Hasn’t evil dad basically told his son straight up that he will rule? Patricide seems unnecessary when its typically a tool to remove an obstacle… Unless the son was in a particular hurry and felt he didn’t need to learn anything else, I don’t see why he’d take out his greatest ally in the world.
And what do you think the son will feel when he’s in his teenage years?
It’s an odd, loving sort of evil. I half expect… Iwatani? Is that his name? Anyways, I half expect his final words, with the poisoned dagger sticking out his back, to be “I’m so proud of you, son”.
I fully expect Taro to botch the assassination, and instead of being mad that his son is trying to kill him, Iwatani’s gonna be mad that he’s failing so hard.
Their entire dynamic is, “You are being too hasty. Let me show you how to smoothly be a villain.” Taro is a monster with little impulse control. His father is too gripped with the hubris of his own success and fatherly pride to recognize how dangerous he *really* is.
All narrative signs point to Taro once again overreaching and his father failing to take it seriously until it’s too late for him. It’s both the perfect end to Iwatani’s hubris and sets up his son’s failure under his own brand of it.
Some of them drive big dinosaurs, Flintstone style.
Others drive slaves.
A few drive hard bargains.
But they all drive the Gastonian leadership to distraction.
“you also must worry about the cultists, their god/leader, the techno-demons from another dimension, and the fact that THIS IS THE MATRIX AND FIVE OF YOU ARE TUBE-ERS WHO HAVE YET TO SWALLOW THE RED PILL!”
(60 seconds of stunned silence)
“What, too soon?”
>Gastonia must fall.
I would say that’s far from clear. You have a small team of highly specialized individuals, try thinking like the CIA. Make some incisions, reorient Gastonia to suit your goals, largely intact.
It’s been implied before that Gastonia is not the only human nation. I wonder if there are any other human kingdoms that might be interested in helping the World’s Rebellion crush Gastonia?
I like your interpretation since it opens up the possibility for more lore and geography to explore, but it really is only a loose implication that Byron lived in another nation and not, for example, simply beyond Gastonia’s borders. What is actually more likely is that Byron was foreshadowing that he’s not even “of this world” in his own character’s limited understanding of Akerra/Sepiaworld.
That’s possible. Byron might have been created with a very generalized background. It’s just never occurred to him to consider where Battleshire was located.
Well, there is also that bit: http://guildedage.net/comic/a-childrens-guide-to-arkerra-part-i/
However, it seams to reads as “there are other human settlements, maybe tribes controlling some areas, but no other ordered society as advanced as the glorious Gastonia”
So if there are other kingdoms/nations/whatever, they are doing quite well at staying away from Gastonias expansions
That little garden ornament better not have burned the stew.
Nah, it’s white smoke.
White smoke = steam = radiator hose busted.
Black smoke = burn = engine on fire or dead.
I thought white smoke meant we had a new Pope.
Oh, wait …
That’s a different game. It’s not very popular since almost everyone has to be a cleric.
What about white smoke coming out of the sewers? Does that mean the turtles have chosen a new Splinter?
Or the Foot have a new Shredder. Either/Or, really.
No, it’s when the members of the Cheese of the Month Club have chosen a new Shredder.
No, it means Mikey found the good shit.
I thought there was something odd over the fact that Mikey likes extra mushrooms on his pizza. He must have met Byll’bb already.
Habemus lunchum.
White smoke if by land, black smoke if by sea.
Let me guess… our favorite mustachioed game designer with a god-complex?
And the chaos death cult he has taken the reins of.
“No one may seek counsel of the winter elves and live to tell.” #SleepingStew
You calling me a game designer? I like to design end games.
Let’s just hope those pesky elves will leave the fourth wall standing, ending games is much more captivating if only I know the rules.
Weo’s bit about “power shifting” might as well have been him saying “Yeah that kid’s gonna murder his dad super hard.”
There was never really any doubt. Taro’s father has basically groomed his son to murder and usurp him from day one.
Really, it shows an incredible amount of selflessness and caring about his son. Father of the year!
Hasn’t evil dad basically told his son straight up that he will rule? Patricide seems unnecessary when its typically a tool to remove an obstacle… Unless the son was in a particular hurry and felt he didn’t need to learn anything else, I don’t see why he’d take out his greatest ally in the world.
And what do you think the son will feel when he’s in his teenage years?
It’s an odd, loving sort of evil. I half expect… Iwatani? Is that his name? Anyways, I half expect his final words, with the poisoned dagger sticking out his back, to be “I’m so proud of you, son”.
I fully expect Taro to botch the assassination, and instead of being mad that his son is trying to kill him, Iwatani’s gonna be mad that he’s failing so hard.
This.
Their entire dynamic is, “You are being too hasty. Let me show you how to smoothly be a villain.” Taro is a monster with little impulse control. His father is too gripped with the hubris of his own success and fatherly pride to recognize how dangerous he *really* is.
All narrative signs point to Taro once again overreaching and his father failing to take it seriously until it’s too late for him. It’s both the perfect end to Iwatani’s hubris and sets up his son’s failure under his own brand of it.
Or, the power shifting in the Iwatani House could be like this Charlie Sheen commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUBFRzBh28
All that commercial needs is Martin Sheen saying, “No power shifting in the West Wing!”
I’m guessing the World Rebellion is about to have a Coupe itself.
I’m pretty sure they all drive sedans. :)
Some of them drive big dinosaurs, Flintstone style.
Others drive slaves.
A few drive hard bargains.
But they all drive the Gastonian leadership to distraction.
“you also must worry about the cultists, their god/leader, the techno-demons from another dimension, and the fact that THIS IS THE MATRIX AND FIVE OF YOU ARE TUBE-ERS WHO HAVE YET TO SWALLOW THE RED PILL!”
(60 seconds of stunned silence)
“What, too soon?”
“First you have to save a world when it’s All-Father nods.”
It is?
>Gastonia must fall.
I would say that’s far from clear. You have a small team of highly specialized individuals, try thinking like the CIA. Make some incisions, reorient Gastonia to suit your goals, largely intact.
Maybe my Evil is showing.
It’s been implied before that Gastonia is not the only human nation. I wonder if there are any other human kingdoms that might be interested in helping the World’s Rebellion crush Gastonia?
I like your interpretation since it opens up the possibility for more lore and geography to explore, but it really is only a loose implication that Byron lived in another nation and not, for example, simply beyond Gastonia’s borders. What is actually more likely is that Byron was foreshadowing that he’s not even “of this world” in his own character’s limited understanding of Akerra/Sepiaworld.
That’s possible. Byron might have been created with a very generalized background. It’s just never occurred to him to consider where Battleshire was located.
Or I should say, it’s never occurred to him to think to much about his background.
Well, there is also that bit: http://guildedage.net/comic/a-childrens-guide-to-arkerra-part-i/
However, it seams to reads as “there are other human settlements, maybe tribes controlling some areas, but no other ordered society as advanced as the glorious Gastonia”
So if there are other kingdoms/nations/whatever, they are doing quite well at staying away from Gastonias expansions
“The Flying Spaghetti Monster has rebelled against the Meme Gods.”
We’ve already seen how Frigg defied them, so there’s no way it could become a Noodle Incident.