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|Marty W. Mollohan
|Voice actor(s):
|Old Gaia (B/C and Digimon: Bursting Cries)
Mighty (Overall Default)
Dragora (Secondary Default)
Acacius (Digimon Classic)
|Monochrome color except for the screen, modified to transform into a giant sword. Weighs 1,000 tons when someone else tries to hold it, but weighs only less than 1 pound when held by The Grand One. Can also be used to transform into the many partner Digimon he has access to when outside of his universe.
| 42 (Digimon World: Bronze and Cobalt Versions)
22 (Actual real life age of Shiramu-Kuromu)
16 (Real life in B/C's epilogue)
20 (Digimon Classic)
|Ohio, United States
The Grand One (Nowdays called Grandis) is currently the only human that remains on Earth at all in B/C, and is legendary for having created the almighty Gaiamon. The signature armor he wears is a homage to the Pokemon Aggron, with the same coloration being used for Gaiamon's main body. His dialogue is always in English regardless of the region the game is from. The armor is designed to be both extremely heavy and appear very tall, with how he's even able to move around in the armor being a mystery. He is also not even very muscular at all as the armor would suggest, but merely also how the armor is designed to look as it also enhances his strength. His age is also not his real age either, as it is merely another reference to other media instead. His digivice's exterior design is made out of the same material as the armor is, making it very heavy to the point nobody else can even hold it at all. His height while in the armor is about 10 feet tall. His appearance without his armor is rarely seen, but one thing is for sure, his age in reality is different from his age in B/C, and is only around 5'8" feet tall compared to the imposing 11'04" feet tall the Grandis Armor is. Some say it is directly Shiramu-Kuromu himself in the armor, but some are uncertain as to this even if all of his behavior suggests that he is. Perhaps The Grand One is nothing but an in-universe avatar of him in first place, so the only times where it is actually him is whenever he speaks. Most of the time, he can manipulate things through the use of Dragoramon, but sometimes goes a little too far in these actions. When wearing his Grandis Armor, he weighs around 200,000 tons, but his actual weight is around 200 pounds. Amazing things are said to occur when his inspiration kicks in, such as Galacticmon digivolving to Gaiamon for instance. His inspiration has lead to the creation and redesign of countless Digimon species; Each species to exist in the B/C Universe always have their final designs done by him. Sometimes, there exist times where a Digimon goes through major design differences over time, but some of this is due to early inexperience in these sort of things. His Crest of Inspiration had lead to the creation of the entire B/C universe, and it is also this crest that determines the future fates of certain characters. While in his own universe he has the same reality bending abilities as Dragoramon, even when unarmored, he cannot use any of these abilities in other universes, hence the reason he created Rainboramon in the first place, which lead to a fateful series of events that nearly destroyed all Digimon universes. His famous ability to replicate Ganondorf's Warlock Punch with such speed in his unarmed form is a mystery to some people.
The Grand One's History
Digimon World: Bronze and Cobalt Versions
The Grand One is found on Earth after having become Legend Tamer. When you find him he just challenges you to a battle for no apparent reason whatsoever, using all of the most powerful Digimon in the game against you. The final Digimon he uses is his true partner Digimon Gaiamon, which has all of it's stats at the new caps used in B/C; 99,999 HP and MP, along with 9,999 Attack, Defense, Spirit, Wisdom, and Speed, and at Level 999. For comparison, the Legend Tamer challenge Digimon's stats are only around 50,000 for HP and MP and 4,000 for normal stats. His intro for when he appears is also different each time you see him, usually of him doing something goofy or something.
His Grandis Armor can be unlocked as clothing if Terranadramon or Trinitimon is used against his Gaiamon. The tamer effects of the armor is a bit mixed yet highly beneficial. On one hand, the armor effectively quadruples Exp and Bits drops with the full set, but at the same time, reduces speed growth rate to 1% and also halves the speed stat of any Digimon in the party. This means when training in Gaia Snowfield, the ultimate training ground in the game in terms of Exp yields in the wild Digimon alone. Boss level Digimon are known to give 1,000,000 Species Exp in this area. In fact, The Grand One's Gaiamon gives 10,000,000 Exp, split into 1 Million exp for each species type, but remember, the exp yields are high for a good reason; Enemy Digimon will swarm you, you'll never go 2 seconds WITHOUT seeing the later stages of Ultimate and Mega stages of Mecha Rogue swarming you constantly depending on how deep in the area you are, and Gaiamon's ability and attacks are almost instant KO regardless of how high your Digimon's or Defense/Wisdom is. Not only that, but ALL of Gaiamon's attack hit all 5 zones due to how large it is. Base Power for it's attacks are ridiculous by all means, but have low accuracy, but that hardly matters when the Grandis Armor increases Gaiamon's accuracy to max, with The Grand One already having the full set of armor.
Swarming enemy Digimon only become far worse in Jade Version, as FIVE Terranadramon replaces Gaiamon as The Grand One's ace Digimon, with their traits and support abilities practically designed to function alongside other Terranadramon. Their Attack and Speed stats are near Infinite due to this, and rank as the hardest bosses in Jade Version. To make matters worse, less powerful Terranadramon start to spawn normally in Jade Version after this battle, with Gaiamon once again being used by The Grand One after the initial battle. This Gaiamon is essentially the same as the one in B/C.
Ultimate Endgame: The Rise of Dragoramon
The Grand One, prior to the events was busy sulking over past memories of his so decides out of the boredom he has and the desire for a purpose in life, begins to create the B/C universe and all the Digimon inhabiting it in his own design. The first Digimon he creates is Rainboramon, who immediately proves rebellious as he steals a DNA sample of a powerful lifeform called Terranadrosus from him and flees through several universes, causing indirect damage to the timelines each time he moves to a different one. The Grand One had anticipated he'd do this, and sends Terranadrosus to the Adventure 02 universe three days in advance, while attaching a speaker to Terranadrosus's neck to allow him to communicate through it.
Three days pass and Rainboramon arrives in the Adventure 02 timeline, and shoots down a Galacticmon that would end up becoming the same Gaiamon The Grand One uses and has sealed away for special occasions as it would eventually grow too large to keep on a planet. After Dragoramon fixes all the damage involving Terranadramon and leaves. The Grand One was pondering to himself, speaking to Kari's mind personally and asking all sorts of questions. This entire discussion with Kari shows a vastly different behavior from The Grand One's normal attitude, as well as most of his actions in The Rise of Dragoramon being in the behind the scenes talk with certain Characters. Asking if she really loves T.K., she doesn't know how to respond, and The Grand One suggests that if she really does love him she should be happy with him, since she won't find anyone else like him. In addition to this, The Grand One tells his tale of how he's been rejected before..... twice, and left mental scars on himself that lead to his loner nature and why he decided humanity was to be destroyed in his timeline, leaving him as the only human remaining on Earth, though he doesn't reveal this part to Kari. Kari actually feels sorry for him even if he does sound like he'd be a big jerk. Upon hearing those last two words, he said to Kari:
"What about Davis anyways? He probably feels the same way I do now. Alone, rejected, nobody special for him. You were like the one that was important to him at the time. With everyone separated there was not much to actually see. I mean, who else was there for him anyways? You and T.K. feel complete seeing each other more frequently, but ever since that accident that wasn't even his fault in the first place... He feels so crushed with all the blame for it seemed to go on him... But he isn't me... he's not some deity of some kind who can just create his own universe to hide all his emotions in... I feel like I've done a bunch of things that messed up my life, and I don't want him to suffer in a similar way. Please... Just talk to him for to show you're not mad at him. He's already starting to become a depressed man like myself anyways."
