History Funny / Upgrade

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Squick}} Th]][[OhCrap at]] doesn't look like the face of [[NominalHero your typical vengeful action hero]].]]

* Heading his way to the hacker STEM points him to, STEM tells Grey that their chair won't get them there on time, requiring him to run all the way. When he leaves behind his wheelchair, Grey is near someone else in a wheelchair, who he snarkily tells to watch his chair before bolting off. The guy contemptuously calls Grey a "faker"...[[HypocriticalHumor before standing up himself and sitting in Grey's chair]].

** How the fight starts. Serk's spotted Grey hiding in his home and attacked him, and when Grey calls for help from STEM while being actively strangled, STEM gently states that it cannot do anything without his permission. Using the last of his strength and with a voice of pure "''Are you fucking kidding me?''", Grey manages to get out "Permission ''granted''!" through gritted teeth, after which point STEM politely thanks him and takes over.
** The bit of him awkwardly smashing a ton of plates and glasses on Serk's head.
** After he goes down from that, Grey outright ''begs'' him not to get back up, since he has no idea what else STEM has in mind for him.
** Then, he reaches for a knife:

*** The sequence with Tolan lifting Grey up and running him into the wall, his head smacking several rafters along the way (complete with [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Grey saying "Ow" twice like he just got a papercut]]), and Grey then electrocuting Tolan with a nearby wire seems ripped straight out of an action comedy.

** STEM recommends that Grey remove all of his fingerprints to rid the crime scene of his presence. Grey complains that there's no way he could remember everything he touched -- to which STEM immediately states it has a compiled list of everything Grey touched. The scene actually ends right there, so we're only left to imagine how much work ''that'' must have been.

** The sequence with Tolan lifting Grey up and running him into the wall, his head smacking several rafters along the way (complete with [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Grey saying "Ow" twice like he just got a papercut]]), and Grey then electrocuting Tolan with a nearby wire seems ripped straight out of an action comedy, it's so ridiculous.
** After wiping the floor with his opponents, he perches over Tolan [[https://media2.giphy.com/media/uUw4GH6EEoPkHfGJwg/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fa690079190441dc9be9b3aedf077a8fcfb5d61a&rid=giphy.gif like a sensei]] and gives the best quip:

* Heading his way to the hacker Stem points him to, STEM tells Grey that their chair won't get them there on time, requiring him to run all the way. When he leaves behind his wheelchair, Grey is near someone else in a wheelchair, who he snarkily tells to watch his chair. The guy contemptuously calls Grey a "faker"...[[HypocriticalHumor before standing up himself and sitting in Grey's chair]].

* The fight with Serk, due to the combination of STEM's cold, perfectly calculated [[CurbStompBattle domination]] and Grey reacting with shock and horror at how hard he's pummeling Serk and constantly bickering with STEM. His head and body are in two very different places, and it's hilarious.

** Afterwards, as STEM tells Grey that a hacker is trying to shut him down:
--->'''STEM:''' We need to employ a rootkit and subvert my operating systems.

** Afterwards, as Stem tells Grey that a hacker is trying to shut him down:
--->'''Stem:''' We need to employ a rootkit and subvert my operating systems.

* Heading his way to the hacker Stem points him to, Stem tells Grey that their chair won't get them there on time, requiring him to run all the way. When he leaves behind his wheelchair, Grey is near someone else in a wheelchair, who he snarkily tells to watch his chair. The guy contemptuously calls Grey a "faker"...[[HypocriticalHumor before standing up himself and sitting in Grey's chair]].

--->'''Stem:''' [[TechnoBabble We need to employ a rootkit and subvert my operating systems.]]

--->'''Stem:''' We need to employ a rootkit and subvert my operating systems.

'''Stem:''' We need to employ a rootkit and subvert my operating systems.
'''Grey:''' ''What kind of'' ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' ''language are you speaking?!''

** How the fight starts. Serk's spotted Grey hiding in his home and attacked him, and when Grey calls for help from STEM while being actively strangled, STEM gently states that it cannot do anything without his permission. Using the last of his strength and with a voice of pure "''Are you fucking kidding me?''", Grey manages to get out, "Permission ''granted''!", after which point STEM politely thanks him and takes over.
** The bit of him awkwardly smashing plates and glasses on Serk's head.

** As a result of getting more comfortable working with STEM, Grey dominates his next fight with a ''huge'' confidence boost, making cocky quips the whole time and perching over one of his downed opponents (Tolan) [[https://media2.giphy.com/media/uUw4GH6EEoPkHfGJwg/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47fa690079190441dc9be9b3aedf077a8fcfb5d61a&rid=giphy.gif like a sensei]].
** The best quip of all probably goes to...
--->''(Grey has just downed Tolan.)''\\
'''Grey:''' So you thought I was an invalid, but you didn't know that I'm a ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' ninja! ''(punches Tolan, just 'cuz)''\\

** As a result of getting more comfortable working with STEM, Grey dominates his next fight with a ''huge'' confidence boost, making cocky quips the whole time and perching over one of his opponents (Tolan) [[https://media2.giphy.com/media/1hBYyo8pdPYb50fzlc/source.gif like a sensei]].

* A lot of STEM's lines as a result of its [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]] tone.
-->'''Grey:''' Bet you didn't know I'm a fucking ninja!\\
'''Stem:''' While I am state-of-the-art, I am not a ninja.
* The fight with Serk, due to Grey basically moving on autopilot with Stem's help, so he does things like awkwardly smash plates on Serk's head.
** And the BlackComedy of Grey [[{{Squick}} being absolutely horrified]] when Stem uses his body to give Serk a GlasgowGrin.
* Grey rolling into a bar while pretending to still be paralyzed, going as far as to ask another patron to hold his glass so he can drink.
* In another case of BlackComedy, after hearing Tolan's screams due to [[ColdBloodedTorture what STEM/Grey is putting him through]], the bartender remarks that his mother always told him not to mess with disabled people.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[AudienceSurrogate Th]][[OhCrap at]] doesn't look like the face of [[NominalHero your typical vengeful action hero]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350: That doesn't look like the face of [[NominalHero your typical vengeful action hero]]]]

* A lot of Stem's lines as a result of its comically serious tone.

* Grey rolling into a bar while pretending to still be paralyzed, going as far as to ask another patron to hold his glass so he can drink.