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    Quote Originally Posted by Yana View Post
    Seeing as the guards refer to the Champion as a "he" I'd wager that two of the random guesses above me are wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yana View Post
    Seeing as the guards refer to the Champion as a "he" I'd wager that two of the random guesses above me are wrong.
    I said alternate reality! This Miko put on the girdle because the Dwarf was gay and liked asians in this world.

    Then she/he ate him. And the order of the stick. And every living thing in Azure City when it went back.

    It was a lousy administrative choice, taking on a Tarrasque as a member of the guard, really.
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    Good comic. Rich show character growth for Belkar, and remove a plot device that could potentially save Roy, at the same time.
    Of course, he didn't need to show the Allosaurus ever so it was all by design.

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    Belkar making a joke about something does not make it so.

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    Hmm, it appears that during the vision quest, Belkar did have some actual character development. His stated aim is to appear more helpful while being in reality just as evil as ever; but were that the truth he'd be trying to convince Roy he released the allosaur, and not the reverse.

    Well, either that or we're witnessing his plan to be subtle and coax Roy to figure out he's being helpful on Roy's own. But Belkar isn't exactly good at subtle.

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    Loved all of Belkar's jokes. Finely chopped

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    Ah. . Well, never mind then :).

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    Looks like i won my bet!
    of course its poster guy!
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    Dun dun dun dun!

    Chan chan chan! Leche con pan! ... oh wait.. that is another thing....

    p.d. Good comic

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    ...So Belkar has really dropped the act of being nice. Weird he saw it getting results.
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    This one really makes me wonder if Rich has been reading the forums and decided he needed to spell it all out in small words for the folks who refused to accept that Belkar actually did a Good Thing. I hope not.

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    Belkar is up to something.

    Or, perhaps, maybe for once he is plotting to help the party... and will end up dead for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edhelras View Post
    I think the Champ is.... Hannibal Lecter!!!
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    That last joke was thin, Belkar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edhelras View Post
    I think the Champ is.... Hannibal Lecter!!!
    I was thinking Il Duce from Boondock Saints. Sadly, I cannot find the picture of him being chained with four guards wheeling him around.

    http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pu..._duce_9811.jpg is close
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    Oops. I think Roy is in a bit of trouble here...

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Pilgrim View Post
    Belkar is up to something.
    I kind of get that feeling too. Belkar admits to helping Enor and Gannji, but he doesn't tell us why he decided to help them. Did he just want to do a kind deed, or is there something else involved?
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    Quote Originally Posted by squidbreath View Post
    How are you so sure? the champion's wearing a black shirt atm, but no top on the poster.
    He is wearing the same helmet, and that's an iron cage, not a black shirt. Also, the person getting chopped in half is wearing the same armor that Roy is currently wearing, and has a big round head with no hair.

    I'm going with "it's a clew!"

    Although it appears to be a different axe, the one in the poster is a double-bladed, the one in the current strip has some sort of spiky thing on the back.
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    The anticipation grows. Can't wait to see the champ.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fibonnaciseries View Post
    It looks like the champion really was the guy on the poster...
    Who could have seen that coming?
    And there's also the axe! What a coincidence!
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    That last line shows why Belkar is my favorite character! I am a lot more eager to know why he decided to help them than seeing Roy and the champion chop one another...
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    Belkar is actually scheming? And the forums are having a hard time figuring out what? A remarkable situation for Death's Lil' Helper ....

    By the way, am I the first one to notice the pun on D&D sizes, with "Finely chopped" and "one step worse than diminutively"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordpriest View Post
    By the way, am I the first one to notice the pun on D&D sizes, with "Finely chopped" and "one step worse than diminutively"?
    No. You are not. It was, after all, sort of the point. You are simply the first person to actively spell it out in this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonestheSpy View Post
    This one really makes me wonder if Rich has been reading the forums and decided he needed to spell it all out in small words for the folks who refused to accept that Belkar actually did a Good Thing. I hope not.
    Yea, it does seem small words are necessary
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    Gaspth!!

    Belkar character development!!

    We were right!
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    Unless he's scamming them all for character growth xp again.
    I would be a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonestheSpy View Post
    This one really makes me wonder if Rich has been reading the forums and decided he needed to spell it all out in small words for the folks who refused to accept that Belkar actually did a Good Thing. I hope not.
    Except he has explicitly stated that he doesn't do that. And he probably had this planned a long time in advance.

    Quote Originally Posted by dish View Post
    I kind of get that feeling too. Belkar admits to helping Enor and Gannji, but he doesn't tell us why he decided to help them. Did he just want to do a kind deed, or is there something else involved?
    On another thread, the best theory brought up was that when Roy said "It's like watching someone duel their own puppy," Belkar made a sympathetic connection to his situation with Mr. Scruffy. Obviously Belkar would never want to duel Mr. Scruffy, his only known friend, and he sees a similar situation here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Asarlai View Post
    Except he has explicitly stated that he doesn't do that. And he probably had this planned a long time in advance.
    Sigh. No he hasn't. He does read the forums. He just responded to a thread about this very strip. People who say he "explicitly" stated that he doesn't read the forums misread his quote. He may not read them often, but he does read them.

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    Roy will start losing to the Champion. Ian will help Belkar break out into the arena to help Roy.
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    The Champion can't kill Roy. That would just be wrong.
    Belkar's in pretty deep water though, especially if he puts his neck out for Roy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePhantasm View Post
    Sigh. No he hasn't. He does read the forums. He just responded to a thread about this very strip. People who say he "explicitly" stated that he doesn't read the forums misread his quote.
    Not what I was talking about. Look at what I quoted; I meant he has said that he does not change the content of comics based on what is said on the forums, nor does he let it influence them.

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