#//a wisecracking adventurer who wants to make her mark on history???

[troublewithvampires]

//like clockwork, any time my life gets a lil stressful i wanna bring back a muse i've had on hiatus for a while

[theawesomeally]

Character Wiki

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BASIC INFORMATION

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REAL NAME: Rocky Morningstar

CURRENT ALIAS: The Awesome One

Aliases: Spawn of Lucifer

《PERSONALITY》

Free-spirited, fearless, energetic, cunning, stubborn, playful, optimistic, sweet, quick-thinking, talkative, bubbly, opinionated, cheeky, strong willed, confident, brave, hilarious, fun loving, outgoing, boisterous, impulsive, caring, heroic, determined, exploratory, slick, calculating, crafty, sly, funny, caring, good-hearted, selfless, vulnerable, witty, sentimental, laid-back, romantic, supportive, humble, cocky, kind, selfless, regal, streetwise, wisecracking, cheerful, genuine, sophisticated, generous, daring, friendly, reckless, charming, playful, cool, witty, athletic, mischievous, friendly, sweet, adventurous, sarcastic, rebellious

APPEARANCE

dark brown hair, blue eyes, short sleeve open collar striped shirt, dark indigo necktie with red-and-blue stripes, blue jeans, black and white converse

《Relatives》

Lucifer (biological father) †

Kelly Kline (biological mother) †

Jack Kline (biological brother) †

Castiel (paternal uncle/chosen father/guardian)

God (paternal grandfather)

Amara/The Darkness (paternal great-aunt)

PETS

Esteban (The Cat)

Damon (The Cow) †

Hell-Hounds

LOVE INTEREST

Katy Miller (Ex-girlfriend)

Elena Gilbert (Girlfriend)

ENEMIES

Evil angels

Demons

Evil monsters

Eternal Stud

Damon Salvatore

《POWERS/SKILLS》

Abilities

Genius-level intelligence

Master detective

Master escapologist

Peak human physical condition

Master martial artist

Access to high tech equipment

HOBBY

Singing, dancing, practicing sports, causing trouble, getting on adventures with Dean and Sam, eating and sleeping

GOALS

Master his powers (succeeded).

To start a love relationship with Elena

To restore his bond with his brother, Jack (succeeded)

To find true love (succeeded)

To find a safe place (succeeded)

HOME

Kansas

LIKES

Pulling pranks, attention, singing, having fun, dancing, being right, being in charge, his family, competing with The Salvatore brothers, pizza, spending time with Elena, food (especially cookies), surfing, hugs, playing the guitar, Elvis Presley, animals, wildlife creatures, music, adventures with Dean and Sam, money

DISLIKES

Damon Salvatore, Katherine Pierce, cats, things that are difficult, Isolation, rudeness, shutting him out, embarrassing himself, betrayal, his own crimes, losing loved ones, failing, losing his friends, threats to his family and friends, people getting upset with him, failure, getting in big trouble, not having any fun, losing Elena to death, rejection, loud sounds, rudeness, Elena shutting him out, betrayal, his grandfather's crimes

BASE OF OPERATIONS

Mystic Falls, New York City, New York; San Francisco, California, Kansas

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IDENTITY

Known to Authorities Identity

CITIZENSHIP

American

MARITAL STATUS

OCCUPATION

Mercenary, former fugitive, enforcer, Hunter, sumo wrestler, assassin, bodyguard, Guardian of the Gate, Hell's Torturer, Vessel of Kai Parker, Soldier of Hell (formerly), Bearer of the Mark of Cain (formerly), Knight of Hell (formerly), Member of Team Save the World (formerly), Stripper (formerly), Comedian, Singer, Songwriter

SPECIES

Human

Knights of Hell

Nephilim

Ghost

EDUCATION

High School Student (Graduated/Formerly), Football player and basketball player for the Timberwolves, College Student

