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| 4 | [[caption-width-right:350:Oh, NO! '''''The Horro'''''--[[ComicalOverreacting uh, wait, really?]]]] |
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| 7 | ---- |
| 8 | !!The online comic |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[AC: Prologue]] |
| 11 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-12/ The entirety of this page.]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[AC: Character Profiles]] |
| 14 | * Bacon: "Nah" |
| 15 | * Peridot opts out of using stars to rate her stats and simply puts "better than almond" for all of them. |
| 16 | * Cordelia's profile has her item be a glass of wine, labelled "[[FrothyMugsOfWater Juice for Grownups]]". |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[AC: Chapter 1]] |
| 19 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-192/ The not-so-hidden Disaster Stones.]] |
| 20 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-196/ That's not Princess Parfait.]] |
| 21 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/archive/page-201/ pfffffhahahaha I can't even finish that]] |
| 22 | * The limbo group bursting in during the Splashmaster battle. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[AC: Intermission 1]] |
| 25 | * As it turns out [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-298/ Nightmare Knight doesn't know how to pronounce Peridot.]] |
| 26 | -->[[{{BerserkButton}} NO]] |
| 27 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-1-bonus-2/ Nautilus' extreme limbo training.]] |
| 28 | * Reader questions for Bacon! |
| 29 | --> Q: why |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[AC: Chapter 2]] |
| 32 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-372/ Cucumber lives up to the Nightmare Knight's expectations.]] |
| 33 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-399/ So...you wrote an entire play about how pretty you are?]] |
| 34 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-403/ Nautilus is ready for her debut...]] but she can't see well without her glasses. The supposedly handsome Legato just [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-404/ looks wonky]] to her. The fact that it happens on page 404 is the icing on the cake. |
| 35 | -->ｐｒｅｔｔｙ　ｂｏｙ　ｎｏｔ　ｆｏｕｎｄ |
| 36 | * The ''entirety'' of Legato's play, from Commander Caboodle's [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-418/ hammy introduction]] to "Prince Crescendo's" ''hammier'' [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-420/ opening lines]] to ''[[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-421/ all]]'' of [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-426/ Legato's]] ridiculous expressions, the crown jewel of the whole affair possibly being the revelation that not only is ''Sir Bacon'' playing the role of the "[[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-427/ witch-queen]]" but they're actually ''really good'' at it. |
| 37 | -->welcome to cucumber quest |
| 38 | * Almond and Peridot stopping the play to banter, Peridot's embarrassed shut up, and finally the look of horror on Peridot's face after saving Almond. |
| 39 | -->'''Peridot:''' [[BlatantLies I missed, I missed, I missed, I missed!!!]] |
| 40 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-452/ Piano holding in a scream.]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[AC: Intermission 2]] |
| 43 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/peridot-fact-1/ A flustered Peridot waiting for her cue backstage]]. ([[http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ed20ac6227c5a1f26339ad7a9c3a3cf/tumblr_n1losdSCzH1qd62wro2_1280.png Rough sketch here]].) |
| 44 | --->IS SHE GONNA THINK I'M DUMB |
| 45 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-490/ Princess Parfait makes a new friend]]! |
| 46 | -->a what |
| 47 | ** The illustrations in [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-491/ the next comic]] just add to the humor. |
| 48 | --->'''''I KNOW WHAT THE WORD MEANS!''''' |
| 49 | ** Then the next page where Princess Parfait asks whether he didn't even want friends in his childhood |
| 50 | --->'''''My What?!'''' |
| 51 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-500/ Peridot's lack of respect towards Nightmare Knight]] |
| 52 | * A throwaway line when Piano is asked to sign the Dream Sword: |
| 53 | -->'''Piano:''' Well, I've autographed weirder things… |
| 54 | * Piano ribbing Carrot, ''guffawing'', and then switching back to a calm demeanor. |
| 55 | * The look on Cucumber and Carrot's faces when Commander Caboodle calls them "test subjects" like a certain inventor... |
| 56 | * Nightmare Knight has sent their craft flying into the sun. What's Nautilus' idea? [[ChekhovsGun Nobody's in the mood for pizza...]] |
| 57 | --> Special delivery instructions: [[NoPunctuationIsFunnier why is this happening]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[AC: Chapter 3]] |
| 60 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-548/ I'M NOT EVEN!!!]] |
| 61 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-554/ Dahlia's spell]] involves Music/{{Evanescence}} lyrics. |
| 62 | * Peridot declaring that she came to the Princess R pageant [[FreudianSlip to see Almond]]. The flustered look on her face after she comments seals the deal. |
| 63 | --> '''Peridot:''' [[ThatCameOutWrong I mean-]] |
| 64 | ** Cabbage ''blurting it out to the rest of the audience'' makes it even better. |