Kari was confused as to what he meant by the last bit. "How would you know how Davis feels anyways?" Was all she could say. The Grand One just stood up from his sitting position, showing his tall stature while in his armor as it fades away to show his unarmed self. "Because he was rejected only once. I was rejected twice and vowed never to love again since it's too late to change anything for me now. I can bring about this very universe's creation and yet I can't seem to figure relationships out. It's so stressing for me that's it's been wrecking my life for the 4 years. I've let myself age 20 years mentally by working on having part of my mind live in this universe I created as a way to test myself. It was a horrible experience beyond anything I could ever imagine. Davis has only experienced a month of what could be an eternity. Luckily for him Veemon's usually helping him out all the time, and he probably is right now. All I can really say is help him out in return, that's all I'm asking... I don't want to have to deal with two depressed souls already..." Was what he said as he woke Kari back up into reality.
Next he summoned Davis and Veemon out of reality to see them next. Davis was indeed in a depressed state as he had thought, so depressed he didn't even want to focus on the current situation of being in this odd, cold, winter covered place. The Grand One walks up to to them and takes both of them by surprise. "In case Kari doesn't cheer you up after my little talk with her." The Grand One summoned his Galacticmon to the place and Veemon was immediately digivolved into Imperialdramon Dragon Mode. Trying to cheer up Davis by a battle seemed like a good idea at first, but Davis still kept acting depressed. When Imperialdramon noticed this he didn't think this was a good idea for Davis since he seemed so focused on Kari at the moment. This point is where The Grand One heads back into his usual loudmouth attitude and begins to insult Davis and mocks him with his usual insults of ignoring his comments, pushing people around literally, or outright single random gibberish just to get people's attention. Davis, snapping out of his depressed mood feeling all angry, orders Imperialdramon to attack Galacticmon.
A massive battle goes on, with Imperialdramon being the victor at first until Galacticmon digivolves to Gaiamon. The Grand Trial was beginning for Davis, and Gaiamon turns out to be an imposing force beyond all imagination. Imperialdramon digivolves into Imperialdramon Paladin Mode but it still isn't enough to budge the massive 1,000 foot tall Digimon, until Imperialdramon mode changes as if it were Dragon Mode again but retaining Paladin Mode's colors and sword. A massive shouting match occurs between The Grand One and Davis after the former saw this, and the fight ends with Imperialdramon PDM KOing Gaiamon. Even after all the shouting and stuff, both just start laughing at the end of everything. "See now, was that so hard to just get into a big battle just to cheer ya up?" The Grand One said. "Yeah, but, it still doesn't help me apologize to Kari for what I did...." The Grand One just laughed a bit, remembering his conversation with Kari from a moment ago. Don't worry, I think Kari would understand without you even having to say a word."
Morning came by and now T.K. was next up to be talked to, except The Grand One had a more special surprise for T.K.. The Grand One gives T.K. his memories from the incident back so can remember how everyone was back together for once, even Davis as depressed as he was. "I never thought I'd see myself doing this you know, perhaps creating Rainboramon allowed me to have something go on where I felt important for once. He's getting just just deserts for the chaos he caused, and as for me, well, I've got a little present for you." The Grand One warps a box with an engagement ring to T.K., and T.K. is surprised about it. "Go on and tell Kari how much you truly feel for her. Believe me, you're not going to find anyone else like her. I've looked, she's a perfect fit for you." After listening to T.K. propose to Kari and the both of them solving Davis's state of depression by inviting them to the wedding, The Grand One could only think about what future lies ahead for him as well.
In the final events of everything, The Grand One decides to be his jolly old self and gives Gaiamon and Terranadrosus human forms to attend the wedding with him, both theirs and also Ken and Yolei's wedding he was there on the sidelines. "Never thought I'd be here to see this myself you know." Was all he could say. This marks the one of only a few occasions The Grand One doesn't wear his signature armor. Back at Ultimoria, the planet of his universe, he works on finishing up the B/C universe after being happy for once to actually work on finishing it, a dream that so far, is still a dream, but one he knows he will fulfill one day.
Digimon: Bursting Cries
Despite not having created Dragoramon until years later in this timeline, The Grand One was already trying to meddle with other universes years before Dragoramon would be created. His actions unintentionally ended up with two results: Sora getting very mad at Tai and falling for Matt instead of Tai, and at the exact same time Davis nearly getting T.K. killed and breaking Kari's heart. What exactly happened that caused this is something even The Grand One doesn't remember, but he kept saying he could only hear nothing but "gibberish" of some kind. Two of The Grand One's minions were getting into a fight and at the same time unintentionally controlling the actions of Tai and Davis. The Grand One decided that with these two troublesome beings there'd have to be something capable of fixing damage to other universes, and decides to spend several years working on Project Dragora.
At the Adventure 02 universe, about 6 months after the events of The Rise of Dragoramon, Kari is haunted by memories and nightmares of the dark ocean, and when Dragomon ends of hurting Kari badly when he tries to capture her again, this time personally, and not only does this make T.K. mad, but it makes The Grand One so mad he suddenly appears by greeting Dragomon with his Warlock Punch and Dragomon is sent flying into a cliffside. Dragomon tries to make another attack on both T.K. and Kari and also The Grand One, but then The Grand One asks Dragomon if he knows what true fear is. Dragomon just laughs, as The Grand One can't use his armor in this universe, and that he is fear himself. The Grand One undergoes a monstrous transformation into some gruesome beast of some kind and goes into some kind of bloodlust, clawing Dragomon and his minions to death mercilessly. Before Dragomon is killed he begs for mercy, but The Grand One replies "You've nearly killed the voice of mercy, so she cannot answer your request now", clearly speaking of Kari, and begins to pummel Dragomon to death as T.K. carries a badly wounded Kari out of the place, T.K. having saw only a glimpse of what was going on.
Suddenly another Goddreamon appears, having been born in this universe and came here after sensing a copy of himself. "There can only be one" was what The Grand One said before changing into a SuperMechadramon and destroying him. The Grand One realizes only just now that the presence of Dragoramon caused Digimon from his own universe to appear here, and so begins a hunting spree to eliminate the other Super Ultimates and the SuperMechadramon residing here in this universe deeming them the biggest threats to this universe so far. That hunt would have to wait after two of the Digidestined were in the hospital now, Kari for her injuries, and the fact that Sora was giving birth to her's and Matt's first child. Nothing seems to make any sense to The Grand One anymore in his opinion, wondering how time could go by that fast with them. Also noticing how Leviadramon, Behedramon, and Zizdramon were aiding the three of them during this, he looked at the time from the last time he was here at all and it was exactly 6 months, 6 days, and 6 hours since the Dragoramon incident. He has a look at the demolished remains of the inhabitants that lay before him, and feeling the memories of the savage and relentless destruction he had caused here would not be appreciated by the other DigiDestined, he decides to say to them that a Digimon called Goddreamon did all the destruction. T.K., however, felt suspicious having managed to see a glimpse of what was truly going on.
