https://preview.redd.it/tgy96ehit1551.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=caa70278d3528a5f651c4f29e9bcf1a398eda9a4 Brief Synopsis: MI6 agent, James Bond, earns his 00 agent license to kill and becomes the infamous 007. Intention: Create a streamlined episodic presentation of the Daniel Craig 007 era films. Each film will be broken up into 40-45 minute episodes with a focus on the espionage action. Release Info: Available Now 6mbps 5.1 MP4 files https://reddit.com/link/fg97sw/video/luxuc9qnt1551/player ------------------------------- Episode 001 – Ellipsis +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Cold intro of Bond earning his 00 license (removed fade in, now hard open) +Created background and mask to remove the barrel effect when Bond shoots the informant -Cut to black removing the Casino Royale intro/song (this is my favorite Bond song and one of my favorite rock songs, but in this format it just doesn’t fit) +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card Open on boy running through the camp -Trimmed the over the top parkour scenes, now Bond is just chasing him on foot through the vegetation, worksite and road -Trimmed a little bit of M going off -Trimmed Bond & Solange to just focus on moving the narrative and plot forward -Trimmed M’s agitated cursing at Bond when he calls at the airport, is transfered to her then hangs up. The majority of her character is just bickering and I wanted to make her more than a disgruntled head of MI6. Hopefully it helps her natural transformation into the more supportive sympathetic role she will take in the third episode. -Cut Bond falling off the truck and then chasing it down and jumping back on. Now he never falls off Episode ends with close up of Bond’s face after Carlos activates the charge that Bond places on his belt +Custom credits (directed by, story by, actor names, studio credits, etc.) +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation and lessen yellow hues Episode 002 – Casino Royale +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Opening sequence after M walks away from Bond after their conversation at Solange’s home +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Trimmed some of Vesper and James’ dialogue after sizing each other up on the train -Removed James’ line about Vesper being single, it now cuts away after he says she’s not his type End of episode after Bond returns and announces that last hand nearly killed him +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation and lessen yellow hues Episode 003 – Vesper +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Open with final round +Added Bond opening after James tells Vesper he’s famished +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Cut Vesper and James talking about his little finger cringe -Cut Vesper and James horn dogging in the hospital -Cut Vesper and James in bed in Venice -Cut James calling Vesper a b**** when M asks if he needs time End of episode after Bond introduces himself to Mr. White +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation and lessen yellow hues Episode 004 – Deception Point +Warning +FE Netflix bumper -Cut zoom in and artistic shots of Bond and car Cold open on Bond shifting into gear -Cut to opening credits after Bond opens the trunk to reveal Mr. White +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Trimmed M and Bond’s dialogue when they are reviewing the double Mitchell’s room Episode ends with Bond walking away from the flight attendant at the airport +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Episode 005 – Quantum of Solace +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Cold open on Bond arriving to see Mathis in Italy -Cut to opening credits after Mathis asks, “Come to apologize?” +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Cut bond sleeping with the Strawberry Fields -Removed kissing sound when Bond leaves Fields at the party so now it could just be him whispering to her -Cut Greene talking about Camille being spectacular when she’s on her back -Cut Camille cursing as they walk out of the club -Trimmed the poorly layered double mirage like shot of Bond and Camille walking through the desert -Cut some dialogue between the president and the general -Cut Greene’s reference of how the president would wake up if he didn’t sign -Cut the closeup of the the president aide’s upskirt when she’s on the bed -Cut Bond kissing Camille after she says she wishes she could set him free End with Bond walking off into the night +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Episode 006 – Phoenix Agent +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Open on Bond walking up hallway (no horn crescendos) +Added Istanbul title on screen -Removed Eve’s lines about VW Beatles -Cut to intro after Bond fades out into the water after being shot; Added underwater waterfall sfx smooth transition +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Cut Bond lover scene and his scorpion drinking game; now jumps to him at the bar during the day when he hears the broadcast -Cut M cursing on the bridge as she exits the car -Cut Bond responding b**** when psychologist says the name “M” -Cut references and Q’s explaining to Bond’about the palm recognizer on his Walther PPK -Cut shot of Bond testing the palm grip on the Walther PPK while in the car Cropped a shot of Bond hanging from the elevator to remove the CGI superimposed hands from the frame. The idea is to simply remove the focus from his hands not being in gloves. Cropped and shortened shots with gloves to take emphasis off of his hands -Removed scene of Bond disappearing after Severine sees him from the other skyscraper +Inserted the ending theme from Casino Royale to create a musical ending to the episode End episode after Bond retrieves the Macau token +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones Episode 007 – Concomitant Factor +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Open on aerial shot of London; rebuilt surround track to make opener more seemless; added typing, glitch and slot machine sfx +Added intro after M completes her call -Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Removed Bond saying he didn’t order Eve (again, I want to make Bond less of a sex crazed agent) -Removed Bond trying to undress Eve -Removed Silva’s advances on Bond, again this is to help the characters stay focused on espionage -Removed Silva shooting Severine. It’s now implied that Bond saves her +Added Severine in the background when Silva backs away from Bon after he takes out his henchmen Cropped shot to remove visual of Severine dead from when Silva looks up at the helicopters -Removed the pan back down to eliminate the need to do a massive zoom -Removed some of Q’s cursing End of episode on Bond looking into the basement ladder way +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones Episode 008 – Skyfall +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Open with Bond climbing down the ladder after Silva -Cut to intro after Q responds, “I told you” +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Removed the man’s line about Bond being keen to get home after he jumps onto the back of the train -Removed M’s cursing when they arrive at Skyfall -Removed Kincade calling Bond a little $4!7 End of episode at final scene of movie +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones Episode 009 – Rogue Agent +Warning +FE Netflix bumper -Removed The Dead Are Alive intro Cold open with Bond on rooftop listening in on conversation +Added Mexico City title on screen +Added translation subtitles -Cut last shots of helicopter and Bond looking at the Spectre ring -Cut opening sequence +Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card -Removed Q’s “oh sh*&” line -Cut Bond looking at the gadget panel in the Aston Martin +Added Roman cicadas to outside scenes when Lucia arrives home and when Spectre attempts to kill her Repurposed Lucia’s later lines about where Spectre is meeting as to have her deliver the lines while Bond is standing there. She now tells him, he says “time for a drink” and transition to him driving to the meeting -Cut Bond and Lucia’s sex scene +Added translation subtitles during Spectre meeting scene -Cut Hinx gouging out the man’s eyes -Cut James turning on the music on the gadgets -Cut Bond taking off the top of a car and Hinx following him down the alley -Trimmed car chase scene to remove the silly part where he gets stuck behind the driver and Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper +Extensive color correction of every scene Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene. Episode 010 – For King and Country +Warning +FE Netflix bumper Open with Money Penny reviewing files about Franz Oberhause -Cut Madeline and Bond’s sex scene after killing Hinx +Added dialogue to scene where Madeline and James get off the train +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper +Extensive color correction of every scene Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene. Episode 011 – Spectre +Warning +FE Netflix bumper -Cut the portrait scenes as James walks through the ruins of MI6 looking for Blofeld +Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music +FE Netflix style bumper Extensive color correction of every scene Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene. https://preview.redd.it/1800yikgbsl41.jpg?width=694&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a64c724f3c5337b954afa67be3008d847dcd944d
"...Jessica..." Jessi hears the voice in the darkness as she picks up the pace. What started as a light walk had become a jog from the formless voice around her. "....Jesssicaaa...." It repeats in a singsong voice. The vampire, scared, begins running, turning into a sprint. She ducks into an alley as she hears footsteps behind her. She stops. She knows this alley as she looks around the empty space between the brickwork. It's the alley she was turned in. She shakes her head and turns around, her eyes meeting the chest of a tall man in well dressed suit. She back up, stumbles, and falls back. The tall man leans down, his iris' red, his whites darkened. "Jessica!" He screams, face to face with the frightened female. "....FUCK!" Jessi wakes up in her bed, bolting straight awake. Despite the fact she can't breathe, she tries panting, shaking off the jitters. She feels her head with the palm of her hand before looking at her hands. Her claws protruding as she pulls her other hand out of the mattress, feeling the holes she made with her fingertips, retracting them. "....What the fuck..." She rubs her eyes and moves her hand down over her mouth. She feels little bumps behind her lips. Her fangs had protruded in her nightmare. She retracts them and shakes her head. This was... something new. Something she never experienced before. Vamping out in the middle of the night. She shakes her head and gets out of bed. She goes to the central distract and walks along the rooftops, clearing her head, occasionally looking down on the people below. Seeing people and circulatory systems below her. She shakes her head again. She didn't feel right.
MEANWHILE
The Duke's Lounge Casino was a great place for a gambling man like Stanley. His game of the night was Blackjack. And he was on fire. He was currently up 7 games to the 10 he's played, scoring 21 once. He can be heard cheering and celebrating. "Woo! Alright alright alright! Alright, alright one more game, I... I can be convinced for one more game, okay, ladies and gents? He says to a seemingly unamused group playing with him. He reads the room and shakes his head. "Hoo.... Tough crowd tonight, am I right?" He leans in to one of his fellow gamers. "...I'm right, aren't I?" The dealer deals again, first Stanley is dealt a 3 and a 7. He laughs as the dealer starts asking for hits or stays. "Hit me, dah'lin..." He says with an accent and grins, bobbing his head a little. The dealer hits. 7. 17. Stanley recoils and reads the board, turning to his "friend". "...Do you ever... live out on the edge a little? Just like, do something completely stupid..." He knocks on the table. Hit. Deal. Ace. 18. "...And it pays off in the long run...?" He grins ear to ear, the expression of her compatriot signalling he was in the right to hit. "...BUT!" He returns his attention to the dealer. "I'll just stay again, darling, I like my odds too much." Dealer deals herself. 13, into 17, into 24. The dealer pays out and Stanley stands and applauds, taking his chips, tipping his imaginary hat, and taking his leave, making his way to the bar. [STANLEY IS HERE. Feel free to interact with either of them.]