| 65 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-577/ I LOVE JAIL!!!]] |
| 66 | * The Guardlings acting as a peanut gallery to their [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-589/ boss's punnery]]. |
| 67 | * The Guardener's [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-591/ unspeakably horrifying face]]... [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-592/ *WINK*]] |
| 68 | * Nautilus and Commander Caboodle [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-596/ talking Boltergeist into releasing Peridot]]: |
| 69 | ** by spinning the Nightmare Knight as a door hater who wears a T-Shirt reading "DOORS SUCK" as he breaks the Intermezzo Wall |
| 70 | ** the look on Peridot's face when Caboodle and Nautilus volunteer her to take out Nightmare Knight in exchange for their help |
| 71 | ** [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-597/ The look on her face]] as Nautilus and Caboodle hi-five. |
| 72 | --->your friends are here |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[AC: Intermission 3]] |
| 75 | * Peridot's reaction to her dream about her and Almond getting married. |
| 76 | --> [[TheRant excuse me]] |
| 77 | * Peridot walks in on... [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-680/ this.]] |
| 78 | * Furthermore, she invites the Nightmare Knight to watch Punisher Pumice with her. |
| 79 | -->'''Gigi:''' it seems like your kind of show, idk |
| 80 | * From the Q&A strips: |
| 81 | -->"I ''always'' set the dress code." |
| 82 | ** Tomato recruiting the mailman because his name starts with a B. |
| 83 | ** A new, improved, cooler Splashmaster: the same, but with two eyes. |
| 84 | ** The Nightmare Knight doesn't know what fanfiction is. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[AC: Chapter 4]] |
| 87 | * The "Forbidden Master" is summoned and subjects our heroes to their deepest darkest fears. All of them are duds due to the fact that the Forbidden Master [[LiteralMinded twists common phobias in contrived manners]] (i.e. showing Cucumber and Almond a measuring stick for "fear of heights" and exploiting Nautilus's fear of rollercoasters through an ''emotional'' rollercoaster (a movie). |
| 88 | -->'''Forbidden Master:''' Fear of...flying. ''(as in flying a kite)''\ |
| 89 | '''Cucumber:''' That's not what that means.\ |
| 90 | '''Forbidden Master:''' Fear of...closed spaces ''(a closed store)''\ |
| 91 | '''Cucumber:''' That's not what that means.\ |
| 92 | '''Forbidden Master:''' Fear of...loss ''(losing a video game)''\ |
| 93 | '''Cucumber:''' [[RuleOfThree THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT MEANS.]] |
| 94 | ** Bonus points for the game over screen [[ShoutOut resembling the one from]] ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. "GAME OVER: [[CallBack RETURN OF SPLASHMASTER]] |
| 95 | ** Apparently Cordelia and Peridot have been put through the same "torture." Cordelia flips through the book the Nightmare Knight gave her [[ThisCannotBe to see if there's some kind of mistake.]] That note she finds at the end of the book? [[{{Troll}} Just kidding.]] |
| 96 | * The Forsaken Master turns out to be a small jack-o'-lantern kid and reveals his true name: Thebestmaster, created to be the very best. He then goes and says he wants to prove himself to the Nightmare Knight, or, as he calls him, ''Steve''. The heroes are completely baffled by this development. |
| 97 | * Thebestmaster turns out to actually ''like'' being sealed, so he asks the gang to put him back in the giant crystal. Peridot tries to seal him in a peridot shell, but this turns out to be too weak, so Cucumber decides to try something. He ends up becoming a MagicalGirl. [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-790/ The page immediately after]] says it all. |
| 98 | ** Speaking of Peridot's failed attempt, we have [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-787/ Almond's shit-eating grin]] as Thebestmaster criticizes the spell's potency. |
| 99 | * Right after Cucumber becomes a MagicalGirl, Bestie decides to put on a show to make his re-sealing feel more special. Cucumber is very apathetic at first, but pretty much goes "screw it" and decides to re-seal Bestie in the flashiest way possible. A flash of light and puff of smoke later, and Bestie's sealed under [[BrickJoke a giant bathtub drain]]. |
| 100 | * After Cucumber points out that the entire Chapter was a [[BreatherEpisode waste of time]] and a distraction due to Thebestmaster providing no real threat, Cordelia and Peridot decide to pretend [[IMeantToDoThat this was their true intention]] and abscond in the hammiest way they can. Capped off by Peridot adorably whispering as she leaves: |
| 101 | --> bye almond let's hang out |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[AC:Intermission 4]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-819/ "This is the best cupcake I've ever put in my mouth."]] It begins from there, and only gets better with the following pages, in which Cordelia is thoroughly confused and doesn't know anymore what she wants from the Nightmare Knight, which leads to this hilarious exchange: |
| 106 | -->'''Cordelia:''' I don't understand! What happened to the power? The presence? The- the '''threats'''?? |
| 107 | -->'''Nightmare Knight:''' You... '''want''' me to threaten you? |
| 108 | -->'''Cordelia:''' '''NO!... YES?? I DON'T KNOW, I'M HAVING A CRISIS''' |
