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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

And for his next trick, watch him pull a foot out of his mouth!

Chapter 12 – Page 9

on August 10, 2011
Chapter: Chapter 12
└ Tags: Bandit, Byron, E-Merl, Frigg, Gravedust, Rachel, Scipio, Syr'Nj
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  1. Robtimus
    Robtimus
    August 10, 2011, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    “I mean, we’d be like some stereotype-defying woman, wearing heavy armor and bludgeoning her way through…uh, I mean, we’d be like – like a guitar-playing shit elf, am I right? Guys?”

  2. Locke
    Locke
    August 10, 2011, 12:15 am | # | Reply

    Stay out of the conversation, LIKE A BOSS!
    Wearing plate armor in the sun, LIKE A BOSS!
    Smoking an eternal cigar, LIKE A BOSS!

    I like Red-Armored Enormous Guy. Or, as I’ll call him henceforth, RAEG.

    • FreddeX
      FreddeX
      August 10, 2011, 7:35 am | # | Reply

      Coming up with awesome nicknames, LIKE A BOSS!!! ;) ^^

    • EveryZig
      EveryZig
      August 11, 2011, 11:12 pm | # | Reply

      So if he fights one of the mechanical fighters, would that be RAEG Against The Machine?

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      February 14, 2014, 5:25 am | # | Reply

      Scipio has already been name-dropped IN the comic.

  3. Doop doop
    Doop doop
    August 10, 2011, 12:17 am | # | Reply

    Looks like foppish elf can’t stand up against the mighty glare of the females.

    And apparently he needs a new top hat. How he’s dressed like a dandy while having a ruined hat is beyond me.

    • Locke
      Locke
      August 10, 2011, 12:18 am | # | Reply

      Foppy Elf Dude. FED. Thanks, you helped me come up with a new nickname!

      • Redo19
        Redo19
        August 10, 2011, 3:38 pm | # | Reply

        Your nicknames remind me of That 70’s Show. FES!

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      August 10, 2011, 12:33 am | # | Reply

      Actually, the torn top hat is my favorite part of his ensemble. He’s a dandy of the streets.

      • Doop doop
        Doop doop
        August 10, 2011, 9:09 pm | # | Reply

        Makes complete sense, actually.

        He’s come up in the world but he’s holding on to his roots.

    • Rinikex
      Rinikex
      August 10, 2011, 8:25 am | # | Reply

      His hair and outfit kind of remind of Voltaire… the singer, not the philosopher.

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        August 10, 2011, 3:52 pm | # | Reply

        *looks at strip again*

        Dude…

      • Valdrax
        Valdrax
        August 10, 2011, 5:01 pm | # | Reply

        Glad I’m not the only one who thought of that.
        Didn’t help that all I could think of as a result was…
        “What did I ever to do you / that you should treat me this way?”

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      June 26, 2013, 10:48 am | # | Reply

      His sleeves aren’t attached to his cuffs either.

  4. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    August 10, 2011, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    “As you’ll answer it, take heed
    This Slave commit no Violence upon
    Himself. I’ve been deceiv’d. The Publick Safety
    Requires he should be more confin’d; and none,
    No not the Princes self, permitted to
    Confer with him. I’ll quit you to the King.
    Vile and ingrate! too late thou shalt repent
    The base Injustice thou hast done my Love:
    Yes, thou shalt know, spite of thy past Distress,
    And all those Ills which thou so long hast mourn’d;
    Heav’n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn’d,
    Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn’d.”

    • JarrysKid
      JarrysKid
      August 10, 2011, 11:04 am | # | Reply

      With a Hey-nonny-nonny and a Ha-cha-cha.

  5. Tatsu
    Tatsu
    August 10, 2011, 12:25 am | # | Reply

    Much as I like Syrn’j…seems too bossy.Untill I can cure you…just comes off as controling. Meh…why do I get bad vibes bout it?

    Also love the nun lady. Silent but..just love her

    • MM
      MM
      August 10, 2011, 12:27 am | # | Reply

      Comes off more like “I don’t want to lose you” to me. But then again, I can be a hopeless romantic at times.

      • MM
        MM
        August 10, 2011, 12:27 am | # | Reply

        Oh, hey, I get the new guy? I like the new guy!

        …Wait. I was Best before. Is this some kind of hint?

        • centuriancode
          centuriancode
          August 10, 2011, 6:05 am | # | Reply

          Huh. Many people have remarked on a continuity of gravatars. Did you delete cookies, perhaps?

      • FreddeX
        FreddeX
        August 10, 2011, 7:36 am | # | Reply

        @MM Ditto.

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      August 10, 2011, 12:29 am | # | Reply

      She’s a commanding officer of a military operation during a war. If she’s not at least a little bossy and controlling, she’s not doing her job.

