#Ernst Toht

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REPURPOSING "RAIDERS" IMAGERY IN THE UKHC/CRUST PUNK/CRUSTGRIND SCENE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a Major Toht-themed gig/show flyer for band's EXTREME NOISE TERROR (headlining), with DEVIATED INSTINCT and INHUMAN CONDITIONS supporting, performing live at Keifern 23 (a squat), 4000 Düsseldorf, Germany, on October 21, 1988.

Nazi die indeed. DOOM UK reference.

Sources: https://m.facebook.com/Deviated.Instinct, various, etc...

[axelmedellin]

Daily drawing 12 oct 2022

RIP Angela Lansbury

Also, Day 12 of Mabsdrawlloweenclub, “Game of Bones”

And Drawlloween, “Sludge Judge”

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Indiana Jones 5 first images are finally here

Indiana Jones 5 will before long re-visitation of the venues after a long hole of 15 years. To get fans energized, the producers of the film delivered the main photograph of Harrison Passage and Mads Mikkelsen in real life. Indiana Jones during the War Subsequent to overcoming the outsiders in the Realm of the Precious stone Skull, the eminent classicist Indiana Jones 5 will confront his most impressive enemy, the Nazis. With regards to unique film, and customs in the establishment, Indy's new experience happens in 1969 at the level of the space race. Mads Mikkelsen plays genuine ex-Nazi turned NASA engineer Voller Wernher von Braun and Harrison Portage play the well-known Henry Jones Jr. As per Domain, the entertainer is quickly attacked by the undertaking, "I figured it would be cool to see where Indiana Jones was toward the finish of his excursion," made sense of Portage. Phoebe Waller-Extension won an honor for her clever humor in the miniseries Fleabag. The movie is coordinated by James Mangold (who is supplanting Steven Spielberg) - and the screenplay will be composed by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. The image has never been seen A few shots are shared of Harrison Passage and Mads Mikkelsen in the ensemble. Indiana Jones, found in a boat, is looking forward. The initial scene of Indiana Jones 5 happens in 1944, however, Harrison Passage will show up a lot more youthful in large numbers of the film's scenes. The succession - depicted by James Mangold as an "adrenaline rush" - would zero in on a showdown between Indy and a Nazi gathering. According to maker Kathleen, "My expectation is, despite the fact that it's being discussed as far as innovation. You simply take a gander at it and go, 'Wow, they just got the recording. This is the sort of thing they've accomplished for a very long time. shot before." Kennedy. Portage, as far as concerns him, appeared to be satisfied with the outcome, consoled by encountering his more youthful self. "This is whenever I've first seen it where I accept," Portage told Domain. "It's somewhat terrifying. I would think I prefer not to know how it functions, yet it takes care of business... Despite the fact that it doesn't make me more youthful," she says. "I'm happy I'm becoming older." Mads Mikkelsen, the star of the subsequent round, will wear a dark cowhide suit and little round glasses as he coordinates the plan of the Saturn V - the rocket that landed Neil Armstrong on the Moon. His personality Voller, who to some degree looks like the hapless Arnold Ernst Toht, is a Gestapo specialist and the miscreant in Pillagers of Lost Ark. Is this an incident or a flitting gesture to Steven Spielberg's story? See you in films on June 28 for more! More News Indiana Jones 5 web story Read the full article

[gurumog]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Paramount Pictures, 1982 Dir. Steven Spielberg

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#HalloweenPostits Day 14 - Arnold Ernst Toht  Contest Winner #1! Congrats JustinJames43

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“MODUS has the sexiest voice. I wish he had more dialog just so I could keep listening. (Yes he has an ugly screen image. Sexy voice still applies.)”

