#Hugo Dyson

[gracemeadow]

The Inklings

[morganhopesmith1996]

I am only 51 pages in and this book is amazing @drabblesfromthegraniteinn @watchingbehindtheeyes

[irlbattleangel]

Hugo was planning to propose, but Dr Ido ain’t having that.

[watchingbehindtheeyes]

Crushing love

Alita: DAD QUICK, HUGO IS BLEEDING TO DEATH AND NEEDS NEW LEGS

Ido: My God, what happened!?

Alita: ... I sat on his lap.

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I think in the art book it's stated her heart alone is 150kg?? But she's probably not THAT heavy because furniture under her would collapse. And more importantly, how would Ido be able to hold her like that in the opening scene. unless that old theory about Zalemites is true

[drabblesfromthegraniteinn]

Here are the designs for some of the characters in the Kids AU.

[incorrectalitaquotes]

Alita: What's a word between sad and angry?

Ido: Malcontent, distraught, miserable, dismayed.

Hugo: Smad.

[another-fucking-elf]

clown-champion -> another-fucking-elf

[httpsoftbunni]

The Friendship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: From the Trenches of WWI to the Publication of The Lord of the Rings

Few friendships in literary history have been as influential as that between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Their shared experiences as soldiers in World War I, their scholarly careers at Oxford, and their mutual love for myth and storytelling helped shape two of the most iconic works of fantasy literature: The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. Let’s explore the journey of their friendship, from the trenches of war to the creation of Middle-earth and Narnia.

Aftermath of WWI

Both Lewis and Tolkien’s experiences in World War I profoundly impacted their view of life, death, and, ultimately, faith. For J.R.R. Tolkien, faith was a lifelong anchor, and his Catholicism only deepened during the war. He saw the horrors of the battlefield as part of a greater cosmic struggle between good and evil—a theme that permeates The Lord of the Rings. For him, Middle-earth was a deeply Catholic work, though not in a preachy sense. Instead, his belief in providence, free will, sacrifice, and the corrupting nature of power is embedded in the story's fabric.

C.S. Lewis had a very different trajectory. As a young man, Lewis was an atheist, largely due to the suffering he witnessed in the war. He couldn’t reconcile a loving God with the violence and death around him. His loss of faith was intensified by the death of his mother at a young age. Lewis emerged from World War I skeptical of religion and consumed by philosophical and existential questions. Unlike Tolkien, who was more rooted in his belief system, Lewis’s spiritual journey took much longer and was fraught with doubt.

Meeting at Oxford

When Lewis and Tolkien first met at Oxford in the mid-1920s, faith wasn’t a major topic of conversation. Instead, their bond formed around a shared love of literature, mythology, and language. Both men were professors—Tolkien of Anglo-Saxon and Lewis of English literature—and they quickly found common ground in discussing ancient myths, Norse legends, and linguistic intricacies.

However, it wasn’t long before Tolkien’s faith became a crucial aspect of their friendship. Tolkien was dismayed by Lewis’s atheism and saw it as an intellectual and spiritual challenge. As their friendship deepened, Tolkien became instrumental in Lewis’s return to Christianity, though the road was long and complex.

A Conversation Changed Everything

One of the pivotal moments in both Lewis and Tolkien’s lives came in September 1931, during a late-night conversation that would later become legendary. Along with their friend Hugo Dyson, the three men took a long walk around Oxford’s Addison’s Walk, discussing mythology, literature, and theology.

Tolkien, passionate about the power of myth, argued that Christianity was the true myth. He suggested that, just as myths and legends conveyed profound truths through symbolic stories, Christianity was the “myth become fact.” The story of Christ, he argued, had all the narrative power and beauty of ancient myths, but unlike them, it had actually happened in history. This idea struck a chord with Lewis, who had long admired the power of myth but had been skeptical of Christianity’s claims.

