Dr McNinja III: You Rad Bro?

[Anteros]

Might be a power glove (it's so rad) rather than a robot arm.

I wouldn't bet on Dame Dudeical to be an actual woman right now. Maybe it's just that Dude(ical) looks like a lady.

Also, Hellacious of Hearts? Totally a regicide.

dame (dm) n.
1. Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.
2.a. A married woman; a matron. b. An elderly woman.
3. Slang A woman.
4. Chiefly British
a. A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
b. The wife or widow of a knight.
c. Used as the title for such a woman.

[Divayth Fyr]

Wait, why does Sir Cowabunga of Clubs have a robot arm? I thought he lost his real one in the robot warfight against Sparklelord?

I don't think he would have lost it then (if he ever did and this isn't something like a gauntlet) - we saw him with his normal one when he banished Sparklelord (so, when the war was won).

[Gez]

<dictionary pedantry>

Pretty much irrelevant. I know quite perfectly the meaning and etymology of the word "dame" and how it's used; and I do not care. I'll also point out that Dame Dudeical lives in a world where sunglasses-wearing winged octopodes fly majestically above the clouds.

[slayerx]

That character's female. How can i be certain? Because sexism is NOT radical.

[Cen]

That character's female. How can i be certain? Because sexism is NOT radical.

What's sexist about being male?

[Flickerdart]

Given that one of the members of the knightly order is an anthropomorphic rainbow unicorn, I don't think it's implausible that they also have a woman.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

What's sexist about being male?

Rather it's more egalitarian to have at least one female on the Rhomboid Table.

Because there's no such thing as a square in Radical Land, and circles have been done.

[Anteros]

Pretty much irrelevant. I know quite perfectly the meaning and etymology of the word "dame" and how it's used; and I do not care. I'll also point out that Dame Dudeical lives in a world where sunglasses-wearing winged octopodes fly majestically above the clouds.

So...the fact that he prefaced her name with a word that specifically means "woman" is irrelevant for determining gender? Ok then.

There is literally no non feminine use for that word. The only more compelling proof I could imagine would be full frontal, which you are not going to get in this comic.

[nooblade]

Yeah, if it were a male character, it would be "sir" rather than "dame". I wish I had seen that instead of the dude part.

[Mando Knight]

Dames can be dudeical, too. (And, to some extent, they kinda have to be if that's their actual title instead of just what you call them when you're trying to sound all detective-noir-y)

Also: hooray, my ability to read obvious plot advances hasn't failed me!

[Hyaskus]

When will Hellacious of Hearts transform into the Radicidal maniac/motorcycle we love? Also I bet Dame Dudeical will die by his hands. Calling it now.

[Scowling Dragon]

So yeah. Racism seems to still exist. Tis just fantastical.

[Anteros]

Is it just me or do the Radical Lands seem kinda lame in general from what we've seen of them? They're like what a kid growing up in the 80s would think is "rad" based on the cartoons he watched, but grown ups just think it's silly.

[Tebryn]

Is it just me or do the Radical Lands seem kinda lame in general from what we've seen of them? They're like what a kid growing up in the 80s would think is "rad" based on the cartoons he watched, but grown ups just think it's silly.

You're implying that that isn't the case? That King Radical perhaps doesn't have as firm a grasp on what was rad in his own world and that he's chasing after a fleeting dream created by a mixture of failing memories and the corruption cased by Sparklelord?

[Giggling Ghast]

In this, I agree with Radical. Horses are, like, the least radical thing ever.

They might be magical. They might be metal. But they're not radical.

[Anteros]

You're implying that that isn't the case? That King Radical perhaps doesn't have as firm a grasp on what was rad in his own world and that he's chasing after a fleeting dream created by a mixture of failing memories and the corruption cased by Sparklelord?

You may be right. I was under the impression that the flash back we're seeing now was "real" though.

[Tebryn]

You may be right. I was under the impression that the flash back we're seeing now was "real" though.