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CHARACTERISTICS

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GENDER: Male

HEIGHT

6'0" (Feet)

1.83 (Meters)

EYES: Blue-Gray

HAIR: Dark brown

ORIGIN

ORIGIN

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UNIVERSE

The Vampire Diaries

PLACE OF BIRTH

Kansas

CREATOR

— JAKE

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Rocky is a bad boy with an edge, and he has enough personality to bring excitement to a Celine Dion song (it’s actually a beautiful song). He’ll slice you up without a second thought and make fun of you while doing it, which makes him endearing and cooler than his peers. Whether you love the character’s zany exploits or hate them, there’s no denying that he’s one of a kind. His fourth-wall-breaking antics make him a hilarious and off-kilter alternative to his hero brethren, and even after nearly three decades of delivering wisecracks, bloodshed, and meta mischief in the panels of New York, City's beloved titles, in the past couple of year, half of the universe as a whole has been seduced by his charms.

History

Early Life

Rocky was born on [Insert Date here], in the district of Kansas. He is the second son of Lucifer, making him a hybrid of Human and an Angel. He is the second and only known Nephilim to be sired by an Archangel. Rocky was taken in by his nice adopted family who would teach him how to behave like a normal being and tried to master his powers.

After being born, Rocky began searching for his father, Lucifer and showed great confusion at the world around him. All that he appeared to know was that his mother was good and his father was supposed to be waiting for him, but nothing beyond that.

Since his father is Lucifer, it is a general assumption that Rocky is the embodiment of pure evil. This belief was originally shared even by his mother, who attempted suicide after his younger brother Jack was conceived so that her second child wouldn't be unleashed upon the world. This made Rocky learn about the consequences of his actions and gain a better understanding of mortality.

After that his younger brother resurrected their mother, however, as their mother then became convinced that Jack could be good, and that the world needed him. Unfortunately, for Rocky he was already a bad boy before he was conceived.

Eventually, after Rocky helped them defeat a demon, his Uncle also became hopeful that Rocky can turn out to be good, and could make the world a better place. They both even claimed to have been shown a vision of a future without pain, fear, or suffering.

Childhood

Rocky never knew his father, as Lucifer left shortly after his son was conceived. Rocky grew up in Kansas under the care of his mother, Kelly and his Uncle, Castiel. Throughout his childhood, Rocky became something of a wild child, getting into numerous fights. He became very close to his mother.

When other children asked where his father was, Rocky told them that his dad was the president and was busy with his career.

Losing his Mother

When he was 11 years old, Rocky's mother became afflicted with humanity, that, unbeknownst to Rocky, Kelly killed herself, who feared that both of her sons growing attachment to Lucifer would turn him away from his plan. His mother's death worsened over time, and shortly before she died, she gave Rocky a note attached to it. In her final moments, she begged Rocky to hug her, but he could not bear to look at her. She died seconds later, leaving Rocky distraught and screaming for her as he was pulled from the room by his Uncle, Castiel.

Directly after her death, Rocky ran out of the house crying.

Castiel knew very well of Lucifer's true nature and plans. So, he instead decided that he and the Winchesters would keep Rocky and Jack as their own and chose never to tell him about their father.

Raised by The Hunters

The hunters taught Rocky how to be the perfect Hunter. Rocky later recalled how, growing up in a hunter clan, Dean Winchester had often "kicked the crap out of him in order to teach him how to fight and kept him in terror by threatening to eat him.

As he grew older, Rocky started going by the name The Awesome One, which was a nickname given to him by Dean. Dean gave Rocky a few to win a girls heart. When he was ten years old, Rocky had his childhood crush, Katelyn Miller.

Quest for a hunt

Rocky built up a reputation as the self-proclaimed legendary outlaw and continued to work for the Winchesters. During his time with the hunters, Rocky had become disloyal to them, eventually planning to kill an innocent.

Before joining the Winchesters, Rocky lived in the ways of an average criminal and thug, going so far as killing an innocent.