Fallout Confessions

[cultofthepigeon]

gerards outfit tonight was goving corinthian it wqs giving judge doom the absolute major arnold ernst toht

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[moveslikebucky]

Chapters: 1/5 Fandom: Good Omens (TV), Indiana Jones Series Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Arnold Ernst Toht, Sallah (Indiana Jones), Rene Belloq Additional Tags: Indiana Jones Fusion, Canon Compliant, If You Squint - Freeform, Pulp Adventure, nazis but they all die, Strong Aziraphale (Good Omens), Mutual Pining, Ark of the Covenant, References to Ancient Egypt, Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), First Kiss, Fade to Black, slight mentions of trueforms, more tags to be added probably

@yamisnuffles did some screencap redraws a long time ago, and I was powerless to do anything except write this fusion.  Life had, unfortunately, gotten in the way for quite a while.  But now I’m back to it!  And the first order of business was extensive edits and tense changes to the original chapters!  The first one is up today, the second will be up on Thursday, and chapter 3 will be up next Thursday! <3

This is Raiders of the Lost Ark - but with Aziraphale and Crowley.  What happens when an angel and a demon try to thwart the Nazis and occult-obsessed archaeologist Rene Belloq by beating them to the Ark of the Covenant?  This, apparently xD

Shout outs to @narumikaiko for amazing beta work and @luritto for being my constant cheerleader in this <3 Also to everyone in all of the GPH discords I love you all so much <3

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Oxford University; 1936.

The clutter around Aziraphale’s office is second only to the clutter in his bookshop.  Despite this, everything has its proper place.  After almost six millennia, the angel has truly nailed down the concept of “organized chaos”.

He still isn’t sure why he decided to take up a position as a History Professor at Oxford.  It has proven to be more of a bother than anything else at this point.

Heaven certainly hadn’t charged him with it; they rarely charge him with anything these days.  The world had become quite volatile in this century and souls were streaming in one way or another without any of his help.

Truth be told, he’d been quite bored.  Old bookshops and dead authors were the only company for a lonely angel.

He’d considered it a stroke of luck when one of his regular customers was appointed vice-chancellor and offered him a job; he hadn’t really had a reason to refuse.

Aziraphale finds passing knowledge on to the next generation rewarding.  His knowledge of antiquities and religious artifacts in particular is extremely appreciated at the school and among his academic peers.

Even so, any time Sir George Hill comes creeping around to his office, he begins to suspect it’s all a very bad joke.  The infamous Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum has never once visited his office with good news.

“Dr. Fell, surely you know how valuable your work has been to the Museum,” the director says while idly shuffling through the papers and tomes that litter Aziraphale’s desk, “You’ve been completely indispensable to us these past years.”

“Yes, I’m sure,” Aziraphale huffs as he follows behind the man and puts papers back in their proper (if disorganized) place, “And I’m also sure I want nothing to do with whatever it is you want for the museum this time. Those artifacts belong to the cultures that created them!  I’ll stake my entire reputation on that.”

“And yet they’re all cultures of the Empire,” Hill says with a laugh, picking up an ancient-looking scroll and turning it over in his hands.  “It’s not theft if it’s just relocation.”

Hill grins at him in that particularly slimy way of his.  It makes Aziraphale sick to his stomach, these outdated Victorian modes of thinking.  Everything belongs to the person with the most money and the most guns.  Some things are too much, even for heavenly intervention.

After the last instance in Peru (which culminated in being chased by a boulder, nearly crushed by a stone door, and nearly being skewered with arrows) he’d decided he was finished helping the museum in their fools’ errands.

“Or call it borrowing, if it makes you feel better,” Hill adds, sensing Aziraphale’s disdain. “Besides, it’s not me who wants your help this time.”

“Oh, it had better not be that blowhard Carter, I’ve had enough of him to last a lifetime.” Aziraphale says as he practically rips the scroll from Hill’s hands, “And please do stop touching everything, I have it all in perfect order!”

Hill shrugs, “It’s SIS, Dr. Fell.  I’m afraid you can’t wiggle your way out of this one, old boy.”

“SIS?  British military intelligence?” Aziraphale scoffs, “You must be joking, what on earth do they need with a history professor?”

“They didn’t tell me, only wanted me to put them in touch with you, hence my presence in your office now.” Hill looks around with mild revulsion at the chaos of Aziraphale’s office, “Tell me, does old Lindsay really have no issues with the mess here?”

“The Vice-Chancellor allows me whatever I need to get my job done,” Aziraphale says proudly. “As to the state of my office, I’ll have you know it’s perfectly organized in a way I see fit.”

“Yes, quite obviously,” Hill says, surveying the room with a judgemental gaze.

“Well if it’s British Intelligence I doubt they’ll let me be,” the angel sighs, resigning himself to his fate, “When am I to meet them?”

