He might have chosen to go through with it, but he did not choose the course laid out before him. His destiny has long been decided by people other than him (chiefly Harky), and the only choice he had in the matter was “rise to the occasion” or “let your people down.”
Even Auraugu, champion of the fuzzy races who has a perpetual grin (complete with “^ ^”) in his face does his best attempt at frowning.
Or Rana, who’s just doing the “oh, those must be the truck nuts of the team” face.
What about Hammerhead, he’s gonna check if he can really hold his claim of being the loudest… or just checking if that armor won’t get in the way of sampling what’s, in “everything is prey” terms, an everlasting gobstopper?
She doesn’t really bear Tectonicus any fondness though. She still believes in the ways of the Savasi Mystics, but has forged a begrudging alliance with the god of the trolls in order to be the warrior her people need her to be right now.
Considering both Penk and Harky, it seems this is a mindset that Tectonicus values. She is presumably a more valuable servant to Tectonicus because she’s willing to put aside her personal beliefs to serve her people (and in doing so, the trolls) rather than a less valuable servant for having loyalties outside of Tectonicus.
we don’t really know the extent of either the dwarf’s or penk’s abilities either or both of them might have healing
the goblin might also have some medical knowledge but probably nothing more than first aid
HAMMERHEAD’s looking at Penk like: “Weren’t you supposed to be beating the drums so my people would stop eating themselves long enough to kill the Gastonians?”
Is it just me or are they a sentai team? Only problem is the dwarf isn’t in pink and the shark isn’t in green. But we’ve got Yellow, Blue, Black, and Red as the leader . . .
Just about. The tradition sentai is five, taking the positions of Lantern (Leader), Fist (Warrior), Leaf (Scout), Mirror (Mystic), and Pillar (Support), but adding an extra sixth now and then is not out of the question.
He works out.
When he walks down the street,
This is what he sees,
Everyone stops, staring at he.
He got passion in his drum and he ain’t afraid to show it.
If HAMMERHEAD is the muscle, Rana is the eyes, Magda is the heart, Goblaurence is the assbrains, and Auraugu is the hairy bollocks, what does that make Penk?
Rana thinks you are all weirdos. This has been established.
Also, he was one of the greatest scouts of the bird people and is married to the bird lady that Rachel captured during the kraken attack who was going to be executed by the Gastonians. That… well, yeah, that’s pretty much it.
I think our esteemed artists may have chosen such, um, ostentatious armor for Penk because they knew it wouldn’t suit him. Our troll-bard still has to choose his true mask, which will probably result in him throwing off the Tectonicus mask.
Well, I may be in the minority here, but I think the armor looks better in the light, so to speak. Not exactly my favorite, but better than it looked last page. It has promise. ;D
Looks like Penk is still Penk…
…also just noticed the ear necklace his little friend girl is wearing..very stylish
A lot of talk about choice coming from the one character who doesn’t seem to have any.
Isn’t that what he just said though?
“I didn’t choose this outfit, I didn’t choose who you are and I didn’t choose to lead you”
Ayup. ‘I didn’t choose the
thugavatar life, thethugavatar life chose me.’But He did choose to leap nose first into a volcano.
Yeah, I’d say he pretty clearly and intentionally chose this life. He may not have realized just exactly what he was getting into, but that’s on him.
He might have chosen to go through with it, but he did not choose the course laid out before him. His destiny has long been decided by people other than him (chiefly Harky), and the only choice he had in the matter was “rise to the occasion” or “let your people down.”
He chose to give up choice.
What does it say that Penk needs a mask in order to face his duties?
It’s called a helmet. And, as per the discussion he had with Auraugu, the mask isn’t to hide, but to show.
…It says he’s the hero that Arkerra deserves, but not the hero it needs?
I’m pretty sure that Auraugu is commenting on the role, not the helmet.
Foot in mouth.
Goblaurance is not impressed.
True, but he never is.
