Thursday, August 9, 2007

(1) James vs. (4) Beckrex


The much anticipated match between (1) James and (4) Beckrex in the Kenwood Region forces me to skip the Congressional Region for now.
Since I was a provider, and since I want to be on the author's good side from now on, I am not allowed to pretend to be him; however I am still allowed to analyze his characters to some degree. When asked about this matchup, my three character analysts: Alex, Ellen and Michael, said that this was a tough one. Alex said, "Underseed" when asked about Beckrex. Beckrex was one of the plotters in Fire and Ice, but he was not able to scheme a plan to destroy Haxll and Phixilp, therefore he asked Fellurx for some help. Fellurx ultimately did most (all) of the work. Beckrex is asscociated with being prideful and easily mocks other characters. One fan called him G-Hetto, and although the author told me that he wanted Beckrex to be very cool, he said that Beckrex is above foreign affairs and we will soon see how good of a fighter he is (I heard that he is one of the best).
James, the main character of the books, devolps as a character. He goes from a cocky competitor to a concerned friend. His goal is to become Congo some day. He is very cool and wants people to remember his name. He has never lost a fight (yet). In the first book, in the championship round of the Gold Ti test, James beats the prodigious Lucas by tricking him. James, according to the author, will learn a technique from David to call his own because in the first book he uses very common attacks. Anyways, character analyst Michael said that James should win this because he is the main character. He is now because he's never lost but also because many people can relate to him. Alex responded by saying that Beckrex is more now because of how cool he has become. He mocks so many people and doesn't need to back it up, but if he did he would own anyone. Finally the votes: Alex voted for Beckrex, and Michael voted for James, Ellen who was in LA today is being subbed by Herbert. Herb said that Beckrex would beat many of the sweet sixteen candidates, but not James just because he's the main character. The author of Fire and Ice has allowed me to vote as long as I don't pretend to be him by saying things like "I have big plans for both people" or "there is more to him than you think" and especially "because he is easier to write about" etc. So my vote is for Beckrex because he is, if you were one of the lucky ones to read Fire and Ice, a very "Now" guy who got a bad seed because he stops appearing eventually.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.