“They made us a lunch appointment for tomorrow afternoon, I understand it’s at the Ritz of all places.” He turns to leave before adding, “One o’clock- don’t be late, Dr. Fell!”

Aziraphale steadies  himself against the desk as the door closes.

The Ritz.  How pretentious could they be?

[Continue Reading on AO3]

[moveslikebuckywrites]

Chapters: 1/5 Fandom: Good Omens (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Various Nazi Thugs, Arnold Ernst Toht, Actual Historic Person Additional Tags: Crossover, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark AU, But is it really an au if it still fits in canon?, Inspired by Fanart Hey you guys!!! Here it is! The first chapter of the Indiana Jones AU nobody asked for!

This is of course inspired by @yamisnuffles beautiful screencap redraws that came for me entire life and I hope this in any small way lives up to them.  Four chapters to go after this!  Don’t expect me to have a coherent update schedule I’m a college student TT_TT

Here’s the start of it, it links to AO3 again after the read more because this ended up being much longer than I meant it to be ^_^

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Oxford University; 1936.

The clutter around Aziraphale’s office paled in comparison only to the clutter in his bookshop.  Despite this, everything had its proper place.  After almost six millennia, the angel had fully nailed down the concept of “organized chaos”.

He still wasn’t sure why he’d decided to take up a position as a History Professor at Oxford.  It had proven to be more of a bother than anything else at this point.

Heaven certainly hadn’t charged him with it; they rarely charged him with anything these days.  The world had become quite volatile in this century and souls were streaming in one way or another without any of his help.

Truth be told, he’d been quite bored.

He’d considered it a stroke of luck when one of his regular customers got appointed vice-chancellor and offered him a job, he hadn’t really had a reason to refuse.

Passing knowledge on to the next generation was rewarding; his knowledge of antiquities and religious artifacts in particular was extremely appreciated at the school and among his “academic peers”.

But with George Hill hanging around in his office again, he was beginning to think it had all been a very bad joke.

“Dr. Fell, surely you know how valuable your work has been to the museum,” the director said while idly shuffling through the papers and tomes that littered Aziraphale’s desk, “You’ve been completely indispensable to us these past years.”

“Yes, I’m sure,” Aziraphale huffed, following behind the man and putting things back in their proper (if disorganized) place, “And I’m also sure I want nothing to do with whatever it is you want this time. These things belong to the cultures that created them!  I’ll stake my entire reputation on that.”

“And yet they’re all cultures of the empire,” George said with a laugh, picking up an ancient-looking scroll and turning it over in his hands, “It’s not theft if it’s just relocation.”

At this George grinned at him; it came across as slimy.  It made Aziraphale sick to his stomach, these outdated Victorian modes of thinking.  Everything belonged to the person with the most money and the most guns.  It was terribly tragic.

After the last instance in Peru (which culminated in being chased by a boulder, nearly crushed by a stone door, and nearly being skewered with arrows) he’d decided he was finished helping the museum in their fools’ errands.

“Or call it borrowing, if it makes you feel better,” George added, sensing Aziraphale’s disdain, “besides, it’s not me who wants your help this time.”

“Oh, it had better not be that blowhard Carter, I’ve had enough of him to last a lifetime,” Aziraphale said as he took the scroll away from George, practically ripping it from his hands, “And please do stop touching everything, I have it all in perfect order!”

George just shrugged, “It’s SIS, Dr. Fell.  I’m afraid you can’t wiggle your way out of this one, old boy.”

“SIS?  British military intelligence?” Aziraphale scoffed, “My dear fellow, you must be joking.  What on earth do they need with a history professor?”

“They didn’t tell me, only wanted me to put them in touch with you, hence why I’m in your office now.” George looked around with mild revulsion at the chaos of Aziraphale’s office, “Tell me, does old Lindsay really have no issues with the mess here?”

“The vice-chancellor allows me whatever I need to get my job done,” Aziraphale said proudly, “As to the state of my office, I’ll have you know it’s perfectly organized in a way I see fit.”

“Yes, quite obviously,” George said, eyes floating around the room judgementally.

“Well if it’s British intelligence I doubt they’ll let me be,” the angel sighs, resigning himself to his fate, “When am I to meet them?”

“They made us a lunch appointment for tomorrow afternoon, I understand it’s at the Ritz of all places.” He turned and made his way out the door, “One o’clock, don’t be late, Dr. Fell!”