I’ll say I can hardly wait for him to pontificate on the matter. Clearly he ain’t buying this.
None of the Champions, save Magda (the other devotee of Tectonicus) are.
And I certainly can’t say I blame them.
‘So, yeah, I’m in charge, because I’m a Troll, so, go team!’
Magda and Penk’s buddy Auraugu, but he seems more happy he gets to fight alongside Penk rather than impressed that he did it….
Even Auraugu, champion of the fuzzy races who has a perpetual grin (complete with “^ ^”) in his face does his best attempt at frowning.
Or Rana, who’s just doing the “oh, those must be the truck nuts of the team” face.
What about Hammerhead, he’s gonna check if he can really hold his claim of being the loudest… or just checking if that armor won’t get in the way of sampling what’s, in “everything is prey” terms, an everlasting gobstopper?
All they see is a kid in a weird costume.
Wearing what increasingly appears to be a Tectonicus-Face helmet.
And, we finally see why Tectonicus had to have such huge nostrils. xD
A costume that’s about two sizes too big. I really hope he lives long enough to grow into it.
So do I
Is Magda a little sweet on Penk? Or is that just a “gosh, thanks new boss!” posture?
Well, he’s basically the fist of her god in the flesh, so, a healthy mixture of admiration and fealty.
She wants to be fisted by her god?
Considering it’s Tectonicus, that couldn’t ever be anything but hot.
She doesn’t really bear Tectonicus any fondness though. She still believes in the ways of the Savasi Mystics, but has forged a begrudging alliance with the god of the trolls in order to be the warrior her people need her to be right now.
Considering both Penk and Harky, it seems this is a mindset that Tectonicus values. She is presumably a more valuable servant to Tectonicus because she’s willing to put aside her personal beliefs to serve her people (and in doing so, the trolls) rather than a less valuable servant for having loyalties outside of Tectonicus.
The colors are so bright. We got the three primary colors nice and bright: the blur ranger, the yellow ranger and the red ranger.
Don’t forget Gray Ranger, Brown ranger, and Goblaurence
Goblaurence is like Bizarro Snarf.
Hey gravitar buddy
I believe we all know that leaders wear red. Anime tells me so.
Star trek tells us too
Not in The Original Series. Back then, leaders wore GOLD (well, yellow). The soon-to-die schmucks wore red.
True. But,,,, then they die before they stay long enough to come in a position of leader ship
The team doesn’t seem to have any healers. That could come back to haunt them.
we don’t really know the extent of either the dwarf’s or penk’s abilities either or both of them might have healing
the goblin might also have some medical knowledge but probably nothing more than first aid
they also seem to have a very martial bent
He’s a troll, those usually regenerate, right?
Maybe Magda can cauterize their wounds in a very painful manner.
Also Goblaurence probably knows enough about anatomy to be able to McGuiver up something as well. Or maybe do something like this: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=goblin%20chirurgeon
Can you do McGyver to it?
McGyver does science my friend…and we all know that everything can have science done to it;)
It also can be air dropped at least once.
Maxim 11!!
Healing only matters if you get hurt. You can’t get hurt if you kill your opponent before they can fight.
Even Rambo kept a needle & thread inside the handle of his combat knife though that’s definitely a badass method of “healing”.
I think you are all overlooking the badass bird who we don’t know much about
Scouts aren’t usually considered healers
HAMMERHEAD’s looking at Penk like: “Weren’t you supposed to be beating the drums so my people would stop eating themselves long enough to kill the Gastonians?”
mmm… cooked lobster.
Or shark fin soup
Penk- Hero
Gnoll (name forgot)- Lancer
Golaurence- Smart Guy
Hammerhead- Big Guy
Dwarf Girl (name forgotten)- Heart
Bird person (name forgotten)- Sixth Ranger
Our heroes! Oh wait…uh…other heroes!
