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Witness
05-07-2005, 05:07 PM
I'm sure a good number of you know about this already, so this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-bit_Theater) is for those who don't. It's an online, public edited encyclopedia article about the comic; just one of an ever-increasing number of articles, done in a different (and hopefully not as opinionated) manner as everything2.

So, for those interested (especially in-depth folks like AscendedPikachuZero, for example), please check it out and improve it, if you feel the urge. Thank you.
netrider6
05-07-2005, 05:25 PM
I could add SO much to that quote section lol. Actually, I think I will.

Edit:K, added the spider thing.
Kima Azure
05-07-2005, 06:14 PM
I added the whole heart/Gothicular Membrane stunt.
The White Black Mage
05-07-2005, 07:48 PM
Wow theres more info on the character list there than there is on this website :)
PyrosNine
05-07-2005, 10:43 PM
If I'm not mistaken, some of it was written by yours truly. Then again, much of it has been revised and simplified by others, and much as been added. But i've been their enough to proclaim it's greatness. Need some info? Forget those idiots at webster, rely on your fellow websurfers, It's Wikipedia!

(I did thief, but it might still not be there.)
PrismaticRainbowTeardrop
05-07-2005, 11:01 PM
Wow theres more info on the character list there than there is on this website :)
zing...

I remember when the article was basically "Brian uses Photoshop and Google" and the names of the LWs. I added the "Fighter 'No Cob' Mcgee" bit to the quotes section. Maybe Brian can add his own tidbits sometime...
DFA
05-07-2005, 11:35 PM
I'm glad the article is getting an overhaul it's been long due for one.
Number 81
05-16-2005, 09:06 PM
Isn't Sarda just called Sarda? Someone said he is Sardathusra, that was the title in one comic, but is it his name?
Syka
05-18-2005, 05:17 PM
It is if it is funny. Wow, that was one weak sentence. I forgot to add, I just had to add a quote to Lich. It's almost as good as my RM quotes.
DFA
05-20-2005, 03:09 PM
We really should make a gag section on the article.

Edit: Just incase people don't know there's a wikiquote for 8-Bit http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/8-Bit_Theater

You can dd in your favorite lines. If I don't get lazy or occupied this Weekend I may go through and tidy/add to it.
VoVat
05-27-2005, 06:45 PM
Is it really fair to say that Drizz'l has a "completely clear head"? I guess it's much more clear than those of the other Dark Warriors, but still.
netrider6
05-27-2005, 11:41 PM
We really should make a gag section on the article.




You mean like running gags?
(I like swords, ______doken, over-complex plans, etc.)
ElfLad
06-12-2005, 06:24 PM
Isn't Sarda just called Sarda? Someone said he is Sardathusra, that was the title in one comic, but is it his name?
Yup, that IS his full name.
Red Fighter 1073
06-12-2005, 07:48 PM
ok, i added the quote where BM chokes on his taffy and two conversations:
1. between two dwarf guys

2. between all light warriors and they are in elven prison and RM agrees to do dag"..

the thing i am wondering is if brian added this article. i never knew the full names of the characters and i bet most others didnt either. but anyway that article is really excellent!

also, who is the onion kid?? i dont remember ever reading about him..

also, if kevin sigmund or pierre(fuitad, right??) want to, they can add their own stuff in on the website because there currently isnt any info. ughhh, i have a feeling i have too much time on my hands..
netrider6
06-12-2005, 08:02 PM
also, who is the onion kid?? i dont remember ever reading about him..

Onion kid is that child that BM abuses on a regular basis. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=050426)
Meister
06-13-2005, 08:12 AM
With the names I've always had the slight feeling as if someone might have taken a throwaway joke or two too seriously. Especially with the Sardathustra thing. But then again I don't write the comic. Briiiiaaan...?
Great Cartoonist
06-15-2005, 07:19 PM
If you need to know, I was the one who updated White Mage's bio and added the quote from the episode where BM gets lung-taffy. But I guess someone already saw it and edited it for me. Hooray for whoever.
Digitalguardian
06-15-2005, 09:48 PM
He was assigned to guard White Mage on her mission, and killed when ordered to attack Kary, the Fiend of Fire. According to Brian, he is permanently dead, much to the dismay/denial of the character's fans.
Admiral_Kelly
07-02-2005, 03:33 PM
Moved "The Real Light Warriors" from allies to other.
Number 81
07-02-2005, 05:16 PM
Yup, that IS his full name.

Is there proof? I thought the title was just a joke of Nietzsche's "Thus Spake Zarathustra", not Sarda's name.
Zenigata_III
07-04-2005, 12:56 AM
I don't mean to be presumptious, but I did a bit of editing as well.

