Dover's Death Scene

[the_gneech]

Back in 1997-1998, I wrote a fantasy novel, which I started re-reading last night in preparation for possibly revising it and submitting it for publication. Something I had more-or-less forgotten is that in it, there is a character named Dover who is essentially a spear-carrier. He gets offed in short order during an attack by the BBEG about halfway through the book, and is not particularly important to the story other than in the role of a redshirt.

His name stuck with me, tho, and later that year when I needed a throwaway name for a character in Suburban Jungle, I recycled it. Little did I know what I was getting myself into! ;) It was a little jarring to read about Dover getting killed and trying not to think of the cheetahboy.

So, for those who are curious, now you know: Dover Cheetah is named after a dead redshirt. ;) The dead redshirt, in turn, is named after the town in Pennsylvania ... which I presume is named after the place in England with all the white cliffs.

-The Gneech

Comments

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

Dover didn't die. Nope. Uh, he tripped, and fell and didn't get up but at the end of the book he stands up, brushes the dirt off him, and goes back home. Yeah. Thats exactly what happened! And if thats not what the book says, then its wrong. Dover can't die, because Dover's cool. Or... someone needs to change the name, because Dover's cool of a name for someone if they're just gunna up and die. Yeah, thats the ticket!

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

He tripped and landed on the baddie's sword, so he was comatose when they buried him. Fortunately, he woke up, climbed out from under his cairn, and went back to town!

Yeah! Why didn't I think of that before! ;)

-TG

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The sword probably slipped inbetween the straps of the armor so it just LOOKED like he was stabbed. Yeah. And you know, people get buried alive all the time. It was on Mythbusters. Yeah. Thats the ticket. Totally Plausible.

--Salen

[jamesbarrett.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, riiiiiight. -Frisk

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

WHo do you think you are? Michael Crichton?

Have the best

-=TK

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

No, why do you ask? Is it time to feed the dinosaurs another lawyer? Dover's not a lawyer, is he?

--Salen

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

The resurrection of Dr. Malcolm.

"No, it only looked like I was messily devoured by a raging velociraptor."

Have the best

-=TK

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

See, thats why I never watched any of the Jurrasic Park sequels. Because thats just highly improbable. ;)