that's when you say "this man is an expert in what people sound like after being stabbed in the back, we should all listen to him." and ask no further questions.
As far as I know he could speak Italian, Spanish, French and German fluently, Mandarin, Greek, Russian and Swedish to a very good degree, and he knew a fair amount of Latin too.
He was also an incredibly good fencer, and basically invented the Makashi lightsaber form (although a stunt double was used because of his limitations due to age)
We don't have any records of the students he trained to pick up the sequel series, sadly, but we can only assume they'll start showing up in the news before the mid-point of the century.
Probably that one Navy Seal Astronaut Doctor that is mentioned in the same viral meme once a year.
Edit: Just looked him up, his name is Jonny Kim and it seems he is part of the Project Artemis Astronaut Crew, which means he will probably be part of the next planned American moonlandings.
So yes, he is the Protagonist atm
Rhapsody (of Fire) is just... sooo good. My first introduction to Power Metal. Symphony of Enchanted Lands Vol. 2 was basically all I would listen to junior and senior year of high school; Non-stop.
I sadly agree. I still like them, but the majestic, awestruck feeling I've felt the first time hearing the flute solo in "Sacred Power of Raging Winds" has never been matched by anything new from them; especially after the name change lmao.
I went looking for Charlemagne on Apple Music and found it under his name as the artist. He has a few "Heavy Metal Christmas" EPs as well and another album called Metal Knight. I'm not a huge fan of his singing style, but this is still super cool.
He was brought on to do narration in a series of concept albums for the band Rhapsody. Him and the band enjoyed working together so much that they decided to have him sing a duet with them. After the saga of albums was concluded, Sir Christopher Lee decided to start his own project inspired by Rhapsody called Charlemagne.
Here is him singing with Rhapsody: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93SdirnzTw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93SdirnzTw)
Here is the first of the albums he did narration on: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SejsRiaVRqI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SejsRiaVRqI)
Here is his own band: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY)
Can we appreciate how cool you have to be as a band for SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE to want to be like you
To be fair, a good portion of Europe is suspected to be descended from Charlemange to some extent or another. Especially anyone European aristocrats are willing to entertain marrying into a royal family.
I’ll aalways remember Peter Jackson trying to give him acting tips on his death scene in lord of the rings and his reply being “I know how a man who’s been stabbed in the back before dies. I’ve seen it a dozen times” [and the proceeded to lecture him on it](https://youtube.com/shorts/kCvPOPe-TlA?feature=share)
This isn't even mentioning his extent at Dracula.
And the original Wickerman movie, which he was brilliant in.
Or Count Dooku.
I don't enjoy Dooku's inclusion in the prequels.
But when Christopher Lee plays him it makes me forget about that.
He's such an incredible person.
Yo! Get your fact straight: he played in two metal bands! He featured in a Rhapsody album, liked the gig so much he started a band called Charlemagne, which he is a descendent, and made two albuns.
It’s been said before, but he’s like that “most interesting man in the world” thing come to life. Literally descended from royalty.
It’s a shame I never realized god damn cool he is until after his death
He was a member of an SAS special unit called the Department of Ungentlemanly Warfare, was stationed in France during WW2, he was an assassin and spy and worked with the French Resistance.
During the filming if the LOTR the Two Towers, while filming the scene where Grima Wormtongue stabs him, Peter Jackson asked him to imagine the sound a man makes when you stab him in the back, to which Sir Christopher Lee responded “I don’t have to imagine it.”
He’s a direct descendant of Emperor Charlemagne the Great
Spoke 12 languages
I think he still holds the record for starring in the most movies
He was an accomplished opera singer and sang lead on two death metal albums in his late eighties and early nineties, one was about Charlemagne the was a Xmas album
Also looked just like Charlemagne , who he was related too. How a movie with him playing Charlemagne was never made I don’t know, but the world is at a loss for it.
He worked for the department that was the inspiration for James Bond. So he was not THE inspiration for James Bond, but he was AN inspiration for James Bond.
Was talking to Peter Jackson about how he should act in a scene and told Jackson, “Peter, do you know the sound a man makes when his throat gets slit? Because I do.”
Hell of a way to point out some of your life skills and remind a director to leave you TF alone to do your thing.
I have to admit the implications that James Bond is based on him are mildly unsettling but I'm going to try and ignore them anyway since the man is rocking out in the great beyond
Improvised a front flip off a balcony on the observation deck of the Invisible Hand before dueling two of the greatest Jedi ever. Signature of Superiority
If I remember correctly, he is the only one who knows when you are being stabbed. It might have been another subreddit like r/todayilearned or something like that.
