Khuda-Yana
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Khuda-Yana is a surreal comedy action TV series, a bright parody
about pirates, thieves, monster
s, treasure
s, pursuits, fights, magic contraptions, spells, runes, wonderful environments, unbelievable creatures and great characters. Khuda, the main character, enjoys and suffers the bright and the dark side of having powers, knowledge and abilities. On the top of that: he’s not going to learn much about it. Thereby, Khuda-Yana’s world is a well cared mixture, a pastiche
, a collage of genders and styles – pirates, 1001 nights, Greek myths
, Jules Verne
’s steampunk
… from sci-fi, and fantasy to a few anachronism
s for comedy sake – i.e. making Khuda talking through a modern cell-phone or wearing a modern cheerleader outfit for a short gag.
, imperial Rome
, Jerusalem, Alexandria
, renaissance Venice
, Gotham
, Bombay, New York
... It’s a huge metropolis teeming with life and death. With its story of kingdoms and dynasties, its guilds, its titans, its festivals, its canals and neighbourhoods, its mountains, its lakes and bridges, its parks and its gardens, its bazaars, its libraries, conferences, tunnels, palaces and shacks, its secret passages, its burdens and outskirts, its 1001 nights, its Scheherazade
and its Chosen Ones, its treasure caves and its past and coming battles.
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
about pirates, thieves, monster
Monster
A monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is somewhat hideous and may produce physical harm or mental fear by either its appearance or its actions...
s, treasure
Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...
s, pursuits, fights, magic contraptions, spells, runes, wonderful environments, unbelievable creatures and great characters. Khuda, the main character, enjoys and suffers the bright and the dark side of having powers, knowledge and abilities. On the top of that: he’s not going to learn much about it. Thereby, Khuda-Yana’s world is a well cared mixture, a pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
, a collage of genders and styles – pirates, 1001 nights, Greek myths
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
’s steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
… from sci-fi, and fantasy to a few anachronism
Anachronism
An anachronism—from the Greek ανά and χρόνος — is an inconsistency in some chronological arrangement, especially a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other...
s for comedy sake – i.e. making Khuda talking through a modern cell-phone or wearing a modern cheerleader outfit for a short gag.
Characters
- Khuda, the hero: A feisty, carefree scoundrel who is (begrudgingly) learning to be a responsible kingKing- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
. A charming urchin that is used improvising and doing whatever he wants whenever he feels like. Khuda is the least prepared person to be appointed as a king. Despite his coming destiny, Khuda is irresponsible and irreverent; he faces everything and everybody with a total absence of planning or survival instinct. He’s a natural. Khuda simply twists a hard-regulated prejudiced world to his advantage.
- Chek (Storyteller apprentice): Khuda’s best friend and the chronicler of Khuda’s adventure. A bit of a wimp. A naive, demonstrative observer. As an storytellerStorytellingStorytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
apprentice, Chek must complete a good worthy story about a good worthy character of Kosala, in order to become a member of the Storyteller Guild. He has spent his life in the Guild surrounded by books and notepads, reading and writing. Chek knows everything about the history of Magesh and Kosala, and mad about every well written tale. He adores and idolizes Khuda as the greatest heroHeroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
ever!
- Blue girl (mentor): A particular and temperamental genieGenieJinn or genies are supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur'an mentions that...
with a very specific and tough mission: to train the future king of Kosala. So it has been for many centuries, so will she continue the tradition. Khuda is the most difficult character she has had to deal with, but she loves challenges. The Blue Girl is ready to straighten him out with a lot of discipline and imagination.
- Ravan (The current king): A petty tyrantTyrantA tyrant was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments.Plato and...
who rules Kosala. Ravan is obsessed with controlling everything and staying on the throne forever. Fussy, narcissistic, vain, and a collector of weird and alchemicAlchemyAlchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
objects... He lives engrossed in his court without knowing that his days as king might end soon.
- Nagif and the kids of Kosala (Khuda's world): The leader and his gang of kid thieves. They are spread across Kosala doing their little robberies and scams. Since they live in an old abandoned galleonGalleonA galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with the demi-culverin type of cannon.-Etymology:...
, they call themselves the pirates of Kosala – Ruled by a strict pirates’ code.
- Sita & Vak: A rival female thief, about Khuda’s age. She is faster, smarter and little bit taller than Khuda. A sort of thief nemesis, Sita and Khuda live in perpetual duel, but the real fact is that Khuda has only beat her once: the day he stole the Mystic Tulip! Vak is her pet monkeyMonkeyA monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
, a hateful nightmare for Khuda.
- Damon and the royal guard: Ravan’s minion, a feckless man-servant and despicable advisor. He can appear out of the blue with the last new or gossip that could affect the king. The Royal Guard is a massive group of strong and non-brainy soldiers.
Setting
Everything happens on Kosala, the Great. A different city from those seen in other stories and TV series. A mixture of classic AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, imperial Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Jerusalem, Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, renaissance Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Gotham
Gotham City
Gotham City is a fictional U.S. city appearing in DC Comics, best known as the home of Batman. Batman's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman #4 . Gotham City is strongly inspired by Trenton, Ontario's history, location, atmosphere, and various architectural styles...
, Bombay, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
... It’s a huge metropolis teeming with life and death. With its story of kingdoms and dynasties, its guilds, its titans, its festivals, its canals and neighbourhoods, its mountains, its lakes and bridges, its parks and its gardens, its bazaars, its libraries, conferences, tunnels, palaces and shacks, its secret passages, its burdens and outskirts, its 1001 nights, its Scheherazade
Scheherazade
Scheherazade , sometimes Scheherazadea, Persian transliteration Shahrazad or Shahrzād is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights.-Narration :...
and its Chosen Ones, its treasure caves and its past and coming battles.