Aziraphale steadied himself against the desk as the door closed.

The Ritz of all places.

Continue on AO3

[ao3feed-ineffablehusbandz]

It's Not The Years, It's The Mileage

by MovesLikeBucky

“Dr. Fell,” says the first, “your specialty is religious artifacts, is it not?”

“More or less,” Aziraphale says, fidgeting with his hands.

“Then you’re just the person we need,” the second agent says as he pulls out a few leaves of paper.  “Our latest field reports put them somewhere called Tanis.  We know from the information we’ve intercepted that they’re searching specifically for religious artifacts, but other than that we haven’t the foggiest idea what it is they’re looking for.”

The first takes a sip from his glass of water, then pointedly stares at Aziraphale.  “Any idea what it might be?” 

They stare Aziraphale down like it’s an interrogation.  Like a test he hasn’t studied for.  Like any of his meetings with Gabriel.

Aziraphale freezes in his seat. Centuries - millennia, even - have passed since he last saw the Ark.  Since he had walked with the slaves through all of that pain and suffering; tried to be a helping hand to Moses.  He had been there when it was constructed, when the tablets were laid inside.  He knew its power.  He’d seen it.

He hadn’t been there when it was lost.  Had he known it would be, he would have destroyed it himself.

Words: 6536, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English

Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Indiana Jones Series

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Arnold Ernst Toht, Sallah (Indiana Jones), Rene Belloq

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)

Additional Tags: Indiana Jones Fusion, Canon Compliant, If You Squint - Freeform, Pulp Adventure, nazis but they all die, Strong Aziraphale (Good Omens), Mutual Pining, Ark of the Covenant, References to Ancient Egypt, Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), First Kiss, Fade to Black, slight mentions of trueforms, more tags to be added probably

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/24274681

[wisnusari-blog]

MARION RAVENWOOD

Paling menyebalkan dalam film adalah jika tokoh cewek yang terkadang merepotkan atau membawa kerepotan (baca : bawa sial). Pas si antagonis udah medekati kekalahan..ehhh si cewek diculik disandera dan apesnya lagi si perempuan gak bisa ngapa2in, ilmu bela diri gak punya, adu strategi juga jauh, dan bisa ditebak sang aktor utama kudu bersusah payah menurunkan senjata, harga diri diinjek, digebukin babak belur demi nyelamatin si cewek.Byuuhhh alamat sisa2 pop corn, cemilan dan minuman disedot habis dengan perasaan bete (ini kelakuan bete gw di Bioskop) Tokoh perempuan yang gw kagumi yahh gak jauh2 dari Letty Ortiz pacarnya Dom Toretto dan Marion Ravenwood, dimana ni perempuan2 punya kapabilitas yang cukup mumpuni/bisa diandalkan.

Kali ini gw mau ngulas tentang Marion.

Marion tampil di film pertama Indiana Jones : Raider the Lost of Ark dan Kingdom of Crystal Skull yang merupakan film terakhir (kalo Steven Spielberg ogah mroduksi sekuelnya) Marion Ravenwood ( Marion "Mary" Williams) adalah putri arkeolog Abner Ravenwood. Abner sendiri pernah bekerjasama dengan Indiana di kisaran th 1920 saat Marion berusia 15 tahun dan jatuh cinta pada Indiana, hal ini terungkap pada scene Marion bertemu Indi di Bar yang dikelola oleh Marion di Nepal “I was a child. I was in Love. It was wrong and you know it !!”.

