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Dragon Blade contest winner DocOctorok presents the history of video game dragons

Monday, November 12th, 2007 at 2:18pm by David

dragonbladesmall.pngCongratulations to DocOctorok! He has won himself a copy Dragon Blade for Wii with his poetic entry in our contest. This was the hardest decision we’ve had to make at Infendo in some time as almost every entry was incredible! Thank you to everyone who entered and congrats again to DocOctorok. Check out his poem again after the break.

With D-pad under thumb we’ve fell’d
Many dragons in our time.
So gather ’round your screens, my friends.
Let’s commemorate with rhyme.

We thrilled as Link flick’d smack upon
Aquamentus’ wimpy fuss,
And didst face down Gleeok as he cried
“All your head are belong to us!”

We journeyed with Erdrick as suddenly
A Dragonlord approaches!
Our sword didst smite him to the ground
As a combat boot to roaches.

Bahamut, Tiamat, and your ilk
No longer burn the skies.
Our light sent thee where dragons go
To finally fantasize.

Singe of the Dragon’s Lair, tho kill’d
By Dirk, daring and plucky,
Did resurrect in our living rooms
With adaptations sucky.

Dragonite, I do choose you!
(At strategic intervals.)
Your genders make me stop and ask:
Do your males have Pokeballs?

O Ridley, Ridley, what art thou Ridley?
So vaguely dragonoid.
Thou delighted us as you made chase
With Mama Sam’s wee Metroid.

Vile Ridley, when you threaten us,
Jaws snap and wings unfurl.
Hurt deep it must to keep having your ass
Handed to you by a girl.

And finally Bowser, mighty King,
Your position high and lofty,
Who would have guess’d in eight-bit days
You’d turn in to such a softie?

Tho thwarted with ease at every turn,
Thou still give us quite a thrilla.
Thou art clearly the long-lost love child
Of Gamera and Godzilla.

And now, a Dragon Blade approaches!
We face the beast again.
If we wish to lay down forty bones
For four stars out of ten.

Can this dragon face critics’ fiery wrath,
Its weaknesses laid bare?
Perhaps not, dragon, but take heart!
At least thou art not Lair.

10 Comments

  1. used cisco says...

    Great poem. Well done!

  2. cdondanville says...

    LOL at the last stanza. Well Done. DocOC FTW.

  3. Andrew G. says...

    Damn! That was amazing! And maybe it’s because I’m a gamer, but that might have been my favorite poem of all time! Seriously!

    This hit home, and I think DocOctorok really deserved the win. Fantastic poem!

  4. Sensai says...

    Fookin’ hilarious. Truly epic.

  5. Noremakk says...

    “At least thou art not Lair”

    Priceless.

  6. retodd says...

    Very well done. It makes me wonder who first brought dragons to console video games. There is probably an older one but the first I remember playing as a kid was Adventure for the Atari.

  7. rdaneel72 says...

    Yes, brilliant epic poem. You deserve to win.

  8. gojiguy says...

    *applause*

    Bonus points for mentioning Godzilla and Gamera.

    Your poem pwnd mine :P

  9. DocOctorok says...

    Thanks, Infendo!
    LOVE the site and the podcast. Love it even more now.
    There were a lot of great poems; I personally liked Dave’s haiku.

  10. Liraco says...

    Great work, and very nice “burn” at the end. ;)

    Oh the pun, it hurts! :D

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