If the two no-name Azure Soldiers get killed, I'll cry.

[basilisk 89]

You heard me, Rich. I'll start bawling like a toddler who dropped their ice cream on the sidewalk. In front of your friends, your parents and any girls you like. And I'll tell them it's because YOU killed off two of my favorite characters. :elan:

Really, I usually like the nameless (or named) NPCs that don't do much the best. The basic soldiers that manage to survive and get some of the spotlight. Which is why these two soldiers (I count them as one character for both) are my third favorite in the entire comic. Right in front of the Sapphire Paladin with the flaming sword, and right behind :redcloak: and the :mitd:.

So...who else likes these two?

[Mystyco]

rotfl xD

well, that's a good point, the most funny couple of unmaed NPC who has ever been in the comic...make them secondary characters :P

also, if you must get 'em killed, make it EPIC! :)

[Yeril]

Yes. . . . . . :smile:

[Deme]

...I think that them as secondary characters would be neat. but no names. If they had names, I think it would ruin them.

[Baalzebub]

I'll just quote a dialogue of the movie Predator.

You are assets. Expendable assets... and I used you to get the job done, got it?

Now replace "assets" with "NPCs" :smallsigh:

[BRC]

The first one will be named
Vis
And the second one is named either a phoentic equivilent of Male or Female. Thus we can never know the second soliders name.

[comicadv]

I like the NPCs and I agree names wouldn't work. But because of this thread Rich might kill them anyway. In which will join you in the Melodramtic Crying of Revenge!

[Acco Spoot]

Dare I say it... The Redshirts make the best couple, they're just so damn cute together ^_^

I'll cry too if they die :(

[Hephaestus]

Maybe they'll be like the Flumphs. Showing up to "Give their lives" to save Hinjo, although they never die, maybe just get hurt. And we must never know their names, this is essential.

[shakes019]

Maybe they'll be like the Flumphs. Showing up to "Give their lives" to save Hinjo, although they never die, maybe just get hurt. And we must never know their names, this is essential.

That would be awesome. I hope that happens. I like those two.

[The Hammer of Thor]

I just read the latest comic (damn England's time zone and the length of a school day) and I was gonna start this thread before I noticed it was already here.

Let this go down on the record: from now on, those two nameless soldiers are my favourite characters in the comic.

[blademaster42]

Ugh, now Rich is going to kill them as a fan dis-service.

Too bad, I like them too.

[StickMan]

But but they got to talk and they are going to live and have little baby NPC's.

[DreadArchon]

I'll cry too if they die :(
Agreed. :smallfrown:

[GolemsVoice]

I will cry, too. There have been far to many bloodshed and killing going on. Romance time! Joke time! Roy time!

[kirbsys]

Hammer time!

Sorry... I had to.

[Tredrick]

You heard me, Rich. I'll start bawling like a toddler who dropped their ice cream on the sidewalk. In front of your friends, your parents and any girls you like. And I'll tell them it's because YOU did not kill off two redshirt characters.

[elliott20]

good job guys, you just doomed the two redshirts! now rich is going to off them just out of spite!

[Ronsian]

If they got names, it would be bad. They are cool as a NPC, but they should die, soon.

[Twisted Otaku]

You heard me, Rich. I'll start bawling like a toddler who dropped their ice cream on the sidewalk. In front of your friends, your parents and any girls you like. And I'll tell them it's because YOU killed off two of my favorite characters. :elan:

Really, I usually like the nameless (or named) NPCs that don't do much the best. The basic soldiers that manage to survive and get some of the spotlight. Which is why these two soldiers (I count them as one character for both) are my third favorite in the entire comic. Right in front of the Sapphire Paladin with the flaming sword, and right behind :redcloak: and the :mitd:.

So...who else likes these two?

Here's to hoping you cry : p
Not that I don't like the couple either, but I think it's silly and naive to get attached to characters without names *shrug* to easily torn away from you

[the mysterian]

the girl will be shot with an arrow and the dude will cry over her only to be killed by >insert bad guy here<

[Twitchel]

The two NPC's are almost as good as Wedge. But no one will ever be quite as awesome as him.

[Green Bean]

The two NPC's are almost as good as Wedge. But no one will ever be quite as awesome as him.

