Phase 8: Manipulators; Chapter 1: Pawns and Knights

It's the Fire Nation!

Hm, wasn't there a chess reference before? In any case, I have no clue what's going on in this comic.

Fire Nation?

Hmm. Well, Nick's refusing to air any more episodes and I could use some more magical kung-fu in my life right now.

Also I am totally rooting for Brother Northeast. Gotta admire a dude willing to speak his mind in a group of Shadowy Hooded Figures.

At least they're not monoliths.

Hmm... maybe if we can actually hear the voices for real then we can work out who they are.

Anyways "receptive to the idea of power". That sounds like either Union or Neffy. Wizard and Hector already has it. But Baron Diamond? He sounds plausible, but he doesn't seem to have the wits and planning for it - which is the corner of being a villain/hooded somebody.

Looks like we have some evil cultists. Err, some more evil cultists, since that robot guy obviously wasn't enough. These are much more traditional evil cultists though.

"Good news? That is good news!"

sXeAndriex Wrote:At least they're not monoliths.

Yeah, cause telepathic slabs of stone are so out this season in Triumph City.
Maybe they're the neighborhood watch. Maybe they're doing this all for the greater good. [chant]"The greater good."[/chant] Oh, stop that.

Darg Wrote:

sXeAndriex Wrote:At least they're not monoliths.

Yeah, cause telepathic slabs of stone are so out this season in Triumph City.
Maybe they're the neighborhood watch. Maybe they're doing this all for the greater good. [chant]"The greater good."[/chant] Oh, stop that.

Ãœberm Sternenzelt richtet Gott, wie wir gerichtet.

I think the one dude who facepalmed at Shadey in Tera's office had a ring with that insignia on it. I'm too lazy to look, though.

EDIT: Guess I'm not.

You mean the orange haired guy? That's about all I can remember...

Edit:
Nice spot Chris - yes, it seems his ring does have the green flames symbol too...

It's almost as if webrunner's been planning this the whole time!!!1

Yays for plotiness! ^^

I wonder if Greenie is in anyway involved. So she's not a 'brother' nor does she seem the type, but her image just keeps on popping into my mind. She does seem to fit the "newly receptive to power" type though - especially if she has an alter ego of evilness.

Did Greenie or the orange haired guy (does he have a name?) appear first? That might determine a lot...

Greenie appeared ages prior... and I think the "power" they're talking about is more the control/influence kind, not anything specialised like hacking or even fighting/weapons capability.

Yeah, that was what I was thinking too - it just seems that Greenie at one point with Hector said something along the lines of "Yes! I can be a superhero" in a dramatic sort of way. Just thought if she might go on a tangent or something. She does seem to be easily manipulated...

Best. Comic. Ever.

Pawns and Knights? I think the one dude who seemed to be on fire was called "Knight" by some other shadowy fiery council members. I'm too lazy to look, though.

EDIT: Really, I am.

Heh, somewhat I have this habit of reading "pawns" as "prawns"...

The previous plotline had Nefarious working with the Dom, in a very indirect manner. I found that amusing.
But the inclusion of a shadowy council of evil has suddenly topped it. The only thing I can think of to conceivably make it better is a revelation that Baron Diamond has been pretending to be stupid the whole time, and is really the evil mastermind. Please?

Wrong kind of nobility. There is no "baron" chess piece.

I know, I know. But, observe reasoning:
King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, Pawn. That's six. And I doubt a pawn would be one of the leaders. So, if there was one called Knight, who are the others?
Let's play chess, with Wizards, Barons and Doctors!

Okay, that didn't even make sense, did it.

No, it didn't. But A for effort, anyway.