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FoE
2008-08-14, 08:29 PM
Anyone else notice the parallel what's going on between Varsuuvius and Belkar? They're both getting progressively sicker and sicker as the story moves forward, albeit for different reasons.

You know how sometimes one person dies, and then the person who loved them gets sick shortly after? It's like they're soulmates. :smalltongue:

The question is ... are they both going to survive this arc?

Kaytara
2008-08-14, 09:56 PM
Heh... Belkar being prophesized to die could indeed be a hint that something similar may happen to V. Personally, I think the 'trapped in hell' idea suggested in another thread isn't all that bad. V and Belkar learning to... er, trust each other to get out... wouldn't that be interesting?

Both of them getting sicker and sicker isn't the only parallel there is, though. As I pointed out in the discussion thread, they have identical motivations at this point. Belkar has been shown to be obsessive with gaining XP, and Vaarsuvius too has shifted his priorities to gaining more actual XP, and therefore power, rather than simple academical knowledge, as it seemed to be his concern earlier. An interesting 'not so different' scenario. XD

werik
2008-08-15, 01:46 AM
Personally, I think the 'trapped in hell' idea suggested in another thread isn't all that bad. V and Belkar learning to... er, trust each other to get out... wouldn't that be interesting?
I like this suggestion, because the strips would be utterly ridiculous. V and Belkar trying to hatch a daring escape plan from hell would be as good, if not better, than the events of Elan and Thog breaking out of jail in Cliffport and their trip to Azure City.

Fifty-Eyed Fred
2008-08-15, 04:56 AM
You know how sometimes one person dies, and then the person who loved them gets sick shortly after? It's like they're soulmates. :smalltongue:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0316.html

Linkavitch
2008-08-16, 09:39 AM
that would be. . .extremely hilarious!:biggrin:

FoE
2008-08-16, 06:09 PM
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0316.html

Oh totally. These two are obviously meant to be together. :smalltongue:

HamsterOfTheGod
2008-08-18, 01:31 PM
Anyone else notice the parallel what's going on between Varsuuvius and Belkar? They're both getting progressively sicker and sicker as the story moves forward, albeit for different reasons.

Oh there are more parallels (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86166) that that...