The Glade 4.0

Dark hair, short military-esque buzzcut, black costume, recruited (from his Olympic career? I don't remember if they kept that) by S.H.I.E.L.D. as a dark ops kind of agent pre-Avengers (well, Ultimates). Quiet and efficient more than the quipping prankster.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Ah, sounds good. I wonder if they're trying to differentiate him more from Green Arrow, then.

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When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead?

he goes very manic depressive and dark.

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"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."
— Alan Moore

That's a plot point, though, Fester. I don't necessarily expect events to be at all Ultimates-like.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

wow.... looking at the Wiki for the Thor movie, most of the actors took the part just because Branagh was directing it.

And ya know... I knew he was Gilderoy Lockhart, Victor Frankenstein and that because of those two roles he was forgiven for Arliss Loveless. I did not realize he was such an accomplished director or of the extensive portfolio he has as an actor.

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Darksiege
Traveller, Calé, Whisperer
Lead me not into temptation; for I know a shortcut

Henry V, directed, starred and made it wonderful. That was my introduction to him. Still a fan.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Hamlet too.

And he has an awesome birthdate. It's the same as DooM (video game). And other Gladers.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

I was totally happy to sit through the movie purely for Thor...

He is HOT~!!!

You and my wife, I wonder if it is an Asian woman thing?

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"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."
— Alan Moore

Nope. Not asian, here.

Anyway, neat things I noticed seeing this again last night:

-Odin's ravens (Huginn & Muninn) on either side of his throne during the celebration for Thor
-the 8 legs on Sleipnir, Odin's mount
-foreshadowing in Odin's comment to his young sons, "both of you were born to be kings."
-Said to Agent Coulson: "Know this, son of Coul. You and I, we fight for the same cause"

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Need to see it again. I noticed the ravens, but didn't notice the 8 legs on Sleipnir.

No...not an Asian thing...maybe Asian and Irish?

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

Cannot refute this hypothesis by observation yet.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

He did nothing in particular for me, and I'm primarily a Swede. So there's that data point to refine or support your hypothesis.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

To further refine this study, what type of man does do something in particular for you?

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

None that I'm aware of.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Hmm. I sense you may not be a useful datapoint.
Perhaps we'd have more success with FarSky.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

I'm sorry I'm not more useful. Perhaps, later, when you're trying to determine the source of Hemsworth's appeal, I can be of service, as a fellow Swede with a similarly classic Swedish facial structure.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I don't think Hemsworth is Swedish...on the other hand, Stellan Skarsgård is. You could try competing with him.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

Err, yeah, he's Norwegian, isn't he? I meant to say Scandinavian; it's all pretty much the same, genetically/phenotypically, between Norwegians, Swedes, and I want to say Danes, as well. Finns get some deviation from the others, as they get a lot of mixing with Sami and Russian populations.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Hemsworth is an English name, and he's from Australia. Which isn't to say he might not have Scandinavian blood. (My grandmother was fullblooded Norwegian.)

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

I'd do him.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

Hmm. Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else they were looking at for the role, then. Yeah, I bet that's it. Weren't they talking about Stellan Skarsgård's son at one point? That's probably what I'm thinking of.

Still, it wouldn't surprise me to find some Scandinavian blood in his ancestors. He's got a lot of the very prototypical facial proportions.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Hmm. Are you asian or irish?

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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