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View Poll Results: favourite death scene
Druss the Legend 12 36.36%
Beltzer 3 9.09%
Durmast 1 3.03%
Bison 5 15.15%
Annanis 1 3.03%
Grymauch 6 18.18%
Ruathane 0 0%
Seiben 1 3.03%
Finn 1 3.03%
Argurious 3 9.09%
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Old 22nd September 2007, 11:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Death scenes.

What is your favourite Death scene?
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Old 27th September 2007, 10:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

The scene in Winter warriors where Vellian gets killed by Dagorian after refusing to surrender and opting to follow his example is brilliant. Max respect.
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Old 28th September 2007, 03:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

It's Druss for me. Death of a Legend.

I love the reaction of Ulric, afterwards.
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Old 28th September 2007, 12:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

bison should win it. every man (or woman) has the potential for greatness in him (or her). even if it is only manifested at the very end...
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Old 4th October 2007, 02:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

My favorite death scene has to be that of Jaim Grymuch. In his death he epitomizes all heroic qualities that all people strive for. In my opinion it only beats Bisons because even the bad guys don't want to kill Jaim because of his heroic actions.
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Old 8th October 2007, 03:01 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

I like Durmast, more for the fact that he wasnt a hero and was generally greedy and selfish, but still come through in the end and in the words of the thirty "only true heroism can be achieved by a coward" (think thats the right quote).
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Old 17th October 2007, 03:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

its got to be druss because techniclly he should be dead already . and he still takes out 5 or 6 nadir including the herald who he said he would kill . always keeps his word does druss lol
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Old 20th October 2007, 02:09 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

I'd have to say either waylanders or decados death was the best. I think I liked them so much is that decados death showed how much he'd learned and changed form the Ice killer he was once known for. Also waylander was finally allowed do what he dreamed of doing for years before he died, and boy did he do it in style!
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Old 21st October 2007, 12:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

I voted for Finn because it is one of the most underrated heroic events in ll DG's books along with Pagans. I mean, the man walked through a legion of Nadir? (been a while since I read the books!) just to end his life with his best friend.

Pagans was unbeliveable aswel. He held off NINE joinings, just to save some children! Max respcet is right.
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Old 5th November 2007, 07:19 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

hey, I forgot about pagan. He was hard
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Old 5th November 2007, 04:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

Bison's death for me, never has a death in a book touched me so emotionally as Bison's final flight
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Old 5th November 2007, 10:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

I'm going to have to say Druss. Not that i'm taking away from any of the other death scenes but because he is roughly 60 years old wielding Snaga and he defeats scores upon scores of enemys and even the huge giant (i forgot his name i know it starts with a N ) and he didn't even fall until the 4th wall, no easy feat for any man :P
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Old 5th November 2007, 10:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

none of the above!
tho i guess druss.
i liked serbitors i guess. cos it was kinda cute. he goes off to be with his little friends.
it made me cry. always does
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Old 6th November 2007, 01:34 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

Sadly Pagan isnt mentioned in the list above, Id have voted for him if he was.

To be able to hold off 9 joinings requires some very strong bowels and heaps of courage and tenacity.

Hats off to Pagan

Hi by the way!
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Old 25th February 2008, 04:56 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: Death scenes.

Pagan for fortitude against the odds.
Druss for sheer pig headedness against death, and the fact that such a man comes but once a lifetime or longer.
Connavar for knowing that the brother he loved had betrayed him, but willingly went to see him anyway. That man, though a tortured soul, had many levels.
Decado for choosing a manner which was the total reverse of how he had lived his earlier life, showing a mind that had evolved to a greater plane.
There were many a great death written by Gemmel. Even Jasaray? when beaten shows extreme fortitude and acceptance in death, even throwing his arrogance and ego in the face of his vanquisher. So many great characters. I will seriously miss his writing.
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