Before The Apocalypse

After his younger brother, Jack accidentally killed someone, Rocky showed great devastation and remorse for his brother’s actions and left his home and was sent to a better place because they were afraid that if he stayed, he would eventually hurt them. This act also motivated him to go out on his own and master some of his powers to prove he is good.

The Apocalypse

As God offers to bring back his friend's mother if a hunter kills his brother, but his friend refuses, knowing that the hunter's mother would never want that. With the hunters continuing to refuse to cooperate, Rocky hopelessly watches as God eventually snaps his fingers and smites his younger brother Jack in front of him, leaving Jack with his eyes burned out and surrounded by the imprint of his wings.

After his younger brother's death, Rocky kneels on the ground before he expresses understanding for what is about to happen, stating that he knows what his brother has done and that Rocky has been right all along and God is turned into a monster. However, he can't bring himself to kill God and instead throws away the gun.

His Uncle is disturbed by the fact that Rocky's every attempt to be bad and says he no longer feels anything no matter how much he wants to as for him it was all for fun.

Still distressed over his part in his younger brother's death, he sits alone in a warehouse and asks for his Uncle's ghost to help him, instead he is met by his subconscious manifestation of his father, who tells him that the hunters still hates him and he needs to understand he is all he has left.

Something in him instead of him appearing vicious, he appeared to be sweet and mischievous.

It was learned that he will be hunted down by few hunters and he is beyond redemption, and offers him a place in Mystic Falls so as to make the world a better place, assuring him that it will make God happy.

Shortly after the war, and, in an attempt to escape, after discovering the evil behind his origins from God. Once he eventually left and found a better place to live. As for now he was sent to Mystic Falls to start a new life.

The Arrival

The Arrival II

About a year after the events of the previous encounter, Shortly after arriving, Rocky wasn't fearing that he would revert to his old destructive routine and instead he would do it for fun.

As a result, Rocky eventually left to find his place when he saw the damage he was causing towards Elena's. Rocky and Katy reunite shortly afterward, but having enough of the trouble he's caused.

Just then, one of the hunters attempts to destroy Rocky during the confrontation, and though he nearly succeeds, Rocky gains the upper hand and manages to both save his own life and manage to kill him. They then run into his old friends, who gives him a ride back to escape.

Afterward, Rocky was captured by God but then he was allowed to stay on earth as exile due to God's change of heart and Elena's legal ownership of him.

Background

Rocky, a young man raised in Kansas, moves to the town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, to live with his new life. Soon after arriving, Rocky befriends Elena's friends, as a result, this draws Rocky into the supernatural world of Mystic Falls, where it is plagued by vampires, werewolves, witches, doppelg��ngers and Original Vampires. He soon meets and falls for a troubled teenage girl named Elena, who has feuding two vampire brothers Stefan and Damon vie for the affection of captivating teenager Elena.

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Personality

Rocky's flawed personality, he is a very unique person that is a rather likable character with a couple of positive traits. He is good-hearted and generous to others as well. He is known to take pity on stray animals and is kind to most people in need of help, sometimes even to other villains in the show.

Rocky usually discards the very norm set in the vampire diaries world. A hero has to be the villain who takes care of others, save their lives and even spare innocent beings from a death sentence. A villain is expected to create mayhem, abuse the helpless people to blackmail the superhero, and crave for world dominance at the end as a hero.

Rocky is unique in the sense that he is a combination of both. He is neither a good guy nor evil. He is nothing but a bad boy who has a good heart and does what he wants and is exceptionally good at it.

He is the king of sense of humor. His intelligent and stingy remarks can take the tension off in the gravest of situations. Rocky's ability to stay cool by acting like a fool really works for him. His people have even nicknamed him as "the awesome one" for not taking things seriously. Yet he never fails to deliver. Maybe that’s because he never panics.

