In Dungeons and Dragons. Paladins are normally bound by Oaths. A creed they stick to and are supposed to uphold no matter what. Could be simply enforcing Law and Order(oath of crown), to going full on Inquisition on evil (oath of Vengeance) or just being a really good person that enjoys life (Oath of ancients)
The Oathbreaker are paladins that chose selfish desires over their oaths and started using dark powers. Being essentially the DnD universe’s version of a Bad/Corrupt cop.
There’s also the Oath of Throwing It Back, whose adherents swear never even to gaze upon evil, fighting its sickness with their thiccness.
And, of course, the Oath of Keeping It Real, whose adherents are devoted to authenticity in all things. Their most famous order is the Chevaliers de Chappelle.
Makes sense. In his cop life he’s bound by certain rules that can feel frustrating when you want to do good for an “end justifies the means” type of person. So he goes vigilante on his off hours to accomplish what he’s unable to do in uniform.
“As a cop I lost my collars to legal loopholes, but I believed in the system. As a D.A. I lost my cases to crooked lawyers, but I believed in the system. As a judge my hands were bound by the letter of the law, but I believed in the system. Until they took my life away. Then I stopped believing in the system and started believing in justice.”
With that kill-crazy attitude, Deathblood likely works out a ton in his free time, probably at an in-house gym to keep his profile down. And if Ben was like that, I don’t think he’d waste time dating; Deathblood is married to his deadly night-life and whatever he does to pay the bills is the only tolerable distraction.
There’s two possibilities; Hulk-like powers (remember, he’s a super, not a civilian vigilante), or specially made body armor similar to Batman’s where it looks like he is even more jacked and has a bigger head than his actually is.
Will be interesting to see if Ethan meets him and recognizes the voice. That being said, he could be like Batman, where Batman speaks with a different tone in comparison to his Bruce Wayne voice.
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GamerLen
5 months ago
My take on the “ACAB” thing has always been this: A cop is an individual, they are free to make their own calls and their own decisions. Its entirely possible (and quite likely) that there are cops out there who truly believe in the ‘serve and protect’ motto and genuinely want to help people. However, a police officer’s job is to uphold the law as it is written, and many of those laws are passed by lawmakers who have their own agenda, grudges, and biases. Just look at Florida lately. Eventually, every cop will have to choose: “Do I do… Read more »
Exactly. The system is violent and corrupted, and every cop enforce the system. I know some cops, and very good one. What they say about police is even worse than what I say. Some of them even got fired for speaking out loud.
Any position that’s says all X are Y is a losing proposition for me, but “most“ can certainly apply in a lot of situations. It’s hard to read a lot of the incidents that come up and not feel like entire departments have completely fallen off the rails, even in places where the laws are not actively being made to make life worse for people. It’s kind of depressing. On the flip side, I’ve read/watched some incidents where the cop did what they had to do and did it as correctly as possible but they still are getting decried and… Read more »
Yeah sadly I have family and friends who were law enforcement, and all of them (literally all – across multiple cities/states so we are not talking one small police force) have wound up leaving the force due to problematic things that were embedded enough that they felt they could no longer do that line of work in good conscience… Which is sad because all of them were people I was happy to see have that job – the exact kind of caring, conscientious people who got into the job to protect others – and who would choose the right thing… Read more »
For just a little positivety, I’ll say that many of my interactions with the police have been very civil, (pun not intended) and even quite nice. I’ve encountered them perhaps more than normal as a dumpster diver that travels alot. The other experiences were just ok; unpleasant for me of course, being hit with traffic tickets and what not. None of the experiences have been truly terrible though, and I’ve not seen any corruption directly. I know it exist of course, but little enough in my experience to make the ACAB line feel immediately like a crass and indecent lie.… Read more »
Jedi
5 months ago
Well i wouldnt date that guy but … he definately seems to be fun to talk to …
Impressive. I didn’t think anything would ever top ‘Scott is the Troll’ as most nonsensical theory, but here we are. Well done?
James
5 months ago
OK, the art is slightly weird in that last panel. It’s like they both have sideburns that start at a toupee sitting precariously on top of their heads…
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kaelin
5 months ago
ok. that is a well done joke. I like it.
Crestlinger
5 months ago
When it comes out that Lucas is who he is. ‘REMEMBER YOUR CHARACTER!’
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pffft, okay, that was a good one.
the smugness shows too. he knows what he did
Can someone explain. I feel the fact that I didn’t play BG makes me miss something.
essentially, “bad cop”
Oathbreaker Paladins are what it sounds like, Paladins who break their oaths. The joke here being that it’s the D&D equivalent of a corrupt cop
It’s more like cope turned vigilante, honestly, depending on what oath you break.
Which, on that particular date, quite funny. 😀
In Dungeons and Dragons. Paladins are normally bound by Oaths. A creed they stick to and are supposed to uphold no matter what. Could be simply enforcing Law and Order(oath of crown), to going full on Inquisition on evil (oath of Vengeance) or just being a really good person that enjoys life (Oath of ancients)
The Oathbreaker are paladins that chose selfish desires over their oaths and started using dark powers. Being essentially the DnD universe’s version of a Bad/Corrupt cop.
