You managed to take Sun Wukong and Sun Tzu, two of some of China’s most well renowned figures—one fictional and the other a historical—and slapped them together to form a plausible connection and backstory for two characters made in their image.
My chinese may be kinda bad, but I should have seen this coming. Wasn't expecting a real legend to be in the same world or time as the mythological legend.
Definitely caught me, and probably all of us, off guard. This is certainly interesting! That name could probably outshine Leonard's potential fame
11727525 I'll say this: Chinese mythos isn't the only thing we'll see in the story.
Even in the show itself, not to mention the comics, we see other cultures and mythos present in the MLP-verse via the other species inhabiting the world but are never truly explored thoroughly.
11727701 This is a trend that we will see when exploring all of the various cultures this world has to offer.
We'll get Norse, Japanese, Aztec, African, Egyptian (Saddle Arabia is but a small spec for things to come), Chinese, of course, Greek/Roman (Which is essentially the ponies), and more!
There are even clues within the show and the comics that have inspired me to go with this route, and I can proudly say that I've got it all figured out.
11728122 Carl Von Clausewitz was a Prussian military officer and thinker. While Sun Tzu is most known today due his work's usage for witty and relatable proverbs, Carl Von Clausewitz is slightly less well known due to his work's lack of said memeable witticisms. His work differs from that of Sun Tzu in part due to the times they lived in. Sun Tzu lived during fought in the conflicts of the centuries-long Warring States era of Chinese history, when smaller nation-states fought amongst themselves for influence with prolonged warfare that ate up resources. Carl Von Clausewitz lived and fought in the relatively shorter Napoleonic Wars, where most conflict was between long-established nation-states with resources to spare and large armies to fight with in a period spanning a little over twelve(12) years. Sun Tzu was writing from a perspective of war as a conflict, and he emphasizes the use of indirect tactics and avoiding direct confrontation whenever possible, listing tactics for limiting bloodshed and war. Carl Von Clausewitz is writing from the perspective of war as a tool of policy-making, and places an emphasis on the study of war and how to respectively manage and crush allied and enemy armies with force and good planning, going in-depth on strategies for various locales and situations one can find themselves in direct war. Both thinkers are studied today, alongside eachother.
"The aggressor is always peace-loving (as Bonaparte always claimed to be); he would prefer to take over our country unopposed." ".....strategic effects may be referred to certain centres of gravity"
Oh shit
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Seconded. Shit just got real interesting.
Bruh…
You managed to take Sun Wukong and Sun Tzu, two of some of China’s most well renowned figures—one fictional and the other a historical—and slapped them together to form a plausible connection and backstory for two characters made in their image.
I am fucking impressed. Well done.
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Thirdly.
That reveal blew my mind, especially her connection to Sun Wukong.
For Pomp: you’ve got a lot of balls to use Sun Tzu. I will be watching with great interest to see how you handle them in this story.
There are certain character you simply must nail, and Sun Tzu is definitely one of them.
Now, all we need is Von Clausewitz
This fic is like an RKO out of nowhere. You don't see it coming until it is far too late. GG, Randy Orton would be so proud.
Hot damn, Sun Tzu herself!!!!
That's so cheesy. I love it.
My chinese may be kinda bad, but I should have seen this coming. Wasn't expecting a real legend to be in the same world or time as the mythological legend.
Definitely caught me, and probably all of us, off guard. This is certainly interesting! That name could probably outshine Leonard's potential fame
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Thank you all very much! And trust me, her presence demands some serious respect, which you shall see over the course of the story.
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I'll say this: Chinese mythos isn't the only thing we'll see in the story.
Even in the show itself, not to mention the comics, we see other cultures and mythos present in the MLP-verse via the other species inhabiting the world but are never truly explored thoroughly.
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Thank you for that!
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I can't wait to show you all some of the other mythical and historical individuals and entities I have planned.
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Even I had to admit to the cheese while writing the scene. But then I submitted to it as it certainly fits the Redmanes' and Leonard's character.
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This is a trend that we will see when exploring all of the various cultures this world has to offer.
We'll get Norse, Japanese, Aztec, African, Egyptian (Saddle Arabia is but a small spec for things to come), Chinese, of course, Greek/Roman (Which is essentially the ponies), and more!
There are even clues within the show and the comics that have inspired me to go with this route, and I can proudly say that I've got it all figured out.
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One Question, only one, will there be mongols?
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We will see the story's version of the Mongols. It would be foolish of me to not include them.
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Effing Sweet! Will it be Chingus Khan or Kubli Khan?
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I'm going with the OG 'herself': Temujin A.K.A Genghis Khan.
However, I'll be adding some curveballs.
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Noice!
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Carl Von Clausewitz was a Prussian military officer and thinker. While Sun Tzu is most known today due his work's usage for witty and relatable proverbs, Carl Von Clausewitz is slightly less well known due to his work's lack of said memeable witticisms.
His work differs from that of Sun Tzu in part due to the times they lived in. Sun Tzu lived during fought in the conflicts of the centuries-long Warring States era of Chinese history, when smaller nation-states fought amongst themselves for influence with prolonged warfare that ate up resources. Carl Von Clausewitz lived and fought in the relatively shorter Napoleonic Wars, where most conflict was between long-established nation-states with resources to spare and large armies to fight with in a period spanning a little over twelve(12) years.
Sun Tzu was writing from a perspective of war as a conflict, and he emphasizes the use of indirect tactics and avoiding direct confrontation whenever possible, listing tactics for limiting bloodshed and war. Carl Von Clausewitz is writing from the perspective of war as a tool of policy-making, and places an emphasis on the study of war and how to respectively manage and crush allied and enemy armies with force and good planning, going in-depth on strategies for various locales and situations one can find themselves in direct war.
Both thinkers are studied today, alongside eachother.
"The aggressor is always peace-loving (as Bonaparte always claimed to be); he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
".....strategic effects may be referred to certain centres of gravity"
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Apologies for the late response!
Oh, I’m actually very well aware of Clausewitz.
All I can say on the subject is to keep your eyes open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvXN1Kc1A0 (Have too)
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All too fitting!