Dr. McNinja V: The End

[Duck999]

Y'know, this seems to be the first thread Glyphstone didn't create. Am I breaking some unspoken pact? If I am, feel free to fix this up so Glyphstone creates the thread.

As we were saying...

Also, feel free to suggest new thread names (puns).

[Spamotron]

I just had a disturbing thought. One classic protagonist power is the ability to instantly knock someone out with blow to the head while causing little to no permanent damage. While in reality any major blow to the head strong enough to knock someone out has a real chance to kill or permanently cripple no matter what you do. General consensus of the fandom is that "the curse," is Doc losing all his protagonist trope powers. Did Doc just accidentally kill/cripple a kid with that stunt?

[Rater202]

Maybe.

On the other-hand, being exceptionally tough was one of Paul Bunyun's characteristic traits, in addition to being super strong and being at least 10 feet tall.

[lord_khaine]

I just had a disturbing thought. One classic protagonist power is the ability to instantly knock someone out with blow to the head while causing little to no permanent damage. While in reality any major blow to the head strong enough to knock someone out has a real chance to kill or permanently cripple no matter what you do. General consensus of the fandom is that "the curse," is Doc losing all his protagonist trope powers. Did Doc just accidentally kill/cripple a kid with that stunt?

Im not to worried myself. Mainly because i dont give a used herring for what the fandom confirm among itself. Without WOG or hard evidence its just a theory.

[eschmenk]

I don't know if the theory is true or not, but even if the theory is true, it doesn't mean that particularly bad things will happen. When Doc kicked the very heavy door, he felt pain, but he didn't seem to injure himself badly. In the current case, I think that having Doc kill or cripple a child is just too dark to happen. Instead, if the theory is correct, Doc might notice some medical symptoms that are consistent with a concussion that he didn't see when he knocked someone out in the past. Or maybe the kid will have a concussion but not loose consciousness. I think those sorts of changes would be much more likely.

[The Glyphstone]

I didn't make the first (or second) thread. So it's fine if I don't make the last one.

[Professor Gnoll]

Feels good, stretching my legs in all this new thread space. Aaaah.

[Leewei]

I didn't make the first (or second) thread. So it's fine if I don't make the last one.

If you had created it as well, you'd have been ninja'd, appropriately enough.

[Anteros]

I didn't make the first (or second) thread. So it's fine if I don't make the last one.

He said, trying to hold back the tears.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

What, the good doctor assaulted the enemy stronghold with a whole team of allies and not even a first aid kit? Too many lockpicks to carry, Patrick?

[Flickerdart]

I thought the fog was Dracula, but the tooltip says it's gas. Who to believe?

[Duck999]

I'm guessing pirates or ninja drugs next.

[Benthesquid]

So the first two zones were McBonald's and Paul Bunyan, corresponding to the first two stories. The third story "So what IS a McNinja," introduced the pirates as recurring antagonists, but Dan seems to have dealt with them fairly effectively, so Patrick may meet up with the rest of the crew there.

The story after that, "There's a Raptor in my Office," featured raptor-riding banditos, musclehead jetpacks, and the sinister machinations of Fox News, so not sure how that's likely to play out. Perhaps we'll see a return of the Weatherman.

[eschmenk]

Well, if Dan skips "There's a Raptor in my Office," perhaps the gas contains Doc's antidote to the ninja drug? Doc was worried about it being used to take away the powers of a real ninja.

At least that would be better than an alternative idea. I sure hope that it's not an explosive mixture of hydrogen and methane caused by feeding Paul Bunyan a bunch of McNinja burgers.

ADDED: Come to think of it, Paul Bunyan did go down very easy for a boss....

[Anteros]

What, the good doctor assaulted the enemy stronghold with a whole team of allies and not even a first aid kit? Too many lockpicks to carry, Patrick?

No kidding. How is he not carrying at least tape with him? What kind of terrible Doctor is he??

[ericgrau]

No kidding. How is he not carrying at least tape with him? What kind of terrible Doctor is he??

I know right. You would expect the ONE thing a doctor ninja to carry would be a field med kit. Well, besides a sword. I mean for Pete's sake he's still wearing his stethoscope and yet no med kit. Was the stethoscope really so essential? Wait, yeah, it is. It's hard to be certain of what the outfit is without the stethoscope. I mean he could be a well dressed ninja dude ready for a night out on the town. And then we have these long convoluted conversations with everyone he meets where he tries to explain it. The first 1 or 2 are kind of funny, but then it gets old fast and takes away from the story. Yeah that's the worst thing that could ever happen to the comic strip. The stethoscope is as essential as the ninja mask. There's no way he'll leave it behind. But... what was I saying? Oh something about how he should really care a med kit. Ya.

I'm also surprised he didn't mime a bandage, at least to wear until the blood clots on its own. Then he leaves and it disappears, but with less blood loss.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

At least that would be better than an alternative idea. I sure hope that it's not an explosive mixture of hydrogen and methane caused by feeding Paul Bunyan a bunch of McNinja burgers.

Jetpack Bunyan! Run for your lives!

[ericgrau]

The pirate captain would be next if we go by story order. Either him or the featherless headless chicken.

[Disc Lorde]

Well, if we're going by chronological order of appearance, figure the pirates have already been dealt with, and assume that they're not going to have the banditos as villains, then the next foe would be Jetpack Guy. Which would explain the gas.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Well, if we're going by chronological order of appearance, figure the pirates have already been dealt with, and assume that they're not going to have the banditos as villains, then the next foe would be Jetpack Guy. Which would explain the gas.

Or maybe it's the weatherman. A group of ninja taking out the president on a giant battle, imagine what kind of news that would be. He could never top that with just a storm that sounds like the worlds loudest fart.

No, I don't know what the gas would be in that scenario.

[scienceguy8]

Update.

Oof! He's tugging at his duties and moralities as a doctor. This seems more designed to slow him down and cause him emotional harm than physical harm.

[Anteros]

It's always good when you can empathize with the villains like this.

[eschmenk]

This seems too easy! Doc gives him a quick shave and carries the boy or girl out before the beard grows back. How fast does the beard grow?

Personally, I wouldn't want someone hacking at my beard with a katana, but he's a ninja. And a doctor.

[Duck999]

This seems too easy! Doc gives him a quick shave and carries the boy or girl out before the beard grows back. How fast does the beard grow?

Personally, I wouldn't want someone hacking at my beard with a katana, but he's a ninja. And a doctor.

Does cutting it off revert them until it grows back? It isn't directly explained. Even if it does grow back, it would have to grow fast like it does when it first kicks in.

[dogmac]

King Radical really is a bastard that way. However, a shave seems in order.

(Bet the King has jowls under HIS BEARD)

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Regardless of whether this can be solved simply with a quick shave, if this is real and Radical is not just lying, that's a pretty big **** move.

[Anteros]

It's not like the children were going to spared in any of his previous genocide plans either. Radical sucks.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Completely random archive reading post by the way, but look how cute this birdosaur is. It's like a sleeping baby! Ah coochy coochy coo!

[Professor Gnoll]

King Radical really is a bastard that way. However, a shave seems in order.

(Bet the King has jowls under HIS BEARD)

Probably not, given that we've seen his face beardless.

[eschmenk]

Completely random archive reading post by the way, but look how cute this birdosaur is. It's like a sleeping baby! Ah coochy coochy coo!

I just noticed that the reporter there looks a lot like the weatherman in the last panel here, assuming he's doing his hair differently. That's probably just a generic reporter design, though.