| 109 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-834/ The Nightmare Knight]] and his [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-835/ Disaster Masters]], as they appear in ''Punisher Pumice''. |
| 110 | * "You misunderstand me, Peridot. This is about more than my ego. [[ByNoIMeanYes Mostly]]." |
| 111 | * The Nightmare Knight insists that Peridot wear a jacket because it's cold out. She initially refuses because she doesn't want to cover her shirt, a piece of merchandise from the show. Nightmare Knight uses his magic to put one on her. [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-846/ She screeches about how it doesn't match as he teleports them to the set.]] |
| 112 | * Everyone's fantastically overblown reactions to the Nightmare Knight coming to Silver Studios, from the fake NK's bravado to his dramatic unmasking as The Guardener, to the TorchesAndPitchforks raised when they see his real face. |
| 113 | --> "[[TheRant let's all just take a deep breath.]]" |
| 114 | * Apparently, Bacon was trying to convince the staff that the Nightmare Knight villain for ''Pumice'' was just in poor taste. They might go through with writing him out of the show... not because of their warnings, but because the ''Pumice'' NK is ''[[BlatantLies too scary for children]]'', according to MoralGuardians. |
| 115 | * [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-4-bonus-2/ In a Q&A strip,]] we get a touching moment with Cordelia, as she hints at her own childhood. There's a {{beat|Panel}} as it seems like she's going to elaborate. [[TheUnreveal She doesn't.]] |
| 116 | -->'''Cordelia:''' ''[smiles softly]'' Were you expecting me to share my touching backstory? ''[maniacal smile]'' '''In a Q&A segment?''' '''YOU FOOL???''' |
| 117 | |
| 118 | !!Outside the comic |
| 119 | |
| 120 | * [[http://imgur.com/a/fD4fl This series of “promotional tweets” by the author.]] |
| 121 | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20151204125855/http://gigidigi.tumblr.com/post/61566732337/dear-gigi-digi-im-writing-to-inquire-about-the I don't want my name on this]] |
| 122 | * [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/429540758543032321 Hey, know who died?]] [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/429540858208059393 That clown on the blimp.]] [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/429831461835792384 That clown's dead.]] [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/430233544552480768 Dead as dead can be.]][[note]]No, he's not.[[/note]] |
| 123 | * The descriptions for the Cucumber Quest books that used to be on the shop page. |
| 124 | -->'''Book 1:''' A comic about bunny kids going on adventures and having fun.\ |
| 125 | '''Book 2:''' A comic about bunny kids going on more adventures and having more fun.\ |
| 126 | '''[[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1348/2783/products/vol3-1_ecba054c-3cdb-4b0a-8f53-a54c308e4c4f_1024x1024.png?v=1471404909 Book 3]]:''' A comic about bunny kids going on even more adventures [[BlatantLies and just having a ball.]] |
| 127 | * Taking place in or after intermission 3, a followup to the Peridot Fact comics: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160420100523im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgKp40KUYAAz940.jpg]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160420100524im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgKp4leUYAAu4jR.jpg]] ([[https://web.archive.org/web/20160420100519/https:/twitter.com/gigideegee/status/721325684774150145 source]]) |
| 128 | * Gigi's depictions of Rosemaster [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/768512397153751040 as]] [[http://ggdgart.tumblr.com/post/151789917967/cq a]] [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/758140526423973888 gamer]] or as [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/715872859529158657 out of touch with modern youth culture.]] |
| 129 | ** [[http://ggdgart.tumblr.com/post/153106937967/rosemaster-cq "Don't 'at' me."]] |
| 130 | ** [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/768545253934583808 Rosemaster and Noisemaster play]] [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/771074008695513088 Dream Boutique 3]] |
| 131 | ** [[http://gigidigi.itch.io/game-masterz Now in zine form.]] |
| 132 | * [[https://twitter.com/gigideegee/status/662046439426494464 This tweet by Gigi]] about [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-686/ Peridot's reaction to the character of Melanite.]] |
| 133 | -->"don't get me wrong, peridot is gay as hell, but you don't have to be gay to think a dude who wears pauldrons to school is garbage" |
| 134 | * [[http://ggdgart.tumblr.com/post/156698110062/some-hourly-comics-for-cucumber-quest Peridot's snack ventures]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | !!Book-exclusive content |
| 137 | |
| 138 | * Book 3 bonus comic #2 |
| 139 | ** Biscotti showing her true ruthlessness. |
| 140 | ** Peridot's epic blunder. |
| 141 | ** The Nightmare Knight purposely mispronouncing Peridot's name. |
| 142 | ** Baguette and Tartelette musing on how hollow their victory is going to be -- [[GilliganCut prompt cut]] to them celebrating their win and proudly showing off their trophy. [[NotSoAboveItAll Yes, Tartelette included.]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | !!Fanworks |
| 145 | |
| 146 | * [[http://tyuran.tumblr.com/post/56292781187/muscle-kingdoms-princess-is-the-wii-fit-trainer Cucumber in the Muscle Kingdom]] |
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