Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* LibertariansInSpace: A central plot element, with Libertarian concepts such as asset-based currencies, contract resolution, and individual accomplishment being the key to dynamic, thriving societies, as opposed to Luna's [[DemocracyIsBad increasingly-bureaucratic democracy]] or the [[MegaCorp Mercorps]] that rule Earth, Mars and the Jovian satellites - ''badly''. Each statist society is noted to have a large underclass - Beltapes on Luna, poor people on the Jovian moons, androids on Mars; can't have an upper class without a lower class.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Venus 23 is dedicated to tearing [[https://www.thevenusproject.com The Venus Project]] a new one.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 37 (click to see context) from:
* FantasticCasteSystem: Terrans have enforced one with [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=50 cruel genetic engineering]]. The upper class "executives" are engineered to look good and have pheromones that make you want to trust and respect them. The lowest class "associates" are engineered to be diminutive in body and spirit and to have pheromones that make them repellent and hateful ''even to themselves''. There are also specialist castes in between that we haven't encountered.
to:
* FantasticCasteSystem: Terrans have enforced one with [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=50 cruel genetic engineering]]. The upper class "executives" are engineered to look good and have pheromones {{pheromones}} that make you want to trust and respect them. The lowest class "associates" are engineered to be diminutive in body and spirit and to have pheromones that make them repellent and hateful ''even to themselves''. There are also specialist castes in between that we haven't encountered.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 34 (click to see context) from:
* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of Creator/TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Riker]] in his face and clothes.
to:
* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of Creator/TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. And after [[spoiler: undergoing treatment for his condition, he ends up looking quite a bit like Creator/WilliamHartnell.]] Meanwhile, [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Riker]] in his face and clothes.
Changed line(s) 86 (click to see context) from:
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Veronica considers this after [[spoiler:regaining her memories of being wronged by Po Xu-Ke's nephews]], but decides against it after realizing that she would most likely be killed before she could get to her targets.
to:
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Veronica considers this after [[spoiler:regaining her memories of being wronged by Po Xu-Ke's nephews]], but decides against it after realizing (extensively) calculating that while she has a fairly good chance of achieving her objective, she would most likely be killed before she could get to her targets.certainly not survive the process.
Changed line(s) 99 (click to see context) from:
* TooDumbToLive: In the Mars chapter, Nicole takes the IdiotBall and runs with it. After having been given a brutal lesson in the last chapter what lengths Seamus's enemies will go to for info on his project, what does she do in the next chapter after being alerted there might be trouble? [[spoiler:She gets her Beltape bodyguard injured in a high-grav train ride, ditches her at a clinic to recover while she goes shopping, and then heads straight into a crime-infested part of town and gets her android companion snatched away.]]
to:
* TooDumbToLive: In the Mars chapter, Nicole takes the IdiotBall and runs with it. After having been given a brutal lesson in the last chapter what lengths Seamus's enemies will go to for info on his project, what does she do in the next chapter after being alerted there might be trouble? [[spoiler:She gets her Beltape bodyguard injured in a high-grav train ride, ditches her at a clinic to recover while she goes shopping, and then heads straight into a crime-infested part of town and gets her android companion snatched away.]] And later the whole group sans Seamus [[spoiler: walk into a fairly blatant trap and end up getting shot into space.]]
Changed line(s) 105 (click to see context) from:
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Po Xu-Ke, the oldest man in the Solar System, dies after refusing any more rejuvenation treatments. Though there are a number of others who aren't done living yet such as Seamus [[spoiler: who's actually even older than Po.]]
to:
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Po Xu-Ke, the oldest man in the Solar System, dies after refusing any more rejuvenation treatments. Though treatments, though his exact reason for choosing to do this is left a little vague. Conversely, there are a number of others who aren't done living yet such as Seamus [[spoiler: who's actually even older than Po.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** On Venus 23, [[spoiler:it turns out that Nicole has survived to the "present day" and is 525 years in standard reckoning.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BrainUploading: It's possible to copy a human's memories into a planktronic brain. Seamus kept a spare one just in case one of his enemies got him, [[spoiler: which he ended up using to replace Murphy's original planktronic brain when Bobinardi fried it. Though he is still uploaded into an android later on.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* UpliftedAnimal: Beltapes look like hairless gorillas. There's also birdmen, porpoises, anthrofish... furries look like modified humans though. [[spoiler: After FTL is discovered uplift starts on a number of alien species.]]
Changed line(s) 102 (click to see context) from:
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Po Xu-Ke, the oldest man in the Solar System, dies after refusing any more rejuvenation treatments.
to:
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Po Xu-Ke, the oldest man in the Solar System, dies after refusing any more rejuvenation treatments. Though there are a number of others who aren't done living yet such as Seamus [[spoiler: who's actually even older than Po.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheMetricSystemIsHereToStay: Except on Zytemonde, for whatever reason they measure distance in "peters" instead of meters. They still use SI prefixes though.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Following the conclusion of Dr. Murchadha and Nicole's adventures, a centuries-long TimeSkip ensues. We are introduced to a new cast of characters in a very different location, focusing on Bok and Zander, longtime friends, as they slowly uncover a conspiracy controlling their lives and those of the people around them. This section is officially titled Quantum Vibe: Venus 23.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 45 (click to see context) from:
* FunetikAksent - The lunar dialect (used in a lot of media) tends to do this, and adds just a smidgen of {{lolcat}}.
to:
* FunetikAksent - The lunar dialect (used in a lot of media) tends to do this, and adds just a smidgen of {{lolcat}}.WebOriginal/LOLCats.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CallASmeerpARabbit: In the real world, "cheese" was used for a time to refer to heroin cut with Tylenol PM; on Luna, "cheez" is heroin mixed with methamphetamine.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ReallyDeadMontage: After [[spoiler:Buford]] is killed, there's a strip of each of the others replaying past scenes in their head.
