Mickey_Rat15 wrote:The A plot for this reminds me of Jean Claude Van Damme's "Bloodsport". However, that was supposed tp be a more illegal tournament. Having the Mutai be held on Babylon 5, a human controlled station with the station's head LEO participating in Smith's corner, takes some of the dangerous, underground element away. As Chuck points out, why is this on Babylon 5 in the first place, since humans are unwelcome to participate (or is that actually just Smith, because he is an entitled asshole?), rather than on whatever world this first sprang up on?
Well, the Mutai seems to be a sport practiced by multiple nonterestrial races so to ask why it's not on it's world of origin as opposed to B5 is stupid.
As to why it's on B5, why not? the station is supposed to be a major hub for trade, commerce and diplomacy - thing is though, B5 isn't the UN headquarters in NY or Geneva, it's a small city in it's own right. It's the UN headquarters, the hotels were all the people that work there - from the people that swipe the floor all the way up to the ambassadors live - it's the place were all the recycling and reclamation plants for the UN building are, it's... well, it's a small city and everything that that entails, including entertainment and why not, sports. Now, true, it's a city under Human control, but it's still one of the major trade hubs of the region.
Asking why there is a Mutai arena there would be like asking why there was a boxing gym in New York. Or are you assuming there is only one Mutai contest in the whole galaxy? I don't really follow sports and even I know that's not how any competition works.
If Chuck or a mod reads this feel free do delete my account. I would do it myself but I don't seem to be able to find a delete account option. phpBB should have such an option but I guess this isn't stock phpBB.
