Kendal’s existence is entirely unprecedented, and the Lady didn’t even know who or what he was (likely because she’s not a god int he way every other got Kendal meets is) so there’s no reason to think he is immune.
All BWEEMed up and nowhere to go… I’m honestly surprised Kendal was arguing as if that’d work, does he not know it Definitely Wouldn’t or is he arguing against Stephan’s plan of action in general despite the mind reading shortcut in general being doomed to fail? He isn’t saying anything specifically ABOUT the mind reading, but I’m honestly not sure whether the squad’s actually noticed “immunity to mental attacks” is one of Kendal’s weird powers yet.
I do not think he was entirely aware that he would be immune. He is, in a lot of ways, a construct, with the immunities that come from that, including to mind effects.
Stefan: He’s immune to my psychic attacks? Then … he must be a Dark-type! In league with the dragon! Kendal: Eh, I’m more Fairy/Steel or Fairy/Fighting, thus immune to Dragon based attacks. Stefan: … That’s also possible.
I wonder about panel 5, the one looking down from the volcano at the sea and light; is that to communicate how bright Stefan’s technique is, or is it implying someone (Rakhn) is watching from afar. We can imply from the chapter cover the eruption will take centre stage later, but could Rakhn appear personally to greet the interlopers?
Typical, the first gang member the Paladins truly corner, and he’s immune to interrogation. It’s a good thing Tess and Falst remained hidden; they can’t afford anyone else getting captured and read by Stefan. Maybe with Kendal giving them the silent treatment, inside and out, the Paladins will try to look for them next.
Hey, this is like the bit from glitch techs where Miko isn’t affected by the mind wipe thing
so… are these two going to finish their conversation or will they be interuppted by something? (like, y’know, a volcano)
also, I didnt get to comment then, but couple of pages ago when Red referenced the volcanic erruption Chekov’s gun, was there anyone else who accidentially opened chapter one because it’s the second picture, and then got confused as to how this page is referencing Falst’s light connection?
I then later realised that I was meant to open 2.2.21 instead of 1.2.21 and that the interlude threw me off
I use the logo button pretty frequently, its definitely super convinient
what i meant was that in the caption from two pages ago, Red referenced a page from chapter 2. In the chapters section, because of the interlude, ch 2 is the third picture, so I accidentially looked at chapter 1
They’re not Voidy eyes, they’re dragon eyes. Walter’s eyes have yellow irises, the Lady’s eyes have white irises, and both have black sclera. Tam, the Champion, has Lady eyes almost the whole time.
I KNEW IT!!!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Also it’s two in the morning and I’m not sure how I feel about that.
At it’s better then Three.
Kendal’s face always looks so approachable and good-hearted it’s really hard to read anything in his facial expressions but “oh that’s a Really negative emotion there – could __[emotion]__ possibly be a part of it??” hahaha what a precious sweetie :’)
I’m really curious if the Paladins ever tried to use their powers on gods before, and know what are the expected effects. Because I can def imagine it happening, if accidentally, at some point. So maybe they can clock what Kendal is this way
Are Stefan’s Horns fizzling because of that, or is it just that he only needed to manifest them for that attack?
Anyway, glad to see the recurring trend of Kendal being a puzzle and minor cognitohazard to everyone who tries anything on him.
Guys, I really need someone to tell me I’m wrong about them dragging Kendal off to interrogate him. Right now. Because I just took another look at the chapter cover and my anxiety on this issue is mounting, and I’m not reading too far into this
Unfortunately, I can’t tell you you’re wrong, because this is exactly what I think will happen as well. I’m also concerned with how Tess and Falst are getting out of here since they are trapped between an army and an active volcano, and all possible help is past said army
Stephan strikes me as really gullible and a poor negotiator due to the fact he can bweem everyone’s thoughts into his own mind. I expect poor decisions from him in the very near future.
Huh, did Kendal think Stefan would be able to read his mind? I need the Floof Squad to have a chill breather for a bit so they can talk about everything!
