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Nightmare Fuel / Águila Roja

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  • Imagine you are a child living in a country not too far from a Crapsack World, a world full of tyrannical kings, evil nobles and brutal law enforcers, where not always there is food on the table and your family has to struggle to survive. But despite all the darkness, there is a mysterious figure who lights the imagination and hope of children and adults alike, a legendary figure who is basically a superhero warrior who fights injustice, and who you expect you will meet someday. It would be so cool... Then, one day, while you are in school, a hooded figure wielding an exotic sword stands in the door. Incredibly, your wish has been fulfilled: it's Águila Roja, the idol of your dreams; he is here, and you can finally meet him. But then, for some reason, he raises the sword as he walks over you and your friends. There is not pity on his cold, yellow eyes. And then you realize that your hero is here to kill you. I SAY CRY.
  • Sátur's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the man who wanted to die as Águila Roja in order to be remembered. It is not just a peroration of insult - it actually breaks the guy down and makes him come to his senses. If it wasn't so sad and vicious, it would be also a Moment of Awesome.
    "No, you are not the Red Eagle. You are an imposter. Just an errand man, that's what you are. You deserve nobody to cry for you, do you understand? We all want to be remembered, to leave a legacy, we want it despite we had to work our balls off and break our backs everyday - but by our own merits, not by stealing another man's place. When you have the sword over your neck you will not be able to fool yourself. You will die knowing you are a loser. That's what you are, do you understand? A loser, that's what you have been for all your life. Loser. Loser!"

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