Komato Rambo: Hah! All right, then, you'll confront the Commander-in-Chief and his cohorts! Head towards the sound of chaotic shouting and incessant toilet flushing.
Vexorg: Notice the Super Juice 5000 that the captain ordered a while ago that was supposed to fall during your battle. Much to everyone's surprise, decide to do the right thing and catch it before it blows up.
Vexorg: Be too happy that you just got some free Super Juice 5000 and earned some actual respect from some of your peers to care that you might have just let the Human Anomaly live.
Hidden Camera: Automatically upload the video of Vexorg and Iji's fight to KomatoTube. The reaction to this video is mixed and people get into a huge comment war over whether or not Vexorg did the right thing.
Krotera: Since your confrontation with Iosa, have inexplicably ended up stuck inside a tree house with no windows, wearing a giant foam finger on one hand and holding an empty pot that once contained coffee in the other. There is a Tasen in here who is extremely angry with you because it's somehow your fault. And also, a Komato clown playing card games on the floor for some reason. Words cannot describe how embarrassed you are.
Iosa: Laugh uproariously about what just happened to Krotera. When the Tasen start telling you stories about how embarrassing Krotera was, get over your racist attitudes at least long enough to engage these Tasen in friendly conversation.
Also, I really like the twist with Vexorg. Granted, it's not like he decided to spare her because he knew the Komato had pretty much already won or something and he just decided to keep his hands (relatively) clean, but just the fact that Vexorg actually listens to Iji and agrees to spare her is not what I was expecting of him and it's a rather pleasant surprise.
Yukabacera: While hacking, intentionally delete all the video evidence of Vexorg fighting the Anomaly, because Vexorg is a jerk and any evidence of his success should be withheld from the public.
Yukabacera: While hacking, intentionally delete all the video evidence of Vexorg fighting the Anomaly, because Vexorg is a jerk and any evidence of his success should be withheld from the public.
And, just to rub salt in the wound, replace the previous video with a Komatoroll.
Well, now that that's over with, you can go on and activate this TERMINAL.
And there's your way out. Time to get back on the road. You have a GENERAL to deal with.
Might as well pick up this NANO while you're here.
Hmm. It looks like that TERMINAL opened up some of the DOORS here, but you'll have to keep going if you want to open this thing up. Onwards, then!
Seeing as you've already been over to the right, you climb upwards.
...well. This could get interesting...
> Vexorg: Notice the Super Juice 5000 that the captain ordered a while ago that was supposed to fall during your battle. Much to everyone's surprise, decide to do the right thing and catch it before it blows up.
Hmm...everything's been said and done, and yet, there's some part of you that can't help but feel that you're forgetting something...or perhaps that some higher entity is somehow forgetting something.
> Vexorg: Be too happy that you just got some free Super Juice 5000 and earned some actual respect from some of your peers to care that you might have just let the Human Anomaly live.
So what? She had a point.
Yes, you could just kill her right there. There was nothing stopping you. But where would you have gone from there? In the long run, it would all be meaningless. No, you'll keep your rivalry alive. It'll work out better for the both of you that way - you'll each train to best each other, and you'll constantly be measuring your skills. You'll give yourself motivation and make sure you always stay ready. It's a fine plan, and you must say, you feel a certain level of appreciation for the ANOMALY. You look forward to meeting her again.
Of course, you'll kick her ass this way to Thursday. Because you're awesome like that.
> Hidden Camera: Automatically upload the video of Vexorg and Iji's fight to KomatoTube. The reaction to this video is mixed and people get into a huge comment war over whether or not Vexorg did the right thing.
COMMENT: Man, Vex really dropped the ball. Should've killed the Anomaly when he had the chance.
COMMENT: yeah rly
COMMENT: It would've fixed everything...what a moron.
COMMENT: Guys, listen. She wanted to stay as rivals. That takes guts, man.
COMMENT: stfu
COMMENT: dude no. its not about the war he was just being noble
COMMENT: Being stupid, more like it.
COMMENT: You're stupid.
COMMENT: Yeah, like anyone would support Vexorg any more...
COMMENT: He's costing the Army by thinking it's all about him. Morals don't have anything to do with this.
COMMENT: you guys r all noobs
> Yukabacera: While hacking, intentionally delete all the video evidence of Vexorg fighting the Anomaly, because Vexorg is a jerk and any evidence of his success should be withheld from the public.
> And, just to rub salt in the wound, replace the previous video with a Komatoroll.
KATELYN: Yuka, are you coming?
YUKABACERA: Not yet. I have better things to attend to.
