All-State Insurance "Mayhem" adverts

[xerxes]

Have you seen these ads? What would Mayhem be in IN terms?

[Flyndaran]

Most of them are nearly unavoidable misfortunes, so a minor word demon with an army of gremlins?

[robkelk]

I haven't seen them (being in Canada)... Are they on YouTube anywhere?

[Rocket Man]

Several of them, yes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Sjl...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVpa...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CocgD...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSvut...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9du...eature=channel



In game terms, I suspect Mayhem is a Shedite of Fate. The commercials always start with a raspy male voice saying something like "I'm a teenage girl named Becky," which suggests his current host.

As an alternate, he could be a Calabite with a variety of vessels -- the short temper and tendency to have things casually break down around him practically defines the Band. (And the "I'm a random windstorm" is especially Calabite; "oops, that tree branch fell! Ain't that a shame.") I'm still going with Fate, though, since what he does is the type of "minor misfortune" that get people seriously ****** off at the world or their fellow man. In the case of the young driver in the final commercial, getting sued for rear-ending a luxury car could even turn out to be a life-changing thing.

A second possibility for the Word would be Dark Humor ... for what should be obvious reasons.

EDIT: If you go with the first option, by the way, this might be the start of the incident that caused him to Fall from a Kyriotate of Lightning into a Shedite of Fate/Dark Humor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFhM945dXok&NR=1

[Orlin]

...so, does this mean that there's an Angel of Allstate working for Marc?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Orlin

...so, does this mean that there's an Angel of Allstate working for Marc?

I seriously doubt that Angels (even Trade Angels) are allowed corporate sponsorship. Insurance on the other hand is a perfect Word for Trade.

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

I seriously doubt that Angels (even Trade Angels) are allowed corporate sponsorship. Insurance on the other hand is a perfect Word for Trade.

Yes! And certainly a Cherub to boot.

Of course, one of his infernal counterparts, the Demon of Health Insurance, is almost surely a Habbalite of The Game. (All those lovely rules, regulations and hidden loopholes ... all for your own good, of course.)

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

Yes! And certainly a Cherub to boot.

Of course, one of his infernal counterparts, the Demon of Health Insurance, is almost surely a Habbalite of The Game. (All those lovely rules, regulations and hidden loopholes ... all for your own good, of course.)

Insurance is certainly a divine word, but Insurers and/or Actuarial Science are probably infernal ones.

[Archangel Beth]

Originally Posted by Orlin

...so, does this mean that there's an Angel of Allstate working for Marc?

I know it's not Allstate, but the power of free-wheeling association gave me a Cherub... who looks like a gecko with fluffy white wings and a cute little accent.

[darksaba]

Surely Alexander Orlov would be a good candidate for an angel in charge of insurance.