South Park "Super" heroes?!?
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Posted on: 2010-11-04 10:03 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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Actually Kenny is technically "disguising" his voice the same way Christian Bale does for Batman. Theoretically the other boys aren't suppose realize it's Kenny the same way Lois Lane isn't supposed to realize it's Superman when Clark Kent is wearing glasses. Remember that everyone on the show can understand Kenny's typical muffled voice as if it's completely clear to them - only the audience can't hear it very well. So when Kenny talks in that rough, low tone that's supposed to conceal his secret identity to the other boys, not us.|
Originally Posted by Nova Knight
It's also great hearing Kenny speak in an understandable voice after all those years of being muffled. Who knew he had so much to say? And that mournful, world-weary sigh after being resurrected yet again... man, Kenny is DEEP. Fantastic episode.
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The irony of course is that Kenny's gruff "secret" superhero voice is much more understandable to the viewers of the show than his normal voice.
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I thought that the boys knew each other's secret identities. Didn't they address Kenny as both "Kenny" and "Mysterion?" At any rate, the gravelly, Christian Bale-esque voice definitely added to the episode's Awesome Quotient.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
Actually Kenny is technically "disguising" his voice the same way Christian Bale does for Batman. Theoretically the other boys aren't suppose realize it's Kenny the same way Lois Lane isn't supposed to realize it's Superman when Clark Kent is wearing glasses. Remember that everyone on the show can understand Kenny's typical muffled voice as if it's completely clear to them - only the audience can't hear it very well. So when Kenny talks in that rough, low tone that's supposed to conceal his secret identity to the other boys, not us.
The irony of course is that Kenny's gruff "secret" superhero voice is much more understandable to the viewers of the show than his normal voice. |
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Yeah, Mysterion outed himself back in season 13. His unmasking was kinda funny in that they didn't show his hair so there was no way for the audience to actually distinguish him from any other kid in the series.
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Originally Posted by Nova Knight
I thought that the boys knew each other's secret identities. Didn't they address Kenny as both "Kenny" and "Mysterion?" At any rate, the gravelly, Christian Bale-esque voice definitely added to the episode's Awesome Quotient.
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Originally Posted by Nova Knight
I thought that the boys knew each other's secret identities. Didn't they address Kenny as both "Kenny" and "Mysterion?" At any rate, the gravelly, Christian Bale-esque voice definitely added to the episode's Awesome Quotient.
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Originally Posted by Innovator
Yeah, Mysterion outed himself back in season 13. His unmasking was kinda funny in that they didn't show his hair so there was no way for the audience to actually distinguish him from any other kid in the series.
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Well yes and no, the boys do know who each other is but part of the gag is that the audience doesn't really know and they have been dropping hints thru-out the episode. |
Originally Posted by Nova Knight
I thought that the boys knew each other's secret identities. Didn't they address Kenny as both "Kenny" and "Mysterion?" At any rate, the gravelly, Christian Bale-esque voice definitely added to the episode's Awesome Quotient.
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Like when Stans dad mentions that his entire toolbox keeps disappearing only to have the "Toolshed" character appear or when we were down to guessing the identity of 3 of them, one of the character's mom asks them to take out the trash, all three heroes turn and look at each other but after awhile only one of them replies.
As for the Kenny reveal, it was revealed in a tongue in cheek way as when he unmasks at a news conference, the audiences goes "ooohh, its him!" and Mr Garrison states that "wow, all this time it was...one of the students in my class!". I dont think they admit it being actually kenny until later on.
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Eh, I can kinda understand normal Kenny. He did speak unmuffled in the SP movie, as well.
Though I wonder how the episode with Kenny in Heaven playing video games falls into it, since we now have a in-universe explanation for his myriad deaths throughout the series. It also kinda treads on, but also reinforces, the episode where Kenny died, but we saw his mom with a baby Kenny and the dad said something along the lines of "This is the 50th time this has happened!".
Yes, I'm looking at this way too deeply. 
Actually I'm surprised no one has just linked the episodes for those who haven't seen it:
The Premiere of The Coon!
*if you look at the South Park Opening, Mysterion is now there to the right of Kyle and the South Park sign*
It looks like the others will be available starting on Nov 27th from this season apparently but Cartoon Network does do repeat, so they might do a whole block of the series like they did Imagination Land at some point for those who've missed it.
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*sigh*
I'm going to bed...