This conversation was a turning point for Lewis. Shortly after, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening and accepted the Christian faith, though he chose Anglicanism over Tolkien’s Roman Catholicism. This conversion would shape the rest of Lewis’s life and work, particularly in his writings on Christian apologetics like Mere Christianity and in The Chronicles of Narnia, where Christian themes are unmistakable.

Faith and Story-Telling

Faith became a deeply embedded aspect of both men’s creative work, though in very different ways. Tolkien, ever the subtle storyteller, wove his Catholic faith into The Lord of the Rings through its themes rather than through explicit symbolism. He once said that The Lord of the Rings is “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work, unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.” Themes of redemption, grace, the power of free will, and the ultimate triumph of good over evil are central to the story. Characters like Frodo and Aragorn embody Christ-like self-sacrifice, while the corrupting influence of the One Ring echoes the concept of sin.

Tolkien’s depiction of evil is also rooted in his faith. Sauron, the Dark Lord, and the Ring itself represent more than just physical threats—they embody the corrupting nature of absolute power and the spiritual danger of succumbing to evil, much like the Christian concept of original sin.

Lewis, on the other hand, was more overt with his Christian allegory, especially in The Chronicles of Narnia. Aslan, the great lion, is an unmistakable Christ figure, sacrificing himself for Edmund’s betrayal and rising again to save Narnia. While Tolkien disliked allegory, preferring to let the underlying truths speak through the narrative, Lewis embraced it, using the magical land of Narnia to explore themes of resurrection, salvation, and the battle between good and evil in a way that was accessible to both children and adults.

Faith and Friendship

Faith, while it deepened their friendship in some respects, also introduced some strain. Tolkien was never entirely comfortable with Lewis’s Anglicanism and found his friend’s theological writings—particularly Mere Christianity—too simplistic and reductive. He also disliked the overt allegory in The Chronicles of Narnia, feeling that Lewis’s mixing of mythological figures (fauns, centaurs, and Santa Claus, for example) alongside Christian themes was too jarring.

For his part, Lewis always remained appreciative of Tolkien’s role in his conversion, acknowledging that without Tolkien’s influence, he might never have come to faith. However, Lewis’s rising fame as a Christian apologist and his more public embrace of faith through radio talks and theological books made Tolkien uneasy. Tolkien, a more private man, valued faith as something personal and profound, while Lewis became a public figure in the Christian world.

Their differences in how they expressed their faith and their literary styles led to some distancing in later years, but the bond they shared over decades of friendship remained strong, especially in their mutual respect for one another’s intellect and creative genius.

The Lasting Impact

Faith was an essential pillar of both Tolkien and Lewis’s lives, deeply informing their works, their friendship, and their worldview. Without Tolkien’s steadfast Catholicism, The Lord of the Rings would lack much of its depth and moral complexity. Without Lewis’s eventual embrace of Christianity, The Chronicles of Narnia would never have been written, and the world would be without some of the most compelling Christian apologetic works of the 20th century.

Though their spiritual journeys took different paths—Tolkien’s steady and lifelong, Lewis’s dramatic and intellectual—their faith shaped not only their writings but also the nature of their friendship. Together, they built worlds that reflected their belief in the eternal struggle between good and evil, the power of redemption, and the hope that lies at the heart of the Christian narrative.

Their works continue to inspire readers today, offering not only escapism into fantastical worlds but also deep spiritual truths that resonate across generations. And at the heart of these stories lies the enduring friendship of two men whose faith was central to their lives and legacies.

[fromthedust]

NIVEN'S GARDEN GAME

Virginia slate, fossiliferous Indiana limestone, Georgia foliated serpentine/talc, sandblasted glass, brass, stoneware

10"x 14½"x 1½"

What I imagine the game might be like in the metaphorical interstellar garden of author Larry Niven . . . an homage.

Larry Niven is an American science fiction author whose best-known work is Ringworld, which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics (see Freeman Dyson for the genesis of Ringworld). The creation of thoroughly worked-out alien species as protagonists in his novels is recognized as one of Niven's main strengths.

