Whahey???? :erk
He's talking again....
<.<
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No talking drakes here...yup..:shifty
Quote from: Zedd on February 21, 2010, 03:04:54 AM
No talking drakes here...yup..:shifty
Pip's manned the bar before (forget the issue number). Perhaps he's better at the job than we gave him credit for.
Wait...
Abel knows Draconic? :erk
why must you toy with us, Amber? Whyyyy?!?!
Hmm. This could go a number of ways.
Oh snap.
My first thought is that Abel is hallucinating. Wait, where's the band-aid?
Hah! It's a dream! Too few (and the wrong kinds of) emotions to feed on, exhaustion snuck up on Abel and now he's fast asleep. He'll be found snoring at a table, half done filling the salt shakers with sugar.
OMG Pip is talking again and it's not just to Mab this time.
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 21, 2010, 03:31:07 AM
Abel knows Draconic? :erk
He doesn't know Draconic, it's Pip who speaks humain/furr, just look at page 847. If he was speaking Draconic all we'd hear is "kiki ki kiii".
QuoteAbel knows Draconic?
I think it is more likely that Pip is speaking common. That's the simplest explanation; the same as when he and Mab were speaking. I mean, it could be another language, but no reason to assume that.
Pip is a person. He just pretends to be unintelligent because it is his cover. He seems to be quite erudite.
The real question is, of course, if he is doing it to manipulate Abel (probably). It will be funny if Abel ever mentions it to Dan and Pip plays dumb, as there's a good chance Abel doesn't know that Pip is "supposed" to be an animal.
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I just realized that if Pip is there, Mab must be close by.
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
...I don't know if I'll ever be able to read his lines in any
other voice from now on. Thanks?
Since when has Pip been a good listener? I would think he would bite someone after 2 minutes of monologue rather than sit there quietly and listen.
Quote from: Jasonrevall on February 21, 2010, 05:06:31 AM
Since when has Pip been a good listener? I would think he would bite someone after 2 minutes of monologue rather than sit there quietly and listen.
Has Pip ever bitten anyone besides Dan? And isn't that just a ploy (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_847.php), anyway?
Quote from: Bjalf on February 21, 2010, 05:33:38 AM
Quote from: Jasonrevall on February 21, 2010, 05:06:31 AM
Since when has Pip been a good listener? I would think he would bite someone after 2 minutes of monologue rather than sit there quietly and listen.
Has Pip ever bitten anyone besides Dan?
Yes. Azlan, if memory serves.
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Quote from: Bjalf on February 21, 2010, 05:33:38 AM
Has Pip ever bitten anyone besides Dan?
Yes. Azlan, if memory serves.
Ah, yes, in the "Warrior for hire" arc. Blast, there goes my theory.
Quote from: Thirty Second Artbomb link=topic=7034.msg313546#msg313546 ...I don't know if I'll ever be able to read his lines in anyi]other[/i] voice from now on. Thanks?
Apparently he's supposed to sound a bit like me :P
Anyway, if you look at the last panel, Abel's eye is open in puzzlement. It's like he's just heard someone and turned around to see that it's Pip. It would seem that Pip is speaking the common tongue and also that Abel didn't expect him to be able to talk.
I do wonder what Pip's plan is, playing dumb, attacking Dan for no good reason, conspiring with Mab, risking his secret by talking with Abel (who may tell Dan), whats the end game?
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I did indeed imagine a deep voice, but not quite Morgan Freeman's.
Just for fun, try imagining him sounding like Patrick Warburton. :3
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
*eyetwitchs and bursts out laughing* I laugh because it makes so much sense!
Pip also went after Fi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_423.php) and some of the photographers who were with the group that invaded Mab's glen (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_399.php). There were also the early strips where Pip went after some Pokemon hunters (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_009.php) and then later nature photographers (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_043.php). However, in most of these cases, the people Pip attacked had either used flash photography or tried to trap him in a pokeball.
Quote from: Naldru on February 21, 2010, 08:22:00 AM
Pip also went after Fi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_423.php) and some of the photographers who were with the group that invaded Mab's glen (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_399.php).