Susan smiled. “Survive. Not, for example, to do anything about this end of the world-” I rested a hand on Susan’s shoulder as several of the gods turned unpleasant looks towards her. My father took a step forward, his shoulders bunching and muscles standing out like cables, between her and the gods. “A kind offer. Do we have accommodations while we’re here?” “Of course, my son,” said Zeus, and smiled. “Please, settle in. Enjoy yourselves. There is a feast tonight, in your honor.” He stepped up to my father, and I noticed that Zeus was taller. A moment before, he’d been about as tall as me. Now, he was a couple of inches taller than my dad, and that made me feel just a little bit disturbed. I couldn’t tell whether I’d misjudged his height, or if he’d changed it. He embraced my father in a manly hug, and squeezed him once, quite firmly, before slapping him on the shoulder. “Now, please! Settle in.” He paused for a moment, and then turned towards Megara. “Echidna.” She drew herself up, her back straight, her eyes meeting his without the slightest trace of hesitation. “Zeus, who marshals the thunderheads.” I couldn’t quite tell whether that was an insult, a compliment, or a careful mix of both. “We meet, at last.” “We do indeed.” He smiled brilliantly, pearly white teeth flashing at her. “All is forgiven. Please, find yourself welcome here.” This seemed to catch her entirely off surprise, a single eyebrow arching delicately. “I cannot say I ever expected to hear that from you.” After a long moment, she nodded her head. “But we all of us change in the face of adversity, don’t we? Thank you. I shall strive to be as gracious a guest as I can be.” There was, at this, a lessening of tension, a subtle lowering of shoulders. It couldn’t have been just that; I wasn’t so absurdly perceptive that I could read a room effortlessly. There had been something in the air, crackling like ozone. A tension that was gone, now that mom had shown she wasn’t angry. The gods dispersed in crowds, save for one who strode forth, a grin on his face. I’d been reading some of my father’s novels on Greek mythology, and had grown confident in being able to identify gods, at least when they wanted to be identified. I certainly wouldn’t have had to do that for this particular god. Hermes was noticeably nude save for a cape and a cap that reminded me of a World War 1 soldier. I tried not to stare, and in doing so, noticed that both Susan and Isabelle seemed entranced. I gave Isabelle a little nudge, and then aslightly harder one. “Wha?” She looked at me, and flushed red. “I was just…” “It’s alright, it’s alright, it happens all the time,” said Hermes, a grin on his face. “God of Athleticism and all, comes with the territory. I don’t get to run across the world much anymore, it’s good to know I’ve still got it.” “He actually looks a lot like Dean,” murmured Susan. Isabelle’s flush grew just a little bit worse. I coughed into my hand, and Hermes did the same, looking- for just a moment- genuinely surprised. “I believe,” said Harry, “that we could use a guide to our quarters.” “Of course, brother. Come along.” Hermes gestured, and turned, which seemed to break the hypnotic state that Susan was in. I heard Megara grumble something under her breath, but not loud enough for any of us to catch it. “I must say, it’s thrilling to see you. I’ve spent precious little time in the mortal world for- Well, too damn long, obviously. I…” The god began to walk at a brisk pace, up the side of the hill. “I don’t imagine you’ve heard. But. My great-grand son… Neither of you have happened to see Odysseus, have you?” Megara let out a soft sound of disconcert. “He’s not here? I’d have expected that if any of the heroes were… I never met him. Never waylaid him.” She shook her head. “I hope he is safe. I always liked him. A hero who never slew monsters.” She chuckled. “Only men.” “Yes, well, I suppose I can see where that would endear him to you,” said Hermes. “He left. A long time ago. Said he had a mission. I’ve never heard of him visiting one of the cities…” Hermes’ lips twisted into a frown. “I suppose it does no good to worry about him, but-” “We can hardly help but worry about our kin, particularly when they are so eager to get themselves into a mess, can we?” asked Megara, and there was a certain warm kindness in her voice. Hermes tossed a bright, pearly smile at her. The trees surrounding us were apple trees. I had grown up in upstate New York. I knew apples. These were not the simple, stunted mortal apple trees. Apple trees in an orchard were, at most, about 15 feet tall, and carefully pruned to keep them manageable. These were great, primeval things, towering over us on either side, growing so thick that they created a dense canopy. Despite that, golden light streamed down between leaves, dappling the ground with pools of warmth, and giving the entire place an ethereal feel. And perhaps most striking was the color. Golden apples, normally, have a yellow-ish color; Something between red and green. These apples were had the lustrous shine of metal. Susan stared up at one of the trees. “Are these safe? They’re not going to cause sudden shame about nudity or doom mankind if we eat them, are they?” “They’re the Golden Apples,” said my father. “They show up a lot in myth. Greek, Norse, Irish…” “There’s a reason the island is called Avalon,” said Hermes. “It was said that apples grew here better than anyone else. On an island in the far west of the world the Greeks knew… Sound at all familiar?” He smiled. “It’s always the question, isn’t it? Which came first, the stories, or the reality? The apples are safe. They grant an immunity to age, and disease, to any who eat them. Of course, the mortals who stole them would find that small comfort, considering what the gods would do to them for the theft, but that’s so often the way, isn’t it?” He smiled brightly. “You, however, are guests. Immortality, and health, are what you might call… table stakes.” “Immortality,” said Susan, frowning dubiously. “Seems like kind of a commitment.” She reached up, and gently tugged on one of the golden apples, hanging low on the branch. With a soft snap, the branch lifted up into the air, leaving the apple in her hands. It was close to the size of her head. “So, you bite into one of these things, and you live forever?” “Barring accident or misfortune. Sadly, a very limited immortality, particularly in our line of work. But it ensures that your last moments will be glorious- or at the very least, hilarious.” Hermes smiled. “Would you like to try it?” “Hmm.” She stared at the surface for a long moment. “Nah. Hey, Dean, Isabelle, think fast!” Susan had a good arm. The apple swished through the air, and my hand came up automatically, at the same time as Isabelle’s. It struck my palm, but would have bounced out if Isabelle hadn’t caught it from the other side. The apple wasn’t quite as heavy as I would have expected from its size, but it had a certain weightiness that was thoroughly metaphorical. Harry frowned over at Hermes. “A panacea? A cure to aging?” “Yes,” said Hermes, nodding. “You’re thinking, what a wonderful thing it’d be for the humans to have, right?” Dad crossed his arms. “I’d considered it. I’ve known many good men who could have done a great deal more good, had they survived long enough. There are quite a few humans who are worthy of this sort of thing.” “It wouldn’t work. Believe me, I agree with you, and I want humans to survive. It’d put that smug bastard Apollo in his place, sure enough, curing all disease. But humans don’t work that way. You give them everything they want, and it just destroys who they are. If every human were immortal, there would be wars over resources; If only a select few were immortal, there’d be even worse wars. Humans have to mature into immortality. You can’t go interfering with them, you can’t just give them what they want. They have to earn it. Otherwise, they won’t ever really have it.” “Is that why this is the first time I’ve seen any of you?” asked Harry, his voice soft. “You know what my life has been like, I presume.” “Yeah. I watched. You survived.” “Because of others. I kept thinking…” My dad was quiet for a moment. He never talked about growing up. I’d learned a little bit more of the story since I had died and come back, but he’d always held his tongue. I knew that he’d been in Africa, which is where he’d met my birth mother. I remember her telling me stories about the two of them robbing a casino, or a club or a bar, or something- the details were never consistent- and then arriving at the States. Hermes finally spoke. “Why didn’t we help.” “Not to put too fine a point on it,” said Harry. “I know. I wanted to help. We all wanted to help. But we can’t. We… tried interfering. Tried getting involved. But we’re only… Well, not human, obviously. But we’re limited in the good that we can do, Harry. You think I didn’t want to help your son, to lead him out of Hades? Even Hades could only do that when he was given the right chance.” He turned towards us. “So. You kids want immortality?” “I think I need to consider it more,” I said, and Isabelle and I set the apple down on the ground with the reverence that it deserved Hermes was quiet for another moment as he approached a large, Italian-style villa. It reminded me of the ones we’d seen in Fiesole, standing atop a terrace, great grape vines growing up its sides, the walls immaculate white, the terra cotta roof tiles brilliant in the sun. “And if I may offer some advice… While you are here, try not to talk about Silas Nash. The subject is still a very sore one.” With that, Hermes gave a brief bow at the door of the Villa, and was then off like a shot, sprinting down the hill with a speed that made it clear that he’d been going quietly mad with the pace of our walk. “What do you think he meant by that?” I asked, softly. “Nash saved your life. Probably saved the lives of everyone in the city. But he was given power by War, he defied Hades and through him Zeus, and worst of all, he’s strong enough to scare them,” murmured Harry. “You’ll notice that if there’s one thing in myth that worries the gods, its mortals who can stand up to them.” “He saved my life. He saved your life. He saved literally all of our lives. You’re not going to just let them think that he’s some villain, are you?” I stepped a little bit closer, and tried not to let the heat enter my voice. “You know, sooner or later, that he’s going to come here. And you know, if he does, and they treat him like he’s a monster, things are going to get unbelievably messy. We can’t just let them think that.” “Of course we can’t,” said Megara, firmly. “We shall simply have to be…” She let a smile run over her lips. “Persuasive.” A golden plaque was inscribed over the entrance to the villa; Villa diEracle. The five of us split up. The villa was large enough for at least a hundred people to avoid ever seeing each other. I found myself a room, and began to lay out my clothes there. The formal suit and tie seemed strangely silly, in light of what we’d seen the gods wearing, but it’d have to do. I set it out on the bed, and stared down at it for a moment. The first hint I had that someone else was there was when cool hands slid around my shoulders. “Are you mad at me for staring?” asked Isabelle. “No.” I smiled. “I mean, how often do you get to see gods nude? It’d probably be a shame if you didn’t peek. I know I’m going to be hoping to meet Aphrodite tonight, rowr.” She slugged me in the shoulder, and chuckled. “Just be careful, you might run into Artemis instead.” She leaned against my back for a moment. “You’re angry.” “Not at you, or Susan, or any of them.” “I know. You’re angry at them.” I sighed, and felt her arms tighten a little more around my shoulders. She was warm, and her head rested against my back, the scent of her perfume filling the air as she squeezed me a couple of times. “He saved me. You know? I still remember how it looked, when he arrived in the Asphodel, when he told me what happened, when he encouraged me to come back. He was an asshole, but in that kind of way that showed he cared. And he was the one who actually helped. He didn’t have to do any of what he did.” “He’s frightening, Dean.” Isabelle was quiet for a moment. “I’m not sure you know how frightening. I’m not saying it’s right, he was the one who saved us, but… I can understand why he’d scare the people here. He scared me. He scared Susan. He’s… something else. You heard about that attack that they said he was responsible for, on the Secretary of the Treasury, last year. He might have gone bad.” “I don’t