Little did The Grand One know at the time, another Crest was discovered in the remains of Dragomon. Dragomon, apparently having survived being pummeled to death, feels the crest torn out of him by another being in armor similar to The Grand One's, the crest being the newly created Crest of Darkness. With the Crest having brought him back to life at the moment, Dragomon once again perishes without it. The stranger, in a voice similar to The Grand One's, summons a powerful Dragon of Light and uses it to exterminate the entire Dark Ocean and all of the Dark Area as well so that his own evil plans can begin to unfold...
Back in the present, his Gaiamon, at one point having grown to the size of the moon, was sealed away far off in space due to having grown too big for even The Grand One to handle. The Grand One, deciding he would be interested to see exactly how big it would get, decides to speed up the growth rate gene it has in order for Gaiamon to reach max size sooner within a few year time frame.
This Gaiamon would end up threatening the entire solar system as it seemed to have lost it's mind trying to find it's way back to Sol. It's presence felt long before it even came anywhere close to the Digital World, from small tremors to really huge tremors and sudden changes in weather, everyone was growing concerned over something big that may be happening. Turns out, something big really was happening. Literally. Gaiamon, originally 1,000 feet tall when it had digivolves, was now about the size of Sol itself, so every action it could do could easily obliterate half or all of the solar system in one strike.
Duo arrives to Earth with Commander Kiryu to convince The Grand One to stop the Digimon he had created. Every time he kept telling them not to rush him as he was busy with something. Commander Kiryu was getting mad at The Grand One ignoring the urgency of this issue, but somehow The Grand One knew nothing bad would happen right from the start even if he delayed on helping them. Commander Kiryu gets desperate as Gaiamon approaches Neptune, the planet the Digital World orbits around in the B/C universe. So basically he decides to force Duo into the matter, where Duo responds by kicking him in the face saying she doesn't want involved in this now that he's acting like a 10 year old dealing with The Grand One's reactions.
The Grand One is overhearing all of them from his little house, hearing Kiryu shouting off rather violent language right in Duo's face and even threatens to tear her to have Dragoramon expand her breast size. Not only did this anger Duo like heck, but The Grand One came storming out so mad his door shattered into tiny pieces as if it were glass when he barged out overhearing him and his threats. "I already have one Lilithmon to deal with, I don't need another!!!" was all he said shouting at the top of his already loud voice to the point some say you could hear him all the way from Neptune. Suddenly the Grandis Helmet The Grand One wears reveals it's secret weapon; The Gaia Genesis Cannon. Apparently the helmet is not where The Grand One's head is when he's wearing the armor...
Commander Kiryu takes this as a challenge and summons SuperMechadramon to deal with him, but The Grand One chose not to summon any Digimon to confront him, merely shouting out "CHARGIN MAH LAZAH. BETTER START RUNNIN BOY." Kiryu suddenly freaked out saying he can't possibly be serious about this, only for The Grand One to shout "After all, if you want SuperMechadramon to be as tough as it is; No pain, no gain, yes?" right before firing off the most powerful laser blast of any laser based attack. The laser made of pure energy, it instantly destroys the much larger SuperMechadramon where it stands. Kiryu only hide like a coward saying that laser is the only thing that he fears more than anything. Duo can't help but burst out laughing for once, saying she's never seen him so scared before. The Grand One says he has all the reason to be scared, as the same exact laser cannon is built into Gaiamon's mouth as well, and can do pretty much just the same thing to the Galactic Core and destroy the entire galaxy if wanted to.
If it was doing anything, however, it was destroying the Digital World at any moment. "Alright alright enough is enough." Was all he said as he warped to there as a giant version of himself. Singing just random gibberish for no apparent reason, Gaiamon does nothing but stands there and watches, following The Grand One away from Neptune and the Digital World, only for The Grand One to just send Gaiamon flying all the way out of the entire Galaxy with a giant hammer that's actually a heavily modified Digivice. Duo just stares blankly the whole time, wondering what the heck goes on in The Grand One's mind and why Kiryu made those odd threats about her.
Wondering what the heck is going on in Kiryu's mind, The Grand One has a look himself and sees what he calls "Duo's worst nightmare". Duo asking what it is, he chooses not to tell her since she doesn't want to know. "And believe me, you DON'T wanna know. Trust me." But then he just ends up whispering it into Duo's ear causing her face to become a bright red and vowing to give Kiryu the worst beating of his life next time she sees him, and Commander Kiryu just so happens to walk into the room at the worst possible time at that very instant.....
The Great Battle of Xros Wars
The Grand One showed his true selfish nature in this specific instance. He apparently shows major hate towards the Xros Wars universe for how it is handled, with him calling it "The fun about DNA Digivolving is completely ruined by this universe". With that in mind, he orders Dragoramon to keep the severe damage to the Xros Wars universe unchanged. However, this starts to threaten Duo's existence for some reason, so she steals Dragoramon back from The Grand One to fix the damage done while the player character of B/C works on restoring the DigiQuartz part of the timeline.
The Grand One, surprisingly, doesn't notice Duo sneak to the true problem with Dragoramon and focuses solely on the player by sending practically all the most powerful Digimon in B/C's universe against the player. Seeing as he's getting nowhere, it isn't until he brings the remaining Terranadramon to the present timeline that he sees what Duo and Dragoramon were doing, reducing the Terranadramon numbers from 1 Trillion to only 1,000 and also restoring the Xros Wars character's lives. Confused as to what's going on, Taiki has Shoutmon DigiXros to Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode to help deal with the Terranadramon. Soon they still prove to be so much trouble Marcus rallies tamers from other universes to help stop all of this.
The Grand One, throwing such a tantrum for someone his age, says he has no other choice but to destroy them all and sends a Xilatealeon, Shieldrus, and Terranadrosus at them, calling them virtually indestructible. With the combined forces of every tamer to ever exist is only when they are defeated. The Grand One, surprised they managed to beat them, calls it mere luck but otherwise respects them now for having beaten the three most powerful beings of his universe, and fixes all the problems in the timelines. The Adventure 02 timeline is the only timeline that remains unchanged yet again, and everything is at peace once more, or, that is, until The Grand One designs a being so powerful that even they won't be a match for it...
...Which apparently, was designed and already used prior to him having designed it chronologically. He discovers it right away once he finds a wielder of the Crest of Darkness, but apparently he and Dragoramon don't have control over what it could be. The Dragon of Light, Solarismon, was intended as the ultimate evil and ultimate destroyer, but the plan was foiled when somebody else already was using it, but as a countermeasure against this, The Grand One instead designs the ultimate savior, The Dragon of Darkness.
Digimon: Aftermath
Sometime in High School, The Grand One, know going by his real name Marty, meets a girl who was unlike any other girl in his school. He called all the other girls similar to either Mimi or Zoe, but this girl he met was almost just like him. Both had many traits in common, and eventually after Marty got to know her better by seeing her more during lunch, Marty ended up falling in love with her thinking she may be the only girl in his life he'd actually have a chance with. His prediction was correct, and after all, he had two previous girlfriends before but both broke up with him for reasons that wasn't even his own fault. This girl, Ashton, also loved Marty back and the two were inseparable when they grew older. When Marty turned 22 and graduated from college, he proposed to her and both married and Marty, after sealing away all the evil Digimon in the Digital World, hangs up his Grandis Armor for what he thought would be the last time and settled down with his new family for an easygoing life.
