Homesuck: Vriska Rising

[POS Industries]

Damn it, Noncon. Try to control yourself.
Couldn't even get a handle on spazzing your hand out on the arrow keys, could you?

That's pretty bad, dude.

[BitVyper]

*panting* MUSIC!.... DOWNLOADABLE.... MUSIC!

[Loyal]

What? Where?

[Kim]

Damn it, Noncon. Try to control yourself.

The sad thing is that I currently don't have to pay rent because I live in my parents basement.

D:

[BitVyper]

What? Where?

THIS FUCKING PUMPKIN! (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/music.html)

Also totally worth the purchase: Most of the songs have been extended and/or remixed so that they're more complete. Very nicely polished. I am happy.

[Ryong]

I'm not entirely sure how John did this (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002401), but I don't care because it was awesome.

[Donomni]

The refrigerator leveled up. Sweet.

[Kepor]

This is getting pretty interesting. The lack of puppets is another plus.

Although moving all those cards and dowels must be a real drag.

[Flarecobra]

Ok, Dave might've gone bonkers...

[russianreversal]

I'm still laughing at "vaulthalla."

But seriously Dave, get the fuck out of that room.

[Flarecobra]

So, think we're almost at "Bossfight" time for John, and something will happon to Rose's connection?

[Wigmund]

I won't be sleeping tonight. Kermit wants to play a game (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002465).

[Kepor]

An ironic game.

[Ryong]

Uh, guys. Why're the puppets moving? Dave's game didn't start yet...

[PCD]

I think his brother is darting around, moving things so as to creep Dave out even more.

Ironically.

[Kim]

I think his brother is darting around, moving things so as to creep Dave out even more.

Ironically.

Yup. I expect this 'fight' will be one of the scariest/wierdest/best yet!

[Krylo]

My guess?

Dave's brother already started the game, and has suffered a fate similar to Egbert's father. Dave is playing--he just doesn't know it yet.

[Kim]

Is... is Dave's bro wearing Kamina glasses? I mean, it's kinda hard to tell because of the all black thing, but I think that might be the case.

[Flarecobra]

That was my thought too. Only I didn't know how to spell that guy's name. Or it looks like some of the looks from The World Ends With You...

[Ryong]

...I was going to post exactly about that. I'm getting slow.


...So anyway, things are going much better for Dave now that he turned Detect Collisions on, huh? No more random items being thrown around...Except if he shouts.

[Loyal]

Good lord, Dave, that is not a cool way to panic.

[Flarecobra]

I can see Dave getting startled, slashing at Lil Cal, which in turn makes Dave's brother start the Strife.

And going back to the glasses bit...I bet they're like this.

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002356

[Kepor]

High explosives in a meteor shower area.

This'll end well.

[Loyal]

As long as he keeps the explosives near himself (as the meteor rain conspicuously avoids the players) he should be fine. ...For given values of the word anyway.

[Donomni]

My god, it's a fucking puppet orgy.

[Kim]

where doing it man
where making this hapen

I don't know whether Dave's bro is more cool or less cool for a Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff reference for their confrontation.

[Kepor]

Posting here is so much fun.

A huge waste of time, yes. BUT SO MUCH FUN.

[Flarecobra]

Ooooh...now he's got an unlimited amount of both kinds of cards. :D

And you know...I wonder what he'll use in a fight now. The Bunnykind? Will he pick up the one card, have it punched, and have a bunch of Strifekind cards?

Or better yet: Cardkind, where he uses them like Gambit?

[Loyal]

Chances are he's still gonna use a hammer, especially since Rose was so kind as to create a new one for him to pick up at his leisure.

[Flarecobra]

But the Hammerkind one was punched. What would he use in the meantime?

[Loyal]

The hammer that Rose just produced for him? Surely she can bring it over if it becomes urgent. :P

[Flarecobra]

Or John could create a new one.

[Loyal]

That's one damn fine hammer.

[PCD]

Damn son, I want a pogo hammer.

[Kepor]

That imp's face. Just...

[Loyal]

I wonder how long it will take before someone produces a pogo-hammer in real life.

[Wigmund]

Oh bother, Mega-Imps?

[Kepor]

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/00650.gif

Oh my.

This really is perfect.

[Flarecobra]

I also looks like her shirt's wincing as well.

[Kim]

I think that outdoes any facepalm gif in even POS' ownership.

[Lost in Time]

Well, at least we know nothing else bad will happen to Rose. She ran out of hands to hit her face with!

[Flarecobra]

There's always her feet. Or she can bang her head on a wall or the slab in front of her.

[Loyal]

TWO giant imps? How could this get worse?