In the side characters portion, I added Jeff since he was the main reason the LW's have "The Deathtrap" and also is the unofficial 5th light warrior. :p
netrider6
07-04-2005, 02:42 AM
I don't mean to be presumptious, but I did a bit of editing as well.

In the side characters portion, I added Jeff since he was the main reason the LW's have "The Deathtrap" and also is the unofficial 5th light warrior. :p
Slight change, just added why they chose Jeff.
Dj_StarChild
07-10-2005, 05:52 PM
dork that I am, I just added an external link to the Flash Cartoons by TLF.
Sky Warrior Bob
07-10-2005, 08:49 PM
Y'know if anyone could word it in a fairly entertaining manner, I'd suggest you put an entry in for Hank & the Messenger. The TRUE running gag of the comic. (Yes, that was a bad pun for those of you keeping score at home.)

http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=020605

SWK
PCD
07-10-2005, 10:53 PM
Huh, I was thinking the same thing.

So I did it. It's kind of long-winded and may not be phrased the best way, so, y'know, all you people can feel free to change it.

EDIT: Lordy, Thief has NO quotes in his section... *searches archives for some*
netrider6
07-11-2005, 01:38 AM
Huh, I was thinking the same thing.

So I did it. It's kind of long-winded and may not be phrased the best way, so, y'know, all you people can feel free to change it.

EDIT: Lordy, Thief has NO quotes in his section... *searches archives for some*
Try adding: "Yeah, I steal souls and secrets" Or would that go under conversations for BM's contribution to it?
ElfLad
07-11-2005, 03:08 AM
How about the classic "Your GP or your HP" and "the Thief's almanac..."

And Jeff isn't an honorary Light Warrior. One of the LWs (RM or Thief) asked if he could be, but the question was never answered.

Oh, and I added a reference for Bahamut.
Sky Warrior Bob
07-11-2005, 11:08 AM
I slightly fixed Hank & the Messenger's entry because Hank's an Elite Royal Guard, and not an Executioner. I also added a First Seen bit, which could be added in for every character, if anyone has the desire to do such...

SWK
ElfLad
07-11-2005, 11:31 AM
Um, do you guys think that Ranger and Berserker should be added to the article?
Sky Warrior Bob
07-11-2005, 11:46 AM
Um, do you guys think that Ranger and Berserker should be added to the article?

Well there's nothing stopping you from adding an entry, but they're such minor characters, it doesn't seem all that much of a concern.

SWK
ElfLad
07-11-2005, 12:32 PM
They're nowhere near as minor as Jeff.

Plus Berserker kicked an unholy amount of arse. Brian should bring him back.

Heck, maybe Ranger and Berserker could be the next ones to protect White Mage.
netrider6
07-11-2005, 05:52 PM
They're nowhere near as minor as Jeff.

Plus Berserker kicked an unholy amount of arse. Brian should bring him back.

Heck, maybe Ranger and Berserker could be the next ones to protect White Mage.
I doubt it would invovle Ranger. Remember Thief's bending of truth and (possibly) reality that resulting in Beserker attacking Ranger?
Admiral_Kelly
07-11-2005, 07:18 PM
I doubt it would invovle Ranger. Remember Thief's bending of truth and (possibly) reality that resulting in Beserker attacking Ranger?

Nah, Thief is no Sandra, but we do not know what became of those two. They may return one day.
ElfLad
07-11-2005, 07:21 PM
Well, let's face it, White Mage walking around by herself isn't funny. Take a look at what's funny: Gaping character flaws. Seeing as how due to political correctness, a woman in forms of humor can have NO character flaws except for possibly a short temper with the idiot males around her, WM can't be too funny of a character without a male there, IMO.
Kima Azure
07-11-2005, 08:49 PM
... Says the guy who believes Fighter's WILL is higher than his INT.

Not that you are wrong in the first case.
Admiral_Kelly
07-11-2005, 09:08 PM
... Says the guy who believes Fighter's WILL is higher than his INT.

Not that you are wrong in the first case.

If you lived your life on a boat, and if water and jokes were one and the same, than you would think that you were in an aircraft.
ElfLad
07-11-2005, 09:31 PM
If I got a dollar for everytime I read a sucky analogy, I would have just earned one dollar.
Admiral_Kelly
07-12-2005, 05:47 AM
If I got a dollar for everytime I read a sucky analogy, I would have just earned one dollar.

That makes two of us.
Meister
07-12-2005, 05:58 AM
"Wikipedia article thread" does not equal "silly squabble thread." ElfLad and Kelly, you both get a warning; not only for that, but also (and foremost) for wasting space with it. No discussion, I've thought about it.

