[Advanced] Ghost in the Shell - MAFIA WIN

[Zander?]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell_characters

 

Laughing Man

The Laughing Man (笑い男 Warai Otoko^?), Aoi (アオイ^?), is a corporate terrorist hacker, who ultimately reveals to the Major that he had discovered that several micromachine manufacturing corporations, in association with the Japanese government, suppressed information on an inexpensive cure to a debilitating cyberization disease in order to profit from the more expensive micromachine treatment. He also had a fascination with J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye whose name comes from Salinger's short story, The Laughing Man. He is an expert hacker, able to hide his physical presence by editing himself out of video feeds and cybernetic eyes, concealing his identity by superimposing an animated logo over his face, and hijacking cybernetic brains altogether, all in real-time.^[11] The Complex story arc of Stand Alone Complex focuses on the Laughing Man case, and on a medical/governmental conspiracy tied into the fate of the Laughing Man. His voice actor is Kōichi Yamadera, while he is voiced in Bandai Entertainment's English dub by Steven Blum.

The Laughing Man logo was designed by Paul Nicholson, a London-based designer for graphics and clothing company, Terratag. Nicholson was asked to read a short story by J.D. Salinger, "The Laughing Man," and to base the logo on that. The story centers around a boys' after school organization called the Commanche Club. The Commanche Club's Chief often brings the boys to Central Park for baseball games, and these games are the source of the baseball cap featured in the logo. The text given to Nicholson by Production I.G. read: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." The phrase is an excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye, also by Salinger. Nicholson said of the latter, "At first this text made no sense but now, having seen the whole series, I can understand the relevance to the character."^[12] Another reference taken directly from J. D. Salinger's short story "The Laughing Man" occurs in episode 11, titled "Portraits/In The Forest of the Imagoes". In this episode a child at a vocational aid center refers to a character named Chief who is going to visit, Chief is the name given by the children to The Laughing Man as well as the main character's childhood idol in the short story.^[13] The Laughing Man logo has been co-opted by pop culture in advocacy for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the loose hacktivist collective Anonymous (using the latter's motto "We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.").^[14]

[Zander?]

I realized when i got up to piss i forgot my meds and then the next thing that entered my brain was this stupid laughingman crap.

 

Zander Aka Googlefu Master!!!!

[Zander?]

I dunno what it means as Ive never watched this cartoon.

 

Im going back to bed but I wanted to put this out there so we can figure this out!!!!

[Niniel]

So The laughing man could be good? I don´t get it. 

 

True I didn't think of that. I have only had 1 game with a npc and that was pizza star fox game, though they were summoned my the mafia.

It might be best just to let it be for now.
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What is npc?

[ed2funy]

 

IS SOOH IN YHIS GSME?!

Ed confirmed not reading OPs :P

Nope

 

Do that they agterndrjnk

[Zander?]

http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Laughing_Man

 

Found this as well

[seph]

Nice job zander.

 

Npc. non player character

[Zander?]

So The laughing man could be good? I don´t get it. 

 

True I didn't think of that. I have only had 1 game with a npc and that was pizza star fox game, though they were summoned my the mafia.

 

It might be best just to let it be for now.

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What is npc?

 

its a term from role playing games

 

it means Non Player Character

[Zander?]

Nice job zander.

 

Npc. non player character

 

i dont know why i do this to myself....i need to not play Mafia....lolololololol

[Sooh]

So The laughing man could be good? I don´t get it. 

 

True I didn't think of that. I have only had 1 game with a npc and that was pizza star fox game, though they were summoned my the mafia.

 

It might be best just to let it be for now.

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What is npc?

That was my thought too. He could be good. 

 

Non-Player-Character.

[Zander?]

shads avi is attached to the Laughing Man wiki page as well......

[Sooh]

 

 

IS SOOH IN YHIS GSME?!

Ed confirmed not reading OPs :P

Nope

 

Do that they agterndrjnk

 

I need an interpreter. 

 

Also possibly an adult.

[Niniel]

Oh. I know role playing but didn´t know what it means in mafia games. So you assume that he won´t post and then we need to figure out if we want to lynch him or not?

[ed2funy]

I stopped reading

[ed2funy]

Is this about Scarlettt Jonanaason?

Cause yummy

[Zander?]

It says

 

"i thought what id do was pretend to be one of those deaf mutes"

 

The Laughing Man logo is an animated image of a smiling figure wearing a cap, with circling text quoting a line from Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, which reads: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." The supposed Laughing Man's name is Aoi.

 

Is that Wolfy SOAB Shad trolling us.......

[Zander?]

Hello Aoi

[Sooh]

Since the Hackers are town alligned and the laughing man is a hacker (albeit terrorist) it might suggest he's a good character?

[Zander?]

I dunno but i need to go back to bed soon and if someone dont figure this out i might not be able to....

 

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[Zander?]

Since the Hackers are town alligned and the laughing man is a hacker (albeit terrorist) it might suggest he's a good character?

 

Ive been thinking the same thing but i have no f'ing idea

[Niniel]

Since the Hackers are town alligned and the laughing man is a hacker (albeit terrorist) it might suggest he's a good character?

 

Could be. Or he is third party?

[seph]

OK reading from zander post I don't think he inherently a bad guy. But I would view laughing man character as 3p in mafia terms

 

If he is a npc I can assume town/mafia would both be able to use him??

 

The problem I see is he can not only hack things, but people's brains and take them over.

Which leads me to believe this could be a potential recruit game. Though I'm not sure how that would work with a npc.

 

 

Though this is all speculation and I don't wanna focus on it to much d1 since we literally no nothing, but I'm bored and waiting for more people...

[Niniel]

This will be a fun game!

[Sooh]

I dunno but i need to go back to bed soon and if someone dont figure this out i might not be able to....

 

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I don't think you should expect figuring this out immediately Z. 

 

Go to sleep and come back with new ideas in the morning. <3

[Niniel]

OK reading from zander post I don't think he inherently a bad guy. But I would view laughing man character as 3p in mafia terms

 

If he is a npc I can assume town/mafia would both be able to use him??

 

The problem I see is he can not only hack things, but people's brains and take them over.

Which leads me to believe this could be a potential recruit game. Though I'm not sure how that would work with a npc.

 

 

Though this is all speculation and I don't wanna focus on it to much d1 since we literally no nothing, but I'm bored and waiting for more people...

 

Yeah, we can only speculate right now. Possible recruit game. Or maybe he can controll na´s?