Rocky also enjoys chatting about pop culture, particularly movies and celebrities. He purposely wastes much screen time talking about other movies instead of creating content for his own one, which is a sign of laziness.

As he was loaded with the anti-hero's self-indulgent sarcasm and over-the-top meta movie references, but with all his time spent on ass-kicking, there's a question as to how Rocky finds so much time to just Netflix and chill.

Physical Appearance

“ He's good-looking, but don't you dare tell him I said that. ”

– Katy Miller about Rocky's appearance, in The interview

Rocky has blue eyes and dark brown hair, which he inherited from his father and mother. Katy later states that when Rocky pleads, his blue-grey eyes seemed to be "like a cute baby seal that needed help" and marvels at how men and wo had ever won an argument with him. He is 6'1"--- making him taller than his younger brother Jack—and muscular. Rocky gets his handsome looks from his father, a reason why Katy wanted to preserve her love of him. He doesn't seem to know it or may simply refuse to acknowledge it, but a great number of girls find him extremely attractive.

At the beginning of the series, Rocky was average in athletics but later from his training, becomes very fit, muscular, and lean. After his reunion with Katy, Katy says that Rocky grew even more handsome, and muscular. Rocky had a short sleeve open collar striped shirt, dark indigo necktie with red-and-blue stripes, blue jeans, black and white converse, In The Ship of Conquest, Rocky wore a white T-shirt, black jeans, and black and white sneakers.

Rocky is noted to be "handsome" by other characters constantly. Unlike any other being seen on the Vampire Diaries, Rocky's eyes glow gold. They often glow when Rocky uses his powers. When his friends discovered Rocky hiding in the corner of the room, they were visibly frightened by Rocky's somewhat creepy appearance. After he encounters Kai, Rocky obtains an outfit.

Rocky has also been shown with a large pair of angelic wings, which seems to be as big as those of Archangels. He once used them to shield an individual from the explosion and showed them after absorbing an angelic grace to show the others his powers are back.

After being a murderer, Rocky's eyes glow red.

Powers and Abilities

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Weapons

Relationship

Love Interest

Etymology

Rocky is a name referring to a tough person. Taking the last name from his father, "morning star". His first name Rocky, was named in reference to the movie The Return Of Xander Xxx .

Notes:

Trivia

• The inspiration for Rocky's name comes from the

• Over the years, he had crushes (or interests) on many female celebrity characters. Some examples include Brittney Spears, Taylor Swift, Kelly Preston, Demi Moore etc.

• Rocky was, and is, known as the self-appointed "leader" of his own group.

• He is more interested in vandalism / pranks than violence.

• Knowing that he wasn't meant to be an embodiment of pure evil. He seemed to be quite happy. Since he is technically a failure because he is willing to belong and to find happiness.

• Rocky loves reading his favorite storybook, The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen

• It is implied that Rocky kills people only because he was provoked; but since he has a personality of his own (a fact that only few people truly understand), he also has the choice, and even the will, not to do so.

• Rocky is not prone to having temper tantrums when things do not go as well as he hopes.

• Rocky hates it when somebody insults his relatives and his friends

• Rocky somewhat sensitive about his personal self, and can at times have a very bad reaction to others mocking it

• He believes in loyalty.

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Mahk’s Pahking the Cah in Hahvahd Yahd

Spenser Confidential is streaming on Netflix.

  Gather round, children, and let Graybeard Tim regale you with tales of the Long Ago Times! Back in the day, there were three tiers of screened entertainment. The first was theatrical films. This was where the Scorseses, Spielbergs, and Coppolas of the world lived, and actors like Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise strode the world like a colossus. In short, it was the big time.

The second tier was television, and at the time it was looked at as a decidedly lesser art form.* You had formulaic cop shows with lawmen (and they were almost always men) who would gleefully perform police brutality at a moment’s notice. You had legal dramas where everyone in the cast slept with each other, and HR seemed to be totally cool with it. You had unfunny sitcoms featuring canned laughter.