Yes! They will be like Wedge, pop culture's reverse redshirt!

[basilisk 89]

The two NPC's are almost as good as Wedge. But no one will ever be quite as awesome as him.

They're as good as Wedge. Wait, wait, wait...there was that time Wedge... Okay. Based on the coolness scale on one of the threads in the Play-By-Post Gaming forum, I rate the following...

Jack Sparrow: 1,738,025
NPC Redshirts: 1,970,641
Wedge Antilles: 2,000,000
Master Chief 117: 2,300,301

[blackout]

A Wedge-type character rules. Their the guys that live through every major battle they appear in, but get next to no backstory. Their the kinda people that fans make the backstories for, y'know?

[kirbsys]

We talkin Star Wars Wedge, or FF7 Wedge?

[basilisk 89]

We talkin Star Wars Wedge, or FF7 Wedge?

Star Wars Wedge.

...I hope.

[Drakron]

Final Fantasy games used Biggs and Wedge as a reference to Star Wars, its started with FF VI.

[basilisk 89]

Well, at least Final Fantasy is good for something.

Sorry, but I despise that series. The only game I enjoy is Tactics.

[Nightwing]

I Will cry to.

[Tawkis]

Well, at least Final Fantasy is good for something.

Sorry, but I despise that series. The only game I enjoy is Tactics.

Yeah FFT is pretty fantastic... poor Ramza.


However, Rich won't kill both of them. He'll just kill one of them.

[Doglord]

I think itd be cool if one died and the other went nuts and killed whatever killed the dead one, and eventually survives.

[Atheist_Cleric]

I think they'll either survive and rally the people on the ships agaisnt the nobles in favor of Hinjo, or they'll die protecting Hinjo from Kubota's last ditch attempt to off Hinjo before he can get the people on his side.

[Mad Scientist]

Maybe if we name them Rich won't let them die!
Let's see. . .
How about Hans Solo and Princess Leia?
Ha! Now they're safe! :smallbiggrin:

[Snipers_Promise]

I cry two. I will sob. And play bagpipes. :smallfrown:

[yoshi927]

I also like them, but, I mean, we call them "Redshirts". They're probably going to die eventually.

[Green Bean]

I also like them, but, I mean, we call them "Redshirts". They're probably going to die eventually.

Everyone dies eventually. We're just hoping that it'll be in about a hundred years. :smallbiggrin:

[Breaon]

I think they should join up with the OotS as henchmen, or even cohorts, after this adventure. Still don't need names, but would be a great gig.

[Idless]

hmmm

Gotta love Wedge as a character :D

and


And play bagpipes

Ye flipping - that can scare anyone, even Rich, outta anything!!

the humanity...

Idless

[basilisk 89]

I like the bagpipes...

[I'm da Rogue!]

I will cry too. But they're not gonna die. They have the guts and flame of a PC, but they just don't have names. Ppl like them don't just die :)

[Emperor Ing]

As nameless NPCs, theyre simply cannon foddder!!

[Surfing HalfOrc]

I think they should join up with the OotS as henchmen, or even cohorts, after this adventure. Still don't need names, but would be a great gig.

Nodwick and Nodwicina? Does Durkon even stock duct tape?

Of course, Nodwick has the common courtesy to wear a redshirt. These two are in grey armor. If they grab red shirts from their homes as they go to the pier, I would say they are doomed.

Nah. Henchmen have been done in webcomics. If you are in the OotS, you are a full member, not a lackey.

[Basalock]

Remmember what :belkar: wanted to do last time they got followers?

[Demented]

Remember how many times Belkar has gotten to accomplish any of his great ideas, as stated to the OOTS?

[Arnen]

Oh no, I'd have to cry, too! (On the inside, at least.) :smallfrown:

[Gez]

*Brings a dozen boxes of handkerchiefs to the thread*

There, you're all set.

[Thanatos 51-50]

They're as good as Wedge. Wait, wait, wait...there was that time Wedge... Okay. Based on the coolness scale on one of the threads in the Play-By-Post Gaming forum, I rate the following...