Eventually, however, the Spirit of Dragoramon would end up where Marty and his family was residing, only to be destroyed by one of Marty's old Digimon Megaton, who was stolen from Marty's storage about a year ago. During an incident with Eaglemon, his two daughters, Shout and Sophia, were transported to the Digital World but Marty is unable to follow them as this Digital World is entirely different from the Digital World he once claimed to rule. When his children and their friends return to the real world, they are attacked by Eaglemon's last ditch effort plan to destroy them all; Stealing the top secret, experimental Digimon Stellerdramon and Photondramon. Both Digimon are eventually defeated with the help of Duo's return with her Super Ultimate Theridramon, but soon the two rogue Mecha Digimon fused together to form the Omni Level Fusiondramon, but then Marty remembers something. While SuperMechadramon was destroyed, TitaniumMechadramon still exists. Departing to the Xros Wars universe to borrow Shoutmon from Taiki and also the necessary Digimon, Marty, taking on the role of The Grand One yet again, summons up Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode and has it DigiXros with TitaniumMechadramon to form a new combination that rivals the original SuperMechadramon's capabilities. Fusiondramon is destroyed, and after Eaglemon swears revenge, Marty takes it upon himself to hunt down the Demon Lords that have been awoken in the rampage, and he, Duo, and the six DigiDestined in this universe travel the Digital World to destroy the Demon Lords and Eaglemon.
Prior to Digimon: Final End
30 years have passed since Aftermath. 30 long years. Once again he finds himself residing in his old hermit house back in the original universe, because his wife had died of illness and his three children have grown up and moved out, still living in the other universe unaware of his departure back to this universe. He knew ideas could only last for so long, and that eventually a new era would reign, with three new Digimon replacing Stellerdramon, Photondramon, and Fusiondramon. However, Marty did not want that. Over the years, he'd grown a bit fatter from lack of motivation to do anything, and ever since the kids left he felt alone and when his wife died he felt even worse. However, while he had mentally isolated himself for a similar timeframe, this time he actually lived through the 30 years that passed from this season and the previous one, so he feels even worse than he did before. He often looks back at his old fabled Digivice/Greatsword, often wondering if he should create a Digimon that was powerful enough to turn back time to prevent certain things from happening. But he never could. This was for real. No matter how powerful he would make a Digimon, he'd never be able to change things. So here is again, after 42 years he finds himself in his old house. All his other relatives are gone, with nobody to remind him of who he's been prior to the present. Digirus was eventually found by the Dragoras and destroyed, leaving Marty the sole remaining human in the universe he's in. The days of Bronze and Cobalt were no more, and he sees Aftermath as nothing more than a lie trying to hide the truth of the lonely person he's become. Mighty, Cruger, and Imperial, still the same trio of Megas that were with Marty since his childhood, are often not around anymore, having taken to organizing the Digital World in the other universe as Paladin Mode Imperialdramon. It was surprising to see these three leave him as well, thinking of what his remaining future was to be...
Digimon: Final End
Marty is confronted by his "children", as he refuses to call them, as Shout and Sophia try and reason with Marty in-order to stop a rampaging Predadramon. Marty simply ignores them, but tells them of his sad tale; How he believed in things that weren't meant to be, or were never going to be. He explains to them if they want this all to end, they have to show they really want things to be at peace. As Predadramon arrives to face Marty, Marty simply summons up Organidramon to destroy it, thanking the Digimon as it leaves as well. In the final episode, Dragora the Dark launches an attack on Marty's hut of a house, as everyone rushes to save him. Some are hesitant for obvious reasons. Should they really save the one who's been creating Digimon too powerful for them to handle? Ultimately, however, Marty decides enough is enough and decides to end everything. Becoming The Grand One one final time, he obliterates Dragora the Dark, and goes throughout several universes destroying the remaining Dragoras. He knew if he was going to die at any moment soon, he'd take the Dragoras with him. The Grand One finally approaches Dragora Galaxia, the original and solely remaining Dragora in existence. However, Dragoramon's spirit, having been still alive all this time, reveals he has gained control over the mythical Oblivion, a beast so powerful that if it dies the universe is destroyed. The Grand One, deciding between destroying Galaxia or Oblivion, decides that is indeed time to end everything, and thus destroyed both Galaxia and Oblivion by supercharging his trio of Digimon to form Imperialdramon Deity Mode, which destroys both Galaxia and Oblivion effortlessly as The Grand One had intended, thus ending all the stories and conflicts that started since B/C...
Trilogy Epilogue
However, The Grand One wakes up as his normal self, as his 16 years old self, as he realizes that everything that had happened was all a dream he had made up, and no actual alteration to universes or anything had occurred; Nothing had involving his ideals had occurred, as they did not actually exist. While he feels rather down, it finally hits him, and thus he laughs while he begins drawing two different Digimon that he hopes will one day be real: Brondramon and Cobaldramon.
Digimon Classic
After seemingly having abandoned his own Digimon Universes, The Grand One shows sign of returning, but under the new name of Grandis. He also seems to have changed his armor; The one he used for B/C is now an entirely different armor set than the one he's been using already, something he personally changed since he initially didn't design this particular version until later on. He decided to showcase his return by creating a partner Digimon to use in the Digimon Classic universe, and chose a specific one that technically should not exist in that continuity; BaoHuckmon. He basically hijacked the Digital World's coding to include BaoHuckmon's digivolution line, and nobody became aware of this until he showed up, and was quickly given the nickname of Acacius.
When Grandis makes his debut, his armor had been modified to where it can actually participate in battle had he so much pleased to do, but chooses not to, since Acacius's abilities are already broken to the point nobody can defeat him in a one on one fight. Due to the fact this is intentional, Grandis informs his partner to not say a word about himself emerging in this universe, as revealing he exists could ruin the plan of forcing Tenebrae out into the open. The plan ultimately works, and nearly everyone is thrashed, which is when Tenebrae digivolves into a form that can actually defeat Acacius, but while the fight is intense, Tenebrae is forced to back out, as while he is indestructible in that form, the fact Acacius is essentially Invincible means that both of them fighting will result in nothing.
After this, Grandis reveals himself to everyone, and reveals he is the one who implemented Acacius's code into this Digital World through a hacking device. He states he can easily add any Digimon he so pleases to this world, even the fictional ones he's designed, as he already has proof of that; Tenebrae just so happens to be a fictional Digimon designed by Grandis, and Grandis leaves a dumbfounded Tenebrae to have that sink in, as Acacius nails a punch at Tenebrae simply to anger him, before promptly leaving along with Grandis, but stating that both of them may return at any time they deem it necessary.
Digimon Re: Adventure
Eons have passed since Grandis was last sighted in any Digimon universe. Many had thought he now no longer existed, but some few maintain memories of his existence and ponder whether or not he still exists. It turns out he had been dealing with issues within his original home universe for a very lengthy time that he never bothered going anywhere else because of it. Among the countless of ages Grandis had spent in isolation back in his own universe, he had grown much more powerful than one would've thought otherwise, especially now that his status as an "Ultimorian Deity" was now official. Grandis' return to this universe began due to a chaotic uprising that shattered the winds of existence, and Grandis has thus far spent the past 3,000+ years in search of answers.