[Kim]

If they fusion.

[Flarecobra]

A Cake Ogre?

[Kepor]

I hope it'd be like this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0haOYBBWdo)

Also:

Where doing it man

where MAKING THIS HAPEN

No. Fuck you, Andrew. I am not falling for that.

Not again.

[Loyal]

And now we have a Gard--wait. No we don't.

Bah.

[Kepor]

That music is pretty rad.

[Loyal]

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3248/mspadavekamina.jpg

If not for the music, this wouldn't have occured to me. But god, Kamina's glasses make Dave look like a fathead.

[Krylo]

I think Dave's fat head makes Dave look like a fathead.

[Kim]

Wandering Vagrant was made using an Alchemiter. Calling it now.

[PCD]

I dunno, I think he may be some sort of aged version of the imps or some other monster. Just a guess.

[Kim]

That would also make sense.

[Loyal]

Perhaps some wierd cross between an Imp and the Punch Designix? The latter might kinda explain how he can retain data by eating it. I'm not sure how you'd captchalogue either, but anything's as good as any other I suppose.

[Kerensky287]

I'm looking forward to when the WV actually does something other than wade through all the in-jokes. We've probably got a bit of a wait ahead... he hasn't punched anything in the snout or ridden anything like a mechanical bull... and let's not get started on fondly regarding things.

Oddly enough, even though I never really do any of the audience interaction stuff and most people suggest crap that sends everyone in circles ANYWAY... I still feel somehow cheated that Andrew Hussie is the only one who can decide what's happening at this point. Maybe it's because the author has put WV in the player's control, but he's not letting anyone play. There are questions to be asked an no one can ask them.

[Kim]

I wonder why WV hates kings so much?

[POS Industries]

Well, it was canceled pretty quickly and ended on a bit of a cliffhanger.

[Kerensky287]

UUUGGH WHY CAN I NOT SUGGEST THAT WV DEVOUR THE CHALK

[Kim]

http://i35.tinypic.com/zjt9ps.gif

[POS Industries]

Man, I remember when The Simpsons did that joke.

Though it's nice to see that this time it did produce Tab.

[Flarecobra]

Hopefully it's the pop-top type of can.

but somehow I can see him breaking a nail/talon/whatever those things on his digits are.

[Loyal]

Oh christ, I just went on a full archive binge of Problem Sleuth last night, finishing just now.

Never again.

[Lost in Time]

I have yet to finish reading Problem Sleuth. I read all the other ones, I just haven't the time for Sleuth. Maybe when I'm feeling a little less sane I'll tackle that.

Also I laughed when I saw Tab.

[Flarecobra]

Guess Cal got ripped apart.

And is this a hint as to a possable Kernalsprite for Dave? And what broke his sword?

[Kim]

I'm thinking the old man was GG's grandpa.

I think it was his brother's kernelsprite, as someone suggested earlier that his brother may have already started playing.

[Doc ock rokc]

I'm thinking the old man was GG's grandpa.

I think it was his brother's kernelsprite, as someone suggested earlier that his brother may have already started playing.

no the old man is actually the wizard statue from Roses house

[Loyal]

Oh dear. Ooooh dear. I hope that timer isn't related to the one John had to deal with.

[Kepor]

That was one hell of a training exercise.

[BitVyper]

WV is the best mayor and character ever.

[Kim]

Just when I thought I couldn't love this current story any more than I already do.

[POS Industries]

inb4 THIS FUCKING PUMPKIN.

[Doc ock rokc]

inb4 THIS FUCKING PUMPKIN.

no your not You and Him just came in together

[BitVyper]

inb4 THIS FUCKING PUMPKIN.

Excuse me? (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=960194&postcount=255)

[POS Industries]

no your not You and Him just came in together
The running gag, not the mere appearance of a pumpkin...

Excuse me? (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=960194&postcount=255)
...and said gag appearing within the comic itself, not in a thread about it on a totally unrelated forum.

[Loyal]

And cue cutaway to GardenGnostic in 3... 2... 1...

[Flarecobra]

And no cutaway...

So I wonder what GG is like...they mentioned that some think of her as odd..

[PCD]

Well she has displayed several instances over Pesterchum that she Knows Things She Shouldn't. Whether it's some weird sort of psychic power of hers, or she's actually part of the whole game's scheme, remains unknown.

Also, we got that one moment of looking at her before Wandering Vagrant got to show up. She looks like a hippie, in my opinion.

[Flarecobra]

Like a female verson of John, if you ask me. Though I think her obsession is with gardening, given her screenname in PC...and any bets that she's got a sister who's obsessed with stuff that eats plants, like bugs or something?