The third tier was the made for TV movie. See, before we had zillions of hours of content to draw upon, networks had to do something to fill programming time slots. They decided, in their infinite wisdom, that the networks would make their own movies. Could they afford giant stars like the aforementioned Harrison Ford? They could not. Would they make hard-hitting dramas about socially relevant issues? They would not.

Like any other form of media, a few made for TV movies were damn good.** A few, but most of them were designed to be as inoffensive as possible to the widest group of viewers. When streaming services came along, some people thought that they would act as a delivery mechanism for challenging and interesting independent films. Netflix never got that memo, as they demonstrated with the fitfully entertaining and consistently dumb Spenser Confidential.

We’re introduced to Spenser (Mark Wahlberg), a uniformed Boston cop. He arrives at the home of Captain John Boylan (Michael Gaston), barges into the good Captain’s home, and proceeds to kick the stuffing out of him. Why? It’s because a) he catches Boylan beating his wife and b) there are whispers of Boylan being a dirty cop who’s Up To No Good. Unfortunately, Spenser has no proof Boylan is dirty, and you can’t just walk into somebody’s home and kick their ass, not even in Boston. As a result, Spenser is quickly thrown in prison.

Five years later, he’s released. Though just before that happens, a group of Neo-Nazis led by Squeeb (Post Malone) tells him to get the hell out of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Fine by Spenser, as his post-prison goal is to become a truck driver and move to Arizona. His mentor Henry (Alan Arkin), a boxing trainer, puts him up at his home in Southie. It’s far from idyllic, as Spenser is forced to share a room with Hawk (Winston Duke), an upcoming mixed-martial artist. In time, Spenser will start a new life and bid adieu to Beantown.

Only he won’t, as Captain Boylan is violently and inconveniently murdered. Soon after, straight-arrow cop Terrance Graham (Brandon Scales) dies by suicide. Spenser becomes suspicious and takes it upon himself to investigate. In the grand tradition of TV detectives, he proves to be simultaneously great (makes wild deductions based on very little hard evidence) and terrible (walks into situations where he’s guaranteed an ass-kicking).

Who could be the mastermind behind these slayings? Could it be Driscoll (Bokeem Woodbine), Spenser’s ex-partner? Perhaps “Tracksuit” Charlie Bentwood (James DuMont) is the culprit, despite being the most obviously dressed criminal in the history of crime? Will he get back together with his hilariously foulmouthed ex Cissy (Iliza Shlesinger)? Will Spenser and Hawk, despite their initial hostility, become super best friends forever?

This is the fifth collaboration between Wahlberg and director Peter Berg. For a while there, Berg made some fun and interesting movies, including the buddy comedy The Rundown and the drunken superhero adventure Hancock. Then he made Lone Survivor with Wahlberg, and he’s been focusing on a kind of hyperpatriotic meathead cinema. That frustrates me since I find Berg to frequently be a stylish and intelligent director specializing in fast and intense action. Where is that guy now?

Spenser Confidential feels pedestrian from start to finish. It’s got too many clichés to feel lively, and too many poorly shot and edited action scenes to be exciting. The film genuinely feels like one of those old TV movies, the ones where there’s very little sparks of energy or imagination, just a dogged determination to drag the movie across the finish line. A few scenes ensure it’s not straight-up unwatchable, including a hilarious sequence where Wahlberg is attacked by a dog. The film is advertised as an action-comedy, yet it never features enough action or comedy for it to be satisfying.

You might be aware of the character of Spenser from the 1980’s TV series Spenser: For Hire. You also might know him from Robert B. Parker’s series of detective novels. In either iteration, Spenser is a Boston private detective with a habit of quoting poetry and a taste for fine cooking. You should also be aware that the character in Spenser Confidential is nothing like that, except the fact that he’s from Boston.