Jack Sparrow: 1,738,025
NPC Redshirts: 1,970,641
Wedge Antilles: 2,000,000
Master Chief 117: 2,300,301

Methinks you give Jack Sparrow way too much credit. (And Master Chief, too, for that matter)

Anyway:

Heres hoping Shulbo No-Namezaki and his new girlfriend don't die! For I, will, too, rejoi - cry. I too, will cry. There we go, good boy Grammer.

[basilisk 89]

Methinks you give Jack Sparrow way too much credit. (And Master Chief, too, for that matter)

Anyway:

Heres hoping Shulbo No-Namezaki and his new girlfriend don't die! For I, will, too, rejoi - cry. I too, will cry. There we go, good boy Grammer.

That's my personal opinion. I am a Halo maniac. And Pirates are some of my favorite movies.

[BisectedBrioche]

That's my personal opinion. I am a Halo maniac. And Pirates are some of my favorite movies.

Halo is over-rated and surpassed by both the Timesplitters series and the 3D Metroids (though the later's gameplay is a bit harder to compare TBF).

There I said it :smallsmile:

[basilisk 89]

The Haloverse itself, not necessarily just the games. I hate Metroid Prime and only like Time Splitters 1.

[BisectedBrioche]

The Haloverse itself, not necessarily just the games. I hate Metroid Prime and only like Time Splitters 1.

Then you're dead inside. Either that or you've never played TS2 and have an acute fear of thinking while playing a game.

Anyway, back on topic: If the soldiers die I won't just cry, I'll go emo, dye my hair and do a jazz number down the street.

[Pyrian]

Anyway, back on topic: If the soldiers die I won't just cry, I'll go emo, dye my hair and do a jazz number down the street.Vid plz thx. :smallcool:

[Tharr]

Maybe if the comic gets delayed to next week everyone will cry. Maybe the base world Erfworld might buy OOTS cast members.

[Mr Teufel]

I'll probably shed a tear too. But since when has Rich been afraid to make us cry - "Buddy Roy", anyone?

[basilisk 89]

I'll probably shed a tear too. But since when has Rich been afraid to make us cry - "Buddy Roy", anyone?

Naw, I hated Roy.

[mockingbyrd7]

If the two soldiers DON'T get killed, there's no reason they'd split up with Hinjo and the OotS. I mean, they are going along with them to the junk, and if they don't die, they'll be aboard the junk. And if the junk leaves, they will still be there. A lot of great "redshirt" or "nameless NPC" or "NPC lovers" jokes could be sparked by them, and they seem to be very well-liked. I hope they stay.

[16oz]

I, too, wish for them to live. But then, I always seem to have this fascination with the secondary characters. I think it's because you can tell how well a story/world is made by them, over the main characters. Anyone can come up with a dozen or so people to base a good story around. To make things truly GREAT, there must be hundreds of people who can be seen as seperate individuals, worthy of remembering. Especially after seeing a lot of people like that die in the epic battle beforehand (I liked the Saphhire Guard member w/ the winged boots), I, and a lot of others by the length of this thread, would like to see some 'everyday' folks come through it all. Even if we never know their names.

So, yes, I'll be Strange Obsessive Guy #29 in the line who will be crying over the loss of these two NPCs. So, Rich, PLEASE let them live!!!!!

[cheesecake]

If we kill off all the npcs how will they make baby NPCs?

[Revlid]

Let them live, Rich, let them live! Give someone happiness!

[basilisk 89]

What he said!

[Squark]

A Wedge-type character rules. Their the guys that live through every major battle they appear in, but get next to no backstory. Their the kinda people that fans make the backstories for, y'know?

Actually, George Lucas gave a fair amount of extras who didn't ever get named in the movies names, and short backstories. And every canon star wars source goes through him.


Edit: Need proof? Go search around for some printables of the star wars CUSTOMIZABLE Card Game. It had little 3 line lores about each card. Mind you, stuff like the thermal detonator (Blows stuff up), and a few others where mainly intended as humor.

[basilisk 89]

Ayup. That.

[Gavin Sage]

I said a couple weeks back that I would cry if they died. I stand by it.