[Kim]

Not sister, but maybe her grandpa is. I believe she lives with her grandpa at least.

EDIT: I'm not really sure what just happened, but it was awesome and worth the wait.

EDITEDIT: This isn't the first time this has happened it would seem.

[Kerensky287]

...So are we all in agreement after this most recent set of updates that Homestuck >>> Problem Sleuth?

Also, I wonder if Andrew Hussie is a fan of Gurren Lagann or if he just happened to make a character named "Bro" wield a sword and Kamina glasses.

[russianreversal]

I love the imp's expression. That was pretty hilarious. And yes, that was a badass way to end act 2.

[Loyal]

And MSPaintAdventures is now officially the only comic worth watching/reading anymore.

[PCD]

I'm uncertain as to what just happened in entirety but I know that it was amazing.

[Doc ock rokc]

And that...That is what Distilled awesome looks like.

[Ryong]

I'm speechless. I really am.

...How the hell do you make something that amazing? Seriously?

[Wigmund]

No, the question is: How the hell do you top it?

[Flarecobra]

Epic combat agenst the two Crude Ogres with the Pogo Hammer?

[BitVyper]

John's father is awesome. His power is maximum.

[Kim]

Does anyone else get a Sonic the Hedgehog vibe from the music? It makes me think of the Death Egg every time.

[Doc ock rokc]

Does anyone else get a Sonic the Hedgehog vibe from the music? It makes me think of the Death Egg every time.

kinda. but it also reminds me of some overworld songs in a lot of 8bit fantasy games...while at the same time it is diffrent from all of them

[Kim]

Yeah, Sonic 2 was just a huge part of my childhood, more than other video games at the time, so I hear that music and my first thought is giant, robot Robotnik.

I'm hoping this also means we'll finally get to see the fight between Dave and Bro. I've been waiting for that for for-goddamn-ever.

[Loyal]

I wonder if we'll get to be the Guardians at some point.

[Kim]

Nana was a psychic, too?

[PCD]

Huh. Maybe Nana was a psychic, yeah. Or maybe there's some prophesy action going on, things being foretold as how the end of the world would go down, or whatever. There's all sorts of complicated shit going on and we're getting so many more questions than answers right now. When you think about Problem Sleuth, it felt like that guy went on forever, and it was only a year. How long's this sucker going to go?

the Heir of Breath and Seer of Light, the Knight of Time and Witch of Space

Okay, so it's pretty easy to assume that this corresponds to John, Rose, Dave, and GG. I guess it gives a clue as to what sort of Levels in Badass we can expect to see? I dunno, something about that exact line caught my eye.

[The Argent Lord]

Okay, so it's pretty easy to assume that this corresponds to John, Rose, Dave, and GG. I guess it gives a clue as to what sort of Levels in Badass we can expect to see? I dunno, something about that exact line caught my eye.

Seems to me that the seer would be GG, making Rose the witch.

[Kim]

Wait a minute... "Warring Royalty".

I suddenly am reminded of how much Wandering Vagrant hates kings.

[Krylo]

You just figured that one out?

The whole thing is, supposedly, a chess battle. Obviously there will be warring royalty. And when he hated kings it was the symbol on the king's head in chess that popped up.

[POS Industries]

WV himself is quite likely a pawn, destined to be pitted against his white counterpart of whom we've seen glimpses.

[PCD]

Jade is as quirky as anyone could possibly desire. I approve.

She's also probably the most spazzy flute player in the world.

[Loyal]

I just realized. The design on Jade's shirt keeps changing. A pumpkin, a leaf/spade, and an atom, so far.

[BitVyper]

Re Jade's Fetch Modii: Oh dear god...

[Loyal]

And now I want to know how the other modii work. >:(

[Kepor]

Oh, WV's a pawn. That would explain his hatred for kings and hard carpace.

[POS Industries]

Oh look, Jade's a furry.

[Kerensky287]

I like how everyone else's interests are shown in her room, though in modified form.

And I'm just waiting for her to play another haunting refrain, but on the electric guitar this time.

[Loyal]

Dave can complain about his puppets all he wants, but at least his aren't having sex with each other.

[Flarecobra]

Are you so sure?

And those are his bro's I beleve.

[Loyal]

Feh. Same difference!

[POS Industries]

If Bro's puppets are having sex with each other, it is only because they've been forced to take part in snuff films for their master's sick amusement.

[Flarecobra]

I dunno... this (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002360) suggests otherwise...along with some of the posters on the wall in Dave's Bro's room...

[PCD]

I can't be sure if I think GG is awesome or creepy.