I don’t know if anyone already said this, but my current fear is that they will take long enough for Erin to be taken by the void Dragon and then they will have a real problem
I was just thinking about *why* kendal doesnt have any void/light on him. Because I had been under the impression that Vash just didnt need it: When you can manipulate matter at will, no need for hunger or eating at all, no need for void. But that begs the question: Why, then, is every manifestation of a god (we’ve seen so far) made up of all 6 elements? Why not just rock, or water, fire, etc?
It isnt about the elemental magic of the humans who birth them, since Caliban’s manifestation appears to have all 6 elements despite their people only being able to channel fire. Similarly, they don’t just follow what their people are made of, or else they would possess void/light too. Does anyone have any theories?
It could be because of Whatever Alinua Did at the start of the comic. Perhaps Vash didn’t need void/light, but all that life magic means kendal is just So Incredibly Alive that the lack of light/void isn’t stopping him…? Ah, I don’t know. God, i’m so ready for the infodump we’re going to get from the soul shapers at some point.
I’m a little confused about the idea that other god’s manifestations use all 6 elements? I’m not sure we’ve seen that strongly either way.
Or, uh, slapping this on at the end- maybe most vessels don’t have light, because light = mind. I mean, it’d be a little messed up to give the body you’re puppeting around it’s own mind. It might not even be possible for it to be possessed outright at that point (since VD loses control at the very very beginning of the comic when the Light Dragon gives people free will)
We haven’t really seen a god besides Vash use all six elements when crafting a vessel. Lady Illia used mostly water, Gliecann used mostly life, and Zuurith used mostly stone (with a bit of water mixed in), and Caliban uses mostly fire and stone. I’m not sure what Argist used, but I’ll guess it was mostly water and wind. Vash specifically made his vessel differently to the point where it even bled when stabbed, while when Zurrith’s and Caliban’s vessels got damaged, they crumbled/disintegrated. Vash didn’t use Void when making Kendal because he didn’t know that was a thing that existed and he didn’t need consumption to make a battle vessel.
Oh, the eyes got Dragonier. I wonder if the pure white eyes is just “using light magic”, and the slit in the eye is if the dragon itself is present. I mean i’m fairly sure Erin’s eyes didn’t change when he used Void to save Falst… hm.
I do still feel like it’s funny, because even if this had worked, Stephan would have just learned “Huh, he’s telling the truth, Erin really is just a little guy,” and “he’s currently out in the water somewhere, like I already thought.”
Possibly along with a few other problems but, it’s not that tactically useful.
No thoughts in Kendal’s head.
many thoughts, head full
but you’re not gonna see any of it
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: it’s just the mii channel music in there!
Image source: how
Tumblr text: good morning to everyone except this guy
Bluesky text: did we get him? he’s right behind that obscuring dust cloud
correct Bluesky text: did we get him? he’s right behind that big obscuring dust cloud
(forgot a word)
Ha! YES, go Kendal!!
I just realized, Stefan also has Dragon-Avatar eyes! Neat!
… does he think that kendall is actively resisting his probe, rather than passive immunity?
Kendal’s existence is entirely unprecedented, and the Lady didn’t even know who or what he was (likely because she’s not a god int he way every other got Kendal meets is) so there’s no reason to think he is immune.
I’m imagining it’s just “Baby Shark” on repeat. lol
All BWEEMed up and nowhere to go… I’m honestly surprised Kendal was arguing as if that’d work, does he not know it Definitely Wouldn’t or is he arguing against Stephan’s plan of action in general despite the mind reading shortcut in general being doomed to fail? He isn’t saying anything specifically ABOUT the mind reading, but I’m honestly not sure whether the squad’s actually noticed “immunity to mental attacks” is one of Kendal’s weird powers yet.
I do not think he was entirely aware that he would be immune. He is, in a lot of ways, a construct, with the immunities that come from that, including to mind effects.
HIMBO POWERS ACTIVATE
Stefan: He’s immune to my psychic attacks? Then … he must be a Dark-type! In league with the dragon!
Kendal: Eh, I’m more Fairy/Steel or Fairy/Fighting, thus immune to Dragon based attacks.