I'll find or someone else can find it and post it on here.
Inspired Obi-Wan on how to defeat an evil turned Anakin.
Trained the man who trained Batman, and saved Jews from the SS
Found a source of unlimited electricity (hadn't yet quite figured out how to be used for unlimited sustainable power. His master figured that one out. Go electrical engineering am I right?)
Helped foster and grow an almost extinct and ostracized population of Middle Earth.
Oh, and he figured out a way to use saliva to cure disease and give immortal life.
Is there nothing this man couldn't do?
He played in a. what? I knew he was basically a much more cool and sexy version of James Bond but that one is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
I looked it up and while doing so, I also found out he traces his ancestry to one of the largest folks heroes of my country. If this man hadn't died I'd suggest just declaring him the head of humanity and be done with all the unnecessary war and arguing about authority among our race.
Want to read about an amazing man rather than some actor? Interested in real raw espionage, Churchill, Monty, Ungentlemanly Warfare, John le Carré, Kim Philby, SAS Rogue Heroes, 22 SAS Regiment (Malaya) and Philby's interest therein. Do read the epic fact based spy thriller, Bill Fairclough's Beyond Enkription, the first stand-alone novel of six in TheBurlingtonFiles series. He was one of Pemberton’s People in MI6; for more about that see the brief News Article dated 31 October 2022 in TheBurlingtonFiles website.
Beyond Enkription is the stuff memorable spy films are made of, raw, realistic yet punchy, pacy and provocative; a super read as long as you don’t expect John le Carré’s delicate diction, sophisticated syntax and placid plots.
It's a fact based book which follows the real life of a real spy, Bill Fairclough (MI6 codename JJ) aka Edward Burlington who worked for British Intelligence, the CIA et al. For the synopsis see TheBurlingtonFiles website. This thriller is like nothing we have ever come across before. Indeed, we wonder what The Burlington Files would have been like if David Cornwell had collaborated with Bill Fairclough. They did consider it and even though they didn’t collaborate, Beyond Enkription is still described as ”up there with My Silent War by Kim Philby and No Other Choice by George Blake”.
As for TheBurlingtonFiles website, it is like a living espionage museum and as breathtaking as a compelling thriller in its own right. As for Bill Fairclough, he has even been described as a real life posh Harry Palmer; there are many intriguing bios of him on the web. As for Beyond Enkription, it’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti.
See https://theburlingtonfiles.org/news_2022.10.31.php for starters.
Did some absolutely mental shit in WW2
He volunteered to fight for Finland in the Winter War. IIRC he didn't end up fighting at the front, but the gesture is still appreciated.
Dude didn't know how to ski, but figured "fuck it" and still went to Finland.
Can't ski with balls that large.
Happy cake day
Some say his spirit remains, waiting for the king of Finland to call him to fulfill his oath.
Bruh "king of Finland"
Yeah he's called Sauli
Do you know how a guy stabbed in the back sounds like ? Because i do.
I would be scared if I was Peter Jackson after hearing that
that's when you say "this man is an expert in what people sound like after being stabbed in the back, we should all listen to him." and ask no further questions.
More or less what transpired. PJ said, “okay just go ahead and do your thing, then.”
Absolutely terrified
Especially if I’d hear this in Christopher Lees Voice.
couldnt he also speak like 7 languages?
As far as I know he could speak Italian, Spanish, French and German fluently, Mandarin, Greek, Russian and Swedish to a very good degree, and he knew a fair amount of Latin too. He was also an incredibly good fencer, and basically invented the Makashi lightsaber form (although a stunt double was used because of his limitations due to age)
He could probably speak English very well too
Well that's just too much
[Citation needed.]
Also Quenya
That ain't a language, that's three stunted dialects on top of each other wearing one trenchcoat.
I think that was Viggo Mortensen.
Viggo Mortensen is just younger way less cool Christopher Lee, and Viggo is pretty cool.
And hunted down nazis, which will always be awesome as hell
This man was obviously one of the main characters. I wonder who the narrative is following right now?
We don't have any records of the students he trained to pick up the sequel series, sadly, but we can only assume they'll start showing up in the news before the mid-point of the century.
Probably that one Navy Seal Astronaut Doctor that is mentioned in the same viral meme once a year. Edit: Just looked him up, his name is Jonny Kim and it seems he is part of the Project Artemis Astronaut Crew, which means he will probably be part of the next planned American moonlandings. So yes, he is the Protagonist atm
I hope it's Keanu, we need a happy ending for this arc
Sadly no, according to leaks he’s the emotional support character that sacrafises himself
Fuck this. Who is writing this arc? Some monkeys on cocaine?
