#1090: "Dinner is in the fridge."

[Kurosen]

Does this count as a double fridging?

[drcossack]

Wow.

Ranger's pretty much bought the farm.

I wonder who's next.

[Kerensky287]

Hmm... why would Sarda not find his own life's story interesting?

Unless he's heard it before.

...Maybe Sarda's not the ONLY person who the Onion Kid is? This changes EVERYTHING.

[Kurosen]

...Maybe Sarda's not the ONLY person who the Onion Kid is? This changes EVERYTHING.
The big reveal is that the whole cast is Onion Kid.

[paladinz_dude]

Hmm... why would Sarda not find his own life's story interesting?

Unless he's heard it before.

...Maybe Sarda's not the ONLY person who the Onion Kid is? This changes EVERYTHING.

Everything bores Sarda... Except for orbs, he finds them hilarious. Oh, and magic, he likes that too.

[Julford Hajime]

The big reveal is that the whole cast is Onion Kid.
What scares me the most about this is that despite the obvious sarcasm, I can't help but wonder the likelihood of this being true and you're just telling us now to fuck with our minds.

[Lost in Time]

I remember those Sunny Delight commercials. I always wonder why a kid would pass up some purple stuff for sunny d. Was it just me, or does it burn on the way down for everybody?

[Shadow Bunny]

"He went home forever." would not have been funny. "He went home. Forever." would not have been funny. And yet, for no reason I can think of, "He went home. <next panel> Forever." is hilarious.

[Thadius]

MmmMMMMM! The insides of Ranger's fridge sound like the beginning of a good meal!

But in all seriousness, there is only one thing that need be said about you, Brian. And it is: You complete and utter BASTARD.

[TheDarkmage]

This issue of 8 Bit Theater made my day, so......damn funny!

I hope Ranger IS dead, I don't like the Other Warriors very much.

They aren't very funny.

[Mirai Gen]

Oh god, the jackassery of Sarda has reached levels that are near-impossible to count.

[Meister]

Suddenly it occurs to me that the Other Warriors' deaths might not be as temporary as I thought.

[Si Civa]

I don't get it. Why does Brian want to destroy his only great characters in this story? :(

[Darkmoon]

I don't get it. Why does Brian want to destroy his only great characters in this story? :(

*ahem* It wouldn't exactly be the first time. *Looks at Nuklear Age* =P

[Zinos]

The omnipotent jackass strikes once again

[Sotanaht]

I did say that ranger would have to actually find out before it would matter. Unfortunately, I doubt he lived long enough to figure out that it was his attack that killed her, a pity really. Still, dead is dead, and he found that at least.

Doesn't the entire party start out as the onion kid class in the game its from?

[Milstrom]

I can't be the only one who noticed the probably-not-coincidental proximity of the words 'O.J.' and 'brutally murderered wife' in this comic. Right?

[KingDekar]

Now I'm convinced Sarda will be there until the bitter end, only to die by something completely harmless and unintentional (e.g. "raspberries! My only weakness!").

I want to see a fully-powered Onion Kid with the Onion armours and sword, as funny as that would look. I wonder why they called the class "Onion" kid anyway.

[Kim]

Doesn't the entire party start out as the onion kid class in the game its from?

Most of the sprites and the original plot are from FF1. Onion Knight is from FF3.

Now I'm convinced Sarda will be there until the bitter end, only to die by something completely harmless and unintentional (e.g. "raspberries! My only weakness!").

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qi1vrp.png

[Si Civa]

Most of the sprites and the original plot are from FF1. Onion Knight is from FF3.

There's blackmages, whitemages, fighters, redmages, blackbelts, thieves in FF3 and other warriors' sprites are from that game and Garland's sprite is modified from M. Knight. So those jerks may very well be onion knight.

And really, most of the sprites are from the FF3. Blackbelt and Thief are the only sprites which can't be found in the FF3. Even Sara is taken from FF3.

[Nuklear Waste]

I'm still guessing Sarda will be killed by Dragoon finding the Holy Lance on the Moon, somehow by King Steve, or accidentally by Black Mage, Onion Kid, or Sarda. Fighter, Red Mage, or White Mage would also work, but I don't know how.

Most of the sprites and the original plot are from FF1. Onion Knight is from FF3.I would say about half the sprites are from FF3. Hell, besides Bikke, does any major character who is alive still use a FF1 sprite?

[Si Civa]

I think that Bikke is actually sprite made by Sky Warrior Bob, but I may be mistaken. What I know though is that there wasn't that kind sprite in orginal game.
And you forget Whitemage.

And just think about it, Sarda's sprite is from FF3!

Edit:// Here's some sprites from Final Fantasy (http://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy1/NPCs/Individuals/Men.html), so basically I think that SWB has made Bikke for Brian. And I've played the orginal game and don't recall seeing Bikke's sprite other than that "overworld" sprite, but well, my memory is my memory.

