) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Chrono Trigger is a Super Nintendo JRPG released in 1995. It was developed by Square (notable for such other games as Final Fantasy) and its so-called "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the Final Fantasy Series), Yuji Horii (creator of Enix's popular Dragon Quest series), and Akira Toriyama (an artist well known for his work with Dragon Quest and his ongoing manga / anime series: Dragonball, among other things). It also featured music composed by Yasunori Mitsuda (the _Chrono_ series, Mario Party, Xenosaga) and Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). To put it succinctly: The game follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe... that they will never personally encounter. It has since been released and re-released multiple times with the SNES and Playstation versions shipping over 2.65 million copies, and the Nintendo DS version having sold over 790 000 copies more than a decade later. **Search Data:** Interest in Chrono Trigger [has definitely dropped since the earliest data we have from Google Trends (2004)](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F01y59). There was a huge spike in interest in November 2008 (the Nintendo DS re-release of the game), and to a much lesser extent in March of 2018 (corresponding to the unexpected Steam release of the game). The top ten countries, by search volume, are as follows: Japan, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, United States, Dominican Republic, Phillipines, and Taiwan. **Size of Fandom:** Based on a few data points: - The original game has sold more than 2.6 million copies - The DS version sold over 500 000 copies - The [Chrono Trigger subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/chronotrigger/) has about 6600 subscribers It's hard to guess, but there are probably hundreds of thousands of Chrono Trigger fans? **Fast Facts:** - According to a thread on [r/truegaming by GICN](https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/8th8ed/data_game_completion_we_dont_finish_games/?sort=confidence), Chrono Trigger has a self-reported completion rate of 66% (slightly above the overall self-reported average of 63%). Steam global play stats reports that only [10.4% have completed the game](https://steamcommunity.com/stats/613830/achievements) - Chrono Trigger has only about [150 fanfics on Archive Of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Chrono%20Trigger/works) - Most of which are Gen (about 56%) - The most referenced fandoms, other than Chrono Trigger, are Final Fantasy VII (about 10%), Chrono Cross (about 10%), and Final Fantasy VI (about 10%) ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/3683f48c359a8c/#player) Famous Last Words **T** Has anyone written a musical about Chrono Trigger? **G** Is anyone out there who has attempted to write Chrono Trigger into the Final Fantasy

