The 2nd Girl Genius Thread

[LaCroix]

Rudolf, the... gun... nosed reindeer?

I like their twisted sense of humor...

Is it just me or does Agatha give all her clanks too much personality? I mean, that thing was made to carry a sleigh, and maybe aquire and engage targets, but giving it a sense of aesthetics and design?

[madd0ct0r]

Whenever Agatha does her thing and bystanders get bulging eyes, I can't help but getting giddy about what is to come...

That looks less like and more like
I'm betting that whole speel about throwing out logic, nature, and all that results in mechanical horses or something.

applause.

[Zixinus]

Is it just me or does Agatha give all her clanks too much personality? I mean, that thing was made to carry a sleigh, and maybe aquire and engage targets, but giving it a sense of aesthetics and design?

I'm sure that's another characteristic of the Spark somehow. Artistic expression through their creations.

Though, she may be a bit justified in this case if she built it out of nearby, existing parts. There may have been a raindeer-chasis for nobility (hence artistry) in parts in that area, she merely taking it and "improving" on the original design.

Bets are that it won't be enough. Tweedle is overconfident in keeping Agatha and he may likely have a reason, even if one he overestimates. Consider the Knights of Jove mechs, they had helicopters. If the hangar is the same as the one Agatha is in now, it is likely that she is trapped by a geography that she can only escape with flight. Not to mention any defenses that may keep her inside.

[xthetenth]

It does look to be a reindeer clank, however.

[Dass.Kapital]

I'm betting the reindeer has guns in its nose and rockets out its @rse. With the sleigh extending its wings, since it looks like a glorified duck/swan...

[Dass.Kapital]

So...did...not see...coming.....

[Alyeska]

When pigs fly.

[Zixinus]

OK, I thought we'd have to wait until Agatha studies the outside terrain. I guess even I underestimated her . Now all she has to worry about (aside getting some winter clothing and supplies, but that's probably Violetta's problem) are any possible defenses.

[Zixinus]

Actually I just noticed: are those actualy swines or do they just have organic eyes?

[LaCroix]

*Blinks*

Well, Schweincopters...

The obvious choice...

[Enigma]

Technorganic it is then.

[Dass.Kapital]

* @ latest page*

[Highlord Laan]

Agatha Heterodyne built a squadron of flying pigs and an overgunned robot reindeer in a cave! With a box of scraps!

[Dass.Kapital]

So added to sig. Bravo!

Also, now we get to see just how over gunned that Reindeer is.

[RecklessPrudence]

Hmm... Krosp's final line. Is that a "We're going down! I don't care what you say, it's gotta be better than the pigs overheating in mid-air!", a "We're going down! The pigs overheated and we are now in freefall!", or a "We're going down! Trust me, I have an in with these guys."?

[madd0ct0r]

I think it's a 'We're going down? They don't look like cat people..."

[RecklessPrudence]

Wouldn't there be a question mark instead of/in addition to the exclamation mark, then?

[LadyTevar]

They lost a Swinecopter, so yes, they're going down.
Love the raindeer yelling "NOT THE FACE!"

[LaCroix]

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

They should kick Krosp out, it might buy them some time while the hounds sort out their priorities...

[Zixinus]

Isthvan is English-phonetic for the Hungarian István, Nyíregyháza is a city in the eastern part (towards what is modern Romania) of the (modern) country, beyond the Tisza. The borders would be different in Girl Genius, possibly incorporating more of western Romania. Then again, countries as such may not exist in GG.

I have no idea what Dryno refers to however, it doesn't pop up as a English-phonetic for any Hungarian word from the top of my head. It may be Romanian.

Incidentally, August 20th was the nameday for István.

[RecklessPrudence]

On Wednesday's strip in the last frame, does anyone else see the "stalk" of a speech bubble, without any actual bubble at the end? Goes from Martellus down and to the right, partially covering "Seffie"'s muff (...the handwarmer, you sickos)?

[LaCroix]

Isthvan is English-phonetic for the Hungarian István, Nyíregyháza is a city in the eastern part (towards what is modern Romania) of the (modern) country, beyond the Tisza. The borders would be different in Girl Genius, possibly incorporating more of western Romania. Then again, countries as such may not exist in GG.

Not unrealistic, since Mechanicsburg seems to be in the German speaking region ("Carson von Mekkhan"), in a mountainous area, which implies the alps in the real-life southern Germany or Austria, and that Storm king castle is supposed to be "not far" from it...

[LadyTevar]

On Wednesday's strip in the last frame, does anyone else see the "stalk" of a speech bubble, without any actual bubble at the end? Goes from Martellus down and to the right, partially covering "Seffie"'s muff (...the handwarmer, you sickos)?

You're right, there is an extra. Wonder what what supposed to go there?

[Zixinus]

According to the Girl Genius Wiki Mechanicsburg would actually be in Romania, around modern Sibiu.
According to it, the Lingua Fraca of the Baron's Empire is German. It may be that Mechanicsburg is Germanized somehow, maybe even before the Baron (Germans immigrated into Hungary throughout its history, the effect may have spread to Romania).

Then they'd be in Eastern Carpathian mountains (or what the regular Wiki calls Western Romanian Carpathians). They would be relatively close to the town then.

[LaCroix]

According to the Girl Genius Wiki Mechanicsburg would actually be in Romania, around modern Sibiu.
According to it, the Lingua Fraca of the Baron's Empire is German. It may be that Mechanicsburg is Germanized somehow, maybe even before the Baron (Germans immigrated into Hungary throughout its history, the effect may have spread to Romania).

Then they'd be in Eastern Carpathian mountains (or what the regular Wiki calls Western Romanian Carpathians). They would be relatively close to the town then.

Oh! So they are Transylvanian Saxons, maybe? Sibiu is the Romanian name of "Hermannstadt", the biggest settlement of the Saxons.