the way i see it, ascension is another raygun for Lu to use and not, like, a massive break of the universe's established rules. She's not ascending because she's been denied ascension all this time, she's ascending because she can't kill them with swords, her backup was taken down, and the memories she has from being in Agatha are too important to lose.
Remember, she's slaughtered multiple queens before, this isn't some massive increase in power for her.
I mean, god-queens/second breakthroughs are not, so far imo, the be-all and end-all mystery of the comic. The mirrors predate the queens and are technology they don't understand. We could still be looking at a dragon-king of mars here.
edit: also whatever potion it was, violetta is swole-r than any ninja has a right to be
Edited by Zephid on Oct 23rd 2019 at 7:40:49 AM
I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.
Absent-Minded Professor
Movit 11 and something else still pardon the bad joke: Violetta Smash!
Well here goes nothing
Did we ever learn what Otilia was supposed to protect the Heterodyne Girl from? And whether Agatha is in fact that Heterodyne girl?
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I think Agatha being the Heterodyne has been pretty well established very early.
well the fun thing there, reviewing the comic
she reveals this in, is that "her beloved king" wanted Agatha protected, which, idk, that could be andronicus valois referring to Euphrosynia and not Agatha? Seems odd for Valois to know about a descendant 200 years later. Van Rijn, the creator, might have had more of an idea given his encounters with Lu/the Muse of Time.
idk, one moment Lu doesn't have enough time to make her molecular web for a better clank, the next she might be setting up a two-centuries-long gambit to make certain her "holy child" doesn't get away.
I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.
That's my head-canon until proven otherwise, that "the Heterodyne girl" was originally Euphrosynia, whom the Storm King and Van Rijn expected to reappear at some point, and Otilla the clank misinterpreted it. (The print-novels include a scene where Agatha and Paine discuss how even super-advanced clanks like the Muses can hit a mental wall.)
Violetta SMASH!
"Give sorrow words; The grief that does not speak knits up the o'er-wrought heart, and bids it break." William Shakespeare - Macbeth
Comic for Friday, October 25, 2019
With luck, irony.
Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
Staying alive
With all that's going on, I'm halfway expecting Othar to burst through the ceiling and knock out Lu!Agatha at this point.
...when did we last see Othar now again? Did he ever show up in Paris?
Last we saw, he was giving Rousing Speeches to the people attacking Gil.
And it won't be him, it'll be the ear-plugged British soldiers, giving Our Heroes just enough time to finally do this.
Did he even escape Mechanicsburg?
Staying alive
Yes, he was brought back by Gil's people, much to Gil's annoyance.
Yes, Gil pulled him out of Mechanisburg.
Absent-Minded Professor
Like a true hero Othar will come and wreck the flowerpots when doing the heroics.
Well here goes nothing
Never Trust
Othar is like the Spanish Inquisition. He always shows up when least expected.
Trump delenda est
Think of the mooks!
Wait... if the reader expects Othar, but the characters don't (which seems to be the case here), does he show up?
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
Of course... Because no plot line ever gets resolved on Friday.
I hope Agatha at least remembers how Lu did this. Though that may be asking for too much, even if she can't immediately repeat it.
Edited by MagusLucius on Oct 25th 2019 at 2:23:43 AM
"Give sorrow words; The grief that does not speak knits up the o'er-wrought heart, and bids it break." William Shakespeare - Macbeth
Having Agatha become a super-powered Queen really would kill the plot.
Queen genius.
I don't think it would. Gaining a massive power up, when you have neither the time nor the means to learn how to use it, could be more of a hindrance than a help.
Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
I mean, didn't we just see this demonstrated with newly-ascended Lord Snackleford?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that private jaeger story from years ago was allegedly after the events of the comic and she didn't seem all that infinite
I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.
Would someone who remembers when Gil pulled Othar out please post a link or date?
The GG Wiki is a good place to look for such things.
EDIT:
New strip. "Actual" Baron Wulfenbach? I'm betting there's a Gil-imposter back on the Continent, authorized or otherwise..
Edited by Geoduck on Oct 27th 2019 at 10:56:30 AM
Deleting any bits of Lu from her head is what the procedure is for, so I doubt she'll have any direct memories left. However, this channel opening thing Lu is rambling on right now will probably help her with unlocking Queen state in the long run.