Take the Poster challenge!

[Crisis21]

What is the poster challenge? Why it is this: How many characters can you name on the poster? (Warning: it is very possible that at least one character on the poster has a name that only appears in a prequel book)

I'll start with the obvious characters, the ones taking up the foreground and the Snarl.

'Good Guys' side:
Roy Greenhilt
Belkar Bitterleaf
Haley Starshine
Durkon Thundershield
Elan (no known last name)
Vaarsuvius
Blackwing
Mr. Scruffy

'Bad Guys' side:
Xykon
Redcloak
Monster in the Darkness
Demon Roach
The Oracle
Nale (no known last name)
Thog
Sabine

Whole Poster:
The Snarl

These are just the most obvious characters, the ones who I'm sure any and every regular reader of the comic can recognize by sight.

Now, how many of the rest on those posters can you name?

[Kurald Galain]

Now, how many of the rest on those posters can you name?

I just tried it, and my answer is "all of them" except for two of Haley's old Thief Guild members (the caster and that bard), and I couldn't remember the name of that albino lizard cleric.

[Moogleking]

I forgot the Arcane Trickster, Elan's old master and Roy's mothers name.

[Marnath]

That one guy, that one girl, dude, other dude, dudette, yo dawg, hey you!, whats-his-name and the short one. Those are all the ones I can think of. :smallwink::smallbiggrin:

[lord of pixies]

now the reel chalenge is, what charectors have apeared in the comic yet arent on the poster?

[Sinfonian]

Let's see if I can do the good guys in the background without cheating. Going from top-down and left to right:

Celia, Deva, Dorukan, Thor
Soon, Lirian, Roy's Archon, Eugene Greenhilt
Girard Draketooth, Serini, Sarah Greenhilt (holding Eric Greenhilt)
Kraagor, Julia Greenhilt, Horace Greenhilt, Inkyrius (sp?) with his/her and V's two children
Julio Scoundrel, Cleric of Loki
Banjo, the Cliffport rookie, the Cliffport Chief, the dirtfarmers
the flumphs, Mr. Rodriguez, Fruit Pie the Sorcerer
(Ian Starshine?), Thanh, Lien, Miko Miyazaki, Windstriker, (some female Azure City guard?), the Azure City General, O-chul, Saangwan
Hinjo (atop Argent), Daigo and Kazumi Kato, Lord Shojo


Bah, missed 2 or 3.

[Kurald Galain]

now the reel chalenge is, what charectors have apeared in the comic yet arent on the poster?

Celia's elemental coworkers?

[Stmr5000]

Most all of them, save a few very minor enemies. I believe the real question is...

Why is the orcacle in Tsukiko's Spot?

Edit: Whoops, there's already a thread for that.

[eggynack]

As far as I can tell, Aarindarius is missing.

[blunk]

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[Ferena]

I don't see the oracle. Maybe because it a "neutral" caracter. I can alos not finde Yikyik.

[eggynack]

The Oracle is on the right poster with team evil.

[eggynack]

Also, YikYik is on the bottom right with Hilgya.

[Gift Jeraff]

now the reel chalenge is, what charectors have apeared in the comic yet arent on the poster?
If the generic wight is not the Booted Wight pre-shoes, then there's him as the character with the most appearances not on the poster. Also, the Order's mounts, Razor, the spliced souls, and the Empress of Blood spring to mind. (Ian doesn't count because we all know he is Girard.) Just go down the list in this thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90191) if you want to cheat. :smallwink:

[Zevox]

'Good Guys' side:
Banjo
Miko Miyazaki
Windstriker
Lord Shojo
Hinjo
Kazumi Kaito
Daigo Da-
Lien
Thahn
Celia
Thor
Kraagor
Girard Draketooth
Soon
Dorukon
Lirian
Serini
Julio Scoundrel
Sara Greenhilt
Eugene Greenhilt
Julia Greenhilt
Roy's little brother (actual name escapes me, if he has one...)
Roy's grandfather (likewise)
Roy's Archon
Inkyrius
V & Kyrie's two kids (names never given)
The Deva
Cleric of Loki
Dirt Farmers
Chief of Cliffport Police (Never had a name beyond "Chief")
Cliffport police officer (if he had a name, it escapes me)
Mr. Rodriguez (Lawyer)
Flumphs
Fruit Pie the Sorcerer
Sangwaan
Miu

The only one I cannot recognize is tiny and in the lower-left. The red-haired warrior. I think he might just have been a random character in a strip who never had a name.

