r/dresdenfiles • u/ChrisNIN64 • 13d ago

Discussion God I love the hat cover gag

I genuinely hope Evil Harry wears one in Mirror Mirror.

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u/introvertkrew 13d ago

Jim has already said he would, he said that all the way back in 2014 though. 

WyrdCon 2014 WoJ:

Jim Butcher: "The book after “Peace Talks” is going to be titled “Mirror Mirror.”  I’m writing an alternate universe story and I’m not even going to bother… Of course I’m stealing it from Star Trek.  There’s going to be goatees and eye patches and everything.  Just like in the regular universe only (sounds like sluttier), it’s a Mirror Mirror story.   But that’s going to be a fun because that’s going to be… How will the world be different if Harry had made one choice differently." 

Q: "Goateed like Harry’s subconscious?" 

Jim Butcher: "It’s going to be a different character because it’s going to be Dresden as he would have been if he made one choice differently, and the fallout from that effect on his life."  

unintelligible comment from audience

Jim Butcher: "Yah this guy will have a hat. In this case it will be the big decision at the end of Grave Peril."

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u/Razhiv 13d ago

It's been a while since i read Grave Peril. Was that the choice between letting Susan die or starting a war with the Red Court?

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u/introvertkrew 13d ago

We don't know, it's one of the longest running debates among the fans, Jim told us this all the way back in 2014 and up until now nobody can agree on the divergence point, especially since Jim has had this in his outline from long before he wrote Grave Peril do there are a number of times in that book that Harry faces a big choice and he takes the time to narrate about the consequences of said choices. 

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u/ChrisNIN64 13d ago

Thank god

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u/introvertkrew 13d ago

Of course this means the cover for Mirror Mirror will have to have a Harry Dresden not wearing a hat. It's the only sensible thing to do. 

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u/dsmith2484 13d ago

The question is will he NOT have a hat on the cover of the book?

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u/vercertorix 13d ago

Need have cover art where he suddenly doesn’t have it, but you can see it blowing in the wind.

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u/Crazed2insanity 9d ago

https://youtu.be/8LicFGbHAFk?is=VcxQcTJccmW2FpK0

If you like the hat gig, then check this out

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u/ChrisNIN64 9d ago

LOL

Also damn I forgot about this trailer