The Girl Genius Thread
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Well well... Love does conquer all.
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We need to form some spark anthropologists to figure out how leathal these mating rituals get....
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The mating rituals can't be TOO lethal... otherwise they'd all die out.
still, good to see the story is moving along.
still, good to see the story is moving along.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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I wasn't aware that shouting could improve one's medical condition (it does make limited sense though: Gil is getting his adrenaline up, which probably counteracts the disease's deadly symptom).
Oh, and now we see Other again. And it appears that the prisoners know who he is.
Oh, and now we see Other again. And it appears that the prisoners know who he is.
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At this point the disease is cured - notice his skin tone, it's normal. What he's recovering from is being temporarily dead as part of the cure, and then the resurrection process being interrupted by the Other's sabotage.Zixinus wrote:I wasn't aware that shouting could improve one's medical condition (it does make limited sense though: Gil is getting his adrenaline up, which probably counteracts the disease's deadly symptom).
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Gil never actually had the disease, he was just exhibiting symptoms whilst he was hooked up to Agatha and Tarvek. When they all got disconnected he stopped showing symptoms, but was weak from his immune system having to do the job of three peoples.
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My my my... Othar has a SISTER!
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Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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It's nice to see Othar's reputation actually being proved by the criminals. Most of his 'good guy' status has come from stories, much like the Heterodyne boys, and we haven't really seen any of his actual work aside from bumbling antics in the presence of both Wulfenbachs and Agatha.
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I wonder what his sister did to get sent here. Wulfenbach doesn't normally hand out punishments disproportionate to the crime.
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possibly being his sister..;..
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Well... she can certainly take care of herself. Since Othar is a Spark, she would be one as well.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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Othar is a Spark? And a Spark's siblings are automatically Sparks too? When did that happen? (Note: I'm not saying it DIDN'T, but it's something rather major that I DO think I would remember, my poor recollection of Girl Genius notwithstanding. If I'm wrong, just point me at the appropriate strip and laugh at me looking stupid).
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Spark apears to be an inheirented condition.
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Inherited doesn't mean every one of your siblings will have it too.
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'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Wait, what? Good gy? Doesn't he mercilessly exterminate sparks wherever he encounters them? I'd had him pegged as an anti-hero at best, an intolerant jerkass who happens to be right much of the time, like Captain Hammer or something.Most of his 'good guy' status has come from stories,
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Well, that part hasn't really gotten out - Agatha was familiar with the stories, and yet seemed geniunely surprised when he decided she needed to die. And it's (probably) not like Othar goes out of his way to kill Sparks that aren't harming people; he seems to go after bad guys in general, and most of them are sparks, who he kills because of his intolerant ideology.
What this is confirming is more overall competence and skill than 'good guy'-ness; the fact that its not just a bunch of stories but that these guys actually got their asses kicked by Othar makes it clear that he's not just riding on some overestimated old stories.
What this is confirming is more overall competence and skill than 'good guy'-ness; the fact that its not just a bunch of stories but that these guys actually got their asses kicked by Othar makes it clear that he's not just riding on some overestimated old stories.
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Well, it seems logical that given the choice between Joe the ( fairly ) Harmless Tinkerer and Mad Bob, inventer of the Baby Fueled Clank, he'd go for Bob first. But on the other hand, the moment he learned that Agatha was a Spark, he set out to kill her on the spot. So Joe had better be pretty nimble or Othar will kill both of them.Darth Smiley wrote:And it's (probably) not like Othar goes out of his way to kill Sparks that aren't harming people; he seems to go after bad guys in general, and most of them are sparks, who he kills because of his intolerant ideology.
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What you're talking about is the truth behind Othar, but the common folk believe that's he's a hero. There's a number of strips that suggest this.Sinewmire wrote:Wait, what? Good gy? Doesn't he mercilessly exterminate sparks wherever he encounters them? I'd had him pegged as an anti-hero at best, an intolerant jerkass who happens to be right much of the time, like Captain Hammer or something.Most of his 'good guy' status has come from stories,
It's why I compared him to the Heterodyne boys. Same kind of reputation.
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That's been clear from his introduction. That's why Klaus was experimenting on him, waaaay back when he was first seen.Batman wrote:Othar is a Spark?
He's a Spark on a one man mission to kill every other Spark in existence, and then himself.
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It seems her sister is not free of certain kind of delusions either. Seriously? After all that, she's willing to go along with his big brother?
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Ah, gotcha. You seemed to be suggesting you were looking for evidence of his goodness that had only been seen in stories. I misunderstood.What you're talking about is the truth behind Othar, but the common folk believe that's he's a hero. There's a number of strips that suggest this.
It's why I compared him to the Heterodyne boys. Same kind of reputation.
Well... at least she'd have someone to talk to who didn't drool at the thought of delicious human flesh.It seems her sister is not free of certain kind of delusions either. Seriously? After all that, she's willing to go along with his big brother?
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Oh, dear. It occurs to me to ask: does his (sparky) sister know that, too?Vendetta wrote:That's been clear from his introduction. That's why Klaus was experimenting on him, waaaay back when he was first seen.Batman wrote:Othar is a Spark?
He's a Spark on a one man mission to kill every other Spark in existence, and then himself.
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"... and after Venice sank...."
Ohyeah, she's a Spark.
Ohyeah, she's a Spark.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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And apparently quite handy with a pickaxe.
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Not really. She might be more Higgs- (or the pirate captain)-like. There is nothing that suggest she is a spark, for example her inability to fix the stuff the spark sold them.LadyTevar wrote:"... and after Venice sank...."
Ohyeah, she's a Spark.
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