Huh, so Pip does speak Common. There goes my theory :(
Yay more Pip talk. I like his smile, we don't usually get to see a smiling pip. It's going to be an interesting conversation between a sarcastic lowner and a silant Dan muncher.
This reminds me of a Dungeons and Dragons type series that was aired many years ago. The protagonist was talking to his sidekick, who had the ability to talk to animals.
Protagonist: How is it that you can talk to animals?
Sidekick: It's just a gift.
Protagonist: Oh.
Sidekick: Yes, my uncle, the wizard, gave it to me when I was twelve.
I guess that Pip's ability to speak is the same kind of gift.
*****
Edit:
I think that it was Wizards and Warriors (CBS, 1983) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_and_Warriors_(TV_series))
And there the Morgan freeman voice went away =/
Also, Pip seems to know about Abel, then again he's friend with a Fae
I'm finding it interesting he knows Abel's last name given how much I doubt he'd have mentioned it.
Quote from: Feather Dancer on February 27, 2010, 06:14:30 AM
I'm finding it interesting he knows Abel's last name given how much I doubt he'd have mentioned it.
More than that, he knows Abel's personality and some of his history, by the looks.
I have a theory but it's totally insane and I'm not gonna say what it is. :O
When I first read it through I thought something was strange about the dialogue.
It took me a couple of minutes to realize it was that Pip knows Abel's last name.
It has never been mentioned in the main story, and I see no reason to assume that it was used off-panel.
Now, looking through Abel's personality enough to come up with that reply should be difficult, but where does Pip know that name from???
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 07:15:32 AM
When I first read it through I thought something was strange about the dialogue.
It took me a couple of minutes to realize it was that Pip knows Abel's last name.
It has never been mentioned in the main story, and I see no reason to assume that it was used off-panel.
Now, looking through Abel's personality enough to come up with that reply should be difficult, but where does Pip know that name from???
Pip's sarcasm
does seem familiar... I'm beginning to put more stock in this being a dream sequence. With Fa'lina disguised as Pip. :eek
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 07:15:32 AMNow, looking through Abel's personality enough to come up with that reply should be difficult, but where does Pip know that name from???
He's friends with Fae...
You know how unpredictable those can be >:3
Quote from: Shachza on February 27, 2010, 07:16:25 AM
Pip's sarcasm does seem familiar... I'm beginning to put more stock in this being a dream sequence. With Fa'lina disguised as Pip. :eek
I don't think Abel can dream, though.
Quote from: LigerJet on February 27, 2010, 07:12:26 AM
I have a theory but it's totally insane and I'm not gonna say what it is. :O
What's really weird is that the last panel reminds me of Devin. I'm sure that's a coincidence, though.
Having a think about it I wonder if this has anything to do with Fa'Lina's "Old/New" friend comment regarding Mab... Though that would imply they have spoken in the last near 300 years though for some reason brain has decided they they haven't for a far longer period. As of right now however thats the only possability I'm wrangling up given Abel's preference to keep personal history quiet.
But then we don't really know what Mab has gotten up to in the past let alone where Pip has been and potentially eavesdropped. That I assume might be why my brain seems to think null theory but eh :<
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 27, 2010, 07:26:13 AMWhat's really weird is that the last panel reminds me of Devin. I'm sure that's a coincidence, though.
You totally stole my thought, dude. D:
Is it possible that Pip can read and took a look at Abel's resume (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1037.php)?
Quote from: Naldru on February 27, 2010, 09:40:43 AM
Is it possible that Pip can read and took a look at Abel's resume (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1037.php)?
Nice catch. It makes sense from the Occam's Razor point of view, but I'm not sure that would quite explain how Pip expected his attitude. You don't usually put things like that on your CV :P
Quote from: Feather Dancer on February 27, 2010, 07:34:10 AM
Having a think about it I wonder if this has anything to do with Fa'Lina's "Old/New" friend comment regarding Mab...
Agreed...We don't yet have enough backstory on Mab/ Fa'Lina or Mab/ Pip to know how they all relate to one another; we only know they've been friends for a long time, possibly since or even before the Cubi/ Dragon war itself. The one thing we have learned here, is that he picked up common speak from hanging with Mab all those years.