Araugu, champion of the fuzzy peoples! :D
Auraugu* dang it! Penk even says his name on the damn page! D:
I just split it up into two parts so I never forget. Aura – ugu~
^As do I. But I can’t say that with a straight face.
~ugu~
Auraugu, Magda, and Rana.
Also, HAMMERHEAD. (He’s like BRIAN BLESSED, you see.)
DID SOMEBODY ORDER A LARGE HAMMERHEAD?
Suddenly I feel a need to get some watermelons.
How do you like your eggs, Brian? SCRRRRRRAMBLED!!!
Penk doesn’t finish the line about how he feels about Strulk now. I think she is going to be disappointed.
Yeah, he’s probably realised that she is now only interested in him because of his new status
… What if Strulk is not looking at Penk but at Hammerhead?
Such revelation might take some time to sink in.
He’s likely to split her in half…
is… is that ANOTHER raised eyebrow from hammerhead?
is this going to be his thing? raised eyebrows at people?
His left eyebrow (bone?) is indeed raised above his right.
He went to the Roger Moore school of acting
Is it just me or are they a sentai team? Only problem is the dwarf isn’t in pink and the shark isn’t in green. But we’ve got Yellow, Blue, Black, and Red as the leader . . .
Just about. The tradition sentai is five, taking the positions of Lantern (Leader), Fist (Warrior), Leaf (Scout), Mirror (Mystic), and Pillar (Support), but adding an extra sixth now and then is not out of the question.
I’m with you, Goblaurence.
Even Augie doesn’t look impressed in the last panel
Ahh, troll look at that body.
He works out.
When he walks down the street,
This is what he sees,
Everyone stops, staring at he.
He got passion in his drum and he ain’t afraid to show it.
Avatar and he knows it.
No one has said it yet?
Maybe he’s just trolling them!
/*badumtish*
Penk looks like a freshly-cooked crab.
If HAMMERHEAD is the muscle, Rana is the eyes, Magda is the heart, Goblaurence is the assbrains, and Auraugu is the hairy bollocks, what does that make Penk?
Most likely the Penkreas.
the blood flowing through it all.
The mouth, obviously. Or the tongue, if you prefer.
Okay…what’s up with the bird? We know next to nothing about Twitchy the Wonder Sparrow.
Also, looks like poor Penk has to prove himself all over again. His job _sucks_.
Rana thinks you are all weirdos. This has been established.
Also, he was one of the greatest scouts of the bird people and is married to the bird lady that Rachel captured during the kraken attack who was going to be executed by the Gastonians. That… well, yeah, that’s pretty much it.
OK OK OK… why you be trolling us with that helmet?
Seriously?
It is hard enough to visualize Tectonicus with the nostrils in fiery form. They look like eyes, but they are in fact the nostrils.
Then you go and make the nostrils the eyes on the helmet…
Tectonicus is watching through the eyes (the rows of dots on the horns), the nose is for the person who wears the armor
Actually, I don’t even view that as nostrils on tectonious. He obviously has two large eyes, and a number of smaller eyes, like some spiders do.
I think this was concerned back in the comment section when Harki nearly died and Tectonicus spoke to him.
It makes perfect sense, to me. Everyone knows you get eye-boogers, when you’ve got Penk-eye.
Hmmm. Penk’s worried about losing his identity as an Avatar too.
I quite dislike how bright Penk’s armor is, it’s a bit of an eyesore.
I think our esteemed artists may have chosen such, um, ostentatious armor for Penk because they knew it wouldn’t suit him. Our troll-bard still has to choose his true mask, which will probably result in him throwing off the Tectonicus mask.
Well, I may be in the minority here, but I think the armor looks better in the light, so to speak. Not exactly my favorite, but better than it looked last page. It has promise. ;D
Mostly full group LF1M melee dps. Must have 5/5 Lavawalker and know how to solo Shoulder of Techtonicus. No noobs. PST.
+1 for Tectonicus avatar:D almost as awesome as Best;)
Speak of the Devil.
Trolldom means magic in Norwegian