[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Advice to an Evil Overlord (long... definately long)

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Alshain:
> It's funny how they never learn, isn't it. Somewhere on the net, there
> are similar lists for The Hero (tm), The Hero's Sidekick (tm), The
> Hero's One True Love (tm) and for the hangers-on of the Evil Overlord
> (tm), like Minions, Trusted Lieutenants and Evil Geniuses, as well as
> for his Wicked Yet Beautiful Daughter.
> (found the link; it's http://www.sff.net/paradise/lists.htm )

Iggy here:

I found this site and am checking out the Hero list right now.  It's pretty
cool... but seems to be lacking a bit when compared with the Evil Overlord
one.  (They have a lot of good points, but some also really only seem to
apply to one movie/show...)  Kinda makes me wonder if they did the same
levels of research.

Still, a cool site so far.  Thanks for the link.  *grin*

> Alshain:
> In the same vein, there's villainsupply.com for all the gadgets you'll
> need when you set out to take over the world.

Iggy here:

I'm definately going to check this one out as well.

>
> I note with interest that no list has the following rule:
> "I will not attempt to use complicated killing magic on innocent babes
> and sucklings too young to be properly impressed. Quietly smothering
> the child with a pillow will work just as well."
>
> Alshain
>

Iggy here:

That one does seem to come up a lot, doesn't it?  Especially when the child
(born or unborn) is destined to overthrow said Evil Overlord.  I'd add the
following rule immediately after that:

"Any woman bearing the unborn child destined to destroy me will be killed
with a hail of bullets or other method immediately lethal to the woman and
child, and they will then be cremated/disintegrated/utterly destroyed.  I
will not wait until the child is born, nor will I try to magically extract
the unborn child in any way so that they may be later sacrificed in an
elaborate ceremony."

I've actually come up with a number of other additions to the list.
(Unfortunately, I haven't written them down... yet.  *grin*)

Hmmmm... If anyone wants to, directly e-mail me offlist with contributions
for an addendum to the Evil Overlord list, or any of the other lists on the
sites Alshain posted here.  I'll compile a list and post it for anyone
interested.  Ok?  I'm pretty sure that we can come up with a number of
items, even by just looking at trends from the HP books that exist elsewhere
as well... *grin*

(E-mail me directly with the contributions so that we don't needlessly
clutter up this HP list here.)

Iggy McSnurd