I now wonder why I assumed there was going to be an 'or' involved.

Seriously, the whole furry, tangle buddies, super-epic grampa, experienced-with-firearms, crazy gadget thing is just... I still don't know what her deal is at all and I am so caught between those two categories.

[Loyal]

I wonder how long it'll take before someone comes out with an actual Pesterchum program. Or at least makes a Pesterchum skin/theme for another chat program.

EDIT: Ha ha ha what the hell?

[Kim]

<3 the latest strife music.

[Ryong]

We've already estabilished that Dave's brother is Kamina. Now he's also The Flash. Dave seems to be very fast, too. Let's see, there's the above-average-at-everything guy ( John ), a probable glass cannon ( Dave ), a nuker ( Jade ) and...Rose. I dunno.

[Loyal]

John is the bruiser. Rose is a rogue.

[PCD]

Yeah this music is pretty samn dweet.

I like the part where we only get to actually see what his brother looks like for just like a second.

[Wigmund]

All the music so far has been great and I can't wait for new updates to see if Homestruck tops itself, and so far, no disappointments.

Lil Cal's grinning visage as he dances a jig on Dave shall haunt me.
7021
He's looking into my soul.

[Flarecobra]

With those cold, dead eyes.

And I wonder what made them fight?

[PCD]

Seems clear enough to me; they're siblings. Siblings fight all the time, and it's only right for two particularly cool siblings to fight in a particularly cool way.

It's not out of bickering, it's probably just their tradition of Dave's struggle to one day surpass his bro in coolness, and his bro is merely entertaining his little brother's righteous but currently futile quest to one day be as epically ironic and cool as him.

Also any older sibling will tell you that making the younger one wig out is hilarious.

[BitVyper]

Best use of superspeed ever.

[Loyal]

Two epic beatdowns in one week? Good lord.

[katiuska]

Oh geez, Jade's grandpa has even creepier collections than Bro's puppets. I'm afraid to see what's on the first floor.

[Kim]

Oh geez, Jade's grandpa has even awesomer collections than Bro's puppets.

Gabranth is part of his collection of armors. That automatically qualifies it as the awesome sauce.

[katiuska]

Ha, I didn't notice that until now. I have no problem with the armor collection, but I stand by everything else he's got.

[PCD]

Gasp! A fifth name? Whatever could this mean?

Calling CG as like, some sort of Porky-style boss. Someone rolling around talking about being smarted than the girl who apparently knows like all sorts of everything is intriguing.

[Locke cole]

Gabranth is part of his collection of armors. That automatically qualifies it as the awesome sauce.

He's also got Iron Man.

Also: I'm calling that CarcinoGeneticist has precog powers like Jade's, and his powers are telling him that Jade is going to play a part in Sburb's dooming of the Earth, and that's why he's trolling Jade, trying to get her to stop doing whatever it is she's going to do.

[Kim]

Also: I'm calling that CarcinoGeneticist has precog powers like Jade's, and his powers are telling him that Jade is going to play a part in Sburb's dooming of the Earth, and that's why he's trolling Jade, trying to get her to stop doing whatever it is she's going to do.

I think it's her grandpa.

[POS Industries]

Nah, I don't think he's mean so much as a grandiose windbag. He seems to be quite supportive of her and confident in her ability to be as awesome as he is, as she is his granddaughter, after all.

[Flarecobra]

'Bout time Rose.

[Loyal]

Looks like our MENDICANT is quite the little badass.

[Flarecobra]

And now...Dave vs. Bro.

And man...our heros are just getting smacked around as of late huh? Literally in some, figurtively in others.

[Kim]

And now...Dave vs. Bro.

And man...our heros are just getting smacked around as of late huh? Literally in some, figurtively in others.

Holy shit. Best fight yet.

This keeps outdoing itself, and is so much amazingly better than Problem Sleuth it is ridiculous.

[PCD]

Swear to god, I could listen to that battle music all day.

[Loyal]

I wonder just what Bro wants...

I mean it's not like he needs a reason to beat up his little brother, but he probably had one for calling him up to the roof with the note and bringing Cal.

[PCD]

Part of me wants to believe that the entire thing with the creepy puppet sex is an extremely elaborate, ironic plot just so Bro can snigger at how creeped out his little brother gets from it. Knowing what we know at this point, it's not entirely out of the question.

[CelesJessa]

I have watched that battle far too many times. It was too much awesome. I just love the atmosphere for it.

[PCD]

Oh man the battles just keep getting cooler

[Flarecobra]

Imagine at this rate what the last battle will be like?

[russianreversal]

Aaaaaand John's finally won. I see many level ups in the immediate future.