believe that,” I said, and rested a hand on hers. “And I know you don’t, either.” “No, I don’t. You’re right that he saved us.” Her voice dropped a little. “He saved Susan. She…” She shook her head. “Do you know that she tried to kill herself, on the rooftop?” “I didn’t,”I murmured, and frowned. “She never told me.” “She told me about it. She thought it was the only way to make things right, and he stopped her.” Isabelle was quiet for a second. I thought about the day before, when I’d found Susan on the rooftop. “She’s still guilty about what she did. I’ve tried to convince her that it wasn’t her, that it wasn’t her fault, that it was a manipulation. That she’s nothing like that. But…” Isabelle sighed, and sank down onto the bed. “It’s hard to get her to see sense sometimes. You know? She acts so cool about everything, but…” She rubbed at her eyes, and I noticed a little moisture on her fingers. I sat down beside her, and squeezed her gently. “I worry about her.” “Maybe the two of you should spend a little more time together? I want to keep my father company tonight. The two of you could have an evening to yourself. I…” He frowned. “You know how it is. It can feel a little bit like I’m intruding sometimes, with you two. You’ve been friends for a long time. I don’t mind giving you your space for a bit.” “I-” She was quiet for a moment, and then smiled. “I don’t think that’s what she needs. I don’t think that’s what I need, either, for that matter. But that might be what Harry needs. This sounds like it’s going to be kind of… tense.” She frowned down at the clothes on the bed. “I wonder if it’s more polite to be shaped like a human, or a snake, while I’m there.” “Personally, I have always favored my true form. But that may mean something different for you than it does for me.” The two of us turned. Megara stood in the doorway. She was dressed in a bright jade-green tunic, and her skin was a shade of pale blue, contrasting with the green. Her dark hair hung curled around her face, and her tail was the color of rust. It glittered in sunlight. A delicate skirt hung around her waist, concealing her modesty somewhat, the tail coiled behind her. Isabelle smiled, and bowed her head. “You look very lovely, Mrs. Drakos.” “Echidna might be best here.” Mom smiled warmly. “And I know that you have been feeling some uncertainties about your body.” She paused for a moment. “In honesty, I do not know precisely how that would feel. I was born as I am; I have never been otherwise. But I know that I have seen it happen in my own children, when they were reborn. The clash between human and monster. The strangeness of the mix of sensations. The uncertainty of which side to embrace. I have seen them make every choice on the spectrum between the two. None of them have made a wrong choice, if you catch my meaning. Whatever you want to be, be it with conviction, and you will be fine.” “That is… good advice, which I may find difficult to follow, Echidna.” “Good advice always is. If all we needed to do was follow it, the world would be a simpler place.” She smiled. “Now, if I may. Dean, do you mind talking with your father? He’s in a pacing mood.” “Oh, heck.” I stood up, and grabbed the clothes. “Yeah. I’ll see if I can help” I moved to step past Megara, and then stopped, halfway through the doorframe. I gave her a peck on the cheek, and squeezed her gently around the shoulders. “And you look great, Mom.” “Go, go, there’s no need to make your girlfriend jealous,” murmured Megara, but she smiled as she did. True to her words, dad was pacing in the large master bedroom. He looked over half a dozen ties, picking up one, and then another. “Dean. Your mother sent you here?” “Yeah.” I looked over the ties. “I’m going to be honest, Dad, you could probably wear a lion skin and get away with it.” “I should be so lucky as to have a lion skin on hand,” he murmured, checking himself in the mirror. Anything my father wore, no matter how well tailored, looked like it was about to tear apart at the seams if he moved too quickly. He tried the tie again, and again it came out like a mess. “Son, help.” I stepped in front of him, and began to tie the tie. I frowned. “You’re really worried about this?” “Just a touch.” “Dad, you’re one of the greatest heroes of western mythology, finally returning home after conquering a literally millenia-old nemesis. I’m sure that they’re going to be thrilled with you.” He nodded slowly. “Son… How do you call Megara mom?” I frowned at that. “I’m… not quite sure what you mean.” “I still remember Acanit. How do you not feel… disloyal? I know you wouldn’t do it if you thought it meant forgetting your mother. But…” He was quiet for a moment. “The only father I ever knew died, burning. Zeus was not there. He wasn’t there when Acanit died. He wasn’t there when I fought Megara. He hasn’t taken an interest in me for a long time. It’s…” He sighed. “It’s odd that I should ask you for advice on this, but the situation feels familiar. How do you acknowledge someone as family when you think of them as anything but? The man was never there for…” He paused, and looked over at me. “God, son. I was never there for you, was I?” I squeezed his shoulder. “You were there for me when it really counted. And for mom… for Acanit. You were there for her when it really counted. But you couldn’t be there all the time.” “I should’ve.” “That’s not who you were. I was angry at you for that, for a long time. But… What’s the point of getting angry about those things? You were doing what you thought was right, and the fact that you cared was part of what she loved about you. I can be angry about that, or I can understand it, and appreciate it about you. That’s what you have to do with Zeus, I think. Understand him. He’s still the father of the gods. And either he’s someone who can be your father, or he’s not.” I paused. “And if he’s not, we should probably still be respectful.” “Yes. That certainly adds a certain note of terror to the evening, doesn’t it?” Harry smiled warmly. “Well, we’ll just have to see if we can get through the evening without any faux pas.” — “I’m just saying! I’m just saying. I think they should wipe them all out.” “Ah,” said Harry, delicately. “And who is this, again?” Ares grunted. A tall, bellicose man, he was olive skinned, and energetic, his dark curly hair hanging around his face, dressed in armor. I wasn’t sure specifically what kind, but it was made of overlapping plates that didn’t look like the armor I’d seen in museums of Greek artifacts. “Whoever. I feel as though it’s fairly universal advice, really.” “Ah,” said Harry, for lack of something better. I coughed into my hand, and Thor frowned. His shaggy red hair had been cut into something smoother and more stylish, framing his handsome, rough features. “I don’t know. I mean, without a good agricultural group to raid, you wind up having to grow everything yourself. I think we can all live in peace, provided we have the occasional chance to indulge in a little pillage and slaughter.” Ares rolled his eyes visibly. “What, you disagree?!” “No, no. I can just see how barbarians would think such things. Do all the fun of pillaging and taking, but when it comes to the hard work of holding…” He sighed. “No wonder your people became a bunch of slack-jawed egalitarian pacifists. When was the last time a Scandinavian nation fought a war of aggression?” “Oh, yes, and the Italians and the Greeks have certainly been the scourge of the continent,” said Thor, smirking. “What was it? The only colonizing nation to ever lose a war to an African nation. That’s one for the history books, isn’t it? Ethiopia certainly gave you what for.” “Ah,” said Harry, smiling. “My first wife was from Uganda, actually. Not quite neighbors, but close.” He paused as Thor and Ares looked askance at him. “You seem different, Heracles,” said Ares. “He IS different. You used to laugh a bit more. And…” Thor cast an eye towards Megara, and frowned. “Well, I understand how it is, attractive women and all, but… You’re much more into snakes than I remembered. Three of them?” “Only one’s his,” said Ares. “The other two are with the boy. And someone’s got a taste for exoticism!” The war god roared with laughter, and slapped Dean’s arm with a carefully calculated force; Sufficient to sting, just short of dislocation. “Well, good on you, I say! No conquest like the conquest of love. Just because this soft Norseman’s got a phobia about snakes!” He elbowed Thor with a degree of violence that, when used on any mortal, would likely have crippled them for life, if not killed them outright. “I think both of you,” said Harry, “should shut your goddamn mouths and think carefully about what you say about my wife.” There was a very notable silence for several seconds. Then Ares laughed belligerently. “That’s more like it!” He prodded dad once very firmly in the chest. “It’s unsettling to see you acting all quiet and thoughtful! That’s more like the half-brother I know! Care for a drink? The ambrosia’s good tonight.” “Oy, son,” said Thor, pointing, as Harry accepted the drink. “Looks like your girlfriend is looking for you. Don’t worry, your dad’ll keep for a minute. I want to hear about this story. Sounds like some good old-fashioned questing.” I turned, and saw Isabelle, standing with a young woman. She smiled, and waved, and I approached the two. The hall was one of the Norse longhouses, smoky fires billowing, great racks of meat and bread and cheese and other foods, and an overabundance of something hideous, slightly bitter, and gelatinous that the older Norse gods attempted to force on others. I’d heard one of them refer to it as ‘lutefisk’, and after obligingly choking down one of the cubes, had sworn to myself to never again attempt to eat it, as it had roughly the consistency and flavor of snot. Instead, I grabbed a leg of some unknown but likely hoofed animal, scooping it onto a handy platter, and carried it over to the two. The girl turned towards me, and nodded her head politely. “You must be Heracles’ son. I’ve been talking with Isabelle.” She held her hand up, almost reaching it out to shake, before suddenly withdrawing it. “Ah- sorry. My name is…” She paused for a moment, and frowned. “Artemis.” “Artemis? The goddess?” I looked her up and down. The headphones around her shoulders, the rather punky black shirt and shorts. It appeared she was a fan of the Arch-Senators, too. She looked a bit pale to be Greek, and her hair was a messy, mousy brown. There was a distinct nerd vibe I got from her. “It’s an honor. But, uh, if I can say-” “I wasn’t Artemis. These guys… a couple of hitmen, they murdered the original Artemis. Turns out that I won the qualifying match to be the new one. I was…” She concentrated, taking a deep breath. “Penelope. That’s the name. God, everyone here calls me Artemis, they treat me like Artemis, it gets really weird.” She frowned. “It’s nice to have new people here. People who don’t have this idea of what I should be. And, sorry about not shaking your hand. I get… weird, when I touch guys. It kind of… hurts.” “That’s…” I searched for the right words. “That sounds like it sucks.” “Yeah. Yeah.” She sighed, and then smiled. “But, I’m glad to have new people around here, anyway. And someone who’s my age. Actually my age. Like, even the kids here kind of get to be… timeless, you know?” She smiled. “I was like, 17 when this happened. Only a couple of years ago. I haven’t actually been home since then. Athena brought me here, told me that I wouldn’t be safe out in the wild, and, well, considering what happened to the last Artemis…” “Does that happen often?” Isabelle asked, her voice kind and gentle, resting a hand on the girl’s shoulder. It seemed that she was able to make contact safely. “No. Apparently I’m only the second god it’s happened to in, like… a century, at least. It had everyone here really worried for a while, but they say it’s going to be taken care of soon, so…” She shrugged. “They don’t really tell me a whole lot. I don’t know whether that’s personal or not. It’s just a pain in the ass.” “I’ve been talking a bit with Penelope about my issues. It’s been… reassuring, really.” “For me, too,” said Penelope, and smiled. “I, uh. If you’d like, tomorrow or something, I could show you a bit more of the island. There’s some interesting stuff. It’s actually about the size of like, Wales or something, though it doesn’t look like it. It gets all weirdly folded up.” “Yeah,” I said, and smiled. “It’s good to meet you.” Then, I heard a voice from behind me. It was Susan’s. “Fruit of the poisoned tree, hmmm?” “Oh, shit,” I murmured, and