Enforcer84 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Okay, now summon (due to the heroes being grabbed earlier) the Seven Sidekicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Okay' date=' now summon (due to the heroes being grabbed earlier) the Seven Sidekicks![/quote'] Hmm... Little John Tonto Thialfi Patroclus Enkidu Dr. Zarkov Sancho Panza (need someone with common sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Hmm... Little John Tonto Thialfi Patroclus Enkidu Dr. Zarkov Sancho Panza (need someone with common sense) I vote for Jack Burton, 'cause, well, "It's all in the reflexes" and "You never know till you try." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Props to V-DMan for his list... Finally someone mentioned some of the folk who popped into mind. Robert Ruaidh MacGregor, aka Rob Roy the Hieland Rogue. A real historical Robin Hood figure, and one of those people whose real exploits are greater than the ones in his biography and movie. Another frontier scout to mention is Jim Bridger. "There are poems and there are legends that tell of Carson's fame, But compared to Jim Bridger, Kit was civilized and tame. These words are straight from Carsons lips, if you place such store by him... 'If there's a man who knows this God-forsaken land, it's Jim' " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Well, I'll put forward someone completely different:William Dampier. Buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer. Or even Alexander Selkirk, supposedly the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Billy Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? I think Julius Caeser should be on the list. Consider that he had several careers, high priest of Rome, soldier, politician and lawyer before becoming a general. Caeser was one of the Consuls of Rome and the second consul refused to work with him; Caeser worked on his own and brought in laws that were well researched and for Rome's benefit. At the end of his term for Consul Caeser stood down and prevented his colleague from negating all his good work by having one of the Tribunes of the Plebs veto his colleague's speech. Caeser was once captured by pirates. While they held them for ransom he calmly informed them that once he was free he would come back and crucify them all. He did just that. He held all the posts a man of his position could by dint of hard work. He fought not only as a soldier and won honours but also as a general. For someone who has a belief in destiny, he claimed descent from the goddess Venus/Aphrodite, can you afford to leave him off ? Caesar, the Chuck Norris of his day. TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Billy Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? All great men. Don't forgot Plato' date=' which is considered by many as probably the most intelligent man that left his ideas written. That if Socrates was a real person. In the case he was a fictional character, then Plato, according some experts, would certainly be the most intelligent man in history. Still, all those truly giants would hardly qualify as heroes in gaming sense.[/quote']Plato had been a soldier in his younger days and was supposed to have been fairly burly guy (his nickname was "broad shouldered") I wouldn't discount Plato out of hand. I also second the nomination of Teddy Roosevelt: Boxer, Cowboy, Regimental Commander (Medal of Honor winner for personal gallantry), President, Diplomat, Naturalist. He was a real Renaisance man. George Patton, crack pistal shot, one of the finest field commanders in WWII. TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? George Patton, crack pistal shot, one of the finest field commanders in WWII. TB A lot of historical generals were skilled combatants: Atilla the Hun, Gengis Khan, Subotai, Hannibal, and Bar Kochba were all martially adept and joined their forces in the field - often leading assaults. Julius Caesar, at the beginning of his career, he fought shoulder to shoulder with his troops, and that he was not shy about joining them during the battles that made his name later in his career, either. I think its because, before the modern age, your command and control center was on the battle-field proper, not two hundred miles away with radio or satellite relays. The farther back you go the more martial the generals become - out of necessity. Speaking of WWII, here's one: Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. A decorated German combat soldier from WWII, later an attache to the Wemacht High Command, and a member of the German Resistance; he planted the bomb that failed to kill Hitler during the July 20 plot, and was subsequently executed for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestnik Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? I can't believe no one has mentioned Rumsfeld! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? I know he's got a pretty sedate style, but he isn't dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Unless Vestnik knows something we don't know. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says we don't WANT to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestnik Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 heroes summoned through time: who are they? Unless Vestnik knows something we don't know. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says we don't WANT to know. Donald Rumsfeld is dead, undead, undead. (Apologies to Bauhaus.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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