11/16/2023 0 Comments Epic rap battles of history tv tropesFollow the Leader: In-Universe, Martin is accused of being " an uninspired hack" by Tolkien, who claims that he even stole the R.The Real Life Martin has repeatedly expressed admiration for Tolkien and likewise stated that Tolkien's books have the Unbuilt Tropes his own series drew from, and has claimed that one of his problems with Tolkien is when he is too reductive and not detailed enough. Amongst other things he accuses Tolkien of letting good guys survive and bad guys die (which ignores Thorin, Boromir, Denethor and the Scourging of the Shire, not to mention the Bible of death and suffering that is The Silmarillion) and having too much detail in his books (each volume of A Song of Ice and Fire has dozens of pages on characters' genealogy alone, and backstory that goes back decades is often vital to characters' motivations). Flanderization: Martin's incarnation in the battle is more in keeping with The Theme Park Version idea of his books and the related TV show. Fat Idiot: What Tolkien thinks of Martin, as Tolkien claims that Martin and Jon Snow both know nothing.Fat Bastard: Tolkien makes several digs about Martin’s weight in addition to his unpleasantness.Escapism: Tolkien defends his more idealistic writing style by claiming that the Fantasy genre is meant to be unrealistic.Draft Dodging: Martin’s conscientious objector status is contrasted with Tolkien's experiences.Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe: Fitting for an Oxford professor, Tolkien carries and uses a smoking pipe.Dirty Old Man: Martin shows a few signs of this when he gleefully talks about how much sex he puts in his books.Dirty Coward: Tolkien thinks Martin is a coward for his history of Draft Dodging.Darker and Edgier: Martin says Game of Thrones has more death, despair and other dark stuff than Lord of the Rings.Cool Old Guy: Tolkien’s more Rock and Roll than Martin, just ask Led Zeppelin!.Cash-Cow Franchise: In-Universe, Tolkien boasts that his franchise makes billions of dollars for his family.The Cameo: Daenerys Targaryen, Hodor, Jon Snow, the Eye of Sauron, high elves, an orc, and Mikey Walsh make silent cameos in the background, while Led Zeppelin appear in Tolkien’s last verse to provide background music.Anyone Can Die: Martin fully embraces this mindset in his stories and mocks Tolkien for sticking to The Good Guys Always Win.The Anti-Nihilist: Tolkien doesn't necessarily disagree with Martin's view that the world is chaotic and bad things happen, but notes that the fantasy genre is to provide an escape from those harsh realities.Angst Aversion: In-Universe, Tolkien disapproves of Martin's habit of randomly killing his characters.Tolkien (played by Peter Shukoff) and George R. Season 5 starts off with a battle of the ages between fantasy authors J.
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