Line #88 Webcomic/TwoEvilScientists


1	-> '''Dr. Eggman''': So let me get this straight... We team up to wreak havoc on our respective enemies.\
2	'''Dr. Wily''': Yep.\
3	'''Dr. Eggman''': We combine our intelligences to create powerful robots and unnecessarily complex schemes.\
4	'''Dr. Wily''': That's right.\
5	'''Dr. Eggman''': And in the end, everything will blow up in our faces.\
6	'''Dr. Wily''': Probably.\
7	'''Dr. Eggman''': So why are we doing this?\
8	'''Dr. Wily''': You have anything better to do?
9	-->-- ''Two Evil Scientist Villains Victorious, Pt 1''
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11	''[[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/articleList?titleNo=5533 Two Evil Scientists]]'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running sprite comic]] that has been updated since 2004 and has enjoyed a somewhat more than modest fanfare. Initially starting out on keenspace (now comicgenesis) the comic was moved to smackjeeves where it became one of the longest running comics on the site. The comic takes a [[IntercontinuityCrossover somewhat lighthearted idea]] and makes it work; pitting together the characters from both the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series and the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. Rather than solely focusing on the exploits of the heroes of these series however, the comic, as its title implies, has a heavier focus on the two main villains (Dr. Albert Wily and Dr. Ivo Robotnik) from these series. The author makes use of the many similarities between these series to make for an interesting comic.
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13	Years after ''Two Evil Scientists'' was created (not to mention after suffering its ScheduleSlip), Capcom, Sega, and Archie Comics would create an official crossover between their flagship franchises with ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide''. As far as we know, none of them are aware of ''TES'', but it nonetheless features some striking similarities.
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15	The series has not been updated since January 2011, with no word from the writer.
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17	With Smack Jeeves having closed down on December 31, 2020, the comic’s website has been archived on archive.org:
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19	https://archive.org/details/smackjeeves-5533
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21	The comic has also been archived in this Google Slides file:
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23	https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Fv2fMpYUNtrnVfRSKvexjDcCssSYGTM72XsP-P1flj4/edit#slide=id.ga720b6a3d3_0_11
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25	Also here is a link to a PDF to further [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep circulating the tapes]]:
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27	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Svh6wJsT2BBeJTtzhP49nsiOqIXQB3dK/view?usp=sharing
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30	!!Includes examples of:
31	* AchievementsInIgnorance: Ashura is able to run on the air simply by not looking down!
32	* ADayInTheLimelight: Most characters have at least two storylines devoted to them.
33	* AffablyEvil: The titular duo, as in canon.
34	* AGodAmI: Many of the villains felt this way. Particularly [[spoiler:the commander on the ark]], [[spoiler:Doppelganger]], and [[spoiler:Gemerl after being exposed to the super emeralds]].
35	* AlternateTimeline: With a twist. Two super villains from alternate timelines are competing to make their timelines a reality. Also Quint and the Time Skimmer.
36	* AnswerCut: Ryan ''loves'' using these.
37	* ArcVillain: The comic uses this a ''lot''. While Eggman and Dr. Wily are [[TheHeavy the most prominent and recurring]], 'Two Evil Scientists' spends a hefty amount of time using other villains. As some examples...
38	** [[EvilKnockoff Metal Sonic]] takes center stage in 'Rise of the Metal Devil'
39	** Vile serves as this for the 'Sonic X' arc, while the Commander of the Ark and the Gizoid serve as this for 'Mega Man's Ark'. [[FutureMeScaresMe Quint]] serves as the GreaterScopeVillain of the arcs.
40	* King serves as this for the 'All the King's Men' arc, [[spoiler:though Omochao turns out to be the true antagonist]].
41	* ArtEvolution: A minor example with [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1591 this comic,]] which starts the use of new, more smooth speech bubbles.
42	* AscendedExtra: Downplayed with Blue. He goes from a minor {{Cameo}} character to a somewhat more important supporting character during the latter half of Gemerl's arc.
43	* AWizardDidIt: [[http://2estlc.smackjeeves.com/comics/381906/2es-v2-0-45/ Seen here.]]