Fi is Dan's companion, though.
EDIT: I take that back, that was before Fi was bound to Dan.
All in all, we don't know much about drakes, aside from what we saw in the Merlitz backstory, which may or may not strictly be canon. However, if it's not considered normal for them to be able to talk, the obvious supposition is that Pip is a shapeshifter roleplaying as an animal to disguise his true form or identity.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 21, 2010, 08:25:48 AM
However, if it's not considered normal for them to be able to talk, the obvious supposition is that Pip is a shapeshifter roleplaying as an animal to disguise his true form or identity.
Probably Mab's son from when she was drinking a soda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_843.php).
Quote from: Bjalf on February 21, 2010, 08:40:03 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 21, 2010, 08:25:48 AM
However, if it's not considered normal for them to be able to talk, the obvious supposition is that Pip is a shapeshifter roleplaying as an animal to disguise his true form or identity.
Probably Mab's son from when she was drinking a soda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_843.php).
Nope that's Rose, her daughter. Gasp! Rose annd Pip are the same person! It suddenly all makes sense! :P
edit: also, for those trying to remember when Pip talked last it was in 847 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_847.php)
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I was thinking something equally authoritative, like James Earl Jones or even Sean Connery ( no that wasn't a Dragonheart reference either :P )
Quote from: MT Hazard on February 21, 2010, 07:03:53 AM
I do wonder what Pip's plan is, playing dumb, attacking Dan for no good reason, conspiring with Mab, risking his secret by talking with Abel (who may tell Dan), whats the end game?
I think whether Abel tells anybody all depends on what Pip has to say from this point...Right now, Abel could very well think he's hallucinating out of boredom :mowninja
Pip is like Nibbler on "Futurama". He pretends to be a fairly dumb critter, when in fact his species RULES THE UNIVERSE!!! Drakes are our masters! D:
I'm thinking voiced by Patrick Stewart
Quote from: MT Hazard on February 21, 2010, 09:16:12 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 21, 2010, 08:40:03 AM
Probably Mab's son from when she was drinking a soda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_843.php).
Nope that's Rose, her daughter. Gasp! Rose annd Pip are the same person! It suddenly all makes sense! :P
Nooo, Mab has a son
also, and she got him in the same way as Rose, except it was a soda, not tea.
Quote from: Alondro on February 21, 2010, 10:22:04 AM
Pip is like Nibbler on "Futurama". He pretends to be a fairly dumb critter, when in fact his species RULES THE UNIVERSE!!! Drakes are our masters! D:
Gods, I really, really hope not. It'd be like "The Great Bird Conspiracy" in "Kevin & Kell".
I prefer more of a super sexy Sean Connery voice myself... (Note: I'M A GUY, BTW.)
But, does Pip remind anyone of the Pseudodragons drom D&D? Small creatures with a venomous stinger, but they're intelligent and even telepathic. (Heck, with the correct feat, you can even have them as a familiar... They're also a way to enjoy Shocking Grasp to it's fullest, bweeeehehehehehe...)
And yes, Pip is mostly just screwing with Dan and trying to keep him away from Mab. (Prolly at Mab's request, too.) So, he's not risking much here. If Abel tries to convince Dan that Pip is intelligent, we'll get a hilarious scene where Dan is highly suspicious, confronts Pip, and gets TEH TEEEEEEETH! And then, Dan will be mad at Abel for the "hilariously unfunny" joke.
You see, it's always, ALWAYS the dumb and/or ditzy-seeming things you have to worry about, ESPECIALLY here. (Remember what happened to the naturalist when he yanked on Mab's antenna? Yeah, and that was just a burst of pain anor/or annoyance. If she, or any other fae for that matter, gets REALLY mad, the results will be SO catastrophic that Amber won't even be able to draw it!)
Where did Abel's bandaid go? He decide he wasn't getting reimbursed for injury and heal himself or some such?
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Probably Mab's son from when she was drinking a soda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_843.php).