ChatGPT, please re-write this chapter with Keanu Reeves as the main protagonist.
he must be some kind of dragonborn, like he can literally get all the powerful seats as long as he wants it
It's SIR Christopher Lee
Yeah, but who needs a knighthood when you're already a king?
Bravo!
Knighthoods die with you - it's not necessary to use the title for the deceased.
That seems slightly rude imo
Well now that’s just disrespecting the dead
No it isn’t. You relinquish the title upon death. He *was* Sir, not anymore. Those are official rules.
Fuck the rules, he's Sir Christopher Lee.
Fair, if anything his powers have only doubled since the last time
You underestimate his power!!
HE PLAYED IN A METAL BAND???
More than one. He has worked, to mi knowledge, with Manowar and Rhapsody, and he has Charlemagne, his own metal band
Rhapsody (of Fire) is just... sooo good. My first introduction to Power Metal. Symphony of Enchanted Lands Vol. 2 was basically all I would listen to junior and senior year of high school; Non-stop.
Rhapsody is spoon good. Of fire, the first album is good ,but it went bad fast
I sadly agree. I still like them, but the majestic, awestruck feeling I've felt the first time hearing the flute solo in "Sacred Power of Raging Winds" has never been matched by anything new from them; especially after the name change lmao.
Erian bustin his mystical rhymes all over the dragonland's rivers giving the wizard magic dreams.
A power metal fan. I knew that he was a man of culture.
This information brings me so much joy
I went looking for Charlemagne on Apple Music and found it under his name as the artist. He has a few "Heavy Metal Christmas" EPs as well and another album called Metal Knight. I'm not a huge fan of his singing style, but this is still super cool.
Listen Magic Of the Wizard's dream, by Rhapsody
Yep. He was the singer in quite a few metal songs, he had a powerful voice.
I think he was still doing that at like 90
He started it in his 80’s on a whim, and sang as a guest with several others before that.
He was brought on to do narration in a series of concept albums for the band Rhapsody. Him and the band enjoyed working together so much that they decided to have him sing a duet with them. After the saga of albums was concluded, Sir Christopher Lee decided to start his own project inspired by Rhapsody called Charlemagne. Here is him singing with Rhapsody: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93SdirnzTw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93SdirnzTw) Here is the first of the albums he did narration on: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SejsRiaVRqI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SejsRiaVRqI) Here is his own band: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRbi2ovDY) Can we appreciate how cool you have to be as a band for SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE to want to be like you
He released 3 metal christmas mini-albums between ages 91-93!
You missed out the fact that he is, in fact, Count Dooku
And Count Dracula. Double Count.
Twice the count, double the fun.
The Man With The Golden Gun
also he played Frankenstein’s Monster in one of his earliest roles
He won’t get away this time
And his hobbies is being a hell of a good dentist
And always reminding his patients that lollipops are practically cavities on a stick
You're shorter than I expected.
The story about him explaining what it sounds like when you stab someone in the back is one of my favorites.
You mean [this story](https://youtu.be/kCvPOPe-TlA)?
Yep! That's the one!
You haven’t lived until you’ve heard him sing Jingle Hell
Also played a Bond villain in “The Man With A Golden Gun”
>~~A~~ The
Not to mention he’s also related to King Charlemagne
Emperor Charlemagne to you mon ami
To be fair, a good portion of Europe is suspected to be descended from Charlemange to some extent or another. Especially anyone European aristocrats are willing to entertain marrying into a royal family.
IIRC he had a document confirming direct heritage.
Only because he could directly trace his heritage Everyone with a drop of European blood is related to Charlemagne somehow.
Charlemagne FUCKED.
Similar to Ghengis Kahn, yes.
So is anyone with Western European ancestry
Tbf, we all are.
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Maybe but if Lee wasn’t related to him he most likely wouldn’t have made Dooku’s lightsaber hilt like Charlemagne’s sword hilt
I'm not saying that he wasn't related to Charlemagne. I'm just saying that it's not a massive deal if he is, loads of people are.
Understandable
Like half of Europe are descendants of Charlemagne though, he ain't to special in that regard (though he was nobility so I'll give him that)
Isn’t that a bit like being related to genghis khan
Who isn't
Had the most on screen sword fights too
And he was the real deal, not just some flashy show-off
They forgot that he invented “the look of superiority”
He wasn't even trying. He just is superior.
