OOTS #548 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

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[StickArc]

I love it ^^ Redcloak is no longer the lackey in my mind, and he's now one of my fav's. =D

[PhantomFox]

Nice. Lots of good references there. I love American Gladiators, and that IS a lot of spandex. Nice touch on Redcloak being the practical one. Also on avoiding the behind-your-back gag.

[banjo1985]

Trust the roaches to have a nice buffer of bad jokes to use on this occasion!

Love it, though I reckon Redcloak making a mistake trying to pull the wool over Xykons eyes.....his eye sockets, anyway.

[Bag_of_Holding]

Most despicable act, indeed!

[Ryuuk]

And here we thought a Redcloak had gone insane. It makes much more sense now.

[chpicker]

LOL Indeed, who DOESN'T enjoy a nice rack?

There's one more bonus to torturing the paladin, too...you get to torture a paladin! Now that's something ALL of us have wanted to do at some point or another...

[mikeejimbo]

It's kind of sad that he's been torturing O'Chul for nothing for a long time, but I still like Redcloak. His reasoning was rather sound - this makes up for a lot of inefficiency.

[Laurentio]

Oh... my... goddess!

I LOVE this strip! And Redcloak gained points like the DM's girlfriend during a Valentine Day!

Laurentio

[LtPowers]

Now that's something ALL of us have wanted to do at some point or another...

Speak for yourself!


Powers &8^]

[Jonathan327]

Oh God, the spandex burns my eyes.

[Kesnit]

"I have a bridge to Teribithia I can sell you." Aww... Redcloak is well read.

I have to agree - "Reanimated Gladiators" is a new depth of depravity.

[OITS]

I love it!

[lord_khaine]

brilliant comic, though i think i missed the last reference with xykon, proberly because i dont wach enough tv.

also, compared to the rest of what RC have done, then i think is score low on the Despicable scale.

[Miraqariftsky]

A good one, it is. Well done, Giant.

Kuuc kegaan Kaarthuush! Kuuc kegaan daan Huukekec!

[Eran of Arcadia]

Actually, this implies that the whole exchange in the last few strips, the bluffing and the sacrifice and all that, was completely meaningless. It was all just a show. Such a shame . . .

[PePe QuiCoSE]

Order of the stick
Hinjo
Kubota
Team Evil
Linear Guild
rest of the sides involved?

[Thufir]

I wonder, was the roaches' comments about there being 9 sides just a joke, or an accurate count?
This strip certainly lends weight to the 'Redcloak was bluffing' theory, if he wasn't actually trying to get information out of O-Chul, just keeping up appearances for the sake of the new Goblin nation he's established ("Less reliable than a dwarf's sobriety" - brilliant).
Also, silver spandex?! What happened to style, Xykon?

[Ascension]

And the updates just keep coming!

I love the Reanimated Gladiators!

And once again, the meta-knowledge of the cockroaches proves to be far superior to the intelligence of the rest of Team Evil... not that anyone's listening to them...

[Wolf53226]

I didn't think it was possible...I like redcloak even MORE now!!!

[Ascension]

Order of the stick
Hinjo
Kubota
Team Evil
Linear Guild
rest of the sides involved?

Don't forget the various Azure City rebel factions. That's at least three right there.

[SPoD]

Don't forget the various Azure City rebel factions. That's at least three right there.

Only one; they've been unified now.

And I think Redcloak's point is that "Redcloak and the goblins" is a separate side from "Xykon", they're just allied at this point in time.

Actually, this implies that the whole exchange in the last few strips, the bluffing and the sacrifice and all that, was completely meaningless. It was all just a show. Such a shame . . .

I don't see how. Redcloak may have been exaggerating his position, but O-Chul's reaction to it was honest and legitimate. This comic doesn't make O-Chul any less of a hero.

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[BlueHelmet]

darn, redcloak is somewhat godlike.

and I'll need those books, finally. how the heck do I get my hands on them in Germany?

[Laurentio]

Order of the stick
Hinjo
Kubota
Team Evil
Linear Guild
rest of the sides involved?

Listening Redcloak, "Team Evil" is to be split. "Undead psychotic Team Evil" and "Greenskinned Leader of hobgoblin Nation Evil United". They just league together.

Laurentio

[Tundar]

Redcloak is so cunning it's almost a shame he's on team evil.

Btw, what bridge is that?

And yes, we all love a nice rack

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Order of the stick
Hinjo
Kubota
Team Evil
Linear Guild
rest of the sides involved?

Sabine's Evil Overlords

Possible Players:
Lord Tyrinar
Girard Draketooth?
Serini Toormuck?
Qarr

[warmachine]

That's an improvement: Redcloak does think and uses evidence. He's wasted in the clergy.

[Arraxis]

Btw, what bridge is that?

'The Bridge to Terabithia' is a pretty well-known book about an imaginary fantasy land :D

Anyway, excellent chapter - was the reference to his complexion a jab at the fact his colour was a bit off before you fixed it? *remembers mention of something like that in previous thread*

[HOLEkevin]

It's funny. There were no real "Laugh Out Loud" moments in that strip, yet it is undoubtedly one of my all-time favorites. Of course Redcloak has long been one of my most loved OotS characters, so maybe that's why.

Anyway, this was great. I loved getting a glimpse into the history between Redcloak and Xykon, as well as the reveal of the number of "sides" in the conflict. Good, interest piquing stuff!

[Deuce]

Are they going to have an Undead Zap? Because she was hot.