Greetings, and appropriately, Lamentations,
It has come to One's attention today, that the Founding Father of Modern Online Villainy,
Dr. Phineas Waldorf Steel, has retired, some time past. His beautiful and inspirational
website, his
SalesFront, both gone, and his
Toy Soldiers continue w/out him, in honor of all that he was able to create and share with this world.
To say that he was a "Founding Father" is no overstatement. He has been groundbreaking for what he was able to create - truly archetypal of so much of what we come to think of as Villainous. He had an Apex character, and characterization - far beyond any other Villain you can think of. The polish on his work and his offerings, were beyond anything you've ever seen. Please Google, and look for him on YouTube, to your betterment as a Villain. We have all been striving to reach any kind of approximation to his level of work, and have not even come close. But we try, and we continue.
Retired isn't dead, but we are all, and the world at large, so much less with his absence. One wishes him, and the man behind the goggles, every real success, and extend my thanks and appreciation for all that he has accomplished.
Read about his retirement.
Read an interview with Dr. Steel.
View many images of Dr. Steel.
It always gets to One, when a Villain retires. One never met Dr. Steel, and it's doubtful he ever knew Oneself, or how much his inspiration has meant to the work One strives to accomplish. It IS a sad day - but:
We Are Villains.
Someone is always going to fall aside, and a new Villain will rise to assume some portion of the previous stature. Heroes mourn, Villains see opportunity.
It's what Dr. Steel might have wanted.
-Lord Malignance
(All images above from Google search).
A beautiful Shameless ScreenGrab from
TV Tropes Below;
Doctor Steel
"It all comes down to having fun. We spend our lives trapped, when all we really want to do is play. So, let the people play! Let us build a Utopian Playland."
Dr. Steel
Creator.
Entertainer.
Visionary.
These are just a few synonyms applicable to Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel. Formerly in the toymaking industry, Dr. Steel became frustrated at the lack of vision and originality, rebelled against his ex-employers and burned the place down. Now, he acts as a Mad Scientist with a goal to take over the world, with conspiracy propaganda threaded intricately through music and toys for children worldwide. However, he IS a mad scientist, so said toys are along the lines of Accidental Nightmare Fuel: Babies with buzzsaws, acid squirtguns, kewpie grenades, and it doesn't even begin to start there.
Most importantly, however, is the music. Dr. Steel defies all genre, having been described by Rue Morgue magazine as "hip-hop industrial opera", but most importantly is the fact that all of them are So. Damn. Catchy. Though his music only spans about three dozen songs across five CDs, and that most online stores only carry them in .mp3 rather than physical discs, Dr. Steel puts just as much love and care into each individual song as many artists do for entire discs. A very underground artist, he has nonetheless made an appearance on the Jay Leno show and was even given a nod by MTV
. He later started to put more effort into clever and hilarious videos, which can be seen on his website and on YouTube.
His website is here, and his MySpace is here. Listen, and submit yourself to the whim of our new ruler!
