His Argosian royal name is Mo-Ron, of the Royal House of Ron. Ba-Ron might be a nice name, but Ba-Con is the name of a noble from the house of Con, not the Royal House of Ron.
Which leads to an interesting thought… if Ron had a cousin name Ba-Ron, who was granted the title of Baron, he’d be Baron Ba-Ron! 😀
Something starting with an N. King Ja-Ron had a son (presumably assassinated, as he’s not in line for the throne), who had a son named Ul-Ron, who has a son named Mo-Ron. The pattern is clear.
The pattern is a two letter personal name (which has one consonant and one vowel, in either order) followed by a dash and the name of the Royal House (“Ron”). I’m surprised it’s so difficult for some people to catch on. 😀
Be glad that he has lost his powers, otherwise getting whacked in the head with a tray of “food” would cause serious injury, even with the football helmet.
Now, some Mo-Ron needs to mature, stop blaming others, particularly Moonshadow, for things that are either his own fault or which others have clearly conspired.
Nah, I was probably worse in some ways, but I internalized the blame because everybody was telling me I should do things that I found extremely difficult to understand, but everybody else found so easy to do. Nobody seemed understood that there was even high-functioning autism back then, so I was just labelled “hyperactive,” not understanding what was going on with me. Even today, people see that I have a lot of capabilities in some areas and can understand and do things that they find impossible, so I should (or even must) be able to do things that they find easy or at least straight forward. That kind of thinking just leads to all sort of frustration etc. on my part and for others as well.
Umm… He’s a kid! Many adults blame others for things that in the clear light of logic cannot possibly be their fault. It takes maturity to admit even some fault with yourself — let alone accept all of it.
I’m always curious whenever a discussion of accountability or responsibility shows up. I realize you are considered a bad sport or a sore looser when you blame something external for your problems. And morality, being what it is could either mean life lessons or social etiquette. So why is it that the lower on the totem pole you are the higher the standard you are held too?
Why, for instance, should one person be expected to have a higher degree of emotional management than an another if the later is older or has access to specialized training and resources? Regardless of if the other person is jealous, covetous, fearful, greedy, stingy, manipulative, naive, had a difficult life, had a suite life, or any combination “there of” shouldn’t they be held to the same standards?
As far as I’m aware, knowing the difference between inductive, abductive, seductive, and deductive reasoning, or being able to parrot a list of ethical guidelines, morals, and values does not make one closer to god (christian or otherwise) not to mention it doesn’t make anyone less human. It just means you’ve been exposed to hostile people who lack appropriate boundaries and talk down others because they believe they are of a higher “rank” without any standards conferred by government or social institution.
Because eight year olds aren’t emotionally mature enough to make those kinds of moral distinctions. Tyler happens to be exceptionally mature and wise, despite being eight; Ron is closer to the median for eight year olds. The whole point of PS238 is that kids like Suzie, Julie, Kevin and Zodon, who lack the emotional maturity of an adult, have powers that could cause widespread mayhem if they lost their temper, or used them irresponsibly. Suzie got upset at some seven year olds, and she irradiated the playground. Zodon was annoyed that his parents imposed a curfew, so he ordered Doom-Bot Hover-Tank construction kits online, and proceeded to wreak mayhem in Washington DC, before the Power Partners caught him, and dragged him home in handcuffs.
Zodon is capable of reasoning, but his reason is hampered by his emotional immaturity. He’s the smartest five year to nine year old on Earth (his given age varies depending on the source; in the RPG he’s listed as five, but the comic seems to imply he’s at least eight or nine), but he’s still five or nine years old.
Ron is eight years old. Divorce is not easy on eight year olds. Add to that the pressure of being Atlas’ son, the level of care he had to take not to get angry and lash out, and the way the Headmaster and his minions at Praetorian Academy preyed on Ron’s vulnerability, is it any surprise Ron is looking for a scapegoat?