Also, all these songs need to be released in full versions. I'd buy 'em.

[Lost in Time]

I eagerly await Homestuck Vol 2 to be released, the music is goddamn awesome.

[Wigmund]

Does that "imp (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002791)" look like one of the Midnight Crew (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/mspaintadventures/images/1/1a/SPADES_SLICK.jpg) to anyone else?

[Flarecobra]

I noticed that too. Spades Slick I beleve...

There might be some kinda connection....


EDIT: And now we're with a new guy....wonder what he'll be like.

[BitVyper]

Being a mailman myself, I have to say I'm pleased with this development.

[Wigmund]

And the mailman just bought it...

[POS Industries]

Okay, who else thought for a second that John jumped down to find a shrine to Jade in his father's room?

[Doc ock rokc]

taking all bets
a 2to 1 odd that gram-pa is the knight
and a 3 to 4 odds that gram-pa is the mummy napoleon

[Wigmund]

I imagine Jade's grandfather to look like this.
http://www.ottens.co.uk/gatehouse/images/colonial/hunter%20by%20Dr%20Grordbort.jpg

[PCD]

Okay, who else thought for a second that John jumped down to find a shrine to Jade in his father's room?

*raises hand*

[Flarecobra]

Wig got his apperance right.

And Best. Strife. Ever. It's SO Jade.

[Locke cole]

It was cute until I realized:
"He's dead. He's dead and stuffed and mounted in front of her fireplace and she's strifing with him WHY IS SHE STRIFING WITH HER GRANDPA'S STUFFED CORPSE?"

[Kim]

Does the mummy remind anyone else of Day of the Tentacle?

[Kerensky287]

I think it's awfully fitting that I read DFM's latest Malk update immediately before seeing Jade's strife sequence.

I don't think I'll ever be able to see her the same way.

[Loyal]

It was cute until I realized:
"He's dead. He's dead and stuffed and mounted in front of her fireplace and she's strifing with him WHY IS SHE STRIFING WITH HER GRANDPA'S STUFFED CORPSE?"

And on 3...

1. 2.

aaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGHHHH

[Flarecobra]

Rule no. 1 with Jade: Nothing will be as it appears.

[Kim]

Goddamn the wait for the second batch of MSPA music is unbearable.

[Donomni]

Way to make a fake-out on Dave... and show how absolutely screwball Jade is.

[Flarecobra]

Only one word for the last one.


AWWWWWWW....


Oh, and apperentally the names for the 4 kid's Strife Themes...

John- Showdown
Rose- Aggrieve
Dave- Beatdown
Jade- Guardian

[Loyal]

It's been speculated that "Beatdown" isn't Dave's actual strife theme, and that we'll see his real one when he isn't on the receiving end of the song's namesake.

[Locke cole]

OK. Ok, I can accept Jade keeping her father's body around (sort of a crepier version of Nana's ashes), and I can accept her mock-strifing with it and sort of talking to him.
I'm just glad that she knows he's dead. The strife initially made me thing she was insane, and it scared me, to be honest.

[Doc ock rokc]

And on 3...

1. 2.

aaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGHHHH
1. 2. 3.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO !
...
Damn it I thought it was "1.2.3. go" style

[Ryong]

Am I the only one getting confused because the perspective keeps changing? Specially regarding Rose and the postman thing.

[Flarecobra]

Rose and John- Present
Dave- In the past, a few minutes-hour.
Jade- who knows.
Future Nomads- 413 years in the future.

That help?

[Donomni]

I think he means it doesn't seem to stay in one place for very long at all.

Honestly, that's just how Andrew trolls.

[Loyal]

Oh snap. Looks like the usernames aren't quite so random...

[Wigmund]

I want to know what Jasper's secret is.

[Kim]

I want to know what Jasper's secret is.

"I am not left handed."

[Loyal]

I bet that Rose was just playing with Jaspers before, pretend-psychoanalyzing Jaspers for the sake of it, and the secret is that Jaspers can actually talk and understand her.

[Kim]

That was pretty depressing. Also, yes (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=pony).

[Wigmund]

I wonder where Rose has Pretty Decent Escapalizationized to.

That was pretty depressing.

But the Jasper's Dirge version of Rose's theme was still awesome.

[katiuska]

Awesome, but probably the most depressing update I've seen.

Meanwhile, every aspect of Jade's life continues to creep me the fuck out. I can only assume the ominous-looking silhouette is Becquerel.

[Flarecobra]

Yep. (http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Becquerel)

And who caught the "Ride" secret page?

[Loyal]

Poor John. He'll never see his father the same way again.

WHO'S THIS DOUCHE BAG.

