Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160323030814/@comment-2175012-20160403035511

Yeah, Jadakins might make the mark more.

There were a few candidates that I did, at least, like, though, first there were a few that I was indifferent on.

1) Jaapie Botha: Say that you had a childhood bully who made your life a living hell. Now say that that bully ascended to a position of power. That's Botha in a nutshell. He is a fanatic Afrikaner who despised PK for his English heritage, mostly due to an event known as the Boer War. Botha treated PK like crap while he was attending a boarding school on a daily basis, which culminates in him attempting to sacrifice him to Adolf Hitler. Later on, he becomes the right-hand man of Colonel Breyton, and leads a massacre as a means of killing PK amd Gideon. Now, I had already explained that the film is vastly different from the book that it was based on, most certainly in regards to the Apartheid. The book does mention the Apartheid, but it was never the focus; really, there are so many differences between both mediums, that it's best that I don't waste your time by mentioning all of them. Botha is a sadistic bastard who not only practically tortures PK for a majority of his childhood, but he also mocks PK over the death of his love interest, beats Gideon severely with a whip, leads an attack that kills several Africans, and even beats a boxing promoter to near death, and still desired to even when he had PK right where he wanted him. While I have my issues with the film, they're really just nitpicks; I'd recommend watching the film, as well as reading the original book, though there aren't any potential candidates.

2) Nihilus: First things first, I'm not really religious; sure, I do go to church, but I'm starting to kind of lean towards the idea of questioning what I'm being taught. I never mention religion in my talks; honestly, it's one subject that I try to keep distant from myself, though it's not because I hate religion, it's just that I'm starting to question the legitamecy of religion. Now, before you ask, I still firmly believe that Nero is too inconsistent to be considered; sure, he has a few moments where he's truly heinous, like with ordering Ben's crucifixion and even attending it, but he's also a manchild with delusions of grandeur. Nihilus is your typical brutish Roman who thinks lowly on everyone else, and ultimately refuses repentance. I don't know, wouldn't it be more interesting if Nihilus repented and became a Christian? Or, better yet, what if he started to question Nero's supposed godhood, which makes him conflicted?