“Thank you for calling Kendal’s Comeuppance Company. Your call is important to us and will be answered in the order in which it was received. Your wait time is an estimated zero seconds. Please press one if you can survive unconsciousness under water. Please press two if not.”
So Kendal can use starfire for mobility now? Interesting.
“He copied my whole flow word for word bar for bar!” – Tess, on Kendal being able to launch himself at high speeds with him elemental* powers.
*starfire not technically an element in Aurora’s magic system.
Stars are their own thing and we don’t yet know what that thing is; all Red has said on the matter is “wait ’til ya hear what stars are” in a gleefully ominous voice in her Trope Talk on Fantasy Gods. What they’re definitely *not* is any of the six elements, because the six Elemental Primordials were fused to make the world, not the universe; the stars were already in place when the Primordials were still alive and separate, if Walter’s flashbacks are trustworthy. https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-7-18/
And I am under the assumption that they are in fact not anything like what we have irl. Except for being ultra super glowy. That is clearly still in play.
Caliban said that, not Tahraim. “Just because it’s hot doesn’t mean it’s Fire” (2.4.6). and “Yes, Dainix needs fire. Not a campfire, that’s too small. And not Starfire, that’s something else entirely” (2.4.8).
Aww, Kendal, he’s a good. He doesn’t want to slay the dragon trying to kill him, he just wants the dragon to not be doing that! He’s got important things to do and injured friends coming his way that need to breathe more than he does, he needs this fight to be ending, but he doesn’t want to drown the dragon!
This is why the Paladins must adopt combined-arms warfare where dragons are supplemented by infantry to deal with anti-dragon tactics, or in this case, to make Kendal’s attempted non-lethal approach to combat just a little bit harder. Of course blunt force trauma is a bit of a dice roll when it comes to non-lethality anyway.
Using starfire to flash dry your hair I see, Kendal. Oh don’t worry, I’m sure Vash did it himself at least once.
All things considered, Vros is pretty lucky. They matched against the squad member with probably the most restraint, said member is trying to incapacitate them without risking death plus to keep them safe from the eruption, and there are no other Paladins around to witness just how quickly they folded once Kendal got serious.
I think Stefan should rethink his “There is nothing more damaging to an army than a hero” phrase to take into account dragons.
Prediction for next week: Once again a dragon is getting punched, though I figure this one will be less flashy and booming and more subtle and surgical. Vros will take a nap beneath the waves while, fingers crossed, Kendal reunited with Falst and Tess.
I kinda disagree with the “they’re just like misbehaving cats acting according to their instincts” interpretation of the Paladin dragons.
It seems pretty clear that LD granted them sapience alongside speech and therefore the ability to consciously choose how they behave. In my view, that makes them just as morally culpable for their malicious behaviour as any humanoid villain/antagonist would be.
Oh no, I agree that they’re morally accountable for their actions. I admit I was being a bit facetious when I said that they’re “canonically” cats. I just mean that given that we all relate them to cats and dogs, it would still be disturbing to see Kendal stab one with a weapon. Magical projectiles, electro-punches, and even burning alive are all on the table, but it’s hard to imagine how a sword would affect a sentient creature in a way that doesn’t result in a great deal of blood, gore, and screaming.
Stabbing chimerae was one thing. Stabbing this dragon would be something else.
I love Kendal. The Light Dragon’s forces are not holding back and want to murder him & his companions, but Kendal is still trying to cause as little damage to them as he can manage. He really IS heroic.
Oh, yeah. He broke Falst’s hand that one time. He’s perfectly willing to cause grievous harm if it a) won’t kill his target and b) is the only way to stop them
There once was a starfire boi
Who tricked Vros with his little ploy.
He’s knocking him out
With a back-of-neck clout
Before Rakhn has a chance to destroy.
I was never really concerned that Kendal might kill Vros, but I was worried for a bit that he might have to maim them or something to get this settled.
I shouldn’t have worried. My boy’s just gonna set that fist to “stun” and Vros will wake up with a bad headache, but alive and no permanent damage.
Yeah, this makes a lot of sense for Kendal, considering his “no kill” policy. A LOT more sense than what it looked like he was planning to do as of the previous page. His concern for Vros’s well-being is honestly amazingly heroic and very in character, which is why he would NOT react well if he accidentally permanently injured Vros. Not that I think that will happen, but it absolutely could.
“New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.” – Ferengi Rule of Aquisition 203
The Dragons need to learn to respect their “food”.
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: not the most promising thing to hear coming from the base of your neck
Image source: breath
welcome to Kendal’s Ass Kicking, how tough are you?
“Thank you for calling Kendal’s Comeuppance Company. Your call is important to us and will be answered in the order in which it was received. Your wait time is an estimated zero seconds. Please press one if you can survive unconsciousness under water. Please press two if not.”
genuinely a top contender for one of the hardest lines Kendal has ever dropped
He’s so thoughtful 😀
So Kendal can use starfire for mobility now? Interesting.
“He copied my whole flow word for word bar for bar!” – Tess, on Kendal being able to launch himself at high speeds with him elemental* powers.
*starfire not technically an element in Aurora’s magic system.
I wonder what element starfire is considered as.
It seems it’s not fire, as said by Tahraim earlier in this arc, so which one is it?
Non of them. If anything, starfire would be its own element.
My theory is that it is a third dragon element.
