I agree.Webrain wrote: All the flamboyant knight's have the same armour actually, it just that black is more castle the red, green and of course more castle then cyan or violet
Who is your favourite KK2 knight?
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I changed my mind. I like the black knight the best, and the others will be good for space marines. Different colors for different sectors in space.
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I like all of the armor, regardless of the colors, but I hate all of the helms. I'll probably be using hair pieces instead. I don't want any more crowns, so I don't like the king. The wizard is cool, as is the scorpion henchman.
I'll probably get the most use out of the knights themselves, and I like all of them equally.
I'll probably get the most use out of the knights themselves, and I like all of them equally.
Alright, alright, I'm clearing this up.
Really, these knights are not so bad for Castle. Look historically. In Switzerland, Austria, a many other European countries in the period between 1350 and 1600 there were many mercenary "Companies" that were in flamboyant dress, often in outlandish colors, who fought extremely well and carried huge swords and pikes. The most famous of these were the German Landesknecht (I believe I spelled this right). So, read this and compare these knights to them.
Really, these knights are not so bad for Castle. Look historically. In Switzerland, Austria, a many other European countries in the period between 1350 and 1600 there were many mercenary "Companies" that were in flamboyant dress, often in outlandish colors, who fought extremely well and carried huge swords and pikes. The most famous of these were the German Landesknecht (I believe I spelled this right). So, read this and compare these knights to them.
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an excerpt from Richard Humble's "The Soldier":
The German Landsknechte (Servants of the Land) were a paradoxical blend of colourful individuality and iron professionalism. They fought for the highest bidder and proved so effective that they were hired not only in Germany but also in Spain, France, Italy and even England. They wore outrageous, multi-coloured garb and excelled in fighting hand-to-hand against enemy pike formations, using a heavy short sword called a katzlaber or "cat ripper" and the long, two-handed zweihander. Flamboyance in dress was always a landsknechte's point of pride- huge plumed hats, slashed doublet and hose in vivid, contrasting colours, ribbons and bows. But the Landsknechte did not neglect modern firepower.
Comparing the two, the similarities are endless, indeed?
The German Landsknechte (Servants of the Land) were a paradoxical blend of colourful individuality and iron professionalism. They fought for the highest bidder and proved so effective that they were hired not only in Germany but also in Spain, France, Italy and even England. They wore outrageous, multi-coloured garb and excelled in fighting hand-to-hand against enemy pike formations, using a heavy short sword called a katzlaber or "cat ripper" and the long, two-handed zweihander. Flamboyance in dress was always a landsknechte's point of pride- huge plumed hats, slashed doublet and hose in vivid, contrasting colours, ribbons and bows. But the Landsknechte did not neglect modern firepower.
Comparing the two, the similarities are endless, indeed?
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How do we know that? These are bound only by the limits of our imagination. To read my take on their history, go to the C-C May Roleplay planning thread.Formendacil wrote:The similarities are endless, but.....
These Germans were intelligent and professional, whereas these dudes are not. Need I say more?
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Purple, just cause I hate the blue one (and Blue is my favorite color, so...). Ok, I don't really think anybody likes the KKII knights that much, but I guess there are some plus sides to them (cool heads, shields, armor (not from the bionicle sized ones), and castle pieces). I guess it is possible to have a favorite among non-favorites...
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Who is your favourite KK2 knight?
i like them all equally, but they have, arguably, the UGLIEST faces in all of lego.
i like the green one least because i dont like green.
I like the purple one most for the sword color
im gonna replace the purple knights head with that of a womans
i like the green one least because i dont like green.
I like the purple one most for the sword color
im gonna replace the purple knights head with that of a womans
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Re: Who is your favourite KK2 knight?
True, perhaps, but at least they have no microphones or sunglasses or such, and are thus quite good to use for bad guys. Who are supposed to be ugly. (With a few exceptions)cactus_master wrote:i like them all equally, but they have, arguably, the UGLIEST faces in all of lego.
Yeah, my knigdom will be probable be seeing some landsknechts soon. who will be eaten by dragons.
Now this is the strange thing: The KK2 knights with their unrealistic colours, are probably the most "historical"...
Now this is the strange thing: The KK2 knights with their unrealistic colours, are probably the most "historical"...
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