Some interpretations! by
doctorlit
on 2015-09-29 05:42:00 UTC
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"Almost Human" - This sounds like Diablos to me! He's barely on the Wiki; I'll have to fix that. But anyway, Diablos is an AU version of the DIA's Irvine who wound up in the PPC one day. He tried to insert himself into the lives of our Irvine and his acquaintances, but his origins* and rather villainous demeanor set everyone off their ease. He eventually became a danger to the group, all while acting like he was the victimized one. Hence:
What did I ever do to you
That you should treat me this way?
Is it really such a crime
For an angel to speak his mind?
. . .
What did I ever do so wrong
That you should cast me from grace
Though I love to rule in Hell here
How I miss the taste of Heaven
And of course, the repetition of "I'm just like you."
"Mr. Pinstripe Suit" - I'm guessing this is the obvious one you were alluding to. This is the Mysterious Somebody: Voodoo = the Force, and the way Mr. Pinstripe Suit strolling into town all swag-ly matches the MS's rise to power in HQ. Plus, the MS was keeping all kinds of secrets from the PPC—he's "got the answers we all wanna know."
"Red Like Roses Part II" - Ugh, first I need to go listen to Part I. *Is reminded he's multiple seasons behind in Red Vs. Blue*
Anyway. Since these seem to be canon characters singing to each other, it's a little tricky assigning the lyrics a PPC meaning. It's mostly calling to mind the relationship between the Reader and the Aviator, from what I've read about it. Haven't been keeping up with modern PPC stuff while I work on the archive, so my info may be off.
"Halfman's Song" - I would say this was a bit of an anthem for Mary Sues, but I think it's just a little too self-aware of the narrator's faults. (There are some who are born distinguished/There are some who are raised in praise/But me I was always the last in line) It's definitely got the themes of envy for canon and manipulative tactics down, though.
Beware, beware of the words I twist
I am small but my reach is long
. . .
The land is a blooming orchard
With fruits so juicy and ripe
With a clink of a coin loose the lion’s loin
. . .
Molding puppets from their minds of clay
I’m no man of honor
Myself is my true king
"La Bo—seriously? You're just being mean, now. This is literally a song about dancing. Oh, wait, no. This is "Bomba," not "Bamba." Huh.
Haven't kept up on my Spanish, but this first stanza is mostly familiar. A drink that changes your life, something drives you madly delighted . . . "smile water?" Blah blah blah, it's Bleepka, obviously.
BLEEEEEEPKAAAAAA
—doctorlit tiene una poca de gracia por él y por ti.
*Considering our Irvine is a copy of the Final Fantasy VIII canon, and Diablos is literally just an evil version of him/them, do you suppose he hails from the Mirror Multiverse? If he's a copy of an evil Irvine Kinneas, aka an FFVIII where Squall's group are the antagonists, that seems to match what we know of Master Who, where the Daleks were protagonists.