44	* BackFromTheDead: Mega Man and Sonic... twice.
45	* BaitAndSwitchBoss: [[spoiler:Omachao replacing King]].
46	* BigBadWannabe: King. While he serves as the ArcVillain twice, he's upstaged both times, with [[spoiler:Omochao being behind his actions the first time]], and [[spoiler:the Gizoid ultimately giving him a massive MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment]].
47	* BigBrotherInstinct: Bass may technically be Cream's younger brother, but he nonetheless acts like her older sibling.
48	* BigCreepyCrawlies: Buzz's girlfriend [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Beedra]]. Most characters react accordingly when they see her.
49	* BigLittleBrother: Bass to Cream.
50	* BrainBleach: Dr. Light in the shower.
51	** [[spoiler:Or the fact that he built a fully functioning artificial penis for VideoGame/MegaManX before he even finished the designs for his other systems. Did I mention that he keeps it in his pocket?]] Yeah, there's a reason he's a mad scientist.
52	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Bass does this to Cream when she finds out he is, in fact, evil.]]
53	* BrickJoke: The Big/Auto fusion.
54	* BSideComics: The author, MC Ryan's [[http://megagirl.smackjeeves.com/ Mega Girl]] (on hiatus, or dead) and [[http://chronocrossover.smackjeeves.com/ Chrono Crossover]] (now ended) feature characters that have at one point appeared in the main comic but use storylines far different from the main comic.
55	* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:Bass, likely as a Type 2. It later turns out that this was part of Robot Wily and Egg Robo's GambitRoulette]] Earlier King.
56	* CastCalculus: Characters that tend to fit the same roles in both series are ''always'' paired together: Mega Man/Sonic, Shadow/Bass, Amy/Roll...
57	** Of course, sometimes it's rather hard to pull this off. The closest thing to Rouge is ''Treble''.
58	* CerebusSyndrome: The comic initially starts off rather goofy and joke heavy, and while it remains comedic, the plot slowly gets more intense over time.
59	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Nack the Weasel, who continues this behavior in a side story SpinOff, [[http://chronocrossover.smackjeeves.com/ Chrono Crossover]], which has ended.
60	* ConquerorFromTheFuture: Eggman Nega and Dr. Weil. The two are from AlternateTimelines, and are competing to alter the past to cause events to play out in their favor.
61	* ContinuityPorn: The comic, especially in its later arcs, LOVES referencing plot beats and bringing back previous characters from canonical ''Sonic'' and ''Mega Man'' games.
62	* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:Copy Robot, once he shows up, utilizes Mega Man?'s scarf, and a triangle protursion instead of the actual Mega Man's square one.]]
63	* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: You could count the number of characters that have been KilledOffForReal on one hand. More often than not, the characters that die are robots, so they'll just be rebuilt if they get killed.
64	* DeathIsCheap: Zero's appearence at the start of the comic [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] his inability to stay dead within the actual franchise. Mega Man and Sonic's deaths are also cheap, with them literally walking through a PlotHole to return to life.
65	* DontExplainTheJoke: Ryan frequently invokes and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this when commenting on the comics.
66	* DoubleEntendre: [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=51 Amy is prepping Roll for her first time in battle, and it sounds like she's talking about the first time she got laid]]. Just for an added joke, Roll's first opponent? Plant Man (vines and all.)
67	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Played with with Dr Wily-while he does care for his ex-girlfriend Vanilla [[spoiler:and daughter Cream the Rabbit]], he cares more about world domination than their lives. This costs him his relationship with both.
68	* EvenEvilHasStandards: The titular scientists once used their robots to save orphans form a burning building. Why? Because they're evil, not heartless!
69	* EverybodyKnewAlready: It's difficult for Mega Man to hide his identity from the rest of the cast.
70	* EvilDuo: The Two Evil Scientists themselves... obviously.
71	** More recently, [[spoiler:Wily with Eggman Nega]] and [[spoiler:Eggman with Weil.]] And then there's Metal Sonic and Yellow Devil, [[spoiler:Metal Sonic and The Copy Robot]], and likely [[spoiler:Robot Wily and Egg Robo]]
72	* ExplosiveLeash: Eggman has a tendency to install bombs in the heads of his robots to make sure that they don't rebel.