[Gez]

*Brings another box of Kleenex to the thread.*

You know, if Rich wasn't so strict on re-use of his art, I'd make a montage with the death scenes of Bandit Leader and Bandit Daughter, Cliffport Chief, Yokyok, Lord Shojo, Old General, and so on. That's not even counting the death scenes that are in the print-only books; or NPCs like Miko that are both popular and unpopular, and of course I discard Roy because the rest of the PCs are intending to raise him ASAP and he's not an NPC.

[Mr Teufel]

:smallbiggrin: I'm glad to be proven wrong. Long live Kazumi and Daigo!:smallcool:

[Glorfindel]

@OP:
Which nameless soldiers are actually you referring to?

[Thanatos 51-50]

If we kill off all the npcs how will they make baby NPCs?

Don't forget, NPCs make baby PCs, too.

[DreadArchon]

Don't forget, NPCs make baby PCs, too.
Great PC's are never born. They just fade in.

Otherwise the DM gets to screw them using their backstories.

[Gez]

:smallbiggrin: I'm glad to be proven wrong. Long live Kazumi and Daigo!:smallcool:

You haven't been proven wrong, you just haven't been proven right yet. :sabine:

(I guess Sabine is this board's closest approximation to the "devil" smiley.)

[nifler]

But but they got to talk and they are going to live and have little baby NPC's.

Okay, now that's just wierd.

[Ithekro]

So they are going out for a cup of smite evil then?

[Zhrec]

Well they gotten names, but they will die never the less. IMXO (:frown: )

[nifler]

Well they gotten names, but they will die never the less. IMXO (:frown: )

PESSIMIST!!!

[Em Blackleaf]

I thought those characters would die right away (because, everything Elan says is automatically true), but when they didn't, I figured they'd do something important later.

If and when they die (possibly doing something important), it should be something awesome!

More to the point, I do like those characters, they should stay alive, at least for now.

[Tor the Fallen]

I'd like to see them replace Roy and V.

[the mysterian]

I'd like to see them replace Roy and V.

*SMACK* NO! THE GENDER CONFUSION MUST NOT END!!!!

[Lord_Butters_I]

I'd like to see them replace Roy and V.

Wow, you fail (http://www.youfail.org).

[Tolkien_Freak]

I'd like to see them replace Roy and V.

I'd rather see Hinjo replace Roy and them just get added on.

I like them, and hope we see a lot more of them. We probably will - they have names and everything!

[Zhrec]

PESSIMIST!!!

Yes I am %)

P.S. Pleas explaine to silly person as I am, by what stupidity, rightful ruller of the city would live his nation in the midle of retreat to safty, abondane the taken by enemy hometown, and run crazy to kill Lich, which is much stronger then he is and would be soon far far away, with bunch of adventuress. O_o ...

[Tolkien_Freak]

P.S. Pleas explaine to silly person as I am, by what stupidity, rightful ruller of the city would live his nation in the midle of retreat to safty, abondane the taken by enemy hometown, and run crazy to kill Lich, which is much stronger then he is and would be soon far far away, with bunch of adventuress. O_o ...

This: The city is overrun by hobgoblins! There's nothing Hinjo can do now without leaving the city for a while, if just to gather reinforcements. It's possible that the Order will join him to help take back Azure City. They're already on their way to leave, so he will at least have to come back later.
The Order would probably go and do their own thing after that.

[Zhrec]

This: The city is overrun by hobgoblins! There's nothing Hinjo can do now without leaving the city for a while, if just to gather reinforcements. It's possible that the Order will join him to help take back Azure City. They're already on their way to leave, so he will at least have to come back later.
The Order would probably go and do their own thing after that.


But it is short time, and can be barely considered as a replacement of Roy, how is a leader. After they done with city, Hinjo must be pretty idiotic to go with Oots, he should be with the people and rule and protect them. Of course here argument, is that X can overtake another gates then the apocalypses will come. But steel, go there, as member Oots seems stupid for Hinjo, going there, as leader of army of the survivors of AC is totally another story.

[Gez]

Yes I am %)

P.S. Pleas explaine to silly person as I am, by what stupidity, rightful ruller of the city would live his nation in the midle of retreat to safty, abondane the taken by enemy hometown, and run crazy to kill Lich, which is much stronger then he is and would be soon far far away, with bunch of adventuress. O_o ...

Here is your explanation. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0468.html)