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2020-11-04, 02:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Given what is happening here I think it highly possible that Zeetha has not been jaegerized very much. Bang as good a fighter as she is is still a normal human being.
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2020-11-04, 02:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I don't know about that. Since an ordinary (that is, non-jaegerized) human can defeat a jaeger on occasion, I don't think the fact that Bang is holding her own says anything about how jaegerized Zeetha may be.
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2020-11-04, 05:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Jaegers have a lot more going for them than healing. They are stronger than a human, faster and tougher. Higgs specifically states this Here. And not just a little bit better than a human, by a large margin. Also the sense of smell is a lot better and I don't recall an changes with Zeetha on that front either.
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2020-11-04, 06:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
And this one specifically says they arent sure what she counts as since she took the draught but didnt have the full ritual. So she probably isnt a jaeger, but she also is probably buffed a bit past normal human levels.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2020-11-04, 07:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
She's had two years to notice any changes.
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2020-11-05, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I'm with the "The Foglio's decided they [we] liked Higgs and gave him a promotion from loyal airman to Secret General" viewpoint, inasmuch as I can't see this Higgs having his leg broken by a goose. I acknowledge the validity of the "leg broken by goose is a secondhand story" view, though.
I think she got Jager medicine, not the Jagerdraught. By all accounts the Jagerdraught can kill you even if you're in good health when you take it - quite often, in fact. I doubt they'd use it as a form of medicine if they had other things available. So she's 10% Jager, not fully Jager.
I think Zeetha is about to wrap her legs around Bang's neck and do a handspring. BTW, how does this fight ever end if Bang doesn't kill Zeetha? Both of them can absorb enormous amounts of punishment.
Hypothesis: "Look like Dimo here" was more foreshadowing. Bang is going to "kill" Zeetha, Zeetha is going to have a break-through to additional Jager-osity, and wind up looking at least slightly Dimo-ish.This ... is my signature finishing move!
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2020-11-05, 09:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
In the comic I linked before, and here it is again she was specifically given the draught. It looks like they did everything they could to save her and it was failing so she gave her the draught knowing it would either work or she was dead anyways.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2020-11-05, 11:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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2020-11-05, 12:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
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2020-11-05, 02:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
On the other hand, this is Higgs we're talking about. He seems to be tougher than the average Jaeger. Zola slashed him multiple times with Zeetha's sword and then fully impaled him with it. He was still capable of hanging onto Zola's foot, then chasing after her and fighting her a second time. And then he's in good enough condition to carry Zeetha to Mama's.
Getting a leg broken is nothing in comparison. The goose was clearly for comic effect, but I have no doubt it actually happened.
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2020-11-05, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-11-05, 03:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
"If it lives it can be killed.
If it is dead it can be eaten."
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2020-11-05, 05:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-11-05, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Nasty little beggars, thems Mechanicsburds...
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2020-11-05, 06:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-11-06, 08:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I stand corrected. I also note that the draught is necessary but not sufficient for full Jagerness. So the possibility of Zeetha "breaking through" to additional Jager power is still there.
We do have to consider that the geese around Mechanicsburg may be more lethal. Perhaps a feral goose-clank hybrid, created by an ancient Heterodyne?
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In today's comic, I think we see that Bang does feel friendship for Zeetha. She's conflicted about killing her.Last edited by Shining Wrath; 2020-11-06 at 08:27 AM.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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2020-11-06, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Somehow I didn't think Bang of all people would get prudish about other people's relationships.
On the other hand, it's nice to see Zeetha learned from Paris.
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2020-11-06, 02:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I think its more the lovey dovey stuff she is going ick over. Im sure if zeetha was sharing tales of the hearts and pelvises she has left broken behind her on bar crawls bang would be right there with her trading stories. "Oh it was a great night Bang, and it was made perfect by the last thing he said to me when i left. "Hey, arent you going to untie me from this train?" Anyways, now I have to be in disguise when I take the rails or else the corbittes try to kill me! I didnt know he was the pope."
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2020-11-06, 03:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I just now realised that they both are in love with Jaeger, and not just any Jaeger, but with Jaeger generals.
Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
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2020-11-06, 03:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
True - although Bang may not love the General version of Vole. He's not seeking to kill all the peoples in an endless war any longer. He's larger and more powerful, but no longer wants to wade in blood. Come to think of it - where is General Vole? Last we saw he was traveling with Higgs to Paris, IIRC.
Now there's a plot twist - Bang is ready to kill Zeetha, but Vole appears out of the shadows and explains the joys of peace and kindness to her. Probably while holding her down effortlessly.This ... is my signature finishing move!
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2020-11-06, 08:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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I discovered that the Mechanicsburg song has really been recorded!
Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
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2020-11-07, 04:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Never underestimate geese.
And, we see some playing to win. Here's a winning move that we need to figure out a counter for.Not "fire at". I never used the word "at"
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2020-11-08, 05:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I can see in a future comic, a fight starting between Bang and a Geister, going:
"Huh? Skifandar???"
Fwump! Whump! Wak! Crunch!!!
"Yup. That works. Must remember to tell Zeetha..."Warning: This posting may contain wit, wisdom, pathos, irony, satire, sarcasm and puns. And traces of nut.
"The main skill of a good ruler seems to be not preventing the conflagrations but rather keeping them contained enough they rate more as campfires." Rogar Demonblud
"Hold on just a d*** second. UK has spam callers that try to get you to buy conservatories?!? Even y'alls spammers are higher class than ours!" Peelee
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2020-11-08, 08:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2020-11-08, 10:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Well, it is Higgs' opinion that the "don't feel like fighting" will pass. Vole will simply be somewhat less fight-crazy than normal Jager, and more like the other Generals.
And Vole may not even know or care about Bang's feelings. I'm not even sure that Higgs does - there was a vague mention in passing when they were fighting Vole post-revival, and that's about it.
If you are expecting Vole to take the place of Sweet Rhyme and Beautiful Reason you may be looking at the wrong person.
EDIT: The last known operation for Higgs and Vole was "We are going to Paris". But we don't yet know what happened IN paris. It may well be that on getting the good news Higgs decided to sent Vole back to Mechanicsberg as he wouldn't be needed for hevy hitting, and would suck at Higgs' usual MO in these situations (ie, Inconspicuous in the background).Last edited by Manga Shoggoth; 2020-11-08 at 10:15 AM.
Warning: This posting may contain wit, wisdom, pathos, irony, satire, sarcasm and puns. And traces of nut.
"The main skill of a good ruler seems to be not preventing the conflagrations but rather keeping them contained enough they rate more as campfires." Rogar Demonblud
"Hold on just a d*** second. UK has spam callers that try to get you to buy conservatories?!? Even y'alls spammers are higher class than ours!" Peelee
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2020-11-08, 11:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
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2020-11-08, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm in general agreement with these sentiments - I think that if Vole is in London (how on earth could you hide him from Albia?), his interaction with Bang would be "I was once like you. I loved to kill. But now, I see things differently."
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)