[Red King]

No, actually I think I saw Bikke's static pose in the original game when I played it. Just not the other poses.

[voodooKobra]

I can't be the only one who noticed the probably-not-coincidental proximity of the words 'O.J.' and 'brutally murderered wife' in this comic. Right?

Murderered?

[Kerensky287]

I'm still guessing Sarda will be killed by Dragoon finding the Holy Lance on the Moon,

Why would he find the Holy Lance on the moon? Maybe he'll just bump into Cecil or something, and then they'll both hitch a ride on the Golden Chocobo to the planet again, and then Cecil will teach Fighter how to become a Paladin and banish his dark side, and then Cecil will die tragically leaving Fighter to be his living legacy, only Fighter forgets, so he spends half the game thinking that he's the other guy and getting his mind messed with and oh no I think I've been derailed.

[Moogleking]

I think that Bikke is actually sprite made by Sky Warrior Bob, but I may be mistaken. What I know though is that there wasn't that kind sprite in orginal game

It was an edit of the Thief sprite I believe.

[TheSparrow]

I don't get it. Why does Brian want to destroy his only great characters in this story? :(

When did King Steve die?

[entrando2]

I wonder if these last two comics are references to Se7en.
Good ones. The darkest Sarda.

[Si Civa]

When did King Steve die?

Have we seen him?
Dun dun dun!

[Fifthfiend]

Hey Brian Ron Marz called, he wants his you're an asshole back.

[Kurosen]

See, it's empowering to have killed the never-named-or-even-mentioned wife because it leads to Ranger's death. Fridging her is what fridges him. It subverts the initial fridging! See!

(to clarify for people who don't know comics, the above is horseshit)

[Amake]

I suppose it was necessary to double fridge him cause he's a double ranger too?

[Fifthfiend]

See, it's empowering to have killed the never-named-or-even-mentioned wife because it leads to Ranger's death. Fridging her is what fridges him. It subverts the initial fridging! See!

(to clarify for people who don't know comics, the above is horseshit)

8-Bit Theater #1091: with special guest star Doctor Light?

[Mirai Gen]

Oh god please tell me Marz actually said that in his defense.

Please.

I'm in need of a laugh this early in the morning.

[Kurosen]

Not that specifically, but I believe he defended fridging Kyle Rayner's ladyfriend by saying that her whole point from the moment she was introduced was to be fridged.

So that makes it okay.

[Mirai Gen]

Oh man, that's even funnier.

EDIT: Here you go Runs. (http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/)

[Marelo]

In the course of an exhaustive Google search (read: three seconds, two queries) I have come to the conclusion that this term "fridge" has been made up to confound me and me alone.

[Fifthfiend]

http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/

Google better.

[Marelo]

My Google-Fu is weak; this is true.

Also, that's gross and dumb.

[Fifthfiend]

Welcome to comics.

[Mirai Gen]

This is why I read Atomic Robo.

EDIT: Hey Brian, was this meant to be a direct commentary on Women In Refridgerators or just a happy jackassy coincidence?

[Particleman]

I wonder why they called the class "Onion" kid anyway.

In Japanese, at least at the time FF3 was made, 'onion' was slang for poor. So Onion Kid/Knight = poor kid/knight.

[Kim]

Because they were orphans.

[Regulus Tera]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=fridge%20women

Google better.

FTFY

[Orestes]

Well, if Sarda refuses to die, I hope this act of closing the page on the Other Warriors at least means we can cut back to the funny characters now (the ones who are still alive, at least) -- which is to say, any characters at all in the comic who aren't Sarda.

I love this comic, so I hate being critical, but I'm convinced the only amusing thing I could see Sarda do is die humorously.

[Spekkio]

I said it before, and I'll say it again.

People bitch and moan about the lack of plot, but when Brian caps somebody, which most definitely counts as moving the plot along, or in this case, tying up loose ends (Think of all the people who would have asked what happened to the other warriors.) people bitch and moan about that, too.

It's like people have their idea about how this story is "supposed" to go, and their idea of "moving the plot along" is anything that pushes it in that direction. If Brian does anything else, it's either "filler," or a "bad plot decision," or an "unnecessary character kill."

Am I the only person here who is just along for the ride?

Oh, by the way, I thought this comic was hilarious, although I do think that you could have avoided much of the concern the last two comics have aroused regarding unnecessary violence against women by giving Ranger a husband, instead.

That would have been totally politically correct and socially safe.


Edit: Please note that the last bit of this post was sarcastic in nature. I am not advocating violence against any group based on sex or sexual preference.

[01d55]

Purple stuff?

[Organism X]

Silly Sarda, you knew Generic Half-Bullshit Dual Class Ranger's wife's first name's "Ur".