There’s also the Oath of Throwing It Back, whose adherents swear never even to gaze upon evil, fighting its sickness with their thiccness.
And, of course, the Oath of Keeping It Real, whose adherents are devoted to authenticity in all things. Their most famous order is the Chevaliers de Chappelle.
Thanks everyone for responding. That helps.
Calling it! This is Deathblood in civil life.
I also really feel like this could be Deathblood
That’s what I said when the guy first showed up!
This is what I hope for as well
I hate that idea so much that I love it
Oh man I want you to be right so hard
Oh, that is a good call!
Makes sense. In his cop life he’s bound by certain rules that can feel frustrating when you want to do good for an “end justifies the means” type of person. So he goes vigilante on his off hours to accomplish what he’s unable to do in uniform.
“As a cop I lost my collars to legal loopholes, but I believed in the system. As a D.A. I lost my cases to crooked lawyers, but I believed in the system. As a judge my hands were bound by the letter of the law, but I believed in the system. Until they took my life away. Then I stopped believing in the system and started believing in justice.”
Is that a quote from some book/movie/game/etc?
Yeah, it’s from the intro of a 90’s tv show called Dark Justice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw81UlzhbTI
“Justice may be blind, but it can see in the dark” – Judge Nicholas Marshall
Third time’s the charm (posted this twice before):
Yeah, it’s from the intro of a 90’s show called Dark Justice:
“Justice may be blind, but it can see in the dark” – Judge Nicholas Marshall
Sorry, didn’t see the double post, can you delete the second one, please…
It could be imagination, but deathblood does seem to have a rounder head, looking at https://cad-comic.com/comic/bad-blood-p12/
I don’t think the cop is nearly jacked enough to be deathblood. It looks like hes a swimmer physique vs power lifter for deathblood.
That could just be the suit, though.
With that kill-crazy attitude, Deathblood likely works out a ton in his free time, probably at an in-house gym to keep his profile down. And if Ben was like that, I don’t think he’d waste time dating; Deathblood is married to his deadly night-life and whatever he does to pay the bills is the only tolerable distraction.
There’s two possibilities; Hulk-like powers (remember, he’s a super, not a civilian vigilante), or specially made body armor similar to Batman’s where it looks like he is even more jacked and has a bigger head than his actually is.
Will be interesting to see if Ethan meets him and recognizes the voice. That being said, he could be like Batman, where Batman speaks with a different tone in comparison to his Bruce Wayne voice.
can someone explain for the non DnD nerds
this question has been already asked and answered and sadly I cannot delete it. bum
My take on the “ACAB” thing has always been this: A cop is an individual, they are free to make their own calls and their own decisions. Its entirely possible (and quite likely) that there are cops out there who truly believe in the ‘serve and protect’ motto and genuinely want to help people. However, a police officer’s job is to uphold the law as it is written, and many of those laws are passed by lawmakers who have their own agenda, grudges, and biases. Just look at Florida lately. Eventually, every cop will have to choose: “Do I do… Read more »
Exactly. The system is violent and corrupted, and every cop enforce the system. I know some cops, and very good one. What they say about police is even worse than what I say. Some of them even got fired for speaking out loud.
Any position that’s says all X are Y is a losing proposition for me, but “most“ can certainly apply in a lot of situations. It’s hard to read a lot of the incidents that come up and not feel like entire departments have completely fallen off the rails, even in places where the laws are not actively being made to make life worse for people. It’s kind of depressing. On the flip side, I’ve read/watched some incidents where the cop did what they had to do and did it as correctly as possible but they still are getting decried and… Read more »
Yeah sadly I have family and friends who were law enforcement, and all of them (literally all – across multiple cities/states so we are not talking one small police force) have wound up leaving the force due to problematic things that were embedded enough that they felt they could no longer do that line of work in good conscience… Which is sad because all of them were people I was happy to see have that job – the exact kind of caring, conscientious people who got into the job to protect others – and who would choose the right thing… Read more »
For just a little positivety, I’ll say that many of my interactions with the police have been very civil, (pun not intended) and even quite nice. I’ve encountered them perhaps more than normal as a dumpster diver that travels alot. The other experiences were just ok; unpleasant for me of course, being hit with traffic tickets and what not. None of the experiences have been truly terrible though, and I’ve not seen any corruption directly. I know it exist of course, but little enough in my experience to make the ACAB line feel immediately like a crass and indecent lie.… Read more »
Well i wouldnt date that guy but … he definately seems to be fun to talk to …
My guess is that he’s the troll.
Impressive. I didn’t think anything would ever top ‘Scott is the Troll’ as most nonsensical theory, but here we are. Well done?
OK, the art is slightly weird in that last panel. It’s like they both have sideburns that start at a toupee sitting precariously on top of their heads…
ok. that is a well done joke. I like it.
When it comes out that Lucas is who he is. ‘REMEMBER YOUR CHARACTER!’