turned. There, standing across from Athena, with one arm crossed over the other, holding a cup of mead in one hand, was Susan. She had her best ingratiating smile on, her expression warm and pleasant. It was the precise expression she always wore when she was being particularly venomous with someone. I began moving through the crowd. “It is one of the natural logical progressions. Tainted deeds produce tainted ends. Like an illegal search and seizure, an act must be considered for its origin, its method, and its results; if any of those three are suspect, so too is the deed.” “You don’t say.” I elbowed past a Vanr who was setting down another rack of meats and cheeses, trying to accelerate without making it completely obvious. “Well, it’s something you must consider for the rest of your life. The Horsemen are planners. Even without War’s power, you are perpetually tainted. Every action you take in the future, everything that you might accomplish, everything you might do, may simply be advancing the desires, the ideals, of a creature that is trying to destroy humanity. Your family. Who already has used you once to betray-” I stepped in. “Begging your pardon, Athena Parthenos. I have someone to introduce Susan to. Begging your pardon-” “And you, for example,” said Athena, her voice cool, devoid of any heat or passion, as though it was the most reasonable thing in the world, “should have died, along with your girlfriend.” I froze, already turned away from her, my hands on Susan’s shoulders. Her expression had gone very still. “I apologize,” I said, keeping my tone even, respectful. “I do not say this to be cruel. It would have been a simple solution to the pin that War created. She used the desire for your life, or the White Snake’s, on everyone. I believe that the young lady even proposed the solution. Making things right. If only that man had not tried to have it all, perhaps the world could have continued on.” “You think he should have died-” began Susan, heat in her voice. I pulled her physically, shifting myself between her and Athena, and turned to face the woman. “Why do you feel the need to say that?” I asked, my voice level, calm. I found that despite it all, I was very calm. I had died. I had seen the worst that could happen. And while Athena could be prideful, could do some foolish things, she was being very actively provocative. This was about something else. And it struck me that much like Susan, and Isabelle, and mom, and dad, she had something she needed to say, and she did not know how to say it openly. In that light, she was much less frightening. Still a bit frightening, but I didn’t feel any shaking in my stance as I faced her. “Because there may come a time when you find yourself making the same choice,” said Athena. “Because of that selfishness, that refusal to let you die, we have been set down a course that will end, almost inevitably, with the death of most humans, and no small number of the gods. This place is a sanctuary. A place to wait out the end. And if the day comes when Silas Nash arrives at this place, I want to be sure you realize the consequences of mindless compassion. Because someone always pays a price for those decisions, those small mercies. A few short years of your lives were traded for the lives of countless billions. That is the weight that is on your shoulders.” I felt the shudder run through Susan. I took a slow breath. I shouldn’t react. Should stay calm. “It’s funny, that logic,” said Susan, and her voice was very calm and very clear. “You’ve been following it for a very long time. And you’ve wound up here, the whole city thing falling apart, and terrified that humans are going to finally start kicking you in the head. That’s it, isn’t it? The reason you’re so bothered by Nash. Because he can actually stand up to you, and your behavior for thousands of years was based on the idea that you weren’t responsible for your actions.” A vein began to throb in Athena’s head, and her fingers rattled out a staccato beat on the shield slung by her side. “Well, good news, because not everyone is as much of a heartless asshole as you.” Susan narrowed her eyes. “And you’re going to be really glad that people have compassion, someday soon.” Athena took a step forward, and there was a fluttering of wings. A woman’s hand rested on her shoulder, a dark figure behind her clad in crow feathers. A spear hung loosely from one hand. Her hair was dark. Her eyes were dark. And her skin was pale as Isabelle’s, though their features were otherwise quite different. “Athena. You aren’t being provoked, are you?” “No, Morrigan,” said Athena, her upper lip twitching once, very slightly. “You are alive now, boy. There is little point dwelling on the past. Not when there is the future to consider.” She turned sharply on her heel, and left at some speed, the dark feathered woman following her. “What the hell was that about?” I murmured softly to Susan, as the party returned to its former vigor around us. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I understand where you’re coming from, just-” I let my hands stay on her shoulder, and gave her a squeeze. “You don’t have anything to prove, Susan. You know that, right?” “Yes, I do,” she said, and then looked apologetic. “I’m sorry. Just… She got to me.” I rested an arm around her shoulder, and she seemed somewhat warmed by that, pulling my hand down against her throat, pulling in a bit tighter against me as the two of us walked to join Penelope, and Isabelle. Penelope’s eyes were wide. “Are you nuts? You know what she does, right?” “I’m pretty sure I’m already a deformed monster,” said Susan. “What’s she going to do?” “I don’t really ask that question. There aren’t a lot of mortals around here, but…” Penelope shivered. “I’d think it wouldn’t be so frightening to you. You’re their equal, aren’t you?” I asked, and then paused. “Right. They’re not exactly discriminate. I remember reading about a lot of sniping between the gods. They tiff, so one of them murders another’s lover.” “That kind of thing, yeah.” Penelope sighed. “The Irish aren’t so bad, the Norse are even kind of friendly, but… It’s hard to let my guard down.” She looked at the crowd. “Athena can be… nice. But she can also be scary as hell. I can’t believe you stood up to her like that.” “Prior experience,” murmured Susan. “God. Uh, I think I need to go be somewhere… else.” I nodded to Isabelle, who took Susan’s arm. “Oh, come on, guys, I don’t need a chaperone.” “Actually, I was thinking that I wanted to talk with you a bit, with Penelope’s help. Dean, do you want to come along with us?” “In a minute,” I said. “I need to check on my parents.” I smiled. “I’ll see you three later tonight, alright? Tomorrow, we can have a nice time together.” I gave a warm smile, and drifted away from them. Susan and Isabelle would do alright together. I wanted to let my parents know about the little encounter with Athena sooner, rather than later. I turned, and spotted them at the far end of the hall, talking with Zeus, and someone else. “Ah, grandson,” said Zeus, smiling magnanimously. “I’m sorry about Athena. She’s been… Well, the only real word for it is bitchy. You understand how it can weigh on her to be cramped here in Avalon. She always dreamt of ambition and success. She’s worried about all of us, and she can occasionally be slightly callous in expressing that concern. If she should give you any more trouble in the future, you have only to mention it. I am still the sky god around here.” Megara nodded softly. “Thank you. You can understand, it’s something of a shock.” She looked around the room. “In honesty, Zion was always much… closer to humanity, I suppose would be the way to put it. This feels much closer to the old world. I’m not entirely sure whether I find that comforting or odd, but it is good to know.” She paused for a moment. “Hera, mother-in-law-” Hera raised an eyebrow. “Am I? I can never remember all the genealogies.” “Through Typhon. At least in a few of the stories.” “Oh, yes. I think I remember that. Seems like something you might have done,” said Zeus, a light smile on his face, even as he rubbed at his knee. “Certainly felt like your style.” “Not at the party, dear,” said Hera, a weary expression on her face. “I can take your word for it, Echidna. What can I help with?” “It’s… something of a personal matter.” Mom gave Harry a smile. “We’ll be back in a bit. Enjoy talking with your father.” And then it was just the three of us, in an expanding circle of awkward silence. “Son.” “Zeus.” “It would be too much to ask for a Father?” Zeus asked, a little hint of a plea in his voice. My dad was silent. “No. I understand. There is certainly some things to be answered for.” “I understand… most things. Most of the things that you would’ve had to do. I’ve led men into battle. I understand that you can’t always hold their hands. But the thing that kept coming back to me was Echidna. Surely you knew about what she was doing. Millenia have passed, and there’s been no Hercules. I suppose… Why didn’t you interfere?” “I…” Zeus sighed. “This may sound callous of me. But it was… a sacrifice, of sorts. She began her vengeance, sometime after Avalon was built. And I realized that she would keep doing it. She was twisted by hatred, and killing her wouldn’t change that. It would drive her further into the grasp of the Horsemen. By allowing her to go about her hunt, it… focused her. She was a monster, but one that could be overcome that way. In honesty… I hoped this would come about. That you would wind up taming her. It meant the lives of many decent men sacrificed. But that is, unfortunately, a frequent consequence of being a god.” His features hardened momentarily. “I won’t apologize for what I did. But I hope that you can recognize the act for what it was: One of faith in you. In your abilities, your compassion, and your nature. And I am glad that you, Harry Constantinou, became my son.” He crossed his arms. “I hope that you will stay here. I know it is not in your nature, but in these uncertain times, it would be a great comfort.” There was a long quiet period in the conversation, as dad shifted uncomfortably in his jacket. Finally, he sighed. “Hell. That’s a pretty good reasoning. And I can’t say I was there enough for my own son, so I can’t be one to judge.” He gave me a brief, apologetic smile before turning his gaze back to Zeus. “So you’re not bothered by the fact that I’ve married the mate of your nemesis? The one who tore your tendons out, and all of that?” “Honestly, son, and don’t tell Hera or your wife about this, but I consider it something of a point of pride.” Zeus smiled. “I know I have a few bad habits in my history. But I’m glad to see you putting them to good use. You two are in love?” “I think so, yes. I hadn’t really expected it, but…” “Then I feel at least that I did not do the wrong thing. I’m proud of you, son.” “Thanks.” Harry frowned. “I don’t know if I can call you father. Not quite yet. But… I’m glad that I could meet you, at least.” And that, it seemed, was sufficient to end the night on a positive note. The two of us made the trip back to the villa, the sun set, the moon slowly rising. It was full, and I got the distinct impression that it was always full in Avalon, casting a silvery light that somehow managed to illuminate as well as the sun had during the day. The villa was quiet as we arrived, and I made my way to my own room. Neither Susan nor Isabelle was there, which made me feel slightly uneasy, but I trusted them to be well wherever they were, and lay down in the bed. It was lonely, without either of them there. I’d grown surprisingly used to having their company most of the time. I closed my eyes, and despite the hollow loneliness, I was asleep in a handful of minutes. The sound of scales awoke me, the gentle but unmistakable rustle. I opened my eyes, and yawned, blinking. “You okay?” “Somewhat,” said Megara, her voice soft. She stood in the room. Beside her, Hera stood, tall, imperious, her expression mixed. “I am sorry to disturb you, son. I needed someone along to see me, and… no one else seemed quite appropriate. Do you mind joining me? We will not be long, but it would help a great deal to have you with me.” I nodded, and rubbed my eyes. I was still dressed in the shirt and tie. “Do you want me to change, or anything?” I briefly looked to the side, at Hera, who was looking more than a little bit nervous. “Is this dangerous?” “Not quite,” said mom, and she sighed. “I am afraid that this is dangerous only on the emotional level. There are loose ends that need to be tied up. We’re going to Tartarus.”