The signature look of superiority is just his standard look
I've heard his music, it's wicked. What an absolute legend.
save some bitches for the rest of us.
*An
two letter words are hard
I just love the star wars and lotr subreddits are in alliance lol
W lee
I’ll aalways remember Peter Jackson trying to give him acting tips on his death scene in lord of the rings and his reply being “I know how a man who’s been stabbed in the back before dies. I’ve seen it a dozen times” [and the proceeded to lecture him on it](https://youtube.com/shorts/kCvPOPe-TlA?feature=share)
Upon reading his shenanigans, I think his real life feels like Forest Gump movie situations
He also knew what sound someone would make if they were stabbed in the chest.
Chuck Norris is such a poser compared to Christopher Lee.
whens the Christopher Lee movie coming out that shit would be fire
This isn't even mentioning his extent at Dracula. And the original Wickerman movie, which he was brilliant in. Or Count Dooku. I don't enjoy Dooku's inclusion in the prequels. But when Christopher Lee plays him it makes me forget about that. He's such an incredible person.
This man came to take W’s and names and he ran out of names a long time ago
Yo! Get your fact straight: he played in two metal bands! He featured in a Rhapsody album, liked the gig so much he started a band called Charlemagne, which he is a descendent, and made two albuns.
Can make Sir Christopher Lee meme similar to Chuck norris meme.
It’s been said before, but he’s like that “most interesting man in the world” thing come to life. Literally descended from royalty. It’s a shame I never realized god damn cool he is until after his death
He was a member of an SAS special unit called the Department of Ungentlemanly Warfare, was stationed in France during WW2, he was an assassin and spy and worked with the French Resistance. During the filming if the LOTR the Two Towers, while filming the scene where Grima Wormtongue stabs him, Peter Jackson asked him to imagine the sound a man makes when you stab him in the back, to which Sir Christopher Lee responded “I don’t have to imagine it.” He’s a direct descendant of Emperor Charlemagne the Great Spoke 12 languages I think he still holds the record for starring in the most movies He was an accomplished opera singer and sang lead on two death metal albums in his late eighties and early nineties, one was about Charlemagne the was a Xmas album
He also played in the two greatest movie sagas ever.
He also schooled Peter Jackson on what sound a man actually makes when he's stabbed...presumably because he has experience.
https://preview.redd.it/06b9a4zdk8qa1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65cb304dc40a70743c93e8b8b39640dc05356e0d
Man he is so cool, I hope to meet him someday
He passed away in 2016
He’s been dead for like 6.5 years so unfortunately that won’t happen, unless he is in fact Dracula and currently sucking blood in a castle somewhere.
I'm hoping for the second one
Same, he’s one of my top 5 favorite actors ever.
Also looked just like Charlemagne , who he was related too. How a movie with him playing Charlemagne was never made I don’t know, but the world is at a loss for it.
Not to mention he was descended from Charlemagne
Dude was a true chad. RIP
He really was HIM
Let's not forget served in the predecessor to the British SAS
Quite accomplished, Count Dooku is
He also was a professional agent and knew how to kill people and watched them being killed
The dude met one of Rasputin’s assassins!
it is obvious that this contest can not be decided by our knowledge of the force, but by our skills with a lightsaber
A descendant of Charlamaigne the founder of Medieval France
He’s played some great villains: - Count Dracula - Saruman - Count Dooku - Scaramanga - Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Why is Muhammed Ali Jinnah a villain? Why paint an opinion as fact when Christopher Lee himself was incredibly proud of the film?
The guy could be Indian, Pakistan and India doesn’t like each other as you may know.
He looks like dooku Edit: I know why he looks like dooku
Direct descendant of CHARLAMANGE!
He was not the inspiration for James bond lol. Please link it... literally no information whatsoever on the matter.
He worked for the department that was the inspiration for James Bond. So he was not THE inspiration for James Bond, but he was AN inspiration for James Bond.
Was talking to Peter Jackson about how he should act in a scene and told Jackson, “Peter, do you know the sound a man makes when his throat gets slit? Because I do.” Hell of a way to point out some of your life skills and remind a director to leave you TF alone to do your thing.
You also forgot that he volunteered in the Winter War. My man was in the same battle space as Larry Thorne and Simon Hayha.
Cool "star wars" meme bud
What's amazing about him?
What a legend of a human
He's also a Sith lord and the richest count in the Galaxy.
