Thats not exactly an imminently fatal wound. Without KNOWING that he can respawn and just ending his own suffering, he’s gonna have to fight for his life. Go to a hospital, endure hours if not days of pain, and IF it’s survivable, perhaps be told that he can live but now he is paralyzed from the abdomen down due to spinal injuries.
Forcing him to choose a chance at respawning or living as a cripple.
I don´t think the troll will just leave it at that. But even if, Ethan respawns to the last “healthy state” his body deems viable, so I guess he could die of old age, paralyzed, and respawn as a healthy 30 year old (how old is Ethan?)
Hours if not days?
I would have thought a wound like that is more in the realm of weeks to heal.
I know that painkillers exist, but I think you’re still feeling some pain and heavy restrictions in your movements.
And if the spine was hit, I would think it would have been much harder to go through with a basic metal tube that is not sharp or anything.
But I might be completely wrong, I’m neither a doctor nor a professional stabber.
I also doubt that the troll has the strength to get it through the spine, but even moving a disc slightly can paralyze you and ist painful as heck Talking recovery. We’re talking hours of surgery, sepsis (there’s a lot of unhealthy stuff leaking into your blood when your guts have been perforated) so we’re probably also looking at parts of the colon being removed. Best case scenario: Somehow missed the spine and managed to get through the colon without bigger damages (shoving most of it to the side) and also missing other organs we’re still talking about weeks of… Read more »
My post wasn’t completely comprehensive. There is a lot left out otherwise it would be too long that people would lose interest. It would take hours if not days to die. If he is to survive, yes, he is in for a life of suffering, which was the point I was trying to make. As for not likely breaking his spine, while I agree, I also argue that a normal person doesn’t have the strength to completely impale someone’s abdomen and exit the other side with a blunt object, either. So I’m not ruling out spinal damage. Plus, if Ethan… Read more »
I don’t think that is going to happen. I imagine the troll will throw Ethan in the pool or Ethan will keep fighting to prevent the troll to do more harm and they both die in the process.
Marseyais13
3 hours ago
great, a bunch of options now !
Analog does not have his powers BUT the Troll push him in the vat and it kickstarts upgraded powers for our favorite hero, and the Troll get’s crazier for it.
Analog still has his powers and handle the Troll.
Analog does not have his powers, and Gameboy has to freeze him to save him long enough for him to be put in medical care (but maybe he has to let Elijah go to do so ? Can he freeze multiple big things at once ?)
Option 2 : the wound doesn’t look like it’s going to kill him in a few seconds, so Analog will have to suffer through until he gets a fatal wound and find out if the power works or not.
Option 3 : I haven’t read the whole comic archive, it’s there any indication that Gameboy’s power would affect the injury such as stopping the bleeding, or simply prevent Analog from feeling pain until he gets medical help?
Actually, are the people staying conscious while they are frozen, or do the time fully stop to their perception?
Gameboy having to freeze Ethan would add the most drama to the situation and would be the most realistic szenario IF the troll and his lackeys escape now or at least don’t further attack Ethan.
Which is a 50/50 at the moment. I doubt the Troll can resist to gloat at Ethan for a few minutes.
Shifting from being a mastermind, physiological torturer to stabbing people? Boooo
Acher4
2 hours ago
HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIII
(This is an amazing scene btw)
Daniel
2 hours ago
Well, once again, I did not expect any of this.
Two observations:
1. I don’t have much experience, but stabbing human body side to side is not very easy, especially as the rod isn’t even sharp. The Troll is quite strong, I think.
2. I used to believe the whole serum was a hoax, but if so, killing Ethan makes no sense. Either my assumption was wrong, or the Troll is sacrificing his latest prank in order to summon even worse one, which is terrifying.
