I’m pretty sure he was American and not Canadian, but I’ll take a stab with Orville Gibson of Gibson Guitars fame. If I’m wrong, and I probably am, take another DQ.
No
No. Take a DQ
Recap:
Fictional
Not female
From a work of science fiction or fantasy
Not human
First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
G is either only initial or initial after a title
Usually a villian, but not always
First appearance was not in print
Not a cartoon
Not American
Creator is Japanese
First appeared in a movie
Title referenced in #6 above is not “Doctor”.
Original film appearance was not in black-and-white
I’m afraid that while Orville Gibson was born in Chateauguay, it was the one in New York and not Châteauguay, QC which is at the confluence of the Riviere Châteauguay and the Fleuve St. Laurent. (An interesting side-note - this means that Orville Gibson and my great-Grandfather grew up less than 10km from each other, and in fact, my great-Grandfather probably fired his rifle in Orville’s direction a few times. GG Peter was decorated for his marksmanship during the time of the Feinian Raids.) Orville Gibson was, indeed, an American.
At any rate, no, I was thinking of Robert Godin who makes Godin, Simon and Patrick, Seagull, Norman and La Patrie guitars out of the tiny community of La Patrie, QC.
DQ: When you are not a villain, have you done battle with monsters?
None - I’m quite stuck. The only two Japanese movie monsters I can think of have already been asked as IQs, and it’s that title plus usually single name that begins with a ‘g’ that has me stymied. I don’t think I’ll get any further without google/wiki/imdb cheating. Could professor be the title? Could this be an alien rather than a monster? Am I just plain barking up the wrong tree? My knowledge of recent Japanese live action monsters is not up to my hunch, and my hunch could very well be wrong. Are there any martial arts kind of movies that might fit the bill?
Most of the time. To clarify: In long shots, a human actor. In close ups, usually puppetry was involved, possibly even CGI for the most recent appearances. All of my appearances do have a human’s name listed in the credits for my character, and it is not for voice acting.
No. I figured the quote in “V for Vendetta” was referencing something, but I don’t what. Take a DQ.
The only King of Birds I know is the R.E.M. song, and nobody in R.E.M. has the initial G. Take a DQ.
Recap:
Fictional
Not female
From a work of science fiction or fantasy
Not human
First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
G is either only initial or initial after a title
Usually a villain, but not always
First appearance was not in print
Not a cartoon
Not American
Creator is Japanese
First appeared in a movie
Title referenced in #6 above is not “Doctor”.
Original film appearance was not in black-and-white
When not a villain, have done battle with monsters
Title referenced in #6 is not “Professor”
Portrayed by human actor in some shots, puppet in others
Yes, most of the time. Another clarification is in order: Thanks to reboots/retcons/whatever I have multiple origin stories. In my first appearance, I am an alien, and the majority of my appearances use this backstory. However, there have been 2 reboots where my origin is terrestrial in nature. The two terrestrial origin stories are different. In both cases I had exactly one appearance with the new backstory, then in my next appearance I was an alien again, with no acknowledgment of the terrestrial origin story.
Amanda Grayson, Spock’s mother in Star Trek, played by Jane Wyatt and Winona Ryder.
Any other DQ suggestions, sportsfans?
IQ: Did the same actor play you on Star Trek, and also a character in another iconic work of science fiction just a few years later?
This round is tough. I admit, given the answers so far, I have the sneaking suspicion that the answer will fail the as-well-known-as-Sandro-Botticelli rule.
Could it be something from ‘Mighty something Power Rangers’? I thought they were TV first, though.
I’m just not up on originally live action science fiction films by a Japanese creator. (For the record, I always confuse Botticelli with Boccherini - I think of the string quartets with guitar long before the artworks of Sandro B.) So, I freely admit there may well be some work out there that my kids would know that I’ve never heard of.
I think this may be a source of confusion. Back in post 205 it seemed to me like you were on the right track and were getting close. But something threw you off and I think I figured it out.
I interpreted “alien” to mean “not from Earth”. But your earlier thinking-aloud post makes me think you had an implied “rather than a monster” in your DQ. When I answered the question “alien” meant “extraterrestrial in origin” but did not mean “not a monster”.