IIRC, the problem with their plan was the infinite void of space. They didn't send him to an actual location on the star-map; they pointed him at a sticky note hanging off the edge.
In essence, they told him to fly in one direction and just go really, really far until he found the planet. So he did. Then he kept going, 'cause the planet wasn't there. And then he kept going even more. And more. And more. Until he eventually rolled a 20 and a planet was somewhere in the general direction that he was traveling.
That's why he's so far away from the armada's flight path. He went past the edge of the map, just like he was told, and then kept flying until a planet was there.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Sep 2nd 2019 at 10:23:17 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.He was going what is presumably FTL for six months straight, no less.
Granted, The Massive and the Resisty made that same trip in an afternoon, but Rule of Funny.
They gave him a sandwich and he wasted it.
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Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.I just love that both Zim and Dib are complaining about a legit Irken superweapon, rather than something Zim built or that Earthlings did. The Irken Empire doesn't get to be the butt of the joke very often.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Sep 6th 2019 at 6:37:57 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Putting Zim on a real mission planet that they actually have intentions for would mean that they have to interact with him more.
Would you rather deal with Zim occasionally calling in with unsolicited mission updates, or having to regularly contact Zim to solicit actual mission updates on a priority target?
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Honestly, I am surprised they didn't execute him after the failure of Impending Doom I. They've killed people for less, as I recall.
Oh God! Natural light!