It would probably look a bit strange for Doc Silver to be followed around by 10 orbs, some of them the size of a beach ball. I think she decided to bring the one that was the least conspicuous. Plus she probably thought she wouldn't need to level large sections of Atha. :-D
It is still useful but it won't get as many comments as the full flotilla would! :-D
Well true, but we don't know how good stealth systems are. Plus having THAT many around means that you increase the odds of having SOMETHING reveal some of them.
I really don't think Doc was PLANNING on needing them. I mean for going to get a drink, one was OVERKILL. :-D All 10 of them would be like dropping a nuke for fireworks. While it is spectacular, kind of overdone (as are the guest when the blast wave gets to them). :-D
They are in the upper level of Atha (as seen here) so I wouldn't think too long. Especially if she said get here NOW, though the damage might be more severe in that case. I mean, blowing holes in walls, inconvenient pedestrians and the like. :-D
Yeah it is much closer to the surface than other places in the city, I'm sure. :-) So the orbs getting to Doctor Silver or getting out of town back to the ship won't be too arduous.
If they can deal with battle armor, they can deal with EARTH... Just might not be an efficient use of them if the ground is too thick, because it would take longer than they probably had. :-)
HOLY RUST BUCKET! As the video got started I was expecting to see a rusty crane come to lift THAT into a scrap hauler. Then it started up. I thought OMG! IT LIVES!
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
Old Steel like that will often surprise you.
I was rather surprised how well it was idling after the first 45 seconds of video .. almost as smooth as some of the trucks I see on the road - Pretty impressive for something that old.
Offcourse, Rusty Old Steel comes in all sorts of flavors, from all parts of the world.
Examples range from old home build snowcats like the Gonkulator, or the rusty swedish snowblower that will survive the zombie apocalypse.
I hear your words, but expect it to be more like this with TeeDee as the monster and you as Genie. TeeDee, a couple butter knives and snarl of rage... in a Tutu. :-D You are SO toast.
Terrifyingly funny. But I would be AFRAID to laugh, at least anywhere NEAR TeeDee (Androids have better hearing than normal people). I don't want to get skinned by the same dull knife she is using on you! :-D
Love the line Rose, "Trying a little percussive therapy, Marcus?" :-D
And Marcus can use the pool cues as his drum sticks. TeeDee isn't the best drum kit, but she is one of the prettier drums (though her fury isn't very pretty right now). :-D
Been there too, Rose. Only reason some people continued to breath was that they were too far out of reach (being on the other end of the phone).
Of course, if I could have SEEN what they were doing, it would have been FIXED before it got to the point where their stupidity made me want to strangle them.
Hey Rose, I prefer the "computer golf" form of percussive therapy. Choose a long handled sledge, tee up the offending piece of electronics and SWING. FORE!
Um, are we talking about the same android here, Sheela? :-D I mean, she can SEEM to be not threatening, but she is NEVER peaceful! (Just ask CentComm's doll :-D)
Well, we don't actually *know* if Marcus is stronger. He might be, but TeeDee is probably no slouch either, and might have nasty enough surprises up her sleeve to beat him silly.
All we really know is he's very good, and she'll have to bring her A-game to beat him up.
Don't you know better than that, Marcus?!? If you take something like that off, someone will land on them by the end of the fight. Maybe just TRIPPING on something. :-p If you really loved them, you shouldn't have brought them into a bar... with TeeDee! :-D
They are already casualties. Just toss them aside and get down to business. :-D
Well, you've hinted that Marcus is pretty tough, but then TeeDee isnt going to go down easy--well not a second time anyway.
Its the old, who would win, Batman or Captain America debate. Both are expert tacticians, one specialized in setting traps, the other fighting his way out of them.
In this case, we will just have to wait and see how long it takes the local authority to bring in heavy enough munitions to sort things out.
My advice - Nuke the place from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
Batman would so clean Captain america's clock ... heck, he's gone up against Superman (in Batman : the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller) and almost won.
And when Superman finally manages to win, because Batman suffers a heart attack ?
