Who Will Kill Xykon?

[Schroeswald]

I've been wondering who will kill Xykon (or make him more deader), because he is gonna be killed by the end of the comic, I personally think it will be one of three people (though I imagine other people might have other theories).

1. Roy: It makes sense, the protagonist, the blood oath, and all that (making him somewhat unlikely to actually strike the killing blow)
2. Redcloak: He's almost certainly going to start helping the good guys at the end, and he has the phylactery making it easiest for him to kill him, especially after the body is destroyed.
3. Belkar: I imagine this one is less obvious, but I feel like it would be appropriate for his final act to be unequivically Good, and he would likely die killing Xykon (maybe his final moments will involve the clasp no longer hurting him).

[Goblin_Priest]

Roy, with an assist from RC.

[CriticalFailure]

Roy.

Redcloak might take out the phylactery.

[Particle_Man]

MitD throws him into the Snarl.

[Worldsong]

Tarquin in an attempt to cement himself as the main villain.

[brian 333]

Redcloak's niece.

I have to agree with Roy and Redcloak. Roy to take him out and Redcloak to make it permanent.

[Squire Doodad]

I kinda wanna say Belkar because it'd be appropiate, but everything else I can think of says 60% chance Roy 40% RC.

[Rrmcklin]

Considering Mr. Burlew is on record as saying things will ultimately come down to Roy vs. Xykon, I don't think this is in question.

[brian 333]

Considering Mr. Burlew is on record as saying things will ultimately come down to Roy vs. Xykon, I don't think this is in question.

Please bananna that quote for me; I missed it.

[The Pilgrim]

Roy.

Redcloak might take out the phylactery.

+1

Roy will perform the heroic badass thing (beat Xykon's body) while Redcloak will play the part that completes his character arc (getting ridden of Xykon and giving up on the plan).

[hroþila]

Julia. It'd be hilarious.

[mjasghar]

Technically he is undead
So he will be unkilled

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Julia.

Bob was there too

Grey Wolf

[littlebum2002]

Roy will kill Xykon and the comic will be called


1481 Roy Has 99 Problems But a Lich Ain't One

[Riftwolf]

Roy will kill Xykon and the comic will be called


1481 Roy Has 99 Problems But a Lich Ain't One

If you suffer spell failure I feel bad for you son...

[pendell]

Xykon's already killed, and Redcloak did it as part of his lichification. Xykon, being undead, has been dead since the start of the comic, and so can't be killed.

Tongue-in-cheek,

Brian P.

[Quebbster]

No one kills Xykon. He lives. [/peterfalk]

[Squire Doodad]

Please bananna that quote for me; I missed it.

For some reason I really like how this is an actual functional verb here XD

[The Pilgrim]

Xykon will be killed by Rich Burlew.

[Squire Doodad]

Xykon will be killed by Rich Burlew.

"As the dreadful Xykon cast his spell, success for Roy and the Order seemed hopeless.

When suddenly, the cartoonist suffered a fatal heart attack!"


No cartoonists were harmed in the making of this joke.

[Riftwolf]

No one kills Xykon. He lives. [/peterfalk]

So he wins? Jesus Quebbster, why did you read me this story!?

[Goblin_Priest]

Redcloak betrays Xykon, Xykon (or MitD) knocks him out. Roy comes in, gets taken out (paralyzed?). Rest of the party weakens Xykon, but fails to defeat him. Xykon gloats. Redcloak's dying breath is to bring Roy back to shape, who retakes his weapon, come back to Xykon, and kills him with a perfect mega green flaming eye critical move.

So kinda like the vampire fight, but RC is Durkon, and Roy is Belkar. :P

[Squire Doodad]

Redcloak betrays Xykon, Xykon (or MitD) knocks him out. Roy comes in, gets taken out (paralyzed?). Rest of the party weakens Xykon, but fails to defeat him. Xykon gloats. Redcloak's dying breath is to bring Roy back to shape, who retakes his weapon, come back to Xykon, and kills him with a perfect mega green flaming eye critical move.

So kinda like the vampire fight, but RC is Durkon, and Roy is Belkar. :P

Alternative scenario:
Xykon faces the Order. Belkar charges, accidentally gets tossed into the gate. Roy attacks. Xykon MSwarms him, pushing Roy back. Durkon prepares buffs.
As a completely unrelated occurrence, a rock falls and crushes Xykon.

[Lombard]

I think it's been fairly well lampshaded that he'll lose to a wizard in a master class of preparation and out of the box thinking, so V I guess

[Worldsong]

I think it's been fairly well lampshaded that he'll lose to a wizard in a master class of preparation and out of the box thinking, so V I guess

Only if throwing a high level Fighter (Roy) at Xykon is part of the wizard (Vaarsuvius)'s well prepared and ingenious plan.

[ti'esar]

No one kills Xykon. He lives. [/peterfalk]

So he wins? Jesus Quebbster, why did you read me this story!?

Hilariously, this scene was pretty much how things with Tarquin actually played out around here.

[jwhouk]

It would only be funny if Roy didn't kill* Xykon, if only for Roy's dad to go, "NOOOO! Now I'll NEVER get out of limbo because of this blood oath!"


* - You know what I mean by "kill".

[Squire Doodad]

It would only be funny if Roy didn't kill* Xykon, if only for Roy's dad to go, "NOOOO! Now I'll NEVER get out of limbo because of this blood oath!"


* - You know what I mean by "kill".

The blood oath just stops him from heading to the afterlife for as long as Xykon remains in existence. The moment Xykon dies, regardless of the means by which he does so, Eugene gets to go into the afterlife.

[hamishspence]

That's not how it's worded though. It specifically states that he will not rest until he or his heirs has exacted horrible vengeance on Xykon.

If some random stranger does, maybe he's trapped.

[CriticalFailure]

That's not how it's worded though. It specifically states that he will not rest until he or his heirs has exacted horrible vengeance on Xykon.

If some random stranger does, maybe he's trapped.

So if Roy destroys his skeleton and then Redcloak destroys the phylactery while he's in it, Eugene is stuck?