Screenwriters Sean O’Keefe and Brian Helgeland based their script on Wonderland, a Spenser novel written by Ace Atkins, after the 2010 death of Parker. I have a feeling their screenplay was heavily interfered with since there are a number of problems. The Spenser from the novels and TV series had interesting layers not usually seen in Boston-based crime fiction. The Spenser here? He’s basically just a dude interested in solving a mystery because the movie tells him to. There’s no complexity, and his character is at the mercy of the plot. Speaking of which, the plotting is simultaneously clear as mud and feels like a copy of a more interesting and better movie. If your story deals with hoary old tropes such as corrupt cops and tracksuit wearing wiseguys, you damn sure better put a fresh spin on them. The tough guy dialogue that made me want to watch Gone Baby Gone instead didn’t help, either. But there was one aspect that worked well—which we’ll get to in a bit.

With two exceptions, the cast feels like they’re there to support what looks like a star vehicle for Wahlberg. In most of his later roles, he plays variations on the same theme: the generic blue-collar hero. It’s a shame, because Wahlberg is a genuinely skilled performer when playing a character who’s kind of dim or way outside his comfort zone. Instead, his Spencer is a standard-issue Boston bro with a macho streak a mile wide. As Henry, Alan Arkin has a single amusing scene where he’s kidnapped and complains about having to pee. Also wasted is the highly talented Bokeem Woodbine, and he’s at least allowed to put some needed sparkle on dreary lines.

The first bright spot of the film is Iliza Shlesinger as Cissy, Spenser’s ex. Her role in the plot is mostly inconsequential as the pain-in-the-ass sorta girlfriend, and I wonder if she knew that and took matters into her own hands. She storms into the film as a force of nature, armed with a chowdah-thick accent and an arsenal of profanity. As a result, her scenes feel fresh and her character feels singular.

Then there’s the mighty Winston Duke. As Hawk, he’s supposed to be Spenser’s sidekick. It should have been the other way around, since his MMA fighter/investigator is far more compelling than the title character. Duke can handle the action scenes well, and I’d love to see him work with a cutting-edge action filmmaker like Chad Stahelski or the Wachowskis. He’s just as skilled with drama, and during a small scene where a young boy asks him if he’s a good or bad giant, Duke plays the moment with tenderness.

I suppose it fits to call Spenser Confidential a TV movie. It’s streaming on Netflix, as one of the more than three billion options found on the streaming giant’s platform. If you’re in the market for some fisticuffs, some wisecracks, and a little light mystery, could you do worse? Absolutely, but you could do a hell of a lot better.

    *Ironic, considering the smartest and most compelling storytelling is happening on TV these days.

**Spielberg’s first film Duel was a made for TV movie, and for a long while there, HBO was killing it with their own films.

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Science Fiction New Releases, 9 March 2019

Time traveling dead men, alien misfits, intergalactic spies, and mecha mercs feature in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in science fiction.

Andromeda Rising (Blood on the Stars: The Andromeda Chronicles #1) – Jay Allan

Among the millions born into misery, poverty, and despair under the dark and smoky haze that covers the planet, Andromeda Lafarge is unique. One lost soul among billions, she is tough, relentless, determined to get out, to escape, to blaze her own trail, and to make a name for herself across the stars.

Andi will break the chains binding her to a life of destitution, leave the Gut and Parsephon behind forever, and plunge into the dark and deadly worlds of the lost empire, prospecting for imperial artifacts, the bits and pieces of old tech that can make her rich. She will find new friends—and enemies—on the frontier, and she will blaze a trail from the filthy, polluted Iron Belt world of her birth to the dead and haunted imperial planets of the Badlands.

She will fight, endure hardships unimaginable, save comrades…and lose some, too. She will struggle to amass wealth, to do whatever is necessary to ensure she will never again be helpless, and she will bring back the technology of the ancients, scraps of mankind’s lost legacy, to do it.

