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Kitsune117
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King Arthur spoof 2011-01-11 23:20:06 Reply

King Arthur and the Knights of the Square table
I've often thought of this as a great WOW machinima idea but before I pursue it I wanted to get it out there and see the reception it gets. Here are 3 scenes for your perusal.
For those of you who don't play WOW (World of Warcraft) The basis is that there is the Horde and the Alliance who hate each other and are composed of different races (humans, dwarves, orcs etc.) I know there's more storyline then that but that's what I'm focusing on and also I'm going way out of canon anway so it doesn't really matter.
The basis is that King Arthur (the XXXVIII) is the leader of the human nation and he decides to assemble his knights to mimic his great ancestor (King Arthur the II) in order to go on a valiant quest to tour the kingdom and right any wrongs they can find. Helping him is his political advisor (an elf). The characters I introduce at this point are...
King Arthur the XXXVIII: No clear idea for him yet but the idea is he's pretty normal
Perlin: An inept, but immensely powerful mage who once destroyed an entire enemy army while trying to magically cook a dinner.
Sir Roundalot: An obese knight who is Arthur's right hand man, despite his size he is a master of swordplay.
The War Counselor: A constantly inebriated dwarven general who was once re-known for his cunning on the battlefield.
Political Advisor: An elf who constantly shifts blame and is the sterotypical bureaucrat.

This first scene is when they are first gathered.
Scene 1
(King Arthur walks in and stops, staring at the square table that his knights are seated at)
King Arthur: Political Advisor?
Political Advisor: Yes, your Highness?
King Arthur: Where the hell is my table?
Political Advisor: That is your table sir.
King Arthur: No, no where is my ROUND table.
Political Advisor: Ah, you mean the wheel sir.
King Arthur: What?
Political Advisor: Yes sir, the wheel. It had to be commandeered for the war effort.
King Arthur: You're telling me that you TOOK my round table and its now on some tank.
Political Advisor: No sir. (Pause) Your wheel is now on a mule cart.
King Arthur: WHAT? What gave you the right to take my table-
Political Advisor: The wheel sir, it's better for morale if you call it a wheel.
King Arthur: How?
Political Advisor: It signifies that you, the king, are also making contributions to the war effort and therefore are more in tune with the common man.
King Arthur: I'm the bloody king! And as the king, I demand a ROUND table!
Political Advisor: You mean that you wish to steal from the war effort because you insist on using a wheel as a table, showing that you are truly "The Man" and wish to crush the poor and helpless.
King Arthur: Exactly! (realizes what the Political Advisor just said) I mean err... when you put it like that... Fine, we'll keep the bloody square table...
Scene 2: The Chicken Man
(On a mission to Westfall, the prevalent farming community, they go into a farm house that has smoke issuing out of it and King Arthur walks in with Sir Roundalot, an old man with a chef's hat is busy butchering meat. Misspellings are on purpose with the "Man")
King Arthur: Good sir, we wish to ask you what happened here.
Man: What happon...?
King Arthur: Yes, what happened to the people who lived here?
Man: CHICKEN IS WHAT HAPPON!!!
King Arthur: Um...
Man: Are you chicken of the chickeeerrrnn?
King Arthur: Well I...
Man: CHICKEN EAT YOU UP BOI!!! NOOOOBBB!
King Arthur: Yes, that's er... interesting...
Man: Chickeeerrnnn... (Goes back to butchering meat)
King Arthur: Well then we'll just be going then...
Sir Roundalot: What a strange person...
(As they walk out Man faintly: Chickeeerrnnn)
Sir Roundalot: So I wonder what really happened here
Perlin: Any luck?
King Arthur: No, keep a look out.
(They start walking on the road and a couple of chickens are fluttering around)
Political Advisor: Really, this will not look good for public appeal if we don't find out what happened here...
King Arthur: You mean find enough evidence to blame it on someone else.
(Chickens being turning toward them and following them)
Political Advisor: You don't get where I am today by being honest.
(They stop as a huge line of chickens confront them)
King Arthur: The chickens...

Scene 3
(At this point they have hi-jacked a zeppelin { a huge blimp/ air ship } and are flying near Ogrimmar, the orc capital city. Sir Roundalot, King Arthur, and Perlin are all talking below deck)
Sir Roundalot: Well sire, I can't believe we actually will be returning home...
King Arthur: Neither can I, it's been a large noble quest, one worthy of legend.
Perlin: Indeed.
(Political Advisor joins the conversation from the doorway)
Political Advisor: This will also be a great boost to morale, after all, we stole an enemy zeppelin.
King Arthur: See I told you that you wouldn't need to "blame shift".
Political Advisor: Sorry about that, tell you what, I'll make a speech worthy of legend for your arrival.
King Arthur: That sounds excellen- wait... if you're here, who's driving.
(Shows War Counselor drunkenly singing while driving the ship, it shows the ship heading directly for a large tower. Returns back to below deck)
Political Advisor: Blame shift!
(Shows an adult orc talking to a group of young orcs)
Orc: And that's why kids, you should never drink and drive.
(Shadow of zeppelin covers the ground and they flee screaming.)

Please tell me how I can improve it or whether this is a failed project already XD

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Response to King Arthur spoof 2011-01-12 00:13:22 Reply

i didnt like the square table part as soon as i saw it, but i like the way you explained it. the political adviser beeds a name, like randal or william. anf i dont likr perlin, claerly your relating to merlin, but i dont really like it, and i know those are just excerps of scenes but a there not bad...the chicken mans a little confusing ... but i guess you have a foundation for something.