*blam*
Was I the only one that felt the end of this arc was a bit rushed? I really hated how the conflict got resolved.
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The conflict resolution did feel a bit rushed. But I liked the whole Kenny mythos.
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Good call, Lothic! Right on the money! |
Originally Posted by Lothic
I think it'd be funny if Mint Berry Crunch turns out to be the one to somehow banish Cthulhu from our world. I mean they've spent the last two episodes building up the joke that no one really knows what his superpower/purpose is so it'd only make sense if he comes out of no where and does something pivotal to save everyone.
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You now have access to three new powersets...
PRIMARY: Mint Blast
SECONDARY: Berry Manipulation
APP: Crunching
I hope you can use them as wisely as their noble inspiration, the great Mint Berry Crunch. Half man, half berry, all hero.
EDIT: Sorry for the spoiler to anyone who didn't watch it yet. Cthulhu made me do it.
Personaly, I was hope Cthulu would eat MBC and Kenny would have to stop him.
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I think it's a perfect parody of comic mega-events. Really cool in premise and the buildup is awesome... but the resolution and return to the status quo (more or less) just feels rushed, forced, and leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
I loved it.
Mint Berry Crunch should have flown around the Earth backwards, causing time to reverse so he could stop the original BP oil spill, with everyone forgetting the events of the episodes.
Of course, then we would have less Mysterion awesomeness, so there's good and bad.
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Awesomeness of most of the 3 parter aside, I think you're reading into it a little too much. I think the MBC reveal was where the mega-event parody stopped, and most of the rest of the episode was par for the course. South Park has a history of abrupt, wtf endings. |
Originally Posted by Xaphan
I think it's a perfect parody of comic mega-events. Really cool in premise and the buildup is awesome... but the resolution and return to the status quo (more or less) just feels rushed, forced, and leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
I loved it. |
Still, wow. They made Kenny pretty hardcore, didn't they?
"I'm tired. I'm going to bed."
*bang*
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Mysterion/Kenny did say that when he dies sometimes he sees Heaven and Hell, which allows for the events of that episode and the SP movie.|
Originally Posted by Dark One
Though I wonder how the episode with Kenny in Heaven playing video games falls into it, since we now have a in-universe explanation for his myriad deaths throughout the series.
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We just saw in this three-parter whenever Kenny dies, he immediately gets resurrected in his bed, but he does state that sometimes he is out longer (which would account for the whole season where Kenny stayed dead).
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The ending was lame as hell. In fact, the whole arc was lame, mostly due to Cartman/The Coon. I swear, Cartman is dragging SP down further and further into the abyss as the years go by. The more they make him an insufferable male part, the more SP becomes unwatchable.
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I remember reading somewhere that at least one friend of Lovecraft's recalled him pronouncing the "Ct" as a tongue-click in the style of a Kalahari Bushman.
Who knows if that is accurate though. For all we know, Lovecraft may have used variations of exotic pronounciations to throw people off. (Which would be kinda like a more intellectual version of how Meatloaf kept giving a different story of how he got his name with different interviews) |
My guess is that Lovecraft really had no way of pronouncing any of the gibberish he put in his stories. Some authors put a great deal of care into creating entire languages for their books as Tolkien did. Lovecraft does not seem to have been one of the them.
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I'm surprised no one mentioned the whole parody of Cthulhu as Totoro, the cuddly anime character. These episodes hit just about every facet of comic/anime/nerd lore out there.
I was expecting a climatic battle duel to the "death" with Kenny as well and was disappointed that it ended that way. But i suppose that helps us relate to Kenny more since after all of that and all he's went thru to get sooo close to closure...just for it to be wrapped up like that.
I would "go to bed" too.
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In a way, Cartman reminds me of Beavis & Butthead. Mike Judge said that part of the joke of B&B was that they create so much havoc and pain and are rarely, if ever, held accountable. Seems similar to Cartman. You either find the premise funny or you don't.
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Originally Posted by Angryellow
The ending was lame as hell. In fact, the whole arc was lame, mostly due to Cartman/The Coon. I swear, Cartman is dragging SP down further and further into the abyss as the years go by. The more they make him an insufferable male part, the more SP becomes unwatchable.
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SP needs Cartman. He's the ultimate villain, and he gets away with it because he's an 8 year old.
Kenny has always been my favorite, though, and this arc only reinforced that. I really felt bad for him.
Wish they would've explained why the kids couldn't remember him dying but overall it was a pretty funny arc.
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