Having found his way into the most recent Digimon universe of his own involvement, he was puzzled as to why everyone was behaving so differently; the adult situations, the different nature of the real world and Digital World, and even the most simplest of details seemed alien to him. During an encounter with two of the Chosen Children, Yagami Taichi and Mochizuki Meiko, he confronts the two for a battle and pits two Perfect Level Digimon against them both; Fangmon and Tankmon. As Greymon and Meicoomon put up a more impressive fight than he could figure, Grandis Super Evolves the two of his own Digimon into Garummon and Gigadramon respectively to increase the stakes.
In the ensuing fight, Meicoomon is quickly overpowered by the sheer firepower of Gigadramon, and Meiko ends up getting caught in the crossfire of the attack when trying to save her Digimon. When Taichi calls out Grandis for his reckless behavior, he responds by stating that Taichi's not exactly getting the point of what he's trying to have happen, so he flat out tells Taichi "You're either Perfect or your not me" as a clue. Greymon, in response to hearing this, asks Taichi to overcharge his Digivice to allow him to Super Evolve into Perfect. However, Taichi points out the last time this had happened, it resulted in the unstable SkullGreymon. Greymon, however, bravely states he's willing to accept the risk if it means everyone can get out of here alive. Taichi, seeing no other choice, agrees, but instead of SkullGreymon, MetalGreymon is achieved, and MetalGreymon puts up a much more ferocious fight against the weakened Garummon. Knocking out Garummon with Giga Destroyer, MetalGreymon hastily ends his fight with Gigadramon by using his Trident Arm to impale him fatally.
Grandis leaves the fight after virtualizing both Garummon and Gigadramon back into his Digivice, but Taichi still demands answers from Grandis after his violent first encounter with the Ultimorian Deity. Grandis notes that now is not the time for those sort of answers; with only a single Perfect Level Digimon to utilize now, Grandis tells Taichi he'll need a much stronger Digimon to face off against him for answers next time. Departing into the Digital World, Grandis meets up with Mugendramon and details everything that had happened in the scenario, and how it appears true that Meiko is "cursed" somehow.
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After a horrible incident in another universe, Grandis's own rage, in addition to the paradox created by Dragoramon X in regards to the Tamers Universe in how it had dealt away with the reborn, resulted in one of the many events to happen when Dragoramon claimed the X-Antibody to almost instantly digivolve him into Dragoramon X, but before he could use his own powers, he felt the feeling of a deadly, insane intruder in the entire Digimon universe collection. When the intruder emerged, it threatened an entire universal collapse. At first glance, it appeared to be ZeedMillenniummon who was responsible, but ZeedMillenniummon was almost instantly reduced to a smoldering corpse when it had outlived it's purpose of simply granting the REAL problem access to this world; MegaloGrandis. With enough rage, the Grand Armor malfunctioned and caused Grandis to digivolve into a higher form, which Grandis himself refers to strictly as "Super Evolution", since neither he nor his own armor are Digimon.
When MegaloGrandis emerged, it demonstrated insane capabilities that was essentially, in a nutshell, "ZeedMillenniummon achieving Critical Mass". MegaloGrandis was created in a savage daydream, and by savage it was created solely for the purpose of flat out wiping an entire multiverse out of existence, with not a trace left behind even if it were to be restored somehow. Why MegaloGrandis would emerge in this universe is a mystery, since, technically, MegaloGrandis doesn't chronologically exist yet, but that doesn't seem to stop himself from practically causing the entire D-Reaper Mass to detonate upon exposure to his high powered flame cannon, which left Dragoramon X the sole survivor until he himself was destroyed simply trying to get rid of MegaloGrandis.
NeoDragoramon recalls this incident as a horrible nightmare he is unable to confirm or deny had actually happened, but apparently, the Digimon Classic Universe felt aftershocks of MegaloGrandis's original rampage in another universe, and that MegaloGrandis briefly was shown in the mental images attacking Solomon and Eaglemon's minds. The destruction and carnage left by MegaloGrandis could never truly be prepared, but Grandis himself seems oblivious to what exactly he did while he was in this form, leaving many who know about him to have a silent feeling of dread that he can potentially still access the form after he was originally defeated in this form.
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23 (Appearance)
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'G', more famously known as, among others, "The Grand One", "Grandis", "Martin W. Mollohan", or simply as "Marty", is identified in the database of the Digital World as the authorization code "UD-03", representing the fact he is the third of the "Ultimorian Deities". 'G' was thought to have never returned to the Digital World or any of its parallel real worlds after a certain point eons in the past; however, it was clear that this wasn't going to last forever. Due to a chaotic reboot to the winds of existence, 'G' has finally returned to this realm to seek answers as to what happened to both himself and his fellow Ultimorian Deities. Having traversed back to this universe in seek of answers, he DigiScanned one of the strongest Digimon possible to use as his partner should his signature armor not be enough to fight an opponent, as he'd much rather not have to fall back on it. As of the time of writing, this is Grandis' default form.


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August 3 - RobertPeelerKJP
Ah, what a joyful scene.
I have some updated news regarding the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. As you might have seen[www.konami.com], we've been able to successfully operate our production schedule and change the release date from September 15th, to day-and-date with our console release on September 1st!
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『Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain』PC版について、最新のアップデート情報をお届けします。もうご覧になったかもしれませんが[www.konami.com]、制作チームはスケジュールを首尾よくこなしたので、リリース日は9月16日から9月2日に変更。コンソール版と同時発売が決定しました!
-まず最初に『Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes』と同様、Steamユーザーの方々にもゲームを購入・プレイしていただけるよう、PC版リリースについても最適化をめざし、チームは全力を傾けています。
-『Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes』PC版が12月にローンチされて以来、多くのプレイヤーから次のようなリクエストが寄せられました。グラフィック系オプションを細分化し、フィールドに奥行きをもたせるとともに、種々のグラフィック設定などに関して、より手ごたえのあるコントロールを楽しみたい、というリクエストです。フィードバックにこめられたそんなご要望に応え、グラフィック系要素をさらにこまかく設定できる機能を実装することになりました。これはゲーム内でのアクティビティに対して実装されるものですが、残念ながらムービーに関する設定は変更できませんので、どうかご了承ください。
-また『MGS V』は『The Phantom Pain』における4K解像度にも続けて対応していく予定です。
-Windows 10への対応に関するご要望も寄せられています。対応できるかどうかについては、ローンチに先駆けて公言できませんが、必要とあればローンチ後のパッチで対応する方向で検討中です。とはいえ、基本的なパフォーマンスは、どの点から見ても他にひけをとらないレベルのはずですからご安心を。
-一方Steamユーザーの皆さまにお伝えできる決定事項があります。『Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain』がSteamトレーディングカードに対応することになりました。
今後とも『Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain』をくれぐれもよろしくお願いします!これで我々の足並みもそろったわけですから、地獄の深淵へとさっそく潜入していきましょう。
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Information: "Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain" PC version, we will deliver the latest update information. You might have seen another [www.konami.com], the change because the production team was doing successfully the schedule, the release date to September 16 to September 2. Console version and the simultaneous sale was decided!
