[ SECRET POST #3324 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3324 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Dishonored]


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04. [tb #3]
[One Piece]


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[Kung Fu Panda]


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[Music video: Poets of the Fall, "Daze" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di7NMssrqsE)]


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[Digimon Tri]


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(Pokémon)


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 039 secrets from Secret Submission Post #475.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Tai Lung was alright but god damn the aesthetic of Lord Shen. His movement, his animation, the usage of feathers and eyes as symbolism (even in the fireworks). He was so much more visually interesting and I think more fun as a character.

And I am an absolute sucker for that entrance, where he drags his metal talons on the ground. Now that is some flair.

I wouldn't even consider myself a huge fan of the series but Shen was just entertaining.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with you on his visual interest, but don't think he was all that interesting or well-developed as a character. (In the movie, at least; the tie-in stuff seems to have fleshed him out a lot more.) Not that Tai Lung had the richest backstory in the world, but he did have the connection of being Shifu's adopted son and, by extension, Tigress' adopted brother, which makes his story a far more personal one.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Part of my fondness for Lord Shen is that he reminds me a lot of a Shakespeare villain. The scene where he introduces his "parting gift" makes me think of how Iago talks and acts, and his choice to fight Po even after realizing there's no meaning in it is pure Macbeth. It's possible I've used that impression to fill in more depth than he actually has.

Re: OP

[insanenoodlyguy]

No no, I think you are on to something there.

[fishnchips]

I also thought his aesthetic was really well done!
I kinda felt he was a bit inspired by the villain in Wu Ji – The Promise, played by Nicholas Tse. Ithe might be my imagination, but I think the style, colour scheme and behaviour was quite similar.