Jojo's OC Touranment #2 Round 2, Match 1: Dr. Nick Mason VS DJ
At long last, it is time for Round 2 of this second Tournament of ours to commence! We’ll be going at it full speed from the get-go this time, so stay on your guard! You never know what could be in store when that fated match arrives… Like a one day delay. That could always happen... Well, anyways! As always, the rules are right here, the lore thread is over here and you can always PM one of the judges for an invite to our community Discord! Speaking of which...
New Voting System! The details are here! Study carefully, and I'll keep posting this on each Match from this point forward! Now then, on to the show!
Turk: Everyone is here, yes? Lite: Howdy! Line: Fuck you. Blin: Hellos from Norway! Lone: Fuck you Line, you stole my line. Turk: All of you are morons. Turk: So it seems that the ones attempting to find Once have not all killed each other yet. Lone: Hey, dawg, don’t look at me! I tried, daddy-o. Lite: Oh, do stop Lone. Turk: And to top it all off, The Overlord is insecure. Lone: That’s fun. Lone: Well, if you want them to die, I’ll get a part-ay started! Lone: See you losers! Lone has Disconnected Lite: I do declare, good riddance! Turk: I honestly do not care if he succeeds with whatever. Line: I hope he dies. Blin: Oh so he is plotting? All of you are so uncaring! I shall leave and aid him in his laudable goal! Goodbye friends! Blin has Disconnected Turk: We’re done here. Turk has Disconnected. Line: I’m keeping an eye on you Lite. Line has Disconnected. Lite has Disconnected.
The sound of ballroom music resounded throughout the air, and many well-dressed patrons danced happily along. For a high-class, high-profile event, everything was going as planned, except for the fact that a menacing feeling clung to the air. As the night progressed, the tension in the room was increasing for reasons unknown, and was nearing a boiling point. It all began with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The elderly couple danced inside a circle towards the center of the ballroom, but Mr. Johnson had had a few too many drinks, and was becoming sloppier as the night progressed. Then, Mr. Johnson swung Mrs. Johnson around too abruptly, causing her to fall and step on another woman’s, Mrs. Garyburg’s, big toe. Mrs. Garyburg’s painful wail rung throughout the air, and Mr. Garyburg, her husband, became all “puffed up” and defensive. Mr. Garyburg and Mr. Johnson traded a few insults, but when Mr. Garyburg called Mrs. Johnson a “breaching land-whale”, Mr. Johnson lost it and punched him squarely in the face. Mr. Garyburg flew back and bumped into yet another couple, the Oldriches, who instantly became enraged as well. Like dominoes, erupting outward from the fighting couples at the center, the entire ballroom erupted in a colossal brawl. Dr. Nick Mason watched idly from the bar as the events unfolded. “What the hell is going on here…? These people are losing their goddamn minds. This… is this a Stand Attack?” In another corner of the ballroom, on a balcony overlooking the multitude of people stood an observant cheetah, who seemed pretty out of place. He was interested in the intensity of the emotions in the room. “These people… they’re going nuts! Why are they getting so angry at each other all of a sudden…?” DJ’s eyes slowly locked onto the sole man in the crowd not going ballistic, a man with… eerily similar clothing to him, except in the style made for humans. Dr. Mason’s eyes locked with the cheetah’s as well, going wide upon processing the sight. “Is… is that a lab coat? With sequins all over it? How… garish. That must be who’s causing this, nobody else would dress in that style.” As DJ hopped down from the balcony, the scientist readied for the battle ahead, drawing his [Dark Side of the Moon] out into the open. Both were there to claim an important piece of information, vital to figuring out the mystery of [Once in a Lifetime]! With these Bizarre circumstances, the second leg of the journey begins! OPEN THE GAME!
Location: The Grand Ballroom, Bellagio Casino Resort, Las Vegas. 45,000 sqaure feet, and filled with guests. Those guests are currently… very agitated, a massive brawl just beginning to break out! Our combatants are stationed on the other sides of the hall, DJ in the north and Nick Mason in the South respectively. Our “parcel” is currently somewhere in this crowd, but it’s been passed around a lot, and not even WE’RE sure where exactly it ended up. Just search everyone until you find it I guess… but make sure you’re the one to leave with the parcel, and not the other guy! There's a wild Stand User on the loose here, and they're making everyone angry somehow! This includes our participants, so they won't exactly be the calmest at the moment.
Inverted Rasputin Rasputin stores its own damage and effects in outside objects now, and the ranges on his Beams 1 and 2 are switched. In essence, beams are now stored inside of objects.
Novelization vs Movie: Everything you need to know
June being an archaeologist. She's had nightmares with a figure in it that looks just like her telling her to come to this jungle, or she will die. She doesn't want to die, so she goes along with it. In the temple, which she falls into, she sees 2 statues and feels compelled to break one of them. That's when Enchantress possesses her
Next we get to Joker's paramilitary guys invading Arkham. They kill a bunch of inmates and guards. Frost takes Harley to Joker and Joker is pissed at her for giving him shock therapy and burning away what little memories he had, so he zaps her until she's a drooling mess. Frost thinks she's hot.
Next we cut to that scene with Deadshot and Angelo. It's largely the same as in the movie, except we get to see Deadshot setting up. He gives a bunch of homeless people some burrito coupons to clear them out of the area so he can make clean shots without anyone getting in the way. He also sets up the metal plates around key corners so his bullets can ricochet into the mob snitch.
Then we cut back to the club. Largely the same as in the movie. Major difference is it spells out Joker's interaction more. Basically, Joker lets Harley dance, but anyone that looks at her too long gets killed. Monster T was guilty of doing that, so Joker plays a little game with him. Same as the movie, except Monster T kills himself instead of Joker doing it because he thinks Joker would torture him first. Joker is pissed at Harley for making him kill someone that pulled in as much cash as T.
Next we're back with Deadshot. The interaction with his daughter is played out more. It's clear that her mom's a prostitute in this version, and Deadshot doesn't want to take his daughter by force because he knows that will turn the kid against him. Anyway, his visitation ends and Zoe drives off with her mom. After the car is out of view, he turns into an alley and says he's thankful that "you waited until she was gone". Batman comes down and they fight a little. It's brutal. Batman shackles him and flies off before the cops get there.
We cut to the chase scene. Right after the club fiasco, Joker's so pissed he feels like he needs to drive, and he's speeding through the streets with Harley insisting he go faster ("Do it, Puddin!"). He's mad that Harley keeps testing him and causing him to kill his men. At one point, he drives the car through a mall, but unluckily doesn't get to run anyone over. He decides he's going to slam the car into a wall, but changes his mind when he sees Batman is now chasing him. Rest plays out like the film. Most significant change is at the end Batman says "Joker took something precious from me. Now it's my turn," as he's captured Harley.
Harley at Belle Reve. The scene where she first interacts with Griggs plays out almost exactly like the movie. No major differences.
Deadshot next. He's just training in his cell. The punching bag is just his mattress tied with his sheet.
Next we go to Rick Flag, GQ and the rest of his team. They break into a building to take down someone. Rick kicks down the door with his gun ready, but all he sees is a woman sitting in a tub of black liquid with a pentagram behind her head, crying. That's how he meets June. Waller introduces herself and says she can help her, so June joins.
Then Diablo, who's in a dark room with the fire in the shape of his girl dancing in his palm.
Back to Waller. She's at the restaurant and proposing her plan to the same two guys as in the film. The only major difference is they talk about Superman like he's alive and treat him with a lot less reverence (maybe it was a late script change that Supes was dead).
Back to Harley, who's being force-fed and thinking that Joker will come rescue her eventually. Griggs strokes her thigh while she's being fed "chocolate flavored crap".
Back to Deadshot, who's threatening Griggs because he's giving him food not even fit for rabid mongrels. Griggs threatens him a lot.
