Quote:Missed this one in all the Mini Moni stuff afterwards... Actually, the way I read "Cruel Angel's Thesis" is that it's a classic "become a hero against overwhelming odds" song of the kind that we see so often as themes for various anime. It's only in the context of the show that we see it for what it is -- a red herring intended to mislead the viewer about Shinji's role and future (along with the opening animation -- I mean, really, a determined-looking Shinji turning to the future with the wind of a thousand cliches blowing through his hair?).
Zankoku no Tenshi no Teize. The opening to Shin Seiki Evangelion. I don't know just what it would do with Doug's metatalent -- although I have a few ideas -- but I'm pretty sure that Doug wouldn't want any of the effects that it'd have...
Ahem. Anyway, Doug would likely use the song sans knowledge of the context, and in that case, it probably won't do anything because except for the bit about growing wings, it's entirely too vague to inspire anything.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.