Book the....Reader?

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UPDATED: Friday, April 30, 2004 15:37
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Friday, April 30, 2004 3:37 PM

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Originally posted by LeMat:
I am liking the whole Book as a Ninja/Commando idea. I have a feeling this would not be the church's doing, because if they had those sorts of resources, they would be an alternate center of power that the alliance would come down on.

Random thought that just occurred to me:

While back we had a "What religion is Book?" thread (I didn't post, but I read it). People raised the point that, since Firefly 'verse culture is a blend of Western and Eastern, maybe Book's denomination could be a blend of Western Christianity (ignoring issues of Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, whatever), and Eastern Buddhism/Confucianism/Taoism/Whateverism.

So, Book's a monk, who has advanced arms training, knows martial arts, and has a working knowledge of crime; a ninja/commando. The "ninja" bit is what got me thinking.

Maybe he's some kinda space-Shaolin.

Note that, while he has no aversion to using force, he only tends to use necessary force.

Remember what (IIRC) Master Kan says in Kung Fu: The Series. Something about frightening (threatening to leave that rogue cop at the bottom of a cliff) before you hurt, hurting (K.O.ing Dobson) before you injure, injuring ("kneecaps") before you maim, maiming before you kill, killing only when necessary.

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