And Slimecat, this has nothing to do with children being “lower on the totem pole” of society. There have been neurological and early development studies on the brains of children at this age. They are developing the ability to reason, but their emotional maturity comes much, much later. In the PS238 comic, Tyler and Ambriel are the exceptions, not the rule. Every other kid, from Zodon to Julie, from Ron to Alejandro, from Jenny to Dillon, is emotionally immature. That’s why when the Power Partners used to arrest Zodon, rather than hauling him to the cops, they brought him home to his parents in handcuffs, and then called child services. Rather than send Zodon to jail, his parents were urged to enroll their son in PS238, which they did. Then Zodon constructed the transdimensional portal and [SPOILERS!].
Given how utter irresponsible Ultima and Sovereign are as parents, Tyler’s maturity is probably a survival instinct that kicked in when he was two or three. 😀
Ron was always pretty nice to Tyler (maybe because he’s pretty insecure himself so he kind of knew what Tyler felt like) – for instance, he was one of the ringleaders in getting Tyler chosen for class president.
I hope the truth comes out here. I’d love to know if Ron’s reaction to the news would be mature (“huh, I guess you’re not just effortlessly cool, you also have problems, maybe we’re alike”) or petulant (“this is even more unfair! You’re effortlessly cool and caused all this trouble for me, and you’re not even a real hero!”). I’d hope for the former as Ron is one of my favourite of the kids, but his record recently hasn’t been that great…
This conversation is not going well.
Naming him Bac-On would have better, but. . . .
it’s late and I don’t feel witty, so there.
His Argosian royal name is Mo-Ron, of the Royal House of Ron. Ba-Ron might be a nice name, but Ba-Con is the name of a noble from the house of Con, not the Royal House of Ron.
Which leads to an interesting thought… if Ron had a cousin name Ba-Ron, who was granted the title of Baron, he’d be Baron Ba-Ron! 😀
Perhaps a happier name may have been Lee pres-on?
That has way too many syllables for an Argosian name! Plus the name of the Royal House of Ron is “Ron” not “On”. :p
If Mo has a son, what do you think his given name would be?
Ult? Cybert? Maybe just T.
Something starting with an N. King Ja-Ron had a son (presumably assassinated, as he’s not in line for the throne), who had a son named Ul-Ron, who has a son named Mo-Ron. The pattern is clear.
The pattern is a two letter personal name (which has one consonant and one vowel, in either order) followed by a dash and the name of the Royal House (“Ron”). I’m surprised it’s so difficult for some people to catch on. 😀
A good option for the next generation: En-Ron! It follows the alphabetic order (J, L, M) and has a humorous reference for Earthlings!
I’m amenable to that 😀
So, Neut
Two little kids, and one of them is acting truly childish…
Be glad that he has lost his powers, otherwise getting whacked in the head with a tray of “food” would cause serious injury, even with the football helmet.
Now, some Mo-Ron needs to mature, stop blaming others, particularly Moonshadow, for things that are either his own fault or which others have clearly conspired.
David, I’m curious to know if you were more mature than Ron when you were eight years old?
Nah, I was probably worse in some ways, but I internalized the blame because everybody was telling me I should do things that I found extremely difficult to understand, but everybody else found so easy to do. Nobody seemed understood that there was even high-functioning autism back then, so I was just labelled “hyperactive,” not understanding what was going on with me. Even today, people see that I have a lot of capabilities in some areas and can understand and do things that they find impossible, so I should (or even must) be able to do things that they find easy or at least straight forward. That kind of thinking just leads to all sort of frustration etc. on my part and for others as well.
Unfortunately, based on his behavior, the only other Argosian name he could change to is Jerk-Face
Umm… He’s a kid! Many adults blame others for things that in the clear light of logic cannot possibly be their fault. It takes maturity to admit even some fault with yourself — let alone accept all of it.