She will create a name for herself among the rough and tumble adventurers who ply the rogue trade in ancient tech. For some, she will become one to emulate, to follow. To others, her name will become the foulest of curses. She will make her way, blade and pistol in hand, from one dead and ancient world to another.

She will become the scourge of the Badlands.

The Bayern Agenda (Galactic Cold War #1) – Dan Moren

A new Cold War threatens the galaxy, in this fast-paced and wisecracking thriller of spies and subterfuge.

Simon Kovalic, top intelligence operative for the Commonwealth of Independent Systems, is on the frontline of the burgeoning Cold War with the aggressive Illyrican Empire. He barely escapes his latest mission with a broken arm, and vital intel which points to the Empire cozying up to the Bayern Corporation: a planet-sized bank. There’s no time to waste, but with Kovalic out of action, his undercover team is handed over to his ex-wife, Lt Commander Natalie Taylor.

When Kovalic’s boss is tipped off that the Imperium are ready and waiting, it’s up to the wounded spy to rescue his team and complete the mission before they’re all caught and executed.

Hope is Not a Strategy (Four Horsemen Tales #8) – edited by Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey

Fifteen of the best Indie authors. Fifteen extraordinary stories. One bestselling universe.

It’s the Twenty-Second Century. The galaxy has opened up to humanity as a hyperactive beehive of stargates and new technologies, and we suddenly find ourselves in a vast playground of different races, environments, and cultures. There’s just one catch: we are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain, and there’s only one way for humanity to move up—by becoming mercenaries.

In every mercenary’s life, though, there comes a time when things go wrong and even the best laid plans go awry. When they do, though, the best mercs fall back and work out new plans, and you can bet on one thing—hope is not their strategy. Whether you’re a kid looking to get off your planet, or an unarmed merc facing an overwhelming force, or even the sole survivor of a pirate attack, there’s always an edge—and it’s up to the merc to find and exploit it!

Edited by bestselling authors and universe creators Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey, “Hope is Not a Strategy” includes all-new stories in the Four Horsemen universe by some of the bestselling Indie authors currently in the business. These authors take on various aspects of the universe, giving you additional insight into a galaxy that isn’t at war…but definitely isn’t at peace. There’s only one thing for sure in the 4HU—anything’s possible…for a fistful of credits!

Invincible (Legends of Legacy Fleet: First Swarm War #1) – David Bruns and Nick Webb

The aliens took her ship. Commander Halsey wants it back.

For decades they were among us, silently infiltrating the power structures of society. Now the Swarm stands on Earth’s doorstep. As humanity launches a desperate counter-attack, the alien victory seems inevitable.

For Halsey, this is personal. While the Fleet executes their battle plan, she leads a do-or-die suicide strike at the heart of the alien force: her own Invincible, turned into a weapon against mankind. With time running out Halsey fights to take back her command and save the human race–or die trying.

She is a proud warrior. She is humanity’s last hope.

She is Invincible.

Also available: Avenger, by Chris Pourteau and Nick Webb

Iron Wolves (Galaxy’s Edge: Order of the Centurion #2) – Jonathan Yanez, Jason Anspach, and Nick Cole

There can be no victory without sacrifice.

The Iron Wolves are a company of legionnaires whose legendary exploits date back to the Savage Wars. When they are invited to be guests of honor at a ceremony on a small, backwater planet, they look forward to some precious time away from the constant conflicts of galaxy’s edge.

But when a neighboring country invades, disrupting the ceremony and killing innocents, the Wolves are forced to make an impossible decision. Aid a people pleading for their protection… or obey the cynical orders of their Senate to stand down and see how the dust settles.

Taking their careers and lives into their hands, the Iron Wolves and local militia form a brotherhood determined to fight for what they believe in. War is on the wind, the battle is at hand, and the Legion is on the move once more.

Strap on your bucket, grab your blaster, and start reading today. The Iron Wolves call and death is on the hunt.