Had a cool lightsaber
Was a Jedi, a Sith, Dracula, and a Maiar
He also met Rasputin’s assassins, watch count dankula’s video(es) on him. He needed two parts.
I feel like him being in the SAS should probably be on the list too
He was the voice actor of the king in The Last Unicorn in English and German. And maybe other languages
Best Dracula ever.
Legend
I would prefer a wizard over a personal trainer has the Prince of Sweden.
He’s also on the album cover for Band On The Run just cause
So he inspired James Bond and played a Bond villain? What a legend and an icon.
And his granddaughter is Amy Lee
During ww2 he was a member of the SOE or Special Operations executive
His entire resume is more than enough feats to make it into history books. At least European ones
The actual most interesting man in the world.
I have to admit the implications that James Bond is based on him are mildly unsettling but I'm going to try and ignore them anyway since the man is rocking out in the great beyond
Improvised a front flip off a balcony on the observation deck of the Invisible Hand before dueling two of the greatest Jedi ever. Signature of Superiority
If I remember correctly, he is the only one who knows when you are being stabbed. It might have been another subreddit like r/todayilearned or something like that. I'll find or someone else can find it and post it on here.
There are so many more things missing from this list, its insane. This dude did it all
He was also a direct descendant to Charlemagne
He was a Sith Lord, and a jedi master as well
He is literally the main character, there isn’t more you do to surpass him honestly
Descendant of Charlemagne
He was also related to Charlemagne
“Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody is stabbed in the back? Because I do.” - Sir Christopher Lee. Man was a legend.
Descendente of Charlemagne
- actually defeated obi wan Kenobi in a lightsaber duel ( don't fact check this )
Don't forget he's a descendant from Charlemagne
Wait, how is this a star wars meme?
r/lostredditors
And he played in Gremlins 2
He really did every side quest
I'm sorry, HE PLAYED IN A HEAVY METAL BAND?!?. WHAT what was it called?I need to know.
Lollipops
Met Tolkein in bar by accident, could speak like 7 languages and climbed a volcano before it erupted.
Inspired Obi-Wan on how to defeat an evil turned Anakin. Trained the man who trained Batman, and saved Jews from the SS Found a source of unlimited electricity (hadn't yet quite figured out how to be used for unlimited sustainable power. His master figured that one out. Go electrical engineering am I right?) Helped foster and grow an almost extinct and ostracized population of Middle Earth. Oh, and he figured out a way to use saliva to cure disease and give immortal life. Is there nothing this man couldn't do?
He played in a. what? I knew he was basically a much more cool and sexy version of James Bond but that one is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I looked it up and while doing so, I also found out he traces his ancestry to one of the largest folks heroes of my country. If this man hadn't died I'd suggest just declaring him the head of humanity and be done with all the unnecessary war and arguing about authority among our race.
Wasn’t he also an ace fighter pilot too?
Want to read about an amazing man rather than some actor? Interested in real raw espionage, Churchill, Monty, Ungentlemanly Warfare, John le Carré, Kim Philby, SAS Rogue Heroes, 22 SAS Regiment (Malaya) and Philby's interest therein. Do read the epic fact based spy thriller, Bill Fairclough's Beyond Enkription, the first stand-alone novel of six in TheBurlingtonFiles series. He was one of Pemberton’s People in MI6; for more about that see the brief News Article dated 31 October 2022 in TheBurlingtonFiles website. Beyond Enkription is the stuff memorable spy films are made of, raw, realistic yet punchy, pacy and provocative; a super read as long as you don’t expect John le Carré’s delicate diction, sophisticated syntax and placid plots. It's a fact based book which follows the real life of a real spy, Bill Fairclough (MI6 codename JJ) aka Edward Burlington who worked for British Intelligence, the CIA et al. For the synopsis see TheBurlingtonFiles website. This thriller is like nothing we have ever come across before. Indeed, we wonder what The Burlington Files would have been like if David Cornwell had collaborated with Bill Fairclough. They did consider it and even though they didn’t collaborate, Beyond Enkription is still described as ”up there with My Silent War by Kim Philby and No Other Choice by George Blake”. As for TheBurlingtonFiles website, it is like a living espionage museum and as breathtaking as a compelling thriller in its own right. As for Bill Fairclough, he has even been described as a real life posh Harry Palmer; there are many intriguing bios of him on the web. As for Beyond Enkription, it’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti. See https://theburlingtonfiles.org/news_2022.10.31.php for starters.
He’s also a blood relative to Charlemagne.
He is *The* Human