The rest of you (I'm kinda looking at netrider and Kima, but not so you'd really notice), please stay on topic. Thanks.
ElfLad
07-12-2005, 04:45 PM
Added a segment on Ranger and Berserker.

I swear, Brian, if you don't bring one of them back, I'm starting a spin-off and forcing you to host it.

Or not.
Argonreality
07-15-2005, 10:23 PM
This marks the SECOND time I've had to change "Nutritional" to "Nutrinal" for Akbar's entry...
The Argent Lord
07-15-2005, 11:06 PM
Added a segment on Ranger and Berserker.

I swear, Brian, if you don't bring one of them back, I'm starting a spin-off and forcing you to host it.

Or not.

Well, you got your wish.
Great Cartoonist
07-16-2005, 09:37 AM
Edited that article on Berserker and Ranger. Also added two new entries to the Wikiquote section.
There, I'm done.
Steel Shadow
07-16-2005, 05:25 PM
Couldn't help it, I had to join in. I added some stuff on chaos.
Admiral_Kelly
08-12-2005, 06:13 PM
The 8-Bit Wikpedia Article Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-Bit_Theater#Allies_.28kind_of.29)

Added the "Other Warriors" and "Raven" sections. Removed the previous thing on Ranger and Berserker.
Meister
08-12-2005, 06:22 PM
Merged. :)

The update's looking good. Not because of the name "Other Warriors," I assure you. *whistles*
I still kinda get the feeling the character entries - not yours, Kelly, but, for example, those for the Light Warriors - are a tad too long at times. Oh well, maybe I'll get around to do something about that at some point.
Kurosen
08-12-2005, 06:46 PM
Oh, I don't know. The LW entries seem to be a decent size considering the bulk of the series revolves around them.
Fenris
08-12-2005, 06:49 PM
I'm currently sorting through each entry fixing typoes. I found a few in AK's section. (Not flaming. Just stating facts.)

EDIT: I also edited Black Belt a bit.
PCD
08-12-2005, 08:57 PM
I edited Ranger and Berserker a smidge.
Carnivore
08-12-2005, 09:04 PM
I'd like to contest Fighter's alignment. I think he's more neutral good, than lawful good. He's not commited to good, he's just nice.
Meister
08-13-2005, 02:58 AM
There's that, Brian. There's that.

But I still think there should be less story stuff in them and more concentration on their characters. The whole armor/armoire story in Fighter's entry could probably be reduced to half a sentence. It just doesn't seem to fit in there, more like somebody really wanted to retell it (don't get me wrong, it's a fine idea to get people hooked, but, y'know, a time and a place).
Sky Warrior Bob
08-15-2005, 07:06 AM
Am I wrong, or did somebody just kill this entry? Only the Light Warrior descriptions remain, aside from small entries for WM, BB, & Garland.

SWK
Steel Shadow
08-15-2005, 08:21 AM
It looks like it, but actualy they just moved all the discriptions to the "Characters of 8-bit theater" entry. Don't ask me why.
Carnivore
08-15-2005, 10:37 AM
Some guy changed it, asking that we keep decriptions down to a minimum. I don't think he works for Wikipedia. He might just be some random jerk.

Here's the old one. (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=8-Bit_Theater&oldid=20969556)
Meister
08-15-2005, 10:48 AM
I think he's right. There is too much story retelling going on in the character profiles. That, however, is too short.
Kurosen
08-15-2005, 11:40 AM
What the hell?

"Hm, look at this extensive wiki entry. Better get rid of it." I'm fine with shortening the character descriptions, but this is stupid.
Archbio
08-15-2005, 11:49 AM
The cut material seems to have been moved to its own article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_8-Bit_Theater).
netrider6
08-15-2005, 12:47 PM
What the hell?

"Hm, look at this extensive wiki entry. Better get rid of it." I'm fine with shortening the character descriptions, but this is stupid.
Yeah, that was my reaction when I saw it, was ready to revert it until I saw it became a seperate page.
Kurosen
08-15-2005, 12:49 PM
Seems kind of a waste of time, doesn't it? At this point the 8BT entry is basically a link to another entry where the information about 8BT is.
Cybren
08-15-2005, 04:45 PM
They might be following a wikiprotocol. I do believe it's common for wikipages to have a sister page to deal with the characters in the fiction. Atleast, they have it for harry potter, metal gear, and just about every other thing I saw.
CallmePrismatic
08-15-2005, 05:24 PM
In addition, the 8-Bit page can now be used to, you know...talk about 8-Bit Theater? The various running-jokes, in-jokes, differences from the game, similarities, unique art, etc. et al.