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<blockquote data-quote="Justice and Rule" data-source="post: 8691665" data-attributes="member: 6778210"><p>I mean, yes and no. So exaggeration can be parody, but it has to have something to it. 40K <em>can </em>be parody, but it can also be completely straight-faced (and was for quite a while). In particular, the skull aesthetic became less parody and more a stylistic choice given how the Imperium and its story became more of a serious thing. You need something more there to make it a joke beyond the aesthetic because skull stuff might not work as a joke on its own. To me, when I look at Rifts, all the skull stuff comes off more 1970's-1980's heavy metal-esque stuff.</p><p></p><p>I suppose my bigger point is that as someone from the area, I don't see those things as particularly parodic. Maybe the UP is, but I just find it kind of a very lame joke (especially when we in the right hand can probably make some better ones about those in the left hand). With the Coalition, I don't see anything that really relates to Chicago beyond calling it Chi-town. Like, I do find stuff like <em>this </em>funny:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/eec0cc2c-d46c-4e0a-90a3-8c9eb184612f/db8ks07-6e28bc2f-9f3f-444c-a14e-1aa0c59d0f02.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1091,q_75,strp/rifts_psi_hounds_and_psi_stalker_the_dogboys_by_chuckwalton_db8ks07-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA5MSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2VlYzBjYzJjLWQ0NmMtNGUwYS05MGEzLThjOWViMTg0NjEyZlwvZGI4a3MwNy02ZTI4YmMyZi05ZjNmLTQ0NGMtYTE0ZS0xYWEwYzU5ZDBmMDIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTgwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.Fv8wNR354EW_cv8T5IqmQq72fDdImLpe6mz1dbRbOBQ" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>But I don't think that's really "dry" as it's just ridiculous (and great, as someone who isn't a fan of Rifts). But outside some stuff like this, I don't think the Coalition and them as fascists are really meant to be a joke. I just thought they were meant to be the villain faction of the setting. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Also <strong><em>huge </em></strong>missed opportunity to not call the Lower Peninsula "Troll Country".</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justice and Rule, post: 8691665, member: 6778210"] I mean, yes and no. So exaggeration can be parody, but it has to have something to it. 40K [I]can [/I]be parody, but it can also be completely straight-faced (and was for quite a while). In particular, the skull aesthetic became less parody and more a stylistic choice given how the Imperium and its story became more of a serious thing. You need something more there to make it a joke beyond the aesthetic because skull stuff might not work as a joke on its own. To me, when I look at Rifts, all the skull stuff comes off more 1970's-1980's heavy metal-esque stuff. I suppose my bigger point is that as someone from the area, I don't see those things as particularly parodic. Maybe the UP is, but I just find it kind of a very lame joke (especially when we in the right hand can probably make some better ones about those in the left hand). With the Coalition, I don't see anything that really relates to Chicago beyond calling it Chi-town. Like, I do find stuff like [I]this [/I]funny: [IMG]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/eec0cc2c-d46c-4e0a-90a3-8c9eb184612f/db8ks07-6e28bc2f-9f3f-444c-a14e-1aa0c59d0f02.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1091,q_75,strp/rifts_psi_hounds_and_psi_stalker_the_dogboys_by_chuckwalton_db8ks07-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTA5MSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2VlYzBjYzJjLWQ0NmMtNGUwYS05MGEzLThjOWViMTg0NjEyZlwvZGI4a3MwNy02ZTI4YmMyZi05ZjNmLTQ0NGMtYTE0ZS0xYWEwYzU5ZDBmMDIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTgwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.Fv8wNR354EW_cv8T5IqmQq72fDdImLpe6mz1dbRbOBQ[/IMG] But I don't think that's really "dry" as it's just ridiculous (and great, as someone who isn't a fan of Rifts). But outside some stuff like this, I don't think the Coalition and them as fascists are really meant to be a joke. I just thought they were meant to be the villain faction of the setting. [SIZE=1]Also [B][I]huge [/I][/B]missed opportunity to not call the Lower Peninsula "Troll Country".[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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