Will fans of this classic SNES gem be lost to Lavos, or will they endure, like Gaspar at the end of time? Where does Chrono Cross figure into the whole situation? Fortunately, we know someone who wrote the book (well, a book) on the subject: we're talking with Michael P. Williams, author of Chrono Trigger, about fans of... well, Chrono Trigger! Next week, it'll be the (smile) bomb, as we talk about fans, of a certain popular shonen 'sho' from the 90s! Where can I learn more about Michael P. Williams? If you want to learn more about Michael's work, your best bet is to check out... His book, Chrono Trigger, published by Boss Fight Books (now available in audiobook form)! Boss Fight Books where he does a lot of editting The Boss Fight Books twitter, @bossfightbooks (Yes, there is a trend here) Episode outline Fandom Facts History and Origins: Chrono Trigger is a Super Nintendo JRPG released in 1995. It was developed by Square (notable for such other games as Final Fantasy) and its so-called "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the Final Fantasy Series), Yuji Horii (creator of Enix's popular Dragon Quest series), and Akira Toriyama (an artist well known for his work with Dragon Quest and his ongoing manga / anime series: Dragonball, among other things). It also featured music composed by Yasunori Mitsuda (the Chrono series, Mario Party, Xenosaga) and Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). To put it succinctly: The game follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe... that they will never personally encounter. It has since been released and re-released multiple times with the SNES and Playstation versions shipping over 2.65 million copies, and the Nintendo DS version having sold over 790 000 copies more than a decade later. Search Data: Interest in Chrono Trigger has definitely dropped since the earliest data we have from Google Trends (2004). There was a huge spike in interest in November 2008 (the Nintendo DS re-release of the game), and to a much lesser extent in March of 2018 (corresponding to the unexpected Steam release of the game). The top ten countries, by search volume, are as follows: Japan, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, United States, Dominican Republic, Phillipines, and Taiwan. Size of Fandom: Based on a few data points: The original game has sold more than 2.6 million copies The DS version sold over 500 000 copies The Chrono Trigger subreddit has about 6600 subscribers It's hard to guess, but there are probably hundreds of thousands of Chrono Trigger fans? Fast Facts: According to a thread on r/truegaming by GICN, Chrono Trigger has a self-reported completion rate of 66% (slightly above the overall self-reported average of 63%). Steam global play stats reports that only 10.4% have completed the game Chrono Trigger has only about 150 fanfics on Archive Of Our Own Most of which are Gen (about 56%) The most referenced fandoms, other than Chrono Trigger, are Final Fantasy VII (about 10%), Chrono Cross (about 10%), and Final Fantasy VI (about 10%) Last Episode's Famous Last Words T Has anyone written a musical about Chrono Trigger? G Is anyone out there who has attempted to write Chrono Trigger into the Final Fantasy continuity? Z Is there a fan-work (comic, VG, etc.) that is widely regarded as the 'true' sequel to Chrono Trigger? Nikola Is the fanbase very close to Final Fantasy in terms of demography, or is totally different? This week's spotlight JRPG Demographics Roles, ages, and sexes of playable characters in JRPGs... that's it. Chrono Trigger the Musical Chrono Compendium > The Chrono Compendium's mission is twofold. It first aims to archive and catalogue all existing knowledge and plausible speculation regarding the Chrono series, whether textual, auditory, or visual. The Compendium secondly wishes to create new content, and foster the growth and development of the Chrono series and its fan community. The Chrono Compendium started in 2003 as a 50-page thread on Overclocked ReMix... and continues to exist and be updated to this day! Race Against Time > Now in its fourth year running, the Race Against Time is an annual charity marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada by beating the SNES classic, Chrono Trigger, as many times as possible in 24 hours. This year, the event is running every week until August 11 and 12 for the main event (see website for detailed schedule). > > Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that slowly robs those afflicted of their memories, and, eventually, their very sense of being. We are racing to help preserve those memories of loved ones and for a cure to stop it once and for all! > > All donations go directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around next week's fandom, Yu Yu Hakusho! T Are fans waiting for a revival or did they move on to other shonen titles? Z What's the most common pairing in fic? Of those characters, what's their canonical relationship? What does that say about the fans? G Do fans consider it to be passed or over? Do fans have an underdog mentality or a Napolean complex about it? Michael Add some collectible ghosts and demons and that's the show for me. Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: If you want to be part of our podcast (or just want to check us out), we record our podcast LIVE on twitch.tv every Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time! For all the latest updates, check us out on Facebook or Twitter To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on Instagram For our latest convention updates, Let's Plays, and other in-real-life video, check out our YouTube channel We're also on iTunes, and Google Play, and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try nick@thenickscast.com You can check out our website; that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. Everything is thenickscast, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! What is "Fanthropological"? How did you read this far without asking this question?! Fanthropological is an anthropological (ish) podcast where we bring the fan's-eye view to you! Each week, we take a look at a different fandom, dig up interesting background, trivia, and history, and try to get to why it is that people are a fan. We also try to highlight good causes related to that fandom, and find interesting things that fans have created to share those to the world. Each episode is about an hour. Ish. Who is "The Nickscast"? We are the Nickscast! Three products of late-80s / early-90s pop culture who love exploring fandom and everything geek ... who also happen to have been best buddies since high school, and all happen to be named Nick. Yes, we are super creative (dare we say, the most creative). Ahem We are Nick Green, Nick Terwoord, and Nick Zacharewicz: We started the Nickscast as a labour of love, and as a place to entertain and to discuss our love of fans and fandom, and all that is shiny and interesting in that realm. It's what lead us to start our first podcast, our satellite podcasts, Fanthropological, and so much more. We want to help others learn more about different fandoms, and to create empathy with other fans: We dream of a world where other fans aren't "those Weird-o's", but just folks with different tastes. A world where fandom is full of discourse and analysis, and there are plenty of tools and resources to help. Fans building communities to do good in the world. Because everyone's a fan. Credits Sources Reddit - r/chronotrigger Wikipedia - Chrono Trigger Fanlore - Chrono Trigger YouTube - Chrono Trigger the Musical YouTube - Game Theory: Is Chrono Trigger's Time Travel Accurate? Kotaku - What Happens When You Study An RPG World Like It Was Real r/chronotrigger - [Data] Game Completion -- We don't finish games Steam - Global Gameplay Stats: Chrono Trigger r/chronotrigger - After Patch #5: Should You Buy Chrono Trigger On Steam? Google Trends - Chrono Trigger Kotaku - Modders Are Trying To Salvage Chrono Trigger On PC Chrono Compendium JRPG Demographics Chrono Compendium - Topic: List of the Qualities that Make Chrono Trigger so Good Chrono Compendium - Topic: Wanted to Share How I feel About Chrono Cross, and Why. Chrono Compendium - Ghost Children Chrono Compendium - Home Chrono Compendium - Masato Kato, by Mariela Gonzalez Chrono Compendium - Topic: What Makes “Chrono” Chrono Gamefaqs - Black Sigil: Blade of the Exile - Message Board Gamefaqs - Chrono Trigger - Message Board Héroes De Papel - Start Old Gaul City - Home Patreon - Man on the Internet Quora - Was Final Fantasy 6 or Chrono Trigger a Better Game, and Why? Quora - Why Is Chrono Trigger So Awesome r/ChronoTrigger - I’m Playing Chrono Trigger in a Unique Way that I Never Have - All Characters’ Starting Equipment Is Locked - And It Is Quite Fun. r/ChronoTrigger - Just Got Back into Chronotrigger r/JRPG - Why Does Everyone Love Chrono Trigger So Much? Wikipedia - Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes Wikipedia - Psychic Force 2012 Wikipedia - Psychic Force Youtube - Chrono Trigger The Musical Music / Sound "Deep Space Ballet" by TeknoAXE used under CC BY 4.0 All other music and sound for this week's episode were provided by Nick Green!

