#1219: "A dumb, dumb plan."

[Kurosen]

But I mean really, statistically, Black Mage is in the right. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/02/13/episode-1219-earthcake/)

[Dracorion]

Did you just make the thread before the comic is up?

[Si Civa]

Do you wish that people would make "cake is lie" comments Brian? Do you really want that?

But anyway, Blackmage, bake your own goddamn cake.

[Kurosen]

Did you just make the thread before the comic is up?
Nope.

[Tryxx]

Do you wish that people would make "cake is lie" comments Brian? Do you really want that?

But anyway, Blackmage, bake your own goddamn cake.

I'll be honest - I came to this thread intending to post that. You stole my joy. :(

Seriously though - I thought Black Mage was just being a realist in this scenario, oh well.

[Dracorion]

Nope.

Huh. Didn't show up for me. But now it is.

I suppose this is the part where I yell at Brian for manipulating the universe to screw with me and only me.

[Domestibot]

Turning the world into cake would just start endless war. Haven't any of you played Fat Princess?

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[Neni]

The whole cake thing just shattered my view of Black Mage into a thoussand tiny shards and rearranged it as a mosaik of letters, reading out "DUMB".

I mean, seriously, BM?! That's your reason for worshipping the most evil thing there is? CAKE?!
If that was a real reason to commit evil , Super Mario would be the Anti-Christ! I mean, the stuff is practically the whole reason he ever saves anything!!

[stapler942]

Turning the world into cake would just start endless war. Haven't any of you played Fat Princess?

Looking that up made my day. ;)

The whole cake thing just shattered my view of Black Mage into a thoussand tiny shards and rearranged it as a mosaik of letters, reading out "DUMB".

I mean, seriously, BM?! That's your reason for worshipping the most evil thing there is? CAKE?!
If that was a real reason to commit evil , Super Mario would be the Anti-Christ! I mean, the stuff is practically the whole reason he ever saves anything!!

Same guy who was tricked by evil pie. And later asked about evil cookies or somesuch. And in a less pastry-related note, was distracted from his evil purpose with the datacube by the mention of mammaries. You expected BM to have a smart reasoning for anything he does (or anyone else in the comic)?

[Si Civa]

Since when has liking baked goodies been stupid?!

[Green Spanner]

That would be an interesting end to 8-bit.

"And then everything was cake. It wasn't very nice.

THE END"

[Veho]

I mean, seriously, BM?! That's your reason for worshipping the most evil thing there is? CAKE?!

It's less of a reason and more of an excuse made up at the spot. For some reason, he's still hiding the fact he's worshipping Chaos because his lifelong goal is to destroy the world, starting and ending with the other LWs. Which is sort of pointless seeing how he keeps saying it out loud.

But then again, they all seem to forget things like that pretty fast. Like Thief's little "asides." Maybe all that amnesia dust really works.

[Skit]

I like Thief's irritated, terse "No shit." reply.

[Goldenfleece]

To be fair, everything in the world exists to hurt Black Mage. Most alternatives would be an improvement.

[Link_991]

Dear God, Fighter was just smarter than Black Mage(or something like that)

[Eldezar]

This is funny to me because when I played Mutants and Masterminds (http://www.mutantsandmasterminds.com/) with a group a while back, one of the guys had the power to turn anything into cake. He was also mentally unstable, so it took the rest of the party to keep him from enacting on his ultimate goal of turning the entire planet into cake.

[HisshouBuraiken]

Wow, I haven't laughed so hard at an 8BT punchline in quite a while. Well done broseph, well done.

[Gamer8585]

So is Chaos against all of creation per se, or is he just against creation in an ordered form?

If is the former Black Mage is screwed no matter what kind of logic he uses, since if it exists Chaos is going to destroy it.

If its the latter then Black Mage is screwed, because while he may turn everything, or parts thereof, into cake that would only last as long as it would take him to turn it into something else. So Black Mage is screwed because every part of the world around him in a constant and unpredictable manner (that's assuming Chaos let him keep his assistance intact; which he wouldn't). It would be a hell that Black Mage could neither conquer nor comprehend. He would be driven mad by this kind of world. An eternal psychological anguish of such magnitude he would miss Fighter (or at least someone to stab).

In other words: The cake isn't necessarily a lie, but he would NEVER be able to enjoy it.

[Clord]

Using cake in the discussion might be just allegory and not actual cake.

[Doc T]

The closer we get to the end, the more potty-mouthed this comic is becoming.

[Veho]

This had better not be all just one huge buildup for a "the cake is an untruth" joke.

