TimeWizard
2007-07-07, 06:52 PM
I have recently devoted much time to a seemingly futile task, the origin of the some phrases and an accusation of plagarism.
It starts like this: Final Fantasy has a job class called the onion knight (aka onion kid) and a mercenary company called the Black Sheep Knights. I pointed out to a friend that Davos Seaworth (from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire) is called The Onion Knight. Bryndon Tully (same series) is called a black sheep knight by his family (His nickname is the Black Fish). My friend was quick to point out that both of these terms are from the final fantasy and that George R R Martin stole them. I assumed that it was beyond coincidence, maybe they both are real terms from history or an uncommon expression. Can anyone shed some light on this? Who was first, and is this more than a mere coincidence?
**I am posting this thread on the Games (other) board and the Media board because it is relavent to both topics.
It starts like this: Final Fantasy has a job class called the onion knight (aka onion kid) and a mercenary company called the Black Sheep Knights. I pointed out to a friend that Davos Seaworth (from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire) is called The Onion Knight. Bryndon Tully (same series) is called a black sheep knight by his family (His nickname is the Black Fish). My friend was quick to point out that both of these terms are from the final fantasy and that George R R Martin stole them. I assumed that it was beyond coincidence, maybe they both are real terms from history or an uncommon expression. Can anyone shed some light on this? Who was first, and is this more than a mere coincidence?
**I am posting this thread on the Games (other) board and the Media board because it is relavent to both topics.