Now Croc, who they throw a goat down to. He doesn't seem angry, or upset. He's just living.
Waller at the Pentagon is the next scene. The novelization makes this scene clearer, and much better as a result. Remember in the movie where one of the guys opens up a classified document on the Enchantress, then Enchantress glances at him and it doesn't seem like it's anything that important? In the novelization, the same thing happens, but Waller quickly shuts it and hopes Enchantress didn't see that her brother's statue was in their possession. It's the same plot point as the movie, but fuck does that make it clearer. At least for me. Everything else plays out pretty much the same.
Back to Reve. Waller, June and Flag arrive. The Deadshot weapon demonstration happens, same as in the movie
Deadshot goes to his cell to see a steak dinner and a real punching bag waiting for him. He realizes that it didn't matter if he turned down their offer or not; they already decided for him.
○○Flag goes to meet Croc. Same interaction as the movie, except Flag notes he looks different from his mugshots, indicating he's still mutating.
Cut to Joker laying in the circle of guns and knives. He's "drunk and miserable". Every weapon around him is something he could use to kill himself; he never knew he'd miss her at all.
○○"He didn't think he'd ever miss her. After all, she offered him nothing beyond total subservience and unconditional love. Traits he was absolutely certain could easily be replaced by adopting some mangy, flea-bitten shelter dog. ○○But finding another sex-starved, mallet-wielding psychopath didn't turn out to be quite that easy. Even though he had wanted to take a drill to her head every time she called him Puddin' or Mr. J, he actually craved that now. ○○''Where are you, you Looney Tune? Your Puddin' wants you'' ○○○Frost enters the room, like in the movie, and is nervous because he's unsure how Joker will react. He swears on his life his information is good; Joker replies "If you're going to swear, do it on something that matters."
June scene. She's not sure how to feel about Flag, but he doesn't get close to anyone, not even the soldiers in his squad. Flag joins her and they talk and bond, scene ending with Flag kissing her. Also, it's revealed she can see and hear what Enchantress is doing when Enchantress is in control of the body.
Back to the prison. Flag shows Diablo the prison riot he was part of. Diablo insists that person immolating people is dead and he's done with that life. He isolates himself and tries to bury his past, and hates when people bring it up. Rest is the same as the movie. June is at an office in the prison with Flag after Diablo refuses him, and there's more relationship stuff. Waller comes into the room and says "I hope you two are using protection. Wouldn't want you spawning the anti-christ." Waller makes June leave, and she and Flag have the same conversation as in the movie where he says "... psychotic antisocial freak..."
Casino scene. Griggs there and it plays out the same as in the movie. Joker, Frost, all of that good stuff.
Back to Flag and June in their hotel room. Flag wakes up in the middle of the night, but unlike the movie he doesn't eat any chicken (maybe Joel was just hungry?). Basically, same as the movie, except Enchantress verbally threatens Flag after she takes over from June when he tries to call Waller.
Enchantress, now intrigued about the aforementioned photo of her brother's statue, goes to Waller's home. Waller is passed out from a night of downing a wine bottle alone. Enchantress looks through Waller's possessions and find it.
Cut to a subway where "Gerard Davis" is using the bathroom. Enchantress slams his head into a mirror, everything plays out same as the movie, except she and her brother speak longer.
Cut back to the apartment with Enchantress returning. Flag points the gun at her forehead, but Enchantress says he won't pull the trigger for fear of hurting June. She undoes the loin cloth and Rick can't resist her, but seeing him in danger makes June start fighting for control. Enchantress becomes angry that she isn't powerful enough yet to have permanent control, so she gives June back her body. June, like in the movie, is crying and begging Rick to kill her if it ever comes to that.
Back to Incubus. Exactly the same as the movie, except we get more of his thoughts. Basically, he's a momma's boy. Well, sister's boy... sister's bro. Whichever. But yeah, he thinks she knows best and stuff.
Back to Flag. He's sitting in a chair by the bed and watching June sleep. He gets a text from Waller telling him it's mission time.
At Belle Reve, the prison guards round up the inmates. A bit more detailed than the montage in the film, but pretty much the same. This is also where they get the bombs in their necks.
○○Griggs gets Deadshot, but beats him with a handgun first. Deadshot takes it because there's guys with guns trained on him, and he'll wait for his chance to get back at Griggs. ○○Everyone else is identical to the film. Just like in the movie, Griggs slips Harley the phone.
Now to Joker at the lab. Scene plays out exactly like the movie, except the exploding basket doesn't kill the guard; only knock him out. Joker comes out of the truck with a ball-peen hammer and beats the guard's head in until he's dead. Rest is accurate to the film, and it's noted by Frost that Joker hires insane people to put on those costumes and they're not known for subtlety.
ACT II
At the military camp, Flag arrives and is introduced to Edwards, who goes by the nickname "GQ," so this is their first meeting. GQ's guys are SEALS and it's noted that GQ is one of the best in the military.
The Skwad arrives, pretty much the exact same way as the movie. If you've been following, you'll notice Captain Boomerang and Slipknot didn't get any mentions: that's because this is where they are first mentioned in the story.
○○Boomerang shows up the same as in the movie and does the same stuff. Flag tells GQ to be careful because Boomerang could take down half his squad if given one of his razor Boomerangs. Boomerang greets Flag like he knows him and says he has no idea why he's there, and the last thing he remembers is a red streak hitting him out of nowhere (we don't see this scene). Flag says he was robbing a bank. Rest plays out like the movie. ○○Slipknot arrives the same way, except he punches a guy instead of a girl. (This change might be due to the casting of Adam Beach. The novel makes note that Slipknot is "a mountain of a man," while Beach really isn't that big) ○○Squad arms themselves like in the movie. Boomerang doesn't have a pink unicorn yet.
Katana gets introduced the same as in the movie, except Flag doesn't mention the sword or the soul-stealing. We don't get a recap of her backstory.
○○Funny exchange where Harley says to Deadshot, "She named herself after her weapon?" Then Deadshot points at his own chest, then nods at Captain Boomerang, then Harley shuts up. ○○Boomerang asks how much he's getting paid for this mission. ○○○Harley interjects and tells Flag she should at least be making 79% of what they're paying Boomerang since she's a woman. ○○Harley asks Croc why he's on this mission. Croc replies he's doing it because fighting is more fun that living in a barred sewer. ○○Harley is basically talking to lighten the mood and get everyone's spirits up, so she looks at Deadshot next. Sensing that's her motive, he says he's just in it to see his daughter again. ○○She asks Slipknot next, but he only says he's doing it to have his ropes on and his shackles off. ○○Diablo's turn. He doesn't answer, so she psychoanalyzes him and determines he's just there looking for a way to die. He doesn't deny it, but says he won't be dragging them down with him because someone like him only deserves to die alone. ○○Harley says the six or seven of them are in it together. ○○○Croc corrects her to six. (Because fuck that Rick Flag guy)
Next we get into Flag's head. He's looking down at a destroyed building in Midway and remembering that in high school he had a shitty job there, and it was the place he lost his virginity in a broom closet with Shirley something (her name is said, but I don't remember it).
○○Diablo is looking at all the fires raging down below and is having bad memories coming back to him that involve fires burning people to death. Their screams still haunt him. ○○While everyone was being contemplative, Harley was secretly texting Joker to pick her up. He says "I will." Deadshot is the only one to see. He nods, indicating he'll keep her secret.
Now cut to Frost, Joker and their men in a car. Frost looks at Joker, who's buried in his phone texting someone. He notices Joker's eyes are watery. Maybe the boss is crying? Nah. He asks Joker is he's okay, nonetheless, but Joker waves him off.
Back to the chopper, Flag and Deadshot have the same conversation like in the movie. The plane gets shot down, and Slipknot is about to escape, causing Katana to draw her sword. As the chopper is spiraling, Flag warns him against doing anything because if he gets killed by Katana his soul will be trapped. Crashes like in the movie.
On the ground, Harley tries having a conversation with Katana, but it goes nowhere and Katana threatens her. Boomerang sees Katana is distracted by Harley and approaches Slipknot with his plan. Slipknot dies same as in the movie.
○○After, Harley says to him that she knows he never planned on escaping, He just wanted to test the bombs. Boomer denies, but she tells him she and Deadshot are planning on making an escape, and he says he's in. ○○○He tries to convince Diablo, but Diablo isn't having any of it. He convinces Croc, but still gets slammed into a car.
We cut back to 26 hours ago when the attack on Midway just started. Apparently the death toll is 1.5 million and all the bridges to the city have been destroyed.
First engagement with the Eyes of the Adversary plays out like in the movie, but a lot of it is expanded. I'm guessing this is because it's a novel, rather than it being this lengthy in the script.
○○Diablo is the first to identify the EA and that they're not really men. ○○Waller is watching the battle unfold. It's not at all hidden from the reader that she's in Midway City, even though it was a twist in the movie. ○○The EA take a shit ton of bullets to kill and are resistant to damage. The only ways to put them down are smashing their heads into tiny pieces or decapitation. Bullets are less useful than, say, something like Harley's baseball bat. ○○Everyone is initially overwhelmed except Croc, who dispatches them brutally and easily. ○○This is the first place Boomerang's unicorn is mentioned. It's called "Pinky" and he keeps it in his pocket as a good luck charm. He's had it since childhood. ○○Deadshot has his "How I Cut and Run" scene like in the movie, but Croc and Harley have big action sequences too. ○○○The first bit of the Squad bonding with the soldiers comes when one of GQ's men gives Deadshot a handshake for how much of a badass he was there. ○○Boomerang is pissed off by Diablo doing nothing. They have the same exchange like in the movie, except it makes more sense here because the rest of Boomerang's dialogue isn't cut:
"You're the fire bloke, eh? Well who needs you? [ignites his lighter] Lookie here, fire! We are what we are, mate, why fight it?" Diablo: "What if what we are isn't what we should be?" Boomer: "Different strokes. I say if it feels good, do it
○○GQ confronts Flag, pissed that ten of his SEALS died. He and his men were told that Midway was under attack by terrorists, not monsters. He presses Flag, and even though Flag threatens him he stands his ground. Flag relents and says they have some vague theories for what the Eyes of the Adversary are, but only Enchantress knows for sure.
