Tall Man...? OMG
#16
Posted 17 February 2007 - 04:52 PM
(By the way, I didn't do the anaramming all by my wittle self...I did those at a website.)
-John Carpenter's They Live
"God help us...in the future."
-Plan 9 from Outer Space
nooooo
#17
Posted 17 February 2007 - 07:25 PM
I have no idea if that's what happened to you....
As I was testing out my theory that people who do homages love anagrams, I came across this:
Mere Toss. This is an Anagram of Somerset.
Perhaps all of that 'Guardian of the Timeline' stuff was 'mere toss.'
It also 'seems rot' to me.
Realm of Magick: A Magic Elm Fork. Is this the Tall Man's weapon?
An anagram of "Lawrence Rory Guy" (The real name of the man who played 'The Tall Man') is:
"Rear Clone Guy Wry." There was something special about the last clone, but I don't think it was his sardonic wit. But if the last clone is indeed the old Trilby in CHZO (Which it is), then the other meaning of 'wry,' twisted or contorted, might apply somewhat. (obviously merely a coincidence)
Clones of Trilby: Forcibly Stolen
DeFoe Manor Incident: 'A Cindered Omen if not.' Perhaps a response to "Is this the end?"
But I must confess there is no anagrammatical evidence to suggest an homage.
Perhaps it was a coincidence.
You may be right, Tall Man is probably a very common character name, or at least one that is easy to arrive at.
And sure, transdimensional evilifying ends their background similarities.
But surely you can admit how the two together might seem a bit more than coincidental.
EDIT: Fixed errors.
You, my man, seriously need to get a life.
#18
Posted 17 February 2007 - 08:00 PM
It's freezing here anyway, there isn't really anywhere to go.
And yeah, I know.
EDIT: Surely, Mr Andy, you realize all of those 'theories' are just jokes?
This post has been edited by TheOrator: 17 February 2007 - 08:11 PM
-John Carpenter's They Live
"God help us...in the future."
-Plan 9 from Outer Space
nooooo
#19
Posted 19 February 2007 - 07:01 AM
That's why I put this -> <- indicator that I'm not taking it seriously.
#21
Posted 22 February 2007 - 06:44 PM
That doesn't mean I ripped off someone named Red.
That's funny, because there was a guy in American Idol who said people used to call him Red. Because of his clothes.
"Coincidence" for the story, since TN is a ripoff from Silent Hill; and "ripoff" for the name of the character.
#23
Posted 20 September 2007 - 07:50 PM
I KNEW I had seen that character before, the coat, the face, the staff-type weapon.
http://www.planetblo...r/enemies.shtml
Take a look at the Zealots. I'm not saying the Tall Man is rip-off, but without a doubt that was an influence, and considering Yahtzee's penchant for references in his works, not to mention his obvious like of the first Blood, it's not at all impossible, or even improbable.
#25
Posted 24 September 2007 - 04:43 AM
Nimdok, I think you've got it there, seed of inspiration. Though I've never played the Blood games before so I don't know how this enemy compares to the Tall Man other then what I can make out from that description and image.
#28
Posted 25 September 2007 - 03:39 PM
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#29
Posted 04 October 2007 - 01:00 AM
(By the way, I didn't do the anaramming all by my wittle self...I did those at a website.)
And an anagram of The Tall Man is "Ah Malt Lent"
Would that be some kind of alternate 40-day period where no-one could eat malt? I wonder if it would fall around the 28th of July?
By the way, I mean no offense to anyone who observes the actual Lent
This post has been edited by Panfried Flatscreens: 04 October 2007 - 01:02 AM
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#30
Posted 04 October 2007 - 10:42 AM
I've been reading through Doom Patrol and its come to my attention that the character Rebis looks alot like the new prince, being covered from head to foot in bandages and floating everywhere, and the character Red Jack is dressed nearly identically to the tall man, he also mostly lacks a face.
Can anyone dispute this? I'll get some pics up of the charaters soon if you like, but you can always just google it.