I’m always curious whenever a discussion of accountability or responsibility shows up. I realize you are considered a bad sport or a sore looser when you blame something external for your problems. And morality, being what it is could either mean life lessons or social etiquette. So why is it that the lower on the totem pole you are the higher the standard you are held too?
Why, for instance, should one person be expected to have a higher degree of emotional management than an another if the later is older or has access to specialized training and resources? Regardless of if the other person is jealous, covetous, fearful, greedy, stingy, manipulative, naive, had a difficult life, had a suite life, or any combination “there of” shouldn’t they be held to the same standards?
As far as I’m aware, knowing the difference between inductive, abductive, seductive, and deductive reasoning, or being able to parrot a list of ethical guidelines, morals, and values does not make one closer to god (christian or otherwise) not to mention it doesn’t make anyone less human. It just means you’ve been exposed to hostile people who lack appropriate boundaries and talk down others because they believe they are of a higher “rank” without any standards conferred by government or social institution.
Because eight year olds aren’t emotionally mature enough to make those kinds of moral distinctions. Tyler happens to be exceptionally mature and wise, despite being eight; Ron is closer to the median for eight year olds. The whole point of PS238 is that kids like Suzie, Julie, Kevin and Zodon, who lack the emotional maturity of an adult, have powers that could cause widespread mayhem if they lost their temper, or used them irresponsibly. Suzie got upset at some seven year olds, and she irradiated the playground. Zodon was annoyed that his parents imposed a curfew, so he ordered Doom-Bot Hover-Tank construction kits online, and proceeded to wreak mayhem in Washington DC, before the Power Partners caught him, and dragged him home in handcuffs.
Zodon is capable of reasoning, but his reason is hampered by his emotional immaturity. He’s the smartest five year to nine year old on Earth (his given age varies depending on the source; in the RPG he’s listed as five, but the comic seems to imply he’s at least eight or nine), but he’s still five or nine years old.
Ron is eight years old. Divorce is not easy on eight year olds. Add to that the pressure of being Atlas’ son, the level of care he had to take not to get angry and lash out, and the way the Headmaster and his minions at Praetorian Academy preyed on Ron’s vulnerability, is it any surprise Ron is looking for a scapegoat?
And Slimecat, this has nothing to do with children being “lower on the totem pole” of society. There have been neurological and early development studies on the brains of children at this age. They are developing the ability to reason, but their emotional maturity comes much, much later. In the PS238 comic, Tyler and Ambriel are the exceptions, not the rule. Every other kid, from Zodon to Julie, from Ron to Alejandro, from Jenny to Dillon, is emotionally immature. That’s why when the Power Partners used to arrest Zodon, rather than hauling him to the cops, they brought him home to his parents in handcuffs, and then called child services. Rather than send Zodon to jail, his parents were urged to enroll their son in PS238, which they did. Then Zodon constructed the transdimensional portal and [SPOILERS!].
shhh … I think part of Tyler’s maturity is reaction to his parents.
Given how utter irresponsible Ultima and Sovereign are as parents, Tyler’s maturity is probably a survival instinct that kicked in when he was two or three. 😀
“I am NOT a MORON!”
Reminds me of Wheatley from Portal 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux34YKtZiDs)
I do not remember but: How did Ron react to Tyler individually, cause it is obvious that Ron does not know who Moon Shadow is.
Ron was always pretty nice to Tyler (maybe because he’s pretty insecure himself so he kind of knew what Tyler felt like) – for instance, he was one of the ringleaders in getting Tyler chosen for class president.
I hope the truth comes out here. I’d love to know if Ron’s reaction to the news would be mature (“huh, I guess you’re not just effortlessly cool, you also have problems, maybe we’re alike”) or petulant (“this is even more unfair! You’re effortlessly cool and caused all this trouble for me, and you’re not even a real hero!”). I’d hope for the former as Ron is one of my favourite of the kids, but his record recently hasn’t been that great…