We cut to Enchantress turning a soldier into an EA. Same as the movie, except this soldier is one of GQ's men that we'd been introduced to earlier.
Back to the battlefield, we see Croc and Deadshot talking. Croc gives him a list with a bunch of names and says when they're back in Gotham, he wants all of those guys dead. Deadshot says his services don't come cheap. Croc asks him if he remembers a client that asked for him to cut out a target's heart and mail it to him. Deadshot says he remembers that sick bastard. Croc says he WAS that sick bastard, so he's good for the money. I found this interaction pretty funny.
They come to the building Waller's in, like the movie, just some added dialogue. Harley goes up the elevator and fights two EA, like the movie. They have the shootout inside the building with more Eyes of the Adversary, like in the movie. Where it deviates is instead of Diablo roasting the EA with Deadshot's prodding, it's instead GQ firing a grenade launcher.
○○Deadshot does try to piss Diablo off for not doing anything again though. He says the EA were men and women once, with families and they just killed them all. Then says Diablo has some knowledge about that. Diablo starts getting mad and his fingers become flames, but then Deadshot quickly apologizes and Diablo retreats to somewhere he can be alone to calm down. His power is tied to his anger, which is why he keeps to himself. This was said in the movie, but it's illustrated clearer here. Namely, the fact that he has very little control over his power.
There's another small engagement in the building, unlike in the film.
○○Boomerang uses his explosive boomerangs in this extra scuffle. ○○In this instance, with some more prodding from Deadshot, and a soldier dying at his feet while looking at him, Diablo finally decides to fight, and burns down every enemy combatant. ○○○The novel again makes the point that he's not fully in control of his powers because he couldn't turn off all his heat after killing the enemies. Harley manages to talk him down and calm him enough that the flames turned off. ○○After the battle ends, Deadshot notes the enemy is getting easier to take down, and posits maybe it's because they're being made too quickly now to combat the Skwad and the SEALs. This would explain why they were dropping much easier in the film by the tail end.
Next they're at the stairs leading to Waller's office, much like in the film. Harley has her flashback like the film and it plays out pretty much the same.
○○Joker was thinking to himself that he wanted her to die in the acid, but at the last minute he decides to save her because he realizes as she's drowning that he's in love with her. After he pulls her out, he laughs, gives her mouth to mouth and then says he's still got years of humiliation to give her.
Flag enters the room to meet Waller like in the movie, but their conversation is expanded. Flag suggests they just pull out and nuke the fuck out of the city, but Waller says that was one of their first actions, but the missiles are now in the floating ring of trash because they couldn't even get close. Rest is the same as the movie
Rooftop scene, same as the movie.
○○Joker's helicopter approaches, plays out the same as the movie. ○○Waller offers Deadshot a reward for killing Harley, like in the movie. Turns out the bullet only missed Harley's ear by an inch. The Squad congratulates Deadhsot on his "accidental" miss like in the movie. ○○Boomerang is frustrated because they started with 6 members, but now there's only 4 of them. A funny little thing here is ''none'' of them can even remember Slipknot's name. "Slipshod," for example, was one of their guesses at his name. ○○Back to Harley and Joker on the carrier. Harley tries to embrace Joker, but he's not having any of it and pushes her away. He's angry that he had to go through all of this just to save her. ○○Waller has them shot down, and it plays out exactly like the movie, meaning he did not try to push her out of the carrier; she just fell out. Anyway, Waller leaves when her carrier arrives, like in the movie. ○○We cut to Joker next, who's standing atop a building. He had jumped out of the carrier while it was plummeting. Turns out it crashed into a bank, and Joker just stands there laughing at all the burning money. He's the only survivor... meaning Frost died in the carrier. He thinks he has to find Harley no matter what, and we find out he loves her because everyday with her is like "running through a shifting minefield" and it "keeps him stimulated," but he stayed focused because he knew one day he would strangle the life out of her.
Waller crashes like in the movie.
○○Flag and the Squad decide to go for her. ACT 3 - The Gods
To Enchantress. She gets her heart back as her soldiers and Incubus force Waller to open the box containing said heart. Enchantress mindprobes Amanda with the tentacles, like the film after some banter between the two.
Deadshot finds the binder with all the information, same like the movie. Main difference is it's GQ that tells Flag to come clean about everything because they deserve to know the truth after everything they'd been through.
○○He tells them this whole thing started three days ago when Incubus started rampaging through the city. He blasted away the city's militia and army ranges couldn't do anything to him. Waller reasoned that maybe Enchantress could be useful here, so that's the mission she sends him and June on. ○○Flag is showing them photos as he tells them what happened. Harley sees pictures of him and June, and based on their body language, she makes fun of Flag for being in love and being a bad boy. ○○Flag continues his story. Enchantress takes over June after Flag asks June to let her out so they can do the mission. The plan is to set the bomb for 2 seconds, then Enchantress will teleport to within inches of the monster and then teleport back, which Waller thinks should be enough to kill it. Enchantress says she could give Rick the world, but he refuses. She kisses him and presses the bomb close to his chest and then poofs away. Flag quickly disarms the bomb. ○○Flag calls Waller. Waller stabs the heart repeatedly. ○○Enchantress goes to Incubus, like in the movie. ○○○As you can see, the key difference is in placement. In the film, we get shown this pretty early into the run time, but here we're being told all this stuff at the start of the third act. The novel plays the eyes of the adversary and the Incubus stuff in Midway as kind of a mystery, keeping us as much in the dark as the Skwad is.
Back to the present. Unlike the movie, the Skwad verbally decide they have to fight Incubus and Enchantress, but like the movie, Deadshot says he needs a drink because if he's gonna die, he'd rather do it while sloshed. The Skwad follow him, and Flag tries to stop them like in the movie ("Deadshot, I need your help!"), but Deadshot says he doesn't need help; he needs a miracle.
In the bar (they picked the lock to get in), Harley is doing the bartending. She says bartending is what got her through grad school without having to take out a student loan. She guesses what drinks each of the Skwad members like, based on her interactions with them.
○○She tries to guess Boomerang, but she's wrong. He wants an ale. Deadshot takes straight bourbon. Croc reluctantly takes a beer (he wants to not have his senses impaired given the situation they're in). Diablo just wants water. ○○They discuss the nature of bad guys and good guys. Basically history being written by the winners gets brought up, and how from their own perspective they're the good guys, etc. ○○Harley takes a selfie with Diablo. He's starting to really open up to them.
Deadshot empties the bottle of bourbon.
○○Diablo asks him how many people he's killed. Deadshot tells him he doesn't keep count, etc. Same conversation as the movie. Only new tidbit is Diablo's wife's name is Grace. ○○In this version, Flag not only places the detonator on the counter, he disables the neck bombs and smashes it. Rest is the same as the movie, including Boomerang running out the moment Flag does that.
As the Squad is walking through the street, Boomerang rejoins them like in the movie, saying "I hate you guys..."
○○They scope out the Eyes of the Adversary like in the movie. Difference is here GQ suggests they get the bomb in the subway, unlike in the movie where it's Flag's plan.
As they're sneaking into where Enchantress is, Flag and Deadshot talk about love. Touching stuff.
○○They arrive in the tunnel where Enchantress and Incubus are. Deadshot tells Flag to go kiss his girl, unlike the movie where he says "smack her on her ass". Rest is exactly like the movie.
Enchantress gives them the visions. Only differences are:
○○It's revealed Harley's named "Harley Ker," and is married to "Joe Ker". ○○Boomerang gets a vision. He's out in the Australian Outback, sitting cross-legged with his boomerangs burning in a fire behind him. He's finally at peace. ○○Diablo breaks free, like in the movie, but the novel states the act of him breaking free is how the others break free of their illusions too. ○○○Diablo yells at Enchantress that like him, she shouldn't be here [the planet; Earth; among mortals etc] either. Enchantress asks if they are friends or foes. Rest plays out like the film.
We cut to GQ and his 2 remaining SEALs. Flag tells him to get the bomb ready via walky-talky. GQ's 2 guys die in battle against the EA down there, but Croc shows up to help and saves GQ.
Back to the room. Incubus and Diablo start their fight. Ends with Incubus kicking him away like in the movie, knocking him briefly unconscious.
Back to GQ and Croc. GQ is thinking about how wrong he was about KC, and is trying to remember the name he read on file for him, because it isn't right to keep calling him like he's a monster. He remember's Croc's file that said his name is "Waylon Jones," and that he suffers from a special string of genetic atavism, which makes him more crocodilian in appearance.
○○Croc saves GQ from another EA attack, taking on a whole horde of them by himself. GQ takes this chance to go for the bomb.
Back to Incubus, who is demolishing the Squad and reveling in it since it's the first time he's gotten a chance to flex his muscles in 4000 years.
○○Diablo, for the first time in his life, fully embraces his power and transforms. ○○○Diablo is beating the shit out of Incubus, and it's stated it's because Incubus has never had to fight someone on par with him. He didn't know the first thing about a real fight. But as Diablo's successes mount, his anger is fading, which means his demon form is getting weaker. It's playing out pretty much exactly like the movie, with Diablo luring him to the spot he needs to be at.
GQ thinks it's fine that it's going to play out like this. At least he's saving the world. GQ detonates the bomb, killing himself, Incubus and Diablo.
Back to the battle, unlike in the movie, turns out Incubus is still alive. Well, just his decapitated head. Katana sees he's still alive and jams Soultaker into his skull, killing him and absorbing his soul.
○○Enchantress freaks out even worse than in the movie. Her eyes become red and the death of her brother causes her immense pain, physically and emotionally. ○○Her machine starts blasting satellites and bases.
To the White house, they're planning on nuking Enchantress, but they realize that it would be pointless because the nuke wouldn't even get close, like the first batch they fired.
Fight plays out exactly like the movie, with her going back to her feral form and teleporting around kicking their asses. They eventually beat her with Harley cutting out her heart with Soultaker. Exactly the same as the movie.
○○Enchantress begs them to turn on Flag after Flag stops Katana from killing her and uniting her with her brother. Enchantress says she wouldn't cage them, unlike the soldier and his master. Rest is the same as the movie.