Buat gw Marion mewakili sosok yang “masuk akal” tidak cantik tapi cukup menarik, cukup mengagumkan untuk ukuran perempuan bertubuh kurus, berbeda dengan Letty Ortiz berbadan berisi yang mahir fighting yang mana hampir tak pernah kalah. Marion mahir mengendarai truck tentara dengan medan yang berat di Kingdom of Crystall skull. ( ya iyalahhhhh di pelemmm, plis ya yang gw liat pada penggambaran karakter, jangan kan Karen Allen, sekelasnya Steven Seagal dan Tom Cruise juga pake stuntman lahh). Marion juga peminum berat, ada adegan dia adu minum melawan pria berbadan subur menghabiskan bergelas2 minuman keras tanpa mabuk dan minum berbotol botol bersama Rene Belloq si agen Jerman dan pura2 mabuk demi nyelamatin diri.. Adu strategi saat nyetir tank amphibi dengan Irina Spalko si tentara Rusia yang mupeng berat dengan tengkorak kristal. Marion menerjunkan tank tersebut dari tebing yang cukup tinggi menuju sungai. Mempunyai kecerdasan dan kekuatan diatas rata2 dari kodratnya sebagai perempuan, Hal ini dimaklumi karena syahdan dalam rangka menjauhkan Marion dan Indiana, Abner sang ayah mengajak sang anak gadis berburu Tabut ke Mesir, Iran, Irak, Eropa, dan akhirnya Nepal dimana sang ayah membeli sebuah kedai minuman ( bukan sejenis angkringan ya…kalo disono disebut Bar hehehe) yang diberi nama The Raven. Marion kenyang bertualang di tempat2 yang tidak ramah, walau begitu Marion masih menunjukkan sisi wanitanya, ketakutan akan ular dan tak berdaya juga di keroyok pentolan Nazi pemburu Tabut, Arnold Ernst Toht

Setelah hubungan di pertengahan 1920-an, Marion dan Indiana Jones tidak bertemu lagi sampai tahun 1936, ketika keduanya bergabung untuk melacak Tabut Perjanjian yang merupakan obsesi Abner Ravenwood ayah Marion, bagi yang kagak mudeng, silahkan tonton kembali Raider the Lost of Ark Setelah petualangan di The Raider The Lost of Ark, diceritakan Marion menemani Indy kembali ke AS, , Marion mencoba bekerja di berbagai profesi. Dia membuka kelab malam, The Raven's Nest, di sisi timur Manhattan tetapi dalam beberapa hari pembukaan, dibakar oleh dekorator licik klub, Jamal. Setelah mencoba jurnalisme, Ravenwood menerima pekerjaan sebagai humas di Museum Nasional. Posisi itu menyebabkan sejumlah petualangan lebih lanjut dengan Jones, termasuk pencarian ayahnya yang diduga meninggal di Nepal. Belakangan tahun itu, Marion Ravenwood menghilang, hanya menyisakan satu catatan tanpa kehadirannya: Mr. Jones, I've got to get away. Don't you dare come looking for me. Marion.

Marion dan Indi berpisah puluhan tahun yang sebelumnya berencana menikah dan gagal, mengandung Mutt yang merupakan anak Indi dan Menikah dengan Collin William pilot RAF yang terbunuh di perang dunia ke 2, Marion membesarkan Mutt Bersama sahabat Indi Harold Oxleys. Oxley dan Indi merupakan murid Abner, ayah Marion Marion adalah sosok yang penuh semangat, cerdas dan berani dan punya sikap, dan .. ugal2an juga :).

Disini juga berlaku pepatah khas Indonesia….kalo jodoh gak bakal tertukar ehh gak bakal kemana…. Setelah petualangan yang penuh kejutan yang nyaris menyambar nyawa dan hubungan yang rumit, Indi dan Marion akhirnya menikah di scene penutup di Kingdom of Crystal Skull disaksikan oleh sahabatnya Harold Oxley dan sang anak Henry Jones III alias Mutt William. Adegan terakhir di Kingdom Crystall Skull cukup menarik perhatian gw dan gw pun mulai menebak2. Ketika prosesi pernikahan selesai dan semua beranjak keluar dari gereja, topi pusaka bin bertuah Indi melayang diterpa angin sampai di kaki sang anak Mutt William dan Mutt memungut bersiap memakainya tapi serta merta disambar oleh Indi, Spielberg bisa jadi akan membuat sekuelnya dan bisa juga tidak, jikapun ada andil Indiana sang ayah mungkin masih 50:50 dengan sang anak Henry Jones III ( gw lebih suka menyebut nya Mutt, simple sih), mungkin akan dibuat petualang bapak dan anak seperti pada The Last Crusade.

