Who is "Charlie"?

[One Skunk Todd]

He's a tuna. :)

If he has a horn he could be a tunacorn. Although I suppose technically that would make him a narwhal.

[Eldritch_Ent]

Hey guys, I have a question- What's the general forum view on "Bumping" things? Cuz I still feel this is relvant, and honestly I'd like to know the answer to this question...


And what, no votes so far for "Charlie the Talking Undead Dog"?

[chionophile]

Well, I suspect this thread began to die because we haven't found out what Charlie is yet. Speculation only goes so far. Not a big deal to bump it, though, it's not even a week old.

[Maerad of Pellinor]

Seeing how most of the puns haven't been obvious so far, I don't think Charlie is a Chaplain or an angel. And after seeing the YouTube video (I have to say, I almost stopped watching it but figured there had to be some punchline or else it wouldn't have been posted by so many people), I think Charlie has to be a unicorn.

[Pepz]

wasn't there a unicorn (unicown?) somewhere in Ansom's horde? made out of glass and such. Think unicorns are just like the cloth golems and can't actually talk ;) which (I'm sad to say) would rule out Charlie the Unicown :)

[Ettlesby]

wasn't there a unicorn (unicown?) somewhere in Ansom's horde? made out of glass and such. Think unicorns are just like the cloth golems and can't actually talk ;) which (I'm sad to say) would rule out Charlie the Unicown :)

It was a tchotchke *probably spelt it wrong...* shaped like a unicorn.

[Pepz]

hehehe it doesn't ring a bell anyways :P could you tell me what a tchotchke is? :D

[SteveMB]

could you tell me what a tchotchke is? :D

The real-world meaning is "a small trinket or ornament" (e.g. a glass unicorn figurine).

[Pepz]

lol ok :D and here I was, thinking it was some kind of mythical DnD creature or something ;) been out of RL for too much :D thanks for the explanation :D

[ShneekeyTheLost]

I believe that, just to be extra-punny, Charlie is a Chaplain, who constantly dresses in a bowler hat and fake moustash with a cane, and who commands a trio of angelic beings. On one side, I could see him being mute, however that just doesn't work out for when he gives his angels orders...

Edit: I couldn't stand more than about thirty seconds of that flash video...

[Euphemism]

What about a spring-loaded plaything in a confined space from the island of lost toys?

[Maerad of Pellinor]

Ansom said "And someone get me Charlie." That makes it sound like he's talking about his mount, and we already know that one of his officers was riding an invisible unicorn. That makes me think that Charlie is also an invisible unicorn, like the YouTube "Charlie the unicorn."

Charlie is also the catch-all name for people's invisible friends. Around half of children who have invisible friends tend to call them Charlie, irrespective of whether they're male or female.

So I'm banking on Charlie being an invisible person.

I think you're right--only he's an invisible unicorn, so it's a pun on both counts. A typically Erfworld pun that's awesome as soon as you get it, but not so obvious that it detracts from the seriousness of the comic if you're not in the mood to laugh.

[Jack Mann]

The unicorn wasn't invisible. It was made of glass.

[Maerad of Pellinor]

The unicorn wasn't invisible. It was made of glass.

Wow, I missed that.... Just a unicorn, then.

[TheOtherMC]

I would like to draw everyone's attention to Erlfworld page 23: The battle of gobwin Knob 40.....specifically the last panel to the left of Ansom......and what do we see? Its CHARLIE!!!!

[Tividar's Thorn]

Charlie the Chocomancer. Come on, it's perfect.

Ansom: Where are those flying units?
Charlie: Here, lord! *Flying chocolate monsters!*
Wanda, Parson, and Lord Tool: OH NO! CHOCOLATE!

It would fit in with the Marbits.

[Thomar_of_Uointer]

Well, it looks like "leader of angels" was the right one. Dang.

[Maerad of Pellinor]

Well, it looks like "leader of angels" was the right one. Dang.

It was all of them--look at the picture more carefully.

[chionophile]

That's not Charlie. Check the second to last panel of the most recent page - I don't think there's more than one Charlie. We haven't seen him yet and I don't think we're going to.

[Radar]

That's not Charlie. Check the second to last panel of the most recent page - I don't think there's more than one Charlie. We haven't seen him yet and I don't think we're going to.

Charlie is the voice in the two first panels. It's generaly referenced to "Charlie's Angels" - an old TV series (that's why there are three angels). I don't think he will ever show himself, cause in TV he also was only heard through radio and never seen.

[chionophile]

Yeah, I know. I'm pretty sure Maerad was talking about the unipegataur(s) seen in the last couple of comics. Charlie is not a unipegataur.

[Dhavaer]

Does anyone else think the Archon's uniforms have a vaguely 'stewardess' look to them?

[archon_huskie]

It's a Unicorn crossed with an Angel, made out of chocolate.

It's Charlie!

[SteveMB]

Does anyone else think the Archon's uniforms have a vaguely 'stewardess' look to them?

Absolutely not.

I see nothing "vague" about it.

[Gez]

Charlie is a unicorn chaplain who owns a chocolate factory that serves as a base for his archons.

[Akaziel]

Heh heh, Charlie... I'm guessing Leader of Angels....

[Gitman00]

After 42 I'd bet good money we never actually see Charlie.

[Earendill]

After 42 I'd bet good money we never actually see Charlie.

Did anyone ever see him in the series ?

I must admit that the Unipegataur was an answer to this thread probably, while the originally intended Charlie was the Archons' boss. We never saw any reference to the the unipegataurs before that strip (unlike orlies, gwiffins and doom bats)

Side issue...the archons seem to be quite expensive (otherwise Ansom would have them with his army by default) and they seem to take single missions and not major wars. They were not accounted during the plan presentation. They do seem to be at least a decent opponent to a pack of Dwagons. They also seem like being capable of some sort of teleportation (they reached the incursion group before Ansom). The teleportation part makes it difficult for Stanley's lookamancers to foresee their arrival.

What if Ansom, who has Planning as one of his main feats (see the quote) has been preparing for this ? Jillian escaping one day after being captured is highly suspect IMO and he is aware that this could be a trap - so he decides to turn it to his advantage - hire the most expensive, powerful yet undetectable mercenary troops to face Ansom's dwagons ?

He did contact Charlie before receiving Jillian's note, however the precise mission orders were only given after. Sounds to me like a careful plan, that takes into account Stanley's superiority in recon (Stanley knows for instance Ansom has massed his flyers)

[SteveMB]

What if Ansom, who has Planning as one of his main feats (see the quote) has been preparing for this ? Jillian escaping one day after being captured is highly suspect IMO and he is aware that this could be a trap - so he decides to turn it to his advantage - hire the most expensive, powerful yet undetectable mercenary troops to face Ansom's dwagons?

"I would rather face enemy forces in the open, than to pry them out of those defenses."

Ansom might be thinking that Stanley is walking into his trap....

[Telonius]

Charlie is obviously Thog.

Seriously though, I'm guessing he's none of the above. Not sure what, yet; and I hope he never actually gets shown.

Though it would be amusing if he's just an animated speakerphone.