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Post by Snes on Nov 2, 2009 7:46:06 GMT
[636]Pretty good build for just being "cobbled together." And I think I should point out that Seth did make reference to Hunters last week. Props to him!
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Post by edzepp on Nov 2, 2009 7:51:45 GMT
So, if Robot resembles a Hunter, does that mean that Bullbot from S1 was a Tank? |
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Post by Amethyst on Nov 2, 2009 8:07:42 GMT
I wonder if Sky Watcher will become as enamored with Kat as Robot is.
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Post by bisected8 on Nov 2, 2009 8:12:30 GMT
Personally robot reminded me more of Alex Mercer from Prototype, with all the freerunning he got up to...
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Post by penguinfactory on Nov 2, 2009 8:20:54 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed?
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Post by starburst98 on Nov 2, 2009 8:24:24 GMT
so if a cobbled body is THAT awesome, what would the proper one be able to do? get into a one-on-one bout with ysengrin and win?
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Post by Nicer Atom on Nov 2, 2009 8:26:04 GMT
My guess is that Robot will be jealous of all the attention Sky Watcher is getting. Has anyone mentioned that Robot could probably go up against Mr. Eglamore in a race? So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. Also, here's a list of the things that I noticed make Kat look older:
1. Her bangs are much thinner and more detailed.
2. Someone mentioned that there is no hair around her face, which makes her head look smaller.
3. The clothes she's wearing make her neck look longer.
4. The bridge of her nose, as everyone has noticed by now.
5. Her chin is more defined.
You can even see the difference those last two make between the first and last panels of the page.
If you notice anything else, please let us know.
I should really post stuff before someone else says something that makes it pointless. |
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Post by rhoffman12 on Nov 2, 2009 8:34:58 GMT
If hunter-Robot is just "cobbled together from spare parts", what exactly does a proper robot look like? I mean, unless Kat is going for an android of Jones-ian design I really don't see where she's going to go next  As to Kat's age, I could easily see her being several years older here, but besides her awesome-robot body and the art I really can't say why. |
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Post by bellerophon on Nov 2, 2009 9:14:18 GMT
If hunter-Robot is just "cobbled together from spare parts", what exactly does a proper robot look like? I mean, unless Kat is going for an android of Jones-ian design I really don't see where she's going to go next I would imagine something capable of expression, in both the face and the body. Plus we don't know how cobbled-together it looks under the clothes. |
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Post by Per on Nov 2, 2009 11:18:08 GMT
"Primary function: to scythe the unwary!"
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Post by todd on Nov 2, 2009 11:34:35 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed? Tom's statement might not have been that serious, since he also added "I'm surprised no one noticed it", when it was the main topic of discussion for last Friday's page. |
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Post by Rasselas on Nov 2, 2009 11:48:43 GMT
I like that the chapter so far seems focused on Kat, rather than Antimony, to flesh out the character a bit further from "protagonist's best friend" and/or "sidekick with robot-building ability". Not that she was ever just that, but storylines like this help it diverge even further from that notion.
I also love that Annie, Kat and Anja seem so very dear when you look at the way they're drawn, as if they were drawn lovingly. A different effect with Jones and others, because they're different characters. I've always loved reading an artist's lines, because they can tell you a lot.
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Post by Jiminiminy on Nov 2, 2009 12:19:17 GMT
Alright, two weeks then. Not as futury as one would have expected.
(It was Twittered, if you can't read them)
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Post by todd on Nov 2, 2009 12:35:19 GMT
I like that the chapter so far seems focused on Kat, rather than Antimony, to flesh out the character a bit further from "protagonist's best friend" and/or "sidekick with robot-building ability". Not that she was ever just that, but storylines like this help it diverge even further from that notion. I think that Tom's moving towards the notion of Annie and Kat being joint protagonists (rather than Annie as protagonist), especially from the treatises. But so far, almost all of the major threads have been far more closely tied to Annie than to Kat. Annie has more complex links to most of the cast than Kat does (take Reynardine, for example: Annie isn't certain how to respond to him since, a) he tried to possess and kill her, b) he's since then protected her many times and c) he was in love with her mother - Kat sees him as a funny talking plush toy whom she can run through the washing machine), and Kat hasn't even met many of the recurring characters (such as Jones - unless you count the beginning of Chapter Seventeen - or Coyote). Which means that for Kat to get more equal time, she'll need her own set of threads. (There was Alistair, but he was a one-shot character. Sky Watcher might be another of these, but we don't know yet how long he'll last or how large a role he'll have in the comic.) Chapter Twenty-one might have taken a step forward in giving Kat an objective in investigating Gunnerkrigg Court beyond just helping out Annie in her investigations - she can't accept the fact that there are some phenomena that just can't be scientifically explained, which the teachers have given up trying to explain. (Though I don't think that Tom can do too much of this, since I don't think that you *can* explain things like the blinker stone or ghosts in hard science rather than pseudo-science.) |
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Nov 2, 2009 14:11:27 GMT
Look at him! His primary function is clearly making irritating noises at night!
Also, maybe the spare-parts thing is why Robot is wearing a hoodie (aside from giving Shadow some extra space to ride in). His body might not look too good under it, or might have exposed parts that require extra protection. (Or maybe he just likes hoodies, who knows.)
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Post by Casey on Nov 2, 2009 14:54:53 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed? Tom's statement might not have been that serious, since he also added "I'm surprised no one noticed it", when it was the main topic of discussion for last Friday's page. Indeed. This is Tom humor. His tweets also said "Kat looks a little older too. Also surprised nobody ever mentioned it." And that was the other big thing that was discussed. Think Tom's trying to tell us that we over-discuss things just a weeee bit?  |
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Post by judgedeadd on Nov 2, 2009 14:58:30 GMT
So I guess his name in the comic is "Shadow" rather than "Shadow 2" or "Shadow2".