Also it had accomplished such a feat, thanks to which everyone is solely who have support always the PC version through feedback. Just convey the opinions and requests for work to the person in charge is not a all. The feedback is based on, because I supposed able to leave more reliable footprint.
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- "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" since it was launched PC version in December, a request such as the following were received from a number of players. The graphics-based option is subdivided, as well as impart depth to the field, with respect to such a variety of graphics settings, want to enjoy more control with some resistance, it is requested that. In response to such requests was filling in the feedback, it was decided to implement a function that can be set more finely the graphics system elements. This is something that is implemented for the activity in the game, can not be set on the Unfortunately the movie change, please please acknowledge.
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Request for the corresponding to the -Windows 10 has also been submitted. For information about whether you can support, you can not profess ahead of the launch, it is being examined in a direction corresponding patch after launch, if necessary. However, the basic performance, and level should is a worry because of that do not take the sink to another even when viewed from any point with.
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PC gaming has undergone a transformation. By a fan of everyone and development team and it became a world that will continue to update as much as possible.
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I'm running 2006a on a fedora 9 system. I have the following m file
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Why (and is there a better way to "do nothing" for some period of time).
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> I'm running 2006a on a fedora 9 system. I have the following m file
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There just isn't a real "do nothing" mode that I can think of. Even pause is going to consume some CPU time but it might be less overhead than your timer object. I'll give it a quick test if my ML can ever access the license server lol.
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> is there a better way to "do nothing" for some period of time
help pause
On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:54:02 +0000, James_F Falco wrote:
>> is there a better way to "do nothing" for some period of time
> help pause
Well, I'd looked at that but not closely enough (my bad, sorry for
wasting peoples time). I saw the reference to keyboard input and missed
the (n). Since this is needed in a "non-interactive" environment, I
dismissed it as a non-starter.
Regarding vgoods idea to test, save your time. I just ran the test here
and a 60 second run of my timer consumes about 15% (as stated earlier),
pause, on the other hand, only about 3%. Sounds like we have a winner...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
MOVIE QUEEN MUM (Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2012)
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Interview by Rachel C. Barawid and Jaser A. Marasigan
Photos by Ivy Baraquia and Jozel Esguerra
Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2012
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EXHAUSTED after arriving from a late-night taping of her soap "Walang Hanggan, veteran actress Susan Roces could have easily rushed to finish our afternoon interview and returned to bed to catch up on her sleep.
But the gracious host, who even had a sumptuous adobo and spaghetti lunch prepared for us at her Greenhills abode, gamely answered all our questions and happily shared precious stories of life, career, family and even her recipes for this Mother's Day interview which extended way beyond 60 minutes.
Most people may know Susan, who is Jesusa Purificacion Sonora in real life, as the Queen of Philippine Movies.
Loyal followers may even remember her as that gorgeous lass from Iloilo, the movie fan who became a movie star herself and went on to become the wife of the King of Philippine Movies Fernando Poe, Jr.
But not much is known about her as a mother to Movie and Television Review Classification Board chairperson Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares and a doting grandma to three grandchildren.
An adopted daughter, Mary Grace said her parents gave her all the confidence necessary and treated her like their own.
An excellent listener, Susan would always be too happy to hear stories from her daughter.
The eager mom also made sure to support her in all her endeavors.
As "Mama Susan" to her
, she didn't like being called a
and would rather have her grandchildren treat her as a friend and confidante.
As such, she wouldn't bore them with stories of the past and give unsolicited advices. Instead, she would patiently wait for them to ask.
Susan also disclosed that she is neither a spoiler nor a "ceremonial
" who would require Sunday lunches and dinners with her children.
"I do not require Sunday lunch or dinner every week.
My grandchildren have their paternal grandparents (too)!
They are professionals who have just Sunday off.
Mas marami akong oras na
I would rather have them around when they want to, not because I'm their grandmother but because I want them to be my friends.
Kasi (pag)
parang sapilitan o obligasyon
reveals the 70-year-old actress.
She may not love to cook and be in the kitchen like some typical mothers but Susan knew very well her role, and performed well the responsibilities that go with it.
What is most admirable about her is that point in her life when she gladly gave up her successful career to become a full-time housewife and mother to her husband and daughter.
Mahirap ang
role ng
housewife. It's a profession that does not pay.
Walang suweldo pero ang daming trabaho
Dapat may
(rin) ang mga nanay. Tapos pag nagkamali pa ang anak, sinisisi pa yung nanay
observes Susan.
But instead of boasting her achievements as a mom, Susan chooses to recognize other mothers, especially her daughter and her own mother's efforts and excellence in raising their children.
She particularly takes pride in how Mary Grace is able to excel at being a good mother, wife and career woman. On the other hand, Susan says she got her strength from her mother who was a good homemaker and yet, proved to be ahead of her time.
These days, Susan is not just reinventing herself as an actress with the revival of her career, but is also becoming more relevant to the youth. When not mentoring her fellow young actors, she meets up with her fans who've immortalized her
heydays by putting up the Susan Roces Facebook fan page and several blogs and websites.
In this rare interview with the movie queen, we learn not just the secrets to longevity in showbiz or the recipes of a good, sumptuous kare-kare and adobo, but also why she is continuously loved and adored by her children, grandchildren, relatives, friends and the fans that have remained true and loyal to this day.
(Rachel S. Barawid)
We were surprised to find a Susan Roces fan page on Facebook!
It seems you have young fans too?
Yes. I've met some of them.
They have included me in the internet.
They featured my old movies, clips of some interviews, pictures from pictorials during my early days in the movies.
What interested them they said, are the movies that we did before.
They also are affected by the love stories. Well, love knows no age (laughs).
It's the same in every generation.
So you do use the Internet?
My nephews and nieces have introduced me to the internet and some gadgets.
Now I can link up with them better.
I still miss the old sentimental ways of receiving love letters.
I have kept all my love letters, cards that have been sent to me by friends and suitors.
What's nice about the present is that you get things done faster, as though everything is urgent.
However, the romance is gone (laughs).
The handwriting of the person who's sending the letter, and the words in it come from the heart.
Were you surprised that you have these younger fans? It probably helped that you're in a soap opposite these younger actors.
Finding myself in the internet was a pleasant surprise.
At first I couldn't understand why I was there.
I said, did any member of my family put me in there?
Then I found out it was a fan who has been following my career.
And there are younger members of the Susan Roces internet...
Fan page?
I don't know what to call it (laughs).
Sometimes they link me up with my other leading men.
How about Twitter?
No I'm too busy for that.
I'm not too happy about what I'm hearing about via Twitter.
Sometimes it feels like you're writing on a page, a diary.
It's just between you and the paper you're writing on.
However, this is different.
A lot of people get to read your sentiments, about your thoughts, and everybody differs in opinion and sentiments.
So it's more likely that others who have the luxury of time would just dwell on that subject and then there will be a fierce exchange of words.
You have to be careful with what you tweet about.
On the other hand, there are very innocent messages there that other people misinterpret.
Don't you miss those days, nung mas simple po ang buhay, no cellphones?
There are many things I cherish about the past, however, we don't live in the past. I appreciate what's happening now. This is the world we live in.
Do you tell that to your apos? That during your time it was like this...
I made it a practice just to wait until they ask.
