rhyming demon etrigan....
WTF, why was I never told of his existence? Now I can't stop saying his catch phrases.
Gone Gone the Fall of Man, Arise the Demon Etrigan!
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05-19-2020, 09:55 PM #1Incredible Member
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I recently saw the justice league dark movies and was made aware of the rhyming
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05-19-2020, 10:15 PM #2Astonishing Member
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Writers don't always use the rhyming. But the Demon series from the 80's used it a lot/
I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
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05-19-2020, 10:51 PM #3Incredible Member
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Originally Posted by LordMikel
BLASHPHEMERS !!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuVxCwNdWhg#t=2m
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05-20-2020, 04:22 AM #4King of Wakanda
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He appears again nd rhymes in The most recent DCAU film(Apokolips war i think its called). In JL unlimited he only says his iconic rhyme to turn into Etrigan but then talks normal once he is etrigan. Originally Posted by Sammael
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05-20-2020, 07:57 AM #5Astonishing Member
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The bad rhyming is why I despise the character. The Demon has had so much cringe worthy dialogue over the past few decades. It's best in small doses.
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05-20-2020, 08:15 AM #6BANNED
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The rhyming is tied to Jason’s power
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05-24-2020, 11:39 AM #7Ultimate Member
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Jack Kirby’s original Demon series didn’t use the rhyming besides the incantation to charge Jason into Etrigan (and vice versa). Alan Moore made Etrigan speak only in rhymes during his appearance in Swamp Thing and most writers have made that the standard way he speaks. I love The Demon but I really prefer him to only occasionally rhyme. It can sound really forced and detracts from the character.
Last edited by Robotman; 05-24-2020 at 11:41 AM.
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05-24-2020, 12:43 PM #8Mighty Member
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Originally Posted by Sammael
Actually, the incantation is:
Gone! Gone! The form of man
Rise the demon Etrigan!!
Sometimes, the full poem is used (as in Demon #1):
Change! Change! O form of man!
Release the might from fleshy mire!
Boil the blood in heart of fire!
Gone! Gone! The form of man
Rise the demon Etrigan!!
and there are variants of above that were used.
Even though Alan Moore gets the credit for making Etrigan rhyme all the time, I believe it was Len Wein in DC Comics Presents #66 who did it first.
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