Crossover Canon! Geek Trivia!

[eldritchhobbit]

There are times I am especially grateful that I'm a geek, and now is one of those times.

I just had a "Eureka!" moment. In the third chapter of the authorized sequel to The Prisoner, the graphic novel Shattered Visage, there is a funeral. And among the mourners, clear as day, are...

... Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

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[eldritchhobbit]

I love seeing all of my favorite spies in one place; surely they've come across some of the same megalomaniacs together.

Exactly! :)

And I should get back to writing my Danger Man/MFU fics.

Oh, yes yes yes, you should!!!! (No pressure there - ha!)

I actually see Patrick McGoohan's character in Ice Station Zebra, David Jones, as more in line with Number Six than Drake.

I can see that completely. Actually, I tend to think of David Jones as one of a later John Drake's aliases, representing an angrier, darker Drake. I can see early signs of possible future disillusionment from Drake in a number of episodes ("Yesterday's Enemies" comes immediately to mind), that all added together with Jones's experiences might explain the resignation. As for his childhood, that's a good point about "Once Upon A Time"; I just don't know how much to take of what we learn from Drake seriously in the Danger Man episodes, especially since it's sometimes hard to tell if he's in character or himself, or for that matter being serious or snarky. ;)

I've rather enjoyed Eva A. Enblom's characterization of Number Six as Drake, though if I add David Jones into the mix as the man's middle identity in between Drake and Number Six, the idea that he never killed anyone might seem a bit naive.

I'm really tempted to make some MFU/Prisoner/Avengers/Danger Man crossover icons now.

*whimpers in glee* :)

[theladyrose]

Hee! Currently the guys are still trying to outwit each other in crossover #1, but I think they'll be running into each other quite soon :)

Not to mention "Colony 3," "Judgment Day" (probably the darkest hour of spy television up until its broadcast that I know of) and "To Our Best Friend" (so much for ever considering a stable home life) as possible trigger experiences for a Drake as Six resignation. As far as I remember Drake only kills a man in self-defence in "Time To Kill" when he willingly takes on an assassination assignment, but he seems to be able to rationalize it rather well.

Hmm, I just came across an intriguing theory (in the Ice Station Zebra soundtrack liner notes of all places) that Jones' experience was what made 6 want to resign. And the ISZ movie does seem to hint that Jones very well could be Drake, given their expertise and professional background. Talk about further entangling all three universes...

[eldritchhobbit]

Hmm, I just came across an intriguing theory (in the Ice Station Zebra soundtrack liner notes of all places) that Jones' experience was what made 6 want to resign. And the ISZ movie does seem to hint that Jones very well could be Drake, given their expertise and professional background. Talk about further entangling all three universes...

Pardon my late reply, but I don't seem to be getting all of my reply notices these days. I really, really like this idea. The universes dovetail together so compellingly, giving different points along the spectrum of his character development.

I'll buy it. :)