Magnificent Bastard/Live-Action TV: Difference between revisions

** Klaus has far and away eclipsed Katherine in his magnificent bastardy. Made all the scarier by the fact that {{spoiler|he's now immortal}}

* In the HBO series ''[[Rome]]'' we get a load of these. Mark Antony is perhaps a bit less [[The Chessmaster|Chessmastery]], but he gets his share of the scheming, even if it bites him in the arse in the end. He is only defeated by the more calculating and manipulative Octavian, who in turn inherited his position from Caesar, who was so magnificent in his bastardry that this adoptive son of his was going to further some of his plans even after his death. Pompey is seen as more of a former magnificent bastard, although in reality he was just as magnificent a bastard as Caesar to the end. Then there's Atia, the ultimate one, who uses manipulation, assassination, torture and her charms, not to mention sexual prowess, to have her way, and that's where Octavian probably gets it in the first place (they're all family with Caesar and through that, Mark Antony, which makes Antony's and Atia's relationship interesting, although Romans had a different view on sex and family). Servilia of the Junii, Atia's rival proves herself as malevolent a manipulator as Atia after Atia exposes her affair with Caesar, causing him to break off the affair. Aware that Caesar has a dark secret, she [[Les Yay|seduces Atia's daughter]] and persuades her to [[Brother Sister Incest|seduce her brother]], Octavian in order to find it out (the secret is that Caesar has epilepsy). The plan fails and Atia hires a band of thugs to beat up Servilia in broad daylight. Aware that Atia ordered the hit, Servilia persuades her son Brutus to murder Caesar, costing Atia her political power. While Atia survives and Servilia ultimately commits suicide after Brutus's death, Atia acknowledges her as a worthy opponent. Even Titus Pullo, an archetypal [[Boisterous Bruiser]] at first glance, does a bit of magnificent bastardry on a smaller scale, though being the closest thing to a protagonist besides Vorenus he is more like a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], and most of the time he's not quite on the ball as to be a true example. He gets an honourable mention.

** You missed the best part: after Ankh agrees to handing over sixty percent of his winnings, Kougami pulls the lid off a box in front of him, ''revealing a cake signed with that number, and shouts "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"''. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Damn.]]

** Don't forget Kazari. Absolutely no one considered him to be the biggest threat. Then he started talking with Dr Maki. He then managed to trick Eiji and Ankh into stealing a majority of their medals, including one of Ankhs. [[It Gets Better]]. He also manages to trick Uva and Gamel into going ahead, and then seriously injuring Mezuru and taking all but ''one'' of her medals. For those of you who don't know what this means, its the closest equivalent to ripping out her organs and leaving her with ''barely'' enough to live. [[Running Gag|It gets better]]. He then pins it on Eiji to Gamel into order to keep him busy and get a few more Cores (Eiji got a few back as well). And when Mezuru goes to Uva to explain this situation and get help, Uva gets the idea to go after her. [[Rule of Three|It gets better.]] Kazari then loads Gamel so full of Cores that he goes insane and kills himself to heal Mezuru. Mezuru, loaded with Medals of both her and Gamel, as well as two of Uva's thrown in at the last minute then turns into a huge monster so strong that it took Eiji as GataKiriBa ''and'' [[Big Damn Heroes|a Cell Burst from Birth,]] [[Dynamic Entry|his premire by the way]], to take it out, and Kazari just watches and takes most of the Cores, with Ankh and Uva only able to steal like three. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Magnificent doesn't cover it.]] He then manages to very nearly steal ''all but one of Eiji's medals.'' Granted, Ankh loaded the case with cells and Ankh stole on of his own medals back, but Kazari still managed to regain all but one of his own. That one being of course, Eiji's Tora Medal.