[Nuklear Waste]

I think that Bikke is actually sprite made by Sky Warrior Bob, but I may be mistaken. What I know though is that there wasn't that kind sprite in orginal game.
And you forget Whitemage.You are right in that SWB made it, but the body is a recolored FF1 thief with a buffed arm. Also, White Mage's sprite is from FF3.

Purple stuff?It's purple drank. Also, "O.J." and "brutally murdered wife" in the same sentence?

[Organism X]

I said it before, and I'll say it again.

People bitch and moan about the lack of plot, but when Brian caps somebody, which most definitely counts as moving the plot along, or in this case, tying up loose ends (Think of all the people who would have asked what happened to the other warriors.) people bitch and moan about that, too.

It's like people have their idea about how this story is "supposed" to go, and their idea of "moving the plot along" is anything that pushes it in that direction. If Brian does anything else, it's either "filler," or a "bad plot decision," or an "unnecessary character kill."

Am I the only person here who is just along for the ride?

Oh, by the way, I thought this comic was hilarious, although I do think that you could have avoided much of the concern the last two comics have aroused regarding unnecessary violence against women by giving Ranger a husband, instead.

That would have been totally politically correct and socially safe.


Edit: Please note that the last bit of this post was sarcastic in nature. I am not advocating violence against any group based on sex or sexual preference.

We're talking about Brian "Asshole" Clevinger here. Of course his strips are filled with crap.
What were you expecting, rainbows?

[Zephyr]

Pure ownage!

Dumb jerks trying to take on Sadra.

[Fifthfiend]

People bitch and moan about the lack of plot, but when Brian caps somebody, which most definitely counts as moving the plot along, or in this case, tying up loose ends (Think of all the people who would have asked what happened to the other warriors.) people bitch and moan about that, too.

Well, yeah.

I've been showing up here to bitch and moan for like five years running. I'm not about to go and find a new hobby now.

[Orestes]

I said it before, and I'll say it again.

People bitch and moan about the lack of plot, but when Brian caps somebody, which most definitely counts as moving the plot along, or in this case, tying up loose ends (Think of all the people who would have asked what happened to the other warriors.) people bitch and moan about that, too.

Nah, I'm totally for killing off more characters. Like for example, maybe next Sarda and Thief, the least and second-least funny characters, respectively (imo).

BM, RM and Fighter could linger on a little more for the lulz, and to fail at nearly everything, but eventually, they should die, too. Killing off nearly everyone would be a great and fitting way to end the comic, actually.

So I mean, don't think I hate Sarda because I liked Ranger (actually, I liked Cleric way more, but oh well, he's gone, so what). I just hate Sarda because I find him boring and not funny, and to me, 8-bit Theater is all about funny.

[Harrow]

I'm still guessing Sarda will be killed by Dragoon finding the Holy Lance on the Moon, somehow by King Steve, or accidentally by Black Mage, Onion Kid, or Sarda. Fighter, Red Mage, or White Mage would also work, but I don't know how.


Well, if Sarda gets bored and decides to use his infinite power do destroy all evil, it wouldn't surprise me if blackmage somehow killed him in such a way that whitemage blamed herself. Then for fighter, he said he can block any attack and kill anything that bleeds. pretty sure if he thought sarda was evil and tried to kill him, he could win.

[Kepor]

People bitch and moan about the lack of plot, but when Brian caps somebody

And then I died.

And he's never coming back.

[Red King]

I just rechecked the ff1 game and just as I thought I was completely and utterly wrong.


I'm actually ashamed at confusing the two. ...I'll credit it to the Bikke sprite's creator and not my own forgetfulness.

[Spekkio]

Perhaps I was misunderstood. All the stuff that everyone else refers to as "filler" or the other things I mentioned are fine with me. It's Clevinger's comic, and he can do what he wants with it. What I'm saying is that I find it funny how people gripe about him not moving the plot along, but when he does move it along, they then bitch about HOW he moves it along.

I like the way things have been going lately, and like I said, I'm just along for the ride.

[Martyr]

I'm not just along for the ride.

I'm here because it allows me a great deal of control over the plotlines of the comic, and I like control.

Edit: Oh, right. I wanted to mention that I caught the Chapelle reference.

Brian did a great job referrencing Chapelle, O.J., and Sarda in this multi-pun strip.

yay.

But the comic is getting a bit morbid. We need some teletubbies or something to lighten the mood after all this death.

[Orestes]

Perhaps I was misunderstood. All the stuff that everyone else refers to as "filler" or the other things I mentioned are fine with me. It's Clevinger's comic, and he can do what he wants with it. What I'm saying is that I find it funny how people gripe about him not moving the plot along, but when he does move it along, they then bitch about HOW he moves it along.

