3/14/09 [DMFA #981] - No punchline

[Caswin]

Just punches.

Or evil rhetoric.  Something like that.

[inuhanyo]

OK, DP does know who (or at least what) Dan's mother is.

And Regina isn't knocked out.

And it looks like there won't by any pre fight dialog.

[Tyranastrasz]

1:

$5 on Dan ignoring DP for a while!

Pay up.

2: I get the feeling Aliph is going to be joining Hennya some time soon...

3: I love the murderous glare on Dan's tentacle head. I would almost say it's better than Dan's own.

[AmigaDragon]

Ok, so the tentacle punch wasn't enough to knock Regina out. It was enough to put her down while Dan switches target to Aliph, who apparently has put the pieces together that he's Destania's son. While he was surprised by the initial attack on Regina (instead of him?), he recovered composure nicely.

I think Regina will sit this one out, maybe whimpering off to the side over the unfairness of the hit she took. Besides, she knows DP (and now Dan) is out of her league.

[DavidRokon]

Hmmm, what are the odds DP is actually Destania and this is some sort of test? Odd thought, hah.

[Madmann135]

I must say Dan does get a 10 on his battle pose.  The cut cheek and angry dragon heads only add to the badasseryness (I know it's a made up word but you get the idea).

I hope DP was not holding back in his previous matches with Dan just so he could face Dan after he came of age...

[Ragesquid]

It almost looks as though that bandage is really tight...or there's a chunk missing, from his side. 'Cause the other side doesn't look quite so...curvy. >.>

Or maybe I'm just going insane.

[inuhanyo]

It worries me that Dan is still silent.  And that look on his face.  Has he lost it?  That would be very dangerous against an opponent like DP.  He needs to use his emotions, not be used by them.

And it looks like he's at least gliding towards his enemy.

EDIT: Oh, yeah.  Kria is going to get to see Aliph and Dan in battle.

It almost looks as though that bandage is really tight...or there's a chunk missing, from his side. 'Cause the other side doesn't look quite so...curvy. >.>

Or maybe I'm just going insane.

No, but DP's torso is turned a bit in 980, and in this panel we can only see his right side.

I think Regina will sit this one out, maybe whimpering off to the side over the unfairness of the hit she took. Besides, she knows DP (and now Dan) is out of her league.

I wonder if she'll pick up on the implications of DP's statement: "Wait, you know him?"

[Madmann135]

Somehow I think DP is forgetting something... I'm only doing this because I find it amusing at the moment

Son of a Warrior, Son of a 'teacher.' 100% Daniel Ti'Fiona.


Someone once said that the most fearsome rage and anger is the silent and controlled kind.  Dan is running high on his emotions at the moment but something tells me that this fight will get a little epic before it fizzles out.

[Jairus]

Wow. Dang. Dan's somewhere between Unstoppable Rage and Tranquil Fury, and he looks very very cool doing it. Moreover, I don't think Dan's lost it: he's not going after Regina anymore, he's taken her (somewhat) out of the fight and he's going after the biggest threat first.

I have to wonder, though... how does Aliph know Destania? Her reputation, or something else? Is this why Destania sent Dan to kill Aliph? Because he's an old enemy/rival/what-have-you?

Also, Amber, the punchline rocks.

[Fex]

what is that in her mouth? and Amber that is one catchy song =3

[Jairus]

what is that in her mouth? and Amber that is one catchy song =3

In Regina's mouth? Offhand, nothing: she's just massaging her cheek after Dan tendril-socked her. Maybe seeing if he knocked a tooth out or something.

And there's nothing in Amber's mouth. Besides the music...

[Zedd]

Who needs a punchline when a hero stole it from you anyways?

[lihua]

I'm half worried someone will have already posted something along these lines.  Ah well.

I wonder if the whole 'resurrecting a dark god' is really just a ploy to get adventurers to come kill him.  His own resurrections change him a bit (thus the change in speech bubble style?); perhaps part of this is some gain in power.  It seems like kidnapping maidens -- especially Queen Holly Ann -- would be a good way to get people's attention.  Quite a stretch though, I realize.

In any case, awesome page.  Hope next week goes better for you Amber.

[Ganurath]

I started to sing along until I got to the last line of the song. Then I got sad.

[Mwa]

I was half expecting him to leap past DP and go exclusively for Regina.  On that note, can anyone remember the comic the character on her shirt is from?

[Feather Dancer]

As for knowing he's Dee's son, I poke towards this:

It was actually mentioned a ways back.

Yay tail wrap, it's stylish and functionable when the camera is panned onto your backside.

[Cvstos]

Am I the only one that wants to see Dan finally and utterly kick DP's butt in an epic curb-stomp battle / moment? Honestly I think Dan gets dumped on quite a bit (Sometimes more literally than others) and I feel it's time for him to finally shine instead of getting hard-countered again.

Eh, even so, we can really only wait and see what happens. And speculate like crazy while Amber laughs at our feeble attempts to predict the future.