Nope that's Rose, her daughter. Gasp! Rose annd Pip are the same person! It suddenly all makes sense! :P
Nooo, Mab has a son also, and she got him in the same way as Rose, except it was a soda, not tea.
Hmm, must of missed him, that would put her on the level of 'most unintentional kids' (Two) as Jyrrus.
edit: Alan Rickman as the voice of Pip, after all he doesn't play villians, he plays interesting people.
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How about James Earl Jones being the voice of pip. Would be crazy hearing the huge low voice coming from that little drake.
I can't believe I'm doing this, but
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
*Raises hand* ^-^l|l
As for the "Dan finding it out"-drama, I'm sure Abel too smart to even consider crossing Pip =P
Quote from: aserath on February 21, 2010, 12:01:49 PM
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How about James Earl Jones being the voice of pip. Would be crazy hearing the huge low voice coming from that little drake.
"Abel...you have forgotten who you are.
Remember...remember..."
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How about James Earl Jones being the voice of pip. Would be crazy hearing the huge low voice coming from that little drake.
"Abel...you have forgotten who you are.
Remember...remember..."
Wheeze ... gasp ... "I am your father ..."
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's imagined Pip as having a deeper voice. It must because he comes out sounding as the rationalist.
Woo! Pip speaks! I like this development. I wonder if he'll start talking to people at large now, or if it's just going to be limited to Abel and Mab...
Maybe Pip is going to recruit Abel into whatever the former and Mab are scheming? I doubt that Pip would talk otherwise. I imaginer him with a Morgan Freeman voice, but British.
Or maybe it has to do with Aniz? They have frequently said that he's going to come back once Abel hits 400, and he's 399...
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How about James Earl Jones being the voice of pip. Would be crazy hearing the huge low voice coming from that little drake.
"Abel...you have forgotten who you are.
Remember...remember..."
Wheeze ... gasp ... "I am your father ..."
"I'm not afraid of ghosts, Kane, and I'm not afraid of you!"
Quote from: Drakesfyre on February 21, 2010, 02:51:52 PM
Or maybe it has to do with Aniz? They have frequently said that he's going to come back once Abel hits 400, and he's 399...
I'd be surprised if Mab and Pip have any knowledge of Abel's past. There's no obvious reason for them to know any of that stuff...
Quote from: aserath on February 21, 2010, 12:01:49 PM
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How about James Earl Jones being the voice of pip. Would be crazy hearing the huge low voice coming from that little drake.
You broke into my house, stole my property, murdered my servants and my pets!
That look on Abel's face in the last panel made me chuckle slightly. I can't help but imagine him thinking "... the heck?"
Here's a question, do any of you think Pip revealing himself to Abel may be a part of Mab's "plan," or is he acting of his own accord?
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Quote from: Drakesfyre on February 21, 2010, 02:51:52 PM
Or maybe it has to do with Aniz? They have frequently said that he's going to come back once Abel hits 400, and he's 399...
I'd be surprised if Mab and Pip have any knowledge of Abel's past. There's no obvious reason for them to know any of that stuff...
We
are talking about Mab here. When it comes to Mab, or any Fae in general, nothing is really obvious.
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I'm getting Patrick Stewart, myself.
Quote from: RandomMetaphysics on February 21, 2010, 03:40:45 PM
That look on Abel's face in the last panel made me chuckle slightly. I can't help but imagine him thinking "... the heck?"
Here's a question, do any of you think Pip revealing himself to Abel may be a part of Mab's "plan," or is he acting of his own accord?
Pip doesn't seem to be
controlled by Mab. And apparently he likes doing things differently even (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1026.php) =P
Though he still might do this for Mabs plan =/
Right now I'm guessing he just wants to have an intelligent talk with someone who isn't part of some big scheme.
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Or maybe it has to do with Aniz? They have frequently said that he's going to come back once Abel hits 400, and he's 399...
I'd be surprised if Mab and Pip have any knowledge of Abel's past. There's no obvious reason for them to know any of that stuff...
