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Post by keeana on Feb 24, 2014 14:38:42 GMT
I bet that the Artilleryman's army buddies nicknamed him "Krigg" after the founding of the court.
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Post by Daedalus on Feb 27, 2014 1:14:48 GMT
My spec: Mort is actually the Artilleryman, and we will learn this in his final record  |
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 2, 2014 22:32:06 GMT
My spec: Mort is actually the Artilleryman, and we will learn this in his final record Mortilleryman? |
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Post by GK Sierra on Mar 4, 2014 2:57:40 GMT
My spec: Mort is actually the Artilleryman, and we will learn this in his final record Mortilleryman? When Annie takes him into the ether she has to shout "rounds complete". |
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Post by keef on Mar 14, 2014 20:55:36 GMT
The Headmaster. The biggest riddle of this comic is the Court itself. I have some wild theories about him, and about why the court seems so empty. I'd be very interested to hear your wild theories about the headmaster and the court. Obviously this belongs in Wild Spec. Why is the Headmaster so tired. Why is he the only authority we know of, when the Court is much more than a school. Why are there so few people in the court. According to Coyote the court is "man's endeavour to become god". We know the Court experiments with collecting ether. My theory is they use the ether to build a new world, outside the normal plane of existence. Many of the residents of the court are there, including the real leaders. The school and science facilities are all that is left of the Court as it once was. The headmaster lives in both worlds, maybe even simultaneously, and this wrecks his health. This gives a whole new meaning to the second post in this thread: Gunnerkrigg court IS PEOPLE! I admit that there is very little evidence. And there are no new hints of this after chapter 20. Well ...  Good enough for wild spec. |
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Post by Per on Mar 14, 2014 21:30:07 GMT
The fairies apparently have the ability to function on two levels at the same time... and are considerably less animate on the material level*.
* Except as concerns haircuts.
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Post by sidhekin on Mar 24, 2014 9:52:07 GMT
The "Old One" has seniority in matters of death ... ... what if it's straightforward? What if Jones was the first Psychopomp? She denies having any connection with the ether, but it seems she can see and communicate with the dead (or at least with ghosts and RotD staff). What more would she need to be able to guide them? (A map? Well, someone has to go first ... and I'm not sure Annie had a map either ...) Alternatively, were (other) Psychopomps present to collect the first living beings into the ether? Or did the first living being to enter the ether become the first Psychopomp? Neither alternative seems to properly account for the "seniority" status. And either would seem to assume more things not otherwise known to be in existence: Either beings other than Jones before life arose, or the ability of the dead to be their own Psychopomp. It's wild, all right, but given what we have been told so far, the first Psychopomp being Jones seems more supportable than the first Psychopomp being another. |
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Post by keef on Apr 11, 2014 20:54:34 GMT
On another note, should I make this a poll so we can decide who's under the mask? Name your candidates now! Anthony? Jones? Coyooooote? Kennedy Timothy Evans that dude Renard murdered Jimmy Hoffa. No, wait! Tom's a Brit. So, Sir Arthur Coningham. No no, Nosferatu is obviously Lord Lucan! |
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Post by Daedalus on Jul 3, 2014 18:16:13 GMT
Rise from the grave, Wild Spec thread!
I propose that since (as has been so, ahem, thoroughly discussed) some Forest inhabitants may have to change genders to come to the Court, Aly might take the test again and return to the Court as a biological female. It would create interesting conflict for Kat.