I'm guessing with them being the old friends they are, Fa'Lina may have filled Mab in on a few things about Abel's past when they 'rescued' Dan from SAIA, and Pip was party to the conversation.
Either way, I have a feeling Pip is going to give Abel a lot to think about :mowcookie
My first thought when I noticed that Pip knows Abel's last name was "can drakes read minds...?"
Y'know, just another theory to throw into the mix. XD My other theory is that, since we don't know exactly how old Pip is, it's entirely possible that he was around when the whole Aniz thing at Zinvth happened... and maybe he heard of Abel from then? *shrug*
Oh my goodness. It's like Pip is the second Abel. @_@
Also, dang it Amber! I just got Dr.Mario with Lyrics out of my head and now it's back!
Huh, I wasn't expecting for Pip to know Abel's last name either. This is going to be an interesting conversation. >:3
I guess Drakes aren't that related to Dragons, seeing as Abel doesn't seem to mind the fact he's around the Inn.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 27, 2010, 09:56:38 AM
Quote from: Naldru on February 27, 2010, 09:40:43 AM
Is it possible that Pip can read and took a look at Abel's resume (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1037.php)?
Nice catch. It makes sense from the Occam's Razor point of view, but I'm not sure that would quite explain how Pip expected his attitude. You don't usually put things like that on your CV :P
"Total asshole. Does not work well with others. Sucker-punches people on impulse, attending mandatory bi-weekly psychiatric appointments to treat urges after I concussed your brother."
I have a feeling this is going to lead to Devin.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 27, 2010, 09:56:38 AM
Quote from: Naldru on February 27, 2010, 09:40:43 AM
Is it possible that Pip can read and took a look at Abel's resume (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1037.php)?
Nice catch. It makes sense from the Occam's Razor point of view, but I'm not sure that would quite explain how Pip expected his attitude. You don't usually put things like that on your CV :P
It's not hard to guess at what Abel's personality is by now, it's not like he just showed up. They've had enough time to see who he is, at least his surface personality.
Quote from: PetFriendAmy on February 27, 2010, 10:14:06 AMMy other theory is that, since we don't know exactly how old Pip is, it's entirely possible that he was around when the whole Aniz thing at Zinvth happened... and maybe he heard of Abel from then? *shrug*
According to his cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/pip.php) he is 16 years old.
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 10:50:01 AM
Quote from: PetFriendAmy on February 27, 2010, 10:14:06 AMMy other theory is that, since we don't know exactly how old Pip is, it's entirely possible that he was around when the whole Aniz thing at Zinvth happened... and maybe he heard of Abel from then? *shrug*
According to his cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/pip.php) he is 16 years old.
"Ah I see you still have the ankle biter with you." from Azlan ages ago (H-Ann arc) but admittedly I assumed the Nutmeg/leaving fisaco was much later than the past couple decades (Or maybe it was? I can't remember a time at the top of my head). I swear there's always something throwing a spanner in the works of theories, but then thats what makes them so fun.
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on February 27, 2010, 10:33:37 AM
"Total asshole. Does not work well with others. Sucker-punches people on impulse, attending mandatory bi-weekly psychiatric appointments to treat urges after I concussed your brother."
That sounds to be more qualifications to be a bouncer than a barkeep.
I really, really like Pip's smile. It made me laugh well before I got to the end.
Then I got to the end and I already like Talking Pip, like, twice as much.
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 10:50:01 AM
According to his cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/pip.php) he is 16 years old.
Maybe Drake years are like dog years? :B
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 10:50:01 AM
According to his cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/pip.php) he is 16 years old.
Of course, Fae 'non-linearity' may make that statement a bit ambiguous (even if Pip isn't a Fae himself, he does seem to spend most of his time accompanying Mab). Are those sixteen years the time he's actually
lived through, subjectively, or just the time that has passed between his hatching day and the 'now' of the story, just for starters...? :mowdizzy
Is the spelling of Drake as "Draik" considered an alternate or "insider" spelling or is this a typo?
I just have to let this trope out of the bag now. . . . ."Look in your heart, Abel Rewanz! I AM YOUR FATHER!" "NNOOOOOOO! Wait. You've lost weight, dad!" :)
.... Sigh.