KATELYN: Nooo, don't! We can't wait or they'll Alpha Strike the planet!
YUKABACERA: Oh, this is plenty important.
> Komato Public: Wonder why the Doomtube video of Vexorg fighting the Anomaly was deleted, especially after it had gotten over 5 million views.
...what sorcery is this?!? Did Vexorg seriously just KOMATOROLL all of you after building up this great moment for himself?
You have just lost any respect for him you may have gained from this fight.
> Komato Rambo: Hah! All right, then, you'll confront the Commander-in-Chief and his cohorts! Head towards the sound of chaotic shouting and incessant toilet flushing.
BERSERKER: ...what's that flushing? Someone must be there! YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME, FUCKERS! COME OUT AND FACE JUSTICE!
COUNSELOR: ...why do I even bother?
> Krotera: Since your confrontation with Iosa, have inexplicably ended up stuck inside a tree house with no windows, wearing a giant foam finger on one hand and holding an empty pot that once contained coffee in the other. There is a Tasen in here who is extremely angry with you because it's somehow your fault. And also, a Komato clown playing card games on the floor for some reason. Words cannot describe how embarrassed you are.
KROTERA: ...and I will not take kindly to this lack of r-wait, what?
KROTERA: ...
KROTERA: ...I've got nothing.
> Iosa: Laugh uproariously about what just happened to Krotera. When the Tasen start telling you stories about how embarrassing Krotera was, get over your racist attitudes at least long enough to engage these Tasen in friendly conversation.
IOSA: Oh man, that was great! Hah, that idiot really got what was coming to him, didn't he?
SOLDIER: Yeah. Krotera's an asshole. Whoever picked him to be Grand Elite should probably be discharged.
COMMANDER: Say, did I tell anyone about the time Hel Sarie punched him in the face at a public speech?
SOLDIER: Dude, I was there!
COMMANDER: Yeah. Shows him right for saying that us losing the war is a good thing. Guy's seriously got to work on his rhetoric.
IOSA: Oh, you guys are a riot...did I just say that?
> Vexorg: Realize once you're back on the ship that nobody's going to believe that you beat the Anomaly.
> Somebody Vexorg Hates: Make fun of Vexorg for not having killed the Anomaly yet.
> Iji: Be long gone by the time he returns to the boss room.
INTERLUDE OF SILLINESS
BERSERKER: Ah, if it isn't Vexorg. Done with the Anomaly yet?
VEXORG: ...hold on.
VEXORG: ...BELGIUM!
Asmodemus: Thanks! I was really trying to make it as awesome as possible. That's pretty much the whole reason I spent so long planning this update out - I wanted to get the most awesome fight scene I could think of down. I have to thank whoever had the idea of Iji getting a massive sugar rush, since it's really the one factor that led to this. I got the mental image of her reaching Vexorg's level of speed and the two of them going so fast they exceed the speed of light (that's why there isn't any background in those panels, in case it wasn't clear), and I just had to milk that for what it was worth. Plus this gives me a good benchmark, because now I need to make the Tor fight even more awesome than this one. I have some big plans for when we get to that.
Ach! Hans, run! It's the lhurgoyf! AVGN Quote of the Moment-I-Have-Time-To-Update-It: "When we heard that a Ghostbusters game for Nintendo was coming out, we were so excited, we shit our pants! Literally, shit came out our asses and we rocketed through the roof! "
Krotera: Well, at least the computer in your helmet could be useful if it still works in the afterlife!
Angry Tasen: Wait, no, stop!
Every Single Tasen in the Universe, Alive and Dead: Be horrified by what you suddenly see in your visor. Even Hel Sarie, who's still controlling Chelsea, starts screaming.
Komato who had just barely brought more resources to Chelsea: Cower in fear. What did you do wrong!?
Vexorg: Remember to get your camera back. Find out that it already uploaded the video. Freak out and go on Komatotube or Doomtube or whatever it's called.
Vexorg: Be surprised that your video (1) has been inexplicably replaced by a Komatoroll and pleasantly surprised that it (2) has been reuploaded by several hundred other users and (3) has already inspired dozens of commentary videos, memes and parodies, both positive and negative.
Vexorg: Return to the ship, as per Kiron's evacuation orders, but try not to let it on that you're pleased and surprised with how your video was received.
Communists: Hear a battle(between the Komato Rambo and the commander-in-chief's entourage but you don't know what's going on outside) taking place outside the bathroom door. Get a little worried because you have no idea what's going on out there.
Communists: Start to freak out a little bit when the toilet malfunctions and starts to overflow, filling the room with water.