Saudações Machineiros e Machineiras de todo o fluxo temporal! A entidade Lavos está causando o terror por todo o espaco-tempo, levando Mickey a uma terra estranha, enquanto Pateta e Max se aventuram contra piratas. Até mesmo os Kombatentes acabaram arrumando treta com um maluco segurando uma bazuca! Essa maluquice toda pode fazer com que muitos games antigos acabem sendo revitalizados e tragos de volta à mídia! Cabe aos Machines se aventurar pelo tempo e resgatar os melhores games que merecem um remake digno de honra! -------------------- Nossos contatos E-Mail – contato@machinecast.com.br Twitter – @machine_cast Facebook – facebook.com.br/machinecast Alvanista – @machinecast Instagram– https://www.instagram.com/machinecast Google+ – https://plus.google.com/MachinecastBrasil Telegram - https://telegram.me/machinecast

With all other matters taken of, Melissa goes to challenge the Black Omen and Lavos. We discuss the closing fights of the game, the ending, and step back for some thoughts on Chrono Trigger as a whole.   We hope you enjoyed this Chrono Trigger interlude.  Usual episodes will be returning shortly, where we'll begin our discussion of Okami!

Even though this segment has only Magus's castle and Tyrano Lair, there is a lot to discuss. We revisit the personalities of Frog and Ayla, learn about the overall structure of the game, and witness the arrival of Lavos. Jay can't resist building up the upcoming segment a bit.

Chrono Trigger Part 4 Chuck Charles hosts the premiere show for dating fictional video game characters - Create-A-Combo! Who will our contestant Vanessa choose? Her new romance chosen, we start asking a whole bunch of questions about this chunk of Chrono Trigger, including: building a machine that harnesses the power of Lavos couldn't be a terrible idea, could it? Does Giga Gaia have a giant dong? How did the Dark Ages people get their magic anyhow? What's it like living in the body of a giant tomato? Why do animator perverts put dongs in everything? Find out these answers and so many more in the latest episode of Square Roots! This week: We hit the climactic turning point of Lavos Beckons! Next week: We finish the gaaaaame!  Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com Our opening song is courtesy of Hyperduck Soundworks! Hit up their homepage at: hyperduck.co.uk Check them out on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/hyperducksw Check them out on twitter at @hyperduckchris Our end song is performed by insaneintherainmusic: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/insaneintherainmusic Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insaneintherainmusic

