Who is your favorite fictional character you'd like to eat or be eaten by?
Ooooooo… well, I don’t tend to be the one doing the eating in these fantasy scenarios, but when it comes to fictional characters I’d love to see as giantesses or preds, there are a plethora of ‘em!
And when I think on my favorite fictional characters from cartoons, television, and movies I watched, books I read, or video games I played growing up, I’ve noticed a pattern. It would appear that I have a “type”.
Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty
As a wee lad that had all of the Disney classics on VHS, (which makes me a dinosaur) I thought Maleficent was really cool. She was a tall, elegant, intimidating, and powerful sorceress that could transform into a dragon. That sh** blew my little boy mind! And I remember feeling a little sad when she was killed at the end.
I eventually got a PS2 towards the end of the console’s life cycle, and spent hours catching up on a lot of the old games, which was great because by that time you could get them at a discount as part of the greatest hits collections, or for dirt cheap in bargain bins. One of those games was FFX, and I remember being smitten with the black mage the moment she made her first FMV appearance in the game (that sh** also blew me away, as I had previously played most games on Nintendo systems that didn’t possess those graphical capabilities). I remember being irked that the game really pushed the Yuna - Tidus romance, when I only had eyes for Lulu. I always kept her in my party, and you can be damn sure if any options came up to flirt with her I was going to take ‘em:
And it should go without saying who my snowmobile buddy always ended up being:
Sorceress Edea - Final Fantasy VIII
Starting to pick on something of a running theme here no?
After finishing FFX and dabbling with FFX2, I figured I’d try some of the other Play Station Final Fantasy series and found an old copy of FFVIII. While the graphics were terribly dated by that point, and the game was far from the best in the series, I really liked its glam rock take on sorceresses in the world. And while Edea doesn’t end up being the big bad she was initially made out to be, I really liked her style, especially the mask she initially had, and some of those design aesthetics carried over into one of my Skyrim vampire sorceress characters:
And I should also mention another FFVIII vixen who I personally feel would have been the better romance choice than what Squeenix ended up forcing on the players…
In addition to being the ultimate emo pretty boy, I was always annoyed at Squall for continuously spurning Quistis in favor of Rinoa, and even that romance felt lukewarm at best. Quistis was by far the more interesting, intelligent, and useful character, including her abilities as the party’s blue mage. And I fully admit to indulging in liberal use of her devour ability. While the good stuff was hidden behind the censor image of pretty flowers, my imagination was more than happy to fill in the blanks. And for those who haven’t seen it, Stjepan Šejić even made a joke of this bizarre ability of hers. If this game were ever remade with branching paths, I probably would have left Rinoa floating out in space, got Squall to pull his head out of his ass and give Quistis an opportunity to find a more entertaining use for that whip of hers. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Two more special mentions…
Circe and Tala - Justice League Unlimited
While they didn’t get much screen time in the series, anytime they appeared was always memorable, and I enjoyed their mischievous machinations. Given their penchant for magical trickery and desire to be worshiped and adored, I can easily see both ladies shrinking people down to tease and amuse themselves with.
Okay, getting away from the lady sorceresses, but still within the realm of villainous or wicked edged ladies…
This show was my jam growing up, in no small part because of Shego (and the catchy theme song). She scratched another itch I have that loves a bad girl that (deep DEEP down) also has a softer, more tender side they keep tightly under wraps. I thought she was fantastic when she managed to take over the world in the alternate timeline, and adorable when she briefly had her personality reversed into the kind and thoughtful Miss Go. It would be interesting to see how both sides of her personality come out in giantess related scenarios.
Seven of Nine - Star Trek: Voyager
I can’t say I’m a big Trekkie, or that I care about which series is actually the best and which one is the worst, but I did watch Voyager on occasion and I remember enjoying it. And then Seven of Nine happened. Granted her initial Borg appearance freaked me the hell out as a kid, but once she lost the heavy duty cybernetic implants, grew in her hair, and donned that legendary body suit, well, I’m going to hate myself for saying it, but resistance was futile. Seven of Nine is an interesting one in that she is on the one hand an incredibly intelligent, attractive, and capable member of the crew, and on the other she has an almost child-like naivety and is a complete novice when it comes to understanding subtle social cues or behaviors. I remember one episode where she told Ensign Kim to strip off his clothes so that they could have sex after she noted his interest in her, and she decided it would be and an opportune moment for her to experience this aspect of her restored humanity with the same casual air you may use when asking someone to pass the salt. It was her directness, and the way that she immediately had the poor Ensign practically backed into a corner ready to “assimilate” him despite being the one lacking in experience of this nature. I can’t help but think it would be a fun scenario to have Seven tackle the complexities of coming to terms with kinks and fetishes, particularly those typically reserved for the realms of imagination like macro/microphilia and vore. I can just picture a scenario where Ensign Kim had a giantess and vore kink, and after discovering as much Seven would design a special holodeck program for the two of them to simulate the experience as a means of studying this strange aspect of human sexuality. And it would likely be adorably embarrassing, but I can’t help but think it would be extremely entertaining to watch as well.
And because I can’t help myself…
And so we end as we began, with a tricky, calculating and sharp tongued sorceress… that can also shape shift into (among other things) an enormous dragon. Go figure. Despite all of the missteps and shortcomings the games that followed DA: Origins had, if I was pressed to choose a favorite from this list of deliciously wicked ladies, it would be Morrigan.
So there you have it. I have a thing for tall, dark, magical ladies with an edge to ‘em, and if you’re ever looking to get my attention, drawing any GTS/vorish scenarios featuring any of the ladies above is a surefire way to get it.
I’d be curious to hear about other people’s fictional character preferences too, so feel free to share.