I like the way things have been going lately, and like I said, I'm just along for the ride.

Well, you can never please all of the people all of the time. I know some people like Sarda, and I'd have to be pretty dumb to think the whole comic's going to be tailored just to my taste. I just thought I'd come out of lurking to throw my two cents' in, mostly because I was kind of hoping I'd get my crazy wish sometime during this encounter. ;)

So it was just kind of a letdown. But oh well. I'll just re-lurk and quietly look forward to more BM, RM and Fighter hijinks, with the occasional King Steve/EPS interlude.

[Kerensky287]

But the comic is getting a bit morbid. We need some teletubbies or something to lighten the mood after all this death.

Oh, don't be silly. Today's hip young teens don't care about the colourful stories of yesteryear - they thrive on the hard stuff, and so the new, grittier, darker 8-Bit should be unanimously hailed as a resounding success.

Also, the more Sarda, the better.

[Megatrauma]

It scares me that I kinda saw that coming.

Sarda's signature is definitely showing.





And I luvs it. Yes, I said luvs.

Sarda is like a warden at a mall. He's keeping the nuisances in control. With a face of magic.

[Si Civa]

Oh, don't be silly. Today's hip young teens don't care about the colourful stories of yesteryear - they thrive on the hard stuff, and so the new, grittier, darker 8-Bit should be unanimously hailed as a resounding success.

Next strip will be all about Blackmage wanting to rape Whitemage.
And I wouldn't be suprised at all if it was.
Damn.

[TheSparrow]

Next strip will be all about Blackmage wanting to rape Whitemage.
And I wouldn't be suprised at all if it was.
Damn.

I think the next strip will be back at Temple and is going to end with them JUST about to start fighting....then Brian will jackass us over to King Steve Theater (not that I wouldn't LOVE that) or to WM walking around by herself, or Dragoon's wacky moon adventures or something.

[waw]

we haven't had any wacky lunar escapades have we?

[TheSparrow]

we haven't had any wacky lunar escapades have we?

...yet.

[Zeth]

So the Other Warriors are not just merely dead, they're really most sincerely dead... right?

NEXT: The Real Light Warriors™.

[bobfish]

Next strip will be all about Blackmage wanting to rape Whitemage.

That's prettymuch every strip involving BM and WM.

[Altune]

On that note, I call Rule 35. We're overdo on some hot mage on mage action... Red Mage and Black Mage will admit their love for each other any time now.

[Zinos]

About the sprites, i think Thief is the only 1 thats from FF1 anymore from the light warriors and hes sprite is edited from the ninja, WM might be from FF1 also, or i cant remember were there any differences in FF3 and FF1 on WM sprites...

[Nuklear Waste]

About the sprites, i think Thief is the only 1 thats from FF1 anymore from the light warriors and hes sprite is edited from the ninja, WM might be from FF1 also, or i cant remember were there any differences in FF3 and FF1 on WM sprites...
Yeah, I forgot Thief's head is still from FF1. White Mage's sprite is definitely from FF3--the FF1 WM sprite (http://tsgk.captainn.net/index.php?p=showgame&t=sy&sy=6&ga=155) has only 1 visible eye while the FF3 WM sprite (http://tsgk.captainn.net/index.php?p=showgame&t=sy&sy=6&ga=157) has both eyes visible.

[01d55]

It's purple drank.

Purple drank?

[Kepor]

Purple drank?

SUP DAWG I HEARD YOU LIKE DRANK SO I PUT A DRANK IN YOUR DRANK SO YOU CAN DRANK WHILE YOU DRANK.

PURPLE DRANK.

[Marelo]

SUP DAWG I HEARD YOU LIKE DRANK SO I PUT A DRANK IN YOUR DRANK SO YOU CAN DRANK WHILE YOU DRANK.

PURPLE DRANK.

I hate you.

[The Wizard Who Did It]

FTFY
Yes I am dragging this back from page 5. Although this is more or less a sin, it's better than completely misusing a meme in the worst way.

Anyways, I was originally just gonna post saying that your link led me to this thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRL7D0wcXM), which is honestly much better than the other interpretation for women fridging.

But then I went down to the third link and found this thing (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WomenInRefrigerators), which honestly baffles me, and I do not know why. (hint, it probably has to do with new comics and 8-Bit Theater as an example)

[Kepor]

SUP DAWG I HEARD YOU LIKE DRANK SO I PUT A DRANK IN YOUR DRANK SO YOU CAN DRANK WHILE YOU DRANK.

PURPLE DRANK.
I hate you.

Me too!

It's not like I want to do it, it just, well, happens.

YO DAWG I HEARD YOU LIKE QUOTES SO I PUT A QUOTE IN YO' QUOTE SO YOU CAN QUOTE WHILE YOU QUOTE.