Stars are their own thing and we don’t yet know what that thing is; all Red has said on the matter is “wait ’til ya hear what stars are” in a gleefully ominous voice in her Trope Talk on Fantasy Gods. What they’re definitely *not* is any of the six elements, because the six Elemental Primordials were fused to make the world, not the universe; the stars were already in place when the Primordials were still alive and separate, if Walter’s flashbacks are trustworthy. https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-7-18/
If aurora stars are anything like what we have irl, I’d assume they are just gigantic stores of energy that can be transmuted into the other elements
And I am under the assumption that they are in fact not anything like what we have irl. Except for being ultra super glowy. That is clearly still in play.
Caliban said that, not Tahraim. “Just because it’s hot doesn’t mean it’s Fire” (2.4.6). and “Yes, Dainix needs fire. Not a campfire, that’s too small. And not Starfire, that’s something else entirely” (2.4.8).
He’s gonna do a Tess.
So… Vros is getting grounded.
Ahh, Kendal is so cool!!
Aww, Kendal, he’s a good. He doesn’t want to slay the dragon trying to kill him, he just wants the dragon to not be doing that! He’s got important things to do and injured friends coming his way that need to breathe more than he does, he needs this fight to be ending, but he doesn’t want to drown the dragon!
This is why the Paladins must adopt combined-arms warfare where dragons are supplemented by infantry to deal with anti-dragon tactics, or in this case, to make Kendal’s attempted non-lethal approach to combat just a little bit harder. Of course blunt force trauma is a bit of a dice roll when it comes to non-lethality anyway.
Oh, snap! Talk about badass one-liner.
How considerate! Even Kendall gets a little monologue this chapter~~~
Kendal about to brute force that vulcan neck pince 🙂
Spock approves this technique’s logic.
🖖
That is…
FUCKING AWESOME!!!
(also I’m starting to save up for getting the book! Woo!!)
“hey wait, you’re not a licensed chiropractAAAAAAA”
I think just about anything else would be a better option than a licensed chiropractor, since that’s more likely to seriously hurt you.
That is going to be one sore snoot, if all goes according to plan.
Using starfire to flash dry your hair I see, Kendal. Oh don’t worry, I’m sure Vash did it himself at least once.
All things considered, Vros is pretty lucky. They matched against the squad member with probably the most restraint, said member is trying to incapacitate them without risking death plus to keep them safe from the eruption, and there are no other Paladins around to witness just how quickly they folded once Kendal got serious.
I think Stefan should rethink his “There is nothing more damaging to an army than a hero” phrase to take into account dragons.
Prediction for next week: Once again a dragon is getting punched, though I figure this one will be less flashy and booming and more subtle and surgical. Vros will take a nap beneath the waves while, fingers crossed, Kendal reunited with Falst and Tess.
It also would’ve been kinda fucked up to see Kendal stab a creature that we’ve canonically established as a badly-behaved cat.
I kinda disagree with the “they’re just like misbehaving cats acting according to their instincts” interpretation of the Paladin dragons.
It seems pretty clear that LD granted them sapience alongside speech and therefore the ability to consciously choose how they behave. In my view, that makes them just as morally culpable for their malicious behaviour as any humanoid villain/antagonist would be.
Oh no, I agree that they’re morally accountable for their actions. I admit I was being a bit facetious when I said that they’re “canonically” cats. I just mean that given that we all relate them to cats and dogs, it would still be disturbing to see Kendal stab one with a weapon. Magical projectiles, electro-punches, and even burning alive are all on the table, but it’s hard to imagine how a sword would affect a sentient creature in a way that doesn’t result in a great deal of blood, gore, and screaming.
Stabbing chimerae was one thing. Stabbing this dragon would be something else.
AW HECK YEAH!! I love Kendal.
I like it when things don’t go as expected! Kendal for the unexpected kindness!
It’s a little funny. Kendal named himself after the sword yet refuses to kill most of the time.
Moments that make you love Kendal
Now THIS is the type of cliff hanger I can enjoy waiting to play out 🙂
Based on the fact that Kendal only breathes during fights, the dragon is right! He really won’t be breathing in a minute!
That’s hilarious and also technically accurate. Here, have a nonexistent upvote.
Conversations you have when you’re trying not to kill the thing that’s trying to kill you.
how do I italics on this site
I love Kendal. The Light Dragon’s forces are not holding back and want to murder him & his companions, but Kendal is still trying to cause as little damage to them as he can manage. He really IS heroic.
Oh, yeah. He broke Falst’s hand that one time. He’s perfectly willing to cause grievous harm if it a) won’t kill his target and b) is the only way to stop them
There once was a starfire boi
Who tricked Vros with his little ploy.
He’s knocking him out
With a back-of-neck clout
Before Rakhn has a chance to destroy.
The sheer AURA coming off of this page made my whole day. And ive had a *long* day. Kendal is so fricking cool i love him!!!
Say goodnight, Gracie!
Man, Kendal has been having so much trouble in this fight… Because he’s holding back.
I was never really concerned that Kendal might kill Vros, but I was worried for a bit that he might have to maim them or something to get this settled.
I shouldn’t have worried. My boy’s just gonna set that fist to “stun” and Vros will wake up with a bad headache, but alive and no permanent damage.
You know the situation is seriously pressed when both of the tanks go for the stealthy move.
“Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep!” – Kendal in a minute
Yeah, this makes a lot of sense for Kendal, considering his “no kill” policy. A LOT more sense than what it looked like he was planning to do as of the previous page. His concern for Vros’s well-being is honestly amazingly heroic and very in character, which is why he would NOT react well if he accidentally permanently injured Vros. Not that I think that will happen, but it absolutely could.
“New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.” – Ferengi Rule of Aquisition 203
The Dragons need to learn to respect their “food”.