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From the Lyorn Records of the Dragaeran Empire

Sticks' catchphrase, "No future in it", is exactly that of another laconic weapons master, James Cobourn's knife master "Britt" from The Magnificent Seven, which is itself an homage to Kurosawa.

In "The Magnificent Seven", Cobourn's knifeslinger is laconic and cynical, preferring to let his virtuosity with weapons speak for him. When he does speak, it's usually in answer to a direct question, and his answer is usually "No future in it".

I haven't read about Sticks lately but as I recall the description fits him pretty well too, with the change of weapon.