      • zack of hiskatana
        zack of hiskatana
        August 10, 2011, 11:30 am | # | Reply

        at least she hasn’t taken to chain smoking cigars and spouting abuse. you know, things like “run FASTER MAGGOTS!”
        “im stuck with a bunch a bleedin NINNIES!!”
        etc

        • anonymous coward
          anonymous coward
          August 10, 2011, 1:39 pm | # | Reply

          She’s not short enough to be MacArthur, don’t expect her to be MacArthur.

          • Hawk
            Hawk
            August 10, 2011, 2:14 pm | # | Reply

            I’d expect such remarks from Frigg anyway. Well, similar but more colorful.

    • JarrysKid
      JarrysKid
      August 10, 2011, 11:06 am | # | Reply

      I’ve been in those relationships: “I love you…now change.”

      • Anthony
        Anthony
        August 10, 2011, 2:33 pm | # | Reply

        Change in this instance doesn’t seem so bad when it keeps him from killing all of his teammates.

      • MoodyDK
        MoodyDK
        August 11, 2011, 2:37 pm | # | Reply

        I’ve been in those relationships. “I love you…now stop killing your teammates.”

    • ahdok
      ahdok
      August 11, 2011, 1:06 pm | # | Reply

      She’s gotten all of her methods out of an Elf-Help manual.

  6. Joe
    Joe
    August 10, 2011, 12:33 am | # | Reply

    You know, I think I’m starting to see the reason they’re called Shit Elves.
    It has surprisingly little to do with their lack of magic.

    • Jean-Luc
      Jean-Luc
      August 10, 2011, 12:45 am | # | Reply

      Just wait ’till you see him in a combat situation. For all we know this guy’s second best.

      • alicemacher
        alicemacher
        August 10, 2011, 12:53 am | # | Reply

        Indeed, I’m expecting a huge payet-off.

        • Fairportfan
          Fairportfan
          August 10, 2011, 1:41 am | # | Reply

          Hssssss

        • centuriancode
          centuriancode
          August 10, 2011, 6:07 am | # | Reply

          Excellent! We have hissing!

          We’d Best continue if we want to achieve Boo’s. Then we might be able to get a drink.

          • CatOfEvilGenius
            CatOfEvilGenius
            August 10, 2011, 8:51 pm | # | Reply

            Well, we wouldn’t want you to be thirsty. Booooooo!

      • Phil
        Flo
        August 10, 2011, 12:53 am | # | Reply

        Gold Star.

    • Pathak
      Pathak
      August 10, 2011, 2:46 am | # | Reply

      Heh. I was just thinking “Shit Elves; not always blonde”.

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        August 10, 2011, 4:29 am | # | Reply

        No, but they always put their foot in it.

  7. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    August 10, 2011, 1:18 am | # | Reply

    Byron the Belittled

    • JarrysKid
      JarrysKid
      August 10, 2011, 11:07 am | # | Reply

      Byron the Bitch-slapped

    • Kikila
      Kikila
      August 10, 2011, 8:21 pm | # | Reply

      Byron the Pussy Whippedohwaithe’snotgettinganyishe?

  8. guest
    guest
    August 10, 2011, 1:19 am | # | Reply

    God damn it just lean closer and kiss her already.

    • Nekropancser
      Nekropancser
      August 10, 2011, 2:34 pm | # | Reply

      Humiliation doesn’t really set the mood like candles and sweet wind does..

      • Valdrax
        Valdrax
        August 10, 2011, 5:03 pm | # | Reply

        No, but it does set the mood like candlewax and sweaty whips do.

        • Darkening
          Darkening
          August 11, 2011, 1:41 am | # | Reply

          is it just me or is frigg the most appropriate avatar you could have gotten for that comment?

          • Nekropancser
            Nekropancser
            August 11, 2011, 4:02 pm | # | Reply

            Shit! That is just perfect!

  9. Hoo-ya
    Hoo-ya
    August 10, 2011, 1:33 am | # | Reply

    A sweet jacket, some fly-ass cuffs, and now a scruffy TOP HAT?!

    This guy… is now my favorite guy.

    • zack of hiskatana
      zack of hiskatana
      August 10, 2011, 11:31 am | # | Reply

      at least in terms of outfit… I concur!

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      August 10, 2011, 3:56 pm | # | Reply

      Ditto, man. Ditto. (He actually reminds me, sartorially, of an old character of mine, so I’m inclined to like him.)

    • Yodawgfoshizzle
      Yodawgfoshizzle
      August 10, 2011, 6:29 pm | # | Reply

      Agreed, this fellow is of the capital sort, my chap! Nevertheless, E-merl appears to be a fellow who has, through various misfortunes, come on some trying times. The patchwork on his distinguished trousers and the raggedness of his headpiece would indicate so. Even so, he is quite chipper despite his own keen intellect for putting ones foot in ones own mouth. I second your notion, good sir.

  10. Tecani
    Tecani
    August 10, 2011, 3:08 am | # | Reply

    Byron the Berserker is sent to his room in panel 3.

