Oh wow this page is so wonderfully done. From the way it seems to be told like some sort of myth or legend to the beautiful tapestry-like drawings. I love it!
Tahraim: Might I also interest you in a weapon that could smite someone touched by Life herself?
Vash: (pffft) No thanks, when am I ever going to need something like that?
Nice to see Vash caring for not only his people but those refugees too, I wonder if any of them them decided to rebuild and their settlements had good relations with the city afterwards. Maybe Vash, if he escapes, has a chance to try and build a new city out of the decedents of those he helped.
Red has fully spiralled into spirals. The orderly and ornate Vash spirals, the chaotic elemental mixing of Tynan spirals, warm and sharp fiery Tahraim spirals, she may be beyond saving. … Jokes aside it is a very cool look and fits the storytelling theme to a T.
Hot damn, Tahraim’s tall. If he and Vash were on the same elevation and both standing up, it looks like Tahraim would still have a bit of height on Vash, who we know by proxy of Kendal to be 188cm (6ft 2in), so Tahraim might be about 193cm (6ft 4in). Granted, it’s not Jamis Arlesi levels of “holy shit, that person’s tall”, but it’s still impressive.
(Of course, there’s also the chance that I’m estimating incorrectly and therefore am completely wrong, so…)
Does anyone know the canonical pronunciation of Tahraim? I’m pronouncing it /taxraɪm/, but I don’t think that’s right, and I don’t want to get attached to the wrong pronunciation, like with Alinua.
“If Vash had given up just because it was impossible, he wouldn’t have been Vash.” I am reminded of a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald: “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.”
Battle of the FLOOF DEITIES! Tahraim may not have quite the amount of floof as the other two, but I think he makes up for it with the massive amount of fire.
But seriously though, this page is SO gorgeous. The different styles of spirals and “godly effects” are so elaborate and beautiful. 6 hours greatly appreciated, Red.
This pretty tapestry type design format for this page is making me dangerously tempted to make a time-consuming real tapestry depicting this narration scene. Or at least this page. Do I know how to make a tapestry? No. Hence the danger in the temptation. Because then I’ll have to run off to learn a completely new skill for a project that is WAY over my head just to make a pretty thing. Again.
I have so many questions: If a city can’t fight a storm, what can? A volcano god? A bigger storm god? If a storm god fights a storm god, can the winner assimilate the loser? How does one even fight a storm? By clearing it, I guess? What clears storms?
holy crap the effects are so cool, especially the last panel!
Woo! Update!
I mean, by brain still refuses to sleep, but still.
“finally a color that isn’t blue”
— Red, 2021
OK then.
(seriously though, great tapestry.)
Ouch! Sorry Blue. Looks like Red is done with you.
“That’s it! I’ve had enough! I’m going to Venice and I’m taking Cleo with me!”
“You can’t. It’s still 2021.”
“…FUC—”
Wait, you’re leaving Cyan behind??
Are cats even allowed in Venice? Wouldn’t they freak out at the amount of water? (haha)
their floof is where their power resides. vash’s floof is intertwined with his city, tynan’s is a part of his storm. the floof is power.
All hail the Great Floofy Ones
ALL HAIL FLOOF, ALL HAI- *Bang, bang, crash* I don’t appreciate Floof cultists taking my comment.
ooo pretty
Tahraim: so that’s the part where I come into play!
In hindsight – lmao
“And so, the smith gave Vash 5G towers, capable of controlling climate”
Thank you for making me laugh 🙂
Oh wow this page is so wonderfully done. From the way it seems to be told like some sort of myth or legend to the beautiful tapestry-like drawings. I love it!
TL;DR: So, there’s this rogue storm wreaking havoc and I need something to help me defeat it because I wanna FIGHT!
No, see, he cares about his people and who am I kidding he just wants to fight something
He be a fighter. Yaaahhhhhhh!
Oooo pretty
This looks so awesome!
