[UA] Circle of Friends -- Sounds of 70s Campaign Ideas

[rowan at media.mit.edu]

> There's a
> recurrent
> thread about different versions of the battle between Elvis and Jim
> Morrison for
> the True King.

This comment reminded me of a UA fan habit that creates a lot of circular 
discussions about avatars: overgeneralizing the meaning of the True King. The 
avatar should probably have been named something like "The Leader of Men" or 
"The Steward of the Land" or something -- True King conjures up notions of 
simple superiority or excellence, which leads people into inane discussions 
about things like a "True King of the Executioners" or a "True King of the 
Tricksters". The King of Rock'n'Roll is a musician, not a leader.

On the other hand, perhaps the True King archetype could be extended to the 
archetype of "the man who attaches himself to a Thing": a country, a town, an 
organization, a movement. The "domain" and "followers" ideas in the avatar 
description would have to be juggled a little. But we tread closely here to a 
generic avatar description, which is my complaint above: _every_ avatar is 
attached to symbols and ideas, which dilutes the specificity of the "man who is 
attached to a Thing".

-Matt Norwood

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