Larry Niven (American, b.1938 Los Angeles, California)

[airandangels]

There's a delightful tale that, while listening to JRR Tolkien read aloud from his WIP The Lord of the Rings, at one point CS Lewis lost patience and burst out, "Oh no! Not another fucking elf!"

It's true but misattributed - it was another of Tolkien's Oxford colleagues, Hugo Dyson, according to this article. I think it should be some sort of measure of fantasy fiction (if it features elves at all) - at what point does the reader reach the state of "Not another fucking elf"? Sometimes the surplus elves are merely a minor irritant, sometimes they all blur together and you can safely ignore them, but sometimes the author is so excited to introduce yet another elf they thought of that they get in the way of the plot advancing, and you go through a repeated process of thinking the new elf will be significant so you should pay attention to them and then it turns out they're not, which can be tedious and frustrating.*

Last night I finished reading Dungeon Meshi, which is overall an excellent read which I recommend (as long as you can handle some gore and grotesque imagery) and after thinking over the whole story I would say that I reached "Not another fucking elf" point with the introduction of the Canaries. It is too many fucking elves at once (I think there are only two active elves, Marcille and Thistle, before the Canaries arrive en masse) and although they each have unique character designs it turns out only one of them is actually important or interesting. Mithrun with a couple of colleagues would have been one thing, but this repeats the problem I had with Shurou (sp?) showing up with a bunch of feudal henchwomen - there isn't time or space in the story for them to be developed as characters and the things they say and do could be shared by fewer characters, in my opinion, to better effect.

And it's strange because based on the Daydream Hour extras, it looks like the author had individual affection for them and distinct personalities in mind for each (like, one of them would wear Lisa Frank hoodies and hang out in front of convenience stores at night) but in the story itself they're just sort of there.

It is kind of cool when one turns out to be a werewolf as well, but that's it.

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*in non-elf-bearing fantasy or science fiction the same thing can happen with other magical races, e.g. Steven Universe towards the end had a bad case of "Not another fucking Gem"

[heavenboy09]

5 YEARS AGO TODAY

ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2019

20TH CENTURY FOX PRESENTS

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BASED ON A JAPANESE MANGA

WRITTEN BY YUKITO KISHIRO

IN 2563, 300 YEARS AFTER EARTH WAS DEVASTATED BY A CATASTROPHIC WAR KNOWN AS "THE FALL", SCIENTIST DR. DYSON IDO DISCOVERS A DISEMBODIED FEMALE  CYBORG  WITH AN INTACT HUMAN BRAIN 🧠  WHILE SCAVENGING FOR PARTS IN THE MASSIVE  SCRAPYARD  OF IRON 🔩 CITY🏙.

IDO ATTACHES A NEW CYBORG BODY TO THE BRAIN & NAMES HER "ALITA" AFTER HIS DECEASED DAUGHTER.

ALITA WAKES WITH NO MEMORY OF HER PAST & QUICKLY BEFRIENDS HUGO, A YOUNG MAN WHO DREAMS OF MOVING TO THE WEALTHY SKY CITY OF ZALEM. 

DOWN BELOW IN THE DYSTOPIAN METROPOLIS OF IRON CITY

THE POOR & LOW CLASS CITIZENS ARE DIVIDED INTO 8 BARRIOS OF THE CITY.

• Barrio Purgatorio.

• Scrapyard.

• Factory District. Factory 33.

• Barrio Viejo. Dyson Ido's Clinic.

• Barrio Oscuro.

• Corazon D'Acero. Kansas Bar.

• Barrio Latino.

• Barrio Asiatico.

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THEY CALL IT

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A CHANCE TO GO TO

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OR SO EVERYONE THINKS IT IS.....

THIS YOUNG & HUMANOID FEMALE OF THE FUTURE

HAS A PAST  THAT WILL RESURFACE AS SHE ENTERS THIS NEW LIFE TO REGAIN THE MEMORY OF HER OLD LIFE.

