101 The Battle for Gobwin Knob, Page 91

[kpenguin]

New comic is up.

Yeah, Parson! Show that elitist bastard!

...

Where's he going with this anyway?

[mstkone]

Hooray Parson! Very glad I checked tonight!

[BRC]

I think he's trying to get Ansom to offend his non-royal allies.

[Twin2]

I think he's trying to get Ansom to offend his non-royal allies.

Would have been funny to see him try and compare royalty to other forms of government in his world especially with some of the resentment there (how many of them do you think have ever known what communism, or democracy ect is?).

[multilis]

On top of already suggested divisions over loyalty, Parson also has potential to provoke enemy to anger/rush attack which makes trap easier.

[PhantomFox]

Objective 1) Alienate Ansom's allies
Objective 2) Royally tick him off so he makes stupid mistakes.

MISSION COMPLETE!

[smeee]

I like the cut from stanley is your superior, to stanley going after that poor foolamancer again.

[Theodoriph]

Poor Vinny...you can almost hear him screaming "Noooooo!".

[Megalomaniac2]

Wow. Very slick. Love how Vinnie's going "Ah, jeez, Boss" in the background.

Is it just me or is Parson closing in on "Magnificent B*****d" territory here?

[SteveMB]

Royally tick him off

Heh.

so he makes stupid mistakes.

Apparently. It's so obvious in retrospect, but I never saw it coming....

[Tignok]

I think Vinnie's "Oof" is my favorite bit of all that.

You ever seen a good friend do or say something incredibly arrogant and offensive? I have.

[cyberchihuahua]

Hmmm, comic 101. I think that school is officially in session.

[ringsnake]

I think Vinnie's "Oof" is my favorite bit of all that.

You ever seen a good friend do or say something incredibly arrogant and offensive? I have.

We're all gamers here, so yeah it's fair to say that we have.

I totally didn't see that happening. Parson's one smart dude.

Poor Foolamancer! It looks very much like the Tool has killed his Foolamancer.

[rman]

Really nice button pushing.

Not sure where Parson learned that Ansom has that big red button or that it would be that divisive for the side. All of Ansom's side could have been royal blood for all Parson knows. Of course I am missing stuff so shoot me back.

[Arkenputtyknife]

“Oof,” indeed. Funniest strip for some time.

Where's he going with this anyway?

Probably trying to make Ansom so mad he can't think straight and starts doing stupid things, hopefully alienating his allies in the process. And by the look of it, succeeding.

Go for it, Hamster!

[Mr. Scaly]

I see a hidden third front within this verbal attack.

1) Get Ansom to tick off his allies.
2) Get Ansom to launch stupid attacks into Gobwin traps.

And

3) Blatantly reveal to Ansom that royal superiority is a load of dwagon cwap.

In conclusion: Parson kicks ass.

[fendrin]

now THAT is playing the player....

SteveMB hit it again: so obvious, and yet nobody thought of it.
This comic rocks.

I love the fact that Webinar has a gump up his rump with Ansom, too.

The Giant Ronald MacDonald eye is creeping me out...
and Stanley and the Foolamancer are bit off in size... the Foolamancer looks like a ragdoll in Stanley's hands. Unless maybe Stanley is choking an illusion.

[Tignok]

I think the choice for this course of action must have been harder than it seemed for Parson. On the one had he could have chosen to stall the attack as long as he could in order to prepare more defenses, and recover Wanda. On the other hand, this course of action as stated by others, provokes Ansom and possibly disrupts the coalition. I personally might have chosen the former, but thats why he's the king, and I'm a schmuck.

[El_Chupacabra]

Wonder if Parson's height is having any impression on Ansom at all?

Not that it needs to. Although if anyone else sees this conversation, they might be impressed by Parson and his demeanor.

Gonna be interesting what's said next. Unless Parson had no goal other than causing this apoplectic fit.

[hajo]

Playing the opponent, not the game - again !
Looks like Parson is doing it right

[El_Chupacabra]

Really nice button pushing.