73	* FauxAffablyEvil: Eggman Nega and Dr. Weil. Again, as in canon.
74	* FillerStrips: Never in the main comic, but it has entire other comics devoted to doing that.
75	** Before the Out of Continuity comic, a few of the filler series, namely the [[ChristmasEpisode two Christmas ones]], were in the main comic and were later moved there.
76	* FunWithAcronyms: After a long hiatus, [[http://2esooc.smackjeeves.com/comics/715982/2es-rip/ this]].
77	* FusionDance: Merged forms, consisting of a Sonic character and their closest counterpart from the Mega Man series. The list is as follows:
78	** Mega Hedgehog (Sonic and Mega Man)
79	** Proto Echidna (Knuckles and Proto Man)
80	** Turbo (Tails and Rush)
81	** Badass (Shadow and Bass)
82	** Trouble (Rouge and Treble)
83	** Metal Devil (Metal Sonic and Yellow Devil)
84	** Glitch (Ashura and Quint)
85	** Rosy (Amy and Roll)
86	** Rabbot (Cream and Tango)
87	** Doppelganger (Metal Sonic and [[spoiler: The Copy Robot]])
88	** Cadillac (Big and Auto)
89	** Hip Hop (Froggy and Eddie)
90	* GambitPileup: A result of having many characters. Usually, either one of the scientists will turn on the other, or [[strike:one]] several of {{The Dragon}}s will turn on them.
91	* GoodAngelBadAngel: [[spoiler:Emerl]] and [[spoiler:Maria Robotnik]] for Gemerl [[spoiler:while inside his MentalWorld.]]
92	* IntercontinuityCrossover
93	* InterspeciesRomance: Dr Light (and later Dr Wily) with Vanilla, the latter becoming more important. Mega Man also has a crush on Amy, [[spoiler:though he loses it later on, only for Amy to finally reciprocate. Sonic gets a crush on Ciel around the same time]].
94	* IncompatibleOrientation: Joe turns out to have a crush on Buzz. His DyingDeclarationOfLove ultimately results in a FlatWhat,
95	* IThinkYouBrokeHer: When Knuckles steals all of Rouge's jewels.
96	* KamehameHadoken: While not used, it references one of the trope namers while using the other [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=868 here]].
97	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Bass has made it quite clear that if anyone wrongs his sister, they will suffer... slowly.
98	* LameComeback: [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1873 In this strip.]] Even lamer when the one who said the comeback actually went through with it.
99	* LampshadeHanging: Knuckles and Proto Man sum it up pretty nicely [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=228 after they find]] [[PlotCoupon the Chaos Emerald Shadow was looking for]]:
100	--> '''Proto Man''': "And we just happened to find [a Chaos Emerald] on your little treasure hunt?"
101	--> '''Knuckles''': "Stranger things have happened!"
102	--> '''Proto Man''': "A lot of it has happened recently too."
103	* LastSecondWordSwap: In [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1567 this strip,]] Bass changes "fuck" to "funny hats" after Cream walks in.
104	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Bass constantly flips between working for Wily and being an AntiHero.
105	* HoYay: Invoked [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1758 here,]] where Kalinka asks if [[spoiler:Gemerl having Maria's soul]] makes her a lesbian.
106	* LoveTriangle: For a while, there was one with Amy, Mega Man, and Sonic. [[spoiler:Quint's first role in the story was an attempt to remove Sonic from the equation, leaving nothing in between Amy and Mega Man]].
107	* LukeYouAreMyFather: Cream surprises [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]] by revealing she's his kid.
108	* MadScientist: In the current time alone, there's 5: Dr. Light, Dr. Wily, Dr. Eggman, Dr. Cossack, and Tails. Out of all of them, Dr. Light is the most disturbing.
109	* TheManInFrontOfTheMan:[[spoiler:King's MysteriousBenefactor? Turns out to be Omochao using an upgraded Doc Robot as a vessel.]]