My first impression on seeing the comic: Pip looks like a smug jerkass.
My second impression: Nope, Abel's not allowed to have a nice time like everyone else.
My -third- impression: If Pip gets to psychoanalyse Abel and offers 'wisdom', I'm going to bite someone.
...I think I'm bitter he didn't get a nice night.
Ehehe. Pip talks. Gleeee!
So Pip can be serious and worried (if only for Mab's sake) and bitingly sarcastic. Let's see where this goes!
Also, here's hoping the plague leaves Amber alone soon. Sad Ambers make sad Arcblades.
I'm starting to wonder if Abel always gets stuck meeting the sarcastic individuals...........first Devin and now Pip..... :P
And how did Pip know his last name?! :erk
I'm looking forward to seeing Abel's reaction next! :3
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on February 27, 2010, 11:46:19 AM
...I think I'm bitter he didn't get a nice night.
At least Dan seems to have, that makes a change.
Pip = Devin's Soul.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on February 27, 2010, 11:46:19 AM...I think I'm bitter he didn't get a nice night.
I don't think Abel's had a nice night since he arrived, actually. Poor guy can't catch a break.
This is the first time, isn't it, that Abel's last name has been mentioned in the main DMFA comic?
And Pip's the one who says it--hmmmm....
I'd have to side with the non-linear people here ... we really don't know how old Pip is in relative time, nor do we know *when* he has been.
After all, he travels with a Fae, for all we know he lives half his time 200 years into the future.
*shrug*
Amber has left enough strings to pull for herself, to make speculation completely inaccurate.
On a side note : Get well Amber. :hug
Also: Glee!
I just LOVE Pip's smile :3
The New/Old Friends from a different time thing.. I'm thinking that the Mab we saw there never met Fa'Lina before, but sometime in Fa'Lina's 9,000 years she met a Mab and they got along famously and had many adventures Muffins! But that whole non-liner time thing with Fae just muddies the issue some.
I'm wondering if Falina Is/Was/Will-Be inspired to found SAIA by Mab?
On another note, I wonder if Pip's Dan-Munching isn't motivated by malice, but is his way of helping keep Dan 'fed' while he was experimenting with the wonders of the Ale-diet? :P
I'm still hearing Pip in Patrick Stewart's voice, although I get Christopher Plummer too occassionally.
I highly doubt Pip is Devin reincarnated
if he was then he wouldn't remember anything from his previous life unless reincarnation works differently in the DMFA-verse
I'm gonna go with the most logical theory that was suggested and say pip read the resume
Quote from: Arcblade on February 27, 2010, 11:53:04 AM
Also, here's hoping the plague leaves Amber alone soon. Sad Ambers make sad Arcblades.
No no, you got it wrong. It's: "Sick Amber makes sad forumites."
Huh, I totally glazed over Abel's last name.
QuoteAgreed...We don't yet have enough backstory on Mab/ Fa'Lina or Mab/ Pip to know how they all relate to one another; we only know they've been friends for a long time, possibly since or even before the Cubi/ Dragon war itself. The one thing we have learned here, is that he picked up common speak from hanging with Mab all those years.
Ah, but he didn't
say that, now did he? He simply said that most drakes don't hang out around fae.
QuoteY'know, just another theory to throw into the mix. XD My other theory is that, since we don't know exactly how old Pip is, it's entirely possible that he was around when the whole Aniz thing at Zinvth happened... and maybe he heard of Abel from then? *shrug*
According to his cast page, he is 16 and a drake. I don't think the cast page has contained lies heretofar, so I don't really expect it to, especially given that one of the lines is that drakes know three languages, two of which only drakes know, a set up for this.
QuoteMy first impression on seeing the comic: Pip looks like a smug jerkass.
Well, isn't that the general way of things for him up to this point anyway?
As for Pip knowing Abel's last name... it seems very likely to me that is simply because he and Mab know far, far more than it would seem they would, or even should.
Of course, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if dropping Abel's last name was not accidental.
..
Pip is most definitely voiced by Sean Connery. :P
Well I don't think that's the real Pip Able is talking to.
Quote from: Demont on February 27, 2010, 03:36:20 PM
Well I don't think that's the real Pip Able is talking to.