[Dard]

Someone should tell DP that Destania is head of the Pain and Terror department.
The Dan we see here would fit more in the Fury and Wrath department.

[ishidan]

Someone should tell DP that Destania is head of the Pain and Terror department.
The Dan we see here would fit more in the Fury and Wrath department.

Eh.  Fury and wrath creates pain and terror, assuming you're using them on somebody weaker than you.
Just ask Regina-her sprint down the stairs and attempt to slam the doors shut behind her must have been a trail of frosted breadcrumbs to Dan.  All that terror, mmmmmmm...

Of course, when she comes out with a smirk on her face, the first order of business would be to simultaneously wipe that grin off her face and turn her back into a snack bar of Pain.

[!KCA]

I have to wonder, though... how does Aliph know Destania? Her reputation, or something else? Is this why Destania sent Dan to kill Aliph? Because he's an old enemy/rival/what-have-you?

Probably because she keeps sending goons to stifle his plans, which keep interfering in her plot to Kill. All. Dragons.

On that note, can anyone remember the comic the character on her shirt is from?

Foxy Tangerine.

[tiggertoo]

At some point in the upcoming throwdown, I expect DP to tell Regina something like "In the future, I would appreciate it if you did not stoke my enemies into a towering rage right before resurrecting me."

And angry, serious Dan is angry - and serious. I kinda expect Dan to keep smacking Regina as is necessary/enjoyable as he deals with DP - sort of a powerup (Regina has to be good for *something* after all).

[Tapewolf]

That Regina is already sitting up and that DP is unfazed make me think that Dan is not in a good position here.  I've often argued that DP would suspect Dan to an incubus (winged son of known succubus), but he seems to be taking it a bit too well, and fighting two demons at once is likely to be a step too far.  Plus, Dan may be angry enough to make mistakes.  If he'd not been knocked to the floor, he would likely have been able to dice them both up before they knew what was happening, but that time is past.

I must also point out that most of Dan's adventurer skills would likely involve sword-work.  While that could be transferred to tentacle-blades, Dan has not done this before unless he has been secretly practicing.

Am I the only one that wants to see Dan finally and utterly kick DP's butt in an epic curb-stomp battle / moment?  I feel it's time for him to finally shine instead of getting hard-countered again.

Amen.

As for knowing he's Dee's son, I poke towards this:

Indeed, but it doesn't explain how he knows Destania.  I suspect that her crimes and the crimes of her students have done the rounds at the Evil Beach Parties.

I'm curious about DP's right wing (his left) - the top of it is all weird and twisted and not like the other one.  See also the previous page.  I guess it's something Dan did to him last time he died.

**EDIT**
Merged the rival threads

[MT Hazard]

I must also point out that most of Dan's adventurer skills would likely involve sword-work.  While that could be transferred to tentacle-blades, Dan has not done this before unless he has been secretly practising.

Dan can pull pull a sword out of nowhere, even before he realized his heritage. It's mentioned in his sisters profile.

[Tapewolf]

Dan can pull pull a sword out of nowhere, even before he realized his heritage. It's mentioned in his sisters profile.

Oh yes.  I always assumed that was a function of the robe, which isn't here.

[MT Hazard]

Dan can pull pull a sword out of nowhere, even before he realized his heritage. It's mentioned in his sisters profile.

Oh yes.  I always assumed that was a function of the robe, which isn't here.

He can do it with a normal dress as well, makes you wonder where he's keeping those things

[Tapewolf]

He can do it with a normal dress as well, makes you wonder where he's keeping those things

You meant 'normal dress', right?  "a normal dress" would (A) not be magical, and (B) indicate the high-heeled shoes are for more than just practicing balance 

That said, I'm curious as to whether he can do it naked.  Not something I want to see, I hasten to add...

[MT Hazard]

He can do it with a normal dress as well, makes you wonder where he's keeping those things

You meant 'normal dress', right?  "a normal dress" would (A) not be magical, and (B) indicate the high-heeled shoes are for more than just practicing balance 

That said, I'm curious as to whether he can do it naked.  Not something I want to see, I hasten to add...

Now I think mean both a normal dress and normal, no magical clothes. Either way I think it's a magic trick that he tries to attribute to clothing rather than admit he can even do magic. Sometimes it's difficult to tell rule of funny from 'rules' of DMFA universe. Personally I'd rather not get worked up about it and  stick with the MST3k mantra for now.

[Tapewolf]

Either way I think it's a magic trick that he tries to attribute to clothing rather than admit he can even do magic. Sometimes it's difficult to tell rule of funny from 'rules' of DMFA universe.

If that literally is a spell he's casting, I wonder how many times he has to do it for his clanmark to appear?

[Cvstos]

Either way I think it's a magic trick that he tries to attribute to clothing rather than admit he can even do magic. Sometimes it's difficult to tell rule of funny from 'rules' of DMFA universe.

If that literally is a spell he's casting, I wonder how many times he has to do it for his clanmark to appear?

Maybe it's a spell-like ability? *shot for being a huge nerd* Or a very minor spell?