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

We tried this with words.

Chapter 23 – Page 15

on May 22, 2013
Chapter: Chapter 23
└ Tags: Bandit, Byron, E-Merl, Fr'Nj, Gravedust, Rabbit, Sundar, Tamara
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Discussion (40) ¬

  1. Acrox
    Acrox
    May 22, 2013, 12:19 am | # | Reply

    Plan B? The one where Gravy says “Caught off-guard, but the plan is sound” again?

  2. FoolishOwl
    FoolishOwl
    May 22, 2013, 12:22 am | # | Reply

    Having just finished A Dance With Dragons, I can’t help but imagine that Byron just had several teeth broken, and from now on, every time Byron appears in the story, we’ll see he’s missing teeth.

    Thank goodness for Hollywood fistfights and CRPG healing.

    • noisyparker
      noisyparker
      May 22, 2013, 11:51 pm | # | Reply

      All of that liquid coming from the area if his mouth are from protective gelsacs that are designed to burst while absorbing enough of the impact to protect Byron’s teeth. If that system hadn’t been part of the Adventurers Dental Plan, he’d already have been completely toothess by the start of the comic.

  3. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    May 22, 2013, 12:32 am | # | Reply

    I guess Sunder embellished his resume.

    • Asfriedhr
      Asfriedhr
      May 22, 2013, 2:06 am | # | Reply

      Accomplishments: DEFINITELY DID NOT EVER KIDNAP AND/OR SELL CHILDREN
      References: All those children I did not kidnap and/or sell.

      • Joe
        Joe
        July 27, 2013, 8:43 pm | # | Reply

        Skills: Totally telling the truth always, Has never been caught lying on resume

  4. biggmac
    biggmac
    May 22, 2013, 1:02 am | # | Reply

    “Why he – he also DOESN’T FLOSS! He discriminates against Orcs! He’s against sword control, and belongs to the NRA (Nat’l Rapier Assn.)! He stores half his raids in offshore tax shelters! And he’s (gasp) EPISCOPALIAN!”

    • Thrift shopper llama priest
      Thrift shopper llama priest
      May 22, 2013, 2:18 am | # | Reply

      Who cares if he discriminates against orcs ? They’re savages. :-P :-3

      • Bob
        Bob
        May 22, 2013, 3:27 am | # | Reply

        Damn dude, way to be racist.

      • Acrox
        Acrox
        May 22, 2013, 11:15 am | # | Reply

        Arkerran orcs are the poorest saps I’ve ever seen since Warcraft III’s Madness™-free orcs.

        All they want is a single task to devote (and apparently, the “savage” races are savvy enough to make it not War) and less whippings.

        Or more whippings if it helps them stay the hell away from a bearer of The Madness™.

  5. Asfriedhr
    Asfriedhr
    May 22, 2013, 2:05 am | # | Reply

    I feel like I should try to say something funny, but honestly, I just really love Byron. What a good guy! But I also find I’m very fond of Rabbit. Like, how low my standards, etc., that “expresses horror at the thought of selling children” should endear me to a character, and yet.

    I’m also REALLY FOND of Tamara already. Her character design! How she immediately prepares for a fight when just a page before she was holding onto to Sundar’s arm for guidance (PERHAPS THERE’S MORE TO HER THAN MEETS THE EYE) (okay. I’ll leave).

    • Hobbit
      Hobbit
      May 22, 2013, 1:18 pm | # | Reply

      Agreed! Byron is one of my favorite characters of all time. From anything ever.

  6. Thrift shopper llama priest
    Thrift shopper llama priest
    May 22, 2013, 2:17 am | # | Reply

    Sundar just made it fubar for his sorry ass.

  7. Messenger
    Messenger
    May 22, 2013, 2:22 am | # | Reply

    I’m curious to know if Brag knows about what Sundar did.

    And if he does, what he thinks of it.

    That’ll be the real test of character.

  8. Locke
    Locke
    May 22, 2013, 2:57 am | # | Reply

    Sundar’s a real Solid Snake-in-the-Grass.

    • Fodr
      Fodr
      May 22, 2013, 3:06 am | # | Reply

      Hehehe. Funny.

  9. Garygolf
    Garygolf
    May 22, 2013, 3:00 am | # | Reply

    I really think Sundar is just the face of Fightopia. His brother, the engineer, is the real brains. Cultist, maybe?

    • zomg
      zomg
      May 22, 2013, 11:47 am | # | Reply

      Bingo.

  10. Chantelune
    Chantelune
    May 22, 2013, 3:51 am | # | Reply

    Eh, Byron the wordzerker. “Oh no, Byron has lost it ! He’s gonna talk them to death !”