Wisnusari 9 Januari 2019

[eltonmcmanus]

Ernst Toht #inktober #inktober2017 Day 1 #indianajones

[thehouseofjohndeaf]

How to Unwind During the Neo-Nazi Takeover

Normally, this blog is about sobriety; how addiction and recovery are intertwined with our political venue, that the environment in which we are nurtured directly relates to how we treat ourselves.  I doubt sobriety will come up at all in this post, but the focus of this list is on finding brief means of escape without diving into oblivion.  Finding some humor in the devastation and hysteria, and making connections between art, cinema, and the world we live in without downing a fifth of Jack and numbing out the fear.

This past week has been a horror show.  In fact, these past few months I’ve been convinced I’m trapped in BTTF’s alternate 1985 where Biff Tannen is not only rich and married to Marty’s mom, but now he’s a few mail-order wives down the line and he’s the fucking president.

It’s uncanny, and again, horrifying.

So if you haven’t seen the BTTF Trilogy maybe start there.  But you won’t find any Nazis in the films, just a womanizing bully who, in an alternate timeline, cheats his way to riches and power, corrupting the city.

Nazis have been a cinematic trope for villainy since WWII.  There are many great films and novels that are masterfully crafted to push the audience to take a good look at themselves.  They won’t be mentioned here.  We’re trying to unwind so...

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Who knows how long it took to teach monkey to give the Nazi salute?  Probably shorter than the two days it took our president to decide whether ethnic cleansing was a terrorist threat or a nationalistic opinion.

One of the great family films for the Post-WWII generations, with an enemy we could all agree on as evil: Nazis!  Led by Arnold Ernst Toht who has one of the most famous deaths in cinematic history.  Let us take a moment and imagine his is the face of Christopher Cantwell.

The Great Dictator (1940)

Chaplin’s commentary on the Nazi rise in Germany, unfortunately still resonates with the United States today:

Of course, the more memorable scene of The Great Dictator is the final speech, which is when Chaplin’s character, The Tramp, finally speaks.  The speech is extremely heartfelt and inspirational, something a true leader would speak to the people which have entrusted the greatest power and authority of their society into the humble hands of a deserving equal.  Unfortunately, the political leaders of 2017 are not so heartfelt or inspiring, unless you’re a fumbling oaf reaching for the nearest discount tiki torch, so we’re not going to bother with anything of the sort here.

Wolfenstein (1992 - 2017)

Gaming on PCs in the early 90s for myself mostly consisted of Roller Coaster Tycoon and Sim City 2000, but whenever I got a chance to sneak it I’d borrow my brother’s copies of Doom and Wolfenstein.  I remember feeling uneasy as I watched the hero in the bottom center slowly die, one shot at a time.  So I never really had a chance to fight Hitler.

In 2014, MachineGames and Bethesda Softworks released the seventh installment to the Wolfenstein franchise: The New Order.  If you have a platform gaming system this may be the quickest, cheapest, safest way to start killing Nazis and let out some mental frustration.

Marvel’s Secret Empire (2017 -     )

The most current installment to the Marvel Universe has Captain America gone Nazi.  Steve Rogers is now Hydra Supreme and an American fascist dictator; he has sent all mutants and in-humans to internment camps (there is a scene where Spider-Man Mile Morales saves a young Muslim girl from just such a camp); Rogers is a science denier and doling out propaganda while claiming all journalists to be fake news:

There are just enough parallels to keep us disengaged with the stressors and anxieties of the real Nazis while keeping us engaged with the fictional storyline of the Marvel Universe Superheroes and Villains.

However, these comics are pretty expensive at $3.99-$4.99 a pop, and Marvel is currently owned by the multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, the Walt Disney Company.  So if you have all this extra money just lying around and can keep the nagging at bay that tells you you’re feeding an evil entertainment monopoly, which was founded by an anti-semite/Nazi sympathizer, then go on out and catch up on the single issue reading list.  Otherwise, you might want to wait until a used TP shows up in your local comic shop.

It seems we can no longer see the villains in our real life.  

Art tends to mimic life.  Whether we’re into classic films; adventure movies from our childhood; video games; or comic books, we all know what a villain looks like.  We all know their traits, their morals, their schemes, their cadences, and nuances.  We know how a villain acts and how to impersonate one.  Sometimes we even root for them, for the rush, knowing that the outcome is fictitious and will have no real impact on our lives.  Somewhere along the way we became too disengaged between the screens and pages and our reality.  