EnJonEer
2 hours ago
This is why you kill the villains when they can’t be reformed. It’s like Batman – how many people have the villains he puts away ended up killing because he wanted to keep to his principles of not killing. If you can keep them locked away indefinitely without issue it’s fine to keep them alive. But if people escape like this and it’s not unheard of it’s time to realize that prisons can’t do their job and villains are too dangerous to let live.
Derptastic
2 hours ago
Wheeew.
<nitpick>I do have to say, though, unless the troll picked up some super strength along the way, the last panel vastly underestimates the power needed to run a blunt piece of pipe straight through someone’s body. </nitpick>
Frost
2 hours ago
Hoo boy, that looks grim. Right in the middle of the abdomen, meaning the spinal cord may be in danger. But how was the Troll able to impale someone with what is basically a blunt stick? How strong is that guy?
Well, he is a Troll. They usually are pretty strong. Also a bit taller, though.
Gonfrask
1 hour ago
Well… technically he is gonna die saving Gameboy, so a lot of people was right.
Still surprised by the fact Elijah has so little capacity of direction change when running…other times he seems to be able to do that and more
Chris
1 hour ago
Wow.I feel conflicted now, because the primary feeling I have can be summed up by: “Oh! Thank God! It’s about time!”
Stix
1 hour ago
Well, that’s not a very trolling move.
Prime_pm
54 minutes ago
…and now we break with the four player characters! (I’m sorry, I forgot their official names)
Damn, I was concerned about the Troll still being back there, but I didn’t think he’d do THAT. Now be a good boy Tim and show us Ethan respawning. Pretty please?
Anime-Mun
29 minutes ago
The timing of this is excruciating… You all realize we probably won’t get another update until next year right?
It’s MF for the public so that leaves 2-3 more. Next two Fridays are likely skipped due to the Thursday holidays, but it’s unclear if only Patreon skips or everyone skips (with a backlog an auto-load of an ‘older’ comic on Friday probably wouldn’t be that difficult. But it also would be less likely to attract subscribers, so, 🤷♂️).
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Phew. Argh! Ok, I guess we´ll find out now.
Thats not exactly an imminently fatal wound. Without KNOWING that he can respawn and just ending his own suffering, he’s gonna have to fight for his life. Go to a hospital, endure hours if not days of pain, and IF it’s survivable, perhaps be told that he can live but now he is paralyzed from the abdomen down due to spinal injuries.
Forcing him to choose a chance at respawning or living as a cripple.
We are still in for interesting times.
I don´t think the troll will just leave it at that. But even if, Ethan respawns to the last “healthy state” his body deems viable, so I guess he could die of old age, paralyzed, and respawn as a healthy 30 year old (how old is Ethan?)
Hours if not days?
I would have thought a wound like that is more in the realm of weeks to heal.
I know that painkillers exist, but I think you’re still feeling some pain and heavy restrictions in your movements.
And if the spine was hit, I would think it would have been much harder to go through with a basic metal tube that is not sharp or anything.
But I might be completely wrong, I’m neither a doctor nor a professional stabber.
I also doubt that the troll has the strength to get it through the spine, but even moving a disc slightly can paralyze you and ist painful as heck Talking recovery. We’re talking hours of surgery, sepsis (there’s a lot of unhealthy stuff leaking into your blood when your guts have been perforated) so we’re probably also looking at parts of the colon being removed. Best case scenario: Somehow missed the spine and managed to get through the colon without bigger damages (shoving most of it to the side) and also missing other organs we’re still talking about weeks of… Read more »
My post wasn’t completely comprehensive. There is a lot left out otherwise it would be too long that people would lose interest. It would take hours if not days to die. If he is to survive, yes, he is in for a life of suffering, which was the point I was trying to make. As for not likely breaking his spine, while I agree, I also argue that a normal person doesn’t have the strength to completely impale someone’s abdomen and exit the other side with a blunt object, either. So I’m not ruling out spinal damage. Plus, if Ethan… Read more »
So, not a “professional” stabber you say… interesting choice of words there… /jk
I really hope that doesn’t happen. I want to see Ethan respawn and be done with this period of uncertainty.
I don’t think that is going to happen. I imagine the troll will throw Ethan in the pool or Ethan will keep fighting to prevent the troll to do more harm and they both die in the process.
great, a bunch of options now !
Analog does not have his powers BUT the Troll push him in the vat and it kickstarts upgraded powers for our favorite hero, and the Troll get’s crazier for it.
Analog still has his powers and handle the Troll.
Analog does not have his powers, and Gameboy has to freeze him to save him long enough for him to be put in medical care (but maybe he has to let Elijah go to do so ? Can he freeze multiple big things at once ?)
Option 2 : the wound doesn’t look like it’s going to kill him in a few seconds, so Analog will have to suffer through until he gets a fatal wound and find out if the power works or not.
Option 3 : I haven’t read the whole comic archive, it’s there any indication that Gameboy’s power would affect the injury such as stopping the bleeding, or simply prevent Analog from feeling pain until he gets medical help?
Actually, are the people staying conscious while they are frozen, or do the time fully stop to their perception?
Gameboy having to freeze Ethan would add the most drama to the situation and would be the most realistic szenario IF the troll and his lackeys escape now or at least don’t further attack Ethan.
Which is a 50/50 at the moment. I doubt the Troll can resist to gloat at Ethan for a few minutes.
Nice surprise, Tim !
I think Ethan disagrees
Probably, but it keeps the plot a bit less predictable.
Huh.
That’s lame. Even for the troll. Guess he got sick of being a lame loser
Shifting from being a mastermind, physiological torturer to stabbing people? Boooo
HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIII
(This is an amazing scene btw)
Well, once again, I did not expect any of this.
Two observations:
1. I don’t have much experience, but stabbing human body side to side is not very easy, especially as the rod isn’t even sharp. The Troll is quite strong, I think.
2. I used to believe the whole serum was a hoax, but if so, killing Ethan makes no sense. Either my assumption was wrong, or the Troll is sacrificing his latest prank in order to summon even worse one, which is terrifying.
This is why you kill the villains when they can’t be reformed. It’s like Batman – how many people have the villains he puts away ended up killing because he wanted to keep to his principles of not killing. If you can keep them locked away indefinitely without issue it’s fine to keep them alive. But if people escape like this and it’s not unheard of it’s time to realize that prisons can’t do their job and villains are too dangerous to let live.
Wheeew.
<nitpick>I do have to say, though, unless the troll picked up some super strength along the way, the last panel vastly underestimates the power needed to run a blunt piece of pipe straight through someone’s body. </nitpick>
Hoo boy, that looks grim. Right in the middle of the abdomen, meaning the spinal cord may be in danger. But how was the Troll able to impale someone with what is basically a blunt stick? How strong is that guy?
Well, he is a Troll. They usually are pretty strong. Also a bit taller, though.
Well… technically he is gonna die saving Gameboy, so a lot of people was right.
Still surprised by the fact Elijah has so little capacity of direction change when running…other times he seems to be able to do that and more
Wow.I feel conflicted now, because the primary feeling I have can be summed up by: “Oh! Thank God! It’s about time!”
Well, that’s not a very trolling move.
…and now we break with the four player characters! (I’m sorry, I forgot their official names)
1, 2, 3, 4.
Damn, I was concerned about the Troll still being back there, but I didn’t think he’d do THAT. Now be a good boy Tim and show us Ethan respawning. Pretty please?
The timing of this is excruciating… You all realize we probably won’t get another update until next year right?
It’s MF for the public so that leaves 2-3 more. Next two Fridays are likely skipped due to the Thursday holidays, but it’s unclear if only Patreon skips or everyone skips (with a backlog an auto-load of an ‘older’ comic on Friday probably wouldn’t be that difficult. But it also would be less likely to attract subscribers, so, 🤷♂️).