    • Kikila
      Kikila
      August 10, 2011, 8:22 pm | # | Reply

      To await the sweet embrace of Syrn’j …. *fangirl dreaming*

  11. Nathanyel
    Nathanyel
    August 10, 2011, 5:41 am | # | Reply

    Like Jeans, Tophats are actually sold in that state. It’s cool if it looks worn.

  12. zero
    zero
    August 10, 2011, 6:39 am | # | Reply

    eyes please, eyes! now that it was drawn to my attention, i can’t help but see when a character is supposed to be staring, but you can’t see their eyes!

    *collapses*

    • Hornet
      Hornet
      August 10, 2011, 9:52 am | # | Reply

      Lol, gravedust needs an eyeball is panel 5.

      • Hawk
        Hawk
        August 10, 2011, 2:20 pm | # | Reply

        In regards to the eyes

        In today’s strip there are no missing faces or facial parts; Syr and Bandit are far enough away that we can’t see “the whites of their eyes” as it were; plus the artist is in this way placing more emphasis on TopHat MacFootinMouth’s reaction to them. Gravedust might be missing an eye, but maybe not, if he is still turning his face about to glower.

        Now, last time, Syr had glower eyebrows & eye line (if not eyes per se) and Bandit was missing a FACE – no eye line, no mouth line, nuthin! That *was* a little disconcerting, but could be an oversight.

        Or a disturbing clue about Bandit….

  13. Karishi
    Karishi
    August 10, 2011, 8:31 am | # | Reply

    Elf Dandy is gonna be awesome as soon as he gets out of gray gear. At level 25 his class learns Mail, and he can quest for the purple Best Bracer to replace the cloth ones he’s got now.
    I hear it’s out in the desert, next to the ruins of a sky elf temple.

  14. Abeo
    Abeo
    August 10, 2011, 9:21 am | # | Reply

    I think we’ve got a new Best shit-elf.

    • Locke
      Locke
      August 10, 2011, 1:55 pm | # | Reply

      They’re like pets. One dies, you go to the mall to pick a new one up.

  15. JarrysKid
    JarrysKid
    August 10, 2011, 11:09 am | # | Reply

    Excellent. I always figured Gravy for a good harumpher.

  16. Luke
    Luke
    August 10, 2011, 11:10 am | # | Reply

    Every one keeps complaining about the eyes, but I’m pretty sure that’s stylistic not corner cutting. seems to me every time a character has only lines for eyes, it’s because their annoyed or giving a wicked stare to some one. so, you know, squinting.

    Also, RAEG (I’ve decided it’s pronounced Rage)? might be the best charicter ever, I kind of hope that he never talks… but we still se more of him.

    • zack of hiskatana
      zack of hiskatana
      August 10, 2011, 11:33 am | # | Reply

      yeah come on people! its stylistic! kinda like emotes, or maybe its a tad bit of influence from anime….
      srsly is not a big deal…

    • Aydr
      Aydr
      August 10, 2011, 12:58 pm | # | Reply

      I agree, I don’t mind the missing facial features.

      • Aydr
        Aydr
        August 10, 2011, 1:00 pm | # | Reply

        Aw, Frigg. I made a post without making a pun. I’d Best find some way to fix this.

    • Locke
      Locke
      August 10, 2011, 1:58 pm | # | Reply

      Indeed, that’s why I made up the nickname, because RAEG (pronounced “rage”) is the coolest name ever for the coolest character ever.

      Look at him, though. He couldn’t give less of a shit. He’s the most nonchalant guy around, thus, the coolest.

  17. Ishmael
    Ishmael
    August 10, 2011, 6:06 pm | # | Reply

    Considering that Best may or may not have been named after Peter Best, I’m trying to come up with something fitting for our new Shit Elf.

    All I’m coming up with is Norton I, Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico.

  18. King of Zeroes
    King of Zeroes
    August 10, 2011, 9:31 pm | # | Reply

    I think before we discuss what the name the Artful Dodger there, we should question why he hasn’t stolen a better hat yet.

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      March 30, 2016, 10:09 am | # | Reply

      Emerl is a hipster. He exclusively procures clothing that has sustained battle-damage and been rendered impractical in the process.

  19. Henk
    Henk
    August 11, 2011, 10:58 am | # | Reply

    For everyone trying to come up with names for the new characters, they already got one in http://guildedage.net/webcomic/chapter-11/chapter-11-page-23/:
    Nun : Rachel
    REG : Scipio (if I’m reading the balloons’ tails correctly
    Elf: E’Merl

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      August 11, 2011, 9:06 pm | # | Reply

      E-merl, huh? Best be a damned good cook, then.

  20. Wazza
    Wazza
    August 22, 2011, 5:04 am | # | Reply

    I see sulky berserker. Don’t pat the sulky berserker…

  21. Twigs
    Twigs
    October 31, 2011, 1:22 pm | # | Reply

    That guy with the top hat might be my new second-favourite character. I wish everyone dressed like that in real life.

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