[PCD]

Oh god. For all the silliness that was this page, it managed to totally make me feel bad for John.

[Locke cole]

Oh man yes. For all the apparent silliness, for all the harlequins, baked goods, and serious harlequining business, his old man turns out to just be... An old man, with a completely ordinary room. It completely breaks John's perception of his father.

[Wigmund]

An old man who can beat imps with a fucking safe after ripping apart the bars to his jail cell.

[POS Industries]

I noticed that too. Spades Slick I beleve...

There might be some kinda connection....
Apparently not!

[Flarecobra]

Nope. Guess not.

Still doesn't explain the spade on his outfit. And he DID like the name.

[Krylo]

Pretty sure that's just call out to fan speculation/self-awareness over his similar appearance.

[Kim]

Doesn't mean there isn't a connection. Just that they don't have the same name. Someway, somehow, Spades Slick might have influenced his appearance in this game in actual plot ways.

[Wigmund]

And now we have Minion who looks like another Midnight Crew member.
When's the Diamonds Droog, Clubs Deuce, and Shadow Mobster Kingpin look-alikes gonna show up?

[Loyal]

Considering how many cards John now has I imagine it'd be difficult to weaponize it anyway.

[POS Industries]

And then John was in his birthday suit.

[Wigmund]

Heinous Batterwitch!

[Flarecobra]

Dun dun dunnnn?

[The SSB Intern]

So John has queuestacks.

John with queuestacks.

John's queustacks?!

http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsC/4035-23750.gif
JOHN CUSACK!

[BitVyper]

Jesus fucking hell, I want to raise an animal that can do that!

[Flarecobra]

So Bec's a dog. An awesome dog too.

Also, unique way to Strife too.

[POS Industries]

I would lean more toward space coyote than a mere dog, but yeah.

[BitVyper]

I would lean more toward space coyote than a mere dog, but yeah.

Definitely has a trickster vibe to it, so coyote is probably very appropriate.

[Loyal]

A... dreambot? Whut?

[Mike McC]

Well, for someone who sleeps half the time, being able to interact with the world while still sleeping would be a very useful ability. I notice she's wearing the Skaian dress in her dream as well, as seen in her portrait above the fireplace.

EDIT: Well, it looks like shit is getting real again. I feel there will be two camps here: John is a nutbug, and Shenanigans. I am in the camp of Shenanigans. Why? Well, the flashback made it clear that the posters were like that back in December, back when John and Jade just happened to be talking about the trolls. So, I'm thinking the trolls had something to do with it. It's been shown they can do some reality bending beforehand, by Pestering Jade when she's blocked them AND logged off. Also, the Medium is somewhere outside of time, demonstrated by the fact that WV and Rose were able to interact with John simultaneously, despite being 413 years apart.

Speculation: The trolls are using hacked and modded versions of the S'Burb Server.

[Wigmund]

Holy shit, he's got a photoshopped gun!

What's with these pawns being named variations of "Wandering Wanderer"?

[Mike McC]

It's called a theme. Themes happen in fiction. Like how all the kid's Pesterchum handles (considering John's original handle) and the Troll's handles (that we've seen so far) correspond to a two nucleotide sequence (GG, TT, GT, TG, etc).

[PCD]

It's probably the same reason he kept using names for detectives being variations of "Problem Sleuth."

[Kim]

Not sure if I like the new site design but FUCK YEAH new albums.

[Loyal]

Oh boy, now I barely have to scroll down at all to see Slipshine's ads!

[BitVyper]

;_; Becquerel's theme isn't there.

[Flarecobra]

Can anyone else find a link for the MSPA Wiki?

And Peregrine Mendicant's female apperentally. A little shocking, to be honest.

[Krylo]

Oh boy, now I barely have to scroll down at all to see Slipshine's ads!

I'll never understand why you people don't get adblocker. There ain't no slipshine ads when I look at the site, though I did prefer having the comic jump on the left and larger, for times when I delete my cookies and what have you. Ah well.

Also: Jade's guitar playing is awesome when she's got multiple dream bot arms.

[POS Industries]

Damn, John got hella upgrades.

[Doc ock rokc]

I want those Gauntlets!

[Loyal]

He's a right swank son of a gun, isn't he.

[Kim]

I'm pretty sure The Wrinklefucker is the best name a weapon could ever hope to have.

[stefan]

so currently, john is triple-wielding hammers with a razor umbrella, with PDA glasses and a suit that fire cards out of its sleeves.

If this doesn't suddenly jump to another character now I'll eat my foot.

[Wigmund]

I want to know what the hell the Problem Sleuth + Hammer combo would have made. Though we'll probably see it in the months-long final boss fight as John's Ultimate Hammer.