Finally I'm at the end!
Saxton Hale: Awaken in Australia as TF2 was based on real life in this reality. Sense, using your Australian senses that there are Australium infected Tyranids there and fight them, then remember that you need to have an arm wrestle with your friend, reallyjoel's Dad, and jump towards McTasen's, causing the "Roof Break!!" sound effect to happen.
Iji: Get ye flask and pumpkin and arms.
Komato cashier named Neddy Komatogoon: go "Ying tong iddle i po" randomly, and then start counting the units in the cash register.
Kiron: Flashback to when the assassins discovered TF2!
> Iji: Equip the Hyper Pulse, and start spinning around and firing in circles.
Ah yes, the HYPER PULSE. The only weapon that combines KICKING THINGS with BLASTING THEM WITH LASERS into one convenient package.
With that, you pick up the NANO and move on.
And down here are some TROOPERS. This shouldn't be that much of a problem.
...but this certainly should.
> Iji: Shoot while jumping.
That's it! If you still have enough energy to pull it off effectively, you should be able to still fire off an airborne shot at the ANNIHILATOR! With any luck, you'll be able to hit it in the face, presumably destroying its cameras. Or whatever those lights on its face are.
Maybe you shouldn't try that in a room with such a low ceiling.
> Vexorg: Remember to get your camera back. Find out that it already uploaded the video. Freak out and go on Komatotube or Doomtube or whatever it's called.
All right. Now all is said and done, and you can get your CAMERA back so you can...
...wait a minute. If your CAMERA was recording...then millions of people have just seen you overrule your lifelong vendetta and make peace with the ANOMALY. That won't be good for business!
> Vexorg: Be surprised that your video (1) has been inexplicably replaced by a Komatoroll and pleasantly surprised that it (2) has been reuploaded by several hundred other users and (3) has already inspired dozens of commentary videos, memes and parodies, both positive and negative.
...but what's this?
It seems that already, your video has become an instant hit. Everyone's talking - for better or worse - about what you did. You've become a household name. There is no KOMATO online who does not know about what you've done today.
Maybe they hate you for it. Maybe they don't. But there is one thing for sure, and that is that you have accomplished what you had set out to do in the first place.
Everyone recognises your awesomeness.
> Vexorg: Return to the ship, as per Kiron's evacuation orders, but try not to let it on that you're pleased and surprised with how your video was received.
Yes, you have gotten the orders. But perhaps these are orders worth shirking. After all, you've made your own orders.
You've committed yourself to meeting the ANOMALY again some day, and if you go with KIRON, he'll destroy the planet. You know that that's exactly what the ANOMALY is trying to prevent, and if she fails, you'll know that you won't be able to make good on your plans. If you go with the rest of the force, you can't be certain what will happen next. But if you stay behind, and make sure that the ANOMALY stops it...then you can be sure of her survival.
You know that orders are orders. But some things are more important than orders.
> Tor: Stop acting crazy
TOR: ...where are you taking me?
TROOPER: Into custody. You're being ridiculous.
TOR: You can't do this to me! I'm the General! I outrank you by several orders of magnitude!
TROOPER: General my ass! I don't see how you got to be where you are talking about ponies all the time.
TOR: ...what ponies?
> Communists: Hear a battle(between the Komato Rambo and the commander-in-chief's entourage but you don't know what's going on outside) taking place outside the bathroom door. Get a little worried because you have no idea what's going on out there.
MIRON: My...something's going on out there, that's for sure.
DIMITRIY: Do you have any idea what it is?
MIRON: No...
ERNESTO: You don't suppose they might be trying to get in here?
DIMITRIY: Oh Zentraidon! Any number of things could be going on out there! We have to stay calm!
> Communists: Start to freak out a little bit when the toilet malfunctions and starts to overflow, filling the room with water.
VLADMIR: Oops...
EVERYONE: ...
> Kiron: Flashback to when the assassins discovered TF2!
Oh god. You remember the day.
ASSASSIN: So, I just downloaded this new video game from some alien species we've tapped into the networking of.
ASSASSIN: Oh, that "Team Fortress 2" you were talking about?
ASSASSIN: Yes. I was getting some of the other Assassins to join in on some games, and we've been having fun. There's this guy who can turn invisible and stab people...
ASSASSIN: Hold up. You mean like us?
ASSASSIN: Exactly! And he pops up behind people and goes "Gentlemen..."
ASSASSIN: I'm officially doing that the next time I'm on a mission.
ASSASSIN: Ooh, me too!
ASSASSIN: Hmm. I wonder if I can get that to be standard protocol...