It turns out that was Batman's plan from the very beginning.
Totally agree on Millers Dark Knight story. I remember wanting this to be the story they used for Tim Burtons first Batman movie, so bad...
Ive read some very compelling reasons why The captain would give Batman a serious run for his money.
Honestly, both of them have spent most of their careers getting out of every kind of trap imaginable. Even if one got the drop on the other, there would be no guarantee of victory.
Even still, I go with Batman prevailing in the end, but it would be a bitch of a fight!
Much like TeeDee vs. Marcus. Its not the best time or place to throw down, but I have to admit I want to see just what these two are capable of.
I have no doubt that a fight between Batman and Captain America would be awfully close, but eventually I think Batman would win because he can be a sneaky bastard and Captain America is too honest a guy, when the chips come down.
And yeah, it will be interesting to see what Marcus & TeeDee can do.
Agreed Sheela. It should be entertaining, but also expensive. I have a feeling that the old line from the X-Men will apply here, you can always tell where they've been by the destruction they leave in their wake. :-D
Nuke the place from orbit, Draginbeard? Isn't that a LITTLE harsh on the REST of the city? :-D Not that it might not be the SAFEST course, but I'm just saying. Actually, the safest course would be to try and contain it in the Lucky Strike. Let them finish THEN arrest the survivors (if any)! :-D
I think this goes on the scale they use for restaurants ($ being cheap and $$$$ being expensive)... So lets see... One bar, totaled... $$$$$$$$$$$$ :-D
Visually, I can see where you are coming from KarToon; however, functionally, Doctor Silver passed beyond that when she was playing back in elementary school. :-D
I had a character that I wanted to be an orb in CoH, which was never an option. :-(
Instead she was covered by a hologram and was named Hollyann (the 4 year old that found the computer couldn't properly pronounce hologram :-D). Was a Rad/Elec Defender that I eventually got to 50th. :-D
So I'm waiting to see what Dr. Silver's orbs can do in comparison. :-D Somehow I doubt that they have 5 holds available. :-D
Oh man ... that reminds me of my old Ice controller ... nothing more awesome than putting the big bad ones on ice and leave the rest falling down on a giant icepatch.
I never got my Ice Controller to 50th. Silver was 45th level though, Ice/Kin. Fun character, though I LOVED my Illusion/Storm Controller. :-) I DID get Sapphire to 50th.
I just couldn't get into the way you had to play MM's. I saw they could be awesome, but it just drove me buggy.
I was playing to have fun, to me MM's weren't fun. :-) I had the most fun with my Controllers. :-) Though I had a couple dozen defenders too... and I was having a BLAST with a Corruptor (Water/Storm) which I managed to get to 42nd level before the lights got turned off.
Sigh, oh well. Still sad NCSoft had to be that stupid. :-7
To be honest and fair to Teedee. She was forced into this body without consent and humiliated by it. Along with her dislike for humans she now looks more human than before. I don't think an ass whopping is really what she needs but something to vent her underlying anger. Sort of bring it out and have her confront what ever it is she has buried deep inside her psych. Too mushy! Oh well. My random thought for the day.
No, no Sheela. Marcus wants TeeDee to help him out on the mission. He can beat her up, but not do anything TOO permanent to her.
So I think he is going to have to take his lumps to 'restore' his command structure. As long as they keep the guns out of it, I think he can do it too. Though not without some pain.
@Sheela, If the mind shuts down due to overload would really have no choice but to send Teedee back to New Troy for help. She could end up like Bunny for a long time.
well to be fair a "field" repair is not the same as a lab repair and even though Dr silver is good and could give her back basic funtionality the arm would not function totally 100% that would sideline TD
The mission is going to be hairy enough, you don't want to take a cripple into it for sure. That would be blood on the water for the sharks of Nova Roma.
with the information I have now.. if I had known... I would have sidlined teedee long before getting on this mission.. it is my error in overestimating her ability to control/contain herself and the problem that she has..
