privileged prat with daddy issues
(Or, lilian_cho's criteria for favourite characters)
Question: What do these characters have in common?
Draco Malfoy [Harry Potter]
Robert Chase [House, M.D.]
Val Toreth [The Administration series]
Lex Luthor [Smallville]
Arthur Pendragon [BBC Merlin]
Answer: privileged prat with daddy issues.
Draco Malfoy [Harry Potter]
✔ Rich pureblood.
✔ His Slytherin friends/minions actually _like_ him.
✔ Favourite derogatory remarks include "Mudblood," "Save me from the smell of poor" and "Yo mama so fat."
✔ Always spouts "My Father" with capital letters, which simultaenously launched Lucius/Draco fics and H/D hurt/comfort fics in which Draco is brainwashed + emotionally and/or sexually abused by dear old dad.
✔ Father got thrown into Azkaban. Awww, Lucius.
✔ Blond.
✔ British.
✘ Pale and pointy. Not tall, dark and mind-blowing like Tom Riddle, but compelling enough to make Harry obsessed.
Robert Chase [House, M.D.]
✔ Grew up rich.
✔ Went through a drug experimentation phase. And a Catholic seminary student phase. At the same time? Only God knows.
✔ Firmly believes that only Americans are fat. Also? "Of course nobody loves you. You're not as good-looking as me, aren't you?"
✔ Supposedly got his job because dear old dad made a phone call to House.
✔ House gleefully intimated that Chase has daddy issues.
✔ This combined with Chase's previous adventures in BDSM-land, launched abusive House/Chase fics and power struggle Foreman/Chase fics.
* If there's any Cameron/Chase BDSM fics out there, I don't want to know.
✔ Dad's dying of cancer. Oops.
✔ Blond.
✘ Australian. Accent + Queen on money. Close enough.
✔ Pretty, earning stamps of approval from House, Wilson, and a dying gay patient.
Val Toreth [The Administration series]
✘ Not rich, but you wouldn't know it from his armament of expensive skincare products.
✔ And anyway, Warrick's rich enough for the both of them.
✔ Tortures/interrogates people for a living.
✔ Favourite target is married people, because making people do things they do not want is just So. Much. Fun.
✔ Parents deserve to be thrown into Psychoprogramming for extensive emotional abuse and neglect.
✔ Blond.
✔ British.
✔ Pretty, earning stamps of approval from everyone, including those who profess to be straight. Except for Chevril.
Lex Luthor [Smallville]
✔ Billionaire
✔ Thinks money can buy friends. Which, in Clark Kent's case, it totally can.
✔ Lots of inappropriate touching and significant looks from Lionel of the Magnificent Flowing Hair
✔ This combined with Michael Rosenbaum's prettiness in drag (watch Sweet November!) launched lots of Lionel/Lex fics where Lex dresses up in Lillian's clothes.
✔ Lionel thought Lex killed his little brother Julian, when Lex was actually protecting his mother, who had gone slightly (only slightly?) crazy.
✘ Redhead. But since he's bald I can always pretend he's actually blond.
✘ American. Went to Excelsior prep school with Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/Robin Hood rip-off.
✔ Pretty enough to gain a following of stalkers and murderous girlfriends/fiances/wives.
Arthur Pendragon [BBC Merlin]
✔ Crown Princess of Camelot, Heir to the Throne, etc.
✘ Was a prat in the first episode but quickly became Merlin's twu wuff caring friend instead.
✘ Favourite insult/endearment-in-disguise is "idiot." Which totally does not count as an insult because Merlin always half-insults/half-flirts back with "prat."
✔ [SPOILER] The magic that brought about Arthur's conception took his mother's life. Oops.
[/ends SPOILER]
✔ Which is why KingGiles Uther is conflicted when dealing with Arthur.
✔ Blond.
✔ British. (Well, this is before Great Britain, but close enough.)
✔ Pretty pink princess Golden fighting machine.
In conclusion, Arthur is not enough of a prat to qualify as my favourite character. Sorry Arthur, I love Merlin more. But I like Bradley better than Colin =P
And awesomely enough, there's BradleyJames/Merlin fanfic out there \o/
(X-posted @ IJ)
Question: What do these characters have in common?
