Girl Genius XXII: Paris Needs Pants

[Manga Shoggoth]

There's always a bar in this sort of thing, isn't there. I get the feeling that Mama Gkika's is going to make an appearance.

[geoduck]

Missing general confirmed.

I don't if you're being serious, but.. no. Higgs is the Hidden General. Maybe Ivo could have been a general, if he was more of a joining type.

[eschmenk]

Also, these extra stories are supposed to be rather fanciful folk stories, similar to the Heterodyne stories. They won't necessarily be consistent with the main GG canon.

FWIW, in the main GG canon, General Zadipok was the "missing" general, at least from the point of view of the other generals. They weren't worried about Higgs. (Lethologica said "missing," not "hidden.")

[Ellen]

When you take on one Jager, you take on them all.

Probably true--in the same way that heroes always stand behind their friends when there's trouble and the not so hero-y always stand behind their friends.

[keybounce]

Also, these extra stories are supposed to be rather fanciful folk stories, similar to the Heterodyne stories. They won't necessarily be consistent with the main GG canon.

FWIW, in the main GG canon, General Zadipok was the "missing" general, at least from the point of view of the other generals. They weren't worried about Higgs. (Lethologica said "missing," not "hidden.")

Zadipok was simply delayed for some unknown reason. "He should be here by now, but we have not heard from him". That's different from the 7th general.

[Lethologica]

He's a general so secret even the other generals don't know about him, of course.

[stsasser]

Schmot und schneaky.

I would follow Ivo's Twitter. Sorry, Othar.

[petersohn]

He's a general so secret even the other generals don't know about him, of course.

I thought he was a private.

[HandofShadows]

I would follow Ivo's Twitter. Sorry, Othar.

Well, if Othar would update every once in awhile....

[Lethologica]

I thought he was a private.

A very private general, yes.

[smuchmuch]

Oh he's good, very good. Give this guy a dozen hats.

[keybounce]

There is a wonderful homage to Girl Genus, starting over at http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Cowb...overs/5538893/

[Kantaki]

New comic

I like her.
Throwing stuff at a Jägermonster...

[eee]

Former - or future? - girlfriend?

Who vatches de Vatchmen?

[Kantaki]

Former - or future? - girlfriend?

[Kosh]Yes.[/Kosh]

Who vatches de Vatchmen?

The Jäger.
By the way, that's another movie that would be improved by replacing the cast with Jägerkin.

[Rockphed]

The Jäger.
By the way, that's another movie that would be improved by replacing the cast with Jägerkin.

You say that like there are movies that would not be improved by replacing significant portions of their cast with Jaegerkin.

[Shining Wrath]

You say that like there are movies that would not be improved by replacing significant portions of their cast with Jaegerkin.

Casablanca. Because there's almost no way to improve that movie.

OTOH, I vote to remake Battlefield: Earth with Jaegerkin as soon as possible.

[keybounce]

I think "The Empire Strikes Back" would be ruined with Jaggers.

Still ... The Phantom Jagger?

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So, the day before the festival, the town watch has a big party. Day of the festival, they are all out sick. Sounds like someone did something to the drink at the party. Makes a good first stop for a P.J., but now someone wants to knock the PJ to bed.

[Kantaki]

You say that like there are movies that would not be improved by replacing significant portions of their cast with Jaegerkin.

Hy never klaimed it's a very ekslusiff list.

Titanic vould be great.
„Hy iz de king uf de vorld!”
Not dat de iceberg vould vin in dis version...

[The Glyphstone]

I think "The Empire Strikes Back" would be ruined with Jaggers.

Still ... The Phantom Jagger?

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Jae Ger Binks?

[HandofShadows]

OTOH, I vote to remake Battlefield: Earth with Jaegerkin as soon as possible.

They wouldn't do it. There are some things even the worst Jaeger would not do.

[eee]

[Kosh]Yes.[/Kosh]



The Jäger.
By the way, that's another movie that would be improved by replacing the cast with Jägerkin.

(Imagines a Jager Rorschach.)

I would worry around the body count.

(Imagines a Jager Ozymandias.)

Higgs.

(Imagines a Jager Dr. Manhattan.)

...

...

Oy.

[Tyrrell]

Thinking about the word Jager, it occurs to me that Pacific Rim would have been a lot more enjoyable with Jagerkin characters and dialog.

[Kantaki]

Jae Ger Binks?

Replacing the Gungans with Jägerkin definitely would be a improvement*.
Especially in the final battle against the battle droids clanks.
Forget the leetle keed blowing up the command ship.
The Jägermonster would win that on their own.
And it would be glorious.

*Nothing against them, but unless we talk about the Darth and Droids version the Jägermonster are clearly superior.

Aunt Edith says:

Thinking about the word Jager, it occurs to me that Pacific Rim would have been a lot more enjoyable with Jagerkin characters and dialog.

I think the most significant change would be that the Jäger (the mechas that is) would wear hats.

[Manga Shoggoth]

There's always a bar in this sort of thing, isn't there. I get the feeling that Mama Gkika's is going to make an appearance.

Oh well. So much for my powers of prediction...

You say that like there are movies that would not be improved by replacing significant portions of their cast with Jaegerkin.

Still ... The Phantom Jagger?

The Phantom Menace would indeed be improved by Jagers replacing a certian character, and I would probably pay good money to watch. I'm just worried about who they would replace him with...

OTOH, I vote to remake Battlefield: Earth with Jaegerkin as soon as possible.

Worth a try. Let's see...

Vile hyu vere schtill learnink how to schpell you name, Hy vas beink trained to konqver galaxies!
Attention. Dis iz Terl, you chief uf security. Eksterminate hall man-animals at vill, und heppy huntink!
Krap-lousy keilink! Hy tought Hy told to get zum man-animals in here und fix it.
Hyu... Hungry, liddle fella? Vant zum rat? It's goot!

Home uffice iz vell avare uf you academic achievements und obvious talents. Dat's vy ve decided not to keep hyu here for anodder 5 kycles.
It's a joke, oh tenk hyu sir. Hy don' know if Hy kould hef kept my sanity beink here anodder 5 kycles.
Ve've decided to keep hyu here anodder 50 kycles... vith endless options for reneval.

Hmmmm... I'm sold!

(Due credit to Wikiquote and Santiago's Jägerizer)

[gbs5009]

There's always a bar in this sort of thing, isn't there. I get the feeling that Mama Gkika's is going to make an appearance.

Well, you get full credit for being right about the bar.

[Gez]

I think "The Empire Strikes Back" would be ruined with Jaggers.

What about having them replace the Ewoks?

I mean, there's even a scene where one of them steals Leia's hat.

[keybounce]

Ok, the ender world of commerce, being turned into the ender world of combat ... yea, that would be an improvement

[Ellen]

Besides there always being a bar, there's always the tough-as-nails ex-girlfriend who still hasn't forgiven him for whatever they broke up over.

Not that this has much to do with Jager movies, but I first remember coming across the world "jager" in the story Mark Elf by Cordwainer Smith, where the meschenjager are killer robots left over from the sixth reich and whatever world war it was they started. It also has a telepathic bear and the daughter of a probably-not-mad scientist from World War II who put her in suspended animation for longer than intended. It's possibly the weirdest retelling of Goldilocks out there.

I also just realized it would work really well set in the Girl Genius world if it weren't for the fact that the main character finds killer robots and telepathic bears really strange things to run into.

[Kantaki]

Whoever's screaming there they have a terrible timing.
Interrupting the traditional bar brawl before it even started...
Or it is a clever ploy to get their tab cleared.