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Wednesday, 3 January, 2007 by Nameless
The olog-haiBut at the end of the Third Age a troll-race not before seen
appeared in southern Mirkwood and in the mountain borders of
Mordor. Olog-hai they were called in the Black Speech. That
Sauron bred them none doubted, though from what stock was not
known. Some held that they were not Trolls but giant Orcs;
but the Olog-hai were in fashion of body and mind quite unlike
even the largest of Orc-kind, whom they far surpassed in size
and power. Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will
of their master: a fell race, strong, agile, fierce and
cunning, but harder than stone. Unlike the older race of the
Twilight they could endure the Sun.... They spoke little,
and the only tongue they knew was the Black Speech of Barad-dur.
        [ The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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@ "ULTIMA OBLITERATION!!!"
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@ "Woh... that obliteration was a bit more ultimate than I expected."
A voice booms out...
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@ "Naturally."


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Nobody Special January 3, 2007 02:38
First comment: 8 June, 2005 118 comments written
Shouldn't it be "Ultimate Obliteration", then?
Somon Mildly Spcial January 3, 2007 02:54
First comment: 3 January, 2007 1 comments written
Nop,noon uss hos lttrs anymor.
  January 3, 2007 11:47
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
"It's 10 gallons of kickin' ass in a 5 gallon jug."
(http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=020404)
Nobody Special January 3, 2007 13:20
First comment: 8 June, 2005 118 comments written
Oh, yeah, the spell from Final Fantasy. I've never understood its name.
Fathead January 3, 2007 16:08
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Reminds me of this one QfG spell, Thermonuclear Blast. You cast it, and everything within a 10-mile radius dies, and the place becomes uninhabitable for days.

What was its point?, I wonder.
Grunt January 4, 2007 01:36
First comment: 25 July, 2006 36 comments written
The demonIt is often very hard to discover what any given Demon looks
like, apart from a general impression of large size, huge
fangs, staring eyes, many limbs, and an odd color; but all
accounts agree that Demons are very powerful, very Magic (in
a nonhuman manner), and made of some substance that can squeeze
through a keyhole yet not be pierced with a Sword. This makes
them difficult to deal with, even on the rare occasions when
they are friendly.
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

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wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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at the end of Wages of War[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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would cast Thermonuclear Blast if you took to long to defeat him. The spell in the fifth game was added as a tribute.
Grognor April 21, 2007 23:35
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
The crappy punchline hits! You die... --More--
Strephon May 19, 2007 06:21
First comment: 12 March, 2007 17 comments written
It's "Ultima" for the same reason it's "Fenix" Down in some of the older games--limited number of letters available on the older systems.

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