We are talking about Mab here. When it comes to Mab, or any Fae in general, nothing is really obvious.
However, Abel's past doesn't seem to be all that important now. Maybe she knows about his special eye-wing combination, but knowing his past, I doubt =/
Thinking on it, maybe Pip saw that Abel had a crap night, and just wants to help by letting Abel blow off a little steam?
Nah, that's not 'conspiracy theory' enough. :B
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 21, 2010, 02:58:06 PM
(snip Drakesfyre)
I'd be surprised if Mab and Pip have any knowledge of Abel's past. There's no obvious reason for them to know any of that stuff...
(snip aserath)
(snip)
Mab and Fa'Lina are friends.
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_581.php
I will concede Fa'Lina probably keeps such cubi matters private.
I suspect that Mab does know, but Pip does not.
With regards,
Ted
The plot thickens! :tohell
Is it just me or do a number of really long-spanning plot lines look like they near a conclusion?
Quote from: Bjalf on February 21, 2010, 10:36:25 AM
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Probably Mab's son from when she was drinking a soda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_843.php).
Nope that's Rose, her daughter. Gasp! Rose annd Pip are the same person! It suddenly all makes sense! :P
Nooo, Mab has a son also, and she got him in the same way as Rose, except it was a soda, not tea.
No. Due to excessive boredom and a subsequent series of fascinating temporal paradoxes, Pip is actually both Rose's son and Mab's grandfather.
The voice is obviously that of Peter Lorre... :erk
I was picturing how Pip would sound with various voices, and I think you should add Jimmy Stewart and Boris Karloff if you want to think of possible images. Of course, the possibility of Peter Lorre means that you should also think of Sidney Greenstreet.
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I actually felt more of a sophisticated British accent.
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Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I'm getting Patrick Stewart, myself.
I hear Patrick Stewart too... Hehe
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Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I'm getting Patrick Stewart, myself.
I hear Patrick Stewart too... Hehe
I'm kinda surprised nobody mentioned Barry White.
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Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I'm getting Patrick Stewart, myself.
I hear Patrick Stewart too... Hehe
I'm kinda surprised nobody mentioned Barry White.
For some odd reason, Barry White gives me the creeps...
I'd go with... Sean Connery.
He's got resume experience being a dragon. :B
Quote from: Distracting on February 21, 2010, 03:59:43 AM
Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I did...I won't lie
Wait a second, wait a second...Mab has a SON? Since when?
Quote from: Techcubi on February 21, 2010, 11:35:21 PM
Wait a second, wait a second...Mab has a SON? Since when?
It was either part of a joke or speculation I believe..... :3
Soo...Abel has never seen pip speak before (At least, not that we've seen...) and only heard him "Kii!". And he doesn't look at all suprised. Though, 400 years or however long and it probably wouldn't surprise me either.
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Ok, let's be honest with ourselves; who else read Pip's lines in the voice of Morgan Freeman?
I did...I won't lie
Freemanic Paracusia?
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 21, 2010, 08:25:48 AM
Quote from: Naldru on February 21, 2010, 08:22:00 AM
Pip also went after Fi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_423.php) and some of the photographers who were with the group that invaded Mab's glen (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_399.php).
Fi is Dan's companion, though.
EDIT: I take that back, that was before Fi was bound to Dan.
All in all, we don't know much about drakes, aside from what we saw in the Merlitz backstory, which may or may not strictly be canon. However, if it's not considered normal for them to be able to talk, the obvious supposition is that Pip is a shapeshifter roleplaying as an animal to disguise his true form or identity.
What if Pip is a Fae? Would make a lot of sense, actually.
On the topic of Pip's voice, I read it like Tyrael from Diablo 2.
Add me in to the group that think Mab's Endgame is starting. I don't think Pip would be taking the risk of revealing his ability to speak common unless the plan had progressed beyond the point where Abel could easily influence it.
Someone mentioned Drake languages before. In the Pip page, Amber mentions that there are 3 Drake languages, 2 of which only Drakes speak. Pyroduck can speak all 38 languages of Furrae, however, so I suppose he's the exception. Don't think we've ever seen Pyro talking to Pip, however.