110	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Downplayed, as the focus is primarily on the cast of ''Sonic'' and ''Mega Man'', but it's clear that the world of the comic incorporates many different franchises, with ''[[Franchise/Metroid]]'' and ''[[Franchise/Pokemon]]'' being the most prominent.
111	* MauveShirt: Hauser and Fairborne, the two G.U.N. Agents who went with Shadow, Rouge, and Vanilla to "rescue" Cream from Bass.
112	* MeanwhileInTheFuture: While Sonic and Mega Man are trapped in the future and past respectively, it keeps jumping back between them.
113	* MoralityPet: Cream to Wily and Bass.
114	* MundaneUtility: The titular scientists used two of their shapeshifting robots to pose as Amy and Roll and babysit for [[spoiler:Wily's daughter Cream.]] This bites them in the ass later on when the two robots decide to betray them partly because of being used mundanely.
115	* MurderTheHypotenuse: Or more acurately, for [[spoiler:Quint]], send him to the future.
116	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Mega Hedgehog destroys the Master Emerald, the only thing powering Doppelganger's massive army. Too bad it was also the only thing preventing the Death Egg from crashing into the populated city below it.]]
117	* NotReallyMarriedPlot: [[spoiler:Late in the story, it's revealed that Wily and Vanilla's marriage wasn't actually valid because Eggman lied about getting ordained online. Since Wily was currently in jail for trying to take over the world ''again'', Vanilla (who was only willing to stay with him because she didn't believe in divorce) decides to cut her losses and leaves him to rot.]]
118	* OffWithHisHead: Happens to Silver, [[spoiler:or rather, Metal Sonic]] when Roll comes across him.
119	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Robot]] Dr. Wily gets a fantastic one right after [[spoiler:[[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1894 he brings Bass back to life.]] ]]
120	* OneManArmy: [[spoiler:Doppelganger is a rather literal example, if he has enough power.]]
121	* PlotCoupon: [[MineralMacGuffin The Chaos Emeralds]], and recently the Sol Emeralds.
122	* PlotHole: Used as a plot device to bring Sonic and Mega Man back from the dead. Twice.
123	* RightBehindMe: Played with many times.
124	* {{Robosexual}}: Kalinka and Beedra, who love Gemerl and Buzz respectively.
125	* RunningGag: Mega Man's ego (or lack thereof).
126	* ScheduleSlip: InUniverse: An entirely new comic was devoted towards this called [[http://www.smackjeeves.com/comicprofile.php?id=61287/ Waiting for Ryan]].
127	* SelfMadeOrphan: Bass plans on fully making himself this once he [[spoiler:comes back... [[CameBackWrong badly]].]]
128	--> '''Bass''': Patricide is a long standing tradition in video games.
129	* ShootTheHostage: [[AntiHero Quint]] scores a [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1924 double hit.]]
130	* ShoutOut: G.U.N. agents Hauser and Faireborn have the same last names as [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel Duke and Flint]].
131	* SpriteComic: One of the many to be made in the mid-2000s.
132	* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Joe and Buzz.
133	* TheStarscream:
134	** Metal Sonic takes after his characterization in ''Heroes'', and tries to usurp the doctors '''twice'''.
135	** Bass, unsurprisingly, also takes on this role whenever he's working for Wily.
136	* SuperMode: The Chaos Emeralds, as usual, grant this ability.
137	* TemptingFate: Done on a regular basis.
138	* TheSlowPath: How [[spoiler:Mega Man]] got to the future.
139	* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Amy and Mega Man.
140	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Lampshaded and justified in [[https://www.smackjeeves.com/discover/detail?titleNo=5533&articleNo=1379 this]] strip. (Warning: Spoilers!)
141	* VillainsOutShopping: Eggman has his own restaurant for a while.
142	* VillainProtagonist: Eggman and Wily, the titular "Two Evil Scientists."
143	* WebcomicTime: Played with occasionally.
144	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Dr. Weil]] sees himself as this. This is inaccurate.
145	* WontTakeYesForAnAnswer: Wily, when he [[spoiler:proposes to Vanilla]].
146	* WouldHitAGirl: Ashura.
147	* YouAndWhatArmy: {{Lampshaded}} by Joe.

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