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Kurosen
12-15-2009, 12:06 AM
The alternate title was Bubble-DUMB but I felt that might have given away too much (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/12/15/episode-1204-chew-on-that/).
capnchicken
12-15-2009, 12:11 AM
No way to work in Juicy Fruit or Fruit Stripe Gum, eh?
Hobo Phoenix
12-15-2009, 12:31 AM
I... have no idea what happened. I laughed, but, I'm not sure why.

'Splain?
Geoffron X
12-15-2009, 01:00 AM
That was what.
Red King
12-15-2009, 01:02 AM
Oh god. How many damn times am I going to wake up my house with laughing?

Heh. Heheh. Big Red.
Xshu
12-15-2009, 01:06 AM
This may be the single strangest 8-Bit Theater comic ever made. Even stranger than the goat/llama thing.
Thadius
12-15-2009, 01:36 AM
Chew Worship the gods, for they are delicious mighty.
Truec
12-15-2009, 02:12 AM
I am going to overanalyze what is almost certainly just an amusing joke by bringing up that Fighter really likes gum. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/06/03/episode-424-sacrificial-rights/)
neofrodo
12-15-2009, 02:30 AM
So Fighter is going to use a Gum Sword to beat Chaos?

>_>

Oh Who am I kidding?! This is Fighter! He could beat Chaos with a stick if he wanted to. :P
Jace22
12-15-2009, 02:48 AM
seems like in the past 2 comics Fighter remembered how to hold his sword. The sidequests must be working. Now if only he can use it without injuring himself again
Vlhurg
12-15-2009, 03:02 AM
Gum humor made my brain hurt.

Thanks :D
Veho
12-15-2009, 03:07 AM
"harm evil people who try to wield them"? I totally sort of called it (or something similar). (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=996215&postcount=19) :p

He he he, Trident :D
Athas
12-15-2009, 03:20 AM
I don't get it. Well I don't get the last two rows really.
Meister
12-15-2009, 03:38 AM
No way to work in Juicy Fruit or Fruit Stripe Gum, eh?
Or, at the very least, spearmint.
Green Spanner
12-15-2009, 04:13 AM
Fighter once again showing his power of breaking peoples' brains.
Geminex
12-15-2009, 05:05 AM
Fighter makes super sense!
Green Spanner
12-15-2009, 05:06 AM
Fighter makes super sense!

He makes double sense.

/reference to older comic that nobody probably remembers
KillBill
12-15-2009, 06:34 AM
Fighter gets a sense of humor. Better late than never!
Grognor
12-15-2009, 08:12 AM
Do I have to say more than "I like this one"?
Quirriff`
12-15-2009, 08:24 AM
I totally sort of called it (or something similar).[/URL]

We all called it, It was obvious. But it doesn't make it any less funny.
Kurosen
12-15-2009, 09:24 AM
Basically Fighter answers his own question using a big tough guy voice because he's imitating the blacksmith of heaven that he doesn't necessarily know he just made up. This is represented visually with panels featuring this alleged divine craftsman.
Reaperz-XIII
12-15-2009, 11:04 AM
Wow Fighter just blew Black Mage's mind
Nightshine
12-15-2009, 11:35 AM
More Fighter = Happy Nightshine
tehixe
12-15-2009, 03:03 PM
Today's "gum humor" made me laugh harder than ever before at 8bit. Puns = win, but only if they are about gum.
Green Spanner
12-15-2009, 03:51 PM
Puns = win, but only if they are about gum.

Well, to make puns about gum requires a lot of gumption, otherwise you're biting off more than you can chew.
Martyr
12-15-2009, 03:52 PM
Fighter is so brilliant. He just throws everybody's mind for a loop whenever he feels like it.

I wish I could manipulate evil warriors like that.

I wish I could find some evil warriors to practice on.
Nightshine
12-15-2009, 03:56 PM
Fighter is so brilliant. He just throws everybody's mind for a loop whenever he feels like it.

I wish I could manipulate evil warriors like that.

I wish I could find some evil warriors to practice on.

Is he really manipulating everyone though?

THIS THEORY MUST BE DISCUSSED FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME!
Tev
12-15-2009, 04:01 PM
THIS THEORY MUST BE DISCUSSED FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME!
You know that the more we discuss something the more right it is. Look at how 434 turned out after years of forum discussion. I'm just waiting for Black Belt to come back now.
Nightshine
12-15-2009, 04:18 PM
You know that the more we discuss something the more right it is. Look at how 434 turned out after years of forum discussion. I'm just waiting for Black Belt to come back now.

True.