Yeah, but who could you have replaced her with? The lack of prep time is biting you all in the butt on this one. But the mission can't be delayed, the cost of that could be TOO high. :-p
I don't envy you, Marcus as this mission could be put in the dictionary next to the entry for Charlie Foxtrot. :-D
Well, if the damage is so bad that you need a lab, I'm sure Mr Blacks knows someone, who knows someone who has a lab ... and Marcus would probably be able to ....persuade them to let Dr silver use said lab. :D
Actually, you probably are right; however, time is NOT on their side. So the team probably can't afford to take the time to put TeeDee back into fighting trim if Marcus dismantles her.
They have burned up a lot of it already, but Mr. Black wasn't going to hurry any MORE than he already is. That is a good way to get dead, something Mr. Black seems to want to avoid! :-D
there are pleanty I could have replaced her with, I have no shortage of competent individuals that are good at destroying things.. it is just that I have worked with teedee and ada so they are my first choice... and Im not intested in taking TeeDee apart.. not unles I have to..
Yeah, I'm sure you had people to creatively put holes in things; however, this mission is close enough to suicide that dragging anything but the BEST in cuts already poor odds.
Six against the established military might (of a militaristic regime) is NOT good odds to start with.
Having just discovered this comic and having read through the archives, I can say I am truly impressed with the story line and sub plots, artwork, dialogue, mech/tech, robotics, pacing and layouts. I have bookmarked this strip for future updates. Keep up the good work.
Now if CentComm was TRULY evil (which, come to think of it she is :-D), she would post her next update... showing what KYLE is up to. }:-D~>
Leave us all hanging for another month (actually, probably all the way until next year with the move) before finding out how the bar brawl is progressing. :-D
And TeeDee is TOTALLY off her rocker. :-p
But wait we WILL! Because it will be worth it. :-D
Something to do with the cue stick and balls.(Hopefully not Marcus')
Cue Balls = Throwing ammunition.
Cue Stick = Stick up Marcus' ass.
Let the party commence.
It is still useful but it won't get as many comments as the full flotilla would! :-D
I really don't think Doc was PLANNING on needing them. I mean for going to get a drink, one was OVERKILL. :-D All 10 of them would be like dropping a nuke for fireworks. While it is spectacular, kind of overdone (as are the guest when the blast wave gets to them). :-D
On a sidenote : I wonder how long it would take the other O.R.B.s to arrive from the cargoship ?
Bet Mr. Black wouldn't be happy with that though. I mean, he wouldn't be welcome back for a LONG time, I fear.
Jeez Rose, no time to lay about !
We have work to do, and herrings to smoke.
Old Steel like that will often surprise you.
I was rather surprised how well it was idling after the first 45 seconds of video .. almost as smooth as some of the trucks I see on the road - Pretty impressive for something that old.
Offcourse, Rusty Old Steel comes in all sorts of flavors, from all parts of the world.
Examples range from old home build snowcats like the Gonkulator, or the rusty swedish snowblower that will survive the zombie apocalypse.
But they're always fun to watch. :)
You can dress her up...
*dresses TeeDee up in a pink tutu*
That is more terrifying than the monster. :-D
If nothing else, trapping your non-corporeal form and putting it IN a body so she could exact her bloody revenge!
And Marcus can use the pool cues as his drum sticks. TeeDee isn't the best drum kit, but she is one of the prettier drums (though her fury isn't very pretty right now). :-D
Do androids have square poo?
She looks to be ready to fling!
I worked phone tech support for 7 years, 400 users scattered all over the state, so I'm with you. :-p
Of course, if I could have SEEN what they were doing, it would have been FIXED before it got to the point where their stupidity made me want to strangle them.
And I love panel 6 and 7, we get to see the same 3 characters from different angles. And I love how Ada (continues) to appear.
But where did Goldie get to? Did she bolt already? Awww... Can't have an 'accident'. :-D
TeeDee *can* be peaceful, when she puts her mind to it.
She should know better than to engage Marcus...
Well, at least Ada is calm :)
...and yayy for protector drone...
