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2024-04-04, 12:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
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2024-04-04, 07:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Agatha activated Prende's Lantern in the last panel. I don't think it will work on Dreen.
Remember, Dreen can even frighten Jagers, and essentially nothing frightens Jagers.
The Vozzler ought to be nearby. He may be able to help. Does he sleep? I don't think we've ever seen him tired.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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2024-04-04, 02:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
For all the hype the Dreen have had, I do not believe they are a threat to Agatha. Not because she's a super-duper Spark, just because I don't think they'll act as antagonists here. They have never gone against any of the main cast -- they chose to serve Klaus, they gave a hint to Gil, they did kind of mess Martellus' ride but only because he was foolish enough to try to attack them... I just don't think they intend to do any harm to Agatha and co., if anything they're probably here to help her fix the time stop thing.
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2024-04-04, 03:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
It is of note that they showed up as well when one of the old Heterodynes messed heavily with time. Importantly, he was very much alive afterwards as he had a pie and there were no time rifts to mend after his experiments. It kind of suggests that the Dreen are some kind of time police/fixers: stepped in, mended the space-time, went back.
In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2024-04-04, 04:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Warning: This posting may contain wit, wisdom, pathos, irony, satire, sarcasm and puns. And traces of nut.
"The main skill of a good ruler seems to be not preventing the conflagrations but rather keeping them contained enough they rate more as campfires." Rogar Demonblud
"Hold on just a d*** second. UK has spam callers that try to get you to buy conservatories?!? Even y'alls spammers are higher class than ours!" Peelee
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2024-04-05, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Being afraid of what a super-Spark is holding in their hand is just plain common sense - which, as you say, is usually is short supply among Jagers.
That bit with Dimo is actually one of the most heroic things in the strip: "Here come a dozen unstoppable killer bears. You run, I'll hold them off." Horatio held the bridge; Dimo, the tracks.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-04-07, 11:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Mr. Kjarl Thotep is about to have a harem!
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2024-04-08, 06:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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No, wait, go back!
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2024-04-08, 06:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Slowly, deliberately, the assassin hired by the Among Us developers began to pack up his rifle. The hit on the Foglios was officially off.
(Yes I know any similarity was almost assuredly pure coincidence since the Dreen long predate the Among Us dudes, and I might be the only one who even thought it, I just was struck by the resemblance while reading the last comic and then was amused to see it vanish this comic.)
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2024-04-08, 09:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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I only see 2 possible females. The one on the left is almost certainly female. The one on the right is almost certainly male. The one in the middle, however, only gives me 75% female vibes. A harem really needs at least 3 members (like Von Zinzer, our resident ladies man.)
Also, I am concerned about the varied reactions the dreen are having to their new state.
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2024-04-08, 09:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-08, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-08, 10:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Are we now seeing the true form of the Dreen? Or did the lantern force them to assume these forms? I'm going with the former, mostly, but "rude" gives me pause, and "'bout time" could mean that right Dreen has wanted to assume corporal form for a while.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-04-08, 11:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Not sure if those are their true forms in their own dimension, but I guess the lantern did to them what the whole gang did to Kjarl before - they are now fully aligned to this dimension. It will probably affect how they perceive time from that point on. Kjarl before he got re-aligned was also mixing past, present and future.
In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2024-04-08, 11:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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They're silly now, they must be allies.
The name is "tonberrian", even when it begins a sentence. It's magic, I ain't gotta 'splain why.
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2024-04-08, 04:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-08, 05:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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* my emphasis
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2024-04-09, 02:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Yeah, I like the "otherworldly Dreen" look too (and the fact they all looked alike, while even clanks of the same model show small differences, adds to the alien feel).
Those are just "blue guys/gals". (Although seing the way the middle dreen is slightly weyrded out by his own hand, it may not be their true form). That kinda sucks the mystery right out of them.
That whiplash from "weird and alien" to "familiar, relatable and kinda mundane" is probably the intention of the strip, though.Last edited by Kardwill; 2024-04-09 at 03:15 AM.
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2024-04-09, 06:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Honestly I'm more bothered about the complete change in outfit. I liked those hats!
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2024-04-09, 06:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2024-04-09, 07:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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I suspect that learning the true nature of the Dreen is going to be a major plot point. Like I said, we don't know if these are true forms revealed, or a form they are forced into by the power of the lantern.
Also, while these people look very "ordinary people but blue", we know that one Dreen took out Martellus' Imperial Battle Clank, casually. And they are armed - there are hilts visible above shoulders. I think we're talking "goofy looking mighty warriors".This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-04-09, 07:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Honestly, who cannot take on a battleclank or two in this comic?
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2024-04-09, 09:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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One of the funniest scenes involving manual dismantling of a battle clank was IMO that time in Mechanicsburg, when Othar helped Agatha with upgrading the lightning stick.
In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2024-04-09, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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And all battle clanks are identical in form and function, am I right?
One of the earliest scenes in the story was Klaus telling Dr. Beetle that his clanks used to be the best in world, but were now outdated. And Gil discussing how Beetle was fixated on size, which was why his mega-clank was vulnerable.
"I keep forgetting he's a Spark, too".This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-04-09, 11:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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And the disappointment continues, for me at least.
Blegh.SpoilerHaving the Dreen lounging and eating snacks?
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2024-04-10, 01:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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* my emphasis
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Things that don't kill me make me strong
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2024-04-10, 01:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, that may have been a sweeping statement from my part, sorry.
Yet, I think "being crazy dangerous in direct combat" isn't what contributes most to their aura of menace. Many other characters show incredible feats of martial prowess. The Dreen were more of a muted, background, mysterious menace. They are just there, doing their thing without caring that people like Dupree panicked at the simple thought of having to face them.Last edited by Kardwill; 2024-04-10 at 01:45 AM.
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2024-04-10, 02:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2024-04-10, 03:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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When time stops are really bad you get Dreen.
Probably in the same way you get Fire Fighters when fire gets out of control.* my emphasis
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Things that don't kill me make me strong
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2024-04-10, 03:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
The pith-helmet analogue makes me think of safari big-game hunters. The thing that Klaus would supposedly do for the Dreen that led to their service sure seems like the "bait your reality with enough tasty things that a giant time beasty comes running" level of favor.