Tahraim: Might I also interest you in a weapon that could smite someone touched by Life herself?
Vash: (pffft) No thanks, when am I ever going to need something like that?
Nice to see Vash caring for not only his people but those refugees too, I wonder if any of them them decided to rebuild and their settlements had good relations with the city afterwards. Maybe Vash, if he escapes, has a chance to try and build a new city out of the decedents of those he helped.
Red has fully spiralled into spirals. The orderly and ornate Vash spirals, the chaotic elemental mixing of Tynan spirals, warm and sharp fiery Tahraim spirals, she may be beyond saving. … Jokes aside it is a very cool look and fits the storytelling theme to a T.
Hot damn, Tahraim’s tall. If he and Vash were on the same elevation and both standing up, it looks like Tahraim would still have a bit of height on Vash, who we know by proxy of Kendal to be 188cm (6ft 2in), so Tahraim might be about 193cm (6ft 4in). Granted, it’s not Jamis Arlesi levels of “holy shit, that person’s tall”, but it’s still impressive.
(Of course, there’s also the chance that I’m estimating incorrectly and therefore am completely wrong, so…)
In a similar vein of overanalysis: Tynan doesn’t have a nose in panel 3.
Ah, since we’re overanalyzing, here’s my contribution: Tahraim has a very similar outfit to Erin.
I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only person who looked at him and thought “that’s Erin, if Erin had a ponytail and wasn’t small.”
What would a powerful storm god need for a nose?
Speaking of which, imagine if he sneezed.
He is Voldemort
…No.
Nah, it’s just on the other side of his face.
I HAVE A NOSE ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD!
-Cloud floof
Does anyone know the canonical pronunciation of Tahraim? I’m pronouncing it /taxraɪm/, but I don’t think that’s right, and I don’t want to get attached to the wrong pronunciation, like with Alinua.
I see it as TA-hraim (a as in father, non-silent h, ai as in wait).
I don’t understand the international phonetic alphabet, so I hope my explanation gets the point across…
Based on the third panel, I hereby (begrudgingly) dub Tynan “The Floofyest Boi.”
“If Vash had given up just because it was impossible, he wouldn’t have been Vash.” I am reminded of a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald: “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.”
Words to live by.
Those extra six hours were very much worth it.
Battle of the FLOOF DEITIES! Tahraim may not have quite the amount of floof as the other two, but I think he makes up for it with the massive amount of fire.
But seriously though, this page is SO gorgeous. The different styles of spirals and “godly effects” are so elaborate and beautiful. 6 hours greatly appreciated, Red.
This pretty tapestry type design format for this page is making me dangerously tempted to make a time-consuming real tapestry depicting this narration scene. Or at least this page. Do I know how to make a tapestry? No. Hence the danger in the temptation. Because then I’ll have to run off to learn a completely new skill for a project that is WAY over my head just to make a pretty thing. Again.
I think you meant “six hours well spent”, Red. ^_^
I have so many questions: If a city can’t fight a storm, what can? A volcano god? A bigger storm god? If a storm god fights a storm god, can the winner assimilate the loser? How does one even fight a storm? By clearing it, I guess? What clears storms?
Excessive VIOLENCE.
I’m sorry, this comic is rated PG. No excessive violence allowed.
(Joking)
I cannot be the only one who’s being reminded of the Wind Waker opening looking at these panels.
Or Impa’s tapestries in Breath of the Wild
My, my… Seems like our narrator has quite the hubris
Whoever commented last time about Doug Dimmadome cloud hair…
I hope you’re happy.
How do you pronounce Tahraim?
All the other gods have cool capes or armor and vash looks like he just woke up and is going to get sabaro
Alt text: “I’ll just add some pretty spiral effects to spruce this up”, I thought, shortly before I lost six hours of my life taking that way too far
Image source: weapon
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A weapon to surpass a metal-gear.)Oh so the stormy is our arc antagonist! Nice!