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capeandcowl2009-08-09 08:16 pm
liebe_krieg) wrote in capeandcowl2009-08-09 08:16 pm
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10th and longest Insane Speech, Video (Filtered from Alucard)
[Video shows Major sitting in a plush chair with the sun setting over the City skyline, visible through the large window behind him. He’s looking more immaculate than usual- suit recently pressed, spectacles polished, his face radiating energy]
My friends, I would like to tell you a story. I’m sorry to say that it’s not a very happy one.
[Video switches to historical footage of what was then Los Angeles: black and white images of well-dressed men with Tommy Guns]
This story begins in the 1920s, in California. Until then, the United States was much as I and many of you knew it in our own worlds: strong, powerful, and united! This changed when organized crime was allowed to gain a tight hold on the West Coast. Its corrupting influence grew and grew, until the American government could no longer claim to truly control the area!
[Image of a map of the United States, with California slowly turning deep black]
Since then, there has been an uneasy ‘peace’ existing between the US and its wayward territory, a territory which is now a blight upon the Earth where almost any evil can thrive. I think we know how well the HIVE has respected this arrangement, don’t we?
[Video shows footage of the HIVE invasion, taken from the communicator network, news broadcasts, YouTube, etc. Missiles streaking across the sky towards Stark Tower, the airship looming overhead, bodies human and inhuman in the streets, Duela Dent’s voice as she promises the City ‘this isn’t over’.]
You who were here in March must remember very well the price the City paid in chaos and blood for treating the HIVE passively! And just think: if the heroes of that battle had not been victorious, that price could have been paid by the world, if not many worlds! For I think we can all imagine what the HIVE would do if they had a device as powerful as the Porter in their hands. And that was and still is their target, my friends.
[Video switches back to the Major, looking grim]
For you who do not know me, I am the Major. I am no crimefighter, but a soldier, one whose basic duty is to struggle for the defense of his home. Since I have found myself calling this place home, I have dedicated myself to the study of its defense; not from the criminals within, but from exterior threats. And it is very clear to me that the HIVE remains a terrible threat to us all.
They’ve been watching us, you know. Some of you may remember those voices on the network around the time of the Iron Suit’s demise. They’re still interested in us and the Porter, with whom they have some sort of connection. Just how much do they know about why we are all trapped here, I wonder?
Those of you from a certain world may be familiar with the name ‘Luthor’. I have been reliably informed that this name denotes a ruthless megalomaniac, and a formidable scientist and leader. Well, prepare to become familiar with it in a new and more dangerous context. My intelligence informs me that Herr Luthor, or at least a version of him, is one of the supreme rulers of our enemies to the West.
They have attacked us and escaped without any consequence, save the losses of their expendable minions. They are led by a terrible enemy. They have near-limitless resources and boundless twisted genius, and are likely using both to develop their own Porter since their first attempt to seize this one failed. This City is so chaotic and vulnerable, and the last attack was just a portion of their power. With this in mind, can we really ignore the possibility of another attack? Can we ignore the possibility of spies among us even now, watching and waiting?
The question before us then is clear. What are we going to do? What shall we all do in the face of such a threat?
[Images of past City disasters begin to flash across the screen- giant bugs, Polymorphs, Godzilla, recent footage of the Sins]
I may not have been here as long as some others, but I have been around long enough to notice a pattern. Each time a disaster threatens, it is never prevented! Instead, it is only reacted to once it has already begun, often too late for those who are harmed. No wonder the HIVE has not returned all these months. The longer they wait, the more we soften ourselves up for them!
All this time, we have only responded, and never pre-empted. I think the heroes of this place can hardly be blamed for that- one can’t really predict a musical, hm? But this is different! This threat we know of, this disaster we can avert- if we have the strength and will to act! We’ve been brought here to serve justice, have we not? To protect the City? Well, here is an opportunity to do just that!
Just think, my friends- we are scattered, disorganized and divided right now, but if we were to band our powers and talents together, we could be among the most powerful fighting forces the world has ever known! A force unbound by ordinary human limitations, a force that does not even have to fear death itself!
[Video now shows Major standing behind a desk in his apartment/HQ, maps of the HIVE, the City, the United States and the world rolled out on it. Sharp-eyed viewers will see that on these maps, HIVE territory has been coloured red and the City blue. Armed men in black uniforms- the Major’s personal paramilitary force- bustle around the scene, moving communications equipment, supplies and files]
So then, my friends, this is what I intend to do. I intend to strike the HIVE a blow so harsh that their appetite for aggression and villainy will be permanently curbed! I intend to make sure that this City is safe from them, and that the power of the Porter remains forever out of their reach. I intend to bring to justice those responsible for the brutal attack on the City. I intend to do some good.
This is a message for all of you who may wish to aid me. I ask you as fellow inhabitants and defenders of this place, as heroes and ordinary folks alike, to join me on this crusade! To place your welfare and possessions on the line for this cause, to help right wrongs and protect the innocent!