Also: I bet the chapter will end with Kat revealing Robot's proper new body.
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Post by the bandit on Nov 2, 2009 15:37:38 GMT
I should really post stuff before someone else says something that makes it pointless. It wasn't pointless; Tom was being sarcastic. And, actually, yours was a pretty spot on analysis. Kat doesn't look older (except for one minor detail); the clothes she's wearing makes her look older. I drew caricatures for an amusement park one summer, and there are tricks for making someone look older or younger. The younger you want someone to look, the bigger the head and the less detail on that head. The younger a child, the larger the forehead. This is why "chibis" look cute and baby-ish, drawn the way they are. So I agree with #2-4 of msosb's excellent observations. As clausmarvin pointed out in the previous thread, the way a bandana wraps over her head makes it look smaller (and also removes her forehead). Her shirt shows some clavicle and shoulder, reminiscent of the style of older women with assets, which in art results in an illusion. And as Casey pointed out in the previous thread, the bridge of the nose has been added, which is an extra line on the face, ergo older-looking. I apologize for not being around this past weekend during the frenetic hyperanalyzation and thus leaving y'all without the above observations. |
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Post by Seth Thresher on Nov 2, 2009 18:16:50 GMT
[638]Pretty good build for just being "cobbled together." And I think I should point out that Seth did make reference to Hunters last week. Props to him! Yay props! I am fulfilled as a human being now!  In seriousness, I like Kat's fascination with Sky Watcher. Vera nice. |
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Post by TBeholder on Nov 2, 2009 18:52:43 GMT
Pretty good build for just being "cobbled together." Yes, but its operational life prospects are yet unknown. And I think I should point out that Seth did make reference to Hunters last week. Props to him! No, it's Coooookies! I wonder if Sky Watcher will become as enamored with Kat as Robot is. Sky Watcher is likely to be still shaken after the Jeanne Reflex kicked in first time and all this express-pilgrimage. And this may be the second time poor insect got so much attention from a human... and the first one was at its quality testing. So, why not? ;D "Primary function: to scythe the unwary!" Hopefully at least not "infidels".  In seriousness, I like Kat's fascination with Sky Watcher. Vera nice. Yeah. That's her most funny quality: one never knows who or what is going to trigger "Squee!" next time... |
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Post by Ulysses on Nov 2, 2009 20:10:44 GMT
The body Annie made for Robot was also made out of spare parts, and she did that in what seemed to be a single afternoon, so there's no reason for loads of time to have passed. I'm placing my bet at a few weeks to a month. I wonder if Sky Watcher will become as enamored with Kat as Robot is. The only thing Sky Watcher loves is the weather. Oh, and climates. He has no time for dalliances when there is data to be collected. |
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Post by Chrome on Nov 2, 2009 20:15:48 GMT
I'm surprised nobody missed the "HE BUILT IT IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!" reference as far as Robot's new body having been built from spare parts.
And I second the notion going around here - if that's a body from mere spare parts, what the hell is Robot gonna be capable of with the finalized body?
*backs slowly away from Kat*
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Post by sebastian on Nov 2, 2009 20:37:54 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed? I don't think too much time, enough to start understanding how the robots work and build the prototype for Robot. I'd say 6 months - 1 year top, if it was more I'd expect Kat to start to look a little more ,er, "developed", if you know what I mean.  |
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Post by Jiminiminy on Nov 2, 2009 20:56:38 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed? Two weeks since chapter 24. Tom Twittered (Tweeted?) it a few hours after the page went up. |
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Post by sebastian on Nov 2, 2009 21:46:06 GMT
So according to Tom's latest tweet, Kat is indeed supposed to look older in this chapter. I wonder how much time has passed? Two weeks since chapter 24. Tom Twittered (Tweeted?) it a few hours after the page went up. *sigh* they grow up so fast.  |
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Post by Ulysses on Nov 2, 2009 21:51:01 GMT
I'm placing my bet at a few weeks to a month. Two weeks since chapter 24. Tom Twittered (Tweeted?) it a few hours after the page went up. Booya! Ahem. |
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Post by tyler on Nov 2, 2009 21:52:57 GMT
Not having played L4D, Mirror's Edge and Assassin's Creed were the only video game references that I had for Robot's new form. Oh well. I love Tom's twitters. This page was something I wanted to Photoshop, too, given my thought that Robot's face is half an emoticon, but the only shot of his face is too small to bother with opening the program just to make it go "  " so just imagine it. |
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Post by wynne on Nov 2, 2009 21:53:58 GMT
Just for the record, Sky Watcher really is a gorgeous little robot.
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Post by warrl on Nov 2, 2009 22:51:25 GMT
The body Annie made for Robot was also made out of spare parts, and she did that in what seemed to be a single afternoon, so there's no reason for loads of time to have passed. I'm placing my bet at a few weeks to a month. Actually, it looks like Annie got a box containing all the parts (except for an arm) from the disassembly of one robot. The parts actually belonged together as a cohesive group. This was pretty much confirmed by her referring to Robot by the designation "S13" that had been on the box, and the administrator robot being able to identify the individual. This body looks like it's cobbled together from assorted spare parts that were not particularly intended to go together. For example, this body (apparently) has binocular vision - in the vertical plane. Robot's vision is better suited for climbing up and jumping down than it is for walking. |
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Post by Jiminiminy on Nov 2, 2009 22:58:49 GMT
I'm placing my bet at a few weeks to a month. Two weeks since chapter 24. Tom Twittered (Tweeted?) it a few hours after the page went up. Booya! Ahem. Alright, two weeks then. Not as futury as one would have expected. (It was Twittered, if you can't read them) Ahem. |
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