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De Cava and the Voodoo Lady

TrenchfootTrenchfoot
edited October 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Hi, everybody!

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but after playing the absolutely fantastic episode 3 (best one so far), I started thinking about DeCava and the Voodoo Lady's relationship...

Remember those dwarings showing a skinny and sexy version of the Voodoo Lady? Well, if DeCava is suppossed to be Don Quijote... Could it be that he sees the Voodoo Lady in a way that she really isn't? Just like Don Quixote and Dulcinea.

Thoughts? Opinions? Destructive criticism? :P

Comments

  • RandulfRandulf
    edited October 2009
    Well I suppose the Voodoo Lady used to be skinnier; DeCava mentioned that they used to walk around in the market. Years of doing things by Voodoo remote control had turned her into a mountain of flesh.
  • FrogacudaFrogacuda
    edited October 2009
    Voodoo Lady circa MI 1 and 2 was person-sized. The pictures don't show her as actually thin.
  • HaggisHaggis
    edited October 2009
    Trenchfoot wrote: »
    Remember those dwarings showing a skinny and sexy version of the Voodoo Lady? Well, if DeCava is suppossed to be Don Quijote... Could it be that he sees the Voodoo Lady in a way that she really isn't? Just like Don Quixote and Dulcinea.
    Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

    Or anyway, someone who thinks like me. When I saw De Cava, I immediately thought, 'hey, that guy is like Don Quijote!' His 'relationship' with the Voodoo Lady, who may not actually be that much in love with him certainly recalls how Don Quijote sees his Dulcinea. And the way that she sends him on quests is like Don Quijote's knight-errantry, going on all sorts of (silly) quests. And lastly, he treats Guybrush a bit like his own Sancho Panza... hmm, you could even say that De Cava's ship is like Rocinante, old but trusty... although that might be pushing it a bit. But I can definitely see some parallels. Hopefully De Cava will return in future episodes, I really really like that guy. :)
  • DeLucaDeLuca
    edited October 2009
    Wow TellTale must be very literate
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited October 2009
    DeCava, ditch the Voodoo Lady and get Kate Kapsize!
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited October 2009
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    DeCava, ditch the Voodoo Lady and get Kate Kapsize!

    or the harber mistress
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited October 2009
    Don Quijote... Brilliant. Don't see how I missed it. Will we be seeing a Munchhausen? :D
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited October 2009
    Tpravetz wrote: »
    Will we be seeing a Munchhausen? :D
    Well, Guybrush shot himself out of a cannon in MI1... that's close enough for me :D
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited October 2009
    Laserschwert wrote: »
    Well, Guybrush shot himself out of a cannon in MI1... that's close enough for me :D

    But Guybrush DID actually shoot himself out of a cannon. TWICE!
  • SpadgeSpadge
    edited October 2009
    Oh, maybe we'd see him do it again. Flotsam winds and all that.
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited October 2009
    Spadge wrote: »
    Oh, maybe we'd see him do it again. Flotsam winds and all that.


    True...Hmmm. We're going to need a pot! Now I'm excited!
  • nitsujsedohrnitsujsedohr
    edited October 2009
    Well, DeCava is definitively delusional. Don Quijote may have been delusional, but he was a KNIGHT, not some love crazed adventurer. Indeed there may be some truth to the inspiration of the characters mental state and design, but I think the similarities stop there.
  • HaggisHaggis
    edited October 2009
    nitsujsedohr wrote: »
    Don Quijote may have been delusional, but he was a KNIGHT, not some love crazed adventurer.
    But the catalyst behind his adventures was his Dulcinea. Because every self-respecting knight-errant should have a beautiful lady to fight for. And Don Quijote had been in love with her at one point (although it wasn't reciprocated).
  • RandulfRandulf
    edited October 2009
    nitsujsedohr wrote: »
    Well, DeCava is definitively delusional. Don Quijote may have been delusional, but he was a KNIGHT, not some love crazed adventurer.
    Nope: DQ is just a petty landowner who has read too much for his own good.
  • StansCoffinsStansCoffins
    edited October 2009
    Randulf wrote: »
    Well I suppose the Voodoo Lady used to be skinnier

    What about Guybrush's line:

    "It's the Voodoo Lady, younger and thinn... well, younger!" :D
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