You do realize what you just did, do you? :erk
(To be specific: You got me thinking "well, if it's not the real Pip, it might just be Destania...again". How much is mass a constraint on cubi shapeshifting, anyway? She
did manage to impersonate the rather shorter Biggs convincingly enough when talking to Dan on his last visit to the Twink Territories, after all...)
Quote from: Demont on February 27, 2010, 03:36:20 PM
Well I don't think that's the real Pip Able is talking to.
it's ANIZ! :D ...just kidding.
It could be Aniz as easily as Destania.
Maybe it's whatsername the watermage from upstairs? Or Jyrass with a patch? Or Nutmeg or Albanion or --
It could be ANYONE! O.O
Quote from: Zaejue on February 27, 2010, 02:18:23 PM
I highly doubt Pip is Devin reincarnated
Has Amber ever told us how or if souls work in Furrae? Other than with the Fae, that is.
Is reincarnation possible, impossible or unknown? Do souls get recycled back in the Bhuddist manner to learn the lessons required to move forward? Do being and creature souls come back in the opposite form? Do chocolate chip cookies come back to haunt you in the afterlife?
So many questions.
Pip is a mutant, sixteen years of exposure to Fey magic has altered him into something different.... that or Mab just messed with his genetics, makes you wonder how well he gets on with his own kind (that one comic excluded)
Quote from: jeffh4 on February 27, 2010, 05:19:55 PM
Do chocolate chip cookies come back to haunt you in the afterlife?
So many questions.
Well, if they do, you get to eat them .. again. :D
... Exactly how sick does dirt get, anyways?
Well .. I think it's more a question of how sick YOU get when you get too much dirt on you!
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 27, 2010, 06:03:03 AM
Huh, so Pip does speak Common. There goes my theory :(
And more evidence for mine! :D
Quote from: A. Lurker on February 27, 2010, 11:24:37 AM
Quote from: Dard on February 27, 2010, 10:50:01 AM
According to his cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/pip.php) he is 16 years old.
Of course, Fae 'non-linearity' may make that statement a bit ambiguous (even if Pip isn't a Fae himself, he does seem to spend most of his time accompanying Mab). Are those sixteen years the time he's actually lived through, subjectively, or just the time that has passed between his hatching day and the 'now' of the story, just for starters...? :mowdizzy
I had a theory that Pip was a fae, taking on the role of a drake.
By theory, I mean 'guess that makes sense'
Quote from: Zaejue on February 27, 2010, 02:18:23 PM
I highly doubt Pip is Devin reincarnated
I concur....Devin is currently in the employ of the Soulstealer household; in fact, Kria has extended her last name to him, and pretty much regards him as her son...his original soul/ personality was apparently lost to the ether..
It might be possible to retrieve or re-introduce someone's soul into another body, but to Abel, the voice alone would have been a dead giveaway.
Quote from: terrycloth on February 27, 2010, 05:00:20 PM
It could be Aniz as easily as Destania.
Maybe it's whatsername the watermage from upstairs? Or Jyrass with a patch? Or Nutmeg or Albanion or --
It could be ANYONE! O.O
Wait...what watermage from upstairs?
Quote from: terrycloth on February 27, 2010, 05:00:20 PM
It could be Aniz as easily as Destania.
Maybe it's whatsername the watermage from upstairs? Or Jyrass with a patch? Or Nutmeg or Albanion or --
It could be ANYONE! O.O
It could be Mab herself.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on February 27, 2010, 06:29:31 PM
Well .. I think it's more a question of how sick YOU get when you get too much dirt on you!
Depends on whether your name is Monk.
Quote from: Titanium Dragon on February 27, 2010, 02:39:45 PM
According to his cast page, he is 16 and a drake. I don't think the cast page has contained lies heretofar, so I don't really expect it to, especially given that one of the lines is that drakes know three languages, two of which only drakes know, a set up for this.
1. Dan was listed as a being for a long time.
2. Rose STILL isn't mentioned on Mab's page.
3. Mab can understand Pip's "Kii"s. If Mab knows it it';s not a language known only to drakes. Also it doesn't say PIP knows 3... IT just says drakes...
Spoiling plot twists via your cast pages doesn't make them very good twists.