Draco Malfoy [Harry Potter]
Robert Chase [House, M.D.]
Val Toreth [The Administration series]
Lex Luthor [Smallville]
Arthur Pendragon [BBC Merlin]
Answer: privileged prat with daddy issues.
Draco Malfoy [Harry Potter]
✔ Rich pureblood.
✔ His Slytherin friends/minions actually _like_ him.
✔ Favourite derogatory remarks include "Mudblood," "Save me from the smell of poor" and "Yo mama so fat."
✔ Always spouts "My Father" with capital letters, which simultaenously launched Lucius/Draco fics and H/D hurt/comfort fics in which Draco is brainwashed + emotionally and/or sexually abused by dear old dad.
✔ Father got thrown into Azkaban. Awww, Lucius.
✔ Blond.
✔ British.
✘ Pale and pointy. Not tall, dark and mind-blowing like Tom Riddle, but compelling enough to make Harry obsessed.
Robert Chase [House, M.D.]
✔ Grew up rich.
✔ Went through a drug experimentation phase. And a Catholic seminary student phase. At the same time? Only God knows.
✔ Firmly believes that only Americans are fat. Also? "Of course nobody loves you. You're not as good-looking as me, aren't you?"
✔ Supposedly got his job because dear old dad made a phone call to House.
✔ House gleefully intimated that Chase has daddy issues.
✔ This combined with Chase's previous adventures in BDSM-land, launched abusive House/Chase fics and power struggle Foreman/Chase fics.
* If there's any Cameron/Chase BDSM fics out there, I don't want to know.
✔ Dad's dying of cancer. Oops.
✔ Blond.
✘ Australian. Accent + Queen on money. Close enough.
✔ Pretty, earning stamps of approval from House, Wilson, and a dying gay patient.
Val Toreth [The Administration series]
✘ Not rich, but you wouldn't know it from his armament of expensive skincare products.
✔ And anyway, Warrick's rich enough for the both of them.
✔ Tortures/interrogates people for a living.
✔ Favourite target is married people, because making people do things they do not want is just So. Much. Fun.
✔ Parents deserve to be thrown into Psychoprogramming for extensive emotional abuse and neglect.
✔ Blond.
✔ British.
✔ Pretty, earning stamps of approval from everyone, including those who profess to be straight. Except for Chevril.
Lex Luthor [Smallville]
✔ Billionaire
✔ Thinks money can buy friends. Which, in Clark Kent's case, it totally can.
✔ Lots of inappropriate touching and significant looks from Lionel of the Magnificent Flowing Hair
✔ This combined with Michael Rosenbaum's prettiness in drag (watch Sweet November!) launched lots of Lionel/Lex fics where Lex dresses up in Lillian's clothes.
✔ Lionel thought Lex killed his little brother Julian, when Lex was actually protecting his mother, who had gone slightly (only slightly?) crazy.
✘ Redhead. But since he's bald I can always pretend he's actually blond.
✘ American. Went to Excelsior prep school with Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/Robin Hood rip-off.
✔ Pretty enough to gain a following of stalkers and murderous girlfriends/fiances/wives.
Arthur Pendragon [BBC Merlin]
✔ Crown Princess of Camelot, Heir to the Throne, etc.
✘ Was a prat in the first episode but quickly became Merlin's twu wuff caring friend instead.
✘ Favourite insult/endearment-in-disguise is "idiot." Which totally does not count as an insult because Merlin always half-insults/half-flirts back with "prat."
✔ [SPOILER] The magic that brought about Arthur's conception took his mother's life. Oops.
[/ends SPOILER]
✔ Which is why KingGiles Uther is conflicted when dealing with Arthur.
✔ Blond.
✔ British. (Well, this is before Great Britain, but close enough.)
✔ Pretty pink princess Golden fighting machine.
In conclusion, Arthur is not enough of a prat to qualify as my favourite character. Sorry Arthur, I love Merlin more. But I like Bradley better than Colin =P
And awesomely enough, there's BradleyJames/Merlin fanfic out there \o/
(X-posted @ IJ)