Chrono Trigger Part 3 We're into the thick of things with Chrono Trigger as we hit everyone's favorite part of the game: Magus's Castle! Yep, that's right! Flea! Slash! Ozzie! Our panel of experts including noted pervazoid Jim Banks, loveable curmudgeon Matthew Van Zandt, mysterious genius Vanessa Girl and Manic Pixie Dream Bear John Brandon ask the questions you've always wanted answers to: is Ayla really just Cathy? Does Ayla even have a tail? Is she hitting on Lucca? Is Lucca even interested? What's Vanessa's beef with Mister Tumness? Did the Reptites draw wieners on everyones faces after passing out from the "soup"? Also! A special guest appearance by everyone's favorite Badyear Racer, Johnny! Find out these answers and so many more in the latest episode of Square Roots! This week: We finish the chapter Unnatural Selection and get the heck out of the Prehistoric World! Next week: We hit the climactic turning point of Lavos Beckons! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com Our opening song is courtesy of Hyperduck Soundworks! Hit up their homepage at: hyperduck.co.uk Check them out on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/hyperducksw Check them out on twitter at @hyperduckchris Our end song is performed by insaneintherainmusic: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/insaneintherainmusic Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insaneintherainmusic

"It's not just nostalgia." - With its debut in 1995, Chrono Trigger was the 3rd best selling game of that year. It was a delightful surprise to the gentlemen during their conversation. What is it that makes this one of the better - if not best - JRPG's in the history of games? Is it the presentation? Music? Art Direction? What was "magical" about the 16-bit era? All this and more is discussed with special guest, Trevor Frohberg, from FortLAN.org, who reminisces about the game but, also shares some gripes that maybe the game hasn't aged gracefully as some might think. Do enjoy the episode! Intermission - 59:43-1:02:20. Running Length - 02:00:24

Chrono Trigger: Part 2 – To Faraway Times. SNES. 1995. Here we are with our second installment on Chrono Trigger, picking up after the showdown with Magus in the Middle Ages. Much like its predecessor Final Fantasy 6, the game turns from a linear format to a more open-ended experience, including skippable sidequests and several options on how to beat the final boss. Also, Lavos sounds like a broken-down car. And Magus becomes your reluctant last party member.

Kellen's still gone and Seth Owens is still here, plus Clayton welcomes returning guest/girlfriend Nicole Vespa back to the show to chat about video game bad guys! From Bowser to Lavos, we might talk about your favorite! Or we might not! Tough luck, buddy!

Chrono Trigger arrived on Virtual Console last week, and that's pretty much all the excuse Jeremy Parish, Jose Otero, and Scott Sharkey needed to open the phone lines and talk about the game. Featuring the voice of Lavos!

Chrono Trigger arrived on Virtual Console last week, and that's pretty much all the excuse Jeremy Parish, Jose Otero, and Scott Sharkey needed to open the phone lines and talk about the game. Featuring the voice of Lavos!

Chrono Trigger arrived on Virtual Console last week, and that's pretty much all the excuse Jeremy Parish, Jose Otero, and Scott Sharkey needed to open the phone lines and talk about the game. Featuring the voice of Lavos!

Chrono Trigger arrived on Virtual Console last week, and that's pretty much all the excuse Jeremy Parish, Jose Otero, and Scott Sharkey needed to open the phone lines and talk about the game. Featuring the voice of Lavos!

Well, it's been fun, but this is the end of our Chrono Trigger discussion. In this bittersweet edition of Extra Lives, Aaron and Damien finish up the side-quests and then give Lavos what-for. If that wasn't enough, the guys have a lot more to say about all that is gaming. What major recent release did Damien hate? Why does Aaron need a rusted metal codpiece? What exactly is South African Caveman Punk? The answers to all that and more, in this, the longest edition of Extra Lives yet!

Well, it's been fun, but this is the end of our Chrono Trigger discussion. In this bittersweet edition of Extra Lives, Aaron and Damien finish up the side-quests and then give Lavos what-for. If that wasn't enough, the guys have a lot more to say about all that is gaming. What major recent release did Damien hate? Why does Aaron need a rusted metal codpiece? What exactly is South African Caveman Punk? The answers to all that and more, in this, the longest edition of Extra Lives yet!