Stefan: … That’s also possible.
I wonder about panel 5, the one looking down from the volcano at the sea and light; is that to communicate how bright Stefan’s technique is, or is it implying someone (Rakhn) is watching from afar. We can imply from the chapter cover the eruption will take centre stage later, but could Rakhn appear personally to greet the interlopers?
Typical, the first gang member the Paladins truly corner, and he’s immune to interrogation. It’s a good thing Tess and Falst remained hidden; they can’t afford anyone else getting captured and read by Stefan. Maybe with Kendal giving them the silent treatment, inside and out, the Paladins will try to look for them next.
Heh, I almost want to see them try, if only to watch what happens when Kendal stops going easy on them.
That would be fun to watch (thinks, nuke-bending)
I honestly think it’s the souls of Vash he carries. Just a big communal wall of spirits making such a chatter or barrier to Kendal’s own mind.
Oh my god I love this theory so much – I hope you’re right!!
(tragic backstories ftw again haha)
Ah, the Yu-Gi-Oh Special
The return of the BWEEEEM
if you cant make your own, storebought is fine
(the paladins must have gotten a killer deal)
My favorite sound effect in this comic hahaha
Hey, this is like the bit from glitch techs where Miko isn’t affected by the mind wipe thing
so… are these two going to finish their conversation or will they be interuppted by something? (like, y’know, a volcano)
also, I didnt get to comment then, but couple of pages ago when Red referenced the volcanic erruption Chekov’s gun, was there anyone else who accidentially opened chapter one because it’s the second picture, and then got confused as to how this page is referencing Falst’s light connection?
I then later realised that I was meant to open 2.2.21 instead of 1.2.21 and that the interlude threw me off
Opening comicaurora.com should open the newest page, you shouldn’t have to remember what page you were on?
I use the logo button pretty frequently, its definitely super convinient
what i meant was that in the caption from two pages ago, Red referenced a page from chapter 2. In the chapters section, because of the interlude, ch 2 is the third picture, so I accidentially looked at chapter 1
Evil hair crown guy now has voidy eyes? Is that new or did I just not realize it before?
They’re not Voidy eyes, they’re dragon eyes. Walter’s eyes have yellow irises, the Lady’s eyes have white irises, and both have black sclera. Tam, the Champion, has Lady eyes almost the whole time.
He just got those starting on the last page 🙂
It’s new. It seems to be a “when I use my powers” thing like Erin gets when Walter is driving.
I KNEW IT!!!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Also it’s two in the morning and I’m not sure how I feel about that.
At it’s better then Three.
Cue intro to “Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring
Kendal’s face always looks so approachable and good-hearted it’s really hard to read anything in his facial expressions but “oh that’s a Really negative emotion there – could __[emotion]__ possibly be a part of it??” hahaha what a precious sweetie :’)
I’m really curious if the Paladins ever tried to use their powers on gods before, and know what are the expected effects. Because I can def imagine it happening, if accidentally, at some point. So maybe they can clock what Kendal is this way
“You messed up despite my warnings and I am very disappointed” look.
“This is one of those things we should really discuss after we’ve safely evacuated the island and met up somewhere safe to pursue our mutual goal”
Are Stefan’s Horns fizzling because of that, or is it just that he only needed to manifest them for that attack?
Anyway, glad to see the recurring trend of Kendal being a puzzle and minor cognitohazard to everyone who tries anything on him.
I think he disengaged them because he is no longer channeling that particular power.
Its funnier to me to think that Stefan failed so hard that his horns fizzled, but I think he intentionally disengaged them.
“Cognitohazard”! Good to see an SCP literatus!
Alt text: it’s just the mii channel music in there!