Quantum Time (Quantum Series #3) – Douglas Phillips

Everyone knew time travel was impossible. Then reality intruded.

A dying man stumbles into a police station and collapses. In his fist is a mysterious coin with strange markings. He tells the police he’s from the future, and when they uncover the coin’s hidden message they’re inclined to believe him.

Daniel Rice never asked for fame but his key role in Earth’s first contact with an alien civilization thrust him into a social arena where any crackpot might take aim. When the FBI arrives at his door and predictions of the future start coming true, Daniel is dragged into a mission to save the world from nuclear holocaust. To succeed, he’ll need to exploit cobbled-together alien technology to peer into a world thirty years beyond his own.

Space Team: The Hunt for Reduk Topa – Barry J. Hutchison

Sick of the stress, aggravation, and multiple genocides they’ve had to put up with lately, accidental space hero Cal Carver and his crew set off to start a new life in a distant corner of the galaxy.

Six tedious days of warp-speed and board games later, they arrive in a sector filled with new hope, new opportunities, and new adventures. Too broke to take advantage of any of these things, they are forced to accept a series of increasingly demeaning jobs just to make ends meet.

When one such job leads them to the offices of a sector-wide TV network, Cal signs-up to star in smash-hit gameshow, The Hunt, confident of winning the big cash prize.

What he fails to realize is that the show’s premise involves him being chased and killed for the amusement of the viewing public and so Cal must run, fight, and occasionally beg for his life as he attempts to win the game, the money, and his freedom.

But in the entire history of the show, no competitor has ever survived The Hunt, and the network will stop at nothing to keep that record intact…

Titan’s Son (Children of Titan #2) – Rhett C. Bruno

Titan’s revolution is coming. All it needs is one final spark.

Kale Drayton knows his place. As a Ringer born on Titan, he’s used to keeping his head down and his mouth shut – no matter how much the Earthers abuse him or his own kind berate him. So, when he’s caught stealing from a wealthy merchant, he’s lucky to be sentenced to low-paying maintenance work on a gas-harvesting ship instead of life in a cell… or worse.

But when his mother is quarantined, Kale finds himself backed into a corner. To pay for her medicine, he needs money – the kind of money he’ll never make sweeping floors and cleaning ships. When he receives a mysterious offer asking him to do a simple job in exchange for his mother’s treatment, Kale takes a chance once more. All he must do is upload a program onto his employer’s ship and all of his problems will disappear.

What starts as a straightforward smuggling gig soon reveals its shattering repercussions. The people who hired Kale are more dangerous than he suspected – and he’s more important to them than he ever could have imagined.

Science Fiction New Releases, 9 March 2019 published first on https://medium.com/@ReloadedPCGames

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Wanting to know what new movies are playing at the local theaters this week? HottyToddy.com is proud to bring you a sneak preview from both of the Malco theaters in town!

Malco Oxford Studio Cinema

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

The Post

Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper — The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee, Graham races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers — and very freedom — to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon — an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence — gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated.

Justice League

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash — it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

All the money in the world

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail (Michelle Williams) to convince his billionaire grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son’s life in the balance, Gail and Getty’s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.

Darkest Hour

A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.

Pitch Perfect 3

After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren’t job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.

Click the link for showtimes at Malco Oxford Studio Cinema.

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Ferdinand

Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.

Daddy’s Home 2

Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho dad and Brad’s gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down.

Paddington 2

Settled in with the Brown family, Paddington the bear is a popular member of the community who spreads joy and marmalade wherever he goes. One fine day, he spots a pop-up book in an antique shop — the perfect present for his beloved aunt’s 100th birthday. When a thief steals the prized book, Paddington embarks on an epic quest to unmask the culprit before Aunt Lucy’s big celebration.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves – or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.

The Greatest Showman

Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

The Commuter

Insurance salesman Michael is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding, and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.

Wonder

Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

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