Disengaging is important, but we must remember to take something away from the arts and entertainment we consume.  Maybe after an episode or chapter we should take a moment and ask ourselves, “What did I take away from this?”  If the answer is nothing then you aren’t paying attention, or you’re too embarrassed to admit to yourself what you’ve taken away: “Buybuybuy” or “Eat eateat” or you realize you’re slowly being diluted by the token minority in the regurgitated sit-com you’ve been zoning out on for hours.

There is a way to disengage and keep it timely and within the context of your current crisis.  If you need something deeper and darker, check out American History X or Schindler’s List or Inglorious Basterds (though you should have already).

[thenewleeland]

RotLA: Chapter Six - Author’s Notes

Trivia, translations, explanations and more for Chapter Six of “Rogues of the Lost Ark”!

Major Arnold Ernst Toht is never named in the movie, only in the credits. Played by the late Ronald Lacey, he’s just a perfect villain’s henchman. Therefore, he remains the same. Toht is a member of the GeStaPo (Geheime Staatspolizei = Secret State Policy), the secret police the Nazi’s established. Administered by the Schutzstaffel (SS), she was mainly used to subjugate political enemies.

Toht’s team is never really identified in either movie or novel, but the German accompanying is named Otto in the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook. The rest of the crooks have no names, but of course I gave them some. Rajendra (the ratty Nepalese who gets shot by Cassian), Prakash (the Giant Sherpa) and Turbat (the mean Mongolian). They’re all named after soccer players representing Nepal and Mongolia internationally.

Despite not being in the chapter, Krennić still manages to sour Cassian’s life.

In case there are still questions, here’s the full Jyn and Cassian backstory (for me, it’s kinda understandable, but that’s just because it’s all in my head :D): Cassian studied under Galen at Bedford and Galen was very fond of him. Cassian and Jyn dated for several years until Cassian made his doctorate. Both had planned to marry, but when Cassian was meant to ask for Galen’s permission, he panicked. Why? Low self esteem because of his heritage and even more so, the fear that Galen might say no and Cassian wouldn’t only lose Jyn, but also the life he had built for himself. So Cassian panicked and ran away to Mexico to find himself. Not the best move, yes, but well… Jyn was of course shocked, saddened and angry as hell, but she did not want to leave and miss the chance of punishing him when he came back (before forgiving him). But then, Krennić arrived, tried to force Galen to work with him and promised to return. Fearing for Jyn, he decided to leave the country immediately and not even tell his friends so that they would be safe. Jyn joined him, as she couldn’t leave her father behind and Cassian had disappointed her. Just a few hours after they had left, Marcus arrived at the Erso house, finding it ransacked by Krennic’s goons. Fearing the worst, he sat down on the front porch and drank for the first time since his wife had died. That’s where Cassian found him, finally returning from Mexico and desperate to make amends. Galen hoped to hide in Nepal from Krennic, but as we found out, it didn’t work. Jyn always wanted to come back, but after her father died, they didn’t have the money. Cassian thought them leaving without a trace meant that he had lost them forever. Since then, he’d been in an eternal fight to leave everything to search for them and leave them alone before inflicting more pain on them.

In case Cassian and Jyn seem OOC. Well. They are. They are a mix of Cassian/Indiana and Jyn/Marion. Their relationship is entirely different to the very dubious one Indiana and Marion had. Both genuinely loved each other. And while every version of Jyn is tough as nails, in this AU, the death of her mother had a greater impact and she wasn’t raised by Saw. She’s a fighter, but not the kind of survivalist her canon counterpart is. Same goes for Cassian. He is younger and has a completely different background. The Jyn/Cassian relationship is way deeper than the one in the Raiders movie. And although the past has caused them pain, they are way more willing to find a solution. It’s kinda cheap letting them talk off-screen, but well, I’m not so good at writing such stuff (and a lot else). Based on the facts mentioned above, it should be easier to fall back to the relationship they once had. Jyn understands Cassian’s fears that made him run and he knows why she left too. Also, these versions of them are less familiar with mortal danger (especially Jyn), so the fight in the bar had some impact on them. Indy and Marion are quite amicably when they are in Egypt, which I always found rather unlikely considering their relationship. So, the bottom line is: They’ve talked about why things transpired as they did and decided to continue where they had left it. They will be cautious at first, but I mean look at them. They can’t stay mad at each other for long. :)