Stefan is so lucky that Kendal is fluffful good
The psychics never be able to pierce Kendal’s head will never stop being funny to me
Could it be because Kendal has no void in him (according to Walter) so probably no light as well? Since they’re basically two sides of the same coin
Guys, I really need someone to tell me I’m wrong about them dragging Kendal off to interrogate him. Right now. Because I just took another look at the chapter cover and my anxiety on this issue is mounting, and I’m not reading too far into this
Unfortunately, I can’t tell you you’re wrong, because this is exactly what I think will happen as well. I’m also concerned with how Tess and Falst are getting out of here since they are trapped between an army and an active volcano, and all possible help is past said army
The power of the Thousand-Yard Stare.
he is a half god what were you expecting
Stephan strikes me as really gullible and a poor negotiator due to the fact he can bweem everyone’s thoughts into his own mind. I expect poor decisions from him in the very near future.
Huh, did Kendal think Stefan would be able to read his mind? I need the Floof Squad to have a chill breather for a bit so they can talk about everything!
I love the random confusing ways we learn about new powers Kendal has.
I don’t know if anyone already said this, but my current fear is that they will take long enough for Erin to be taken by the void Dragon and then they will have a real problem
Stefan got rickrolled.
I absolutely love Kendall’s face in that last panel
He doesn’t know either but he’s not about to let Stefan know that lol
I kinda expected this to be the case.
Reminds me of the first Avengers film.
Kendal: “Well, performance issues are not uncommon. One out of five…”
You’re listening 104.7 KNDL, home of 24/7 godly Soul music. You won’t find any Light rock or Dark wave here.
I was just thinking about *why* kendal doesnt have any void/light on him. Because I had been under the impression that Vash just didnt need it: When you can manipulate matter at will, no need for hunger or eating at all, no need for void. But that begs the question: Why, then, is every manifestation of a god (we’ve seen so far) made up of all 6 elements? Why not just rock, or water, fire, etc?
It isnt about the elemental magic of the humans who birth them, since Caliban’s manifestation appears to have all 6 elements despite their people only being able to channel fire. Similarly, they don’t just follow what their people are made of, or else they would possess void/light too. Does anyone have any theories?
It could be because of Whatever Alinua Did at the start of the comic. Perhaps Vash didn’t need void/light, but all that life magic means kendal is just So Incredibly Alive that the lack of light/void isn’t stopping him…? Ah, I don’t know. God, i’m so ready for the infodump we’re going to get from the soul shapers at some point.
I’m a little confused about the idea that other god’s manifestations use all 6 elements? I’m not sure we’ve seen that strongly either way.
Or, uh, slapping this on at the end- maybe most vessels don’t have light, because light = mind. I mean, it’d be a little messed up to give the body you’re puppeting around it’s own mind. It might not even be possible for it to be possessed outright at that point (since VD loses control at the very very beginning of the comic when the Light Dragon gives people free will)
Starfire.
It’s the one thing no one else has.
Perhaps it can purge Dark/Light. It might even be the true element from which Light and Dark are derived.
We haven’t really seen a god besides Vash use all six elements when crafting a vessel. Lady Illia used mostly water, Gliecann used mostly life, and Zuurith used mostly stone (with a bit of water mixed in), and Caliban uses mostly fire and stone. I’m not sure what Argist used, but I’ll guess it was mostly water and wind. Vash specifically made his vessel differently to the point where it even bled when stabbed, while when Zurrith’s and Caliban’s vessels got damaged, they crumbled/disintegrated. Vash didn’t use Void when making Kendal because he didn’t know that was a thing that existed and he didn’t need consumption to make a battle vessel.
Oh, the eyes got Dragonier. I wonder if the pure white eyes is just “using light magic”, and the slit in the eye is if the dragon itself is present. I mean i’m fairly sure Erin’s eyes didn’t change when he used Void to save Falst… hm.
If so, we may have a bigger problem next page.
Perhaps his thoughts are not in his brain? His body is made of steel …
Bweem
I do still feel like it’s funny, because even if this had worked, Stephan would have just learned “Huh, he’s telling the truth, Erin really is just a little guy,” and “he’s currently out in the water somewhere, like I already thought.”
Possibly along with a few other problems but, it’s not that tactically useful.
The alt-text got me to full on laugh! Thank you! 😀
404 – Soul Not found
As with the binding spell, this too fails.
Neither light nor dark dragon have power over Kendal.