Tupu – Lani Tupu, The Te Papa Tupu writers incubator, and Tupu the cartoon series
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Tupu
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Location:Hall_of_Judgement
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Who_Judges_the_Judges%3F
https://judge-dredd.fandom.com/wiki/Judges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lani_Tupu
https://mlt.org.nz/te-papa-tupu/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupu_(TV_series)
https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Halls_of_Justice
Lawyer Extraordinaire, Mary Pason is representing Ned Collie at his trial. There is no question that Ned is guilty of the crimes he is accused of committing. Judge Raelee is presiding over the trial. After uncovering the fact that Ms. Bowder is a Marleybonian infiltrator and putting Judge Judi and Claudia Bee on the stand, Mary needs proof of the lawlessness of the judges. She sends you to the Hall of Judgment to photomance any lawlessness.
The Judges of Wallaru are the law. Here are their rules:
We don’t take off our helmets.
We enforce the law equally.
We follow orders.
We seize the dream.
Receptionist Tupu is the first to greet your Wizard. After reciting the rules of the Judges, Tupu invites you to take a look around the Hall of Judgement. The Judges believe in complete transparency but won’t answer any questions.
Judge is a title held by several significant characters in the Judge Dredd series. The role of Street Judges combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot.
The Judges themselves are not above the law — a violation that would earn a citizen a few months in an Iso-Cube would get a Judge a twenty-year sentence, to be served at hard labor on Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Lani Tupu (November 4, 1955) was born in 1955 to an English mother and a Samoan father. Tupu was named after his father Lani Tupu. As a child Tupu started acting in church plays. Tupu was educated at Rongotai College and Wellington Teachers’ Training College. He was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Bursary in 1977 to enter New Zealand Drama School. When Tupu graduated drama school in 1979 he was the first Samoan to do so. He then moved to Auckland and was in the Theatre Corporate company for three years, and then two years at the Mercury Theatre. He got a lead role in TV series Country GP where he played a Māori doctor.
Tupu moved to Australia to pursue other acting opportunities. Tupu’s TV appearances include Mission: Impossible (1988), Time Trax (1993), The New Adventures of Flipper (1996), Farscape (1999–2003), Stingers (2002/2004) and Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). He is credited with three different roles on Farscape; Captain Bialar Crais, Officer Gordon, and Pilot
In my research for this article I came across two other notable Tupu references.
The Te Papa Tupu mentoring programme for aspiring Māori writers.
Te Papa Tupu is a highly contested writers incubator designed specifically for emerging Māori writers. Every two years, six writers are given the opportunity to be mentored by acclaimed New Zealand authors and editors. Throughout the course of the program, writers work with their mentors to develop their manuscripts for publication.
Established in 2000, the Māori Literature Trust delivers programs that promote and foster Māori literature and its place in the literature of the New Zealand. Guided by Māori cultural values, it seeks to grow Māori writers’ skills, confidence and opportunity. Māori writers are encouraged to stand tall as Māori and to support each other and become a strong force within the literary community of Aotearoa New Zealand.
‘One of the most valuable gifts a writer can get is the attention of somebody who will approach their work with an understanding of their motivation and a respect for their particular voice, but also a critical eye, with the aim of helping them ultimately share their unique vision with the rest of the world … ’ Daisy Coles, Mentor – Class of 2010.
Writers receive a stipend, write, participate in workshops, write, attend writers’ festivals, write and become part of a broader writing community.
Tupu is a Canadian-French 2D animated television series, co-produced by the French animation studio Xilam and the Canadian animation studio Tooncan, directed by Xavier Giacometti, featuring the adventures of the fictional New York mayor’s son, Norton, with a redheaded girl named Tupu in New York, focusing in Central Park. One series was produced, consisting of twenty-six episodes. The series had great success in numerous countries including Australia where it was a minor hit.
The series revolves around a semi-wild girl named Tupu. Tupu is similar and reminiscent of Mowgli from The Jungle Book, although she retains manners and a basic understanding of English. Tupu lives with her friend, Whatzup, a squirrel, and also spends a lot of time with Norton. Tupu also had befriended all of the animals in the Central Park zoo. Norton lives with his father and has a privileged life, being chauffeured around town, especially to Central Park in a stretch limousine. Tupu is incessantly chased by the Central Park guard, Shoobert Shoobz, who makes every endeavor to prove her existence. Yet he keeps failing in catching her. His unconfirmed claim that a wild girl hides in the park has led people to perceive him as deranged.
The Hall of Judgement is inspired by the Halls of Justice from the movie Mad Max.
The current list of all the (known) Wallaru references are located here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Receptionist Tupu and Hall of Judgement images are from Wizard101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Judge Dredd image is borrowed from Screen Rant and is copyright Lionsgate Pictures
Lani Tupu image is borrowed from IMDb. Photo by Albert L. Ortega – Image courtesy gettyimages.com
Te Papa Tupu image is borrowed from The Māori Literature Trust website.
Tupu image is borrowed from Wikipedia and is copyright Xilam.
Halls of Justice image is borrowed from the Mad Max Fandom wiki and is copyright Warner Bros.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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