'Bad Guys' side:
The IFCC (Lee, Nero, and Cedrik)
The Dark One
Quarr
Tarquin
Malak
Ganji
Enor
Kilkil
A Wight (nameless)
Tsukiko
Dwarf & Shadowdancer assassins (Do not believe they had names.)
Samantha
Samantha's father (Do not recall his name if he had one.)
Bozzok
Crystal
Hank
Yor
Arcane Trickster (Name escapes me, if he had one.)
Jenny
Mr. Jones
Teevo!
Right-Eye
Pompei
Yikyik
Yokyok
Zz'dtri
Hilga
Leeky Windstaff
Trigak the Chimaera
Titanium Elemental
Zombie Silver Dragon
Jirix
Hobgoblin Army w/ commander
Eye of Fear and Flame
Death Knight
One other Xykon impersonator whose exact monster type escapes me.
A Green Dragon.
Not bad, I'd say.

Zevox

[Crisis21]

'Good Guys' side:
Banjo
Miko Miyazaki
Windstriker
Lord Shojo
Hinjo
Kazumi Kaito
Daigo Da-
Lien
Thahn
Celia
Thor
Kraagor
Girard Draketooth
Soon
Dorukon
Lirian
Serini
Julio Scoundrel
Sara Greenhilt
Eugene Greenhilt
Julia Greenhilt
Eric Greenhilt (My avatar is based on him!)
Horace Greenhilt
Roy's Archon
Inkyrius
V & Kyrie's two kids (names never given)
The Deva
Cleric of Loki
Dirt Farmers
Chief of Cliffport Police (Never had a name beyond "Chief")
Cliffport police officer (Nope, never had a name beyond "Rookie")
Mr. Rodriguez (Lawyer)
Flumphs
Fruit Pie the Sorcerer
Sangwaan
Miu
Sir Francois (The red paladin looks like Elan's former employer)

'Bad Guys' side:
The IFCC (Lee, Nero, and Cedrik)
The Dark One
Quarr
Tarquin
Malak
Ganji
Enor
Kilkil
A Wight (nameless)
Tsukiko
Dwarf & Shadowdancer assassins (Nope, no names.)
Samantha
Samantha's father (I just checked the comics, he was never named)
Bozzok
Crystal
Hank
Yor
Chuck
Jenny
Mr. Jones
Teevo!
Right-Eye
Pompey
Yikyik
Yokyok
Zz'dtri
Hilga
Leeky Windstaff
Trigak the Chimaera
Titanium Elemental
Zombie Silver Dragon
Jirix
Hobgoblin Army w/ general
Eye of Fear and Flame
Death Knight
Huecuva
A Green Dragon Plushie.
Great Black Dragon & her son
Not bad, I'd say.

Zevox

Fixed the names you didn't know that I could find. Put all changes in like this. Not bad at all. :smallsmile:

[ferrodoxin]

Are you sure "A Green Dragon" and Trigak are not the same thing?
nevermind you meant the plushie

[SPoD]

Fixed the names you didn't know that I could find. Put all changes in like this. Not bad at all. :smallsmile:

The plushie is officially named "Mr. Dragon" in Start of Darkness.

Also, if we go by the card game, Samantha's father is "The Bandit King" and the Shadowdancer's partner is "Kaboom Redaxe".

Three errors: It's "Niu" not "Miu." Kazumi Kato does not have an i in her last name. And "Malack" has a c in it.

EDIT: Also, you left out O-Chul from your list.