The discussion for today's comic does make me wonder which characters know whose secrets, and how many hints are being dropped by Amber that none of us will see until it's already revealed?
Well if you look at him talking,I see it's a mindless coy way that it's been pre-planned since day one of her comic. For the most part it's another way to bust down that 4th wall before..Who knows what would go from there!!
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 22, 2010, 12:03:31 AM
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Wait a second, wait a second...Mab has a SON? Since when?
It was either part of a joke or speculation I believe..... :3
It's mentioned in a secret page. Mab gets a son about 7000 years in the future, who later travels back in time to help Mab with her nefarious plot. His real name is Peep. He is also the co-father of Deebs.
:tongue
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Quote from: Techcubi on February 21, 2010, 11:35:21 PM
Wait a second, wait a second...Mab has a SON? Since when?
It was either part of a joke or speculation I believe..... :3
It's mentioned in a secret page. Mab gets a son about 7000 years in the future, who later travels back in time to help Mab with her nefarious plot. His real name is Peep. He is also the co-father of Deebs.
:tongue
*shakes fist* Eeevvilll!
Quote from: jeffh4 on February 22, 2010, 03:39:26 AM
Someone mentioned Drake languages before. In the Pip page, Amber mentions that there are 3 Drake languages, 2 of which only Drakes speak. Pyroduck can speak all 38 languages of Furrae, however, so I suppose he's the exception. Don't think we've ever seen Pyro talking to Pip, however.
There's nothing though saying that Pip is speaking in one of those three Drake languages, or knows only those three. For all we know he could be like Ducky and know all 38.
I don't think Pip can be a fey -- he doesn't have insect wings, antennae, or a gem, which are all (probably) required by fairy law. We know the gem is at least.
Quote from: terrycloth on February 22, 2010, 02:55:00 PM
I don't think Pip can be a fey -- he doesn't have insect wings, antennae, or a gem, which are all (probably) required by fairy law. We know the gem is at least.
But does the gem have to be large, visible, or in a contrasting colour?
Quote from: Bjalf on February 22, 2010, 02:58:32 PM
Quote from: terrycloth on February 22, 2010, 02:55:00 PM
I don't think Pip can be a fey -- he doesn't have insect wings, antennae, or a gem, which are all (probably) required by fairy law. We know the gem is at least.
But does the gem have to be large, visible, or in a contrasting colour?
No, probably(IMO), and no. We just know it has to be on the Fae's forehead. Presumably that means it has to be visible so people know immediately that you're not breaking the law.
There is the case of Mab leaving the Fae kingdom to avoid defluffing her tail, though. If she only has to defluff while in the kingdom, it's conceivable that Pip could be a Fae in complete disguise.
Azlan, for instance, has feathered wings, no antennae, and no gem (that we can see). But we do know he's a Fae.
Quote from: Arcblade on February 22, 2010, 03:11:20 PM
Azlan, for instance, has feathered wings, no antennae, and no gem (that we can see). But we do know he's a Fae.
Remember though, Azlan uses a patch to alter his appearance to aid him as an adventurer. We have seen him in his Fae form (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_241.php), but his gem is still not visible (maybe under his hair?)
Sometimes a Drake............Is just a Drake?
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Quote from: terrycloth on February 22, 2010, 02:55:00 PM
I don't think Pip can be a fey -- he doesn't have insect wings, antennae, or a gem, which are all (probably) required by fairy law. We know the gem is at least.
But does the gem have to be large, visible, or in a contrasting colour?
No, probably(IMO), and no. We just know it has to be on the Fae's forehead. Presumably that means it has to be visible so people know immediately that you're not breaking the law.
There is the case of Mab leaving the Fae kingdom to avoid defluffing her tail, though. If she only has to defluff while in the kingdom, it's conceivable that Pip could be a Fae in complete disguise.
So, it seems so long as they're outside of the Fae Kingdom they're legal in all senses[It's not a real government, mind.]