[BitVyper]

What the hell is his next fight gonna look like?

[Donomni]

Either he'll fail spectacularly in fighting with all his crap, or it'll be super awesome... and several months from now.

[Kim]

Poor Dave.

Also, rocketboard what the hell?!

[The Argent Lord]

Every time MSPA does a big epic (usually Jade-centric) update I feel like I just witnessed something really important that should make a large portion of the plot suddenly fall into place, but all I really end up getting out of it is a vague sense of "What the shit just happened?"

[Wigmund]

If we don't get a cool music montage of John rampaging through imps and ogres to reach the top of his extended house, I'm going to be pissed.

[Donomni]

Ouch... so, from what we saw of John's fight with his first Imp, it looks like you have to fix the original broken weapon to fix the specibus.

Seriously. Ouch.

[Loyal]

Calling it now: Dave gets his sword reforged into the legendary HASHAMUNE.

[Kim]

Calling it now: Dave gets his sword reforged into the legendary HASHAMUNE.

"It's like what are you made of time."

So I guess Dave is the whatever of time that Nana mentioned so long ago. I think we already guessed that, but now it's confirmed.

[Zanaril]

Hmm. It appears the initials of usernames are combinations of A,G,C and T.

[h4x.m4g3]

Hmm. It appears the initials of usernames are combinations of A,G,C and T.

Mike mentioned something about this earlier.

It's called a theme. Themes happen in fiction. Like how all the kid's Pesterchum handles (considering John's original handle) and the Troll's handles (that we've seen so far) correspond to a two nucleotide sequence (GG, TT, GT, TG, etc).

So my guess is there's going to be some sort of genetic theme or knowing something about DNA would help reveal something later. Possibly the way the players/antagonists link together or something.

[Mike McC]

All the Troll's handles also correspond to zodiac signs.

Aries = apocalypseArisen
Taurus = adiosToreador
Gemini = twinArmageddons
Cancer = carcinoGeneticist
Leo = arsenicCatnip
Virgo = grimAuxiliatrix
Libra = gallowsCalibrator
Scorpio = arachnidsGrip
Sagittarius = centaursTesticle
Capricorn = terminallyCapricious
Aquarius = caligulasAquarium
Pisces = cuttlefishCuller

[Flarecobra]

All I'll say is this: Fucking. Owned.

[Doc ock rokc]

That Was Fantastic! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!

[Kim]

So I guess that confirms that they are intentionally Kamina glasses.

[Loyal]

Of course, this also raises the bar on how ludicrously awesome Bro must be.

We've seen him fight, but he's been quite silent thus far (not counting WHERE MAKING THIS HAPPEN).

[Flarecobra]

And during round 3, when he snaps Dave's sword.

[Donomni]

I think that was more of an Unsound Effect (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnsoundEffect), but meh.

[Flarecobra]

Bro recently confirmed that his fondness for Lil Cal was indeed ironic after all. During the Final Round of his battle against Dave, he defeated Dave in one slash, commenting on Dave's 'Cheap Piece of Shit' sword, as well as destroying Lil Cal in the process, though this may have just been for ironic effect. --MSPA Wiki.

I'd like to think that.

[Loyal]

Considering all the other unsound effects in the same font ("DUDE DODGE," for instance), I really doubt it's actual speech.

[Flarecobra]

Anyway, it appears the nomads are as follows: Mayor (WV), Mailperson (PM), and Judge (AR). Any speculation as to what'll follow? And will it be someone from the Light Kingdom?

[Loyal]

So... Jade arranges for her present to be sent to the future, so that the PM will find it and SENDIFICATE it back in time to John (or possibly Rose or Dave)? Am I getting that right?

[The Argent Lord]

So... Jade arranges for her present to be sent to the future, so that the PM will find it and SENDIFICATE it back in time to John (or possibly Rose or Dave)? Am I getting that right?

Apparently not. Looks like it got SEDNIFICATED back in time to herself.

[Wigmund]

Holy hell, Grandfather's blunderbuss leaves craters when used.

[Kim]

"You release the prisoner. He is free to go."

That was brilliant and awesome.

[Flarecobra]

Well, on the bright side, Jack doesn't have to wear that hat anymore.

[Mike McC]

Someone also has a blog (http://dstrider.blogspot.com/).

[Ryong]

Wow. Seriously, wow. Spoiled in case no one saw it yet.

Some of that I didn't get - Jade's cryptic flower, the bottle and the giant cap for the bottle building in the desert - but dang, everything else was great. And John is now a master of hammering, seriously.