EDIT: Wordfilter.

[KoolKKid]

did anyone else notice fighter shattered BM? its kinda weird cuz usually BM shatter's fighter. exept for the occasional mind shatter move fighter pulls off every now and then.

[Meister]

This had better not be all just one huge buildup for a "the cake is an untruth" joke.

EDIT: Wordfilter.
One comic isn't a particularly huge buildup and I'm pretty sure the sole reason you guys are even considering this is because that line has become such a pervasive meme.

[Naqel]

Thiefs line made me laugh out so loud that people in flats across the street fell of their chairs.

[Roxas]

Black Mage, you're an awesome guy, but that is extremely stupid. If Red Mage calls you out on your plan and is actually right, something is very, very ring. Statistically, you may be right, but this is Chaos we're talking about. His existence and will center the unlikely and least common denominator. Therefore, he's more likely to turn the world into fire. Wait, wouldn't that cause a paradox?

[Organism X]

We already know what Chaos is going to do. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/02/11/episode-248-dream-analysis/)

[ERROR]

Black Mage, you're an awesome guy, but that is extremely stupid. If Red Mage calls you out on your plan and is actually right, something is very, very ring. Statistically, you may be right, but this is Chaos we're talking about. His existence and will center the unlikely and least common denominator. Therefore, he's more likely to turn the world into fire. Wait, wouldn't that cause a paradox?

For the love of evil, the whole paradox thing has been covered already.

[joshedis]

The closer we get to the end, the more potty-mouthed this comic is becoming.

Well, seeing as "the end" for them is going up with Chaos in a fight, I would find it hard to blame them. Think about it this way; If you were a level one hero with a humorous personality and no skills going up against an extremely high level boss, do you really think you would have a chance? No sir. In which event I presume you would be swearing your head off. Although, if you could swear the boss' head off. Then you would be in the clear.

[Ti-Phil]

Yes, BM's reasons are dumb... and yet.. it is Fighter who showed the flaws in his plans... Scary.

[Red King]

The whole cake thing just shattered my view of Black Mage into a thoussand tiny shards and rearranged it as a mosaik of letters, reading out "DUMB".

I mean, seriously, BM?! That's your reason for worshipping the most evil thing there is? CAKE?!
If that was a real reason to commit evil , Super Mario would be the Anti-Christ! I mean, the stuff is practically the whole reason he ever saves anything!!

It shattered you illusion of the character who in the beginning went into what he knew was a trap solely because the sign said "Evil Pie"?

[Aldurin]

It shattered you illusion of the character who in the beginning went into what he knew was a trap solely because the sign said "Evil Pie"?

I don't get why you guys don't understand BM's secret passion for baked goods. I like his argument. He had me at the line "But I figure there's more kinds of cake than fire, so the odds are actually in my favor".

I would invent new kinds of cake just to improve those odds.

[Red King]

I don't get why you guys don't understand BM's secret passion for baked goods. I like his argument. He had me at the line "But I figure there's more kinds of cake than fire, so the odds are actually in my favor".

I would invent new kinds of cake just to improve those odds.

That was kinda my point.

[Hetsurin]

Cake would just unite the world in harmony, why would Chaos do that?

[Aldurin]

Cake would just unite the world in harmony, why would Chaos do that?

Because he can.

[CodeBlack]

Ah, so Black Mage's true plan finally comes to light... he doesn't want to destroy the world, but live in a world completely made of cake.

It's like heaven, but you're alone everyone else is cake.

But... wait. If everything is cake, does that mean air is cake? Wouldn't you suffocate in sweet doughy goodness almost immediately?

[Hetsurin]

A bitter sweet death, choking on Oxygen.

[Veho]

"Well, I've heard BM lives and breathes cake, but this is ridiculous!"

*rimshot*

...I'll be quiet now...

[Keaton]

The whole cake thing just shattered my view of Black Mage into a thoussand tiny shards and rearranged it as a mosaik of letters, reading out "DUMB".

I mean, seriously, BM?! That's your reason for worshipping the most evil thing there is? CAKE?!
If that was a real reason to commit evil , Super Mario would be the Anti-Christ! I mean, the stuff is practically the whole reason he ever saves anything!!

Didn't Kirby once go on a murderous rampage killing (and eating) thousands of innocents for cake?

Unleashing Dark Nebula in the process...

[Kerensky287]

They were probably moist, delicious innocents, to be fair.

[Aklyon]

Cake would just unite the world in harmony, why would Chaos do that? Why not?

[Hanuman]

Cake joke, loved it.