What is it about Drizzt that you just can't stand?
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BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
Its the hair. How does he avoid split ends?
... but seriously ...
The character is a cliche. A perrenial outcast, but a good guy. I mean, what exactly is the difference betwen Drizzit and Dr.Banner/Hulk?
(OK, the Hulk is green and Drizzit has a pet cat, but OTHER than that?)
BG
PS: And just for the record, I don't hate Drizzit. I hate tyrannical dictators and chefs who use too much cilantro. Drizzit I meerly dislike.
... but seriously ...
The character is a cliche. A perrenial outcast, but a good guy. I mean, what exactly is the difference betwen Drizzit and Dr.Banner/Hulk?
(OK, the Hulk is green and Drizzit has a pet cat, but OTHER than that?)
BG
PS: And just for the record, I don't hate Drizzit. I hate tyrannical dictators and chefs who use too much cilantro. Drizzit I meerly dislike.
Marius Delphus
Adventurer
Drizzt just oozes "kewl." That's what I hate about him.
From what I remember of the first two trilogies (I more or less gave up on the whole shebang after that), he glowers a lot and doesn't talk much (and when he does, it's either some snide comment or terrifically insightful revelation). As someone else said, he's twice outcast: neither his birth society nor his adopted society really accepts him. He's angst-ridden, guilt-ridden, and a victim of other people's "bad thoughts." These traits of his seem to substitute for character.
Of course, when he gets into a fight, he's completely unstoppable. The only trouble Drizzt ever seemed to get into, to my recollection, was deciding what unbelievably cool martial-arts-movie maneuver to use next. Yeah, okay, he's a bit winded after the fight, and maybe he got scratched up a bit. But in the next scene, he's fine (and probably wracked with angst, if not angst and guilt, about the fight).
The pet cat is just icing on the cake. I mean, who doesn't want to be able to send an oversized black panther into battle against the enemy? Essentially, it just seems to me as though we're supposed to accept that Drizzt's bloody well perfect, and his only problem is that the whole world is out to "get him."
And don't get me started on Elminster.
From what I remember of the first two trilogies (I more or less gave up on the whole shebang after that), he glowers a lot and doesn't talk much (and when he does, it's either some snide comment or terrifically insightful revelation). As someone else said, he's twice outcast: neither his birth society nor his adopted society really accepts him. He's angst-ridden, guilt-ridden, and a victim of other people's "bad thoughts." These traits of his seem to substitute for character.
Of course, when he gets into a fight, he's completely unstoppable. The only trouble Drizzt ever seemed to get into, to my recollection, was deciding what unbelievably cool martial-arts-movie maneuver to use next. Yeah, okay, he's a bit winded after the fight, and maybe he got scratched up a bit. But in the next scene, he's fine (and probably wracked with angst, if not angst and guilt, about the fight).
The pet cat is just icing on the cake. I mean, who doesn't want to be able to send an oversized black panther into battle against the enemy? Essentially, it just seems to me as though we're supposed to accept that Drizzt's bloody well perfect, and his only problem is that the whole world is out to "get him."
And don't get me started on Elminster.
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KnowTheToe
First Post
Its the darn clones man. The original is fine, but all of those copies with the lame stories.
I have also hit saturation. How much Drizzt, could a Drizzt reader read, if a Drizzt reader just read Drizzt?
I have also hit saturation. How much Drizzt, could a Drizzt reader read, if a Drizzt reader just read Drizzt?
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