Indian Epics

Source:  Epified TV After watching this set of Epified videos, I was inspired by the slaying of Jarasandha. I think this story could be told in a much more interesting way, specifically when it comes to the fight between Bhima and Jarasandha. I think the idea of Bhima tearing his enemy in half only for him to reform is cool, but the idea of Krishna tearing a blade of glass in two as a hint for Bhima is kind of stupid. Instead, I would write it so that Bhima fights Jarasandha on his own, with Krishna and Arjuna being otherwise occupied by some other force. Bhima would have to figure out the secret to defeating Jarasandha on his own. The Leaf Torn in Two (Source:  freestockphotos.biz , edited by me) Perhaps he would even see a leaf split in two by the force of their battle, which would rage throughout the palace and into the gardens. This would serve as the hint he needs to separate the halves of Jarasandha to prevent him from reforming. I just think that would make for a mo

Source:  Epified TV In this section of the Epified videos, I found myself drawn to the story of Arjuna exiling himself after retrieving his bow from his brother and wife's chambers. This story is very strange to me. For one, the whole 'only one can be married to Draupadi at a time' thing is odd. Another is why Arjuna left his bow in the chambers in the first place if he knew he could not enter for a year. Arjuna Fights the Thieves (Source:  wikimedia ) I think a parody of this story could be really fun and entertaining. It would be fun to make Arjuna seem melodramatic and have him try and constantly inflict ridiculous sentences on himself, only for his brothers to roll their eyes and tell him he's being silly. This could be a light-hearted and funny story that would feel similar to the Krishna parody I wrote a few weeks back. I think this would be really fun to right and just as fun to read.

Source:  Epified TV After watching this section of the Epified Mahabharata, I couldn't help but feel disappointed by the fact that they glossed over details of the combat between Bakasura and Bhima. I think this could serve as a great story to write.   The Battle of Bhima and Bakasura (Source:  wikimedia ) A battle to the death between the mace wielding Pandava and the evil Rakshasa would be an earth shaking melee. It would be cool to implement various fantasy elements to spice up the battle, such as having Bakasura wield some evil magic and throwing fire and lightning at Bhima. I don't want to change a lot about the characters or anything, I'd like this to serve mostly as a supplement to the Epified TV telling of the story. I just want to go into details of the fight where the video did not. I think this story could be really fun and would fill a gap in the story that the Epified folks glossed over for time or other reasons.

The time came that Drona, the master in charge of training the Pandavas, decided to test the brothers he oversaw. He took them on a journey to a far away land, a concrete jungle full of strange sounds and alien looking people. They passed under the ground, into tunnels that ran underneath the hustle and bustle of the land above them. Deep inside these tunnels, they came to a large clearing of stone. At the center stood a rat the size of a man! "Welcome, Drona. I see you have brought your disciples. I too, have my disciples prepared to fight," announced the rat. He snapped his fingers as a signal, and four shapes sprung out of hiding around the room. They danced about the floor, swinging their weapons about with pizzazz. At last, they each came into a dramatic stance in front of their master. The Pandavas could now see that these four were not humans, they were turtles! The Turtles Assemble (Source:  joshfryguy.deviantart.com ) "That was totally bodacious!&quo

Source:  Epified TV After watching the video on Drona training the Pandavas, I couldn't help but be reminded of the rat Splinter training the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This really made me want to write a story that mashed the two. I feel also partially inspired by Zach Terry, who has been using the formula of combining popular movies with tales from Indian epics for his portfolio. The Totally Rad Ninja Turtles (Source:  pngimg.com ) I think it could be cool to have Drona take the Pandavas out on a training exercise, and when they arrive they find Splinter and the Turtles. The story would involve a short training-fight montage between the two groups of brothers. During this time, Drone and Splinter would be subdued and taken by bad-guys. When the brothers realized their masters were gone, they would band together to get them back. All of the brothers would get to demonstrate their bodacious battle skills and their love for their masters. When their masters were rescu

Source:  Epified TV Similar to the epified Krishna, I thought the epified Mahabharata was a lot easier to digest than the original versions we read. It made absorbing the story a lot easier. Cool Cover of the Mahabharata (Source:  wikipedia ) I think I could do a similar story to last week, parodying strange aspects throughout the Mahabharata like I did with Krishna. There aren't as many moments in the Mahabharata as there were in the Krishna stories, however, so I'll have to go a little more in depth on the ones that are strange. I like this style of writing that plays on the fact that some of these stories come off weird for those who were not familiar with the stories before or who did not grow up with them. It's not really making fun of the sources, but rather using them in a humorous way.