ASASSIN: Hey, here comes the General! Go ask him!
KIRON: ...
And life was never the same after that.
> Krotera: Well, at least the computer in your helmet could be useful if it still works in the afterlife!
> Angry Tasen: Wait, no, stop!
KROTERA: Well...might as well pass the time...
SOLDIER: WAIT, NO! STOP! NOOOOO!
> Every Single Tasen in the Universe, Alive and Dead: Be horrified by what you suddenly see in your visor. Even Hel Sarie, who's still controlling Chelsea, starts screaming.
> Komato who had just barely brought more resources to Chelsea: Cower in fear. What did you do wrong!?
KROTERA: ...oh my god...
SOLDIER: YOU FOOL! YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!
VATEILIKA: ...oh my...
DENISE: ...Katy, I'm scared...
KATELYN: ...I need an adult...
TASEN: AAAAAAUGH!
IOSA: Hey! I thought we were friends!
CHELSEA: Oh my...oh my god....AAAAAAAUGH!
TROOPER: Eep! What did I do wrong?!? DON'T HURT ME!
> Saxton Hale: Awaken in Australia as TF2 was based on real life in this reality. Sense, using your Australian senses that there are Australium infected Tyranids there and fight them, then remember that you need to have an arm wrestle with your friend, reallyjoel's Dad, and jump towards McTasen's, causing the "Roof Break!!" sound effect to happen.
TYRANID: Dum de dum. What a lovely day it is...
Once again, you are victorious! AUSTRALIA has been safely wrested from the grasp of these loathsome creatures, whatever they are.
This reminds you...you and your old friend, REALLYJOEL'S DAD, were supposed to have one of your old ARM-WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS some time, and you haven't gotten back to him! It's time you set that straight.
Considering I had already used Flip Hero as this adventure's equivalent of Saxton Hale (yes, he was supposed to be primarily based on him. Him having a facts list is more Chuck Norris, but the rest of his character was inspired by Saxton), I have no idea where this fits into things, but oh well. What's funny is that I had already established that there was a Flip Hero comic where he fights Tyranids...
id319: In regards to this adventure's update schedule, I was hoping I wouldn't be confronted with this, but I suppose I might as well address things. It pains me to say this, seeing as I don't want you to feel like you need to change what you're doing, since I honestly don't have a problem with it, but for better or worse, updating this adventure is a work-intensive and time-consuming process. Drawing so many panels for all the plotlines takes time, and even then, I have to plan things out first to figure out which suggestions I'm going to use and how I'll approach them. Seeing as I've been busy with preparing for college lately, I've been finding less time to do these things, and in addition to that, it's harder to be motivated when many of the suggestions don't advance the main plotline. Again, it really hurts for me to have to say these things, because I don't mind the side stories at all - they give me the opportunity to flesh out characters and tell jokes I couldn't in other situations, and I can tell that you're having fun with them. I don't want you to have to stop, but the facts are that the nature of these suggestions does affect how quickly I'm able to produce updates. I hope that you understand, and that you still enjoy the adventure regardless of the irregularity in updates.
Medinoc: Thanks. I've been putting together a sprite sheet to make editing the pictures easier, so I'll be sure to post it when it's done.
Last edited by Captain Lhurgoyf; 08-12-2012 at 09:55 PM.
Ach! Hans, run! It's the lhurgoyf! AVGN Quote of the Moment-I-Have-Time-To-Update-It: "When we heard that a Ghostbusters game for Nintendo was coming out, we were so excited, we shit our pants! Literally, shit came out our asses and we rocketed through the roof! "
(sorry bout that lhurgyof)
reallyJoel's dad: That's your old friend Saxton Hale! You forgot about the armwrestling championship with him! Well, it looks like you should do it now!
Vexorg: Immediatly assume the anomaly deleted your video. She'll pay for this! even though it went memetic
(sorry bout that lhurgyof)
reallyjoel's Dad: That's your old friend Saxton Hale! You forgot about the armwrestling championship with him! Well, it looks like you should do it now!
>You wonder, will the impossible awesomeness exuded from this match open up a wormhole that will wipe out all life and lesser beings?
...
Nah.
>Random Komato Squad: Uh-oh, the anomaly seems to be nearing! Quick, head to the room under Tor's eventual battleground and make sure it's filled with every kind of nanofield, nano, and weapon that an intruder could easily pick up and use to defeat the general with ease!
>Captain Lhurgoyf: Try not to work yourself too hard. Feel free to take a temporary hiatus if you need to focus on college for a while. We'd understand.