But if that were to actually happen, its effect would be very similar to a certain miscarriage from a certain webcomic.
Tev
12-15-2009, 04:21 PM
Really? Black Belt coming back would be akin to a miscarriage?
Nightshine
12-15-2009, 04:34 PM
Really? Black Belt coming back would be akin to a miscarriage?

I was referring to Fighter having a sudden character change.


Also, I never liked Black Belt.
Meister
12-15-2009, 04:48 PM
Look at how 434 turned out after years of forum discussion.
Yeah we certainly discussed 434 being a decoy to distract everyone from Sarda and his young self a whole lot.
shiney
12-15-2009, 05:41 PM
Well, to make puns about gum requires a lot of gumption, otherwise you're biting off more than you can chew.

Well, you're fired. Pack your shit and never come back.
Astrobot7000
12-15-2009, 05:47 PM
I don't think Red Mage is evil. The weapons shouldn't hurt him. He should be able to wield them just fine. Red Mage isn't a bad guy, but he always seems to be lumped into that category.
Green Spanner
12-15-2009, 05:48 PM
Well, you're fired. Pack your shit and never come back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUWgE0EVQ9c&feature=related
Nuklear Waste
12-15-2009, 06:57 PM
There was something adorable and hilarious about this episode.

I don't think Red Mage is evil. The weapons shouldn't hurt him. He should be able to wield them just fine. Red Mage isn't a bad guy, but he always seems to be lumped into that category.

Good or neutral guys don't usually create crimes against nature. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/03/25/episode-677-step-one/) Even Black Mage seems to know this. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/04/11/episode-683-pimp-my-bird/)
Liadan
12-15-2009, 07:22 PM
Why have I gotten the feeling with the last few comics that Brian is enjoying making 8-bit theatre again?
Roxas
12-15-2009, 07:54 PM
Oh God that was hilarious.
timemonkey
12-15-2009, 09:21 PM
I don't think Red Mage is evil. The weapons shouldn't hurt him. He should be able to wield them just fine. Red Mage isn't a bad guy, but he always seems to be lumped into that category.

If you don't think Red Mage is evil then you need to go back, reread the comic and pay attention this time. He has no regard for life or the safety of others. He violates and mutilates as he's fit. He actively engages in many crimes, including theft and murder. He's actively working towards the poitn where they will just split the world into quarters and ruin each section as they see fit.
He's on a quest for power, and to hell with everything else.
Red King
12-15-2009, 09:24 PM
I don't think Red Mage is evil. The weapons shouldn't hurt him. He should be able to wield them just fine. Red Mage isn't a bad guy, but he always seems to be lumped into that category.

Because killing and backstabbing on the path to power and glory in an attempt to overthrow the gods themselves and destroy the world only to remake it how you want is the nicest and more justifiable thing ever.
Loyal
12-15-2009, 09:54 PM
Red Mage is only not evil if you're using Black Mage as a baseline.
Link_991
12-16-2009, 12:29 AM
Really? Black Belt coming back would be akin to a miscarriage?

not just any miscarriage. A very specific one from a certain webcomic that shall not be named.
POS Industries
12-16-2009, 12:33 AM
I was referring to Fighter having a sudden character change.
No, see, that would be stupid and terrible in a totally different way.

Is he really manipulating everyone though?

THIS THEORY MUST BE DISCUSSED FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME!
Oh, let them have their fun. I mean, it's not like you've been around for the billion discussions that they've apparently had about it, so what do you care?
muaddib9
12-16-2009, 01:34 AM
I've been reading 8bt for years, but I actually created a forum account just because of this update because I laughed so hard at it. Almost fell out of my chair.
Mirai Gen
12-16-2009, 01:36 AM
I like how fighter's imagination of a fake god craftsman becomes Hephaestus.

EDIT: and the awful puns were just delicious.
TARDIS
12-16-2009, 09:39 PM
Fighter actually hit upon why they'd be unable to use the weapons, then? let's face it, the other 3 are evil. (though we KNEW Black Mage ahs been since comic 1!)
Martyr
12-17-2009, 02:00 AM
We knew Thief was evil since the moment appeared, whichever comic that was, and we knew that rm intercepted the 4th member slot, puching out the only truly intelligent (questionably intelligent) and holy char in the story, wm, which isn't exactly healthy.

In fact, I think that's the best description around for RMs alignment: Unhealthy.
TARDIS
12-17-2009, 11:32 AM
We knew Thief was evil since the moment appeared, whichever comic that was, and we knew that rm intercepted the 4th member slot, puching out the only truly intelligent (questionably intelligent) and holy char in the story, wm, which isn't exactly healthy.

In fact, I think that's the best description around for RMs alignment: Unhealthy.

and Black Mage is evil incarnate. He pulled a FF2, has hios own unique spell that destroys love, AND attempted to serve Chaos, the antagonist of the entire series! (and FF1)