Too Cool to Kill (Nikolai Dante (2000 AD))

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Lauren Stone – Dante's childhood sweetheart (though Dante describes her as "more like the girl next ship"). Killed during the Battle of St. Petersburg. Incoming Ham: Nikolai is very fond of making grandiose entrances if not outright Dynamic Entries. Usually while spouting one of his catchprases. Bad Liar: As he's dying, Andreas Romanov asks Elena Kurakin if the people he's tried to save made it. She tells that they did, but Andreas knows she's lying. He tells her that she's a bad liar and that he would have loved her for that. Warfare on such a scale had not been contemplated since the last revolution, from which the Mafiya clans rose to power. On the ashes of that conflict, they founded a new empire based upon the underworld principles of the ancient Vorovskoi Mir- the Thieves world. Here at 2000 AD, as a way to both recognise the artistic contribution of the man, to celebrate his achievements, and to mark the occasion of his retirement, we wanted to say thank you to him for all the incredible work he’s produced through the years.

This actor was born to play Nikolai Dante. Everything about him is perfect for the role. Farrell could bring the comedy and devil may care attitude of the gentleman thief as well as the rage and intensity of Dante’s fight scenes. I also believe this actor could show the deeper layers of Kolya’s character. He certainly has the ability to do this. If they go with the idea of Dante’s daughter being a major character in this series. Then Farrell could play an older and more reflective version of the character.

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The civil war between House Makarov and House Romanov ends in victory for the Tsar, but the consequences of the war are felt for years afterwards with many regions of the empire falling into chaos and lawlessness, with many areas like Rudinshtein being declared as "Alienation Zones" that are effectively cut off from the outside world. After the Russian Resurgence, they became allies of the Tsar.He occasionally employed vampires as assassins.

Valentine, as the eldest Romanov sibling, was the first to bear the Romanov Weapons Crest. Unfortunately, his was a Flawed Prototype that gave him the abilities of a Crest user without the Healing Factor. The process drove him insane and caused him to become an Omnicidal Maniac. For all Nikolai's womanising ways, he is (mostly) devoted to Jena Makarov when their relationship does eventually come to fruition. He even refuses to sleep with her younger sister when Julianna pretty much throws herself at him. Julianna isn't offended, though, as she thinks it makes Nikolai a better man and makes her wonder if he's too good for her older sister.Gayngster: Papa Yeltsin is fairly open about his sexuality. He's apparently even tried it on with Nikolai, who went along with it long enough to rob him. Several titles were considered for the series: Thieves' World, Darkstar, Evil Empire, Red Darkness and Tsar Wars.

And more from Prog 756, a perfect Dredd highlighted against his city again, another stunning moment Pet the Dog: Unlike Dmitri Romanov, Tsar Vladimir the Conqueror actually has people that he cares about. The great love of his life was always Jocasta Romanov and he does genuinely love his daughters. It's Julianna's death that drives him to war with the Romanov Dynasty. Glorious Mother Russia: A somewhat twisted take on this trope, but the resurgent Russian Empire is not only a land of adventure. But also encompasses the entire planet by the time the series takes place. Only three minor characters had deaths which made a lasting impact, emotional or otherwise, on the series; Eloise de Janissaire in "The Great Game", Julianna Makarov in "The Courtship of Jena Makarov", and Major Liberty in "Amerika" Badass Normal: A fair few, but notably Dante himself after he is stripped of his crest by Dimitri Romanov.

Nikolai Dante: The Romanov Dynasty (November 2004, ISBN 1-904265-20-0), republished as Nikolai Dante: Too Cool to Kill (July 2011, ISBN 9781907519895): Private Military Contractors: The Warlords are probably the most infamous mercenary outfit in the empire. Entry requires recruits to duel each other, though Eloise wonders if it would be just cheaper to actually train them rather than patch them up. Of course, her second in command has higher ambitions, though his ambitions are trumped by Valentine Romanov. Heroic BSoD: Nikolai has a major breakdown after Dmitri destroys his crest. He hides out in an abandoned tavern, drinking the remains of its cellar. He recovers after his mother tells him that she disowns him. Dmitri and Jocasta were kidnapped by the previous Tsar at a young age and kept as hostages along with Vlad. When Ivan attempted to take Jocasta by force, the trio escaped and started a revolution when Ivan had their families slaughtered. Dmitri became cold and ruthless, craving power at any cost, while Jocasta became increasingly withdrawn, especially when Dmitri forced her to have his children through a cloning programme. In the year of the Tsar 2666 AD, Imperial Russia once again entered a time of troubles. The rule of Vladimir the conqueror, Tsar of all the Russias, had been unopposed for five decades. Now it was being challenged by the house of Romanov, the most powerful imperial dynasty beside the Tsar's own.