G. Footman Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 McCabe definitely has Indiana Jones inspiration behind him. Yan Lo gives me a lot of Lo Pan (Big Trouble in Little China) vibes. McMorning is every mad scientist trope, which themselves are rooted in (the more modernized) Dr. Frankenstein. yan-lo as lo-pan, wan as egg, brent as burt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Footman Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Lilith is also a demon (or a type of demon) in some middle eastern mythologies. early versions of the judeao/christian myth, she was also adam's first wife, and mother of all monsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike3838 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I've always been interested in this, and I did intend to make a series of blog posts on the topic, but I only got as far as the Neverborn: http://malifauxnoob.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/064-malifaux-masters-inspiration.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyLee Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I just read your post and i agree, it was really good....now, please go and do the same for the remaining masters.....8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Lelu means 'a toy' in Finnish and Lelu is an obvious boytoy....What?OK, ok. Samael Hopkins - Matthew Hopkins is the most famous witch-hunter in England (Witchfinder General). There's a famous British horror movie of him from the 1960s.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loveless Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Lelu means 'a toy' in Finnish and Lelu is an obvious boytoy. ... What? Having seen his M2E art, he is one hell of a boy toy Though I think his name is something of a combination of middle eastern male spirits and the Lilith/Lilitu traditions, given his associations. OK, ok. Samael Hopkins - Matthew Hopkins is the most famous witch-hunter in England (Witchfinder General). There's a famous British horror movie of him from the 1960s.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins Samael, additionally, is an archangel tasked with accusation and destruction who is seen as neither good nor evil. Also the Jewish angel of death (or one of them alongside Azrael, who was more of a guardian in that lore? I dunno, my Abrahamic religions are getting all muddled this morning XD) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Kirai's name is Hateful Darkblack, hence Hateful's name on this forum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creaturefeature Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Ama No Zako is an ancient Japenese goddess. Alps are German vampires. Von Schill and the Feikorps were inspired by Ferdinand von Schill and his Prussian raiding party. The Fermented Monks and The Brew Master were inspired by The Drunken Master movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormLordXIII Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Mei Feng is Mandarin for "beautiful phoenix," hence the flame theme. She, the railworkers and Kang are inspired by the historical Chinese immigration population which fled from China 19th century due to political persecution, famine, or war and found a new life in the Western US building railroads. One of my favorite archetypes which Malifaux has integrated into its alternate history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike3838 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'd be surprised if phoenix is the translation - that sounds much more like Kaeris territory to me, and thematically I'm not sure it gels with her fluff. I could be wrong, but I don't think we've seen the mandarin character or tones to know which "Feng" is being used, so it could be "gallop" or "wind", or even something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormLordXIII Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Fair point - I considered "wind" as well, although I have to admit it's a bit less dramatic. Gallop might be possible, considering the Railroad theme too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kogan Style Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Two of Jack Daw's theme crew draw from Edgar Allen Poe' short stories. Montressor can be found in the "Cask of Amontillado" and Lady Ligeia from "ligeia" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Shut Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 McMorning is every mad scientist trope, which themselves are rooted in (the more modernized) Dr. Frankenstein. I'm not sure where I read it but I think McMourning is mentioned as having studied in Ingolstadt, as did Victor Frankenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 McMourning reminds me more of Herbet West from Herbert West - Reanimator by HP Lovecraft. Uses his position as a doctor to access bodies to experiment on reanimating dead flesh using a special formula he concocted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxus Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I feel like zoraida is also based on David Bowie as the goblin king from the Labyrinth, who had a song with the line "you remind me of the babe" an abiltiy of zoraida,it also mentions voodoo. the goblin king is like zoraida and the gremlins, he used crystal balls and could transform into an owl, similar to zoraida into a crow. Also there was a bog of eternal stench and other various nasties in the labyrinth. Lucas Mccabe is totally Indiana Jones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying this thread. Some of these, spot on, others a bit of a stretch, and a few of them taking angles even we didn't think of but yet somehow works. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgarbonzo Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Ophelia and Kin while aping the Ortegas gameplay wise, in the fluff the feuded with the Hedfields so they are inspired but the Hatfield/McCoy feud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Kirai's name is Hateful Darkblack, hence Hateful's name on this forum Hee! It's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Shut Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Whenever I think of the name Willie and unreasonable handling of explosives I'm reminded of Wile E Coyote. Old Major has his name from Orwells 'Animal Farm' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyLee Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Okay, japanese for 2 is Futatsu....very close to our resident madman who happens to be twice the size of many other men. I should add this is native japanese and not sino japanese. Also Waldgeist translates as Forest/ Wood Spirit/ghost is German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike3838 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Fuhatsu is Japanese for "Misfire" i believe? - I think that's the joke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyLee Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Okay, having watched Big Trouble inLittle China for the first time recently, and it being mentioned that Gracie is a character from said film, do Wyrd really think Kim Catrall is a pig? I couldn't stop thinking of that when watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Okay, having watched Big Trouble inLittle China for the first time recently, and it being mentioned that Gracie is a character from said film, do Wyrd really think Kim Catrall is a pig? I couldn't stop thinking of that when watching it. I very much doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiveCommander Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 According to Jewish folklore Lilith is Adam's first wife. When she wouldn't submit to his will, she was cursed to roam the earth, and became the mother of monsters. Even today among Hasidic jews, she is brought up in cases of crib death and serious child hood diseases. Other myths state that the only children she was bearing were Incubi and Succubi, hence the 'Mother of Monsters' name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Okay, having watched Big Trouble inLittle China for the first time recently, and it being mentioned that Gracie is a character from said film, do Wyrd really think Kim Catrall is a pig? I couldn't stop thinking of that when watching it. You can read about it in Chronicles 5. "Yes, I realize that for some readers naming a massive elderly sow after the female lead in the film we are paying homage to, may be in poor taste, but it in no way was intended to be anything but flattering." - Dan Weber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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