Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf_c View Post
No, it does not. I expect the reveal to be part of an intentionally emotional scene in which MitD comes into his own, and stops being "friends" with people who only want him around as their guard dog. That is what will make the scene powerful. V or Xykon or RC might namedrop his species, but I doubt Rich expects the 90% of his readership that don't play D&D to recognize it or even google the damn name because after all, the whole point of MitD is that he is more than his species, he is more than what his species can do for Xykon.

So yes, i fully expect that after the reveal, there will be a bunch of people asking what on Earth an uvuudaun is, or whatever MitD turns out to be. And a bunch of people wondering how MitD could have done X in this or that big MitD moment (e.g. "how did he get V and O-Chul out of the tower? He only has teleport, and teleport requires you to touch, and go along" or similar).

Grey Wolf
Agreed. When we see MitD emerge from the umbrella, it's going to be a crucial turning point of the plot. It may be at the Final Battle, or it may be the moment he breaks free and decides to NOT eat Redcloak despite Redcloak betraying Xykon, or it may be the moment he decides to fight against X&R to save O Chul and Lien - but it's going to be a Big Deal, and the satisfaction of our curiosity will NOT be the dominant topic in the strip discussion.

Meta-wise, Rich has to handle it carefully, because adding an ally to the Order who is arguably as powerful as all of them put together could shift the story from "plucky adventurers defeat Ultimate Evil" to "MitD kicks ass, takes names, Order applauds".