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Post by Per on Jul 3, 2014 18:22:09 GMT
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Post by Daedalus on Jul 3, 2014 18:36:15 GMT
Bah I forgot about that. Nm. And though I'm pushing it here, that could be because she saw 'her' later but not 'him'. |
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Post by wombat on Jul 27, 2014 9:35:28 GMT
I have this headcanon that Kat expresses her frustration about not being able to master something by proclaiming, "It's not rocket science!" Whilst pouting. Bah I forgot about that. Nm. And though I'm pushing it here, that could be because she saw 'her' later but not 'him'. Since we now know that animals of the Forest become biologically male upon going through the change, I'm going to say that my spec is that he does take the test and return, and almost immediately sets out to search for Kat. When he finds her, she's kissing Paz; her eyes are closed, and she does not see him. Aly is unsure of what to do and then finds that this awkward situation prompts him to transform yet again-- this time into a turtle (a la awkward turtle). When Kat and Paz stop kissing, Kat still does not see turtle!Aly and walks off in a different direction. Paz walks in the opposite direction and as such stumbles across this turtle. For some reason the turtle is not initially open to talking to her, but she takes it to be put in an appropriate habitat nonetheless. My apologies for this, it is quite late here. |
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Post by keef on Jul 27, 2014 11:10:13 GMT
My apologies for this, it is quite late here. Waiter! I'm having what she's having |
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Post by Brother_Spartacus on Jul 27, 2014 16:00:39 GMT
Um, well, I do like awkward moments in this comic; but, wombat, that is a very crazy idea even for this thread (I assume.) You should stay up late more often. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Jul 27, 2014 16:19:19 GMT
For some reason the turtle is not initially open to talking to her, but she takes it to be put in an appropriate habitat nonetheless. Oh, right in the feels... |
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Post by Ophel on Jul 31, 2014 11:34:03 GMT
Your mention of Zimmingham just gave me a horrible idea. What if...Jenny...is from Zimmingham? (Read this page and the two following it.) Perhaps she's a nobody that managed to escape or was brought out, or is one of those real people without a face that Zimmy talked about, or something else? Who knows, maybe given her complexion she's a whitelegs that's somehow now in girl form?
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE! I'll just put this here because I like it. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Aug 3, 2014 17:48:34 GMT
I wonder if William Winsbury is second-generation forest folk? I suspect that his mother was a fairy who became human, like Red. Maybe his father was an animal who became human, or both his parents were first-generation forest folk. - From the beginning Winsbury’s hair, sometimes his teeth, and definitely his personality, reminds me of Red. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=18 www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=325- Although Winsbury has mellowed (thanks to Janet, getting older, and Janet), his hair and basic personality have remained consistent from Chapter 2. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1387- Everyone in Queslet has a talent, but I don’t recall Winsbury’s talent being revealed yet. Maybe second-generation forest folk are automatically accepted into the school and go to Queslett or Thornhill if they are mostly normal. - Maybe Janet is interested in Winsbury partially because her father would hate him for being second-generation forest folk. Not sure if anyone else has made this observation (my Google-fu is not very strong). This hit me during a reread, but it seems to fit better under speculation. I also don’t want to necro this thread. gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/thread/1719/william-margo-john |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Aug 3, 2014 18:26:15 GMT
Previous post not wild enough?
William Winsbury is clearly the unholy spawn of both Chester and Foley.
1. In the future, Aly will take the test to become human again.
2. Aly remembers Kat because (he stored his memories in a magical mystical memory machine). Aly tries to find Kat, but Paz defeats Aly in a battle (Paz attacks with animal-telepathy, it is surprisingly effective). Kat is completely unaware.
3. Aly turns to the obvious source for comfort after his defeat, Zimmy, obviously.
4. Gamma (leaves Zimmy after realizing Zimmy has lied to her all along), bleagh, bleagh, bleagh, until (Gamma hooks up with Annie and they ship happily ever after).
5. Aly and Zimmy then /content blocked due to restricted language/.
6. Zimmy goes back in time to give birth to William, leaving him to be raised by the Winsburys.
7. William joins the school oblivious to the fact that both his mother and father are his contemporaries.
Now that’s thinking like forest-folk!
Edit:
Updates in parenthesis.
Addendums:
1. "Hey, I just know what happened, not how it happened."
2. References are for stuck-up Court types and hyperlinks are for the criminally @n@l-retentive.
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Post by keef on Aug 3, 2014 21:58:13 GMT
I wonder if William Winsbury is second-generation forest folk? yes. Only thing I can findWell the headmaster should take another look according to the ballad. The guy is rich. The second-generation forest folk theory is pretty wild, but the reread thread would have been fine. Your second post on the other hand is exactly in the right spot. I like it |
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Post by Daedalus on Aug 8, 2014 0:24:54 GMT
I suppose this has already been raised somewhere in the last 88 pages, but I found this post from a couple months and wanted to add it here very cool idea Perhaps creatures like Coyote and/or the wisp, being creatures of the ether, are mere propagations in the medium, like a wave is seen to exist in water but doesn't consist of anything but water in motion (the wisp is an eddy or standing wave, Coyote is the Great Red Spot). When they "die", the perturbation disappears but not the water; there's nothing to convert. Meanwhile a creature like Annie, a being in the ether, is more akin to a keg of rum: it can be seen bobbing in the water and interacting with the waves, but also retains its identity when removed from the water. Psychopomps are needed to "waterify" non-etheric creatures upon death, except if they're part elementals or there's shenanigans. |
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Post by smurfton on Aug 8, 2014 17:04:55 GMT
Rather than becoming two separate gods, Annie and Kat become one god. This happens because everyone in the Forest has not heard of Kat and attributes Kat's successes to Annie, and future robots attribute Annie's successes to Kat. This works better if they end up being referred to the same way.