Well, we don't actually *know* if Marcus is stronger. He might be, but TeeDee is probably no slouch either, and might have nasty enough surprises up her sleeve to beat him silly.
All we really know is he's very good, and she'll have to bring her A-game to beat him up.
From there on up, it's all guesswork.
Of course, this would be appropriate for TeeDee on the last page. :-D
They are already casualties. Just toss them aside and get down to business. :-D
Its the old, who would win, Batman or Captain America debate. Both are expert tacticians, one specialized in setting traps, the other fighting his way out of them.
In this case, we will just have to wait and see how long it takes the local authority to bring in heavy enough munitions to sort things out.
My advice - Nuke the place from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
And when Superman finally manages to win, because Batman suffers a heart attack ?
It turns out that was Batman's plan from the very beginning.
So much awesome in that comic.
Ive read some very compelling reasons why The captain would give Batman a serious run for his money.
Honestly, both of them have spent most of their careers getting out of every kind of trap imaginable. Even if one got the drop on the other, there would be no guarantee of victory.
Even still, I go with Batman prevailing in the end, but it would be a bitch of a fight!
Much like TeeDee vs. Marcus. Its not the best time or place to throw down, but I have to admit I want to see just what these two are capable of.
And yeah, it will be interesting to see what Marcus & TeeDee can do.
Nuke the site from orbit.
Let the First Circuit sort out the details.
I know people, who know people, who drop nukes on people.
Then when whomever survived the fights came out, arrest them. And if there are no survivors, loot their bodies and file the insurance claim. :-D
Oh wait, not that's the opposite of what it does!
( Ain't I a stinker!)
Instead she was covered by a hologram and was named Hollyann (the 4 year old that found the computer couldn't properly pronounce hologram :-D). Was a Rad/Elec Defender that I eventually got to 50th. :-D
So I'm waiting to see what Dr. Silver's orbs can do in comparison. :-D Somehow I doubt that they have 5 holds available. :-D
Good times.
Yeah, fun times. Miss 'em.
I never got into Masterminds, Controllers were more my thing. Only had 128 of them at shutdown. :-D
Also fun times. :)
I just hated the way they PLAYED. Didn't fit my play style at ALL. :-)
I was playing to have fun, to me MM's weren't fun. :-) I had the most fun with my Controllers. :-) Though I had a couple dozen defenders too... and I was having a BLAST with a Corruptor (Water/Storm) which I managed to get to 42nd level before the lights got turned off.
Sigh, oh well. Still sad NCSoft had to be that stupid. :-7
I feel sorry for the Lucky Strike though. I feel that it is going to look like the aftermath of a METEOR strike, but it might cool TeeDee down. :-D
I'm sure hoping someone's insurance is up to the carnage that is about to ensue. :-D
As for deflecting TeeDee's rage, I doubt it ... more likely, he'll pull off one of her arms and hit her over her head with it.
So I think he is going to have to take his lumps to 'restore' his command structure. As long as they keep the guns out of it, I think he can do it too. Though not without some pain.
at stormwind good eye there .. as always :D
Really, it's the blank stare of disconnect that's to be avoided at all costs. Physical damage can at least be repaired.
But there would be some mental damage, maybe even some really serious damage.
I don't envy you, Marcus as this mission could be put in the dictionary next to the entry for Charlie Foxtrot. :-D
They have burned up a lot of it already, but Mr. Black wasn't going to hurry any MORE than he already is. That is a good way to get dead, something Mr. Black seems to want to avoid! :-D
Six against the established military might (of a militaristic regime) is NOT good odds to start with.
If this was to be considered NORMAL, I think more people would have melted down into brainless puddles before now. :-)
There is something to be said for the last part of SNAFU though, but I think Charlie Foxtrot covers it pretty well too. :-D
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OS.
*looks delighted*
Oh, and if you REALLY like it, vote. The more votes the better. We have been trying to get Datachasers into the 50's (and have it STAY there). :-)
Leave us all hanging for another month (actually, probably all the way until next year with the move) before finding out how the bar brawl is progressing. :-D
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