[Ajadea]

Vaguely Protagonistic Person/Vaguely Antagonistic Person in same/similar position or role

Belkar Bitterleaf/The Oracle of the Sunken Valley
Mr Scruffy/Monster in the Darkness
Roy Greenhilt/Xykon
Haley Starshine/Sabine
Durkon Thundershield/Thog
Elan/Nale (Duh)
Banjo/Teevo
Vaarsuvius/Redcloak
Blackwing/None
Celia/Tsukiko
That archon who checked Roy in to Celestia/Wight
Thor/Dark One
Eugene Greenhilt/Therkla
Associate/Mr Jones
Horace, Sara, and Eric Greenhilt/Mama and Baby Black Dragon
Roy's Archon/Quarr
Julio Scoundrél/Crystal
The Police from Cliffport who remind me of Carrot Ironfoundersson and Sam Vimes/Lee, Nero, and Cedrik
Flumphs/
Fruit Pie the Sorcerer/
The Dirt Farmer and his Wife/
Cleric of Loki/Chuck the Thieves Guild Multiclassed Rogue/Cleric (looked up in the comics)
/Jenny (bard)
/Hank (halfling with the goatee)
/Yor (fighter dude in helmet) (looked up)
/Bozzok
Girard (where's his ponytail?)/
Serini/Kilkil :smallconfused:
Soon/Tarquin :smallconfused:
Girard/Ganji :smallconfused:
Lirian/Malack :smallconfused:
Dorukan/
Kraagor/Enor :smallconfused:
Miko Miyazaki/Right-Eye
Hinjo and Argent/Jirix

People with no counterpart
Good
Lord Shojo
O-Chul
Kazumi and Daigo Kato
Lien
Niu
Thanh
Sangwaan
Guard Captain who was slain by the Xykon Death Knight
Red Paladin Dude (Prequel or Bonus character?)
Inkyrius
V and Inkyrius's adopted progeny

Bad
Trigak (chimera)
Leeky Windstaff
Pompey
Hilgya Firehelm
Zz'dtri
Yikyik
Yokyok
Hobgoblin Commander
Hobgoblin Army
Xykon's Three 'Brothers'
-Death Knight
-Huecueva
-Eye of Fear and Flame
Samantha
Bandit King
Shadowdancer
His Dwarf Companion

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Not really bad guys/good guys I noticed, but antagonist/protagonist.

[Zevox]

Not really bad guys/good guys I noticed, but antagonist/protagonist.
Not even really that. Miko, a definite antagonist, is on the Order's side of the poster. The Oracle isn't really either an antagonist or protagonist, yet is prominently displayed on Team Evil's side. Therkla was more protagonist in the end, but is on Team Evil's side of the poster. Girard looks at this point like he may well end up as an antagonist of sorts, yet is on the Order's side.

Basically, there are general themes to each side of the poster, but exceptions included in each for various reasons, usually grouping with characters they're connected to (Miko with the others of the Sapphire Guard, Girard with the Order of the Scribble, Therkla with Kubota, to use my own examples) or just for aesthetic reasons (Rich's explanation of the Oracle's placement).

Zevox

[Paŭlo]

I just tried it, and my answer is "all of them" except for two of Haley's old Thief Guild members (the caster and that bard), and I couldn't remember the name of that albino lizard cleric.
You know the names of all these Hobgoblin Warriors? I'm impressed.

[JoeSkull]

You know the names of all these Hobgoblin Warriors? I'm impressed.
its simple really...

Hobgoblin Warrior #1, Hobgoblin Warrior #2, Hobgoblin Warrior #3, etc...

[King of Nowhere]

The only character I couldn't name was serini (yes, I went to look after I missed the identification), because I failed to recognize her.
Of missing characters with some importance in the comic, as far as I can tell there are Aarindarius, Niu and Isamu who are missing. And the hag, if you count her on "having some importance" (she polimorphed V into a lizard, but was killed in two strips).

That was easy for someone who read oots about a dozen times over.

Should I be worried that I know more about fictional character than about real people I know? :smalleek:

[Zevox]

Of missing characters with some importance in the comic, as far as I can tell there are Aarindarius, Niu and Isamu who are missing.
Niu is in there. Though how she and Isamu qualify as "having some importance" I'm not really sure, since they're basically just random members of the resistance.

Zevox

[Icewraith]

They're random LEADERS of the resistance.

[Nimrod's Son]

Old Blind Pete is probably the most notable omission that I can see.

[newcresty]

Also, that guy with a halberd!

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Old Blind Pete is probably the most notable omission that I can see.
Aww, where's ole Pete?

Don't see Grubbwiggler either.

Glad to see Fruit Pie wasn't forgotten though :smallbiggrin: