#689: "I told Sarda what's what."

[Kurosen]

Some people never learn. Or, they learn, but only in ways that punish them brutally.

[King_black_mage]

Great work Brian, I will never laugh this hard again, poor black mage, I mean puking up your guts backwards is so terrible. HAHAHAHAH thanks for the great laugh Brian!

KBM

[Gogyra]

hahahaha!

"face the awesome fury of blue magic"
"'kay!"

aweosme :D

[JONJONAUG]

Hm...

Ah, I get it. Black Mage tried casting the same thing on Sarda, but only ended up removing his own guts...again.

So would this happen EVERY time or just when he tries it on Sarda?

[ViewtifulBob1138]

Holy crap. I think that little regurgitation should give BM the award of "Most Horrendous Non-Death in All of Space and Time".

I sincerely hope that BM gets a chance to finally exact his revenge on Sarda. It's only fair. But perhaps he shouldn't tell Sarda what he's planning to do beforehand.

[Skyshot]

Black Mage's sprite in the second panel frightens me.

Also, Sarda putting in Black Mage's intestines backwards doesn't surprise me, but I have to wonder how you don't notice that.

[Loyal]

"Now get off my lawn!"

XD

[MetalPsycho]

Yase, Black Mage needs to gain more power for himself before he tries this again.

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll come out on top SOMEday.

...Probably not.

[animemangavg]

Sarda seemed like one of those old men that shoot people on their lawn in that episode

[Guillaume777]

I'm unsure what happened... did BM use blue magic or did Sarda use his powers ?

[MuMu]

BM used the powers...I think. Sarda would make the "Magic Pose" if it was him.

[DarkMonkey]

My guess is that BM used blue magic, but that spell was designed specificaly for BM. So instead of "target creature pukes up intestines", the spell says"Black Mage pukes up his intestines. BM casts the spel, and it does what it does.

[Number 81]

This is the part of 8-bit that makes it so addictive.
After so much pain you want SOMETHING to go right for BM
So you come back week after week, but you know it will never happen.
It's like one of those stupid underdog movies, except the underdog will never win, and we know he will never win.

[Kroze Gamegod]

BM should of really expected Sarda to think this ahead...
And yes, I believe BM actually did it to himself this time...
Hmm... too bad BM couldn't "Retool" the spell somehow...
Now I'm just waiting for RM to copy...
Its coming... I see the twinkle in Brian's eyes...
He gets like this when he goes on one of his "Make BM suffer badly" rampages...

[Skyshot]

I'm unsure what happened... did BM use blue magic or did Sarda use his powers ?Focus on what Black Mage says in the fifth panel, along with the sixth. He tried to imitate Sarda through Blue Magic and, well, kinda succeeded. Just not really the success he was going for.

[Chrismith]

To steal Brian's format from the front page: Oh. Em. Gee. That was hilarious. So now BM knows two blue magic spells: kicking someone inna nertz and causing his own intestines to leap from his body. Awesome.

[Attila]

Ye gods!
DarkMonkey's thought was exactly the same as mine. Sarda sucks so much making an "only Black Mage spits up innards" spell.
Crying shame he won't be able to do that to random enemies at all. The only possible way this could be useful is if it only works on him all the time in that specific situation (unlikely) or if he can bind up dark magics for instant release in his entrails.

[GARUD]

The veiw with Sarda peeking out of his hole is priceless. The only thing it needed was a part t the end where he mutters "Whippersnappers". Priceless. But I never knew that there was a magic that could target a person singly. Funny thing is, it will always hit BM... Always.

Nice comic nairB backwards.

[greed]

Poor, poor BM. :(
I always went for the Coyote on The Roadrunner Show and this is just as bad. I saw a great shirt though, with the coyote smoking a cigar, fist tightened over the Roadrunners throat, roadrunner's head dead looking, Coyote saying "Meep Meep now motherfucker". I love bootleg shirts.
So yeah I've got the always go for the underdog problem too.

Sarda needs to get some comeupance though I'm of the opinion he'll push it too far with BM and Fighter will be the one to give him what he deserves ala Lich, Kary and that Giant.

Thief still hasn't talked though.

[Black Sword]

Thief has gotten traumatized to the point of an oath of silence. I blame Sarda.

Anyway, BM's pretty good with his black magic. If he can figure out the metaphysics behind blue magic, he could turn the innards spell to offensive use. Sarda is a bugger, regardless.

[Thundergod Cid]

For years I have wondered what the sound of a person vomitting out their own intestines is. Thanks to Brian, I now know that it is "Hlorf!"

Great comic as usual.

[Jared Todd]

comeupance
Seems like you're trying to spread that word. "Come-uppance" would be better than cawm-eeoo-pants.

For years I have wondered what the sound of a person vomitting out their own intestines is. Thanks to Brian, I now know that it is "Hlorf!"

Great comic as usual.
Dammit! You stole my comment! I was going to say the exact same thing, I swear!

I suppose this comic goes into the "WTF happened?" list that's been growing since the visual quality's gone up. I seriously didn't get that BM was supposed to be the one that caused it. I know it had a page with Sarda just staring, and then the LWs just staring, but it should've had a little mini-panel with BM raising his hands exactly like Sarda, with the crazy Sarda eyes, and blue magic coming from his fists like when he did the "Goblin Punch", as you guys like to refer to it as.

and.. it's properly called "Inna Nerts", which is smaller than "Golblin Punch" by three letters. You guys are crazy... making yourselves type more than you need to. Pfft. At least the chocobo was named something short. "WTF". Now that's smart. you can't call "Goblin Punch" "GP" either, because that's money. So you may as well just go with "Inna Nerts", or at least "Nerts Kick" or "Inna Punch" or something...

[Edit]
Is it just me, or does the relationship between Sarda and BM need more mayonnaise?

[pictish]

Poor, poor BM. :(
I always went for the Coyote on The Roadrunner Show and this is just as bad. I saw a great shirt though, with the coyote smoking a cigar, fist tightened over the Roadrunners throat, roadrunner's head dead looking, Coyote saying "Meep Meep now motherfucker". I love bootleg shirts.
So yeah I've got the always go for the underdog problem too.

Never - Never ever watch wacky races.

I'm like BM's new spell though - could be handy in a pinch. Enemy going to torture you to the unimaginable depths of hell? Mitigate your suffering and give them a hell of a laundry bill to boot.

[Rocketlex]

For some reason, it's the image of Sarda just kinda leaning his head out of the cave which made me laugh in this one.

That and "get off my lawn."

[greed]

Seems like you're trying to spread that word. "Come-uppance" would be better than cawm-eeoo-pants.

Yeah it's easier to write than "gets what's coming to him" or "gets what he deserves" or variants on that, and thanks I was just guessing, I did have an "(sp?)" the first time I used it but forgot this time.

Edit: Word says comeuppance is right, but it doesn't look right does it?

[The Wandering God]

Yase, Black Mage needs to gain more power for himself before he tries this again.

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll come out on top SOMEday.

...Probably not.
No, and he'll continually be humilated. Especially as long as anyone keeps saying he will. It will take an enormous shift for him to go toe to toe with Sarda.

Also, that wasn't blue magic. Because sarda is not a part of Chaos. Unless he is, and that is going to be the biggest upset ever.

Wait. What if getting all the orbs means unlocking the door to Chaos? Remember in the original game, how once all were lit, the orb in the Temple of Fiends opens up? Well, what happens when all the orbs are brought together? What does Sarda want with them?

The Wandering God

[Vaij]

Ouch. Life sucks when you're BM.

[DarkCORN!]

I love how Sarda was fine about it. "KAY!". Very funny comic.

[rodent347]

I suppose he could use it as a projectile attack...

And yes, I think he did end up attacking himself: Look at the name of the comic...
Though I agree a little Black Mage pose would've been nice...
And I suppose that means Sarda IS a piece of Chaos...hmm...

[Ggolbez]

For years I have wondered what the sound of a person vomitting out their own intestines is. Thanks to Brian, I now know that it is "Hlorf!"


I wouldn't say that every person makes the sound "Hlorf!". It might be just BM. We don't even know BM has a mouth. We don't even know what orifice in his face his insides came out of. Maybe his face is just one HUGE orifice.

But I loved this episode. I changed my signature for it! ;)

[Trixbeat]

Not even fighter cares anymore...poor BM...
I wonder how Magus is responding to all this. "Blue magic, the magic that requires you to suffer horrible pain. Mwahaha!"

[Jared Todd]

No, and he'll continually be humilated. Especially as long as anyone keeps saying he will. It will take an enormous shift for him to go toe to toe with Sarda.

Also, that wasn't blue magic. Because sarda is not a part of Chaos. Unless he is, and that is going to be the biggest upset ever.

Wait. What if getting all the orbs means unlocking the door to Chaos? Remember in the original game, how once all were lit, the orb in the Temple of Fiends opens up? Well, what happens when all the orbs are brought together? What does Sarda want with them?

The Wandering God

Goddammit!!!!!

When either you or me say anything vaguely interesting in these threads, we're completely ignored, and people just sit back and congradulate the comic like it isn't a thread based on discussing the episode, while the greater topics of the NPF drift away because so many people posted after our magnificent gold-encrusted posts! That's it. I smell a union coming on... we have to fight against the power. We're awesomer than this.

I wonder what Sarda is... we've been talking about how Sarda is the son of WM and BM from the future, about how he's actually the dark lord Chaos, about how he's just some cooky old guy... it's all extremely pizzing. I have no idea what to think about Sarda. But, seriously..? I could easily see him as BM and WM's son who went back in time to destroy any hopes of the world, but WM caught him, and he was so messed up already that he just stayed there until WM surfaced again. Maybe it was to the extent of...
"If you ever do anything bad, I swear, I will murder you in your sleep-- no, Jeffery, don't touch that, it's valuable-- *crash* *looks down and mutters under her breath for a while before looking at Sarda and pointing at him* Murder you in your sleep, Sarda! I warn you! I have eyes in the back of my head!"
"Mommy, it was an accident!"
"I don't care, Jeffery, just go get your father, I think I'm having another spawn of Satan again..!!"
"But mommy, you said he's been dead for 8 years!"
"Well, un-dead him, by the Gods, you're a healer, aren't you?!"
"Mama, I'll help you... *gets up to help*"
"Get away from me, spawn of Satan!!!!"
... or something..... or maybe Sarda wanted to kill WM from existance so that his own existance and future wouldn't be shaped yet.

[BlackMageFF1]

Is it just me or does BM curse more and more often as the comic goes on?
It seems like he's getting less and less like a reclusive, insane, super-evil wizard, and more and more like a high-school, satanic, homicidal loser.

My prediction is that one day 8-Bit Theater will become the tome to which everyone refers for words of wisdom.

:rmage: Nautical, Shmautical. In a few minutes, I'll know enough to sail this boat into orbit!
:fighter: I don't think that's...
:rmage: Orbit, I say!

Not the exact quote, I know, but close enough

[Seran]

That was hilarious, but at the same time, disgusting. I think they should leave right away before The Wizard Who Did It does something else.

[BlackMageFF1]

I suppose he could use it as a projectile attack...

And yes, I think he did end up attacking himself: Look at the name of the comic...
Though I agree a little Black Mage pose would've been nice...
And I suppose that means Sarda IS a piece of Chaos...hmm...

Projectile attack? That would be vaguely similar to one of the wierdest attacks in CoH: The Vahzilok's dreaded and infamous "Projectile Vomit"!

Holy crap. I think that little regurgitation should give BM the award of "Most Horrendous Non-Death in All of Space and Time".

I sincerely hope that BM gets a chance to finally exact his revenge on Sarda. It's only fair. But perhaps he shouldn't tell Sarda what he's planning to do beforehand.

He could always just do... ahem... HADOKEN!!!!!!!111
That's never failed to kill once (Except for RM, but he pwns, unlike Sarda)

[JKLantern]

I was wondering about the Sarda/Chaos/Blue Magic relation as well. Curious. Well, I suppose there's only one way we're gonna find out...

Also, can't wait for the quest to actually begin. As funny as the downtimes are, I think it's even funnier when they screw themselves over while trying to accomplish something serious. And then destroy stuff for the hell of it.

[happy_turtle]

Sarda could have been working for Magus like BM is and got too much power for his own good then quit and begin abusing his new power. Sarda's power seem to have a basis in black magic.

[Piedmon Sama]

Well, you have to look at the positive side. Black Mage can now regurgitate his intestinal tract whenever he wants! And, if I know el senor Clevinger, somehow that will come in handy later.....

[blackwaltzomega]

Something's occured to me. Couldn't BM theoretically use this new spell to kill himself in a pinch?

This may seem like a stupid question, but think; what's to stop BM from turning back into the all-powerful king of hell to exact his vengance on Sarda?

I'm betting that WM will appear soon...

[Fifthfiend]

Goddammit!!!!!

When either you or me say anything vaguely interesting in these threads, we're completely ignored, and people just sit back and congradulate the comic like it isn't a thread based on discussing the episode, while the greater topics of the NPF drift away because so many people posted after our magnificent gold-encrusted posts! That's it. I smell a union coming on... we have to fight against the power. We're awesomer than this.

I wonder what Sarda is... we've been talking about how Sarda is the son of WM and BM from the future, about how he's actually the dark lord Chaos, about how he's just some cooky old guy... it's all extremely pizzing. I have no idea what to think about Sarda. But, seriously..? I could easily see him as BM and WM's son who went back in time to destroy any hopes of the world, but WM caught him, and he was so messed up already that he just stayed there until WM surfaced again. Maybe it was to the extent of...
"If you ever do anything bad, I swear, I will murder you in your sleep-- no, Jeffery, don't touch that, it's valuable-- *crash* *looks down and mutters under her breath for a while before looking at Sarda and pointing at him* Murder you in your sleep, Sarda! I warn you! I have eyes in the back of my head!"
"Mommy, it was an accident!"
"I don't care, Jeffery, just go get your father, I think I'm having another spawn of Satan again..!!"
"But mommy, you said he's been dead for 8 years!"
"Well, un-dead him, by the Gods, you're a healer, aren't you?!"
"Mama, I'll help you... *gets up to help*"
"Get away from me, spawn of Satan!!!!"
... or something..... or maybe Sarda wanted to kill WM from existance so that his own existance and future wouldn't be shaped yet.

It would make it infinitely easier to appreciate your ideas if you didn't write them in retina-burn pink.

But really what I'm getting at here is Joe and Monkey avatars are my shtick you fucker, oh that's right you son of a bitch, I will end you!

(this is a joke)

Re: Sarda -

There's the off chance his attacking of Black Mage is done at two removes from magic, like, he just uses magic to change the universe so that the universe wrenches out Black Mage's innards.

You know, how like when Green Lantern fights some guy who's made out of yellow, so instead of attacking the guy with his ring, he just uses the ring to lift up a block of concrete, and then beats the hell out of him with that.

[Sky Warrior Bob]

The funny thing about Sarda's magic casting pose, is that I meant it to be a generic pose for when Sarda gets hit. Granted, it works so much better for his casting, but that's what it was made for.

SWB

[BlackMageFF1]

Hey Brian, or Kurosen, or whatever. Were you at the CoV CAD gameday?

Ban me for being off topic if you like, but I would just like to know

[Burkion]

I see this leading to another scene from the future...

[Chaoswizard]

maybe in the future some random person tehy meet will be like "I'm not effected or Scared of anything ive seen" and bm's like "then watch this and know true horror" makes the grown man vomit and crap his pants

[Burkion]

Actually I ment another one like THIS: http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040626

[Seran]

-Suddenly remembers that episode and stares at it for a long time, slowly realizing things about it based on facts she had learned over the time period she had been on Nuklearpower.-

....
......
.........
By the Almighty of the Abyss, it's so obvious now! Or is it...?

I'm sorry. Anyway, a look into the future you say? Well, from what is happening at this moment, it's possible that there'll be a glance into the future while Black Mage is vomiting his digestive tract backwards at this very moment. It'll inevitably involve something about Sarda though.

[Drece]

Since it was blue magic that let Black mages guts fly everwhere, wouldin't it also be blue mages which let him regenrate? I think that maybe now Black Mage can now regenerate all his lost organs. Who knows, maybe now black mage can heal himself whenever (Or at least agaisn't that spell), so I guess that did make him stronger right?

Who knows, if he can undo that spell (Or heal himself) I can see it as a way for him to get out of trouble in the future.

[BlackBelt McMonk]

Something's occured to me. Couldn't BM theoretically use this new spell to kill himself in a pinch?

This may seem like a stupid question, but think; what's to stop BM from turning back into the all-powerful king of hell to exact his vengance on Sarda?

I'm betting that WM will appear soon...

Lich is Hell-King now, remember? And Kary is there too. Even if Black Mage does now have the almighty "Inna Nerts!", I'm pretty sure it's still "Lich and Kary >> :bmage:". So all he'd be doing would be giving them the perfect opportunity to exact revenge upon him.

Also, if I'm interpreting the comic right: BM's way of telling Sarda "what's what" was saying "Mrf", which I think is almost as funny as "Now get off my lawn!" :D

[zealshadow]

I doubt he will be able to take over hell again, I am sure they found a way to make sure he doesn't take it over again down there.

[rodent347]

Since it was blue magic that let Black mages guts fly everwhere, wouldin't it also be blue mages which let him regenrate?...
Excellent observation. Sarda DID heal him after the intestisplurt, and if BM learned the attack, what's to stop him from learning the healing?

[MetalPsycho]

I don't think he used Blue Magic at all. I think, when he said that, he was going to use Goblin Punch on Sarda's special place (if the omnijerkwad even has one), but Sarda cast the curse long distance.

I could be wrong though.

[Quickman X]

I don't think he used Blue Magic at all. I think, when he said that, he was going to use Goblin Punch on Sarda's special place (if the omnijerkwad even has one), but Sarda cast the curse long distance.

I could be wrong though.
I stand by BM not knowing Goblin Punch, still convinced that it was just a well-placed kick from the... the... who knows what that Red Mage chose to call the "Goblin Punch."

This comic greatly irritated one of my friends, so naturally I loved it.

[Clord]

Law of NPC quest characters strike again. They never are defeated.

[Jared Todd]

It would make it infinitely easier to appreciate your ideas if you didn't write them in retina-burn pink.
Finally! Someone guessed the proper color!

There's the off chance his attacking of Black Mage is done at two removes from magic, like, he just uses magic to change the universe so that the universe wrenches out Black Mage's innards.
Jikku magic? Technically, time magic inherits the power of the earth. I haven't seen a jikku mage yet, unless Sarda is one. (Jikku = time/space in japanese)

Actually I ment another one like THIS (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040626):
... I'll go to my grave saying that's when BM is dieing and Fighter's trying to help him...

[blackwaltzomega]

Lich is Hell-King now, remember? And Kary is there too. Even if Black Mage does now have the almighty "Inna Nerts!", I'm pretty sure it's still "Lich and Kary >> :bmage:". So all he'd be doing would be giving them the perfect opportunity to exact revenge upon him.

While you raise a good point, Lich did not actually die as near as I can tell...also, If BM is merely an egoscopic projection of himself, as he has said before, without any fleshy meats/blood/nerves to slow him down, how long do you REALLY think it'll take him to kill Lich and Kary?

I don't think it will happen again, though...it would probably be more like Brian to have him go somewhere else if he died again...

[Natheson]

I love how Sarda just pokes his head out of his cave like that.. It's hard to explain. Just one of those subtle things I find hilarious.

[Edwardius]

I'm dissapointed at the gore factor. BM's innards managed to fly out quite cleanly. It's like something right out of the butcher. I know the evil mager has lost a good load of blood recently, but blood would just add to the feeling of entrails flying through the air, torn out of their body cavities by magic, yanno?

Besides that, Sarda popping his head out of the cave=priceless.:p

[BlackMageFF1]

Lich and Kary have never experienced the almighty Hadoken. Which is, quite obviously, much more almighty than the almighty "Inna Nerts!"

[bolevar321]

I stand by BM not knowing Goblin Punch, still convinced that it was just a well-placed kick from the... the... who knows what that Red Mage chose to call the "Goblin Punch."

This comic greatly irritated one of my friends, so naturally I loved it.

Regardless, BM is now equally skilled in that attack; he used it on the monster soon as he got back his legs, remember?

[Ryong]

Uh yeah, as far as I know about liches, they only die when the talisman where it's soul is kept in is broken...And I gotta agree with Natheson, Sarda's head just popping out of the cave is hilarious.Even better given what he had said a few seconds ago.And what he says after.

[greed]

While you raise a good point, Lich did not actually die as near as I can tell...also, If BM is merely an egoscopic projection of himself, as he has said before, without any fleshy meats/blood/nerves to slow him down, how long do you REALLY think it'll take him to kill Lich and Kary?

I don't think it will happen again, though...it would probably be more like Brian to have him go somewhere else if he died again...

Probably, 2 BBs are down there, all sense of space and time will have been lost in the underworld, no one would know where they are or are meant to go, things would be ****ed up.
I mean BB's stupidity was able to warp space-time as a mortal, if he undergoes the same loss of limitations as BM did when he lost his body......
BLACK MAGE COULD END UP IN HEAVEN OR NIRVANA OR ASGARD OR WHATEVER THAT WORLD'S GOOD AFTERLIFE IS!
(assuming it has one because it has a hell, Sarda's enough of an arsehole to get rid of it just to annoy WM, or Brian could be really dark and give the 8Bit world a hell but no heaven)

And of course as per the "everything exists to hurt BM" rule, it would be Asgard, full of Fighter and Berserker clones, who have sainted Fighter for inventing Sword-chucks:p.

[Derbeste]

hmmm......lots of interesting points.

There is some question as to whether BM learned Sarda's spell. In fact, there is some question as to whether BM knows ANY blue magic. Could it be this is all a mind fuck from Chaos's middle management?

But assuming BM CAN learn Blue magic and assuming Sarda IS a fragment of chaos.....

There is something no one has suggested.....

Could that rip-intestines-out spell truly be used against anyone.....but Sarda has a reflect spell up? I know Brian has full creative control over all things 8-bit, but even in the games blue magic WAS reflectable.

And assuming Sarda IS a fragment of Chaos.....

I wonder, then, if he is another member of Chaos's middle management. I really wouldn't put it past Magus and Sarda to know each other. Whether they are friends or enemies is anyone's guess, but I'm guessing Sarda is a least familiar with Magus, Swordopolis, Raven, and the Omegahedran.

Hell....whos to say Sarda is not the one controlling them and using them to further manipulate the LWs? It would make since. Sarda told (or is) Magus to give BM blue magic to further hurt him?

Anyway....that's probably not the case....but it COULD be. ;)

[blackwaltzomega]

And of course as per the "everything exists to hurt BM" rule, it would be Asgard, full of Fighter and Berserker clones, who have sainted Fighter for inventing Sword-chucks:p.

Except heaven has to be heaven for him too. BM would be invincable to physical damage by Asgard physics, and would be able to inflict METAphysical damage...then become King of Heaven/Asgard/wherever, and pretty much set himself up more powerfully than Hell King.

I personally think while everything happens to hurt BM, It also happens to keep him alive.

In heaven or hell, he's too evil to be controlled or repressed...his mortal weakness is the only thing keeping the world safe.

[JKLantern]

I was making some chili dogs today, using canned chili. Do you know what chili coming out of a vacuum-sealed can all at one sounds like?

Hlorf!