The ending is exactly the same, down to Joker breaking Harley out at the end.
○○Croc got offered a bigger cell, but he prefers his swampy cell. He gets better food now. ○○Boomerang destroys everything in his room in fits of rage. The guards come and replace his smashed up stuff when he calms down. Waller instructed them to do this just to piss him off. And that's all the differences between the novel and the movie.
Thought I'd use my notes and put together a band timeline for people to reference. Here goes... The Imagine Dragons Timeline 2008 - Dan forms first group Although this band was also called Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds considers it an entirely different band. He reused the name when he formed the new group a year later.
Demo EP (AKA Speak to Me EP)
Dan Reynolds (Guitar and Lead Vocals)
Aurora Florence (Violin, Piano and Vocals)
Andrew Beck (Guitar, Piano and Vocals)
Andrew Tolman (Drums)
Dave Lemke (Bass)
Picture: Dan's 2008 band 2009 - Dan forms Imagine Dragons Dan recruits Wayne on guitar, who calls friend from Berklee College of Music, Ben, and convinces him to fly out to Vegas and join the group. Andrew Tolman is again on drums, bringing his wife Brittany to the group. The band records the Imagine Dragons EP at Battle Born Studios (Vegas) and releases it independently.
Picture: Imagine Dragons, 2010 2011 - It's Time The band records the It's Time EP at Palms Casino Resort's Studio at the Palms (Vegas) and releases it independently.
It's Time EP
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Andrew Tolman (Drums)
Brittany Tolman (Piano/Keyboard, Backing Vocals)
Picture: Imagine Dragons, early 2011 2011 - Departure of Andrew + Brittany Tolman Andrew and Brittany Tolman leave the band to settle down as a married couple. The band recruits Daniel Platzman on drums (October) and Theresa Flaminio on piano. Theresa leaves the band that same year and is not featured on any of their releases. Theresa can be seen on a few videos, most notably on the Provo Rooftop concert footage of Darkness: Click Here Dan also bleached his hair blonde for a brief moment. Funny to see: Click Here
Destination
Band releases raw demo of Destination through their fan club
Picture: Imagine Dragons, late 2011 2012 - Continued Silence EP The band gets signed to Interscope Records and begins recording their major label debut, Night Visions. In early 2012, the label released the Continued Silence EP to promote the full album coming later in the year. In Europe, the Continued Silence EP was released as the Hear Me EP, with a slightly different tracklisting. The Night Visions sessions took place at Studio At the Palms (Vegas) and Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles).
Continued Silence EP
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Daniel Platzman (Drums)
Andrew and Brittany Tolman (It's Time)
2012 - Night Visions The band releases Night Visions on Interscope/KIDinaKORNER. Night Visions includes songs from past EPs, as well as new material recorded at Palms Casino Resort's Studio at the Palms (Vegas) and Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles).
Night Visions
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Daniel Platzman (Drums)
Andrew and Brittany Tolman (It's Time, Amsterdam, Hear Me)
Frankenweenie Unleashed!
Band releases Lost Cause
Picture: Imagine Dragons, 2012 2013 - Night Visions (Deluxe) and Soundtracks With the success of Night Visions, Interscope/KIDinaKORNER release deluxe versions of Night Visions, including additional songs from past EPs and the Night Visions recording sessions.
Night Visions (Deluxe)
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Daniel Platzman (Drums)
Andrew and Brittany Tolman (It's Time, Amsterdam, Hear Me, The River, America, Selene, Cover Up, I Don't Mind)
Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall
Band releases Ready Aim Fire
Infinity Blade III
Band releases Monster
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Band releases Who We Are
Picture: Imagine Dragons, 2013 2014 - Recording of Smoke + Mirrors, Transformers, and League of Legends The band writes Smoke + Mirrors on the road during their two year touring cycle for Night Visions and records it at their home studio in Las Vegas in 2014. The band is recruited to help score Transformers: Age of Extinction and also records two songs for the film. The band is also recruited to record a new song, Warriors, for the League of Legends 2014 World Championship, and performs at the opening and closing ceremonies.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Band releases Battle Cry
Band includes All For You in the film, however the song does not see an official release
League of Legends 2014 World Championship
Band releases Warriors
Picture: Imagine Dragons, 2014 2015 - Smoke + Mirrors The band releases Smoke + Mirrors, which was recorded in their home studio in Las Vegas. This album includes all new material, with no songs being recycled from previous releases.
Smoke + Mirrors
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Daniel Platzman (Drums)
2017 - Evolve The band release Evolve, recorded at their home studio, Ragged Insomnia Studios.
Dan Reynolds (Lead Vocals)
Wayne Sermon (Guitar)
Ben McKee (Bass)
Daniel Platzman (Drums)
Chronological List of Releases
2009
Imagine Dragons EP
2010
Hell and Silence EP
2011
It's Time EP
2012
Continued Silence EP
Night Visions
Lost Cause - Song
2013
Night Visions (Deluxe)
Live At Independent Records Acoustic EP
Ready Aim Fire - Song
iTunes Session EP
Live London Sessions
Monster - Song
Who We Are - Song
2014
Radioactive (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Song
Night Visions Live
Battle Cry - Song
All For You - Song, not officially released
Warriors - Song
2015
Smoke + Mirrors
Roots - Song
I Love You All the Time (Play It Forward Campaign) - Song to benefit the victims of the 2015 Paris terror attack at the Bataclan, Paris
I Was Me - Song to benefit/support the Syrian refugee crisis
Perched on the 55th floor of the luxurious Palms Casino & Resort you used to find GhostBar, but since early 2018 it is instead the location of the upscale and boutique nightclub and rooftop bar APEX Social Club.. Very modern and ultra-chic in decor, the best feature of APEX rooftop bar is however the view. Mind blowing 360-degree panoramics over Las Vegas, clearly Instagram-worthy and creating Palms Casino Rooftop Bar opportunity to play casino for free, such as bonuses and free spins, you can read more about that later. If you want to play free Palms Casino Rooftop Bar casino Palms Casino Rooftop Bar immediately select one of the following English online Palms Casino Rooftop Bar casinos from the list Slam Casino offers below. Apex Rooftop Bar & Lounge. Drink in the ultimate view of Vegas. Details Hours. Fri 5:30 – 11 PM Sat 5:30 – 11 PM. 702.942.7777 Palms. It’s Better on Top. 8,000 square feet of open-air, unmatched 360-degree sights and a view unlike anywhere else. Pop a Bottle. Palms Casino Resort | 4321 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103 | Call Palms Casino Resort: Rooftop lounge - See 3,709 traveler reviews, 1,696 candid photos, and great deals for Palms Casino Resort at Tripadvisor. Ghostbar Las Vegas is a Vegas club in at the Palms Casino Resort that opened in November of 2001. Owned by the hotel, and operated by the N9ne Group, this 8,000 square foot venue has a 500 person capacity, with 27 VIP table locations with 15 on the 3500 square foot inside club lounge and 12 on the outside Sky. Every region of Palms Casino Rooftop Bar the world has their own interpretation of what is considered legal real money online gambling. We have Palms Casino Rooftop Bar summarized the regulations of Palms Casino Rooftop Bar these areas here. Betway. Almost all Online Slots games share the same, spin and a chance to win. Perched on the 55th floor of the Palms Casino & Resort you used to find GhostBar, but since early 2018 it is instead the location of the upscale and boutique nightclub and rooftop bar APEX Social Club. Very modern and ultra-chic in decor, the best feature is however the view. Now $81 (Was $̶3̶4̶4̶) on Tripadvisor: Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas. See 3,709 traveler reviews, 1,783 candid photos, and great deals for Palms Casino Resort, ranked #113 of 282 hotels in Las Vegas and rated 4 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Apex Rooftop Bar & Lounge. Raising the Bar. Perception-bending spaces and cocktails, reimagined. Bars & Lounges. Bundles designed to get you more bang for your hard-earned buck. See All Bars . Palms Casino Resort | 4321 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103 | Call Palms Casino Resort. 4321 West Flamingo Road, NV 89103 (702) 942-7777 Visit Website. Kaos Dayclub and Nightclub. The Palms hotel-casino at 4321 W. Flamingo Road in Las Vegas is seen from the Rio hotel-casino on Monday, May 9, 2016. With an array of hip nightclubs and award-winning restaurants, the Palms.
Husband fumes as stunning wife strips TOPLESS in ... - YouTube
Want to live like a celebrity for a night? Well if you have $25,000 or so a night, you can! These Las Vegas super suites give extravagant a new meaning. Robi... #lasvegas I'm going to show you the 3 secrets of Las Vegas inside the Cosmopolitan. I will show you how to find the 3 secret restaurants/bars These are the h... VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub, located at Rio, is located on the 51st floor. The venue is a bit small, but it has a really cool vibe and an unbelievable viewShout... This is how we spend less than $75/day on a Las Vegas strip hotel, food, drinks, gambling, entertainment, and transportation in 2020. Our recommended VPN: h... Tracklist & Timecodes below: Get your copy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/best-of-bar-jazz-masterpieces/id1067788761?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4Y... A HUSBAND was left furious after finding out his wife was lounging around topless in the pool during a tense episode of the latest Seven Year Switch. "Subscr... Apex Social Club, located at the Palms, has one of the best views of any venue I've been to yet. In addition, it has a really energetic vibe without being to... All original content from our webcam network located in the Florida Keys, Key West and Miami. See what going on the most popular vacation spots in the US 24/7. Watch military, cargo and cruise ... Compilation of jumping into water, diving fails, epic fails and near deathCliff diving and pool divingDon't forget to drop a like and subscribe. http://bit.l... Having a flutter 'on red' or playing a few hands of cards can be a great way for your average punter to blow off a bit of steam. But for the casinos, this is...
![JUMP INTO WATER GONE WRONG fails pt.6 [FailForceOne] - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rUVIBsSMmRQ/default.jpg "All original content from our webcam network located in the Florida Keys, Key West and Miami. See what going on the most popular vacation spots in the US 24/7. Watch military, cargo and cruise ...")