While I knew that only Drakes could speak 2 of the 3 languages that Pip does, I did not know that Pyroduck knew all 38..Which means that it probably isn't unlikely for a Fae to know them all either. While his profile lists his age as 16, we do know that Fae take on roles, so maybe Pip is doing the same. One thing that gets me is that Pip is the only Drake we see in the entire comic, enless I'm mistaken. This would imply Drakes being rare...Which would make Pip rare, which is probably why people love to take pictures of him. But if Drakes were scarce, this only adds more evidence of Pip being a Fae-How did Mab get her hands on Pip? Why is he serving her?[which is a plot question that SHALL NOT BE ANSWERED.] Are all Drakes loyal and intelligent enough to speak perfect Common? Not only that, but wouldn't Pip be open to disease and death? Wouldn't this ruin or hamper Mab's plan?
It would seem Drake has more in common with a Fae than a Drake.
ALL IN ALL: I don't think Pip is a Fae..But there's a lot of evidence, IMO, supporting it.
Quote from: rakyth on February 23, 2010, 01:36:11 AM
One thing that gets me is that Pip is the only Drake we see in the entire comic, enless I'm mistaken. This would imply Drakes being rare...Which would make Pip rare, which is probably why people love to take pictures of him.
We have seen at least 4 other drakes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_165.php) in the course of the comic. Though that doesn't necessarily mean they are or aren't very rare.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 23, 2010, 03:42:55 AM
We have seen at least 4 other drakes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_165.php) in the course of the comic.
Nah, there was the time that the human flashed a lot of drakes, enraging them and having him and Merlitz run for it.
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 23, 2010, 05:14:06 AM
Nah, there was the time that the human flashed a lot of drakes, enraging them and having him and Merlitz run for it.
Strips 56 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_056.php), 57 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_057.php) and 58 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_058.php). Those strips are so old that they are possibly not canon.
Who else read Pip's voice as Maurice LaMarche's ?
(http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/media/229/20071001-pinky%20brain.gif)
For me, it was more like this:
(http://media.fukung.net/images/12259/farnsworth.jpg) (http://media.fukung.net/images/12259/farnsworth.jpg)
Holy crap! One of Farnsworth's devices works! ROBOT HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
I actually don't think Pip should talk. It sort of ruins the fun factor of him.
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Quote from: rakyth on February 23, 2010, 01:36:11 AM
One thing that gets me is that Pip is the only Drake we see in the entire comic, enless I'm mistaken. This would imply Drakes being rare...Which would make Pip rare, which is probably why people love to take pictures of him.
We have seen at least 4 other drakes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_165.php) in the course of the comic. Though that doesn't necessarily mean they are or aren't very rare.
Judging by its age and its use for comedic effect, probably isn't canon, either. HOWEVER-A fun idea to toy around with. That's for sure.
*rerails topic*
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 23, 2010, 11:59:53 AM
Holy crap! One of Fansworth's devices works! ROBOT HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
Who?
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 24, 2010, 02:32:38 AM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 23, 2010, 11:59:53 AM
Holy crap! One of Fansworth's devices works! ROBOT HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
Who?
Correction, Farnsworth.
In the TV series Futurama, Farnsworth is Fry's great..to the nth power grandson, because Fry got stuck in a cryotube for either 1000, 2000, or 3000 years. Farnsworth is moderately old, with thick glasses[Though, technically, Fry is ancient...He hasn't aged a bit, due to cryotube.].
It's a bit of a running gag for Professor Farnsworth's inventions to be slightly or completely off.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on February 23, 2010, 11:05:22 AM
For me, it was more like this:
Good News Everyone!
that was great laugh. I'm just gonna stick that here with my de-motivational of the same thing.
Quote from: rakyth on February 24, 2010, 02:38:53 AM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 24, 2010, 02:32:38 AM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 23, 2010, 11:59:53 AM
Holy crap! One of Fansworth's devices works! ROBOT HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
Who?
Correction, Farnsworth.