Added DiffLines:
* SpiceRackPanacea: When Nicole begins having PTSD flashbacks, Seamus has a pharmacist prepare her an "old remedy" of vitamins and amino acids. The order also includes hashish, but this is Seamus's own addition.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
** [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=383 One disguised android's true form]] (spoiler alert!) is a dead ringer for ''[[EighthMan 8 Man]]'' from the 90s remakes.
to:
** [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=383 One disguised android's true form]] (spoiler alert!) is a dead ringer for ''[[EighthMan 8 Man]]'' ''Anime/EighthMan'' from the 90s '90s remakes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
cleaned up Killed Off For Real to better conform to TV Tropes standards.
Changed line(s) 56 (click to see context) from:
* KilledOffForReal: Generally the comic avoids actual deaths "on-screen", but [[spoiler:in a recent comic, Buford, one of the beltapes who became friends with Nicole and Murphy, died of a shot to the head.]]
to:
* KilledOffForReal: Generally the comic avoids actual deaths "on-screen", but [[spoiler:in a recent comic, Buford, [[spoiler:Buford, one of the beltapes who became friends with Nicole and Murphy, died dies of a shot to the head.head during the rescue of Seamus.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* KilledOffForReal: Generally the comic avoids actual deaths "on-screen", but [[spoiler:in a recent comic, Buford, one of the beltapes who became friends with Nicole and Murphy, died of a shot to the head.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* BerserkButton: Don't call Dr. Seamus O Murchadha "Doctor" (Despite the [[DoctorWho resemblance]]) - [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=81 "I'm a person, not a TITLE!"]]
to:
* BerserkButton: Don't call Dr. Seamus O Murchadha "Doctor" (Despite the [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho resemblance]]) - [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=81 "I'm a person, not a TITLE!"]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* SpacePirate: Jesus Hernandez and his crew, which are actually Ionian revolutionaries.
Added DiffLines:
* WifeBasherBasher: While issuing Che-style trials to the crew and passengers of the Argosy, Jesus Hernandez accuses one crewman of beating his ex-wife (and selling war refugees into slavery), when the crewman tries to justify his actions Jesus jumps over the table to headbutt him, gives him a stern lecture on why you should never abuse your life partner, then sentences the wife beater to airlocking.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ClusterFBomb: Veronica/Ventura drops a [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=511 rather colorful one]] when she regains access to her memories.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 90 (click to see context) from:
* WhamMoment: [[spoiler:"I am Theophilus Farnsworth."]]
to:
* WhamMoment: WhamLine: [[spoiler:"I am Theophilus Farnsworth."]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WhamMoment: [[spoiler:"I am Theophilus Farnsworth."]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 30 (click to see context) from:
** And [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=170 Vanessa Oresme]] (Nicole's mom) bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Nichelle Nichols]].
to:
** And [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=170 Vanessa Oresme]] (Nicole's mom) bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Nichelle Nichols]]. Emphasized in recent comics that have Nicole dressing up in a uniform reminiscent of the Trek movie era.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Another android, Mr Tombs (possibly Graves again under a different pseudonym), also has one that is actually set to [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=860 Nixon]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Nicole's mother has a strong resemblance to [[spoiler: Nichelle Nicols]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: For most of the first volume, when Nicole and Seamus have an antagonistic relationship, and the audience is expected to be somewhat suspicious of him, a regeneration error has trapped him in a 250 kg body with a dumpy face and kinky red hair. It's about the time she begins to trust him implicitly that this is fixed, leaving him thin and beautiful with perfect face and hair.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 68 (click to see context) from:
* OurShowersAreDifferent: "Clean-branes", first seen in ''Timepeeper'' - membranes of memory plastic that one simply steps through to be effortlessly cleansed of all detritus, leaving the user bone-dry.
to:
* OurShowersAreDifferent: "Clean-branes", first seen in ''Timepeeper'' - membranes of memory plastic that one simply steps through to be effortlessly cleansed of strip all detritus, detritus from one's body, leaving the user not only clean as a whistle but bone-dry.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* OurShowersAreDifferent: "Clean-branes", first seen in ''Timepeeper'' - membranes of memory plastic that one simply steps through to be effortlessly cleansed of all detritus, leaving the user bone-dry.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CorporateWarfare: "Mercorp wars" are alluded to a few times.
Added DiffLines:
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: In the Vesta chapter [[spoiler: Nicole, Murphy, Buford, and Nigel]] are shot out of a cannon into space by Vesta Vista. Fortunately [[spoiler: Nicole has her Sundiver suit with her, Murphy's a gynoid, and the Beltapes can survive half an hour in vacuum.]] Unfortunately they're on a ballistic arc that will make them crash into Vesta at more than fatal speeds.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Huǒxīng
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* AlternateCalendar: Most of the solar system dates from the Sputnik launch. Huoxing has their own calendar using Martian years(roughly twice as long), dating from the Viking 1 landing.
to:
* AlternateCalendar: Most of the solar system dates from the Sputnik launch. Huoxing Huǒxīng has their own calendar using Martian years(roughly twice as long), dating from the Viking 1 landing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Riker]] in his face and clothes.
to:
* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of TomBaker's Creator/TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Riker]] in his face and clothes.
