Be Prepared
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Oct 9, 2026
Jeremy SteinHOST
So what is number eight? Which
RhondaHOST
is Be Prepared by Jeremy Irons from The Lion King.
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Be prepared for the chance of a lifetime.
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Be prepared for sensational news.
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A shiny new era is tiptoeing nearer.
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And when do we feature? Just
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Jeremy SteinHOST
This is the most Halloween song out of these three that we've just discussed.
Jeremy SteinHOST
When you're looking at the voodoo and I mean, just the colors, all of that.
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Jim Cummings is also the voice of some of the darkest, most aggressive characters in animation history.
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Most famously, he actually stepped in to sing the final, most intense third of the villain song Be Prepared as Scar in The Lion King after Jeremy Irons blew his voice out during a recording.
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That is a staggering demonstration of range.
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It's unbelievable.
Reed SmithHOST
Also, what you were saying about being commanding and just kind of like seeming a little bit more scary of other times.
Reed SmithHOST
You actually prefer this version to of the Be Prepared song in the movie.
Michael NorthHOST
Oh, you know what? That's that's where I draw the line.
Michael NorthHOST
The original.
Reed SmithHOST
That's what I didn't even think of.
Reed SmithHOST
Yeah, it's like Disney.
Reed SmithHOST
I mean, another thing that maybe why I like Be Prepared more because I think it does –
Michael NorthHOST
That was a highly stylized animated sequence in the movie, the original movie, highly stylized sequence.
NessHOST
I've mentioned previously the term Secret King that Vox Dei applies often to Gammas.
NessHOST
And thinking through it now, the song Be Prepared from the Lion King movie is a brilliant distillation of Gamma psychology on display.
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Meticulous planning, tenacity spanning Decades of denial is simply why I'll Be king, undisputed, respected, saluted And seen for the wonder I am Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared Be prepared
NessHOST
As is often the case, characterizing the Sigma SSH archetype is the most nuanced and difficult to do.
NessHOST
The key insight is the tendency towards sports that are less mainstream.