[Kim]

So, Nannequin put that stuff in the book just recently, as opposed to his actual Nanna doing it long, long ago. Probably means that John is being manipulated.

[Loyal]

I figured it was more time travel shenanigans that we are not yet meant to understand.

[Flarecobra]

THat...was just epic. That's all there is to say.

[POS Industries]

It was beautiful.

This is the best thing on the internet.

[Mike McC]

the bottle and the giant cap for the bottle building in the desertThe pod that is left in the future for WV and the like to find is directly modeled off of what 'entry item' for the kid is generated. John gets an apple, so in the spot of his house a giant tree grows and drops an apple-like pod, complete with worms. Rose gets a bottle, so in the spot of her house is a giant bottle with the pod being the cork.

[BitVyper]

The CROWS! That was awesome.

[Donomni]

Calling it now: Dave's 'sprite is gonna be Lil' Cal and some cheapass sword, creating A SAMURAI PUPPET.

Also, Rose's sprite must be called Jasprithulu.

[Ryong]

The pod that is left in the future for WV and the like to find is directly modeled off of what 'entry item' for the kid is generated. John gets an apple, so in the spot of his house a giant tree grows and drops an apple-like pod, complete with worms. Rose gets a bottle, so in the spot of her house is a giant bottle with the pod being the cork.

Oooh. See now, that makes a lot of sense.

Also: John is alone in the world.

[Flarecobra]

Calling it now: Dave's 'sprite is gonna be Lil' Cal and some cheapass sword, creating A SAMURAI PUPPET.

Also, Rose's sprite must be called Jasprithulu.

Nope. Dave's at least for the first one, will involve the crow.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/mspaintadventures/images/5/57/Crow_Sprite.gif

[Mike McC]

Actually, I dare say that the sword-crow looks like a second phase prototyping. First phase looks like a head (the harlequin face with arm, Jasper's head), while the second phase is the full ghost-like aparition (Nanaquin, Lady Jasperthulhu), so the Sword Crow seen there is likely the fully prototyped kernel sprite. Maybe S'burb considers the sword and the crow to be seperate items, and thus completes the prototyping with the one step.

[POS Industries]

Actually, I dare say that the sword-crow looks like a second phase prototyping. First phase looks like a head (the harlequin face with arm, Jasper's head), while the second phase is the full ghost-like aparition (Nanaquin, Lady Jasperthulhu)
The first phase harlequin kernelsprite was a ghostly apparition as well (http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/File:Sprite.gif).

Besides, the formula for tier 2 kernelsprite prototyping so far involves is something dead + a doll. John's was Nana's Ashes + Harlequin Doll, Rose's was Jasper's corpse + Eldritch Princess Doll, and Dave's is already know to be part dead crow with Li'l Cal sitting right there with them. Seems pretty open and shut.

[Mike McC]

The first phase harlequin kernelsprite was a ghostly apparition as well (http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/File:Sprite.gif).Actually, that's only after it divided after entering The Medium. I think, since WV was locked out of that terminal, the reception was fuzzy, and the color was still red tinted (as if illuminated by a burning city), it could be reasonably assumed that at that point Dave was not in The Medium yet.

In short, I think outside The Medium, the first-step prototyped kernel sprite is only the head.

Besides, the formula for tier 2 kernelsprite prototyping so far involves is something dead + a doll. John's was Nana's Ashes + Harlequin Doll, Rose's was Jasper's corpse + Eldritch Princess Doll, and Dave's is already know to be part dead crow with Li'l Cal sitting right there with them. Seems pretty open and shut.Andrew Hussie implied in a Q&A session (http://andrewhussie.blogspot.com/2009/11/interrogative-remarks-followed-by.html) that the prototyping was literally Anything + Anything. Just because we've seen a pattern in the two we've seen and confirmed to be fully prototyped thus far does not mean that is how it must be.

So I just kicked down that shut door of yours and left it wiiiiiiiiiide open.

[POS Industries]

I wouldn't say kicked it wide open, but you have sort of jiggled the knob a bit.

[Mike McC]

Hmm, on second glimpse, Dave's kernelsprite is lacking the pre-Medium split aura seen in the other two sprites, so...

I will chalk this one up to goddamnit, Hussie.

[Flarecobra]

And now...Midnight Crew.

[Loyal]

Dear MSPA guys what makes the suggestions;

You really should have seen that coming.

[Mike McC]

Well, of course they probably did, but would have not doing it allowed for the double whammy of reference to Problem Slueth and reference to John's game of 52-pickup? I think not.

[POS Industries]

A keen eye might note something here (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003076) that they may find quite interesting (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003044).