Well, it's been fun, but this is the end of our Chrono Trigger discussion. In this bittersweet edition of Extra Lives, Aaron and Damien finish up the side-quests and then give Lavos what-for. If that wasn't enough, the guys have a lot more to say about all that is gaming. What major recent release did Damien hate? Why does Aaron need a rusted metal codpiece? What exactly is South African Caveman Punk? The answers to all that and more, in this, the longest edition of Extra Lives yet!

Well, it's been fun, but this is the end of our Chrono Trigger discussion. In this bittersweet edition of Extra Lives, Aaron and Damien finish up the side-quests and then give Lavos what-for. If that wasn't enough, the guys have a lot more to say about all that is gaming. What major recent release did Damien hate? Why does Aaron need a rusted metal codpiece? What exactly is South African Caveman Punk? The answers to all that and more, in this, the longest edition of Extra Lives yet!

Will fans of this classic SNES gem be lost to Lavos, or will they endure, like Gaspar at the end of time? Where does Chrono Cross figure into the whole situation? Fortunately, we know someone who wrote the book (well, _a_ book) on the subject: we're talking with Michael P. Williams, author of _Chrono Trigger_, about fans of... well, Chrono Trigger! Next week, it'll be the (smile) bomb, as we talk about fans, of a certain popular shonen 'sho' from the 90s! ## Where can I learn more about Michael P. Williams? If you want to learn more about Michael's work, your best bet is to check out... - His book, [Chrono Trigger](https://bossfightbooks.com/products/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams), published by Boss Fight Books (now available in [audiobook form](https://www.audible.ca/pd/Chrono-Trigger-Audiobook/B07G4L4VFT))! - [Boss Fight Books](https://bossfightbooks.com/) where he does a lot of editting - The Boss Fight Books twitter, [@bossfightbooks](https://twitter.com/bossfightbooks) (Yes, there is a trend here) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Chrono Trigger is a Super Nintendo JRPG released in 1995. It was developed by Square (notable for such other games as Final Fantasy) and its so-called "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the Final Fantasy Series), Yuji Horii (creator of Enix's popular Dragon Quest series), and Akira Toriyama (an artist well known for his work with Dragon Quest and his ongoing manga / anime series: Dragonball, among other things). It also featured music composed by Yasunori Mitsuda (the _Chrono_ series, Mario Party, Xenosaga) and Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). To put it succinctly: The game follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe... that they will never personally encounter. It has since been released and re-released multiple times with the SNES and Playstation versions shipping over 2.65 million copies, and the Nintendo DS version having sold over 790 000 copies more than a decade later. **Search Data:** Interest in Chrono Trigger [has definitely dropped since the earliest data we have from Google Trends (2004)](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F01y59). There was a huge spike in interest in November 2008 (the Nintendo DS re-release of the game), and to a much lesser extent in March of 2018 (corresponding to the unexpected Steam release of the game). The top ten countries, by search volume, are as follows: Japan, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, United States, Dominican Republic, Phillipines, and Taiwan. **Size of Fandom:** Based on a few data points: - The original game has sold more than 2.6 million copies - The DS version sold over 500 000 copies - The [Chrono Trigger subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/chronotrigger/) has about 6600 subscribers It's hard to guess, but there are probably hundreds of thousands of Chrono Trigger fans? **Fast Facts:** - According to a thread on [r/truegaming by GICN](https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/8th8ed/data_game_completion_we_dont_finish_games/?sort=confidence), Chrono Trigger has a self-reported completion rate of 66% (slightly above the overall self-reported average of 63%). Steam global play stats reports that only [10.4% have completed the game](https://steamcommunity.com/stats/613830/achievements) - Chrono Trigger has only about [150 fanfics on Archive Of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Chrono%20Trigger/works) - Most of which are Gen (about 56%) - The most referenced fandoms, other than Chrono Trigger, are Final Fantasy VII (about 10%), Chrono Cross (about 10%), and Final Fantasy VI (about 10%) ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/3683f48c359a8c/#player) Famous Last Words **T** Has anyone written a musical about Chrono Trigger? **G** Is anyone out there who has attempted to write Chrono Trigger into the Final Fantasy