In the TV series Futurama, Farnsworth is Fry's great..to the nth power grandson, because Fry got stuck in a cryotube for either 1000, 2000, or 3000 years. Farnsworth is moderately old, with thick glasses[Though, technically, Fry is ancient...He hasn't aged a bit, due to cryotube.].
It's a bit of a running gag for Professor Farnsworth's inventions to be slightly or completely off.
1: Excuuuuuuuse me for a spelling error! (That was aimed at AmigaDragon, btw.)
2: NEPHEW, not grandson. (He probably can't breed due to the fact that he's his own grandfather... However, his brother Nancy was still capable of it...)
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 24, 2010, 12:06:06 PM
1: Excuuuuuuuse me for a spelling error! (That was aimed at AmigaDragon, btw.)
No no, you don't have to apologize for your own shortcomings (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_506.php) ... :D
Another possibility is that somebody else took this course (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_954.php).
Quote from: Bjalf on February 24, 2010, 12:29:40 PM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 24, 2010, 12:06:06 PM
1: Excuuuuuuuse me for a spelling error! (That was aimed at AmigaDragon, btw.)
No no, you don't have to apologize for your own shortcomings (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_506.php) ... :D
*snorts beer*
:D
Quote from: rakyth on February 22, 2010, 02:23:48 AM
On the topic of Pip's voice, I read it like Tyrael from Diablo 2.
Oooo! I like that one! Plus Tyrael had some of the coolest wings I've ever seen.
Quote from: rakyth on February 24, 2010, 02:38:53 AM
Correction, Farnsworth.
In the TV series Futurama, Farnsworth is Fry's great..to the nth power grandson, because Fry got stuck in a cryotube for either 1000, 2000, or 3000 years. Farnsworth is moderately old, with thick glasses[Though, technically, Fry is ancient...He hasn't aged a bit, due to cryotube.].
It's a bit of a running gag for Professor Farnsworth's inventions to be slightly or completely off.
Farnsworth is something like 160 years old (age varies a little depending on episode). Fry was frozen for 1000 years (it's the year 3000 when the series begins), but at one point they all go back in time and are the cause of the Roswell incident. From this Fry also becomes his own grandpa, which allows him to exist without a Delta brainwave. This makes him immune to the Space Brains' mental attacks and allows him to save the universe (several times).
Quote from: ooklah on February 24, 2010, 02:55:03 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on February 23, 2010, 11:05:22 AM
For me, it was more like this:
Good News Everyone!
that was great laugh. I'm just gonna stick that here with my de-motivational of the same thing.
I play World of Warcraft, so I keep hearing Professor Putricide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PStC-LNZ2s) instead. His quotes are in no particular order unfortunately. It would make a lot more sense if his quotes about Rotface and Festergut were before his other random sayings, and especially before his death emote.
Okay, apparently I'm the only person who has Pip's voice along the lines of Cristopher Lee...
But I'm just weird. ^.^
Why should Abel be surprised Pip can talk? I mean he's a guy who knew every single warp aci by name. He's used to small temperamental creatures with powers that far exceed what what you'd expect from there appearance coming up to him and having a conversation. And sometimes playing poker.
even if he knows nothing about Drakes, he might simply assume they are the fae equivalent of warp aci
I doubt he's surprised by the drake talking. I think he's more like "Now where did you come from?"
Quote from: Bjalf on February 25, 2010, 06:19:26 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on February 24, 2010, 01:55:36 PM*snorts beer*
:D
Drinking problem?
:>
Very .. do you have any idea how hard it is to drink beer trough the nose ? :D
I don't have a drinking problem. I drink. I get drunk. I fall down. No problem!
Quote from: Bjalf on February 23, 2010, 07:34:45 AM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 23, 2010, 05:14:06 AM
Nah, there was the time that the human flashed a lot of drakes, enraging them and having him and Merlitz run for it.
Strips 56 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_056.php), 57 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_057.php) and 58 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_058.php). Those strips are so old that they are possibly not canon.
