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Re: The NON-LEGION comics trivia thread!!! Round two
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Is this strictly a comic book character or one who originated in other media, Edie? (or is that too big of a hint to deliver?)
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This may be a bit of a hint, but...
The character originated in comics, but has been featured in other media as well.
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I don't feel right posting my guess here because I cheated (used the web), but I'll PM it to you just to see if it's correct...
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Edie's question's still open, guys--start guessin', already!
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The childhood friend Exnihil never had.
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Hint: The character in question is most famously known by a name derived from a military hero.
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Hint:
This character is sometimes associated with one of the three main political parties in Finland.
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Hint:
The fact that there are *three* major political parties in Finland is a pretty big clue.
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gee, that narrows it down. :rolleyes:
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If I read the clue correctly, the character's first name is Leviticus. But I have no idea who such a character might be. Could the character go by Levi or some other derivative? (I'm not asking Eryk for confirmation; I'm just throwing out ideas to see if they stick.)
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I guess the 'three' reference could signify the book of Numbers, if that helps anyone else.
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Hmm... maybe the implication isn't as obvious as I thought.
Three major political parties in Finland. The character is associated with one of them. Now what you should be asking yourself is...
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Blackhawk's first name was Bart, IIRC.
I know nothing about the political parties of Finland and a quick check to Wikipedia produced no associations.
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Not Blackhawk.
I'll spell it out. The character is part of a famous trio.
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Summarizing clues so far:
The character is part of famous trio, which are well-known enough in Finland to be used to symbolize the political parties there; and he is most famously known by a name derived from a famous military figure, though his real first name is that of one of the books of the Pentateuch.
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Nope, though there's a character closely connected to the answer who dresses a bit like Bluto and his nemesis.
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This is a total guess, and I have no idea where the Bible comes into this, but.....Dewey Duck.
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The correct answer is indeed Deuteronomy Duck, better known as "Dewey", of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
The character's full name was first revealed on Carl Barks' Duck Family Tree (which I believe was first published in the 80s?).
The name "Dewey" also derives from Admiral Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manilla.
The Duck family is freakishly popular in Scandanavia (a fact which apparently isn't as well-known as I thought), which is part of why the three main Finnish political parties are sometimes referred to as "Huey, Dewey, and Louie", in reference from the fact that they are indistinguishable except for the colors associated with them (red, green, and blue, like the ducks).
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I thought the answer might be Donald Duck-related, but all I could think of was Scrooge McDuck.
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I'd never seen that Family Tree, so I had no idea about Dewey's full name.
After I finished wracking my brain trying to think of famous trios from mythology, I figured that any political references were likely to be sarcastic. That's when it came to me, since I recall the Duck nephews being used similarly when I was a kid. I knew who Huey was named for; Louie didn't seem to work in context.
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I figured people would hone in on "Leviticus" and "Levi" as the most obvious book that would work as a name.
This was my second question in a row about cartoon ducks, so I was hoping the pattern didn't give me away.
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