: Considering that the previous post was simply saying that
: there are a reasanable number of female soldiers in
: the Myth universe, rather than specifically
: typecasting Ravanna as a soldier, I hardly think this
: tirade was justified.
What else can I talk about with all this other m3 stuff going around? ;-)
: However, now that it's here, I
: feel compelled to answer it.
Good for you! I think that should be the Asylumite Creed…
: Firstly, I must disagree with your idea that what
: separates a warrior from a soldier is that a warrior
: only fights hand-to-hand.
I disagree with that too, which is why I never said that ;-). I agree with what you say below regarding warriors of the bow, lance, spear, etc. I was using Gladiators as examples of mêlée combat warriors.
: This is clearly inaccurate,
: since we can see from the various Classical barbarian
: cultures (Gauls, Anchient Britons, Franks, Picts,
: Goths, various Germanic tribes, etc.) that their
: warriors used such weapons as bows, slings and
: javelins on a large scale. Rather, what separates
: soldiers from warriors is that soldiers are trained to
: operate as a team, something which the Myrmidons seem
: to have been extremely capable of (they certainly use
: formations far more effectively than most other Dark
: units in TFL). However, while a warrior will never be
: described as a soldier, the reverse does not seem to
: be true: certainly, it didn't prevent Bungie from
: naming those highly trained rank-and-file Legionairres
: "Warriors".
Bungie did a *lot* of things, my friend :-).
: As for why we don't see that many female fighters in
: Myth, take a close look at some of the Warrior names:
: Esme, Alyce, Sloan, Vasya... plus, it could be quite
: hard to tell under all that chainmail. :)
For someone who knows all sorts of stuff about warriors, I'm surprised in your lack of study of ancient warrior figures. Those names are all indeed male. Not all cultures follow the rules of "ending a word with an 'a' makes it female" thing that we usually have, especially from our Latin roots of language. Indeed, the converse is true; "Io" is the name of a beautiful woman of Roman Mythology who Jupiter fornicates with.
: As to whether Ravanna ever fought as one Myrmidon among
: the ranks, considering their proud warrior culture and
: Berserk connections, my guess would be that they're
: led and commanded by their Thanes and Jarls (or their
: equivalent)- but such commanders almost certainly
: wouldn't recieve much respect until their troops had
: seen that he or she could cleave as many skulls as the
: next man, and, even once this respect had been
: achieved, they would still lead from the front, among
: the body of troops: so, while Ravanna would have been
: a commander, she would at the same time have been a
: sister-in-arms, working towards a common cause up
: close and personal.
*Was* is the key word there. She's no soldier anymore. She's a warrior princess. She no longer works with her peers (rank-wise) like ants for a common goal, in engineering or soldiering, for she has no peers. Ravanna is truly unique. .endrant .endthread
Can't wait to see more of her, of course :-).