    On second thought, given his usual kind of losing it, this is an improvement. For his teammates.

    • zomg
      zomg
      May 22, 2013, 11:47 am | # | Reply

      “Wordzerker” – love it. I’m stealin’it!

  11. Mujaki
    Mujaki
    May 22, 2013, 5:39 am | # | Reply

    While I must say I’m not that impressed by the founding forces of Fightopia so far, I am looking forward to being introduced to this Brundhilde that they speak highly of.

  12. Frigg_Fanboi
    Frigg_Fanboi
    May 22, 2013, 7:39 am | # | Reply

    Yeah, I wanted to like him because he reminded me so much of Snake… Not so much now.

  13. Mordecai
    Mordecai
    May 22, 2013, 8:26 am | # | Reply

    I’m increasingly getting the sense that Sundar is just universally the least competent person in Fightopia. Hope there’s a good explanation coming for how he managed to get so many to follow him.

    • Zakrael
      Zakrael
      May 22, 2013, 8:35 am | # | Reply

      Mind control cultists.

      I still haven’t decided who the cultist is (currently between Rendar, Colonnus, or possibly a long shot on Tamara, of the people we’ve seen), but I’m pretty sure this is something to do with the cultists in some way.

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      May 22, 2013, 8:57 am | # | Reply

      It probably wasn’t hard. A lot of people don’t know about his nastier deeds. He’s experienced in their job, he’s got a great reputation amongst the adventuring crowd, he’s charismatic, and he’s addressing the needs and desires of the adventuring sub-culture.

      Competence will reveal itself later, but charisma and pressing the right buttons can count for a lot.

      • Jean-Luc
        Jean-Luc
        May 22, 2013, 9:38 am | # | Reply

        He’s also Rendar’s brother which probably counts for a lot.

  14. Chris
    Chris
    May 22, 2013, 10:40 am | # | Reply

    I think it would have made more sense to use an upper-cut. Rendar was standing in front and a few paces away from Byron. I guess he could of walked around Byron but I get the feeling Randar is not that tactical.

    • Linguz
      Linguz
      May 22, 2013, 10:48 am | # | Reply

      Rabbit is to Sundar’s right. Byron turned to talk to Rabbit. So when Sundar punched him, he wasn’t facing directly at him.

    • plaintextman
      plaintextman
      May 23, 2013, 7:34 am | # | Reply

      It looks to me Sundar took a step forward, to Rabbit’s left, and came down on Byron with a jab or left-hook haymaker. If it’s the latter, I’m a bit surprised Byron didn’t dodge it, but obviously Sundar is no noob at throwing punches.

  15. Adell
    Adell
    May 22, 2013, 10:51 am | # | Reply

    The heck is going on with the background here? Looks a lot more like a live-trace all the sudden :O

    • Loki
      Loki
      May 22, 2013, 11:57 am | # | Reply

      except in panel 2.

    • Guesticus
      Guesticus
      May 22, 2013, 1:00 pm | # | Reply

      And what’s wrong with that? Specially in a wooded tree area

  16. The Indomitable Eric
    The Indomitable Eric
    May 22, 2013, 11:16 am | # | Reply

    I smell new party members emerging from this mission. An entire society of adventurers is bound to have one or two that sign on with the peacekeepers.

    • Chris
      Chris
      May 22, 2013, 4:11 pm | # | Reply

      But we already have a Small, Big, and Fabulous.

  17. Schneidend
    Schneidend
    May 22, 2013, 11:21 am | # | Reply

    Scipio and Sendar have very similar armor aesthetics. Curious.

    • Guesticus
      Guesticus
      May 22, 2013, 1:02 pm | # | Reply

      Probably were in the same army at one stage, or just shop at the same armourer

  18. ahdok
    ahdok
    May 22, 2013, 12:51 pm | # | Reply

    Pow is a word!

    • Guesticus
      Guesticus
      May 22, 2013, 1:10 pm | # | Reply

      Yup, has been since the 60’s when Batman literally defeated his foes with words (and the Bat-toosie :P)

      • Chantelune
        Chantelune
        May 22, 2013, 2:55 pm | # | Reply

        Quick, Syr’nj, get the anti-sundar spray !

  19. Guesticus
    Guesticus
    May 22, 2013, 1:13 pm | # | Reply

    Guess Sundar skipped a few details when he went on his recruitment drive

    What is Bandit talking about? Looks to me like Byron is doing enough distracting/sowing-the-seeds-of-an-uprising all by himself

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