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The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by Richard Cleese in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Monty Python and the Holy Grail]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. | The card is nicknamed "'''Tim'''", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by Richard Cleese in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Monty Python and the Holy Grail]'' and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. This has inspired nicknames for other cards, such as <c>Rod of Ruin</c> ("Tim on a stick"), <c>Hermetic Study</c> ("Tim on a whim"), <c>Pirate Ship</c> ("Tim on a ship"), and <c>Rootwater Hunter</c> ("Tim who can swim"). | ||
In addition, like the term "ping", "Tim" may also be used as a verb to describe the act of dealing 1 damage to an object or player. | In addition, like the term "ping", "Tim" may also be used as a verb to describe the act of dealing 1 damage to an object or player. | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 29 April 2013
- For other uses, see Prodigal Sorcerer.
Prodigal Sorcerer is a blue 1/1 Human Wizard creature card with the activated ability "
: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to target creature or player.". The card was introduced in Limited Edition Alpha, where its artist credit is incorrect, with Douglas Shuler misspelled as "Douglas Schuler".
Prodigal Sorcerer was introduced as a Wizard in Alpha but, in Time Spiral, gained the Human racial creature type to complement its class creature type.
Nickname and etymology
The card is nicknamed "Tim", after the "Tim the Enchanter", a wizard portrayed by Richard Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and who had a talent for fire-based magic and damaging things. This has inspired nicknames for other cards, such as Rod of Ruin ("Tim on a stick"), Hermetic Study ("Tim on a whim"), Pirate Ship ("Tim on a ship"), and Rootwater Hunter ("Tim who can swim").
In addition, like the term "ping", "Tim" may also be used as a verb to describe the act of dealing 1 damage to an object or player.
Planar Chaos
Introduced in Planar Chaos as a red timeshifted version of Prodigal Sorcerer, Prodigal Pyromancer, nicknamed "Tom" for unknown reasons, other than "Tom" was the design file name,[1] was thought to be more appropriate given the understanding of the Color Pie then.
The card was later reprinted in 10th Edition, thus cementing R&D's position on damage-dealing creatures in red, not blue.
References
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (February 2, 2007). "Tom-Shifted: Red Tim finally exists!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.