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Contents 1 Attribution of the boot sequence quote 2 Alan 3 Big Venus 4 Ammunition? 5 External Links 6 Deus ex Machina 7 Images

[edit] Attribution of the boot sequence quote

I was curious about the source of the "Cast in the name of God; Ye not guilty" quote, and a bit of research seems to indicate that it is not directly lifted from Conan's sword as this article states. One of the swords used in the first Conan film has "Suffer no guilt yee [sic] who wield this in the name of Crom." See:

http://filmswords.com/conan/conan-sword-master-fathers-anniversarys.htm

http://www.danielsengraving.com/engraving/sample8.shtml

I'm not sure if this is a translation issue in the original article Kazuyoshi Katayama read about John Milius, or whether the cited web page paraphrases a bit, but I'd suggest that the section be revised to indicate that the phrase isn't a direct lift from the Conan prop. I think it is reasonable to call it an inspiration, though.

--VishnuSchist 16:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alan

I have a question. Did Alan really need to be hardwired in order to pilot Big Duo? I was always under the assumption that he just let it take control of him, the way Fau did to Alex and the way Big O almost did to Roger. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.200.116.199 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Big Venus

Why is there no info on Big Venus? I'd think there should be...Venus obviously connects with Angel (and has done so before) and has the power to either destroy or "reset" Paradigm City. And in keeping with Lucifer/fallen angel, the whole "a bird whose wings have been plucked will shed all its feathers and turn back into the beast it was before it evolved into a bird." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.200.116.199 (talk • contribs).

because this is Wikipedia and no one has gotten around to it yet? I mean, hell, I keep forgetting to get the info for The Big O infobox, let alone this. There's a lot of articles to edit, and as much as I love Big O, it's sort of low on my priority list right now.. -- Ned Scott 05:23, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

The article pretends that Venus doesn't exist. Fau is said to be the last Big, but clearly it isn't.--Claude 02:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Again, if this is so.. then be bold. -- Ned Scott 06:13, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

I just edited the article so there is a section on Big Venus using information I got from a Big O website (Paradigm City) plus images of Episode 26 that featured Big Venus (which looks a lot like Big O). Ned Scott, when you have the time, please relay what you think of the addition and if you think there should be any changes, I'll try to accommodate your request. --GrievousAlpha95 23:24, 24, August 2006

Big Venus is clearly seen in many flashbacks to the Event, where it can be seen fighting alongside the other Bigs. So it does exist.

Perhaps worth adding is the connection between Venus and Lucifer through their mutual reference to the term "morning star"--perhaps apropos given the glowing/incandescent appearance of this megadeus. From the Wikipedia article "Lucifer": "Lucifer was originally a Latin word meaning "light-bearer" (from lux, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star", the planet Venus."

[edit] Ammunition?

It states in several places under the armaments section that various laser weaponry, including O Thunder and the eye lasers, require an unknown ammunition. What evidence is there that they are anything more than lasers? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.21.161.229 (talk • contribs) .

In a broad sense ammunition could be taken to mean the power supply for the weaponry, as in how long it can fire before that supply is exhasted. I know that similar attributes are often given to the Mobile Suits of the Gundam universe with regards to laser weaponry; presumably, that is also what is being done here. TomStar81 05:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps, perhaps. It just seems like a rather ambiguous way of speaking about laser weaponry. Nobody would use the term about the power supply of modern lasers. One may argue that that is due to the lack of the widespread use of lasers in war, but... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.21.161.229 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] External Links

Either it is valid to link to sites on the topic, or it is not. Let us not play games with links here, it would be stupid to get the page locked when there was nothing wrong with the link added and it states clearly what the site is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zola (talk • contribs) .

I don't think anyone's playing games, and there's hardly an edit war here.. so just calm down. Links on this article should be pointing to web pages specifically on Megadeus's, not just Big O in general (since they're already in the EL section of The Big O. If you can find a URL from those sites that is more just about the Megadeus, then add those links. -- Ned Scott 05:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

There are some forum discussions plus there is our own encyclopedia,that was why I didn't give a specific link. When I finish the revamping of the encyclopedia section, I will come back with the most pertinent specific one. Thank you for your prompt response. :)

PS: Link was also removed from the EL section of The Big O for no apparent reason, thus my concern. Zola

[edit] Deus ex Machina

I know I've seen speculation on a connection between the term Megadeus and the literary term [Deus ex Machina], but I can't for the life of me find any proper sources on it. The idea was the the name megadeus was a pun off the term, as Big O served as a fairly obvious Deus ex Machina at the end of each episode, at least initially. I don't want to put anything up uncited, though, so if anyone can find any mention of this, it'd be much appreciated. 24.250.221.24 06:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Could someone add images of the four Megadei/Megadeuses? It seems as though that would improve the quality of this article.66.24.229.233 05:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)