Wonko the Sane Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) So... Is Obliteration Jim Butcher or not? Because I have a hard time believing that Jim Butcher's reaction to super powers would be, "whelp, time to kill the world". Also, Obliteration's mannerisms and speech are totally unrelated to Butcher's. When reading Firefight, I was able to reconcile this, because I assumed that Obliteration was under the influence of the darkness, but as of Calamity, we know that he's had the darkness beaten for years. Is he just a guy who happens to look like Jim Butcher, own a sword, and have a strong Catholic background? Edited March 24, 2016 by Wonko the Sane 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) I'm not sure everybody here has read The Dresden Files or The Codex Alera. Even if they have they may not have looked into the writer himself (like me). Also, where was this revealed? Edited April 1, 2016 by kenod 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonko the Sane Posted April 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) It was never high profile, but Obliteration's appearance, if nothing else, is definitely modeled after Jim Butcher. Just based a villain's looks in an upcoming book on Jim Butcher. Shhh. Nobody tell him. I think he owns a sword. (Source) Months back I tweeted that I’d decided to use a certain fantasy novelist I know as a model for one of the primary villains in the sequel to Steelheart. (I did this very lovingly, I assure you.) I love how the profile turned out. You should check out the Wal-Mart exclusive edition of the book and see if you can guess who I pictured as Obliteration, the person who’s been destroying cities all across the Fractured States. (Source) And Obliteration from Firefight? That's Jim Butcher, if you were curious. (Source) I always took the sword and the religious motif as indicators that this guy didn't just look like Jim Butcher -- he was Jim Butcher, in Epic form. After Calamity, though, that sort of falls apart. Edited April 1, 2016 by Wonko the Sane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thanks, I didn't know those WoBs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenBossanova Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fantastic. Let's see if Butcher returns the favor in Peace Talks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Fantastic. Let's see if Butcher returns the favor in Peace Talks. If not Peace Talks (depending on how far through completion it is) , then Cinder Spires 2 is possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yitzi2 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 My guess is that he was used as a model for the character, but not in terms of personality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 @Yitzi2 Pssst, bumping a thread that's almost a year old is generally frowned upon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 9 hours ago, Weltall said: @Yitzi2 Pssst, bumping a thread that's almost a year old is generally frowned upon. If you're adding something new to a conversation, it's usually fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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