Quote from: Lego3400 on February 28, 2010, 02:18:03 AM
Quote from: Titanium Dragon on February 27, 2010, 02:39:45 PM
According to his cast page, he is 16 and a drake. I don't think the cast page has contained lies heretofar, so I don't really expect it to, especially given that one of the lines is that drakes know three languages, two of which only drakes know, a set up for this.
1. Dan was listed as a being for a long time.
2. Rose STILL isn't mentioned on Mab's page.
3. Mab can understand Pip's "Kii"s. If Mab knows it it';s not a language known only to drakes. Also it doesn't say PIP knows 3... IT just says drakes...
Spoiling plot twists via your cast pages doesn't make them very good twists.
1. Amber probably didn't get around to it
2. Err...I plead the fifth.
3. Fae also visit other universes, but I don't believe that's clearly defined either.
Quote from: LigerJet on February 27, 2010, 11:39:54 PM
Quote from: terrycloth on February 27, 2010, 05:00:20 PM
It could be Aniz as easily as Destania.
Maybe it's whatsername the watermage from upstairs? Or Jyrass with a patch? Or Nutmeg or Albanion or --
It could be ANYONE! O.O
Wait...what watermage from upstairs?
Gen (Genesis4), the one who thinks Alexsis is a cubi. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_052.php)
Quote from: terrycloth on February 27, 2010, 05:00:20 PM
It could be ANYONE! O.O
Logically it should be someone - or an agent of someone - who has known Abel at SAIA, since that's when he started pushing people away. AFAIK he wasn't like that with Devin or any of his family. I'm tending towards a Destania connection myself, but I guess we'll find out someday.
Maybe it's even no one o_O
If it is someone from SAIA that is pretending to be Pip, then it has to be someone who would have to have know Abel for quite a long time. Since Abel's "art form of being alone", has drived many away; that leaves very few people that we are aware of.................unless, someone who knows the people who know about Abel personally, filled them in on several things prior. Plus, it'd have to be someone who can put of the "wackiness" that is the Fae race..... :3
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Mink in disguise; it would explain why we didn't see him at the academy during the SAIA arc, that's of course assuming that nothing of consequence has happened to him from his time since Abel's Story.
Quote from: Sind on February 28, 2010, 08:14:40 AM
Maybe it's even no one o_O
What ? are you trying to say that Pip is .. Pip ?
PREPOSTEROUS! :U :<
Pip's face in the first panel.... :U Too freaking cute and hilarious!!! :3
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 04:35:27 PM
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Mink in disguise;
I don't think Mink could pull off that attitude with a straight face.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 28, 2010, 06:12:23 PM
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 04:35:27 PM
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Mink in disguise;
I don't think Mink could pull off that attitude with a straight face.
Who knows what's being going on with Mink recently; people can change overtime............plus, living with the Fae can change
anyone to a degree.
Except for maybe someone from the Dimanika clan, they thrive on the craziness! >:3 Hello, Fae World!! Here I come!!
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 07:03:43 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 28, 2010, 06:12:23 PM
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 04:35:27 PM
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Mink in disguise;
I don't think Mink could pull off that attitude with a straight face.
Who knows what's being going on with Mink recently; people can change overtime............plus, living with the Fae can change anyone to a degree.
Except for maybe someone from the Dimanika clan, they thrive on the craziness! >:3 Hello, Fae World!! Here I come!!
BUT! When Mab was last in the Fae realm, none of the Fae seemed confused in the slightest...
Everyone else was obviously a different story, but none of the Fae themselves seemed confused in the slightest...
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 28, 2010, 11:32:22 PM
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 07:03:43 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 28, 2010, 06:12:23 PM
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 28, 2010, 04:35:27 PM
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was Mink in disguise;
I don't think Mink could pull off that attitude with a straight face.
Who knows what's being going on with Mink recently; people can change overtime............plus, living with the Fae can change anyone to a degree.
Except for maybe someone from the Dimanika clan, they thrive on the craziness! >:3 Hello, Fae World!! Here I come!!
BUT! When Mab was last in the Fae realm, none of the Fae seemed confused in the slightest...
Everyone else was obviously a different story, but none of the Fae themselves seemed confused in the slightest...
Actually, to use your wording, to me..It seemed like each Fae was in a different story.