AS SHE DISCOVERS JOY, HOPE,  LOVE, VIOLENCE,  PAIN, BETRAYAL, HEARTACHE, LOSS & MOST OF ALL

REDEMPTION....

IN HER JOURNEY OF THE 26TH CENTURY

SHE WILL BECOME A FIERCE BUT PHENOMENAL FORCE OF NATURE TO BE RECKONED WITH

SHE IS CAPABLE OF INCREDIBLE FEATS OF IMPOSSIBILITY, BUT STILL PROVES THAT SHE CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING....

SHE HAS THE FACE OF AN ANGEL 😇

BUT A BODY BUILT FOR BATTLE 🦾

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IS

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[morganhopesmith1996]

Alita Battle Angel Bluray 3D + 4K Ultra HD + Bluray & Bluray + DVD 📀 💕

[irlbattleangel]

I had to finish the line. I had too 😂

(Omfg poor Alita, she looks like she’s gonna cry-)

[watchingbehindtheeyes]

Nova and Vector would have a bigger chance to get the antimatter heart if they did this

Alita: What you gonna do Vector? Throw your pathetic centurions at me? Hire more lame hunter-warriors?

Vector: *posts on social media*  I'm offering 50,000 to whoever draws or writes yaoi with doctor Dyson Ido and tags him. *logs out from his account*

Alita: ... DELETE THAT POST

Vector: I'll delete if you give me your antimatter heart

Alita: DAMN SCREW THAT *jumps into his office* You really thought logging off will help you? I'll force you to either log in or give me the password.

Vector: Actually, this account has two-factor authentication turned on. You can't log in without the additional verification code.

Alita: So?

Vector: The verification code will be sent to Nova's phone.

Alita: ...

Alita: Well I can still kill you.

Vector: boss help plz :,(

Nova: *sighs* okay, okay... If you kill him, I'll make the same post about Hugo.

Alita: ...

(considering how quickly artists on social media find and react to posts where someone offers paid work... she is in trouble)

*continuation*

Nova: *checks the responses under the post* Oh damn, Vector...

Vector: What

Nova: Looks like you're already a bankrupt. Hehe.

Vector: Oh no... hehe.

Alita: *gasps* NO

[phoenixwrites]

Or with Hugo Dyson. 😈

Rereading The Hobbit, like you do, and when the party gets to Rivendell the narrator says “I wish I had time to tell you even a few of the tales or one or two of the songs that they heard in that house.”

And like. Jirt. My man.

I know it’s for narrative effect, but nothing I have ever read in my entire life has been less believable than Tolkien himself writing that he doesn’t have time to include a song.

[thesquireinvictus]

In Paradise perchance the eye may stray from gazing upon everlasting Day to see the day-illumined, and renew from mirrored truth the likeness of the True. Then looking on the Blessed Land 'twill see that all is as it is, and yet may free: Salvation changes not, nor yet destroys, garden not gardener, children not their toys. Evil it will not see, for evil lies not in God's picture but in crooked eyes, not in the source but in the tuneless voice. In Paradise they look no more awry; and though they make anew, they make no lie. Be sure they still will make, not been dead, and poets shall have flames upon their head, and harps whereon their faultless fingers fall: there each shall choose for ever from the All.

An excerpt from Mythopoeia of J.R.R. Tolkien. He wrote this poem following a discussion on the night of 19 September 1931 at Magdalen College, Oxford with C.S. Lewis and Hugo Dyson, in which he intended to defend the practice of creative myth-making.

The poem described the human author as the “little maker” wielding his “own small golden sceptre” to forge his own ‘subcreation’ - a creation of man within God’s primary creation.

Tolkien’s method of subcreation draws directly on Logos, “The Word” found in the Gospel of John, the language of nature spoken into being by God and the connecting principle between humankind and the cosmos.