Considering that those strips set up a significant part of Merlitz' backstory, I see no reason they aren't canon, and more evidence supports that they are. It's about Merlitz' first encounter with a human, which gave his former party the excuse to kick him out of the group. It also set up his desire to find another human to show to the world. Dan would later prank Merlitz with this.
Also, what is with the idea that the old stuff isn't canon? So far, based on the sheer number of callbacks to the "old stuff", there is no reason to declare it Discontinuity.
Quote from: Scow2 on February 25, 2010, 12:54:49 PM
Considering that those strips set up a significant part of Merlitz' backstory, I see no reason they aren't canon, and more evidence supports that they are. It's about Merlitz' first encounter with a human, which gave his former party the excuse to kick him out of the group. It also set up his desire to find another human to show to the world. Dan would later prank Merlitz with this.
Also, what is with the idea that the old stuff isn't canon? So far, based on the sheer number of callbacks to the "old stuff", there is no reason to declare it Discontinuity.
Just beacuse the part about Merlitz is canon, doesn't mean that every other little detail in the same strips are. I can't imagine that the pokemon stuff is canon.
The first strips were literally just a joke, it was never intended to have intricate stories or go on for years and years.
I can't find it now, but I seem to recall Amber saying something about the old stuff being canon only until it's contradicted by later strips.
Quote from: Bjalf on February 25, 2010, 01:32:56 PM
I can't find it now, but I seem to recall Amber saying something about the old stuff being canon only until it's contradicted by later strips.
That's exactly what I'm saying... Of course, I'm still hoping for at least a throwaway conversation about Dan's transformation into a pokemon... apparently, Merlitz and Jyrras had to save Furrae from people being turned into ridiculously cute critters at some point. Of course, I do believe that storyline is now non-canon also, simply because it treads on the Pokemon copyrights and trademarks, not the actual content...
The reason that the Pokemon segment will not become canon is that Amber has stated that she wants to avoid problems with trademarks and copyrighted material. I can't remember exactly I saw Amber mentioning this.
Found one reference (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_121.php)
Quote from: Scow2 on February 25, 2010, 06:40:04 PM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 25, 2010, 01:32:56 PM
I can't find it now, but I seem to recall Amber saying something about the old stuff being canon only until it's contradicted by later strips.
That's exactly what I'm saying... Of course, I'm still hoping for at least a throwaway conversation about Dan's transformation into a pokemon... apparently, Merlitz and Jyrras had to save Furrae from people being turned into ridiculously cute critters at some point. Of course, I do believe that storyline is now non-canon also, simply because it treads on the Pokemon copyrights and trademarks, not the actual content...
(o_O) When the futch was this?
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 25, 2010, 11:19:53 PM
(o_O) When the futch was this?
This (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Arch_002.php) was Chapter 2. So a long, long time ago.
I just reviewed those comics in the archive... (Man! Amber's art has come a long way!) And the only one that got turned into a pokemon was Dan. Jyrras had made a drink that changed the pokemon into furries, but since Dan drank all of it...
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 24, 2010, 12:06:06 PM
Quote from: rakyth on February 24, 2010, 02:38:53 AM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 24, 2010, 02:32:38 AM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 23, 2010, 11:59:53 AM
Holy crap! One of Fansworth's devices works! ROBOT HELL HAS FROZEN OVER AND WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
Who?
Correction, Farnsworth.
In the TV series Futurama, Farnsworth is Fry's great..to the nth power grandson, because Fry got stuck in a cryotube for either 1000, 2000, or 3000 years. Farnsworth is moderately old, with thick glasses[Though, technically, Fry is ancient...He hasn't aged a bit, due to cryotube.].
It's a bit of a running gag for Professor Farnsworth's inventions to be slightly or completely off.
1: Excuuuuuuuse me for a spelling error! (That was aimed at AmigaDragon, btw.)
2: NEPHEW, not grandson. (He probably can't breed due to the fact that he's his own grandfather... However, his brother Nancy was still capable of it...)
The spelling made no difference to me. I never saw the show (didn't have access to that channel), so even the correct spelling would result in the same "Who?".