Would definitely bring together the court and forest. How AnnieKat would deal with it though it's another question.
I started this post not believing it, but now this seems really plausible.
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Post by smurfton on Aug 8, 2014 17:25:33 GMT
The Court is sentient, similar to Whimsy Corp., the sentient corporation from Skin Horse. (Whimsy Corp uses the first letter of every email sent by one of its members to communicate, and does not have full control of what goes on inside her.) The personality? Diego used his own, of course. |
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Post by karampurwala on Aug 9, 2014 6:09:57 GMT
Jenny is Zimmy from another dimension. Everyone there has the exact opposite personality. Annie is a water elemental who is extremely social, Kat is the dumbest person in the school, and Rey is a cat.
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Post by Daedalus on Aug 9, 2014 8:03:18 GMT
Jenny is Zimmy from another dimension. Everyone there has the exact opposite personality. Annie is a water elemental who is extremely social, Kat is the dumbest person in the school, and Rey is a cat. And it shall be called Dumberkrigg Court. |
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Post by nightwind on Aug 18, 2014 1:52:16 GMT
Reconsidered after nearly posting this in the 'Cool things...'-thread. It makes more sense here.  Don't know if anyone noticed that one before.. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=934Last two panels. Was that really because he couldn't let go of his girl or was Winsbury a female animal in the forest once? O.O |
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 18, 2014 9:16:02 GMT
www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=934Last two panels. Was that really because he couldn't let go of his girl or was Winsbury a female animal in the forest once? O.O The answer is obvious: he's not in Foley, so no way. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Aug 18, 2014 10:53:16 GMT
Reconsidered after nearly posting this in the 'Cool things...'-thread. It makes more sense here. Don't know if anyone noticed that one before.. www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=934Last two panels. Was that really because he couldn't let go of his girl or was Winsbury a female animal in the forest once? O.O The answer is obvious: he's not in Foley, so no way. Second-generation forest folk, says I. Male and normal enough to be in Queslet, but his hair still goes up! |
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Post by todd on Aug 20, 2014 22:48:53 GMT
The robots decide to add sacrifices of robot birds (ordinary robot birds, not Tic-Tocs; they won't dare harm those) to their religion, hoping that it will be a way to keep the Great Goddess Kat happy - and leads instead, once she learns of it, to her "divine" wrath.
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Post by todd on Sept 17, 2014 22:31:32 GMT
Jenny is really Brinnie in disguise, sent back to Gunnerkrigg on Odin's orders to deal with the big outburst of Zimmy's powers on the cruise ship (which Odin foresaw, probably through Mimir's well or another talk with the Volva).
One mysterious girl with etheric abilities who pops up in this chapter with no previous hint of her existence - alongside a girl who appears alongside five major characters (Surma, Anthony, Anya, Donald, Eglamore) but has been a bit character up to this point. Could there be a connection? (Don't forget to check the title of this thread.)
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 18, 2014 0:36:24 GMT
Moving this here: I think I know where the Seraphs got the etheric tags... Jenny made the tags! She's a witch! She's secretly working with the Seraphs! Jenny is fascinated with Zimmingham because, like the Seraphs, she either doesn't understand the risk or she thinks that they can handle the risk. She may have tags ready to put on Zimmy to bring her back under control. Why would Jenny work with the Seraphs? Maybe she wants some of Zimmy's reality warping abilities and the Seraphs offered the opportunity to see those abilities in action up close and on overload. Why isn't Jenny worried about being dumped in the sea after the Ship becomes flesh? Because she floats, she's a witch! Burn her... Wild enough for this thread? |
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