Oh, and to those watching this from the other side- and I know that you are out there…
Consider this my declaration of war.
OOC: ETA: I need to go to bed, I'll resume the warmongering (and hopefully tag everybody back) tomorrow!
My friends, I would like to tell you a story. I’m sorry to say that it’s not a very happy one.
[Video switches to historical footage of what was then Los Angeles: black and white images of well-dressed men with Tommy Guns]
This story begins in the 1920s, in California. Until then, the United States was much as I and many of you knew it in our own worlds: strong, powerful, and united! This changed when organized crime was allowed to gain a tight hold on the West Coast. Its corrupting influence grew and grew, until the American government could no longer claim to truly control the area!
[Image of a map of the United States, with California slowly turning deep black]
Since then, there has been an uneasy ‘peace’ existing between the US and its wayward territory, a territory which is now a blight upon the Earth where almost any evil can thrive. I think we know how well the HIVE has respected this arrangement, don’t we?
[Video shows footage of the HIVE invasion, taken from the communicator network, news broadcasts, YouTube, etc. Missiles streaking across the sky towards Stark Tower, the airship looming overhead, bodies human and inhuman in the streets, Duela Dent’s voice as she promises the City ‘this isn’t over’.]
You who were here in March must remember very well the price the City paid in chaos and blood for treating the HIVE passively! And just think: if the heroes of that battle had not been victorious, that price could have been paid by the world, if not many worlds! For I think we can all imagine what the HIVE would do if they had a device as powerful as the Porter in their hands. And that was and still is their target, my friends.
[Video switches back to the Major, looking grim]
For you who do not know me, I am the Major. I am no crimefighter, but a soldier, one whose basic duty is to struggle for the defense of his home. Since I have found myself calling this place home, I have dedicated myself to the study of its defense; not from the criminals within, but from exterior threats. And it is very clear to me that the HIVE remains a terrible threat to us all.
They’ve been watching us, you know. Some of you may remember those voices on the network around the time of the Iron Suit’s demise. They’re still interested in us and the Porter, with whom they have some sort of connection. Just how much do they know about why we are all trapped here, I wonder?
Those of you from a certain world may be familiar with the name ‘Luthor’. I have been reliably informed that this name denotes a ruthless megalomaniac, and a formidable scientist and leader. Well, prepare to become familiar with it in a new and more dangerous context. My intelligence informs me that Herr Luthor, or at least a version of him, is one of the supreme rulers of our enemies to the West.
They have attacked us and escaped without any consequence, save the losses of their expendable minions. They are led by a terrible enemy. They have near-limitless resources and boundless twisted genius, and are likely using both to develop their own Porter since their first attempt to seize this one failed. This City is so chaotic and vulnerable, and the last attack was just a portion of their power. With this in mind, can we really ignore the possibility of another attack? Can we ignore the possibility of spies among us even now, watching and waiting?
The question before us then is clear. What are we going to do? What shall we all do in the face of such a threat?
[Images of past City disasters begin to flash across the screen- giant bugs, Polymorphs, Godzilla, recent footage of the Sins]
I may not have been here as long as some others, but I have been around long enough to notice a pattern. Each time a disaster threatens, it is never prevented! Instead, it is only reacted to once it has already begun, often too late for those who are harmed. No wonder the HIVE has not returned all these months. The longer they wait, the more we soften ourselves up for them!
All this time, we have only responded, and never pre-empted. I think the heroes of this place can hardly be blamed for that- one can’t really predict a musical, hm? But this is different! This threat we know of, this disaster we can avert- if we have the strength and will to act! We’ve been brought here to serve justice, have we not? To protect the City? Well, here is an opportunity to do just that!
Just think, my friends- we are scattered, disorganized and divided right now, but if we were to band our powers and talents together, we could be among the most powerful fighting forces the world has ever known! A force unbound by ordinary human limitations, a force that does not even have to fear death itself!
[Video now shows Major standing behind a desk in his apartment/HQ, maps of the HIVE, the City, the United States and the world rolled out on it. Sharp-eyed viewers will see that on these maps, HIVE territory has been coloured red and the City blue. Armed men in black uniforms- the Major’s personal paramilitary force- bustle around the scene, moving communications equipment, supplies and files]
So then, my friends, this is what I intend to do. I intend to strike the HIVE a blow so harsh that their appetite for aggression and villainy will be permanently curbed! I intend to make sure that this City is safe from them, and that the power of the Porter remains forever out of their reach. I intend to bring to justice those responsible for the brutal attack on the City. I intend to do some good.
This is a message for all of you who may wish to aid me. I ask you as fellow inhabitants and defenders of this place, as heroes and ordinary folks alike, to join me on this crusade! To place your welfare and possessions on the line for this cause, to help right wrongs and protect the innocent!
Oh, and to those watching this from the other side- and I know that you are out there…
Consider this my declaration of war.
OOC: ETA: I need to go to bed, I'll resume the warmongering (and hopefully tag everybody back) tomorrow!
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