Because I remember as a young person, I always heard the phrase "Noong panahon namin." That's how my relationship is with the younger members of my family, especially my grandchildren.
I'm not the type of lola who you would call lola. They call me Mama Susan. When the grandchildren started coming, Ronnie didn't want to be called lolo. So bakit naman ako magpapatawag na lola (laughs).
How did you get into acting in the first place?
When I was a high school student in La Consolacion College, they first introduced acting as a subject, Speech and Drama.
I participated in many stage plays.
Most of the parts that I played were male because it was an exclusive girls' school and I was quite tall for my age.
Eventually, my teacher said why don t you take up Speech and Drama and teach in this school because there was a need for it.
And so, when I came to Manila, I wanted to take up that college course and be a teacher.
It was the summer of 1956 and Sampaguita opened its doors to the fans.
And I was a fan of Gloria Romero.
I also loved Nida Blanca movies.
I was not for the love team, it was strictly for Gloria and Nida.
I was at the Sampaguita studio and I was admiring the actors and actresses whom I asked autographs from.
And unknown to me, Dr. Jose Perez, the producer was also searching for new faces. That's how it started.
You were discovered?
Yes, maybe it was destiny.
What was your first job?
During that time they were in search of a new face for the role of "Boksingera ", penned by Mars Ravelo.
They already negotiated for the story but Alicia Vergel, the actress for whom the role was intended, left the Sampaguita Studios, so they were left with a project without a star.
So they thought of searching for a new face to portray that role — and I landed the role. However when they previewed the finished product, they realized I wasn't credible for the role because it needed a tough lady, a serious action actress.
So they made it "Boksingera Daw."
They shelved it.
It took several projects before I was accepted by the audience.
Your plan really was to graduate and teach?
Did you ask permission first from your parents?
Of course. My mom had dreams of being an actress when she was young. My dad, a doctor, was in the States.
When he found out, he didn't get mad.
He appreciated movie actors, he was a lover of beautiful pictures.
That's how
he met my mom.
He was having his graduation photo taken at a studio and he saw a picture of a young lady in costume displayed there.
yan? The studio photographer said the name.
Someday I hope to meet her, he said.
Have ever done or played serious villain role?
They tried for me to portray that in "Babaeng Hampaslupa."
Later on, sabI ko,why isn't she as bad anymore.
Sabi nila, nagrereklamo ang
ad placements,
ayaw nilang salbahe ka
I still look forward to a character like that.
One that is for real.
Wala naman talagang sobrang sama
Have you done your dream role yet?
It's happening now.
There are roles that I wish I could have done when I was younger and lighter in weight
Sexy roles?
Oo (
But it can never happen (
Hindi nila
What is it in acting that you love so much?
As a person, I've always been curious how each and everyone feels, more than what they're wearing. Curious ako palagi kiniss siya, anong nararamdaman niya? Sinampal siya, iiyak ba 'yan?
As a kid, I would tag along with my dad to the hospital.
He was a doctor in Lepanto Mines.
I could see in the emergency ward that he had to attend to everybody.
Sa mina, kung ano-anong aksidente ang meron.
Siguro doon nag-umpisa 'yun.
What was your childhood dream?
I wanted to be a flight stewardess,
ang gandang tignan,
at may bitbit
na attache case,
may sombrero, nagbibyahe sila
, they see the world and they get paid doing it.
I also wished to be a doctor because of my dad.
A ballerina too,
because when
I was five years old, from the windows of our house in Iloilo, I would see pretty young girls wearing tutus and toe shoes.
I wished I could take up ballet too.
But we could not afford it.
Did you have to work to support the family?
Most of us.
And I believe that's the reason for our success.
The secret of success is when your intention is not for yourself, but for others.
kong magtrabaho,
gusto kong mag-artista at makaipon ng pera para mapatayo ko ng bahay ang nanay at tatay ko, mga kapatid ko.
Karamihan sa amin ganun.
Magbigay kayo ng mga pangalan ng artista. Malalaman ninyo
Nora Aunor is one of them.
Gloria Romero also.
Not that we have or we were forced to work for our family, maybe it's God's way of answering everyone's prayer.
Maybe our parents were praying hard too
na sana naman maging maayos ang buhay namin, na
we can provide better for our family.
My father was working as a doctor, although he was working abroad.
My mom was busy looking after all of us.
Lima kaming magkakapatid
, I was second in the family.
When I joined the movies I was 14.
Did you have a happy childhood?
In Negros, yes. We lived most of the time in the hacienda. Food was plenty, I also experienced going to school in the Mountain Province.
I lived in many places and studied in many schools.
We've been moving from one house to another.
It's a constant change.
My parents were a young couple searching for where they should establish themselves.
During the war, my dad had to join the USAFFE, the one taking care of the medical needs of the soldiers.
He saw to it that we were secure in his hometown in Negros.
Did you ever get to build that dream house for your family?
Sa Wilson St.
Maliit lang.
In 1960, we started building our house. My parents saw to it my income was invested in land, in real estate.
I wish to share this with the youth.
Salary wasn't really big but it was good.
And value of money was good.
My parents saw to it that I purchase my first property on installment.
Maski ano, basta kayang tapusin ang bayad, hulog-hulogan.
My mother was very good in budgeting.
She said, everybody must cooperate, don't look for anything that's not within the budget
para matapos nating hulugan itong lupa
Food was plenty, food was good, but simple.
Wala 'yung mga hindi kailangan na mga
outing or party.
You started in showbiz at 14, you didn't feel that you missed out on your childhood?
I was very fortunate in my generation because there were only four major studios.
In the Sampaguita lot, we enjoyed our teenage days.
We had picnics. We interacted with our friends outside and within the movies.
But we were not allowed to interact with other actors from other studios.
Bawal din ang ligawan
I'm lucky also to have parents, especially my mom, who was broadminded. She allowed us to accept visitors in our house.
Nakatapos ka na ng
high school,
nagtatrabaho ka na, may nanliligaw sa'yo, sabi niya
ayoko ng makikitagpo ka kung saan-saan.
Bukas ang bahay natin.
Dito sila pumunta.
What keeps you going? It seems you still have the energy to do soaps, etc..
I'm going to a different phase of my career.
In the past, focus was really more on glamour, looks, stardom, popularity, romance, to link you up with this love team, who is better than who.
I was assigned to do more of the goody-goody-goody thing, over sugar-coated stuff (laughs).
It's the fantasy stuff, rags-to-riches, everything positive.
There was no negative role for me.
So now, this is what excites me.
As they say in our showbiz lingo, mga totoong tao.
Nobody has a monopoly of being bad or being good, mixed.
Now also, we can be heard.
Before, being under contract, it's dictated upon by the producers, do this, do that, no questions asked.
Ngayon iba na, puwede mo nang sabihin.
po ba artista na rin during that time?
Pero hindi pa kami magkakilala.
Magkaibang studio kami.
We only got to see each other and became aware of each other because of the activities in the movies that we both had to attend, like FAMAS Night, 'yung ganyan.
Was there instant attraction?
Our first meeting was during the birthday of Romeo Vasquez.
I made my first movie outside of Sampaguita, "Daigdig ko'y Ikaw" in his production.
They offered for me to team up with him.
Ganun lang, artista lang.
May boyfriend po ba kayo at that time?
Ah marami akong naging boyfriend (laughs).