Yeah, if RL gets to be too much, drop this for a while so you can deal with that. College is more important that doing a web adventure for a bunch of faceless people over the internet after all.
Well, this is an ANNIHILATOR you're dealing with, so you might as well give it a taste of its own medicine! You grab a STUPIDLY POWERFUL GUN and start blasting away nonstop, not even caring about how much damage you take, only moving to get out of the way. Yeah, who's the indestructible heavily-armed war machine now?
Hah! There's no way they can stop you now!
...okay, you were just asking for it this time.
> Vexorg: Start getting hate mail from people who hate the KomatoRoll.
TROOPER: hey dumbass what are you trying to pull?
TROOPER: n00b u coldnt even beat the anomaly thats rlly gay
TROOPER: YOU DUMBASS! WE ALL WANT TO SEE THE ANOMALY GET HER ASS KICKED LIKE SHE DESERVES IS THAT SO HARD TO DO?
BERSERKER: Good sir, I do happen to notice that your video in which you proudly proclaim to have defeated the Human Anomaly instead links to a Komatoroll. Be this some sort of cruel joke?
TROOPER: this is fake and lame!
> Vexorg: Immediatly assume the anomaly deleted your video. She'll pay for this! even though it went memetic
...ANOMALY! She did this, didn't she? You accept her offer to let her go free, and this is how she repays you? You've been had! This is an outrage! She clearly has attempted to undermine your good name by making everyone think that this moment - your moment of glory - was a scam! You'll have some choice words for her the next time the two of you cross paths.
> Tor: Check to make sure your mecha isn't put on Maximum Charge.
Oh dear...you just remembered, you aren't sure if your EIDOLION is still set to MAXIMUM CHARGE! You really hope you forgot to turn it off before you left. You don't want to have to explain to HIGH COMMAND why the electric bill got to be so high. But what if you didn't? What if it's been on all this time? What if you forgot? What will you do then? Oh, you hope to God it's not set to MAXIMUM CHARGE. Please don't let it be set to MAXIMUM CHARGE! You don't know what you'd do if it was set to MAXIMUM CHARGE!
...it's set to MAXIMUM CHARGE, isn't it?
>Random Komato Squad: Uh-oh, the anomaly seems to be nearing! Quick, head to the room under Tor's eventual battleground and make sure it's filled with every kind of nanofield, nano, and weapon that an intruder could easily pick up and use to defeat the general with ease!
BERSERKER: EVERYONE LISTEN! The Anomaly has been sighted not too far from our post! We can't take our chances, knowing what she's capable of - we've got to get moving! It looks like she's headed to the General's post - quickly, we need to stockpile all the weapons and supplies we can find on the way there!
TROOPER: But sir...supposing the Anomaly does make it to the General's post, wouldn't we just be giving her what she needs to bring him down?
BERSERKER: Hey, who outranks who here?
TROOPER: ...
> reallyjoel's Dad: That's your old friend Saxton Hale! You forgot about the armwrestling championship with him! Well, it looks like you should do it now!
> You wonder, will the impossible awesomeness exuded from this match open up a wormhole that will wipe out all life and lesser beings?...Nah.
SAXTON HALE: Ah, reallyjoel's Dad. I knew I'd see you here. So, about that armwrestling match...
DAD: Oh, I nearly forgot! Well...while we're still here...
SAXTON HALE: Let's do it.
Oh, don't worry about me. I still have some time to go before classes start, I was just explaining why my updating has slowed down lately. In any case, I'm glad to see you're all supportive, and I'll continue to update whenever I have the time. Rest assured that I do want, above all else, to see this to the end.
Ach! Hans, run! It's the lhurgoyf! AVGN Quote of the Moment-I-Have-Time-To-Update-It: "When we heard that a Ghostbusters game for Nintendo was coming out, we were so excited, we shit our pants! Literally, shit came out our asses and we rocketed through the roof! "
Iji: Switch to the Plasma Cannon and finish killing the Annihilator.
Iji: Go to the terminal and try to open the door, but discover the computer will only let you flip the switch if you can beat it at Tic-Tac-Toe! And it's a perfect-play AI!
Iji: Punch the monitor, which inexplicably opens the door anyway.
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Dan: Ask the McTasen workers if there's any new foods you can order and eat now that you have a BITE 2 statistic.
Dan: Check the help file to see what new trait BITE 10 would give you.
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General Tor: Use your military hand-to-hand combat training to flip the Komato Trooper and pin him to the ground.
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COTTE hackers: Ask Ansaksie for a lift off this planet before it blows up.