I feel the same, but we've only seen two pages one of which is just a bunch of animals with sun glasses. One not so rad picture doesn't de-radify the whole pizza.

[Anteros]

I feel the same, but we've only seen two pages one of which is just a bunch of animals with sun glasses. One not so rad picture doesn't de-radify the whole pizza.

What about the fact that the people who are in charge all seem pretty lame?

Then again, I'm clearly an inhabitant of the boring universe with nothing radical in it...so maybe I just don't understand True Radness when I see it.

[Tebryn]

What about the fact that the people who are in charge all seem pretty lame?

Then again, I'm clearly an inhabitant of the boring universe with nothing radical in it...so maybe I just don't understand True Radness when I see it.

You mean the people we've seen for all of 2 pages in the Radical Land? King Radical is pretty Radical and we've only got to see Ron post-transportation. I think you're jumping the sun glasses wearing shark here.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

Is it just me or do the Radical Lands seem kinda lame in general from what we've seen of them? They're like what a kid growing up in the 80s would think is "rad" based on the cartoons he watched, but grown ups just think it's silly.

Doesn't "Rad" pretty much mean "something a kid growing up in the 80s would think is cool and awesome" already?

[NEO|Phyte]

What about the fact that the people who are in charge all seem pretty lame?

Then again, I'm clearly an inhabitant of the boring universe with nothing radical in it...so maybe I just don't understand True Radness when I see it.

It could also be that our universe is so un-rad that true Radicalness cannot be properly expressed (as in the Tennis example)

[Codyage]

Or maybe the death of the king has put a radical limiter on everything, and until the new king is chosen, radicalness is in a state of confusion?

[Radar]

It could also be that our universe is so un-rad that true Radicalness cannot be properly expressed (as in the Tennis example)

So you say it is just a tribute?

[Mando Knight]

So you say it is just a tribute?

This is not the most radical comic in the world, it is just a tribute.

[Anteros]

You mean the people we've seen for all of 2 pages in the Radical Land? King Radical is pretty Radical and we've only got to see Ron post-transportation. I think you're jumping the sun glasses wearing shark here.

I disagree that Radical is actually "radical" but I was mostly just being nit-picky anyway.

Sure, he rides a dirt bike. He also dresses like a clown, runs a mob syndicate, is a mass murderer, and apparently is racist against horse people.

[Tebryn]

I disagree that Radical is actually "radical" but I was mostly just being nit-picky anyway.

Sure, he rides a dirt bike. He also dresses like a clown, runs a mob syndicate, is a mass murderer, and apparently is racist against horse people.

radical  
Use Radical in a sentence
rad·i·cal [rad-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
2.
thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms: a radical change in the policy of a company.
3.
favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms: radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues.

He's not any of these? Methinks he's at least two. Pretty radical to me.

[Anteros]

Man, I already admitted I'm being silly and nitpicky. What else do you want?

[ThirdEmperor]

I'll agree that the Radlands ain't all that Rad. I think that's the way it's supposed to be- King Radical seems cool at first, but once you get to know him, the fact that he can't do anything the unrad way makes him look more and more like a loser.

I think it's really interesting that Radical is the main villain of the comic, because in some ways he embodies the best parts of the strip- Surfing Dracula bots down from the moon, fighting dinos with lumberjacks and punching out ghosts while humming Who You Gonna Call.

But every one of those moments has build-up behind it. The Doc has to work for them. King Radical just can't do anything else and that actually cheapens his radness.

[Lynn]

So we're seeing Sparkelord's Start of Darkness and how Sir Sicknasty of Spades became the King Radical we know and love/love to hate. I can't wait to see the actual crowning ceremony.

[Silver Swift]

Doesn't "Rad" pretty much mean "something a kid growing up in the 80s would think is cool and awesome" already?

This. The radical lands are plenty Rad, it's just that being radical doesn't automatically makes something interesting/pleasant/non-silly.