Not sure where Parson learned that Ansom has that big red button or that it would be that divisive for the side. All of Ansom's side could have been royal blood for all Parson knows. Of course I am missing stuff so shoot me back.

I expect that Wanda discussed (off-strip) more about Ansom with Parson than what we immediately see. She was the one who was credited with knowing him best, via Jillian, I imagine.

Side Note: Note Jillian saw Ansom's rage-on as well, and she takes a dim view of royalty. So she's going to be conflicted, and probably more independent. That could be bad for Parson -- when she's fighting, she's good -- or good for Parson -- she might just wander off after Stanley, a bit too late to catch him, but to hell with the attack on GK.

[Pink]

I don't believe parson's height is visible to ansom, or at the least, it's explainable becuase hologram ansem is smaller anyway.

Also, just a possible point here that hasn't been brought up, aside from the more obvious good points, but could parson also be trying to use the loyalty system a bit? By communicating Stanley as a Unit more highly favored by the titans, he might be twisting the mechanics of the system to lower the stats of those attacking stanley.

Just a thought since there was some experimentation with it.

[fendrin]

Wonder if Parson's height is having any impression on Ansom at all?

Not that it needs to. Although if anyone else sees this conversation, they might be impressed by Parson and his demeanor.

Gonna be interesting what's said next. Unless Parson had no goal other than causing this apoplectic fit.

It's unclear whether or not Parson's size is visible to Ansom.

Also, only Ansom can see or hear Parson, though I'm guessing that thinkagrams are common enough that everyone else can figure out what is going on.

[SteveMB]

I expect that Wanda discussed (off-strip) more about Ansom with Parson than what we immediately see.

That's confirmed here: "Wanda said he's [Ansom's] a proud guy, and he's got nothing but contempt for you [Stanley]." (emphasis added)

Also, Stanley's rant touches on the subject: "Ansom and people like him like to put on airs."

[Ganurath]

"Play the enemy, not the game."

[the_tick_rules]

man, ansom looks like he's gonna have a stroke.

[Glome]

What's funny is that Ansom probably doesn't even realize he said anything wrong. I wonder how Vinnie is going to explain to Ansom that you just can't go around saying you're superior to everyone else without pissing people off.

[hajo]

Gonna be interesting what's said next.

I doubt there can be any meaningful discussion with Ansom right now

Unless Parson had no goal other than causing this apoplectic fit.

Sure, that's the real reason.
But Parson hasn't stated his 'official' reason for calling, so he has to do so before breaking off.

It wouldn't really matter what he puts forth, so he could just as well demand Ansom should give him the Arkenplier, and then go home

And as Parson already mentioned the hammer, he could add insult to insury by claiming that the mark of those choosen by the titans as leaders is atunement to an arkentool - and Ansom knows that he is not atuned to his pliers

[Arkenputtyknife]

It's unclear whether or not Parson's size is visible to Ansom.

Inconclusive, perhaps, but the comic seems to be giving a strong impression that Parson's size is being conveyed. The biggest clue is in the tilts of Parson's and Ansom's heads: Ansom is looking up at him and Parson looking down. Of course, we don't know what the scaling and perspective rules for thinkagrams are, but from what we're shown, I'd assume that size is being conveyed until proven otherwise.

[Wender]

Holy Boop, that was perfect. On Parson's part and on Rob's and Jamie's.

"Stanley is your superior..." and then the cutaway to Glam Stanley throttling his Foolamancer.

Booping brilliant.

I expected Parson to be able to drive wedges between Ansom and some members of the alliance. I did not expect Parson to be able to drive wedges between Ansom and Webinar, let alone Vinnie. And he did it by sounding exactly like Stanley's loyal proxy.

Now all Parson has to do is end the conversation before Ansom gets pushed too hard and figures out what's going on. If this is executed correctly Ansom won't even realize he's been played until it's over and he's lost.

My hat's off to Parson, and to the authors for plotting this. And, I love the purely evil glee on Parson's face when he greets Ansom.