One thing I can share with the youth is that love is a wonderful feeling. But you must take care not to mistake it as something very permanent when you're young.
So your attraction for the opposite sex varies, man or woman, differently
according to your age.
Sa pagiging totoong tao lang, sometimes its physical attraction, or infatuation.
Iba-ibang feeling, iba't ibang age, akala
in love na in love ka na only to realize, hindi pala.
When you reach a certain age and you look back at the photos and you say "Ha, na-inlove ako diyan!? Yuck!" (
Si FPJ po ba nagpunta ng bahay niyo para manligaw?
Ah yes,
Hindi puwedeng hindi
How long did it take you to say yes?
Siguro mga
three years.
Ang tagal!
No, three years before we got married.
But we got to like each other when we're working.
Love hate, love hate because he didn't put his best foot forward. It was that way for us.
We're very fortunate we are from the same profession so we understand our professions.
We were not just husband and wife, we were partners in our careers.
So it was easy for us to understand late night taping or shooting.
But because I already achieved what I wanted in my career, I was 27 when we got married, my career became a second choice.
My main goal was to be a good wife, a good mother.
I could only do that if I set aside my movie career. However, I realized although it was not asked of me, I volunteered to do it.
It was not good because an idle wife is a jealous wife (
When we interviewed your daughter Grace, she told us that when FPJ was still alive, maraming pumupunta sa bahay niyo, humihingi ng financial na tulong, etc.
Ngayon po ba, ipinapagpatuloy niyo pa rin 'yung mga advocacies niya tulad nun?
You see, Ronnie and I had experienced how it was to be in need, how it was to be on the receiving end.
So it's our way of reciprocating with people who had been kind enough during our times of need, when we were young and helpless.
Life is like that.
Prayers are answered through other people.
How do you instill that value of working with other people in your children and grandchildren?
Nakikita naman nila by example.
Tapos natutuwa din sila kasi nakikita nila.
What do you miss most about
your husband?
Many things.
They ask me how come you still live in the same house and you haven't rearranged anything inside your room?
Because I still feel him around.
He built this house and we made it a home together, from the time we married.
So I cannot imagine living anywhere else.
I miss a lot of things.
Being able to share important moments.
Doing things that I got so used to doing with him, like having coffee in the morning; discussing matters while having coffee; and making yabang to each other about our achievements. Kami lang naman ang puwede magyabangan
. Siyempre sa iba, hindi.
It will really sound like mayabang.
Otherwise kung kami lang, "uy ang galing ko" (laughs).
Going to the movies together, having our meals.
Simple fun, just lazing around.
It was a luxury for us already that we're able to just be at home with the family.
We had lots of laughter.
Well, of course, what every wife misses is when you wake up in the morning, there's this face in front of you.
Marami, marami.
But like my mom, I'd cry some and laugh it (laughs).
FPJ was very thoughtful.
As far as I can remember, there was never a Valentine that he missed, sending me flowers. Like Daniel in "Walang Hanggan," he made his presence felt.
There was a time he made a heart with crepe paper.
Kawayan na pinagawa dun sa art department, tapos dinikitan ng craft paper na Happy Valentines.
Dahil 'yung shooting namin, somewhere where he couldn't buy a card (laughs).
Mga hara-harana.
Have you ever thought of building a museum for FPJ's works?
FPJ's memorabilia are all in the FPJ studios.
My personal museum is the living museum.
It's a resthouse in Batangas, that's where I plant fruit trees.
It's not a very large property.
It houses all my memorabilia and personal souvenirs since I was a kid.
What kind of a mother are you?
It's a very difficult role to be a mother. Iba-ibang personalities ang
lalo na kung marami kang anak.
There are many mothers I admire so much.
Among them is Mrs. Aquino (Corazon), Elizabeth Webb, what she had to go through and her dedication to her son and the rest of the family. The Virgin Mary.
Are you a spoiler grandma?
Depende sa mga pangyayari at sitwasyon. 'Pag tinanggihan na ng magulang nila, huwag na silang lumapit sa akin.
Sasabihin ko sa kanila, "can't do anything." Pero 'pag inuna nila ako, maybe I can spoil.
Ganun ang usapan namin.
Kasi baka sabihin mas bida ka kesa dun sa parents.
Pero ang sabi ko naman, I'm not a ceremonial lola.
I do not require Sunday lunch or dinner every week.
What I want is quality time, that they want to see me, they want to be with me, not because I'm their grandmother but because I want them to be my friends.
I want them to be able to tell me what's happening to them.
Ayoko ring magsabi na bawal o anong itong naririnig ko na may nanliligaw sa iyo (laughs).
Eh napagdaanan ko rin yan.
What can you say about Grace's work at the MTRCB?
Well. I'm glad to hear positive comments about her.
Natutuwa naman ako pero siyempre sabi ko sa kanya mahirap na trabaho, you're always under scrutiny.
Mabuti naman at diyan ka
assign sa movies. Kasi part of her growth was also influenced by the movies.
What are the qualities that you got from your mother?
She was the best mom in the world.
She was more of a friend, she was ahead of her time.
What was important for her was hindi kami tatanga tanga, alam namin kung ano 'yung papasukin namin.
Whatever strength I have, I got from my mom.
She was a very practical person.
She'd cry some and then laugh it off.
My mom was a diabetic.
So she had also glaucoma.
One eye had to be removed to save the other.
So she was wearing a false eye.
One time, when she was sewing, it dropped.
Siyempre, 'yung pangyayaring 'yun
saddened her. She picked it up and cried.
She went to the bathroom and cleaned it, then put it back.
And then she laughed.
Sige pag salbahe kayo, aalisin ko ito
). She was a character!
And the
best lessons you
learned from her?
She told us, experiments are to be done here at home, not outside.
You want to know how liquor tastes?
Sige mag-inuman tayo
When we go to a party, she'd tell us, "Oh kids,
handa na 'yung pagkain, kumain na kayo
Eh di ba
'yung pupuntahan?
" "
Ayokong pagdating niyo sa
party, para
kayong gutom na gutom.
So kumain na kayo.
At maghintay kayong alukin kayo pagdating niyo doon.
Hindi 'yung dahil gutom na gutom kayo
, after saying hello,
diretso na kayo sa pagkain
She also told me when I wanted to help her in the kitchen.
Mag-aral ka para makapagtrabaho ka para mayroon kang pangsuweldo sa
at sa pambili ng iluluto
So when I got married, she told me, "O ipinagluluto mo ba ang asawa mo?
mayroon akong
Iba naman siyempre pag
ikaw ang nagluluto
di ba sabi mo
!" (
What are you most proud about Grace?
My daughter is a good mother, more than anything, and a good wife to her husband. She is also being kind to herself and being able to practice a profession.
Mahirap kasi lalo na itong
modern age,
masyado kang magiging
Pero mahirap ang
housewife. Dapat
may suweldo!
It is a career!
ang isang
subject for Mother's Day.
When you fill a form that says profession, in lieu of a career, you put housewife.
But it's a profession that does not pay.
ang mga nanay.
Tapos pag
nagkamali pa ang anak, dahil 'yung nanay ko ganito, ganyan!
Sinisisi pa yung nanay.
Naalala lang sila pag matanda na sila at kapag
Mother's Day.
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